The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-05-22
LOCAL NEWS.


placed an order for second motor d.
livery truck.
The junior class of the high schot
gave reception to the seniors on FIR
day evening, in the school auditorium
Miss Gertrude Wilkinson is actin
as cashier at the former Karg store Of
King street. now conducted by Mar
Reynolds.
Miss Mary Morrison, one of tn
nurses at the Burlington County Hos
pital, died from typhoid fever Thurs
day night.
A weasel visited Samuel Fryer
chicken yard on Grant street, one nigh
last week, and killed twenty younl
chickens.
Thomas A. Mnlraney has been elect
ed secretary of Mount Holly Lodge O
Moose, succeeding George w. Dading
who resigned.
r. Sherman Parker, of Burlington
has been elected director of the Bur
lington County Fair Association, sue
cseding the late Edwin D. Rogers.
DR.. I. N. Keim has moved his offics
from Mrs. w. P. Melcher's, on Garden
street, to III. II. Earnest's property or
Broad street, which he recently rented
William w. Twaddell, Jr., OF Eayres
town, was fined S23.65 last week, bv
Justice Throckmorton, for allowing a
dog to run at large. Game warden
Morton made the complaint.
BILLY in Japan" the entertainment
given in the opera house on Tuesday
evening for the benefit of the Local
Red Cross, resulted in $62 being added
to the treasury Of that society.
A slight fire in small building in
the rear of Miss MAYORS store on Main
street, Thursday afternoon, was ex
tinguished by a hand extinguisher
from the America truck, without much
trouble.
On Thursday evening, Washington
Camp No. II, P. o. S. of A., will have
ladies' night. The entertainment
committee has an interesting program
prepared. All members and their ladies
should be on hand.
Fires in woods called out the Union
chemical twice last week. The first
one was in Parry's woods at Haines-
port Tuesday afternoon, and the other
one at Easton, near Masonville. The
latter burned over quite an area before
it was extinguished.
Samuel J. Taylor is drilling an 8-inch
artesian well at the old Alcott foundry
on King street, which is to be soon oc
cupied by a canning company. Con-
crete floors are being laid and the ma
chinery will be installed in short
time. 1t is said that five million cans
have been ordered for this plant.
County superintendent Kayser has
found it necessary to change the date
OF the meeting of supervising princi-
pals and boards of education of dis
tricts having high schools, which was
to have been held at Burlington on
Saturday last. 1t will be held at the
same place on Monday evening, June
fourth.
DR.. Edwin d. Rogers, of Ceilings
wood, headed delegation of citizens
from that enterprising town, who at
tended the meeting of the Mount Holly
board of education, on Thursday night
Collingswood is making strong effort
to secure the new South Jersey Normal
school, and the support of the local
board was solicited.
Prosecutor Kelsey has issued notices
to the county boards of registry, direct
ing them to notify him Immediately
O. the refusal of any male citizens be-
tween the ages of 81 and 81 years to
present themselves for enrolment on
the day to be set for that purpose, or,
having presented themselves, refusing
to give the information required.
Miss Hazel G.. Walch, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. n. C. Walch, of Mount
Holly, and Louis B. Harseim, of Ait
kin, Mimi, were married at the par
sonage of the Third Baptist Church,
Chicago, on May 4, by Rev. John M.
Dean. The young people are both
students at the National School of
Chiropratic, and will graduate next
month.
The season tickets for this years
Mount Holly Chautauqua will be de-
livered to subscribers tomorrow by the
local committee. This has been the
custom ever since Chautauqua has
been held in Mount Holly, but the
distribution is made a little earlier
than usual this year. Subscribers are
asked to be ready with their money
when the committee delivers the
tickets.
Miss Elizabeth Tillinghast, one of
the teachers in the local schools, has
declined to accept reelection, and the
vacancy was filled at meeting of the
board of education, on Thursday even
ing, by the selection of Miss Rena M.
Haines, of the present grammar school
staff. Miss Charlotte Melcher, of
Mount Holly, was elected to the posi-
ton formerly occupied by Miss Haines.
Miss Fannie Graham, OF Pemberton,
and Miss Virginia Crammer, OF Mount
Holly, were elected teachers in the
primary department.
A very interesting lecture will be
given under the auspices of Col. Rey-
nolds Chapter, N. S. d. A. R., in the
Pemberton high school auditorium,
entitled "Our Flags Career" by Mar
garet Mcclellan Williams, on Decora-
ton day. May 80, at s p. m. The
lecture will be illustrated by 40 beauti
full silk flags, reproductions of flags
and banners carried on American soil
The lecture will be followed by dramat
ic and humorous representations. A
silver offering will be taken for thu
benefit of the Pemberton branch o
the American Red Cross.
An occurrence somewhat out OF thu
usual routine of court work happened
last week. Girard Black, who haC
been sent to the reform school for steal
ing chickens, was brought to Noun
Holly to give evidence against MAI
who had been receiving the stolel
goods. While the boy was in court hi
uncle, Milton J. Morgan, of Newark
appeared and told Judge Lippincott b
mould toLa tho how home with him