The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-05-15

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cemetery, Mount Holly, Saturday
morning.
William w. Worrell, who recently
bought building lot on Pine street
from the William B. Wills estate, has
] sold it to Burr Budden.
The camping season on the upper
creek was officially opened, on Satur-
e1 day, by Charles E. Cause, of Llanerch,
4 Pa, who pitched his tent near Schray-
shuen's cove and will remain there
; all summer.
BILLY in Japan, the musical come
edy to be given for the benefit OF the
Red Cross Association in the opera
house, this evening, promises to be a
, very entertaining affair. There are a
few good seats left.
Thomas Allen, well-known and for
mer resident of Lumberton, died at
i the home Of his daughter, Mrs. George
Cameron, at Camden, last evening.
He is the father of Mrs. John Throck-
morton, Jr., of Mount Holly.
The next article in the Historic
Mount Holly" series will deal with the
sessions of the State Legislature held
here during the Revolution. This is
an interesting bit of local history that
has been entirely neglected in the past.
While riding his bicycle on the South
Pemberton road on Sunday, Roy Wat
son, of Church street, narrowly escaped
serious injury when struck by an auto
mobile. He was thrown heavily to the
road and his bicycle was badly broken.
At meeting Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Parent-Teachers' Asso-
ciation, yesterday afternoon, it was
decided that the flower and fruit show
of last year should be repeated this
fall. This will give the children
chance to prepare for this event during
the summer.
Miss Anna F. Thomas, q graduated
nurse well known in this vicinity, was
taken to the Samaritan hospital, Phil
adelphia, yesterday, where she was
Operated on for appendicitis. She is
very sick, and it will be two or three
days before definite information on her
chance Of recovery can be given.
A general alarm called the fire de
partment out yesterday morning. The
fire was in the garrett of the house &C.
cupied by A. Elwell Shemeley, on
Church street, and was caused by some
papers in the third story in some
manner getting ablaze. The chemical
engines soon settled the matter.
Among the men who went to the
Fort Myer (Va.) training camp, yes
terday, to receive instructions to be |
officers for the United States army re-
serve corps, were Henry H. Cross,
Mount Holly; Lloyd N. Lewis and |
Thomas A. Sands, Moorestown; C
Fred Koenig, Jr., and E. Hampton |
Terry, Bordentown.
There is hope that the Risdon-Alcott |
foundry and machine shop on Church |
street, will soon be occupied. A gen.
tleman interested in the manufacture |
Of heaters and other appliances for
automobiles has been looking at the
plant and is said to have been given an
option on it as well as on the residence
of the late Thomas ]. Alcott, on Wash
ington street.
The death of Elizabeth, widow of
former United States Marshal Thomas
). Alcott. occurred at the home of her
son, Edgar A. Alcott, on Madison ave-
nue. last Tuesday morning. Her fun
eral took place Thursday afternoon.
Services were conducted by Rev. T. s.
Hammond. She is survived by four |
sons, Edgar A., Howard E., s. Orland |
and Thomas C. Her remains were in
tered in Mount Holly cemetery.
On Saturday evening occurred the
marriage of Theodore Bozarth, of |
Hainesport, and Miss May Norcross, of
Moorestown. The ceremony was per-
formed In st. Andrews church, Mount |
Holly, by Rev. Henry Teller Cooke.
John Ninchman, of Hainesport, was
best man, and Miss Clara Norcross,
sister of the bride, was maid of honor.
The happy couple will reside in their
newly furnished home on Mount Holly |
avenue.
The Pennsylvania Hospital Unit No. |
10, of which Miss Edith M. Moore is a |
member, is the first Of Philadelphia |
military hospital organizations select
ed for service and which has been or
dered to assemble. The unit consists
of 25 doctors, $50 orderlies and IS Red |
Cross nurses. The time of departure
and the place Of sailing will not be
made public, as this is wartime and |
such information cannot be given out.
The unit is ready and can move ON
short notice when final orders are re
ceivsd.
When the cat presents the family |
with litter Of kittens, the new arrivals |
should be Immediately drowned as
national emergency measure to prevent
any further increase in the army OF
cats that destroy gardens and kill
chickens. valuable birds and game, is
the idea of the Burlington County s.
z. CA, In statement issued yesterday.
President Fox says the public has fail
ed to appreciate the very real losses
caused by stray cats and that measure
to exterminate them will be approved
by the 8. P. c. A.
The new auto Of Herbert L. Town
sends package delivery was badly
damaged yesterday morning. 1t was
going down High street and was about
to cross into White street just as an
auto with chief engineer French was
coming up Washington street. The
latter struck Townsend's machine and
threw it under the awning at Childs'
store, damaging 1t in several spots.
/ There were number OF persons at the
place where the collision occurred, and
it is wonder that somebody was not
: hurt. The occupants of both autos es-
: capped injury.
Mothers Day was appropriately OBJ
served at the Methodist church on
! Sunday with interesting services. The
: choir rendered special must: and there
4 were large audiences at the services.
: At the morning service several auto
e mobiles conveyed the older members
8 to the church and returned them TO
: their homes after the service. To each