The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-11-06

Saturday, in his 18th year.
Miss Edith H. Harker, of Caldwell
was the guest of relatives in Noun
Holly on Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Beulah Lippincott, of Ridgwa,
street, entertained a number of friend
Thursday evening at an informa
dance.
A masquerade surprise party wa
| given Ryland Dalrymple, at his hom
on Branch street, Friday evening, by
number of his friends.
Rev. E. A. Bishop, of sevierville
Tennessee, is visiting his brother
Samuel w. Bishop. of Pine street
Rev. Mr.. Bishop is president of thu
, college at Sevierville.
Game warden Morton reports sixteer
deer being killed in Burlington county
last week. Jacob Worth, Of Noun
Holly, was one of the successful gun
} ners, securing IT'S lb. animal at Pine
worth.
In the list of sales of Liberty Bonds
in Burlington county, published in
THE NEWS last week, no report was re
corded from Wrightstown. 1t was as
certained later that $4,000 was sub
scribed there.
!, Hurled from jitney at Moorestowr
on his way to Wrightstown, Daniel B
Ginder, AZ years old, of Coatesville
Pa, was taken to Cooper hospital
Camden, Sunday, with a fractured
right wrist and collarbone.
Letters for C. Mallon, Berdell Gas
kill, A. c. Wilkinson, Charles Spain,
Miss M. l.. Cochley, Mrs. Alb. Cotton,
Miss Martha P. Horner, Mrs. c. N
Dowler, Miss Viola Clarke and Samuel
Taylor remain unclaimed in the post
Ioffice.
Miss Esther HI. Elfreth, OF Haddon-
field, was unanimously reelected presi
dent ofthe New Jersey Women's Christ
ian Temperance Union, Thursday, al
the close Of the three days convention
at Haddonfield. This is Miss Elfreth' 4
Eighth consecutive term as president.
Sunday was day of prayer in the
local churches for the success OF
the American arms on land and sea in
accordance with the proclamation OF
President Wilson calling for a nation
wide prayer day. The churches were
decorated with the national colors and
national airs were sung.
The interest of the late William B.
Wills in the house and lot at the cor
ner of Garden and Buttonwood streets,
will be sold tomorrow afternoon at two
o'clock, at the New Washington house.
by the executor, the Burlington Coun-
ty Trust Co. A tract OF timber land
near Pointville, also belonging to Mr..
Wills estate, will be offered for sale at
the same time.
There was another slight change In
the railroad timetable on Sunday. The
first train from Philadelphia will leave
at $40 a. M, instead of $50, and the
1892 train has been changed to ga.
The train that has been leaving Mount
Holly for Philadelphia at 800 in the
morning has been changed seven
minutes, leaving here at 9.1s. The
other changes are not important.
Attention is called to the supper and
dance to be given on Thursday, No
vember s, by st. Martins in the Fields,
Lumberton, for the benefit OF the
church. The reputation of st. Mar
tins for the excellence of its entertain
ments insures all an enjoyable &C.
casion. This event is the first to be
held for some time, SO it is hoped there
by to renew acquaintance with out-of-
town patrons.
Postmaster Reed now has the first
mail from Philadelphia sorted and
ready for delivery before many of the
patrons of the Office are thinking of
getting out of bed. The mail gets to
the post Office before half-past six. In
order to get the mail properly fixed up
to go up the road on the train that
leaves here at sos in the morning the
postmaster has to get to his post soon
after five o'clock.
County detective Parker wore smile
yesterday that equalled that which
wreaths mis- joyial face when he makes
an important capture. A little girl
arrived at his home on Sunday. Ellis
said he was in need Of potatoes and a
new automobile, so he guessed he
would have to trade the baby for one
of those items. The small brother,
who was listening, remarked: I'VE can
eat less potatoes, and we have one
automobile, that's enough; we'll keep
the baby"
One of the largest, If not the largest,
service flag in the United States, has
been thrown to the breeze by the Pru-
Dental Insurance Company OF Ameri-
ca, between two of it's home Office
buildings at Newark. 1t carries five
hundred and forty-four stars represent
ing the number of home Office and
field agents of the company who have
gone to war. The flag is 20 by "a feet
Fand there is space on it for three hum
bred additional stars. In addition to
the service flag, each field Office of the
company will be supplied with individ-
ual service flags showing the number
of men out from that particular Office,
and printed honor roll carrying the
names Of every Prudential man IN the
service will also be furnished all Pru-
Dental offices.
The annual meeting Of the Burling-
ton County Red Cross was held at St.
Mary's church, Burlington. on Monday
evening OF last week. There was a
large attendance. Mount Holly Chap.
ter reported membership Of ,624, with
S497.75 in the treasury. The county
treasurer's report showed o balance Of
$14,688 Officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, Henry B. Weaver,
Burlington; first vice president, Mrs.
Philip Clarkson, Edgewater Park;
second vice president, Mrs. E. r. Null
ford, Burlington; secretary, Mrs. Clara
1. Galanter, Burlington; treasurer, Mrs.
Elwood Russell, Burlington; depart
msnt civilian relief, Rev. Charles s.
Lewis, Burlington; work room, Mrs
Benjamin Decker, Burlington; sup
plies. ]. w. Davis, Burlington; develop
ment, William A. Slaughter, Noun
Holly; military relief, H. H. Murray
, Riverton.
Tho committees appointed to Yisi