The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-02-06
LOCAL NEWS.

sltlon in the Acme store at Beverly.
A. Holmes Howe, of the post offic.
force, has purchased Hudson auto
mobile.
William Estilow, formerly OF Noun
Holly, is i'll with pneumonia at hi
home in Camden.
The February meeting OF the boart
OF freeholders will be held at the couri
house tomorrow.
John H. Armstrong is suffering will
blood poisoning in his left leg at hi
home on Water street.
The Armour Union will meet at th'
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Cross
King street, on Friday evening.
Letters for w. J. Price, Mrs. Stella
Eva Powell, and Albert Horner, re
main unclaimed in the post Office.
Roy wyllie. formerly Of Mount
Holly, was confined to his home in
Burlington last week by an attack o.
janndice.
The regular meeting of the North
ampton fire police will be held ir
America hose house this evening al
7.30 o'clock.
The death of Dominic James Me
Loughlin occurred at his on Pine street
Saturday night. Pneumonia was the
cause of death.
Pemberton Grange will hold their
annual oyster supper in Grange hal
and q dance in the high school audi
forum on February %.
St. Andrews Guild win hold cake
and delicatessen sale in the parish hall
on Saturday afternoon, February II,
from one to five O'Clock.
Charles B. Smith, of Church street,
manager of the Acme Tea Company IS
store at Beverly, has gone to Florida
for six weeks vacation.
Ellsworth Johnson, Of Mill street,
win enter the employ OF the III. B.
Smith Machine Company on March 1.
He will be connected with the Chicago
Office.
The Oriental Court of the Junior
Mechanics will hold session in the
former Lewis building on Thursday
evening, February Is. Several candi-
dates will be initiated.
Charles b. Moore has moved 10 the
Lippincott farm on the Hainesport
road, recently purchased by Frank s.
Davis. and will operate the place for
the owner this season.
John v. Bishop. OF Columbus. has
been named on committee appointed
ut Trenton, last week, for the purpose
Of perfecting plans for the permanent
organization Of State Dairymen's
Association.
Joshua III. Stevenson, who has man
aged the Indian Hill farm Of the late
William B. Wills for a number OF
years. will shortly remove to his own
farm on the road from Jobstown to
Wrightstown.
William Evans, colored, was arrested
last week and committed to Jail on
charge Of stealing copper from the
Riverside Metal Company. He was
caught with 60 pounds Of the material
in his possession.
State Councillor Rev. Samuel A..
Harker, the presiding officer OF the
il. o. y. A. M, paid visit to Wash
ington Council No. 5, of Mount Holly,
on Tuesday evening. and delivered a
stirring address on Patriotism.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage Of Miss Naomi Ellis, daugh
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Ellis, of
Crosswicks. and William r. Ford, of
the same place. The ceremony will be
performed on February Is, at the home
Of the brides parents.
Louis ]. Kayser, county superin-
tendent Of schools. will deliver an ad-
dress at the regular meeting Of the
Burlington County Federation Of
Patriotic and Religious Fraternities to
be held next Monday evening in Mount
Holly, when the delegates from various
parts Of the county are expected to be
present.
Lincoln birthday Sunday, February
II, is set aside by the Methodist Epis-
copal church as the anniversary day OF
the Freedmen's Aid Society. The Of
fetal literary and musical program
Fifty years Of freedom will be rem
dered by the choir and Sunday school
Of st. Paul's M. E. church at 7.45 p. m.
Lincoln's Use Of the Bible" is the
subject of the pastors address on this
occasion. The public is invited.
After hearing arguments ON the ap
plication Of attorney V. Claude Pal
mer for new trial for Edward Cook,
convicted two weeks ago OF the murder
of his wife. Justice Kalisch, at Newark,
on Wednesday. reserved decision. The
application was made on the ground
that the verdict was not according to
the evidence and the state had failed
to prove first-degree murder. The jury
recommended life imprisonment for
Cook.
There was fire in the living rooms
oyer Friedman's shoe store, opposite
the post Office, on Thursday night,
caused by an oil stove that had been
left with the flame burning too high.
A bed was destroyed and other furni-
ture in the room damaged. The fire
was put out with hand extinguishers
BY members of America company.
Some damage was done in other parts
OF the building by the heavy volume
OF black smoke. The apartments are
occupied by M. Ginsburg and family.
Farmers around Columbus have
been conducting warfare for the ex-
termination Of cats as disseminators
Of live stock diseases and are confident
the present Legislature win pass cat
licensing bill. Agriculturists through
out the state are advocating the meas
ure, and an appeal issued to New Jer
sey grangers last week by DIR. w. T.
Hornaday. Of New York, national
wild life conservation leader, expresses
the belief that every New Jersey farmer
who realizes the Importance Of wild
birds in keeping down insects, win In
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