The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-09-30

Joseph h. Wilson, of Mill street, has
purchased home at Merchantyille
land will remove there
Township clerk Herbert S, Killie
and wife arrived home on Tuesday
from their trip to England.
Mrs. Benjamin w. Zelley has sold
the house and lot, 204 Mount Holly
avenue. to Mrs. George Kester.
The grand and petit jurors for the
October term of court are being drawn
at the court house this afternoon.
A. A. Anderson reports the sale of
the property No. 26 Bispham street,
owned by Mrs. Cassie L. Hates, to Le-
roy Rue.
Harry B. Orcutt and Albert C. Wor-
rell have gone to Akron, Ohio, where
they will be employed by the Goodrich
Company.
The engagement of Miss Ernestine
ID. s. Clothier. of Mount Holly, to
Walter w. Giffins, of Hammonton. is
announced.
The regular meeting of the w. c, T.
U. will be held at the home of Mrs.
Claypoole, Brainard street, next Tues
day afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Margaret A. Mclaughlin, Of
Mount Holly, and Elmer Page, of
Burlington, were married on Wednes-
day, by Rev. P. J. Kelly.
w. s. Gale has been awarded the
contract to build the new wall along
the creek on Washington street which
was washed out recently.
Mrs. Ethel B. Dudley, formerly SUI
pervisor of music in the Mount Holly
schools, entertained a number Of local
teachers at picnic up the creek on
Friday afternoon.
The last of the open air Camp Dix
dances at Rancocas Park is this even
ing. Soldiers and sx-soldiers are well
come guests as usual. Ladies are in
vited by chaperones. The next dance
will be at the Masonic Temple.
There will be street fair 10 Moores-
town on Saturday, October 18th, from
to 10 p. m, for the benefit of the Bur
lington County Hospital. The attrac-
tions will consist of street dancing,
pony riding. Punch and Judy show,
supper, etc.
Mrs. Z. d. Stevenson has returned
home after very delightful trip TO
Denver. Colo, visiting her brothsr,
Walter g. Haines, and also other rela-
tives in Wyoming. Mr.. Haines for
merly lived in Mount Holly. Mrs.
Stevenson helped him celebrate his
74th birthday
The Secretary of Commerce, upon
the recommendation of the Director of
the Census, is appointing supervisors
in New Jersey Captain Edward o.
Howell, Jr.. of Avalon, has charge of
counties Of Atlantic, Burlington, Cape
May and Cumberland. These four
counties had q population in 1910 of
2l3, 1857, and in 1915 of PAL. 465.
There was narrow escape from
drowning. Saturday evening. Misses
Elsie Eckman, Helen Hughes and
Mrs. Gertrude Worrell went up the
creek in canoe. The canoe struck a
snag and overturned, throwing the oc-
into the water. Their cries
were heard by some persons in bum
galows near by and they were rescued
after considerable trouble.
The civil service examination for |
court crier to succeed the late Harry
ST., was held in the court
house Saturday. There were several
applicants for the position. Among
them were: John M. Huff. Edward Y. |
Gunsche, s. Earl Assay, Noah Gaskil,
Homer Lippincott, Mount Holly; |
Frank Peacock, Florence; Nelson w.
Peak, Medford; George B. Parker,
George w. Ebert, Vim
centown.
A very interesting event occurred
yesterday at Collingswood when Rev. |
Charles M. Perkins, rector of Christ |
Episcopal church, of that place, cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary OF his
ordination to the priesthood. On Sun
day Mr.. Perkins conducted the morn |
ing services and in the evening Bishop
Matthews preached. Yesterday Rev
Alfred B. Baker, of Princeton, preach
ed the anniversary sermon and the
ladies of the church served fine din
ner. Rev. Mr.. Perkins was, for
number of years, rector of st. An
drew's church, Mount Holly, and a
number of his former parishioners
went to Collingswood to congratulate
him. Pleasing events OF this occasion
were the presentation to Mr.. Perkins
of cancelled mortgage on his church,
the funds for which had been raised by
his parishioners; another being the
presentation to him, by the same per-
sons, of purse of gold for his personal
use, both of these coming as a surprise
to the rector. The vestry of st. An
drew's church sent an engrossed set of
resolutions of congrstulation to the
minister, who was ordained in the
Mount Holly church.