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

Mrs. Blanche H. Allen, of near vi
centown, has removed to Mount Holl
Camp So, P. o. of A., will have
turkey supper tomorrow night +
members only.
William N. Pew has purchased IL
Leon A. Chafey residence on Bisphal
street, and will occupy it.
The property on Mount Holly ay
nue., recently purchased by Kelsey
Killie, has been remodeled.
The entertainment given last Tuei
day evening for the Christmas box fl
Company E, Melted 5000.
Coal is SO scarce nowadays tina
many people are compelled to wal
several weeks before their orders can b
filed.
The annual meeting Of the Burline
ton County Farmers Exchange wi
be held at the court house on Saturda
morning. December s.
John Griefsu has severed his con
nection with the Metropolitan Insul
ance Company, and will enter the EN-
ploy Of the government.
Herbert Grover, Of Mount Holly
and Miss Dora Mary Reeve. OF Med
ford, were married on November II, By
Rev. John 7. Richardson.
A conference OF Young Womer
Christian Association workers will b.
held in the Mount Holly Presbyterian
church on Saturday, December 8.
Clayton s. Sharp, OF Mill street, has
resigned his position at Camp Dix
and Is now employed at the Philadel
phia factory of R. C. Chances Sons.
The residence OF Charles La Tour, on
Union street, is quarantined because Of
the illness Of his son Walter, who was
stricken with diphtheria on Tuesday.
Sergeant McAllister, attached to the
military police at Camp Dix. has GENT
ed Mrs. Charles II. Folwell's property
at High and Union streets. and his
family is occupying 1t.
State Commissioner of Banking aud
Insurance George M. LaMonte, of
Bound Brook, has resigned. and Frank
H. Smith, OF Plainfleld, has been ap-
pointed as his successor.
William p. Bryan died at Pember-
ton.- on Thursday. He had been suf-
fering with serious complaint for a
number OF years and the drain on his
system finally caused death.
Rev. Thomas s. Hammond, of the
Methodist church, will deliver the SER
mon at the annual union Thanksgiv-
ing service, which will be held in the
Baptist church on Thursday morning
at 1920.
The draft board for district No. 8
has practically completed its work in
connection with the first draft. How
ard Budden and Raymond Rogers,
farmers OF Burlington county, were
denied exemption.
Joseph Elkinton, prominent min
lister, with Blair Neatly and Barrett
Brown, two English Friends, will speak
in the meeting house at High and
Garden streets, this evening, at s.
o'clock. The public is cordially in
yited to come and hear them.
Reserved seats for the minstrel show |
OF the Holly Club, on December and |
8, will be placed on sale at Aliens |
pharmacy tomorrow evening, at eight |
o'clock. Prices. reserved seats, so |
cents, and cents war tax; general adj
mission, IS cents, and a cents war tax.
Amos E. Angelow, of Mount Laurel,
was seriously injured last week when a
mule kicked him in the face. He was
brought to the Burlington County
Hospital, and an examination showed
compound fracture OF the jaw. as
well as dislocAtion. An operation
was performed the patient is i'm.
proving. He is being fed through a
tube.
A Ford automobile containing four
men, and the delivery wagon of Amos
A. Zelley, OF Masonville. collided near
Rancocas Park late Tuesday afternoon
Both the car and wagon were demol
ished, but the horse was unhurt. The
wagon was driven by John Zelley, son
of the owner, and he was accompanied
by Miss Louisa Horner, of Masonville.
Neither they, nor the occupa nts OF the
Ford, were injured in any way.
The largest and most important
gathering OF New Jersey farmers for
many years is being arranged by the
New Jersey State Department of Agri-
culture to be held in Trenton, January
%, %, "a and 25. Programs OF special
interest are being prepared for dairy
men, poultrymen, hog raisers, potato
growers, orchardists, beekeepers, gener-
al farmers and housewives. The con
vention of the State Board OF Agri
culture will be held on Wednesday,
January %, when addresses will be
made by speakers of national promi-
hence.
On Wednesday night. bet was
made by two well-known men that |
a dozen cream puffs could not be eaten.
Jim said he could. So they repaired |
TO Main street baker shop where the
material was procured. 4. Taking off his
coat and hat, unloosening his belt and |
with broad smile Jim went at 'em, |
cleaning them up TO the last visible |
crumb. Calmly collecting his bet he \
procured half dozen more and ate
those. But when he offered to bel
that he could eat pint of ice cream
it proved too much for the other gen
tleman who contended that Hoover
would be after them for not conserving
food.
First Lieutenant Clifford r. Powell.
visited Mount Holly on Thursday
night. He was on his way from Camp
Mcclellan to the AeronauticaI Con
centration Camp at Garden City, L. l.,
where he reported on Friday. Mr.
Powell was o second lieutenant when
he left Mount Holly in July with Com
pany E. Recently he was transferred
to Company K, composed of Delaware
troops, with the rank of first lieuten
ant, and had hardly been settled il,
that position when the new chang,
came. After reporting at Garden
Citv Mr.. Powell was glven five davis