The Mount Holly news., 1916-09-19
Next Tuesday is primary election

he Next Tuesday is primary electiC
day.
TX A change in the railroad time tab
: went into effect today.
The public schools of Lumberto
q township will reopen on October 9.
t Edward Longstreet and family haN
removed from Moorestown to Mour
Holly.
A. H. Rose is the new manager {
the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Compan
2 store in Mount Holly.
Floyd E. Embree is confined to hi
home on High street by illness. Hi
young daughter is suffering from ty
| phoid fever.
The Ladies' Aid of the United Breth
rem church will hold a supper at Unior
Fire company's house on Saturday
evening, September Both.
A night blooming cereus at the home
of Frank t. Morton, on Garden street.
attracted much attention last week;
also one at the residence of Martin H.
Girven, on Washington street.
Mrs. Rebecca Kelvey, of Burlington,
has broken uphousekeeping on account
of i'll health and is now residing with
her daughter, Mrs. Joshua Hultz, on
Washington street, Mount Holly.
John Slusher, Noble Jones and
Howard l.. Osgood went on a fishing
trip to Anglesea on Sunday. In his
excitement of catching fish shorty
fell overheard, and was rescued in due
time by his companions.
DIR. Fred Lippincott is visiting in
Pember ton after an absence of over 20
years. He has charge of government
drug store at Tampico, Mexico, and is
on leave of absence. Just before he
left Mexico he was called to attend
Carranza, the Mexican general AL
special train was pressed into service
and in places along the route the doctor
was compelled to lie flat in the car in
order to escape being hit by bullets
that were being fred by soldiers in the
vicinity of the track.
The United States government has
sent geologsts to Cassyille to make an !
investigation of the chances for strik-
ing oil and gas wells in that section. !
Promoters have drilled to depth of |
about 800 feet without success, but still |
believe that there is oil beneath the
land. Their hope has been built upon
the claims of geologIst that the same
strata of rock under which the Penn
sylVania oil wells are found extend
across New Jersey in parts of Ocean
and Burlington counties.
Frank l.. Garbarino, of Mount Holly,
who is connected with the secret
service of the United States, in Chicago,
yesterday rounded up gang of black
nailers and the arrest is one of the
most important that has been made in
| long time. The gang would keep an
'ye on men and women whom they
hought they could extract hush
money from, and they also imperson-
tied government. officers in order to
AIRY out their plans. A woman who
lad been victim was discovered and
Vhen it was found she would give evil
ence that would lead to arrest men,
'ers the gang had her kidnapped and
AIKEN to Canada. Officer Garbarino
ot on her trail, brought her back to
he United States and had her board
ng in Mount Holly for nearly two
months. She will be one of the princi-
al witnesses for the government.
The committee in charge of Mount ,
1olly's coming halloween celebration
las decided to offer prizes for the best ,
ecorated residence, best decorated .
usiness house, lodge or club head
uarters; single visiting fire company
nth the largest number of uniformed
nen in line, Oldest visiting fire COM
any with apparatus, company with
est apparatus and best appearing !,
Iount Holly company. For the even ,
ng parade the prizes will be as follows:
Best band in line, single lodge having
he largest number of men in line, best
Uniformed degree team, best local dec
rated float. best local mercantile ,
oat, best visiting decorated float, best
isiting mercantile float, best appear
ng local and visiting mummers, best .
ressed hummer and the best comic !
lily costumed hummer. 1t is planned
o give prizes also for originality at the
light parade