The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-05-08

tuesday, aged IA years.
Washington Camp No. II, P. o. s
of A., will have roll call at its NEE
ing on Thursday evening.
The regular meeting Of the North
ampton fire police will be held il
America hose house tonight.
y Letters for Mrs. Templeton, Mrs
Anna Fisher, and Mrs. Clara Stoyel
remain unclaimed in the post Office.
Mrs. Henry Claypoole is recovering
from a nervous breakdown that ha
kept her confined to her home on Pin
/ street for some time.
Some time during the past week tn
Catholic church at Browns Mills wa
robbed of its bell, number of bras
lamps, brass heating register, ant
other articles.
Memorial services for Lieutenant
Edwin A. Abbey, who was killed in tn
German war, will be held in st. Eliza
beth's church, Philadelphia, tomorrow
at $50 and 1870 a. m.
Kenneth Perinchief and William M
Sullivan, who enlisted in the agricul
tural ranks, are now engaged on farm
at Wrightstown, having entered upor
their new duties yesterday.
| DR.. Raiguel, who has been giving
very interesting lectures here, will moi
be able to be present on the 18th, al
was expected. The date of his next
lecture will be announ led later.
Camden Forest of Tall Cedars of LIE.
banon will give a short parade on
Washington and Main streets this
evening, before attending a meeting Of
Mount Holly Forest in the Masonic
Temple.
Mrs. c. L. Lewis, state organizer for
the Woman Suffrage Association, con
Quoted a meeting in the school house
on Brainard street, this morning, fol
the purpose of rsorganizing the local
suffrage league.
Frank Clarke and Phebe Davis,
charged with having committed two
! burglaries at Moorestown about three
years ago, were arrested by the Phila-
delphia police, last week. and will be
brought to the Jail here today.
Douglas Fisher, who has served sen.
fences in tie county Jail, was arrested
again on Thursday on charge Of dis.
orderly conduct and was given hear.
ing before justice of the peace Throck
morton, who sent him to Jail for 300
days.
The local Junior Mechanics have re.
lquested the township committee to
erect a flag pole at the fountain. II
the request is complied with, a flag will
be furnished by the patriotic orders OF
the town, and appropriate ceremonies
arranged for its raising.
Miss Cooper, who has given lessons
on canning vegetables and fruits, will
be at the high school auditorium on
Wednesday of next week, the 10Th, and
will be pleased to haves large audience
present. Miss Cooper has spoken here
once before on the same subject.
John Maylon, who lives on cranberry
boys above Medford, was arrested on
Thursday, charged with starting forest
fires in four places in the vicinity of
his home. For several years past he
has been suspected of being RESPONSE
BILE for many OF the fires in the pines.
A Ford automobile belonging to w.
Roland Warrick, of Mount Holly, was
stolen from in front of Gimbel's build
ing, Philadelphia, on Saturday, while
Mr.. and Mrs. Warrick were engaged in
making purchases in the store. Sever
al newly bought articles, consisting of
dress goods, millinery, ETC., that had
been placed in the car, were also stolen.
Jerseymen who are enlisting in any
branch of the military or naval service
should do so in some New Jersey city
or town SO that this state will receive
credit therefor. Enlistments made in
Philadelphia are credited to Pennsyl-
vania. Postmaster Reed has been sworn
in as recruiting officer for all branches
OF the government army or navy SER
vice.
The next meeting of the mems club
of st. Andrews church will be held on
the third Tuesday evening in May, at
the residence of r. B. Eckman, Mill
street, to be addressed, by Henry III.
Savage. The meeting, usually held
on the second Tuesday of the month,
was postponed one month on account
of the Diocesan convention date inter-
fering with the usual time of meeting.
Mrs. Florence Dellinger, wife of
Frank Dsllinger, Of Mount Holly ave-
nue., gave penny to each Of her three
children one afternoon about mouth
ago, and told them she was going away
for .time. That is the last her hus-
band has heard Of her. She left note
saying she was going to ask her
parents to forgive her for running away
from their home in Brooklyn several
years ago.
J. Merritt HilIiard, of Pemberton,
died very suddenly at his home at that
place yesterday morning. He had shot
a large hawk, which fell into stream
that runs back of the house, and in
order to get the bird Mr.. billiard was
compelled to climb down q steep bank
and then up again. The exertion was
too much for him and his heart was
affected. He had not been in good
health for some time.
The New Jersey Department OF Agri-
culture urges extensive planting Of field
corn. The acreage OF many crops has
been limited by shortage in seed and
labor. Corn will bear more neglect in
cultivation than some other crops AND
is not lost or injured if harvest is de
layed. More food can be obtained from
an acre OF corn than from any othel
food crop. One bushel of corn is equa
in food value to about four bushels Of
potatoes.
Next Sunday will be Mothers Day,
and all observers will wear a white
flower, the emblem of purity. The
idea Of national mothers menforia
day ON which all persons NAV honor
the living mother and recall the mem
cries Of mothers that are gone, was
conceived by Miss Anna Jarvis, O
Philadelphia, in May, 1908. The white
carnation was chosen because of it,
Vform and fragrance. Tepresentinp bean