The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-06-19

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ness.
John Worlin is having a woode
awning erected in front of his propert
ON Mill street.
1t is reported that Mount Holly cit
Gems subscribed for about $125, 900 wort
Of Liberty bonds.
A meeting of the Burlington Count
Dairymen's League will be held at tn
court house on Friday night.
Daniel D. Phares died at his HON
on White streeton Friday. Hisfunera
took place yesterday afternoon.
A number OF local Tall Cedars 0
Lebanon attended big celebration o
the order held at Trenton on Friday
night.
Thursday will be the longest day o
the year, and yet it seems from weathe
conditions as if summer had scarcely
begun.
Do not forget the flag raising ant
tea at the Burlington County Hospita
this afternoon, from three until fiv,
o'clock.
A civil service examination to fiji
vacancies in boards of registry anc
election will be held in the Noun
Holly high school on Saturday.
The bathing grounds at the milldan
were officially opened yesterday after
noon. Life guard Quigley will be on
duty from until o'clock every after
noon.
Policeman William Kenney, of River
ton, who was bitten by mad dog last
week, has resigned from the force and
will return to his old job as trolley con.
ductor.
E. Lewis Schuyler has converted the
float used by Schuyler & Rogers in the
Halloween parade last year into an at
tractive pergola, and erected 1t in the
yard in the rear of his store.
1t is rumored that important changes
are to be made in the running of trains
on the Mathematician road. 1t is
said that all trains from those points
are to be run through Mount Holly.
Lightning struck the dwelling house
on Howells cranberry bog. near Med
ford. on Thursday, knocking Barclay
Barnes off a chair in which he was sit
ting. and badly burning his left leg.
Rev. Joseph L. Surtees. former pastor
of the Mount Holly M. K. church, now
at Swedesboro, addressed the gradual
ing class at the commencement sxer
cises of theBordentown Military Insti-
tute on Thursday.
Twenty-three members of the local
p. o. 8. of A. attended the third ami
versary celebration of the Tabernacle
p. o. s. Of A. last Tuesday evening
All reported having very delightful
time, as is usually the case when they
visit Tabernacle.
Thirteen graduates received diplomas
at the commencement exercises of the
Bordentown high school on Wednes-
day. The graduates appeared in cap
and gown instead of the usual expen-
siye dresses. This. innovation should
be generally adopted.
Isaac B. Myers and w. Bert Wells,
Mount Holly men employed in q Cam
den shipyard, were injured last week
when heavy steel girder fell on them.
Myers right shoulder was broken, and
Wells received scalp wound that re-
quired sixteen stitches to close.
Harry Norcross has removed his
wheelwright and auto repairing bust |
ness from the Judson Gaskill property.
corner Garden and Buttonwood streets,
to his own building on Water street. |
1t is understood Mr.. Gaskill will re-
sumo the carriage business and that Otis |
Perkins will conduct the horseshoeing
and general blacksmithing.
During the past few months, Bur
lington county has furnished quite |
number OF men for various branches
of the naval and military service of |
the government except the regular |
army. The secretary of war states
that this county's quota is 40 for that |
service. Single men between the ages
OF Is and 40, who have no dependents
and are not engaged in work necessary
to the prosecution of the war, are
eligible.
Two men stopped Edmund p. War
ner on the road from Lumberton to |
Medford Tuesday afternoon, and asked |
for ride. Warner let them out at the |
Medford railroad station, where they |
were joined by q. third man. The
actions of the trio aroused so much |
suspicion that they were arrested dur
ing the evening, and brought to the |
Mount Holly Jail on Wednesday. De-
tsctive Parker recognized the men as |
having criminal records, and they are
being held for Investigation.
Edward w. Rowan. son of Maurice
Rowan. Of Mount Holly. was MEM
Der Of the gun crew on board the tank
ship Petrolite. which was stated on
Tuesday to have been sunk by a /
German submarine. The government
report stated that one boat with eight
teen men, the third mate and the chief
engineer, had been landed, and that
two boats were missing. 1t has since
been learned that all the boats landed
safely and that no men on the tank
ship were lost. This good news was
very pleasing to Rowan's many friends
here.
The property on Main street adjoin-
ing America fire house, recently occu-
pied by Patrick Dolan, has been torn
down by its owner, DR.. j. Hume Car
ter. and there is nothing remaining but
the store front of the first floor. This
was one of the oldest buildings on
Main street. 1t was erected before the
Revolution. The boards of the second
floor extended to the outer edge of the
walls, their ends being protected by
cement. Cut and hand wrought nails
were used, and many of the shingles
on the roof were in good condition.
Many OF the ioists were charred and
burnt by fire which occurred there
about twenty years ago, when the
building was occupied by j. Sexton
Folwell as grocery store. DIR. Carter
is not ready to say what his plans are
for the future of the place.
Neplipence IN the mart of Rivors;da