The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-04-24

| The Northampton township com
mittee will hold its meeting this weel
on Wednesday instead Of Thursday
night.
Mrs. Holton, formerly Miss MauC
Heisler, rendered three delightful solo
at the service in the Methodist church
on Sunday evening.
The residence on Paxson street tina
John Worth purchased from the Wills
estate, will be occupied by John A
Throckmorton, who will move there IL
a few days.
A forest fire broke out in the woods
at Chatsworth, early yesterday morn
ing. in the Jones Mill tract. 1t burned
very iercely and for time threatened
the town. The schoolhouse, recently
built, was quite close to the fire, and il
was only through the hard work o.
those who fought the flames that the
building was saved.
In the Presbyterian church, ON
Thursday, will be held an all-day con.
ference of delegates from the whole
county to discuss the organization of a
Y. w. c. A., similar to the Y. M. C. A.
work for boys. Miss Anna Clark, of
New York, will be present. Delegates
are expected to bring box lunches, and
the Women's League will serve coffee.
The annual dinner of the Burling
ton county bar was given at the Elks'
Home last night. Covers were laid for
fifty and a fine menu was served. The
guests were Justices Charles G. Black
and Samuel Kalisch, Judge Frederick
w. Gnichtel, Chancellor Edwin Robert
Walker, and Vice Chancellor Edmund
B. Leaning. Judge William D. Lip
pincott acted az toastmaster.
At the recent convention of New
Jersey Camps, Woodmen of the World
held ut Atlantic City, the organization
pledged its support to President Will
son, both as to men and resources.
Irving 8. GaskiA, secretary of Mount
Holly Camp No IS, represented the
local lodge at the convention, and was
secretary of the committee that sent
the resolutions to the President.
Under the auspices of the Y. M. c.
A. q very interesting and instructing
travelogue illustrated by three reels of
motion pictures, and nearly 100 beauti-
full colorsd lantern slides, was given by
c. r. Fairchild, Of the Bell Telephone
Company. in Lumberton, last Tuesday
evening, and in Florence last Thurs
day evening. The subject of both
traveloguss was How we talked to
Frisco by wire and wireless" In both
towns q large number turned out and
thoroughly enjoyed the lecture.
The illustrated lecture on the subject
From Panama to Parana," to be
given in the Presbyterian church on
evening, will be of special in
terest to those interested in the de-
velopment of Latin America. The
lecture covers trip made by states
men Of the church from the Panama
Pan-Amsrican conference held in 1916,
down through Latin America, for the
purpose of studying the needs and con-
1itions of that vast undeveloped en-
pirs. An offering for the work Of |
of that country will be |
Baken.
The fine weather the last few DAYS
mas brought out the automobiles in |
great numbers, and the drivers are not |
rs careful as they should be. On We'd
aesday evening car came down High |
street and ran past q trolley car that
vas making a regular stop. This was
direct violation Of the law, and pas
'enger who was about getting on the
,ar narrowly escaped being hit. Yes
'erday one automobile was going out
Garden street and another was coming
Town Mount Holly avenue. Both |
rivers seemed determined to pass at |
he same spot, and the result was |
collision. One of the cars, which re-
'eived slight damages, was large car,
he other, which was not hurt, was q |
ford. The occupants escaped injury.