The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-10

charging eleven cents quart.
William RosseIl is critically i'll will
pneumonia at his home on Pine street
Camp SO, P. o. of A., will haY'
Initiation tomorrow evening. AL
members are requested to be present.
Persons who wish to take part in the
races and other contests at the mer
chants picnic on August 9, can secure
entry blanks at Aliens drug store.
Joseph L. Hilton, member of the
board OF freeholders, is quite ill with
typhoid fever at his home near Moores
town. His daughter has just recovered
from an attack of the same disease.
John III. Perkins, Of the wholesal lie
grocery firm OF Barber & Perkins, died
suddenly at his home in Moorestown,
Friday. He had been affected with
heart trouble for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Armstrong, OF
Water street, had been married so years
on Tuesday and they were greeted by
large number OF friends and relatives
who left handsome membranes OF
the happy occasion.
When Harry Carman went to his
home in Burlington, Tuesday, his wife
was not there to greet him and when
he went to search for her he found her
dead body in the third story of the
house. Heart trouble was the cause of
death.
John Wesley tanning, who was
born and spent his boyhood days in
Mount Holly. spent Sunday here. 1t
was his first visit since 1880. His
"reminiscences about his early career
were quite interesting. For number
of years he has been connected with
the 101 Ranch wild west circus.
Bright Star Lodge No. Is, Shepherds
of Bethlehem, had quite an interesting
time last evening. A class Of twenty
four candidates was initiated into the
order. The degree team Of Camden
lodge came up and did the work for
them. The entire proceedings took
place in the High school auditorium.
At the last meeting of the America
fire company it was reported that there
had been no alarms Of fire to respond
to during the past month. The COM
pany has had its auto chemical about
two years and last month was the first
month within that time thatthey have
not had an alarm of fire to respond
to.
DIR. W. M. Kester, one of the city
commissioners of Bordentown, has
been summoned to appear before Will
liam L. Dill. state commissioner OF
motor vehicles. on July Is, to explain
an accident in which he was involved
Sunday night Of last week. At that
time an automobile owned by Kester
struck Miss Julia Bailey and William
Evand, while they were walking along
the White Horse road.
When an automobile crashed into q
stone wall at Moorestown, early yes
terday morning, John Brogan, 20
years old, of Philadelphia, suffered SO
severely from shock that he had to be
taken to Cooper hospital, Camden, but
was able to leave in few minutes.
Oscar Gutho, 20 years old, of Philadel-
,1t,;o x,bn olo< xpau IN tho ouforool,;Io
suffered slight injuries to the legs. The
machine was badly damaged.
Some excitement was caused yester-
day when small boy named Harris,
who lives on Wall street, came run
ming to policeman Gilbert and said
some boys had pushed his brother into
the creek back Of st. Andrews grave
yard. The policeman and some men
went to the place and were getting
ready to make thorough search for
the missing boy when he was seen
walking toward the rescuers. He stout
ly denied that he had been drowned,
or that any attempt had been made to
deprive him Of his life.
A public meeting of patriotic women
will be held in the court house at
Mount Holly, at O'Clock, on Thurs
day evening, July 10. Thu meeting
has been called by committee of the
Mount Holly Business Mems Associa-
ton, at the request of the Commission
er of Labor Of New Jersey. All
patriotic women are requested to be
present at the meeting, which will be
addressed by Mr.. Talon, of the Com
missioner's office. Details of the meet
ing may be previously secured from
Wilmer Chance, chairman of the local
committee.
George w. Slimm died at his home
on Rutland avenue yesterday morn
ing, at one o'clock. Mr.. Slimm had
been sick several months with heart
and kidney trouble. He was con-
ductor on the Pennsylvania railroad,
and had host of friends among the
passengers who travelled on his train.
He had been in the service of the COM
pany for over 20 years. His funeral
will take place tomorrow at eleven
o'clock, services to be said in st. An
drew's church. Deceased leaves a
widow, daughter and son.
Christian Dicks hosiery mill in
Riverside was destroyed by fire Thurs
day morning at an early hour. The
alarm was given by passing train,
the engineer OF which blew his whistle
so as to arouse the flremen. A prompt
response was made, but the flames had
gained such Roadway that it was i'm
possible to save the building. The
origin OF the fire is a mystery. The
loss will reach $40, 900, fully covered by
insurance, but So employees are thrown
out of work. Mr.. Dick intends to re-
build as soon as he can get matters
Strengthened out.
The Public Utility Commission has
refused an application OF the Maple
Shade Water Company, which operates
in Chester township, to raise its rates
for service so per cent. above those now
in force. The rates are already higher
than those charged by any other water
company in the state. In answer to
the company's claims that its revenue
is insufficient, the commission held
that the company should be regarded
as still in the development stage, and