The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-20
I,etters for Arthnr Wastlake. PIacido

/ Letters for Arthur Westlake, PIacido
Marini and John Adams remain un-
claimed in the post Office.
! Mrs. Elizabeth WylIie, formerly of
Brainard street, is quite i'll with pnen-
monia at her home in Burlington.
The lots offered for sale at Browns
Mills are being disposed OF quite rapid
lly. The lots thus far sold number
over 5000.
Miss Sarah Chadwick. of Riverside,
and Samuel Taylor. of Asbury Park,
were married In Mount Holly. Satur-
day, by Rev. Henry Teller Cooke.
The orchestra and choir Of Borden
town manual training school will give
a concert, including jubilee songs and
plantation melodies, at st. Paul's M.
E. church on Thursday, March 8.
Soon after Easter there will be given
in the rooms Of the Mount Holly
library, library tea" at which the
old books of the Bridgetown library
will be exhibited. together with the
relies that were shown at the meeting
OF the Historical Society.
Thomas Elbertson, of Mount Holly
avenue, left this morning for Akron,
Ohio, where he will work at his trade
of mas on. He will be employed by
thu Empire rubber company, Of which
Fred B. Jones. formerly of Mount
Holly. is one Of the officers.
| Miss Eleanor 8. Kahn. former
teacher in the Mount Holly public
schools, has resigned her position rs in
structor OF music in the public schools
at Ocean City to take effect April 10.
Miss Kahn will return to her home at
MarIton and announcement is made
that she will shortly be married to
Randolph Fogg. Of Ocean City. The
event will take place in the Mariton
Baptist church.
The police department was called by
che Bell Telephone Company's Office
at Camden, with the report that wire
thieves were operating at Evesboro and
had cut the wires from three poles.
The men were said to have an automo-
bile and it was thought they had gone
| in the direction OF Mount Holly. The
Camden police were in pursuit but
when they reached this place the local
police had not seen anything Of the
thieves.
Frank MacComber, superintendent
OF the -Four Mile Colony, and c. Clar-
ence Deacon, who holds the same POI
sision at the county insane asylum.
had joint birthday party on Wednes-
day evening. The affair was held at
the Four Mile Colony and number Of
friends congratulated the two gentle
men on being so near the same age.
The inmates of the Colony gave an
entertainment and then followed a fine
banquet.
Owingto the fact that Judge Kalisch
has conference in the Court of Errors
and Appeals, on Monday, he will not
be able to try the Rider murder case on
that day. but he win fix date when
he can proceed with it. He will also
probably render decision on the APP |
pIication to set aside the verdict on the
Cook murder trial. Henry H. Savage
has been appointed to defend Giovanni
Iraca, one OF the persons accused Of the
murder. Robert Peacock and former I
prosecutor Atkinson will be connected
with the states side.
John J. Burleigh, well known all
over the state Of New Jersey, died at
his home in Merchantville, Sunday.
Although he had been ill for some
time his death was no. expected. Mr..
Burleigh was probably more extensive
ly known owing to his being the vice
president OF the Public Service Corpo-
ration Of New Jersey. He was 81 years
Of age and began life as telegraph /
operator at an obscure station on the
West Jersey and 6eashors railroad.
He had been sick with a eartaffection
for year and had been confined to his
home for about three months.
AS q result of the negotiations which.
have for some time been pending be-
tween the Riverside township commit
tee and the Board of Freeholders, an
arrangement. which is satisfactory,
has been arrived at. The stone road
committee Of the Board, after making I
an examination OF Scott street and its
condition, finally agreed, as soon as
weather permits, to scrape all old top
coating from that much used thorough
fare, remove it and put on an entirely
new top dressing, From comment
heard this will be highly satisfactory
to the abutting property owners.
Last week THE News contained a
brief announcement of the engage
ment OF former Judge Joseph H. Gas /
kill and Miss Frances Coffin, of Moores-
town. The bride-to-bs is the grand
daughter Of the late Nathan Dunn
Pancoast, Of Moorestown, and had |
lived with her aunt, the late MISS
Amanda Pancoast, at Moorestown, for
some years past. Miss Coffin. who is
q graduate of Wellesley College, has
in her possession the silver service OF |
the late Nathan Dunn and the oil
painting Of that former wellknown
resident Of Mount Holly for which he
sat upon his return from China. The |
young lady is great-grandniece of the |
late Miss Rhoda Lamb, who lived for |
many years in the Dunn property in
Mount Holly. now owned by John D. |
Johnson.
New Tomato Cannery.
The West-Indiss Importing Com
pany, corporation having offices in
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Buffalo,
has decided to open tomato cannery