The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-05-08

+ William M. Broom, who is living a
y the Soldiers Home. vineland, is visit
ing his Mount Holly friends.
= The next meeting of the Burlington
County Firemen's Association will b,
held at Riverton on Wednesday even
J. ing, May 16.
Rev. Charles M. Perkins, who ha.
been rector of church at Vineland foI
: ID years, has accepted call to West
a Collingswood.
In the Pemberton high school audi
!. forum, on Friday afternoon, at two
| O'Clock, there will be a 500 party for
the benefit OF the Red Cross.
: Henry H. Cross has organized an in.
3 dependent boy scout company, whose
. members are being drilled in military
tactics and first aid work.
D The scholars of st. Andrews Sunday
) school will have MAY day" gather
) ing on the lawn in the rear OF the
| church on Saturday afternoon.
Bright Star Lodge No. Is, Shepherds
of Bethlehem, will held its monthly
; supper at its meeting room next Mon
day evening. All members are cor
daily invited.
A slight fire occurred at the residence
of a Mr.. Seth on Water street on Friday
night when a lamp exploded. The
Union chemical was sent for but the
flames. were extinguished before they
arrived.
Walter Storey, Of Lumberton, was
arrested on Wednesday on a serious
charge. The case was heard before
Recorder Herbert. Settlement was
agreed to by Storey paying the COM
pIainant 1000.
The ladies connected with the Red
Cross Association wish to return thanks
to those who gave prizes for the 500
party held on Friday evening, and to
those who braved the storm to attend.
1t is thought $50 will be the net result
of the party.
John Houseman, of Monroe street,
was arrested on Thursday and given a
hearing before justice of the peace John
Throckmorton on charge of assault
and battery on his wife. He was sent
to Jail in default of 500 bail for the
action OF the court.
Mrs. Luther M. Bicknell went to
Trenton, yesterday, to bring home Luz
ther, Jr., who has been visiting his
grandmother for two weeks. Rev. Mr..
Bicknell went to Princeton today, to
attend the commencement exercises Of
the Seminary, and the annual lunch
con.
The managers of the Chautauqua
Association held meeting last even
ing and decided to hold the entertain
ments as usual, in June, beginning on
the 18th. The programme that has
been arranged will be very acceptable
and Is thought will excel any of pre-
vious years.
The rehearsals for "Billy in Japan"
the musical comedy that is to be given
in the opera house, next Tuesday even
ing, are progressing nicely, and it is
expected the performance will be one
of the best ever given here. The Red
Cross Association will get one half of
the net proceeds.
John Maloy was arrested and COM
mitted to Jail, on Saturday, on a charge
of highway robbery committed at
Bordentown last Tuesday, after mid
/ night. He met Morris Dorbovitz on
the outskirts of the city and, with a
revolver in his hand, forced Mo iris to
disgorge his n ney, amounting to Sal.
Mrs. Louisa Peacock Deacon died at
New Lisbon on Thursday. Mrs. Dea-
con had held the position of matron at
the Burlington County Hospital for
the Insane since the institution was
put into operation. her husband, Chas.
III. Deacon, being the first superinten-
dent, and was succeeded by his son,
G. Clarence Deacon, who is now in the
position.
All of the fire companies of the town
have guards on duty at night. Begin
ming with last night Relief Fire Com
pany will have two men on duty every
night each week. No person will be
allowed to enter the house between the
hours of IL p. m. and 6 a. M. Any &C.
| casion requiring the attention of the
guards must be brought to their notice
by telephone or by rapping on the door
of the engine house.
Miss Virginia Frazer, of Burlington,
announces the marriage of her niece,
Miss Mary Frazer, to Clarence Tomp-
kins Schwartz, of Mount Vernon, n.
" Gnfn 1nwy EAt
six o'clock at the home of the groom.
The bride was given away by her uncle,
Benjamin Frazer, of Mount Holly.
The wedding march was played by Miss
Helen Frazer, of Mount Holly. The
happy couple will make their home at
Grafton, Illinois.
The lecture by DIR. Russell H. Con-
well, in the Baptist church, Wednes-
day evening, was well attended, there
being few empty seats. Mr.. Conwell
was quite late getting to Mount Holly,
and explained this to his audience by
saying that he had been travelling
around trying to find some good roads
in New Jersey. But the delay caused
| by his not arriving on time did not
dampen the enthusiasm of his audi
ence, who enjoyed every word OF his
wonderful lecture. The net proceeds
were $50.
On Thursday evening the Parent
Teachers Association will hold it's an
nual meeting in the high school audi
torium. 1t is hoped there will be
large audience present. During the
afternoon and evening there will be
very interesting exhibit of work done
| i'll the manual training, domestic
science and some of the grade depart
ments. 1t will well repay the people
of Mount Holly to give an hour or two
to the inspection of this work, as there
are few who have any idea of the adj
vance that has been made by the pu
pills in this department.
In his lecture last week DR.. Conwell
spoke of the dog as an intelligent
animal from whom we can learn
much. There is q little dog not
many miles from the NEWS Office
Yesterday he was throwing the nuts to
the animal and accidentally let five
dollar goldpiece he had in his hand 60
the same way. 1t was all the same to
the dog and she swallowed the money
with as much ease as she did the pea
nuts. Being well versed in animal life
the owner did not have any trouble in
getting his cash returned after resort
ing to heroic measures.
The weekly articles on Historic
Mount Holly" being published in THE
NEWS, are exciting much interest, and
there is great demand for copies of
the papers containing them. Cur
entire edition has been sold out for
several weeks. 1t is expected to con-
tinue these articles for some time, and
persons who do not receive THE NEWS
regularly should send in their sub