The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-09-05

ed in Mount Holly yesterday than ev
before. Nearly all business places we
on closed, some at noon, and others the Ell
tire day.
a' Miss Helen Garwood, of Mill stree
left yesterday for Elwyn, Pa, where sh
at has secured position as teacher in til
ay training school for feeble-minded chile
rem at that place.
ne The frst death from infantile paraly
ng sis at Burlington occurred on Sunday
when Merton, 7-year-old son of Mr.. an
" Mrs. Merton King, died after two day
r. ILLNESS. One new case has been reports
zee at Florence.
On Thursday evening at the Methods
of parsonage occurred the marriage of Free
I'd w. Allard, OF Smithville, and Lillian g
At Pennock, of Mount Holly. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. Thoma
a s. Hammond.
-e Letters for Miss Mary Apologize, Miss
It Ella May Anderson, Mrs. C. H. Beadles
Mabel Brander, Harry Miller Alec.
10 MAR, Mrs. Olive Reed, Mrs. w. G.. Rus
" sell and Charles Miller, remain un
:. lclaimed in the post Office.
Edwin R Smythe, former organist Of
d ST. Andrews Church, who has been
e visiting friends in Mount Holly, presid-
J, ed ut the organ in that church on Sun
e day morning. His sister rendered fine
solo during the morning service.
IS The annual field day of the New Jer-
4 sey Agricultural Experiment station and
+ state Agricultural College, which was to
e have been held at the college farm on
fSeptember z, has been called off on ac-
count of the prevalence of infantile par
lalysis.
The schedule of premiums that will be
} offered by the Burlington County Fair
Association at the great Mount Holly
Fair on October 8, 4, 5 and 6, has been
printed and copies may be had on appli-
cation to the Office of the secretary, in
Mount Holly.
The shipment of tomatoes from this
Isection to the Campbell Soup Company,
of Camden, was held up on Saturday, as
the railroad company refused to receive
freight on account of the threatened
strike of trainmen. Shipments were re-
ceived again yesterday, as usual.
Sessions Of school at the Mary A.
Dobbins Home began this morning. AS
the children there are well isolated and
do not mingle with those outside of the
building, it was thought that the dan.
gefof infantile paralysis would not be |
increased by holding school sessions.
Infantile paralysis has developed on |
the farm of Edward Clevenger, on Wood |
Lane road, about mile west of the rail- |
broad. Three children Of Mr.. Clevenger,
aged four, three and two years, respec-
lively, are affected, but are reported not
to be in dangerous condition, with
every prospect OF recovering. They were
taken sick on Wednesday.
Proceedings, have been begun in Cam
den against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company to recover $25, 900 damages for
the death of William A. Moore, of Cam
den, who was killed when team he
was driving was struck by a train at
east Riverton, August IS. 1t is alleged
the crossing was without danger sig
nal at the time of the accident Moore
left widow and five children.
There are no cases of infantile paraly-
sis in Mount Holly, and nearly all of the
few typhoid fever cases here have had
their origin traced to outside sources.
Not one of them has been shown to have
been caused by bad conditions existing
in the town. We may be considered
fortunate here in comparison to other
places = Gloucester City, for example,
which has had 46 cases in a month.
In spite of the fact that the Mount
Holly schools will not open until Sep
tember 10, or possibly later, because of
the danger Of infantile paralysis, the
Board of Education has decided to re-
quire all the teachers to report for duty
to-day, the usual date OF opening the
schools, and teachers meeting was
held in the school auditorium this morn
ing. There is a considerable difference
of opinion over this action, some persons
considering it to be unnecessary to re-
quire the presence of the teachers in
Mount Holly two weeks before there is
use for their services.
Secretary Of State Martin will send out
zoo, 900 pamphlets containing the Egan
Road act, for distribution by the
county clerks, so that the voters of the
State will have an opportunity to fam
iliarize themselves with the measure be-
fore election. The law provides for sub
hitting TO the electorate the question
whether the State shall issue 500, 900 in
bonds for the building of roads, specified
in the act. The pamphlets will be sent
out along with the sample ballot issued
just before the general election. 1t is
estimated that the printed election
matter to be sent out to the twenty one
county clerks by the Secretary of State,
will weigh twenty tons.
The Union Fire Company was called
out at eight o'clock, Sunday morning,
to 60 to the farm of the Edward West
estate on the outskirts of JuIiustown,
and occupied by Nelson Endicott The
company made good run but was not
able to render much assistance as the
fire had gained too much Roadway. |
Flames were first discovered in the large |
barn on the farm, and they soon spread |
to every building on the place, destroy |
ing the residence and all of the outbuild- !
ings. The household furniture was
saved, but everything ia the shape
of contents of the barns, was burned.
No live stock was destroyed. The origin
of the fire is not known. The loss has
not yet been estimated but it is partially
covered by insurance.
i Leander Budden died at the Burling-
ton county hospital Sunday from con
cussion of the brain. At half-past one
o'clock in the morning he was found
lying on the road between SmaIley's
corner and Vincentown. 1t was at first
thought he was dead but as signs of life
were visible he was hurried to the hos
) pital but all efforts to revive him were
( unavailing Mr.. Budden had been in
} Mount Holly and was on his way home
} to Vincentown. He was riding motor
( cycle which was lying near where
a he was found. Coroner GaskilI fnvesti-
/ l. A.