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

Have you voted the entire Republi
can ticket?
Saturday, November 10, opens tn,
season for shooting rabbits in this state
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Mason, 3D., O
Union street, are visiting William S
Kelley, Jr.. at JERSEY City.
The Mount Holly Water Company
has been elected to membership in tn,
Business Mems Association.
The miTkmen of Riverside and De-
lance have raised the price of milk tt
Ii cents a quart. In Mount Holly it il
now IL cents.
Everett Lippincott of Buttonwood
street, reported at Wilmington, Del,
yesterday, for duty as a member of the
Naval Coast Reserve.
Lipman Gerber, of Atlantic City,
who recently rented the new store in
Arcade row, has changed his mind,
and will not locate in Mount Holly.
Clifton Danley, OF Columbus, is in
the Burlington County Hospital with
a broken leg, caused by his being
thrown from his motorcycle recently.
Miss Elizabeth Smith has issued in.
vitations to dance to be given in the
hall at Smithville, on Saturday even
ing, for the benefit of the Burlington
county boys at Camp Dix.
Gregory Martin, small boy, was
knocked down by an automobile at
Pine and Church streets on Tuesday.
The lad was taken to the hospital,
where it was found that no bones were
broken.
Philip 8. Irons has demonstrated his
ability to furnish goods at reasonable
prices and of substantial quality. In
competition with several Others, some
of them manufacturers, he secured the
contract to supply the furniture for the
new tuberculosis hospital at New Lis
bon.
The railroad company has reac he'd
the conclusion that Lewistown is not
necessary as regular stopping station
and passenger trains will run past that
place now without stopping If the
Public Utilities Commission approves
of the application. The station will
be used for freight purposes only.
The annual meeting of the Mems
Club Of st. Andrews Church, which
will be held in the parish house to-mor-
row "Wednesday evening, promises to
be an unusually interesting affair. A
sinner will be served, and three speak
ers will deliver addresses Capt. Arthur
d. Rudd, of the Russian army; Chap
lain Karl M. Block, and Rev. C. w.
Twlng.
Frank Havers, of Philadelphia, had
his leg fractured on Thursday morning
when run over in front of Croziers
cigar store by the automobile of the
Kelley Confectionery Company, his
employer. The boy attempted to Jump
on the moving machine, but slipped
and fell, one rear wheel passing over
bis leg. He was taken to the Burling-
ton County Hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Anna Cole, connected with the
New Washington House, narrowly es-
capped death Thursday, when she
struck a match in a gas filled bath
room on the third floor, causing sud
den burst of flame. She was badly
burned, but will recover. Artificial
light is required in the bathroom at all
times, but in some manner the flame
had been extinguished while the gas
flowed on.
Hallowe EN- parties were the sport for
last Wednesday evening. In the gym
nasium of st. Andrews church there
was gathering for the Sunday school
children, which was thoroughly enjoy
ed by the young and some of the older
members. Several soldiers from Camp
Dix were present and had as much fun |
as the children. The Presbyterian
Sunday school held similar party on
Thursday evening.
Beginning December l, all parcel
post packages requiring postage of 25
cents Or more must bear an internal
revenue stamp, as provided in the War
Tax bill. The post Office department
has just announced that regular post
age stamps will not be valid for this
payment. Special internal revenue
stamps will befurnished. The tax rate
will be one cent for each rs cents post
age or part thereof above 25 cents.
Floyd s. Stockton, who has been
working for the Pennsylvania railroad
company, has gone to Washington,
where he will take a position in the
treasury department. Floyd has been
jumping around lately. He was offer
ed the Washington position, then the
railroad company came back with an
offer of increased salary. Then Wash
ington went one higher, followed by
the railroad company. This game
went on until the government finally
won out.
When Miss Madge Huff visited her
bungalow on the upper creek last week
after an absence of some time, she found
it occupied by squirrel, who had enter
ed through small opening around
tree which forms one of the corners of
the building, and greatly resented the
appearance of the owner. The visitor
proved himself to be an ambitious dis
ciple of food conservation, as nuts and
acorns were found hidden all over the
building, under rugs and cushions and
in the bedding.
A fire originating near the heater en-
tirely destroyed the dwelling house and
contents belonging to Richard Lewis,
at Ewanyille, about nine O'Clock We'd
nesday night. The family were at
tending prayer meeting when the fire
was discovered. but it was then too late
to save anything. A telephone alarm
was sent out apd the Vincentown fire.
men reached the scene, but could give
little service. America chemical and
Good Intent autopump started from
Mount Holly, but the former stuck in
washout in the road near the fire and
the latter engine could not get by, SC
neither got into service. There was
very little insurance on the property
and the clothing worn by them at the
time is about all that is left Mr.. Lewis
and his family. Margaret, one of the
daughters, is teacher in the primary
department of the Mount Holly school
When policeman Post was stationed
at some of the street corners in Noun