The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-09-11

the afternoons hereafter.
There will be bread, cake and pi
sale in the court house, Saturday after
noon, September %, for the benefit o
the Baptist Mission.
The first of series of dances to be
given by the Peerless orchestra during
the fall and winter, will be held in tn,
Masonic Temple on Saturday night.
Carl Evan paid a visit to Noun
Holly, his former home on Sunday
He is sergeant in the regular army
and expects to be sent to France in {
few weeks.
Considerable Improvements are being
made by Miss Annie Murphy to thu
properties on Buttonwood street which
she recently purchased from the Camp
bell estate.
The bathing season at the mill dam
was officially closed on Sunday, wher
life guard Quigley went off duty fol
the season. Eighteen rescues vert
made during the season.
Mrs. Frank I. Morton, of Garden
street, and Mrs. w. Fl. Colby, Of Pine
street, have been inviting their friends
to view their beautiful night blooming
cereus during the last week.
Company E, Of Mount Holly, and
Company M, of Burlington, now
stationed at Sea Girt, will come to the
Fair Thursday. They will be &C
companied by band and will give a
battalion drill.
George T. Durand, who has been in
charge of the gentleman's furnishing
department of Wetherill's store, has
accepted position in q similar store
at Camp Dix and will take charge of
his new station on Monday.
William s. Rendell, who purchased
cottage at Seaside Park, early in the
season, has sold it at good advance to
Philadelphia party, who will occupy
it week-ends during the winter. Mr..
Rendell will build another cottage at
the Park.
Harvey Butler. who recently had an
automobile accident at Pemberton, has
I had his drivers license revoked for
running car while under the influence
of liquor. He may consider himself
lucky in escaping arrest for the same
offense.
A Ford automobile belonging to
Robert J. Wood, of Mount Holly, was
stolen while he was at Atlantic City
last week. The Car had been parked
near the boardwalk, and when the
party returned it was gone. There
were three raincoats and dustcoat in
the machine when it was stolen.
The Burlington county meeting Of
the Teachers Retirement Fund for the
purpose of electing five delegates to
the annual Trenton convention will be
held at 1890 o'clock on Saturday morn
ing, in the Mount Holly high school.
All members of the fund employed in
Burlington county are entitled to be
present and vote.
It liz said that number OF the army
officers at Camp Dix, who havebeen
seeking accommodations in Mount
Holly for their families, have changed
their plans about coming here, and
have located in Trenton; in some cases
after engaging rooms, and putting the
house-holders to considerable trouble
preparing for their coming.
Fred M. Shemeley has accepted the
position of chief engineer of the
Mount Holly water works, and will
occupy the residence connected with
the plant. The family of former en-
gineer Everline, who was compelled to
resign the position because of military
service, has moved into one OF Josiah
HI. Mason's houses on Mill street.
The teachers of the Mount Holly
schools have been notified to report on
Saturday, when the annual teachers
meeting will be held in the high school
building at 2 p. m. The meeting will
be followed by an informal reception.
There have been ten changes in the
teaching staff this year, and two
additional teachers have been employ
ed.
Capt. ]. F. R. Long will open a re-
cruiting Office in a tent at the fair
ground on Wednesday and Thursday,
in order to secure men to complete the
roster of Company E, National Guard,
now stationed at Sea Girt. This is a
good opportunity for young men to en-
list in companywhere they will be as
ISOLATED with friends instead of
strangers.
During his spare hours when off duty
at the post Office, A. Elwell Gaskill.
assistant postmaster, has devoted some
of his time to small plot of ground
on which he has had wonderful success
at raising peaches. If those he has
been sending around were a fair sam
pie of what he can raise he certainly
ought to make good thingon larger
plot of ground.
A. Hartman, 1856 Cleveland avenue,
Trenton, freight brakeman, was kill
ed early on Saturday morning near
the Mount Holly railroad station. He
was working on a freight train schedul-
ed to run from Camden to Bordentown,
via Mount Holly. While drilling cars
he tried to jump on moving gondola.
He slipped and fell under the wheels,
killing him instantly.
Clarence T. Atkinson, who was
prominent in legal circles in Burllng-
ton county some years ago, before his
removal to Newark, was killed in q
railroad accident at Milo, Me-, on Mon
day of last week. Funeral services
took place in Bordentown on Friday
Mr.. Atkinson was son Of the late
Aaron Atkinson, Of Columbus. He is
survived by a widow and two daugh
tiers.
Detective Parker received q cable
gram, last week, from the American
consul at Catania, Italy, stating tina
Raffaele Pucionotte, one of the Italian
participants in the Rider murder neal
Atsion, last October, had been arrested
in that country and is awaiting tria
there on this charge. He will be prose
cuted by the kings attorney, and tn
evidence will be in the form of depo
sitions taken in this country.
Thomas K. Elbertson, Of Noun
Holly, and Miss Beatryce E. Phillips
of Rnrlinpfnn were married at th