The Mount Holly news., 1916-06-27


Id O'Clock, p. m.
IT, On account OF the stormy weather o
Sunday, the visit of Mount Holly Lodg'
r. No. IA. F. and A. M. to the Masonic
le home, near Burlington, which had beer
arranged for that date, was postponed
vi Charles Pew, of the Burlington road
n was taken to the Burlington county hos
pital, on Saturday, suffering with ap.
II pendicitis. An operation was performed,
n and Mr.. Pew is reported to be recovering
q nicely.
Unclaimed mail for the following per-
r sons remains in the post Office for the
week ending June "a: Roger Watson,
William Mickle, Mrs. George H. King,
Mrs. M. B. Culbert, Miss Mary J. At
kinson.
t An important meeting of Ankokas
, Canoe Club has been called for Friday
, evening, at o'clock, at President
Killie's Office on High street. All MEM
bers and those interested are requested
to be present.
st. Andrews Sunday school will go
on its annual picnic to Rancocas Park to-
morrow. The scholars are expected to
be at the church not later than nine
o'clock. Fireworks and explosives of all
kinds are absolutely prohibited.
A. A. Anderson, real estate dealer, re-
ports the sale of lot, 1O0x235 feet in
size, on Madison avenue, from Mrs.
Mary Quicksall Lippincott to Raymond
E. Thomson; also house and lot, 4S BIS
pham street, from estate of Susan G..
Alcott to Walter E. Hughes.
According to. the state Department of
Health there are 1929 physicians in
New JERSEY, or one to every SS9 persons
residing in the state. These figures are
based on data collected by the American
Medical Association in the preparation
OF new medical directory which has
just been issued.
DIR. Frank A. Wright, of Moorestown,
formerly of Mount Holly, who was bit
ten by dog few weeks ago, has COM
pleted taking the Pasteur treatment,
which was administered by a home ply
sician, and is now considered to be out
danger from any bad effects from the
bite.
The Burlington County Federation of
Patriotic and Religious Fraternities ask |
all patriotic American citizens of this
town and county to display the Ameri-
can flag from their residences and bust
ness places until the war clouds have
passed. Nearly every county and state |
has done this. Let us all show our |
patriotism in this county.
An order requiring Joseph Applegate,
of Mount Holly, to pay his wife Mabel |
So weekly and counsel fee OF $25 pend |
ing divorce proceedings was made by |
Vice Chancellor Leaning in Camden j
yesterday. The husband brought suit |
some time ago on the ground of mis-
conduct, and Mrs. Applegate filed a
cross-petition, alleging desertion.
James A. Christopulos has leased the /
store and dwelling now occupied by T.
Walter Borton and will open candy
parlor there. Mr.. Borton has leased the
house owned by Joseph H. Gaskill, on
High street, and will take up his resi-
dence there at once. He will not give
up his paper hanging and decorating
business and he may. be found at his old
store until July s, after which he will
give notice of his location.
A large attendance is expected at the
opera house next Thursday evening
when the Shakespearian entertainment
recently given by the Sacred Heart
Dramatic Society will be repeated for
the benefit of the Burlington county
hospital. Those who missed seeing this
fine performance should take advantage
of the opportunity thus afforded them
and be on hand Thursday night. Seats
are on sale at Jones' pharmacy at IS and
so cents.
Company E, OF Mount Holly, is still
on the waiting list to be called to aid in
protecting the frontier along the Mexican
line. The company now has 85 men
ready to go forward. 1t is short of equip
ment, however, as the state has taken
all of it's blankets and bed sacks for use
by the men who have already gone OF
course these will be replaced later. Gen
eral Wood has called upon New Jersey
to send more troops, SO it is possible that
Company E may soon be summoned to
go to Texas.
Shipbuilding may be revived on the
upper Delaware, after lapse OF nearly
seventy-fve years, under plans of New
York firm, which is considering the
erection of big shipyard on Biddle's
Island. in the Delaware river opposite
Kinkora. Engineers who have COM
pleted survey of the island are said to
have made a favorable report on the
project. Deep water on both sides of the
island would facilitate the launching of
ships. The island is now occupied for
farm purposes.
While driving an automobile on the
Lumberton road, ON Saturday afternoon,
Russell Finley, Of Smithville, caught
up with party of men coming toward
Mount holly. The party separated,
some going to each side of the road to
allow the car to pass. One of the men,
Frank Hinnett, of Philadelphia, failed
to get far enough away, and was struck.
He was taken to the Burlington county
hospital, where it was found that he had
an injured leg and bruises. His injuries
were attended to. after which he left
town.
Two weeks ago THE News had in it's
column of marriages a notice of the
wedding of Alonzo Warren, of Mount
Holly, to Miss Helen Magee, of River
side. Notices of this character are al
ways supposed to have been officially
given to the paper that first publishes
them and then other papers feel perfect
ly safe in copying them This was the |
case in the Warren-Magee notice. The |
Herald first printed it and did so on the |
authority of the young man named |
But it turns out that the latter did not
tell the truth. If we are not mistaken
there is a law which Furnishes any one
who gives false information regarding a
death or marriage, but as the primary
report was not made to THE NEWS we
are not in that part of it. We can only