The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Letter carrier George Karg is ill witt
pneumonia.
The board of freeholders will meet q
the court house tomorrow.
Thomas Madden, OF Cherry street
has removed to Trenton with his fami
".
She Masonville Fire Company nettet
s206 from the supper recently given TO
its benefit.
Letters for Mrs. Mary A. Fox ant
Miss Florence Smith remain unclaimed
in the post Office.
Mrs. Warren A. Vanderveer has beer
elected teacher of history in the Bur
lington high school.
Mount Holly Lodge of Elks will
have q social session at the Elks
Home on Thursday night, February
9Th.
John B Tilton has bought and will
occupy the property of William s.
Rendell, corner High and Rossel
streets.
The engagement Of Melcour r. Lip
pincott, Of Mount Holly, and Miss
Caroline l.. Hilton, of Moorestown,
has been announced.
On January %. William R. Hall,
son-in-law OF John w. Fisher, OF
Mount Holly, died, and two days later
Eva L. Maloy, Mr.. Fishers daughter,
died In Trenton.
County auditor Henry 1. Worrell
and family will move from Mrs. G. F.
Harbert's property On High street to
the residence on Brainard street vacat-
Cd by J. Harold Worrell.
The farm belonging to the late Jo-
seph c. Dubell, on the South Pember-
ton road, will be sold at public sale to-
morrow. together with the live stock,
implements, and household goods.
Sunday was ground hog day, and
the little animal undoubtedly saw his
shadow and retired for six more weeks.
II the wintry weather thus prophesied
is no more blustery than that just
past, there will be no complaint.
Alfred Wolfrom has sold the proper
~ on Washington street occupied by
Patrick Dolan. to John 8. Ritter, of
Hainesport, who will convert it into an
automobile show room and service
station. handling Overland cars.
Edward Hack ia making a number
Of alterations to his canoe house on
Mill street in order to obtain more
room. His work shop will be located
on the second floor, which will enable
him to store about twenty-five more
canoes.
A son has arrived in the family OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Heller. Mrs.
Heller is at the home of her parents in
Perth Amboy, and Mr.. Heller, who re-
Gently returned from overseas minus a
leg. is in military hospital in Wash
tngton.
At the annual meeting of st. An
drew's Guild. last week, the following
officers were elected: President, Mrs. |
Henry H. Cross; vice president, Miss
Margaret Merritt; secretary, Miss
Estelle Kirby; treasurer, Mrs. E. J.
Kirby.
The remains of Rev. John A. Ora
ham, rector Of S.. Francis church, Me-
tuchen, who died last week, we're in
tered in St. Mary's cemetery, Mount
Holly. on Friday. The deceased, who |
las been priest for twenty-five years.
was brother of Mrs. Thomas F. Cav
anaugh, Of Mount Holly.
Permission to increase existing rates |
~ q temporary EN- ergency measure
has been granted by the Public Utili-
ties Commission to the Tuckerton Gas
Company, operating in Tuckerton.
The rate allowed by the commission is
$1.S3 per thousand cubic feet, fiat, with |
no discount and no service charge. 1t |
went into effect on February LIST.
Orders have been issued by the |
Public Utility Commission approving |
ordinances passed by the governing
body Of Wrightstown granting author
ity to the Delaware and Atlantic Tele-
graph and Telephone Company to con-
struct lines, to lay conduits and to
enter agreements with other companies |
for joint use of property in that |
municipality
Congressman Bacharachr has had |
bills introduced in the House Of Repre-
sentatives authorizing the Secretary of |
War to donate to the towns Of Mount |
Holly and Moorestown and the city of
Burlington, each, German cannon or
lieldpiece. Congressman Bacharach
has also introduced bill to make the
9th OF October national holiday, to
be known as Roosevelt's, birthday.
Harrison Gregory, Lee Collins and
Walter Williams, all colored and all OF
Philadelphia, were arrested at Burling-
ton, on Thursday, and committed to
Jail on the charge of stealing an auto
mobile. They arrived at Burlington
in the motor car on Wednesday night,
The next day it was learned that the
machine had been stolen from Thomas
J. Sherman, a Philadelphia probation
officer
Mrs. Benjamin E. Moore, of High
Point, N. c., was a recent victim of
the influenza epidemic, having died
on January Is. Mrs. Moore was well
known for her philanthropic work and
active interest in the w. G. T. U. She
is survived by her husband and five
children, Miss Edith NJ. Moore, Loren
20 P. Moore. Mrs. Harold M. Lippin-
colt, Miss Genevieye P. Moore and
Lieut.. Benjamin 7. Moore, and by two
sisters. DIR. H. Eugenia Whitehead
and Mrs. J. c. Norris.
Miss Maud. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Howard Gibbs, of Mount
Holly, was united in marriage, at noon
ON Friday, to Charles M. Mccall, Of
Trenton. The ceremony took place in
st. Andrews Church. and was per-
formed by the rector. Rey. Henry Tel
Ter Cooke. The bride was attired in
white and carried bride roses. Harry
B. Dill and wife, OF Long Branch, were
best man and matron of honor respect
lively. The bride and groom are on a
tour to Niagara Falls and Canada.