The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-28
Letters for Miss Kate Maxwell and


The First Baptist church of Mount
Holly has extended a call to Rev. Os-
car w. Henderson, of Baltimore, to
become pastor of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson D. w. Pumyea
and three members of the family OF
Walter Anderson, of White street, are
among the many influenza victims.
In THE News, last week, appeared a
notice of the death of the wife and two
children of John Horner, of White
street. Since then two more children
of Mr.. Horner have died.
While on his wedding trip Elton
Allen Smith was taken i'll in New
York and pneumonia was feared, but
the latest report is that he is suffering
from bronchial affection and that his
recovery is looked for soon.
The trial of Frank Haines, ST., of
West Palmyra, charged with the muir
der of Katherine Karuck, was begun
to-day before Judge Kalisch, at the
court house. Robert Peacock is the
counsel for the defendant, having been
assigned by Judge Kalisch.
Levi Ballinger, of Marlton, has pur-
chased one and half ton Stewart
truck of the Fleetwood Motor Co. Mr..
Ballinger is much pleased with his
purchase. J. LeClsrc Shedaker, OF
Burlington, has purchased a super-six
Sedan from the Fleetwood Company.
At meeting of creditors of Garrett
& Dubell, plumbers, held at the office
of Richard B. Eckman, yesterday, S.
T. Oliphant, referee, appointed Will
liam H. Heisler, Jr., trustee in bank
ruptcy for the above-named firm.
Another meeting will be held on Feb
ruary 10th.
Mrs. Julia L., wife of Alfred X.
Boyer and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Lippincott, died on Saturday at
her home on Garden street. She had
been i'll but few days. Pneumonia
was the cause of death. Mrs. Boyer
was the teacher of the school at the
children's home. She was 26 years
old.
A moving picture benefit will be
held in the opera house next Monday
and Tuesday evenings, February and
A, by the Lafalot and Question Clubs
of Mount Holly. The proceeds will be
used for the benefit of soldiers from
overseas now convalescing at Camp
Dix. Girls from the clubs will act as
ushers and sell candy.
Charles Griffith, dealer in automo-
bile supplies, was held under $500
bail, last week, by Justice Throckmor-
ton, on a charge of receiving goods
that had been stolen from the garage
of the Chalmers-Sutter Company.
The articles had been stolen by Earl
who was held under 500
bail for appearance at court.
Forced to aHght because of the
high wind during the storm on Thurs
day night, a large swan was captured
in Bozarth's garden, Bispham street,
and was driven into wire enclosure
The bird was completely exhausted.
It weighed over 20 pounds and was a |
fine specimen. 1t was taken to the
game farm at Forked River by game
Warden Morton.
Mrs. H. Krupnick desires to call |
attention to the fact that this is the |
asst week that contributions may be
made for the endowment of bed at |
he Burlington County Hospital for |
he use of the pupils of the public |
schools of the county. The fund is still |
short of the amount |
needed for this very worthy purpose
Ind it is hoped that contributions will
% freely made before the end of this
week.
The two Italians who are implicated |
n an attempt to kill a woman near |
have confessed their guilt. |
There are two other women in the |
,ase. The intention was to get rid of |
he woman who was assaulted, then |
,ne of the men was to marry the |
he had been boarding with and |
he other fellow was to marry her |
laughter. The outlook is quite bad for
my boom in the matrimonial market |
or them for some time to come.
The uncontested application of the
Water, Light and Sewer
lge Company, to be permitted to in
crease its water rentals about 80 per
,ent, was allowed by the Public Util.
ties Commission in an opinion filed |
IN Saturday. The applicants were rep. i
by Richard B. Eckman. The
chief testimony was presented by the |
engineer, William H.
Boardman, of Philadelphia. The in
creased rate will give the stockholders |
4 dividend of about six per cent.
By the death of Mrs. Margaret
Sloan, the Burlington County Hos
pital will receive the legacy left by
her husband, the late Charles M.
Sloan. This is not, as has been re-
ported, a definite sum to be handed
over in bulk, but it is the net profits
from certain investments, mainly real
estate. After repairs and other ex-
penses have been provided for the
residue will be handed to the hospital
The amount will possibly
reach $500 per year. This fund is a
perpetual trust of which John B.
Davis is the trustee. In the event of
the hospital going out of existence the
fund will then become the "Charles M.
Sloan Poor Fund, of Mount Holly"