The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1917
LOCAL NEWS.
George w. Durand is now employed
at the Hoo leland shin vord

" has S1NCu IL
oil and gasoline route and taken a D,
sition at the Smithville- works.
A meeting of the Junior Chautauqu
Winter Club will be held at 8. 30 o'cloc
this afternoon in the school auditorium
The next meeting of the board G
freeholders will be held on Wednesday
December 10, when the years busines
will be settled.
The trial of Millie DeMarco for cor
nection with the murder of Henri
Rider, will take place on Wednesda,
of next week.
Alcohol is on the prohibited list now
Unless it is used in medical prepare
tions it cannot be sold by druggists il
any quantity.
The annual supper and bazaar in ait
OF the Burlington County Hospital
will be held in St. Andrews parish
house tomorrow night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah H. Mason, o
Mill street, announce the engagement
OF their daughter. Miss Frances r
. Mason, to Floyd 8. Stockton.
Richard E. LIE Wis, son of Mrs. Sarah
r. Lewis, of Mount Holly. has beer
given a commission as second lieuten
ant of artillery and will go to Camp
Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
The property on Union street, neal
High street. formerly occupied by 10
seph w. Flenard, and which has been
vacant for some time, was purchased
last week by Mrs. Carson w. Wright
DIR. ChaEles Cans, who is connected
with the base hospital at Camp Dix,
has rented the property of Mrs. Philip
Karg, on Washington street, for the
winter. and it is now occupied by his
family.
The Burlington County Transit
Company has resumed the early morn
ing and late afternoon half hour SER
vice between Burlington and Mount
Holly, which had been discontinued
since the recent strike.
Riverside firemen drove their new
750-gallon Seagrave auto-pump to
Mount Holly on Thanksgiving day
and visited local firemen. The ma
chine Is similar to the one recently
purchased by Good Intent.
A general alarm OF fire was sounded
Wednesday night for chimney fire at
Harley Shemeley's on Washington
street. The firemen were not needed
rs the blaze was put out with a hand
extinguisher from the Mount Holly
Garage.
Nathan Miller, who recently re-
signed as foreman of the Mirror,
returned to that position yesterday.
William ]. Haines has severed his con-
nection with the same Office, and taken
position in the Taubel plant at
Riverside.
Manager Hulse has purchased an en-
tire outfit OF new scenery for the stage
OF the Mount Holly theatre, including
new drop curtain. 1t is expected
that the scenery will be here in a few
days and will be installed inside Of two
weeks.
When arraigned second time before
Justice Craig, at Merchantville, Tues
day morning. L. r. Harris, of julius
town. who was charged with speeding
his automobile at the time his ma
chine struck tive bicyclists the previous
Friday, was deemed guilty and a fine
OF $25 was imposed, which he at once
paid.
The annual meeting Of the Burling-
ton County Board of Education will
be held in the auditorium of the Penn
berton high school at ten o'clock, Sat
urday morning, December Is. The
banquet that has generally been a |
feature OF these meetings will be omit
ted. but the ladies of Pemberton will |
serve lunch to the visitors at slight |
cost.
Early on Monday morning OF last |
week the bungalow of Nicholas Sny-
der, at Browns Mills, was destroyed
by fire. The people of the neighbor-
hood turned out to fight the fire
but it had gained too much head |
way to be stopped and the building
was entirely destroyed. There was in
surance on the building, but none on |
the furniture.
On Saturday evening, December Is,
the members OF Vinoentown Grange
will hold corn show and farmers in
stitute, topping the entire affair off |
with a chicken supper. The corn |
show will be in the morning, and the |
prizes-and therewilI be number-will
be awarded before noon. The institute
will be In the afternoon, when Mrs.
Rose Morgan, well known as fine
talker, will give one of her popular
speeches.
DR.. Rachel Williams will deliver an
address in the auditorium of the
Mount Holly high school, Friday even
ing, at eight o'clock. This will be the
first OF three lectures to be given under
the auspices of the Girls Patriotic
League. The others will be on Decem-
Der IL and IA. The League is doing
good work and wants the cooperation
Of every citizen. The meeting will be
free and all who are interested in the
welfare OF girls and young women are
asked to be present.
Treasury officials are at work on
plans for the newly announced cam
paign to gather for war purposes
1900. 000, 900 OF small savings within
q year, beginning December 5, through
system of selling thrift stamps, ~ar
savings stamps and war savings Ger
tificates. In virtually every bank,
post Office, railroad station, school and
retail store in the country these stamps
will be placed on sale for the double
purpose Of encouraging the saving
habit and obtaining money in small
sums not obtainable through sale OF
Liberty Bonds.
William G. Lippincott, of Union
street. had an odd experience Friday
morning. He was on the sidewalk at
Hates blacksmith shop when he felt
sharp twinge on his ankle. He looked
down and saw what looked like bull
let rolling on the floor of the shop.
The next step was to look for the fellow