The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-23
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

The quarterly meeting of Burlington
county Pomona Grange is being hel,
at Burlington this morning.
Harris A. Glover. whose paper hang
ing establishment was on Mill street
may be found at the corner Of Pin
and Church streets.
Letters for Joseph Fraitute, Bill
Weirs. Reginald Johnson, Mrs. Evelyl
c. B. Wagner, and John Hickey re
main unclaimed in the post Office.
William Stockton, of Mount Holly
avenue, who has been suffering from
an abscess on one of his legs, since las
Monday, is now able to walk around.
Joseph Johnson is now employed a
the Smitnville works, having given W
his position as manager of one of thu
American Company's stores at New
Brunswick.
Marion Lawrence, general secretary
of the International Sunday School
Association, addressed meeting o
Sunday school workers in. the Presby
terrain church last evening.
America chemical engine was called
out Thursday evening to handle 6
chimney fire at the residence of Johr
w. Love, on Pine street. The blazt
was hard to locate, but it was finally
extinguished.
A committee from the Women's
Home Missionary Society of the Meth.
odist church will be at the church on
tomorrow, Wednesday, to receive can
ned fruits, jellies and other delicacies
for sick soldiers at Camp Dix.
Wellington Bozarth, the ice cream
man, who purchased property be-
tween Mount Holly avenue and Cherry
street, some tims ago. has started to
at the building for an ice cream manu-,
factory.
George Bologi and Joseph Panke,
aliens, were arrested last week by
game warden Morton for illegally gun
ming in Kuser's woods. near Medford.
They were fined $3.50 each. and had
their guns confiscated.
Three hundred more books and
magazines, were taken to Camp Dix
last week. This makes nearly one
thousand pieces of reading matter con-
tributed by local citizens for the read
ing rooms at the camp.
The Holly Club hung two new flags
from the windows of their club room
Saturday. One was the American
flag. the other was service flag show
ing that the club has fifteen members
in the army. More stars will be added
in short time.
THE News was in error last week in
stating that w. d. Marren's new store
in Arcade row had been rented by
Abram r. Gerber. The tenant will be
Lpman Gerber, cousin of the gentle
man first mentioned. Mr.. Gerber is
now in business at Atlantic City. He
will carry general line OF ladies' wear.
ing apparel and shoes.
st. Paul's Lutheran church, between
Mount Holly and Hainesport, ceIebrat-
ed its fiftieth anniversary on Sunday.
At the morning service DR.. J. E. N.
Decker, Of Philadelphia, preached in
German, and DR.. L. d. Reed, of the
Lutheran Seminary, in English. At
the evening service the speakers were
Rev. Emil Schlick, of Gloucester CITY,
and the pastor of the church, Rev. ].
T. Bornhold.
Howard Shinn went fishing Thurs
day, and became very much disguised
when he failed to catch anything, SO he
decided to go home, allowing his fish
ing line to trail in the rear of his boat.
When near Schrayshuen's ice house he
noticed great excitement in the water,
seized bis line and endeavored to pull
it from the water but found it impos-
sible. Howard thought it must be
whale. Anyhow, to make long story
short, he jerked and pulled and landed
bass weighing six pounds and meas
uring sixteen inches long. Howard
says his days sport was fine.
There was a large audience in the
opera house, Sunday afternoon, the oc.
casion being meeting to organize
Girls Patriotic League, Junior Branch
OF the National League for Woman's
Service. The meeting was. addressed
by Miss Curtis, who spoke at the meet
ing in the school auditorium the pre-
vious day. Mrs. w. r. Trowbridge led
the singing. The following pledge was
signed by nearly all the girls present:
II pledge to uphold the honor of my
country, my community, myself and
other girls, and to do personal service
whenever possible for my country, my
community, and other girls"
The Soldiers Auxiliary will meet in
the house Of Union fire company,
Thursday evening, to make prepara-
tons for sending a Christmas box to
the members OF Company E. Those
who desire to join the auxiliary will be
asked to pay fee of so cents, but that
will not be obligatory, and all who are
interested in this work are requested to
go to the fire house Thursday evening
and do whatever they can for the object
named. If they want to join they will
be gladly received, but they will be
welcome to attend the meeting whether
they do or do not want to join. The
main object is to get the movement
started quickly and to get willing
workers for the cause.
According to reports received by
Game warden Morton, seventeen deer
were killed in Burlington county woods
when the season opened on Wednes-
day. Gunners were not as numerous
as in former years, but it is expected
that more will be out on the days when
shooting is permitted. The lucky gun
ners reported are as follows: Arthur
Pepper, Chatsworth, one at Eagle; Vim
cent Pepper, Chatsworth, one at Eagle:
George Bozarth, Chatsworth, one at
Eogle; Julius Gerber, Chatsworth, one;
Wilbur Estilow, Chatsworth, one;
George Atkinson, Medford, one at Red
Hill; Samuel D. Earl, Wrightstown,
one at Old Halfway; Earl Anderson,
New Lisbon, one at Pasadena; Lewis
Haines, with party from Mount
Holly, one.
When DR.. Veach, the religious work
director for Camp Dix, announced that
MANY homes in Burlington county