The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-03-21

: Helen, daughter Of Fred Claypoole,
Mill street, was badly scaldsd on Satu
day night. Her father had taken som
hot water upstairs for the purpose (
taking a bath, and it is thought tn
child, in the absence of her father, stun
bled into the vessel which contained tn
water. She was scalded on the RICH
leg from the waist down and on the LEI
leg from her knee down. The child,
suffering much pain.
Abraham Saltzman is pleased to an
nounce that Mr.. Meyers, representa-
the famous naade-to-measure Kirshbaun
clothes, will be at his store on Frida.
and Saturday, March "a and 25, with al
advance showing of new spring WOODEN
and more than score of exclusive fash
ion models for your selection. We sug
gest that you avail yourself OF his ex
pert services in garment measurements
your order to be sent you at once or al
any later date you may designate.
Some Of the potatoes that have come
into this county for seed have been
found to be infected with disease. I'm
less one is sure that the seed is clean ii
should be soaked for u hours in solu-
ton Of four ounces corrosive sublimate
and thirty gallons of water. This solu-
ton is deadly poison and should be kept
away from children or live stock. 1t
should be placed only in a wooden con-
tainer. Another good disinfectant is,
one pint formalin to thirty gallons of
water. Soak potatoes for two hours
Sweet potatoes should be soaked for 10
minutes in solution of one ounce cor
rosive sublimate to eight gallons of
water. 1t should then be rinsed off and
Immediately bedded. This will carry
number of disease germs and also cause
the potatoes to spront one day sooner.
A fire that threatened to destroy
part of the town of Bridgeboro, was dis
covered between seven and eight o'clock
last evening. 1t started in barn next
to the parsonage of the M. E. church
and communicated to the barn on the
Of that organization. The
church roof was on fire at one time but
the flames were extinguished before any
damage was done. The members of the
church had just assembled for the week.
ly prayer meeting and when the alarm
was given they hurried out and formed
a bucket brigade which prevented the
fire from spreading. The fire depart
ments of Riverside, Beverly and Bur-
lington, were notified but their services
we're not needed when they arrived An
Did automobile in one of the barns was
destroyed. The loss will not exceed
B15O. The origin of the fire is mystery.
Much surprise was occasioned this
when the announcement was
mace that the NJ. E. conference, which
nas been in session at Asbury Park, had
Rev. Joseph L. Surtees from
Mount Holly to Swedesboro. This was
unexpected and only yesterday Mr..
Surtees told gentlemen from this town
hat he thought everything was arranged
'or hisreturn here. His new charge is
10 be at Swedesboro and the clergyman
who will come here has been at the lat
Ter place. His name is Rev. T. s. Ham,
nond. The members of the Mount
Holly congregation are not at all pleased
with the change and Rev. M. E. Snyder
she district superintendent, has been
notified of that feeling and has been
old that he must shouldes the response
oility of having the new arrangement
90 into effect. Last year Rev. Mr..
Wright was removed in face of the pro-
tests of the church officials and the con-
here and the action this year
s regarded as a double cross and the last
straw to the overburdened back of the
very patient camel.