The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-22
LOCAL NEWS.

M. Bicknell, spent last week visiting
at the manss.
Service flags are having new star
added frequently. That in the M. E
church now has twelve stars on it.
The board of education has decided
to have floor laid in the gymnasium
Of the high school building as soon al
possible.
Mrs. J. w. C. Evans has purchased
the property on Union street, owned
by George D. Worrell and occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Anderson.
Mrs. John B. Townsend, Of Column
bus. has moved into Mount Holly, and
will spend the winter at the residence
Of Clifton r. Appleton, ON Union
street.
The churches which have been keep
ing open house for the visiting soldiers
have decided not to continue this Gus
tom until the measles quarantine has
bsen lifted.
The house on the farm OF John
Dreas, on the Rancocas road, was dam.
aged to the amount OF $3.50, by fire, on
Sunday morning, caused by a defect
i've chimney.
Frank Powell, Of Wall street, is the
new member of the police force of
Mount Holly, having been elected at
the meeting OF the township commit
tss Thursday evening.
Letters for Mrs. Hattie McRae, 8. r.
Wilson, Miss Lulu Williams, C. H.
Rock, Dorothy McKennedy, Mr.. OAR
nell. Mrs. Novella Mason and Henry
Elippsr, remain unclaimed in the post
Office.
A surprise party was given to Mr..
and Mrs. Clayton Anderson, at their
home on Budd street, on their tenth
wedding anniversary, Monday even
ing, January IA. The party presented
Mrs. Anderson with handsome large
dome.
George d. Worrell was somewhat
injured, on Friday night, when his
automobile skidded on the ice and
collided with telegraph pole near
Robbinsville. The car was damaged
to some extent. Mr.. Worrsll has fully
recovered from the shock and injuries.
The annual donation day for the
Burlington County Children's Home
will be January 81 and 1t is hoped that
MI interested in the welfare and care
Of the little ones who are provided
with home will begin to make prep
arations to give generous donation
to the institution.
The statement that the official to
give information with reference to the
income tax problems would sit in the
court house il not correct. He will be
ut the post Office until the last of this
month. The announcement that the
court house would be the place was
made by the chief in the Camden
Office.
The brotherhood of the Presbyterian
church will meet with DR.. Raymond
8. Clarke, Ala High street. this even
ing Tuesday,. The speaker will be
Lieutenant Colonel Wait C. johnson,
assistant chief Of staff, Camp Dix.
Col. Johnson is brilliant speaker and
an authority on military matters, and
the Brotherhood is fortunate in getting
him for this meeting.
Under arrangements made by the
motor department Of New Jersey,
soldiers of Camp Dix may take their
examinations for drivers licenses in
New Jersey without leaving the reser-
walton, and car licenses may also be
procured there. Inspector Anderson
Shinn has been assigned to supervise
the licensing work here under con-
ditions that will save both army and
state officials much annoyance.
William J. Taylor, farmer, living on
the Burlington road, near Mount
Holly, was somewhat surprised to see
In the newspapers that he was Ill with
pneumonia. He had a slight cold, but
that was all. THE NEWS was proba-
bly, responsible for starting this story
and thought IL got the information
from reliable source. but it proves
that it does not do to believe all that
you hear, even if those who tell you
haye good reputation for truth and
veracity.
DR.. Raiguel was to have given an
other Of his popular lectures Tuesday
evening, but he was detained at Viii.
mington. Del. much to the disap-
pointmsnt OF the audience that was
present to greet him. He came on
Thursday evening, however, and made
up for lost time. The recent order of
DR.. Garfield was the subject for many
questions, but, unfortunately, the
doctor did not have time to give them
the attention that has been the pre-
vious custom.
The Public Service Electric Com
pany has issued a notice to its patrons
that all existing contracts for power
will be ab.> ted on January "a. This
does not mean, however, that the COM
pany will not continue to serve its
present customers. They will be pro-
vided with power to the extent the de-
mands of the government, the coal
supply, and the electrical capacity oil
the company will admit. AS little
change as possible will be made in the
ordinary operating conditions OF the
company.
The cottage group prayer meetings
of the Presbyterian congregation, held
last week, were quite success, anC
they will be continued this week al
the following places: Wednesday even
ing the Garden street group will NEE
with Herbert C. Crippen, Branch
street. leader. Walter Scott; the Pin,
stfset group at William Flyers, Mil
street; the Washington street group a
Mrs. Edgar Alcott's, Madison avenue
leader, Mrs. C. E. Lord; the Broa'
street group at Charles E. Hansburys
Broad street.
Miss Sallie M. Rue, Of BrainarC
street, died at the Burlington Count
hospital, Wednesday night. She live
alone and had told nsighbor that
at any time she did not appear to b
around, to have the house entered. o
Wednesday morning the nsighbc