The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-05-08
lHE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1917
LOCAL NEWS.


ed four candidates on Tuesday night.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mr.
James II. Anderson, of Brainar
street, on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grafton Stevenso
are occupying the Charles H. Eng
property on Garden street.
The ladies of the Presbyterian churc
have given SO to the apparatus fun
OF Good Intent Fire Company.
Joseph g. Deacon has applied fc
appointment to one of the govern
ment's officers training camps.
Mr.. and Mrs. George MehI, of Madi.
son avenue, celebrated the fiftieth an
niversary of their marriage on Tues
day.
The wholesale price of milk for MAY
has been fixed at 81 cents per quart b,
the Interstate Milk Producers Asso
citation.
S. A. Hart, the new Pennsylvania
railroad supervisor in Mount Holly
has rented Clarence L. Prices hous
on Union street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Royce, O
Smithville, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Pearl, and Charlie
ID. Caudle, of Ewanville.
Isaac Wilson is expected to speak a
the meeting house at Arney's Mount
next Sunday, at 2.3O, p. M. A cordia
invitation is extended to all.
The regular meeting of the Burling
ton County Federation of Patriotic ant
Religious Fraternities will be held a
Bordentown next Monday night.
According to announcements from
Washington, New Jersey will be callet
upon to furnish 1859 men for tn,
army to be raised by selective con
scription.
The Methodist Sunday school viii
hold another one of its enjoyabI,
socials on Thursday evening in the lee
ture room Of the church. All are in
vlted to attend.
A dance will be given in the Masoni,
Temple on Saturday evening for tn,
benefit of the bathing grounds at the
mill dam. The idea is to raise money
for certain needed Improvements.
Game warden Morton has been as
signed to duty on board patrol boa
belonging to the State Fish and Game
Commission. He will look after in
fractions of the law in Tuckerton anc
adjoining bays.
Mrs. George T. Carmelia and:Mr. anc
Mrs. Walter Bowker, wish to thank
the many friends who gave their assist
ance and sympathy during their re
cent bereavement, also to those who
sent automobiles.
The remains of William P. Stiles, oil
Philadelphia, were inferred in Mount
Holly cemetery on Friday. He was a
brother of John Stiles, of Bispham
street. His widow is the sister of the
late Martin II. Girven.
At the recent session of the Delaware
M. e. Conference, Rev. w. r. A. Pal.
mer, pastor of st. Paul's church,
Mount Holly, was transferred TO POGO
moke City, Md. Rev. Mr.. Shockley is
the new incumbent here.
AoaordinU 70 information raoo;.,o,l
by his parents, Edward Rowan, son OF
Maurice Rowan, and a gunner in the
U. S. navy, has been assigned to duty
with gun crew on board tank
steamer which will shortly leave an
American port for the submarine zone.
The annual May breakfast for the
benefit of the Burlington County Hos
pital, will be given in Academy Hall,
Moorestown, on Saturday morning. A
good breakfast will be served for 35
cents, from 6 until 8 o'clock in the
morning. There will be articles of value
for sale.
Charles H. Folwell, Jr., after gradu-
ating from Princeton University next
month. probably will enter the en-
ploy of the Winchester Arms Com
pany, at New Haven, Conn.,, having
been one of dozen graduating engi-
neers from various colleges who have
received offers from that concern.
A hedge in the rear of the residence
of Edward b. Jones caught fire on
Wednesday afternoon, and spread to q
fence. which was burning briskly when
noticed. 1t is thought the blaze was
started by sparks from a passing loco
motive. America chemical was called
out but did not get into service, the
flames having been extinguished by a
bucket brigade.
Miss Edith NJ. Moore, niece of DR..
Eugenia Whitehead, will leave for the
battle front in France In a short time
as one of the nurses attached to Red
Cross unit to be sent from the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania hospital. This
institution will send fifty of its doctors
and nurses to the 'front.' The first uni
of ten doctors and ten nurses will sal
shortly and Miss Moore will be one O
the party.
TO aid in the conservation of labor
and in conformity with the necessities
created by the present national crisis
which will require that the services o
every citizen shall be directed into tn,
channels in which they will be mos
effective and useful, the management
of the Pennsylvania Railroad has de
cided, wherever possible, to offer op
portunities of employment to girls an,
and women.
At the Mount Holly Baptist parson
age last Wednesday evening occurre'
the marriage of Miss Lydia III. Fennell
of Juliustown, and William s. John
ston, of Tacoma, Wash. The csremon,
was performed by Rev. James FL. Terry
Mrs. Alfred X. Boyer, of Mount Holly
was maid of honor and Mr.\ Boyer wa
best man. Only the immediate famil,
of the bride was present. The happ,
couple Will reside in New York city.
Some excitement was caused O
Riverside Thursday afternoon when
colored man jumped from train run
ming through the town at 25 mil
clip, to be followed Immediately by an
other colored man who started on
recordbreaking sprint after the FIRST
Both ran well, but thepursued was fin
ally overtaken in chicken COOP Ii
the meantime the officers had bee