The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-05-06
TUESDAY. MAY 6, 1919
LOCAL NEWS.

The spring institute of the county
w. c. T. U. will be held at Riverside
on Thursday.
Morris K. Perinchief has rented one
OF the Joseph Cross cottages at Seaside
Park for the summer.
w. Pariel Assay has bought the
house and lot, No. 212 Broad street,
from Walter A. Elbertson.
The regular meeting of the North
ampton fire police will be held in
America hose house tonight
Nearly s1oO was realized at the apron
social held by the Ladies' Aid of the
Baptist church on Tuesday evening.
The Ewanville Boy Scouts will give
play, Isl Slocum's Country Store, y
at Lane school house, on Saturday
evening.
Howard 7. Middleton. of Hainesport.
gave his illustrated lecture on animal
and bird life at Medford on Wednes-
day evening.
Judge Harold B. Wells will be the
speaker at the commencement exer.
cises OF the Mount Holly high school
next month.
Letters for Mrs Harry c. Peacock.
Miss Ray King. Mrs. E. Marshall, r
]. Tunstall, and c. f. Stergis, remain
unclaimed in the post Office.
The next regular meeting of the w.
c. 7. u, will be held at the home of
Mrs Claypoole, Brainard street, Tues
day. May 18th, at three o'clock.
At work in the Camden yard of
the Pennsylvania railroad. on Tues
day, Harry g. Claypoole, of Garden
street, had one foot badly mashed.
Harry S. Justin has discontinued his
oyster and restaurant business and has
removed to Philadelphia, where he has
bought a residence and will live re-
tired.
Columbus Hawthorne has removed
from Mount Holly, and his Branch
street property is now occupied by Ir.
vim L. leopard, who recently pur-
chased it.
A daughter arrived in the family of |
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander R. Gallen-
kamp, of Brooklyn. last week, Mrs.
Gallenkamp was formerly Miss Gladys
VanDerveer, of Mount Holly.
Mrs. w. r. Trowbridge, who recently
removed to Mount Holly from Altoona,
Pa, will again become a resident of
Pennsylvania. She has purchased a
residence at Narbeth, Pa, and will
soon occupy it.
The vestry OF st. Andrews church
has decided to set aside annually the
sum OF 500 to eventually be used for
suitable memorial to the late Harris
Cox, who was senior warden of the
church for many years.
The law offices occupied by Robert
Peacock have been rented by William
A. Slaughter, who will remove from
the Kelsey & Killie building. MIR.
Peacock will establish new offices in
the Perinchief property on Main street
which he recently purchased.
The final meeting for the current
year OF the Parent-Teacher Association
will be held in the high school auditor :
ium on Thursday afternoon, at 3.45.
Every member is requested to be pres
ent as there is considerable business to
be attended to. Officers fol the next
year will be elected.
Howard w. Stricken, who had been
in the employ of Mrs. Martha II.
Quigley, on Pine street, for some time,
died suddenly soon after noon on Sun.
day. He had been out automobile rid
ing in the morning, and appeared to
be all right when he came in, but be
died while sitting in chair. Heart
disease was the cause. He was 65
years old.
Samuel r. Haines, of Mount Holly, K
and Miss Lucy A. Morgan, of Burling
ton, were married at the home of the &
brides parents, in the latter city, on
Wednesday morning. The ceremony l.
was performed by Rev. T. M. East
wood. Miss Morgan was attended by
Miss Martha Haines, a sister of the
bridegroom, and Roscoe Gale, cousin
of Mr.. Haines, was best man. After
wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Haines will
live in Burlington.
Two evenings this week will be de-
voted to instructive entertainment in
the M. Z. church. On Thursday even
ing, Rev. w. Gray Jones, Philade
phia, will deliver stereopticon lecture
entitled: Investment in American De-
mocracy." On Friday evening, DIR.
Chitamber, native of India, and
graduate of Lucknow college, will APP
pear in native India costume and will
speak on the Eastern problems. The
admission to these lectures will be free,
with collection to be taken.
The surviving members of General
Grubb's 23d regiment of volunteers
held their annual reunion here on Sat
urday. There were 46 members pres
.ent, among them being Lieutenant
Samuel Wright, who never misses the
chance to meet his old comrades and |
who journeys from California for that /
purpose. The reunion marked the
Seth anniversary Of the battle of Salem
Church. Dinner was served In the |
M. Z. church and addresses were made |
by Rev. Curwen b. Fisher, pastor of
the church; Rev. ID. E. Van bright, of |
Allentown; Rev. Mr.. White, of Lake
wood, and Lieutenant Clifford r.
Powell, of Mount Holly.
Rev. Robert A. Brotemarkle, the new
minister at the Presbyterian church.
was installed Thursday evening. The
ceremonies took place in the church
under the direction of the Presbytery
of Monmouth. The presiding minister
was Rev. William P. Finney, formerly
of Moorestown, but now dean of Lin
coin University, Pa. Mr.. Finney is
also moderator of the Presbytery of
Monmouth. A large congregation was
present and enjoyed an excellent ser
mon by Rev. j. S. Dauerty, of Moores-
town. The charge to the new minis
ter was given by Rev. Arthur Phillips,
of Beverly. The charge to the con-
gregation was by Rev. N. F. Stahl, of
Riverton.