The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-11-27

W Raymond Brown is in the Merce
p county Jail charged with being within
the cantonment at Camp Dix with
h quart Of liquor in his possession.
lie Harry w. Phares and family hav
moved from Pine street to the forme
/. DR.. Clarke property at Broad and But
k tonwood streets, recently purchased BY
e Mr.. Phares.
There were not as many soldiers il
n Mount Holly, Saturday evening, as OF
e previous Saturdays. This was owing
= partially to the fact that many of the
J, soldiers are saving their leave of alb
sence for Thanksgiving.
n Somebody broke into Tom Johnson I
: barber shop Sunday evening, and stole
n $50. There was bank which contain
! ed some old coins, but the thief evil
IDENTIFY knew the contents and did moi
e think it worth while to carry it off. II
also seems as if the burglar knew just
: where to look for the cash.
5 Prof. William c. Sullivan, supervis.
+ ing principal of the Mount Holly
schools, has been appointed member
of committee of the State Teachers
Association that will meet in Jersey
: City, Monday, to consider many ques-
: tions that have arisen in connection
with the Teachers Retirement Fund.
Commissioner Ralph Haines is kept
| busy these days paying attention to
, complaints which come before him as
a United States committing magis-
, trate. He has sent those charged with
breaking the law to the Mercer county
Jail, because there has.been no provis-
ion made here to take care of that
class of criminals.
Two colored men had an alteration
at Camp Dix, Saturday. They were
William Payne and "Pie" Johnson.
The dispute was over a quarter of a
dollar. johnson shot Payne, the bull
let going into the mans back, barely
missing the spine. 1t has not been
extracted but the surgeon in charge
of the case does not expect any SER
ious results. johnson fed as soon as
he had done the shooting.
Two boys who have been giving the
school authorities considerable trouble
were arrested last week for holding up
a small boy and taking some money
from him. The sum was first men,
toned as Is cents, but later testimony
has brought it down to nickel. The
boys were reprimanded by the court,
and the mother Of two Of them prom
ised to get them homes where they
will be properly looked after.
Miss Booth is woman who has
come to Mount Holly TO do some work
along the line of protecting young girls
and children. She is regularly quail
lied officer with power to arrest and
she proposes to see that. the girls of
Mount Holly keep ON the straight path.
II any one knows of girls who need
looking after they may send names to
Miss Booth in perfect confidence as
she is under obligation to keep all in
formation secret.
What is the real matter2 Import
ant cases are swept aside and it seems
to be impossible to get verdicts of
guilty. There is something loose. OF
what use is it for grand iuries to spend
their time in considering cases and re-
turning indictments only to have !
them ignored by petit jurors swayed
by their feelings or by the seductive
pleas Of shrewd lawyers? mot guilty"
was the decision in three cases-two for
and one for arson. This
is going some.
DIR. David Spear, of Burlington, was
killed Sunday evening, by being
struck by train on the Pennsylvania
about half mile west of
Florence station. He had been pay
ing professional visit, and was on his
way home in his automobile. The
train came along about six o'clock, as
the Doctors watch stopped at $50.
When picked up the man was still
alive, but he died soon after getting to
Burlington. His legs were hroLen and
he was internally injured. Robert
Peacock went oyer the same crossing
about ten minutes before the doctor
was hit.
Among the soldiers who were at
the Methodist church, Saturday eve
ming, were two Englishmen and they
were veritable British lions,' for
they were monopolized by everybody
who could get near them. They were
men who had seen service, having
been in a company of $50 which, for
hours, held off $4,000 Germans, saved
the lives of 1900 comrades and saved
the regimental flags. They were two
Of eleven who survived out of the COM
pany of $50. Both have been decor
ated with the Victoria Cross. One of
them had visible proof of having been
in action, scars on his face showing
where he had been cut and slashed by
sabres and bayonets. They are sta
toned at Camp Dix where they will
instruct the soldiers.
1t is said there is a movement on
loot to establish curfew ordinance in
Mount Holly. That one is needed is
apparent to all who use the streets at
night and to residents in several Sec
lions. There is one group of
boys who make practice Of playing
around the square in which Brainard
street is situated. There is not any
objection to their having innocent
but they are not satisfied
with that. A few evenings since they
took several milk bottles from front
step and deliberately broke them, Ieav-
ing the glass in the road and on the
pavement. 1t will need something
more severe than curfew law to settle
these youngsters but they will get what
is coming to them.
Thanksgiving post cards, one cent
each, L. s. Boyce, stationer. ad