The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-13
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George NJ. Sleeper is confined to his
: bed by an abscess in his head.
The Sons of Veterans will initiate
several candidates at its meeting on
Thursday night.
Misses Frances and Pauline Carr, of
Burlington, visited friends in Mount
Holly yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold M. Lippincott,
Of New York. spent the weekend with
Mount Holly relatives.
Dorothy. daughter, of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Brown, of Burlington, formerly of
Mount Holly, is Ill with typhoid fever.
Milk thieves are again operating.
Some bottles Of milk were taken from
doorsteps on Church street early Sum
day morning.
The Lutheran League will hold a
cake and candy sale in the hall at
Hainespc.t, on Thursday evening, for
the benefit of the church.
Medford defeated the Mount Holly
Y. M. C. A. at basketball. in the
high school gymnasium yesterday af-
ternoon by the score OF 10 to IA.
Elton Dennis, of Shreve street, has
secured a position at the Victor Talk
ing Machine plant at Camden, and
anticipates moving to that city in the
near future.
Il The Mems Club Of st. Andrews
church will meet at the home of Clarence
H. PoIhsmus, tomorrow evening. Nell
son Dew. Pumyea will speak on ''The
migration of the Eastern Birds
i Mrs. Burr Haines. of Ridgway street.
who has been i'll for nearly year and
confined to her bed. which resulted
from stroke of paralysis. has been re-
moved to the Burlington county hos
lpital.
st. Elizabeth's Guild will hold cake
and delicatessen sale in st. Andrews
parish house, Saturday afternoon, from
until Eve O'Clock. Orders sent by tsle-
phone to 1861 between 100 and 4.30
that afternoon will be promptly de-
llivered.
The baked bean supper given by the
Ladies' Aid of the G.. A. r. for the
benefit of the Grand Army Post in the
Masonic Temple, Saturday, was more
successful than in any previous years.
After paying all bills connected the af-
fair they cleared $109.62.
| Judging from the announcements
that have been sent out, the Fifth
Burlington County Older Boys Con-
ference, scheduled to meet in Burning
ton Friday and Saturday. March and
ID, will be an interesting and helpful
gathering of the boys of the county.
| Samuel Troutman, of Hainesport,
died at the Burlington county hospital,
Sunday afternoon, after having been
i'll several months with internal trouble,
and which so affected his sight that at
the time of his death he was blind. He
| is survived by widow and two sons.
Oyer hundred men are engaged in
clearing brush, laying out streets, ETC.,
on the large tract OF land at Browns
Mills, which is being laid out in build
ing lots. Repairs and additions are
being made at the inn. A golf course
is to be established and q club house
erected.
The Willing Workers class of the
Methodist Sunday school met at the |
home Of Samuel G. Stanton, on Min
street, Thursday evening, and elected
the following officers: President, S.
Kenneth Ferry; vice president, Elwood
Sleeper; secretary, Royle w. Eddy;
treasurer, Samuel C. Stanton; mascot,
Edwin Stanton.
The patriotic orders of Mount Holly
are invited to attend service at the
Methodist church on Sunday evening,
at which time the pastor, Rev. T. S.
Hammond. will preach a special
patriotic sermon on Abraham Lincoln.
All members Of the orders are requested
i
to meet at Red Mems hall at seven
o'clock Sunday evening to proceed to
the church in body.
An account in Wednesday mornings
Philadelphia papers Of the freezing and
breaking OF the water main running
across the meadows at Atlantic City,
recalls the fact that it was to build this |
pipe line, carload OF Italians was be-
ing taken to the seashore resort on the
Nellie Bly, train, at the time OF its
wrecking just above Bordentown. Most
OF the fatalities occurred in this car.
last week TUE News smoke Of the
active canvass being conducted bv the
citizens Of Haddonfield to secure funds
for the erection of a library building.
Announcement was made, on Friday, t
that over SIS, 900 had been secured for
that purpose, and work on the build |
ing will begin as soon as the weather
permits. In addition to the library,
the building will contain museum
for the display of Colonial relics and |
curios.
Rev Henry r Rose who will ba 70.
membered as the sneaker at the Monnt
Holly High school commencement ex-
ercises last June, will deliver an adj
dress on benjamin Franklin, at the
meeting OF the wOmen's branch of the |