The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-10
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Leon A. Chafey has removed to Dor
dentown.
The board of freehoIders will meet
at the court house tomorrow.
Milk dealer Frank P. Nippins hal
added an automobile delivery car tt
his business.
William Dolan, formerly of Mount
Holly, is managing one OF the Ameri
can stores at New Brunswick.
The primary department of the Bap
tist Sunday school has made a dona-
ton Of SIS to the Red Cross fund.
Thomas j. Barrett, of Fieldsboro,
will supervise the road construction
work at the Wrightstown camp.
Mrs. William Reeves, of Cherry
street. who has been seriously i'll with
internal trouble, has slightly improved.
E. b. Joyce, of Medford, had two
tires stolen from the rear OF his automo
bile recently, while at Rancocas Park.
Mrs. John Tyler. OF Burlington, un-
derwent a successful operation at the
Burlington county hospital on Thurs
day.
b. Harold Wills, who is employed in
engineering work at Wrightstown, has
been made an assistant to the chief en-
gineer.
Letters for Mrs. Robert Macdonald,
Miss Verna Strong and Miss Harriet
Wilson remain unclaimed in the post
Office.
A maple tree, in front Of the parson-
age Of Rev. James H. Terry, has died.
It is uncertain whether it was killed by
gas or disease.
The next meeting Of the Burlington
County Firemen's Association will be
held at Vincentown on Wednesday
evening, July Is.
Armin Volmar, of Mount Holly, was
arrested last week and committed to
Jail on charge of stealing feed from a
freight Car on the Pine street siding.
A. Thomas Atkinson, Charles Evan
Merritt and B. Everett Zelley have en-
listed in the artillery company being
formed at Atlantic City by w. Frank
Sooy.
The picnic OF the county Brother
hood OF America, which was to have
been held at Rancocas Park Thursday,
has been postponed to date to be set
in August.
Donald Ross, OF Vincentown, vale
dictorian OF the class OF 1917 of the
Monnt Holly high school, is now en-
ployed in Philadelphia by the Curtis
Publishing Company.
The ladies of the New Lisbon M. E.
church will hold parcel post sale and
harvest home on the afternoon and
evening of August LIST. The proceeds
are for the benefit of that church.
Union fire company has decided to
hold fair and festival on September
6, and s, with the hope of raising
about $500 needed to complete the fund
for the purchase of motor patrol
wagon and hose cart.
The remains of Tolbert McKenna, of
Camden, were brought to Mount Holly,
Thursday morning, and inferred in st.
Mary's graveyard. Mr.. McKenna had
been in i'll health for several months
and died Sunday evening at his home
in Camden.
Workmen are engaged in lowering
the floor of the store in the Arcade row,
recently vacated by John Worlin.
The entrance will be on level with
the street and there will be one large
room. Mr.. Marren has had several ap
plicants for the store.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mercer Davis |
had flag raising and reception at their
cottage at Seaside Heights on July 4th.
There we're patriotic addresses by
prominent speakers, among whom was
Judge Lloyd. After the exercises re-
freshments were served.
Three boys who had been detected
stealing onions and potatoes from the
gardens at Andsrsonville, were arrested
last week and given hearing at the
county JAIL They were thoroughly
scared and were released on promising
to let truck alone in the future.
Many readers of THE NEWS Histor
ic Mount Holly articles have inquired
If the series has been completed, as
none have been published recently.
The writer's have several other interest
ing papers in preparation, and we hope
to resume their publication in short
time.
Under an order issued Wednesday by
the postmaster generals department,
the postal service at the Wrightstown
camp will be officially known az the
military branch of Trenton. N. j.,
post Office This means that the
postal service there will be admins
tered by the Trenton postmaster.
One of the most attractive cabins on
the upper creek is that recently erected
at the Shreve street curve by DIR. Lich
tenberger, of the University of Penn
sylvania. All the carpenter work was
done by the owner. A novel feature
is the arrangement Of the sleeping
rooms on the second floor. They are
open to the air on three sides, at the
same time being protected from the
weather by the design Of the roof.
Bright Star Lodge No. Is, Shepherds
Of Bethlehem, have elected the follow
ing officers: Past commander, H. L. b.
Austin; commander, Emma Bischoff;
vice commander, Eliza Palmer; chap
lain, Alveretsa Reeves; marshal, Anna
Gibbs; outside guard, Marietta eleven
ger; inside guard, Martha Carpenter;
mistress of ceremonies, Ella Staulcup;
trustee. Cordslia Claypoole, Is months;
representative to Supreme Lodge,
Anna M. Rossell; alternate, Alveretta
Reeves.
Mrs. Charles A. Reeves. Of Rutland
avenue, was before justice OF the peace
Throckmorton, Sunday, on charge OF
assault and battery on Joseph Gregory.
Mrs. Reeves was held under 800 bail
for her appearance at court. 1t appears
there has been dispute between ..the
Reeves and Gregory families over some
land and fence dividing the lands