The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-08-21

No. 2, on the Moorestown road.
Judson Gaskill, of Garden street
has announced his candidacy for mem
Der OF the Northampton TOWNSHIP
committee on the Republican ticket.
A marriage license was issued il
Philadelphia, yesterday, to Stokes +
Burtis, formerly of Mount Holly, an
Miss Lilyan A. Irons, of Burlington.
The electric current was turned Of
yesterday until evening and will be OF
to .day, to allow wiremen to work OF
the high tension lines to connect will
Camp Dix.
The Royle & Pilkington Compan.
has been awarded contract to weav
$4,000 yards of khaki cloth, by tn
government, to be used for soldiers
uniforms.
The teachers of the Mount Holly
schools will be the guests of the board
of education at an informal reception
in the high school building on thu
afternoon of Labor day.
Mrs. William A. Slaughter has beer
appointed the Burlington county
chairman of the New Jersey division
of the women's committee of the
Council of National Defense.
William g. Robbins, baggage mas
ter on the Pennsylvania railroad, was
thrown or fell from his train at Brown
Mills, on Sunday, and broke his leg.
He had been on the sick list since
March LIST, and Sunday was his first
day at work.
Persons having dwellings to rent,
furnished or unfurnished, should re-
port to Herbert 8. Killie, secretary OF
the Mount Holly Business Mems Asso.
citation, as q demand for houses has
been created by the families Of officers
who will be stationed at Wrightstown.
Within ten days coroner Gaskill was
called twice to the same home at
Georgetown. On Thursday he viewed
the body of Ethel Patton, six months
old, who had died of cholera infantum,
and the previous week he had viewed
the remains of the father, who died of
tuberculosis.
Matters of civil and moral impor-
lance to the community will be dis
cussed at public meeting to be held
foniOhf a a;ohf oiolooIr ~ tho eobo0I
auditorium on Brainsrd street. Repre-
Bentatiyss of the national government
will be present. All men and women
Of the town are invited to attend this
meeting.
The special Sunday excursion to At
lantic City, advertised on another page,
has been cancelled, and notice to that
effect is given in this weeks NEWS.
The railroads are taxed to their utmost
in carrying troops to training camps
and they cannot dispense with the
number OF passenger cars necessary
for special excursions.
Two young lad les whose names were
not obtained, were nearly drowned al
the mill dam swimming pool Thurs
day afternoon when they Unexpectedly
got into deep water. One girl was un
conscious when brought to land by
life guard QuigleY, but she was reviv'
ed by first aid treatment. 1t is said
the young ladies were from Moores
town.
Jacob s. Smith, colored, was com
mittsd to Jail last night, charged with
assaulting and stealing $18 from
Charles Mackett, at Cross Roads, neal
Medford, at about midnight on Satur
day. Mackett, who is 70 years of age
had driven home and was in the stable
yard when attacked and beaten in
sensible by Smith.
The Atlantic City Board Of Educa
ton has approved the suggestion tina
the opening of the schools for the mex
year be deferred until latter date
and have settled upon the oath o
next month. Under a new ruling b,
the State Board of Education the ses
sions of the school must be increased
two and q half hours each week, tn
time to be devoted to physical educa
ton.
The Moore Bread Company, of Phil
adelphia, sends to town almost daily
large van which measures about 2
feet. On Friday the driver attempte'
to turn on High street, where it
only thirty feet wide. When the rea
wheels OF the truck touched the curb
portion of the vehicle extended abou
four feet over the sidewalk and brok
q sign over the door Of DR.. Whitman
Office. One OF the men on the aut
told the doctor to make out q bill fc
the damage and it would be paid.
Mobilization Of the second incremen
Of draft troops was yesterday change
by the government officials from Sci
TENDER 10 to 10, and the third incrI
msnt from September 80 to October
Mobilization OF the first increment wi
be as previously announced, Sspten
bar 5. A new definite statement {
the administration's Interpretation I
the exemption of married men an
those with dependents is expecte
within the next few days. Presidsr
Wilson has taken up the question an
probably will settle the problem hin
self.
The new military company bein
formed in Burlington county by Cap
Winfield 8. Gale, at the request
Governor Edge, has been nearly con
pleted. The applicants for msmbe
ship were given physical examination
on Thursday and Friday nights
Drs. HI. E. Longsdorf and /. N. Keir
who had been appointed by the 81
geon general to do this work. SIEVE
teen of the candidates were found to
physically deficient. The numb
thus far accepted is 81, so that eigl
more are needed to complete the quo
of Is men. A few of the men wi
signed for enlistment have not Y
been examined. The list is still ope
SO any man between the ages OF Is al
As years, who desires to join, can do
by applying to Capt. w. S. Gale
Capt. NJ. E. Matlack.