The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-01
'HE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1915
LOCAL NEWS.
Write it 1918.

The annual watch meeting will bt
held tonight Monday, at the Metho
dist church.
Miss Sarah B. Citizens has sold he
property opposite Grant street station
ito John Oliver.
The Young Friends Association me-
at the meeting house at High ant
Garden streets on Friday evening. 4
Jervis S. Zelley is now the clerk be
hind DR.. Flynn's prescription counter.
Edward T. Gunsche having resigned
The Christmas exercises of thu
Unionville Sunday school Will be held
in the chapel tonight Tuesday, at 7.5(
o'clock.
Miss Marjorie Bullock, Of Union
street, has arranged to enter the train
ing school for nurses at Mercer hospi-
tai, Trenton.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert G.. Mayer an
nounce the engagement OF their
daughter, Inez. to WilmerJ. Hoffman,
Of Hainesport.
Prof. George C. Baker, of Moores-
town. has been elected president of the
Burlington County Supervising Prin-
cipals' Association.
The most terrible catastrophe in the
history of Mount Holly-the explosion
of the Madison hotel occurred one
year ago last Friday.
Company b, state militia, will be in
spected by state officer on Monday
evening, January IA, at the armory in
the Arcade building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Z. Brown, of
Nincentown, announce the engage
ment of their daughter. E. Pauline, to
Frederick L. Krayer, of Mount Holly.
DR.. John J. Flynn, VIII has been
very i'll for over a month and confined
to his bed for two weeks died at his
home on Cherry street, this afternoon,
Monday.
First lieutenant William H Absa-
lom, of Florence, was home from
Camp Mcclellan, Ala, for the holt
days, and visited Mount Holly friends
during last week.
The treasury of the Burlington
County Hospital has received s1O0.S2,
the proceeds of card party and dance
recently given by Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam B. Davis. OF Moorestown.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth C.
Bishop, assistant in the Office of the
county superintendent of schools, to
George g. Irons, of Toms River, took
place on. December %, at Toms River
The Holly Club has very pretty
Christmas tree which can be seen from
the street. They have also added sew
sral more stars to their service flag for
members who have enlisted in the u.
8. army and navy.
The congregation of the Methodist
church has decided to hold all the SER
vices for the remainder of the winter
in the lecture room. closing the large
auditorium. The step is taken to con-
serve the coal supply.
Judge William d. Lippincott has
resigned as q member of board No 2.
Of Burlington county, in charge OF
the selective draft work, and former |
Senator Samuel K. Robbins, of |
Moorestown. has been appointed to the
position.
Mount Holly financial institutions
have declared their usual dividends. |
The Union bank and the Mount Holly |
Safe Deposit and Trust Company will |
pay ~ each; the Mount Holly bank
4 per cent, and the Farmers Trust |
Company per cent.
The cold weather on Saturday, SUM- |
day and yesterday, with the thermo-
meter registering from zero to seven
degrees below. caused much discomfort |
and some suffering in this neighbor
hood. Water pipes were frozen in |
scores OF houses. The scarcity Of coal
has been severely felt by many poor
families.
Being unwilling to give any oppor
tunity for future proceedings to be up |
set by tschnicalities, Judge Lippincott
came to Mount Holly Christmas morn
ing and opened the December term OF
court on scheduled time. The usual
proclamation was made by court crier
Hawkins, and recess was then taken
until Wednesday.
The Northampton Volunteer Fire. |
mems Relief Association has elected |
the following officers: President, s. |
Earl Assay; vice president, Richard P
Brown; secretary, George M. Sleeper;
treasurer and collector, Albert G. |
Mayer; trustees. L. l.. Sapp, Samuel
e. Colder, Harry w. Kempte, Edward
Prince, Harry II. Matlack, William S.
Taylor.
For time last week it was feared
that the Mount Holly schools would
be unable TO open tomorrow because OF
the lack of coal. But supply suffi-
cient to last some days has been re-
ceived and the schools will open, as
planned. Every possible effort to OBJ
tain fuel is being made and it is hoped
that the necessityfor closing the schools
can be avoided.
This being the third and last year OF
Rev. 8. M. Van SAINTS pastorate at the
Palmyra Epworth M. E. Church, the
official board and friends presented
him and his wife with check for sl70,
in recognition OF their services during
the building of the $4,000 Sunday
school temple. The edifice will long
stand as q monument to Mr.. Van
SAINTS services to the church and town.
The scholars of the Presbyterian
church agreed to give up the candy
usually presented at the Christmas ex-
ercises, and also the exchange Of gifts
with their teachers this year, with the
understanding that the money saved
would be given to the Armenian relief
fund. A special collection for this pur
pose was also taken at the Christmas
exercises on Wednesday night, and
the total amount received for this
worthy cause was 1925.
The annual dinner for children.
given by Mount Holly Lodge of Elks,
on Christmas day, was, as usual, Il
sight worth seeing. The tables were
Drettily decorated, good menu was