The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-16

Tuesday, of typhoid fever.
Rifles arrived last week for the new
ly organized militia company in Mount
Holly, and the men are now being
drilled in the manual of arms.
the Medford Cranberry Company
will! sell some fine timber on Friday,
the 18th. An advertisement in an
other column describes the property.
About forty soldiers visited the rest
room at the Presbyterian church on
Saturday evening. The ladies in
charge are highly gratified with the re-
suits of their efforts,
Mrs. Nina Cherry died in sanitar-
ium at Mount Alto, Pa, last week.
Mrs. Cherry was formerly Mrs. Eugene
Haines and Iived~here when her hus
band conducted barber shop next to
Dubell's drug store.
Charles Elbertson has moved from
the residence connected with Wether-
ills store to 1O4 Garden street. Mr..
WetheriIl will use the entire building
for mercantile purposes.
The work of converting DR.. w. w.
Whitehead's residence on High street
into an apartment house in well under
way. The entire building is to be
moved back from the street and large
porch erected across the front.
The quarterly meeting of the Bur-
lington County Medical Society was
held at Burlington on Wednesday
afternoon. DR.. Collin Foulkrod, of
Philadelphia, was the principal speak
er. About twenty-five members were
present.
Senator Harold B. Wells, Assembly
man Emmor Roberts, and former As
semblyman Robert Peacock have been
called on by the National Food Con-
servation Commission to deliver
speeches throughout the state to en-
courage food conservation.
Miss Lucille G. Longstreet, of Mana
squan, has resigned as one of the
teachers in the Mount Holly schools.
having secured position at Belmar,
which enables her to live at home
The vacancy has been filed by the
election Of Miss Josephine Kenny.
DR.. James 8. Gilbert, of Bordentown,
died in hospital at Trenton, Thurs
day. He had been suffering from a
paralytic stroke for several months.
Mr.. Gilbert was one of Bordentown's
foremost citizens, and had held many
important positions, that of mayor be-
ing one Of them.
Blanks are being prepared at the
county Y. M. c. A. Office for those who
desire to entertain soldiers over the
week end. These will shortly be placed
in the hands of the county committee,
and you should apply to them, or to
the county secretaries, if you are will,
ing to entertain.
The Fall Festival of Music is the
title of on entertainment to be given
in the high school auditorium, Thurs
day evening, at 8.15, for the benefit of
the Burlington County Hospital. The
soprano soloist will be Mrs. Anna G..
Mautz, of Philadelphia, and Miss
Florence Adele Wightmsn, of the
same city, will be the hafpist and
pianist. This will undoubtedly be a
fine entertainment.
Here is an item it will be we'll for
everybody to make note of. On and
after Friday. November 2. the rate of
postage will be advanced. Letters that
now go for two cents will require an
additional cent. The rate on firstclass
matter will be three cents for every
ounce or fraction. This does not APP
ply to drop letters, which will remain
at two cents. An extra cent will have
to be. added to post cards.
Mount Holly had its largest numb er
of soldier visitors from Camp Dix on
Saturday. That night the streets were
crowded with people from the camp
and from the rural districts. The re-
strictions on the sale of liquor, together
with extra police on duty, prevented
any disturbances. A few civilians
were arrested for being drunk, and two
soldiers, one of whom was not in uni
form, were locked up for drunkenness.
The Tuckerton school was closed on
Monday of last week when it was
learned that Nettie Hickman, OF New
Gretna, student in the high school,
had died from diphtheria. Although
Miss Hickman had not been to SC hool
for week and was not taken sick
there, the school was closed and thor
oughly fumigated. This work was
under the supervision of the medical
inspector, who also examined all the
New Gretna students in the Tuckerton
school and took every precaution
against the spread OF the disease.
There are two light cases in New
Gretna under strict quarantine and the
danger is thought to be over.
On bench warrant issued by Su-
preme Court Justice Kalisch, Fred AL
bury, who has been living at Ocean
City since last spring, was brought to
Mount Holly, Thursday night, on a
charge of larceny. 1t is alleged that
Albury few days ago sold buffalo
robe valued at $40 for SIS, and that
the robe was stolen in Burlington
county several months ago. Walter s.
Painter and Louis v. Lane, Of Bever-
ly, whose houses were robbed some
time ago, went to Ocean City and OBJ
tanned warrants to search the home OF
Albury, and Lane identified house
hold articles to the value Of $40, taken
from the property Of Mrs. A. L. Lane.
Miss Helen v. Garwood, daughter Of
MI, and Mrs. George l.. Garwood, of
Mill street, and ]. Richardson Gillian,
of Mount Holly, were quietly married
at the home OF the brides parents on
Saturday evening, by Rev. James H.
Terry. Miss Isabel NJ. Atkinson, of
Burlington, and Lawrence g. Gillian,
brother OF the groom, were the at
tendants. Arrangements were being
made for church wedding the latter
part of October, but when Mr.. Gillian,
who is employed by a contracting
company, received word to report at
Quincy, Massachusetts,, on large con-
tract which he would not be able to
leave for some time, the young couple
changed their plans and decided to be
married Immediately. Following the
ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs. Gillian left for
Quincy.
In complying with the law requiring
physical training in the public school,