The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-02

rlsner TO Edward K. Clark has beer
announced.
Miss Theodore Melcher is at he
home on Garden street, after a much
needed rest at Morton, Pa.
Railroad travel between Mount Holly
and Camden was held up for a few
hours, on Friday morning, caused by
wreck of two freight cars.
Letters for Mrs. Lucille Carter, Mis-,
Rabecca c. Nixon, Samuel Bundick
w. Hatchett and John Duffy remain
unclaimed in the post Office.
United States Senator Frelinghuysen
paid short visit to camp DIX, on
Saturday. and inspected the canton
ment and the conscripted soldiers.
The property Of Joseph Elbsrtson,
corner of Broad street and Mount Holly
avenue, has been rented by j. s. Fit
croft, who comes here from Seaside
Park.
Miss Rita Krupnick, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Krupnick, has re-
turned to Combs Conservatory Of
Music, Philadelphia, where she is pur-
suing the piano course.
Mrs. Horace Brock, of Brainard
street, has gone TO Collingswood for the
winter to be company for her niece,
Mrs. DR.. Edward B. Rogers, whose
husband is on duty as a physician in
the United States army.
At a meeting OF the directors of the
Union National Bank, yesterday,
Samuel L. Tomlinson, vice president,
was elected president to succeed Will
liam Fl. Bishop, deceased. Charles b.
Ballinger was elected vice president.
The Woolworth store offered prizes
for the best pieces of embroidery done
with Woolco cotton. The prizes were
all taken by Mount Holly women who
were: First, Mrs. Harry LeKits; second
Mrs. Edward Y. Gunsche; third, Mrs
Charles T. 6hreve.
Nellie g. Carr, who was found in an
unconscious condition, Tuesday morn
ing, was removed to the Burlington
County Hospital in the afternoon.
Everything that could be done to save
her life was in vain and she died on
Thursday morning.
Edmund Davis, a boy nine years of
age. was brought to the Burlington
County Hospital, on Sunday week,
suffering from tetanus, caused by in
lection of a recent wound. Strenuous
efforts were made to save the child's
life. but he died Thursday evening.
Floyd E. Embree has resigned as
manager OF the Burlington County
Farmers Exchange, to become con-
nected with the firm of Park & Allin-
son, New York city commission mer-
chants. Mr.. Embrse will remain with
the Exchange for few weeks, and
also retain. his residence in Mount
Holly.
Former mayor A. Carl Haag. of Sea-
side Park, ia said to be considering
opening bakery and confectionery
store here. Mr.. Haag is we'll known to
the summer residents of Seaside Park
and many persons who went to that
place for a single day brought home
some Of the good things turned out of
his bakeshop.
While driving through Millville, one
day last week, Walter T. Stewards
automobile struck three year-old boy
and rendered him unconscious. The
boy was hurried to the Office OF ply
stefan and was soon restored and. on
Tuesday information was sent to |
Mount Holly that the child would re- |
cover from the shock.
On Wednesday the Pennsylvania |
Railroad Company placed an extra
fiagman on duty at the Pine street |
crossing. Mount Holly. He will guard |
the place at night after the day watch.
man has gone off duty. This action of |
the railroad company comes from the
fact that increased traffic, both railroad |
and vehicle, has made the crossing one |
that needs careful watching, day and |
night.
Samuel r. Haines, former resident |
of Mount Holly, who conducted tin
smithing business at Burlington, was
recently drawn and accepted for the |
national army. He sold his business
at Burlington. and was sent to Camp |
Dix last week. The medical examin- |
ers there rejected him, and Haines
found himself without business and |
unable to remain in the army. So he |
volunteered for kitchen service at the |
camp.
The charter for the First National |
Bank, Wrightstown, has been sent to |
Brose E. Smith, and the bank will |
soon be opened for business. The new
safe, which weighs IS tons, is at
Wrightstown, but it cannot be put in
to position until the cementfoundation
has thoroughly hadened. The bank
has been organized by the election of
the following officers: Directors, Brose
E. Smith, Richard Rahilly, Wilbur G. |
Davis, Empson r. Kirby, DR.. r. w.
Carter, V. Claude Palmer, Elmer l..
Tallman. President, Brose E. Smith;
vice president, DR.. r. w. Carter; cash.
Ter, Charles E. Holmes; solicitor, V.
Claude Palmer.
Thursdays court was devoted almost
entirely to granting naturalization
papers. The session lasted until six
o'clock in the evening. There was
time to give attention to q couple of
criminal cases. Frank Carmac, who
was charged with stealing milk from
the Columbus farmers, was sent to the
state prison for not less than one year
nor more than seven years. 1t was
found that he had quite long crimi-
nal record and he admitted that state
prison sentence of two years on an
other charge was still hanging over.
him. Charles South and Sarah E.
Bowker, of Lumberton, were tried on
the charge of shoplifting but the evil
dence was not sufficient to convict
them. One of the employees of Irwin
& Leighton, at Wrightstown, was fined
$25 for stealing pair of bed blankets
When policeman Post was transferred