The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-05-22

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a According to unofficial estimate
. based on the last census, Mount Holly
will be required to furnish 81 men TO
the new army.
: On Saturday, Assemblyman Emmo
s Roberts was married to Miss Marion
Coles, daughter of Mrs. Samuel T
Coles, of Merchantville.
) The third annual county high schoo
, athletic association track meet will be
held at the fair ground on Saturday
afternoon, beginning at 2.30 o'clock.
! Frank Jordan, of Philadelphia, is
spending thirty days in the county
Jail for stealing a ride on a freight
train. He was arrested at Palmyra, on
Tuesday.
. The water in the upper creek was
drawn off yesterd ay, to enable work.
! men of the water company to close a
number of muskrat holes in the bank
at the ends Of the dam.
! Oscar Gillespie, who was taken to
the asylum at New Lisbon, last week,
escaped from the institution yesterday
morning. He tore the wire screen
from window in the basement.
Helen Field will be valedictorian and
Emma Kipp salutatorian, of the grad
uating class of the Palmyra high
school, having won first and second
honors. Commencement will be June
14th.
Ralph Throckmorton has secured
employment in garage at Moores-
town, and entered upon his new
duties yesterday. He was formerly
connected with Forbes garage on Water
street.
Two hundred and ssventy-fve guests
were present at the convention and
dinner Of the county Y. M. C. A., held
in the Baptist church at Burlington on
Friday night. The affair was greatly
enjoyed.
James L. Anderson, one of Mount
Holly's oldest residents, was stricken
with acute indigestion, last week, and
was in serious condition for several
days. He is reported to be much i'm
proved at present. He is SO years OF
age.
Ancient Order of Good Fellows lodge
No. 10, of Mount Holly, has disbanded.
This diooic;O,, moe raoobo1 - = ....4
ing held on Friday evening after few
years of discouraging work. This lodge
was the only one of Good Fellows in
the state of New Jersey.
The season at Fletcher Grove camp
meeting at Delanco will be opened
with a rally. session of campers on
Memorial Day. The speakers for all
day service will be Rev. Henry Elsnor,
of Brooklyn; Rev. M. r. Robman, of
Salem; and Rev. Charles Elder, of
Trenton.
The Darnell family suffered severe
loss on Thursday, when a fire escaped
from field adjoining valuable timber
on the farms of John E. Darnell and
his brothers. Before the flames could
be extinguished rs acres of 6ne trees
had been destroyed, entailing a great
loss.
The government is now issuing q
daily paper, called the Official Bulle-
tin." All authorized war news, orders
of the army and navy departments,
and other news of interest in the pres
ent situation are treated in this publ |
cation, which will be on file at the post |
office for the benefit of the public.
The citizens of Burlington were
greatly shocked Saturday to hear of |
the death of Mrs. Lillian Cassidy, wife |
of DR.. John B. Cassidy. 1t was not |
known that the lady was ill but she !
had been suffering from some trouble |
which required surgical operation. |
This was performed at the Medico- Chi |
hospital, in Philadelphia, and the |
patient was not able to overcome the |
shock.
Brotherhood of America recently held |
in Mount Holly it was decided to col |
lect funds in that order for an |
American flag for the Methodist church |
at Masonville. The flag was presented |
to that church with appropriate exer- |
cises on Sunday evening. A number |
of members of Marion Circle No. 9, and |
Lady Marion Circle No. 6, of Mount |
Holly, attended the service.
Government agents, who have been
examining land in this county for |
mobilizing troops, in addition to in
specting the Lorrillard farm, have |
looked with favor upon a tract near |
Wrightstown, comprising about 1000 |
acres, including the farms of Charles HI. |
Davis, Samuel Bishop, Thomas ]. |
Platt, Benjamin Harker and others. |
The plan is to rent whatever land is
selected, the price to be $25 per acre per
year. Neither the Lorillard farm nor
the Wrightstown tract have yet been
definitely accepted.
One of the three dredgers belonging
to o Philadelphia construction COM
pany engaged in digging the channel
of the Delaware river between Florence
and Roebling, caught fire and burned
to the waters edge on Wednesday. At
the time the fire. was discovered, the
captain, two helpers and two carpen
tiers were aboard. After staying as
long as they could without endanger-
ing their lives, and trying to save the
boat, the men put to shore. This is
the third dredger burned on the upper
Delaware river in two years.
Charles o. Fowler, of Green street,
was arrested on Sunday on complaint
made by Edgar G. Alcott. At hear
ing before justice of the peace John
Throckmorton he admitted his guilt
and was held under 800 peace bond.
| Fowler claims to be private detective
and he arrested one of Mr.. Alcott's
boys without complaint or warrant.
! When Mr.. Alcott interfered Fowler
placed a gun under his nose and
threatened to shoot him if he did not
run down the road. Mr.. Alcott took
the action he did for the protection of
| himself and family.
Testimony was heard by Vice Chan
cellor Leaning, in Camden, Yesterday,
| in the suit for divorce OF W. G. Cramer.
who bears the distinction of being
Mayor of Seaside Heights, against Mrs.
Mary Cramer, on the ground of deser-
ton. Mrs. Cramsr denied the allega-
ton, alleging she had been compelled
| to leave because of her nervous state.
The couple were married in PhiIadel-
phia on September 8, 1903. At the
time, Mrs. Cramer said, she hadn't the
money to get married, and reluctantly
accepted enough for her trousseau, say
ing she would repay. Cramer told her
to forget it. In fact, it was adduced,
he had never thought of it until years
later when his wife handed him $25,
stating, "Here is your blood money.
If it hadn't been for that you never
would have got me-" This did not
help matters and there were frequent
differences. He said he thought be