The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-04
LOCAL NEWS.
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church.
A daughter arrived in the fam lily of
Mr.. and Mrs. Barclay H. Allen, OF
Vincentown, last week.
The engagement of Miss Madeline
X. Lautch and Justus 2. Deacon, both
Of Mount Holly, is announced.
At the public sale held by Frank
Cohen, on Saturday, his Water street
property was bid up to $4,000 and with
drawn.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick L. Krayer
have rented the property on Brainard
street recently vacated by William M.
Cooper.
Mrs. Miriam Gaskill Allen, OF Wood
bridge, paid visit to her sister, Mrs.
Charles B. Keen, ON Saturday and
Sunday.
William Dick, secretary OF the Phil
adelphia Board of Education, with
Mrs. Dick. were Sunday visitors in
Mount Holly.
Mrs. Verna ossell and family de-
sire to thank those who so kindly rem
dered assistance during their re cent
bereavement.
THE News had planned to publish
the county auditors report to-day,
and arranged for the necessary space.
1t will be published next week.
Mrs. William B. Pearson was elected
president of the Mount Holly Dorcas
Society, on Wednesday, to succeed
Mrs. Charles M. Sloan, deceased.
Francis E. Brannan received his dis
charge from the army at Camp Rari-
tan, Metuchen, last week. He left
Mount Holly yesterday for Richmond,
Va, where he will spend some time.
Joseph Wolfrom has purchased the
property belonging to the estate of
John Wickward, on Washington
street, and store and dwelling nearly
opposite belonging to his father, AL
fred Wolfrom.
The wedding of Palmer C. Stills, of
Smithville, and Miss Beatrice Mitchell,
of Ewanville, took place in Mount
Holly on Saturday evening. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Oliver C. Bovine, OF Lumberton.
Mrs. Carroll R. Baker and two child
rem, of Annapolis, md, where DR..
Baker is q surgeon in the naval AGA
denny, have been spending few days |
with the formers mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Weldie, of Church street..
Charles La Tour has announced him
self q candidate for member of the
board of education for the unexpired
term of one year, caused by the death
Of Charles Mincer. Joseph w. Col
kilt il q candidate for the same va
cancy.
A meeting of st. Andrews Guild
was held yesterday at the home of
Mrs. Henry H. Cross, 81 Washington
street. Lieutenant Clifford R. Powell
delivered an interesting address on the
recent war, Mrs. Harry L. Cooper was
elected president of the Guild, to sue
coed Mrs. Cross, resigned.
There will be debate in the Mount
Holly school auditorium on Friday
evening, March IA, at eight o'cl ok,
between teams from the local high
school and the Collingswood high
school. Subject: Resolved, That the
United States Government Should
Own and Operate the Railroads.
Ran cocas Grange, No. 131, P. of H.,
will have pie contest at its regular
meeting on Wednesday, March IL, at
2 o'clock. First prize, $3.50; second,
u; third, so cents. The judges are to
be selected from three other oranges.
All sister members are requested to
bring pie and try to win prize.
The Office of the late DR.. Whitman,
on High street, which has been closed
since his death, has been reopened and
there will be somebody in attendance
every day. DIR. Haveron, of Newark,
will attend to the optical business
every Tuesday and Friday and w. U
Whitman will be in the office on Satur-
day evenings.
Congressman Bacharach has received
letter in answer to one he wrote to
the war department, in which it is
said that ''all New Jersey veteran
soldiers would be needed abroad for
some time in France and elsewhere
overseas" Therefore it does not seem
likely that the Jersey troops will be re
leased at an early date.
A very enjoyable event was the an
nual banquet of the Holly Club, held
at the New Washington House on
Thursday evening. Seventy-five mem
bers enjoyed the elaborate menu serv
ed. Philip s. Irons, Jr., acted as
toastmaster. The principal speaker |
was Lieutenant Clifford r. Powell. |
William J. Haines, F. Reginald Sla-
mon, Fred NJ. Anderson and Frank A |
Hendrickson composed the banquet
committee.
Mrs. Mary Wells, aged 40 years. dis |
appeared from the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Mary Dolan, at BOUCHER, on
Monday evening of last week, and
could not be located. On Thursday
night information was received that
the woman had been found dead in
field at Somerville. How she reached
that town is not known. The suppo
sition is that she died from exposure
and hunger, and apparently had be-
come mentally unbalanced.
The special preachers at st. An
,drew's church on Friday evenings
during Lent are as follows: March 7,
Rev. c. w. living, Medford; March IA,
Rev. Charles NJ. Perkins, Christ
church, West Collingswood; March q,
Rev. Charles S. Lewis, st. Mary's
church, Burlington; March 2S, Rev.
William b. Eddy, st. Michael's
church. Trenton; April 4, Rev. Harold
Morse, Grace church, Merchantville;
April IL, Rev. t. t. Butler, st.
Stephens church, Riverside.
A number OF changes have been
made in the executive committee OF
the Mount Holly Red Cross because OF
resignations. Mrs. William S. Rem