The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-05-29

VI Union chemical engine was Gale
out yesterday morning and ran som
= distance beyond Lumberton only
find chimney fire awaiting them.
/ John ThrockmOrton's, ST., bungaloV
at Seaside Heights iS about completed
In few weeks Mr.. Throckmorton ant
s wife will go down and occupy it for tn
: summer.
B. Everitt Zelley has enrolled 70
e farm work, under the supervision O
e the government, to be assigned for EN-
ployment in the west or northwest
He is awaiting orders.
Sheriff Stecher, County Clerk K nigh
and DIR. r. C. Darlington have beef
appointed members of the exemption
board" of this county. Their dutie
will be to examine all men who ar
conscripted into the army.
There will not be any fair at Allen
town, Pa, this year, the government
having taken the fair grounds for mill
tary purposes. This is the first tim,
in more than eighty years that ther'
has not been fair or races Sat Allen
town.
County government" is the subject
of an address DR., Glasgow, of Burling
ton, will deliver by appointment be
fore civic leagues, improvement asso
Citations, brotherhoods and allied organ
izations. A letter addressed to DR.
Glasgow, Burlington, will receive
prompt attention.
Armstsad Haines, Of Magnolia, was
arrested on Thursday for allowing his
dog to run at large on the morning OF
the 21st. The complaint was made by
game warden Morton and hearing
was given before justice of the peace
John Throckmorton. Haines was
fined $40 and costs.
Shortly after midnight, Sunday,
lightning struck the barns on the
farm of Aaron Darnell, on the road
between Medford and Eayrestown, and
they were soon destroyed, together
with farm machinery, crops and one
mule. The Medford fire company did
good work and saved the house from
destruction.
Four members have been recon-
mended by Col. Landon as candidate s
from Company E, of Mount Holly,
eligible for the officers training camp
at Fort Meyer, Va, if their physical
examination is satisfactory, Hatcher,
Worrell, Paul and Bennett. Each
national guard regiment is entitled
to send "a men to the training camp.
The summer meeting of the BurIing-
ton County Y. M. C. A. Committee
will be held in st. Andrews Parish
House, Mount Holly this Friday even
ing, June 1st Chairman VIM. F.
Overman is DESTROYS OF every commit
teeman attending as the election of
officers, plans for the summer and
other important business will be con
sidered.
Agents Of the State Game Commits
sion have posted warnings against the
indiscriminate killing of deer, which
has been done extensively since Cover
nor Edge said the farmers might kill
the ones they found destroying crops,
even though the law provides penalty
of. 800. Many persons have errone-
ously construed what the Governor
said to mean they might hunt deer
anywhere.
On Sunday evening, at 1876 o'clock,
on Washington street, horse that was |
driven by stranger and his wife be-
come frightened at the flags futtering
on passing automobiles while in front
of Bickford's machine shop, and be-
came unmanagable, running down the
street madly. The driver who had not |
lost his faculties succeeded in passing |
an approaching trolley car near the |
bridge and brought the animal at a |
stop near Jones' pharmacy without
injury 10 anyone.
Do you want farm help? The Phila
delphia School Mobilization commit |
tee is prepared to furnish at once
large number of high school boys over
Is years of age, many Of whom have |
had experience in farm work. These |
boys are selected as to health and it
ness for work, and go out under COM
petent supervision. II you need any |
of these boys you can obtain applica-
ton cards at the Farmers Trust Com
pany, or postal to Franklin Spencer
Edmonds, Philadelphia School Mobil |
ization committee, will get you the |
desired information.
Washington Camp No. II, P. o. S.
of A., held ladies' night on Thursday
evening. A large number were present
and enjoyed this annual affair. 1t was
one OF the best occasions Of this kind
vet held. Daniel Sauerwalt, chairman
of the entertainment committee, was
the official announcer and gave the
guests hearty welcome. Talent from
Philadelphia took up part of the even
ing in various phases. Harold Rogers
interested his hearers in imitation of
various things, which were quite
amusing. Herbert R. Smith, Bryon
Grigg and Pierre H. Stanton rendered
solos, with Jerome Harris at the piano.
Ice cream and cake were served, and
addresses were delivered by different
members Of the Camp, thus closing the
exercises of the evening.
Prompt action on the part of Sheriff
Stecher in disciplining some refractory
prisoners brought about good results in
a short time. The road department
was using. some Of the inmates of the
jail in repairing thes road between
Mount Holly and Masonvills. The
prisoners, regardless of the fact that
they were in Jail for being drunk and
disorderly and were being sustained at
the expense Of the county, declined to
go to work unless they were assured
they would be paid. Sheriff Stecher
took the matter in hand and put the
strikers in solitary confinement and it
was not long before they were begging
to be allowed to go to work. They
were soon accommodated and have
been very good ever since. The officials
in charge of the road work find the
prisoners to be good laborers and are
getting fine results from this form of
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