The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-09-04
The board OF freehoIders will meet at

blooming cereus that is attracting
much attention.
!, The second and third quarterly con-
ference of the Mount Holly M. E.
church will be held on Friday evening.
September IA.
Harley Shemeley has been landing
some fine specimens of black bass
from the creek between Mount Holly
: and Smithville.
Election boards in municipalities
under 10, 900 will make their house to
house canvass for the purpose of regis
tering voters on Tuesday next.
A colony Of white egrets has again
made its appearance on the boys near
; Burr's Mills. There are about fifty of
these beautiful birds in the colony.
Rancocas Park will close for the
season on Saturday. The dancing
pavilion has been engaged for num-
Der of private affairs during Septem-
Der.
Thomas Hart, aged IL years, was
, committed to jailo on Saturday morn
ing on a charge of burglarizing the
store of Kitchman & Sorbin, at Green
Tree.
The annual fair of Pemberton grange
Twas held in grange hall, Pemberton,
yesterday, and was very successful
affair. Many of the officers from Camp
Dix were in attendance.
Mrs. Robert M. Snyder and daugh-
ter, Helen, of Mount Holly, are now
living at Coles hotel, Moorestown.
Miss Snyder has just recovered from an
attack of ptomaine poisoning.
Supervising Principal William C.
sullivan will be at his office in the
high school building after o'clock on
Saturday morning, September Is, for
the purpose of enrolling pupils for the
fall term.
A very attractive modern front has
been installed in the store in Arcade
row, vacated some months ago by
John Worlin. When the improve
ments are completed it will be one of
the most desirable stores on the street.
1t is expected that many of the
soldiers at Sea Girt will go to the win
ter camp at Admission, Ala, this week,
bat the third regiment, of which Com
pany E, of Mount Holly, 10 y member,
is not included in the list scheduled to
depart.
At special meeting Of the board Of
education, last week, the remaining
vacancies in the teaching staff of the |
primary school were filled by the cleo
ton of Miss Lucy c. Longstreet and |
Miss Sara A. Goddard, both of Mana
squan.
County superintendent of schools |
Louis ]. Kayser has purchased Francis
H. Reeds residence on Broad street. |
Under the terms of the sale, Mr.. Reed
becomes the owner of Mr.. Kayser's
building lot on High street, above the
mount.
Some of the members Of the Bur
lington County Game Protective
League have arranged to purchase a
young red fox to be liberated in the
Jail yard. One was kept there some
years ago and it effectively rid the
place Of rats.
The Utilities Construction Company
has begun work on building the con-
crete road from North Pemberton sta
ton to Lewistown, under the contract
awarded some time ago by the board
of freeholders. Part of the road is now
closed to travel, making detour
necessary.
Frederick Mick, 5s years old, mar
ried, of Pointville, was killed att
Browns Mills, on Thursday, when he
fell from wagon loaded with logs and
was run over. Persons who saw him
fall ran to his assistance, but he was
dead, the heavy load crushing him.
He had been employed by Asher I.
Parker. of Pointville.
Thieves made rich haul at Varina
!
Brothers shoe store, Beverly, early on
Tuesday morning of last week, when
they stole las pairs of boots and shoes
valued at from 81 to IS per pair, and
sole leather worth $3.50. Entrance was
made by breaking open door in the
rear of the store. The same night a
Ford automobile was stolen from the
garage of Clarence Taubel, of Delanco.
One of the members of a camping
party on the upper creek had narrow
escape from fatal injury while SWIM
ming at the milldam on Friday after
noon. The young man struck his
head on the sheeting while diving,
and came to the surface in a dazed
condition with blood pouring from a
deep cut in his head. He was assisted
to land and DIR. Vanderveer summoned
to dress the wound.
Election officers in Northampton
township have been named as follows:
First district, Albertus H. Jackson, r;
]. Frank Scattergood, r; Franklin S.
Zelley, d; William A. Slaughter, D.
Second district, F. Shreve Armstrong,
r; John D. Armstrong, r; Edward Y.
Gunsche, d; Walter L. Naylor, D.
Third district, James H. Anderson, r;
E. Ellsworth Branin, R; S. Albert
Sleeper. d; Francis r. Shannon, d.
Fourth district, William b. Pearson,
r; Richard P. Brown, r; William H.
Dobbins. d; S. Earl Assay, d. Fifth
district, John J. Cardwell. r; Joseph
w. Colkitt, R; F. Carlton Dalton. d;
Maurice Rowan, d.
An insect pest threatens Burlington
county, according to report made to
the Department of Agriculture by H.
B. Weiss, chief inspector Of the Bureau
of Inspection of the department. The
insect is a beetle one-half inch in
length and greatly resembles June
bug. 1t is native of Japan, the body |
and legs are bronze green and the
wings are reddish brown with dark |
margins. According to Inspector Weiss
insects of this kind, being introduced |
from foreign countries, have no natural
parasite and frequently propagate to
an alarming degree. This particular
insec. feeds on string beans, grapes,
peas and peanuts, and many weeds
In Burlington county Inspector Weiss
found it feeding upon the leaves of
Virginia creeper, smartwood, rag weed,
velvet leaf, cherries, grapes, elders, al