The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-07
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.
Prof. William c. Sullivan has pur-
chased a Chevrolaf automobile

Prof. William G. Sullivan has pur-
chased Chevrolet automobile.
Twin boys arrived in the family of
county solicitor James Mercer Davis,
on Tuesday night.
Judge Kalisch has appointed John
Meirs, New Egypt lawyer, as clerk Of
grand iuries in Ocean county.
The remains of Harry R. Sharp, aged
% years, of near Bordentown, were in
tered at Mount Holly on Saturday.
Frank L. Pratt. Jr., will leave for
SCOTS Bluff, Nebraska, on August
8lst, where he will resume his studies
for the ministry.
Beverley C. Kingdom, Jr., fell from
fence post Sunday morning and his
leg struck barbed wire fence, which
cut cash nearly to the bone
The next meeting of the Burlington
County Federation of Patriotic and
Religious Fraternities will be held at
Riverside next Tuesday evening.
There will be lawn party on Benja
min Harker's lawn, U. S. reservation,
between Lewistown and Wrightstown,
Saturday afternoon and evening, for
the benefit of Pemberton Red Cross.
Cold supper, ice cream, cake, coffee.
The members of the Ybsad Club,
who are camping for two weeks at
Lake Kenilworth, near Marlton, enter
tanned several visitors over last week
end. The party was chaperoned by
Mrs. Lawrence Mingin, of Medford.
There will be special meeting OF
Pemberton Grange in the hall, at that
place, Friday evening, at eight o'clock,
at which business of utmost import
ance will be transacted and all the
members are requested to be present.
Harry Alcott, who enlisted in the
navy about three months ago, is home
on a furlough this week visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard E.
Alcott. He is on the battleship Mis-
souri, He has to report for duty next
Sunday for somewhere in the United
States.''
Captain John s. fash, formerly of
Lumbsrton, died at the home Of his
son, at Red Bank, ON Tuesday. in his
ninety-first year. The funeral took
place from the residence ofshis daugh.
ter, Mrs. William Wright, in Mount
Holly, on Friday afternoon, and inter
msnt was made at Lumberton.
Copies Of government bulletin on
How to Select Foods; What the Body
Needs, may be obtained free at THE
News Office. By reading it the house
keeper can ascertain the kinds OF food
required to properly nourish the body
and thus get the best possible returns
for the money she spends for table
supplies.
After the swimming matinee" had
continued as long as it was supposed to
last on Friday night, Life Guard |
Quigley gave notice that he was about
to leave, and that those who remained
would do SO at their own peril. He
had not been gone long when there
were cries for help. John Emerson
was near and went to the rescue of two
girls who had gone beyond their depth.
Their names were not given.
An advertisement in another column
presents what seems to be an opportun-
ity for some one to secure business
that looks good. The Medford Gran
berry Company will dispose of its
plant at public sale next Tuesday.
The advertisement presents in detail
the advantages of the place and also
tells why the owners desire to SELL adj
vanced age and declining health of the
principal manager. There seems to be
q bargain waiting for some one.
Accident and other cases from the
Wrightstown cantonment have kept
the Burlington County Hospital crowd
ed during the past few weeks. Thus
far about 20 patients from the camp
have been admitted to the institution.
All the cases are from the workmen
employed there. Two had broken legs,
one sprained ankle, four heat pros
trations. two with pneumonia, one of
which died; 9. number with dysentery
or similar ills, and other lesser troubles
One Of the new laws of the past win
ter forbids the lacking or painting of
signs on trees, fences, rocks. or other
public places along roads, without the
written consent of the property owner.
A fine OF ten dollars is attached TO
each and every offence 1t is also the
right OF any individual to tear them
down. Such signs are made by the
law public nuisance. A number of
signs were torn down last week by an
automobilist who was said to be
member of the state highway board.
Coroner Gaskill put in several busy
hours last week. He went to Green
Bank to view the body of boy who
was drowned. The Atlantic county
coroner had taken charge of this case,
but it was soon shown that he did not
have any jurisdiction, as the accident
occurred on the Burlington county side
of the river. Then the coroner held an
inquest in Beverly over the remains of
a woman who was killed by the cars,
and he paid visit to Roebling, where
man had died suddenly from the
effects Of the heat and alcoholism.
The picnic of the Methodist Sunday
school was held at Rancocas Park on
Thursday. Owing to the breaking
down of one of the trolley cars OF the
Burlington County Transit Co., only
one car was allowed to convey the
scholars to the park, and those who were
unable to get on that one were required
to go down on the regular cars. The
scholars were fortunate in not having
any rain until evening, while in Mount
Holly, shortly after the noon hour,
there was hard thunder shower &C.
companied by wind and hail. This
storm did not reach Rancocas Park.
A p. o. S. of A. lodge was instituted
at Florence on Friday night, which
was made possible through the efforts
of Rev. w. E. Zimmerman. The
state officers were present and instituted
the Camp. The degree work was done
l. -I-s.