The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-28

The annual children's picnic at Blu
4 lingtod island park, given by Capital
q William E. Doron, will take place o
= Thursday. August both. Free ticket
can be obtained at this Office.
John McGettrich, of Chesterfield
+ was committed to Jail yesterday on
. charge of having made threats of vic
, lence against Ella, wife of jaime
q Shanahan, of the same township.
George Rendell, son of William S
Rendell, won the cup for yacht race
open to boys under IS years Of age
; which was sailed on Barnegat bay OIL
I Saturday. 1t was Georges first race
: The plant of the Burlington Enter
: prise was sold at sheriff's sale, OF
Thursday, to the complainant, tn
Mechanics National Bank, of tina
city. A nominal bid OF $50 was made
the property being sold subject to {
mortgage of $4,000.
The soldiers encamped at Sea Cir
are being given another physical ex
animation, including one as to thei
mental fitness for military duties. II
is reported that six members of Com
pany E have been rejected by this ex
animation.
Burlington county's peach crop
which will reach its height in the next
few days, is one of the best ever har
vested in this section. Getting the
fruit picked and packed is the great
problem confronting the growers
High school boys are a big aid in
many sections III picking the fruit and
high school girls are working in the
packing houses.
There is such demand at present
in Mount Holly for houses and board
because of the operations at Camp
Dix, that many people are making ar
rangements TO change their household
routine and go to considerable expense
in order that they may be able to take
care of the lodging hunters. 1t should
be borne in mind that this condition
is only temporary, and that the army
Of workmen will disappear upon the
completion of building operations at
the camp. Many of the families of
officers who will be stationed at Camp
Dix are seeking houses here. These
occupants will remain many months.
| A general strike Of telegraph opera
tors and dispatchers of the Trenton
division of the Pennsylvania Railroad
seemed imminent last night at the
close of an alI-day session of the men
in Grange hall, Burlington, where the
failure of the company to meet de-
mands for wage increase were dis
cussed. The issue has been pending
several weeks, the operators claiming
that they were not given an increase
promised for. January last. Reports
coming from the headquarters of the
men at q late hour indicated that they
favor an immediate walkout unless
definite agreement is reached with
representatives of the company. Many
of the operators have quit during the
last few weeks, seeking employment
in other fields.
The new National Guard Company
for Burlington County was formally
organized at the armory, Mount Holly,
on Friday night, when the men were
mustered in by Captain Peter Vreden-
burg, of Freehold. There we're 6S
names on the roll of recruits who had
passed the required physical examina-
ton. Seventeen had been rejected for
physical defects. The full quota of the
company is rs and additional recruits
are being secured to complete that
number. Winfield S. Gale was elected
first lieutenant, which position he will
hold until the full number of men has
been obtained, after which he will be
elected captain. The company had its
first drill last night and made good
showing. The next drill will take place
on Thursday night, when it is expected |
that the additional recruits required |
will be enlisted.
Douglas P. Falconer, of the war de-
partmsnt commission on training camp
activities, addressed a meeting of |
citizens at the school auditorium on
Brainard street, on Tuesday night AS
Mount Holly is located quite near to |
one OF the large army cantonments, he |
called attention to the many problems |
that will arise by reason of the hun
dreds of soldiers who will visit the |
town, The department desires that |
religious, fraternal and civic organiza-
tions and citizens in general shall unite |
in providing wholesome surroundings
and entertainment for the visitors. |
AT the conclusion Of the address and a
short general discussion, it was
promised that Mount Holly would CO
operate in this work, and that the
township committee and the executive
committee of the Public Safety COM
mittee would head the movement here.
Mount Holly Lodge of Elks is col
Letting from its members its share Of a
million dollar war relief fund that was
voted at the recent meeting of the
grand lodge at Boston. This large sum
of money is to be expended in erecting
and equipping base hospitals in France
and Belgium. This form of relief
measure was adopted after confer
ence of grand lodge officials with Presi-
dent Wilson, Secretary Baker, the
War Council and the American Red
Cross Association. From those sources
it was learned that the most urgent
and crying need of the war is the
proper care of the sick and wounded.
All the hospitals in the war zone are
overcrowded and overworked. The
erection and equipment of each hospi-
tai costs about $50, 1000, and each will
accommodate 500 patients. The chair
man of the commission in charge of
the expenditure of the fund is Past
Grand Exalted Ruler John X. Tener,
ex-governor of Pennsylvania.
School supplies. L. 8. Boyce, sta
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