The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-24

J in Mount Holly.
William c. Randall died at his home
on Broad street Yesterday.
Frank L. Pratt, Jr., will give his lee.
ture and sermon on the life of "Sammv
Morris" in the St. Pauls' NJ. E.
church on Thursday evening, August 2.
DR.. William S. Gillian, of South
Manchester, Conn, died on Saturday
and will be buried today. He was a
brother of Joseph r. Gillian, of Mount
Holly.
Martin Bayersdorfer, formerly of
Mount Holly, was married on Sunday,
July 8, to Miss Daisy Gussye Anathan.
The ceremony was performed at At
lantic City.
On Saturday occurred the marriage
of Miss Reba Fields, of Mount Holly,
and John C. Conroy, of Burlington.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
James H. Terry.
Former Judge John G.. Horner at
tended court Thursday, and with the
exception of a huskiness in the throat.
was apparently as we'll as ever, which
was very gratifying to his friends.
A public hearing will take place on
Thursday evening before the township
committee to receive recommendation
and complaints for the 1918 budget,
notices of which have been posted.
DIR. Warren A. Vanderveer, who
enlisted as a surgeon in the United
States navy, has been called for ser
vice, and is now stationed at the
League Island navy yard.
MI. and Mrs. Alexander Gallenkamp
are receiving congratulations on the
birth Of a little girl, who came to town
yesterday at the residence O her grand
father, DR.. G. w. VanDerveer.
The Public Utility Commission has
refused the application to increase
water rents so per cent. at Maple
Shade. The company claimed that its
revenues are not sufficient to pay in
terest on the Investment.
Saturday is the regular summer field
meet of the Burlington County Board
of Agriculture. Demonstrations of
different makes of tractors, pulling or
chard harrows, are expected. The
meet will be at the farm of A. ]. Ped
ley, near MoOTestown, in the afternoon,
Caterer Street, of Mount Holly, will
have refreshments for sale for all who
desire to purchase.
Oliver Van Wagner, civil war veter-
an, and one of the oldest members Of
the Burlington fire department, Drop
ped dead yesterday morning at his
home on High street, that city, follow
ing a brief attack of heart disease.
For many years Van Wagner had con-
Quoted a flour and feed business, |
William ROdman, another veteran of
Parker Grubb Post, died Saturday at
the age of 80.
Mrs. Anna Cramer, aged "a, while
on her way home from q church festi-
val on Saturday night, was killed by a
freight train at Beverly. She walked
directly in front of the train after a
passenger train going in the other d.
rection had passed. An adult daugh-
ter narrowly escaped the same fate as
she tried to pull her mother from the
tracks. She was knocked down but
not seriously injured.
Sunday evening a very impressive
cosmopolitan service was held in the.
Methodist Episcopal church of
WrightstOwn, which was conducted bv
the Rev. G. H.. Yatman of PhiladeI-
phia, who made Ocean Grove famous.
The body OF the church was complete
iy filled, and the gallery opened to the
late corners. A pleasing feature of the
service was the quality of the numer-
GUS musical selections. Perhaps the
most impressive solo was that rendered
by n of the soldiers. Mrs. Jane
Lining sang Hold Thou My Hand"
and Where is My Wandering Bow To-
A male quartette from
Browns Mills sang, 1.-THE Wayside
Cross and 1.-THE Battle Hymn of the
Mr.. Hendry, the Associ-
ate County Secretary for the Y. M. C.
A. played three hymns as solos on the
cornet, Nearer, My God to Thee, 81
Need Thee every Hour and Jesus
Saviour Pilot Me-, aud the congrega-
ton joined in singing most heartily
a stanza. DIR. Yatman had the congre-
CATION repeat three times the text,
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, to
day, and forever"
Company E, Third Regiment,
Guard, was given a farewell
reception in the Methodist church on
Thursday evening, under the auspices
OF the Ushers' Union of that church.
1t was a very interesting and ENJOYABLE
affair, and no doubt will linger long in
the minds OF the members of the COM
pany, as we'll as those who attend the
gathering. The church was appro-
A1oy 0~NOA0OO0 Will kAllloTlcd1,
English, French and Belgian flags.
The church was filled with relatives
and friends Of Company E. About
sixty members of the militia were
present. The exercises opened with a
prelude composed Of patriotic airs by
Beverley c. Kingdom, followed with
prayer by Rev. Thomas S. Hammond.
The "Star-Spangled Banner was
heartily sung by the audience. The
first speaker was Rev. Luther NJ. Bick-
nell. At the close of his remarks, the
Mount Holly Glee Club rendered a
selection. Address by Rev. James HI.
Terry. Selection by the Glee Club. Ad-
dress by Rev. T. S. Hammond. Sing
ing of America, and the benediction
by. Rev. J. H.. Terry, concluded the
public exercises. Ali the addresses
were interesting and very appropriate
for the occasion. Company Z, the
and speakers were invited to
the lecture room, where ice cream and
we're served by the Ushers' Union
and their wives.