The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-04-24
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

Lutnef Moore Blcknell, Jr., is Spen
ing the week with his grandmother
Trenton.
The quarterly meeting of Burlingto
County Pomona Grange is being hsl
at Medford today.
Announcement has been made
the marriage of William B. Donnell
and Jennie Armstrong, on April 8.
A dance will be given in st. Mary
hall on Thursday evening, by th
members of st. Mary's Racquet Clul
Letters for William Steele, Mr.. an
Mrs. John Howard Clark, and SamI
son Palmer, remain unclaimed in th
post Office.
The marriage of Franklin III. Clay
poole and Miss Pearl w. Hunt, both c
Mount Holly, took place at Elkton
Nd, on Saturday.
DR.. Raiguel will give a lecture o.
current events in st. Andrews parisl
house tomorrow evening, at O'Clock
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The property of Mrs. George F. Hal
bert, on High street, is being converts
into apartments by contractor Garret
Logan, of Beverly.
The next meeting Of Armour Uniol
will be held at the home of Mr.. ant
Mrs. George Smith, Buttonwood street
nsxt Tuesday evening.
Poles have been put up and flag
raised at the manufacturing plants o
the Royle-Pilkington Company, ant
Keesey Hosiery Company.
Mrs. Edward 1. Berry, of Merchant
vile, who has been quite ill with pneu
monia, has entirely recovered and Ii
visiting her parents in Mount Holly.
Postmaster Reed has arranged to in
clude Oakdale, between Mount Holly
and Hainesport, in the rural delivery
service from the Mount Holly post
Office.
Clark B. Wright, son Of Henry B.
Wright, and Prof. Pancoast, both con
nected with the George school, New
town. Pa, have bought farm of 15t
acres near that town.
DR.. Russell H. Conwell will give his
lecture, 1.-THE Silver Crown" In the
Baptist church, on Wednesday even
ing, May 2, for the benefit of the car
pet fund. Tickets fifty cents.
By recent resolution of the board
Of education, the use of the high
school auditorium will be refused to
any organization desiring to give a
card party at which prizes are played
for.
Congressman Bacharach has sent to
this county a number of copies of the
government bulletin on 1.-THE Small
Vegetable Garden" Persons desiring
one of the bulletins can obtain it at
this Office.
The acreage of potatoes planted in
this county is less than for number
Of years past, but there is a consider
able increase planted for corn. Many
grass fields are being plowed and will
be set out in corn.
For injuries sustained when truck
he was driving was struck by trolley
car at Riverside, Benjamin Funk has
been awarded $500 damages against
the Public Service Railway by Cam
den Circuit Court jury.
Edwin d. Rogers, member of the
Burlington county Board of Freehold
srs from Evesham township, died at a
sanatorium at White Haven, Pa, on
Saturday. He had been there for some
time for treatment of a throat trouble.
William P. Pitcher, of Water street,
employed at the factory Of the Bur-
lington County Shoe Company, lost
the little finger and part of the third
finger of his left hand, Tuesday after
noon. when it was caught under die.
He received treatment at the Bur
lington county hospital.
Cooper II. Prickett, Of Burlington.
was elected junior grand warden of the
grand lodge OF Masons at its session in
Trenton last week. This election prac-
tically assures Mr.. Prickett's advance
ment to the Office of grand master in
three years. Charles A. Rigg was re-
appointed deputy for the 10Th district,
which includes the lodges in this Sec
ton.
At sheriff's sales on Thursday after
noon. the property of Mary E. Davis,
formerly the Isaac Hancock farm, in
Burlington township, was sold to
Thomas Mcfarland, the complainant
on his bid of $1,000. The property Of
William Shay, known as the Mace
property, at Bridgeboro, was sold to
the Engle Real Estate Company, the
complainant. for $500.
Toying with revolver which he
found at his home in Burlington, 10
year old William Cunningham, Jr., of
sluics road, accidentally discharged
the weapon Friday morning, infiicting
o wound which caused his death before
the arrival Of a physician. The boy
did not know the weapon was loaded.
Coroner Gaskill decided death was due
TO an accident, and issued burial per-
NIT.
There was an interesting flag raising
ut the Lumberton shoe factory Satur-
day afternoon when large American
flag was fioated to the breeze. The
flag was purchased by George Reid
and all the employees were present to
take part in the exercises. The pro-
gram was in charge of DOC" Charles
Stermer. A patriotic address was de
hvered by Rev. B. J. K. Way, OF the
Lumberton M. E. church.
The marriage of Miss Ida May Eddie
man, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
lei Eddleman, and Carl L. Becker, O
Mount Holly, took place Tuesday even
ing at the home of the brides parents
ON Galley avenue. Rev. Luther Moor,
Bicknell performed the ceremony. Tit
bride and groom were attended by Mr.
and Mrs. George Karg, and the wed
ding march was played by the BRIDE
sister, Mrs. John Kiner. A reception
was held after the ceremony.
A bill passed by the last Legislature
requires that physical training b.
made part of the course in all tn
schools Of the state, and that two anc
a half hours per week-one-half hou