The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-09
The October term Of court opens this

at Wrightstown opened for bushes
yesterday.
DIR. Charles Harker denies the repor
that he is about to open a dental offic'
at Wrightstown.
William Fenimore has purchased
the business and equipment of tn
Peoples Ice Company.
Miss Hannah Cowperthwait, of Vim
centown, is acting as bookkeeper at tn,
Chalmers-Sutter garage.
Camp SO, P. o. of A. will have al
initiation tomorrow evening. Al
members are requested to be present.
The Interstate Milk Producers As
ISOLATION has fixed the wholesale pricI
of milk for October at cents quart
The 81 per cent. Liberty Bonds ar
now ready for delivery at the Farmers
Trust Company. Subscribers will
please call.
John Wesley, colored man, was ar
rested Saturday evening for stealing a
coat from the automobile of Arthur
Linton, that was parked on High
street.
After eleven years Of service as {
conductor with the Burlington County
Traction Co., Walter L. Naylor has re
signed, and gone to work in the new
81. % D.iefaI
James II. Anderson has resigned his
position in the Office OF the supervisor
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, at Mount Holly, and will devote
his time to electrical work.
st. Andrews Mems Club will meet
tonight at the home Of Thomas L.
Quigley. corner Of Church and Pine
streets. Benjamin s. Cross will be the
speaker. Subject "Recollections.
Ralph w. Haines, Of Vincentown
has been appointed United States
Commissioner for New Jersey, and will
sit in Mount Holly. He will have his
headquarters in the Office of former
Senator White.
F. R. Rudderow, station master al
Camp Dix, has rented Charles E.
Rogers residence ON Bispham street
Mr.. Rogers has purchased the house on
Washington street belonging 70 the
Alcott estate. and will occupy 1t.
Families wishing TO entertain Camp
Dix soldiers over week-ends, can ar
range therefor by communicating
with Y M. C. A. Secretary Hendry.
Mount Holly, who will see that as
signments of men will be made as de-
sired.
w. Harold Rogers, vaudeville per-
former, will leave Mount Holly the
latter part of October for Australia.
where he and other stage artists have
a contract for q number OF appearances
during the winter. The party will sail
from Vancouver.
The United States Food Conservation
Commission has established q branch
in this county, with T. H. Dudley Per-
kins, of Moorestown, as the director.
Joseph c. Kingdom has been appointed
one Of the members of the executive
committee, with Charles LaTour as
subchairman.
A number of children congregate
nightly at the corner Of Mill and Pine
streets, where they play tag and other
games across the road. When the
traffic officer is on duty at that point
the children scatter, but at other times
there have been many narrow escapes
from injury by the many automobiles
passing that point.
Richard Myers, Mount Holly boy,
was struck by an automobile and badly
injured on Sunday afternoon. The
accident occurred on east Mill street,
where Myers was playing with some
other boys. The car which struck him
was being driven by Harold Stiles, of
the South Pemberton road. The boy
was taken to the Burlington county
hospital. He has badly broken leg
and many minor injuries.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
opened rest room for soldiers on Satur-
day night, the parlor in the rear OF the
church being used for the purpose.
A number Of young men canvassed
the streets, inviting soldiers to come to
the room, and many of them took
advantage OF the invitation. Refresh
ments were served during the evening
| by the ladies. The room will be open
every Saturday evening.
The fall working sched ule of the
local Red Cross is as follows: Monday,
Tuesday. Wednesday, Friday and Sat
uIday afternoons. sewing; Monday and
Tuesday evenings and Thursday after
noon, surgical dressings. At the above
times there will be some one in the
room in charge Of the work. Hours,
afternoons at 2, evenings at 7.50. All
members are requested to take an act
i've interest and come and help when
they can.
America chemical engine responded
to an alarm of fire on the farm Of
Frank w. Hargroye, near Buddtown,
Tuesday afternoon. All of the out.
buildings and their contents, with the
Exception of the stock, were destroyed.
The farm was occupied by Joseph APP.
plegate. The Vincentown flremen also
responded, but the blaze was so far ad
vanced that the chemical engines
could do very little. The origin Of the
I fire is unknown.
Robert c. Shoemaker, who has beer
the efficient secretary Of the Burling
ton County Young Mems Christian
Association for some time, has beer
} promoted to the position Of assistan
state secretary and will probably b
, located at Newark. Mr.. Shoemake
will start ON his new field some tim
) in November. Guy c. Hendry, VIII
/ has been assisting Mr.. Shoemake
here. will be the secretary Of the Bul
s lington county branch.
] At the fall meeting Of the Burline
n ton county Y. M. c. A. it was unan
y mouslY voted to raise its share of tn
/ $35, 000, 600 fund for the work of th
: Army Y. NJ. C. A. in Europe, bot
i with our troops as we'll as the Frenc
S and also including the work through
b out the many training camps, cantor
ments, forts, etc., in our own countr.