The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-01-23
s. Lawrence Bullock and a delegation

l quested to be present.
George Mingin, OF Budd street, who
is i'll with pneumonia, was taken &c
the Burlington County Hospital on
Wednesday, and died there Friday
morning.
The domestic science department Of
the Mount Holly high school is now
serving lunches to school children al
actual cost. This innovation was be-
gun yesterday.
The services at the Unionville chapel
on Thursday evening will be conducted
by the Hall Bible class of the Burling.
ton Baptist church. Fourteen young
men compose the class.
The death of Emma Virginia, wife Of
Mark G. Wells. of Mount Holly, oc-
CURED at Brooklyn, N. Y, on Thurs
day. Her remains were inferred in the
Brotherhood cemetery, Mount Holly,
yesterday.
X Harold B. Allen has installed an
automatic electric carbonator for use
in charging the soda water tanks in
his drug store. The machine is of the
latest model and Is great improve
ment over the system which has been
used there for the past several years.
Former Congressman Levin Irving
Handy, Of Delaware. who is well known
to Mount Holly audiences, will be the
principal speaker at the ladies' night
banquet of Mount Holly Lodge of
Masons on February %. Senator Har-
old b. Wells, of Bordentowp, will also
speak.
Those engaged in clearing the wreck
age of the Madison hotel found a
twenty dollar bill frozen in the ruins
on the bar room floor on Saturday.
The bill was torn in half with a pick
before it was discovered. A five dollar
gold piece and other small amounts
were also found. A quantity Of silver
ware. in good condition, has been re-
covered.
The young mems group Of the local
Y. M. G. A. held a meeting on Friday
evening and elected the following Of
ficers: President, Russell Woolston;
vice president, Kenneth Perinchief;
secretary, Everett Lippincott; treasurer,
Harry Alcott; manager of athletics,
Albert Worth. At the close of the
business session George Reid, farm
demonstrator, gave the boys an inter-
esting talk.
The wedding of w. Hamilton Mann,
Jr., of Mount Holly, and Miss Pauline
T. BOUCHER, Of Beverly, took place at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Aaron E. BOUCHER, in the
latter city, at eight o'clock on Wednes
day evening. The ceremony was per-
formed bylRev. Alexander Thompson,
pastor of Beverly Baptist church.
Miss Halcyon Mann, of Mount Holly,
sister of the groom, and Miss Florence
BOUCHER, a sister of the bride, were the
bridesmaids. The ushers were Robert
c. Chance, Sd, of Philadelphia, and
Alvin Davis, of Beverly. A wedding
breakfast was served after the cere-
mony, and Mr.. and Mrs. Mann left on
short automobile trip. They will re-
side in Beverly.
II At the last meeting of the Board of
Education the matter OF equipping the
high school gymnasium was brought
up for consideration, it being stated
that q number of local business men
were ready to interest themselves in
the movement and would be willing
to contribute toward the purchase of
the necessary equipment, provided the
board would be willing to allow the
public the use of the gymnasium at
night, under proper restrictions. 1t
was announced that one citizen had
already offered to give 500 for that
purpose. The proposition was received
favorably by the board, and commit
tee was appointed to confer with the
Business Mems Association ON the
subject. The cost Of equipping the
gymnasium is estimated to be about
$3.50.
The tomato growers of this section
held q meeting in the court house,
Thursday evening, to discuss the prices
to be paid for their products this year.
A general discussion was INDUCED in,
but nothing definite was decided upon.
Gamer Ritter, Of Philadelphia, has ad
vised committee Of the growers that
he is satisfied with the $12 price, but
he cannot give definite answer about
taking Burlington county tomatoes
until he has consulted transportation
companies. 1t has been understood
that the Campbell company has been
contracting in Bridgeton at $12 ton,
no grade, and the Burlington county
growers, who are nearer to the Camp
bell factory than south Jersey growers,
feel that they should get the same con-
sideration. Another meeting will be
held on Friday evening.
The monthly meeting of the Bur-
lington County Firemen's Association
was held in 1. o. o. IF. hall, Bridge
boro. on Wednesday evening. The
members were the guests of Delran
Fire Co., the youngest company in the
nrnonizoA
year ags, the company owns a motor
chemical engine costing 81. 400, all paid
for, and will build fire house In the
spring. Twenty-one companies were
represented. The matter of irresponsi-
BILE fire calls was fully discussed. While
all we're willing to go anywhere when
needed, it was said there had been
many useless runs by motor apparatus
lately, in many instances not requested
by the local chiefs. 1t was decided
that local chiefs should respond to calls
for assistance from neighboring towns
only when called by the proper officials
aid in calls from country districts
they should make reasonably sure they
are answering summons from re-
sponsible parties. The next meeting
will be held at Delanco, on February 81.
i 1t is matter OF frequent comment by
visitors to Mount Holly that no action
4 has ever been taken by this commun-
Iity in the matter of properly marking
the many historical buildingsand sites
to be found in the neighborhood. In
this respect New Jersey is far behind