The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-04-17

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sanitarium.
Miss Nellie Woodington, formerly o
. Mount Holly, has entered the Rains.
hospital at Burlington, North Care
4 lima, to become trained nurse.
, Mrs. Florence Gutenberg, sister Q
Mrs. Abraham saltzman, died in Phil
. adelphia, ON Tuesday. Mrs. Ruten
! berg had been sick for some time.
Mrs. Howard P. Hancock, of MOI
folk, Va, is visiting her daughter, Mrs
George Stead, Jr. Mrs. Hancock is
daughteriof the late James D. Shrsvs
: of Mount Holly.
i The advertisement in THE News
last Tuesday, Of q house for sale
brought purchaser before six o'clocl
the next evening, and there were fou
applicants before Friday evening.
William H. Worrell, who had beer
i'll with heart trouble at the Burlington
county hospital for the past six weeks
died at that institution on Sunday
He was 81 years old and lived at tn,
corner of Bispham and Monroe streets
George P. Ingling, employed at thu
railroad station In Mount Holly, or
Friday completed his 9th year Of ser
vice with the railroad company. Dur
ing that time George has lost com
| raf nd hnC hoo
fright on the job.
William Hopkins. Of Pointville, hal
cause to consider himself the luckiss
fox hunter in south Jersey. For the
fine pelt of an animal he killed last
winter he has received 800 through 9
New York dealer. Furs Of the average
native foxes bring about SO each, but
Hopkins quarry was silver sport.
In the high school auditorium, thi,
evening, there will be mass meeting
to which all the citizens Of Mount
Holly are invited. Prof. Sidney Usher
Of New York, will speak on the work
and objects OF the Red Cross Associa.
ton. This will be q very interesting
lecture and should be heard by every
resident Of Mount Holly.
Sunday. May 8, is 'Firemsn's day
Throughout the state, and the North.
ampton fire department will attend St.
Andrews church In q body on the
evening Of that day, by invitation Of
Rev. Mr.. Cooke. The same day has
been designated by the rector as one on
which q special collection will be taken
for the benefit Of the European suffer
ers.
Several members of the Relief IRE
company have the patriotic fever and
are receiving special military training
with the foreman Of the company as
their leader. One night last week they
started from the engine house and
marched TO Smithville via South Penn
berton road and returned via Mill street.
There were sixteen in the party. Not
having guns the boys used billiard
cues.
Harry Alcott, son of Howard E. AL
colt, has enlisted In the navy. To-
morrow or Thursday he will leave for
the government training school at
Norfolk, Va, where he will be in special
training for at least three months. The
scholars of 8. l.. Bullock's class Of the
M. E. Sunday school, Of which Harry
is member, gave him q farewell re-
ception at his home on Broad street
last evening.
THAT Box Of Cigarettes, /" Ia a funny
title for play, but such La the name
given to q comedy that will be pre-
sented at the high school auditorium
next Friday evening. The name of
the society that will present the play
is equally funny. 1t is "Nausicca.
But the play will be well worth Wit
Messing and the object tor which the
proceeds are to be used-fiooring the
gymnasium-will commend itself to
all, especially as the price of tickets
will be but ten cents.
w. Hamilton Mann, of Mount Holly,
chief machinist's mate on the battle
ship Kansas, stationed at League
Island navy yard, il in charge of q re-
cruiting party operating in Burlington
county this week. Mr.. Mann is going
after recruits in his own automobile,
which is decorated with flags and q
large banner, ~. 8. 8. Kansas re-
cruiting party. Enlist now" Anum-
Der Of young men have enlisted and
Mr.. Mann is meeting with much sue
cess In his recruiting efforts.
Heretofore when there have been tax
sales in the township of Northampton
it has been the custom for the town
ship to buy in the properties and the
matter has been allowed to drift along,
but the sale on last Tuesday was of q
different sort and when 1t was settled
and the smoke had rolled away 1t was
found that there had been real pur-
chases. Only two were bought In by
the township. Forty-fivs properties
were put up and Of that lot 70 were pur-
chased by Herbert 8. Killie, 10 by
James Mercer Davis and nine by a
Newark lawyer. Robert s. Gaslxill
bought two in which he was interested.
At recent meeting Of the county
high school athletic association, plans
were adopted for the Rnnual:track meet
to be held at the Mount Holly fair
grounds on May 26. 1t IL expected that
Burlington, Psmberton, Moorsntown,
Mount Holly, and possiblya fifth high
school will enter the meet. Officers
were elected as follows: Honorary presi-
dent, Louis J. Kayssr; president, VIII
liam Beck, Burlington; vice president,
Walter H. Scott, Mount Holly; treas
urer, Mabel Stewart, Pemberton; secre-
tary, Robert c. Shoemaker. The next
meeting will be held In the county Y.
M. c. A. Office, Monday afternoon, at
$50.
Do not fail to buy some tickets for
the entertainment in the opera house,
Thursday evening, for the benefit of
the Red Cross Association. This COM
pany of women is doing good work
that is greatly appreciated by the high
er authorities OF the association, but
money is needed to carry on the vari-
GUS projects. Visit the room in the
library building, corner of High and
Murrell streets. 1t il open daily and
i you can get very good idea of what
is being done. 1t will be seen that O
lot OF bandages and other articles have
heen nreDared and incidentally II roov