The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-23
Policeman Charles Gilbert is quite

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Exchange.
| Henry B. Wright will erect a garag
in the rear Of his residence on Broa
street, and is having a driveway lai
out along the side Of the property.
Court crier Harry Hawkins, ST., VIII
has been ill for some time, is still cor
fined to his room, but there is consider
able improvement in his condition.
DIR. William A. Newell left Noun
Holly yesterday for Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia, where he will be on the arm,
medical staff with rank as lieutenant
The members of the Mount Holl,
High school presented the senior play
''Tommy's Wife," to the soldier boy
at Hut No. 8, at Camp Dix, last Thurs
day evening.
| There will be concert in the Higf
school auditorium, Saturday evening
May IL, for the benefit of the Burling
ton County Hospital. Miss Anna G.
Mantz, famed contralto, will sing.
At the local option election at Tuck
erton, on Tuesday, 2S3 votes were poll
ed-15S wet, 120 dry and 5 rejected
The present registration is less than
400. Both sides worked hard all day.
There is but little improvement in
the condition of Rev. johnson Dat.
man, Jr., who has been sick at the
Burlington County Hospital for the
last two weeks. He is not allowed to
receive visitors.
Clinton Hoffman, who lives on Burr'i
road, was taken seriously ill on High
street, near Broad, last night. He was
seized with an attack of acute indiges'
ton. He was taken to the Burlington
County Hospital, and is now consider
ably improved.
Miss Hazel Whitman, who for the past
two and half years has been cashier
at the local telephone Office. has re-
signed her position, and on May will
enter the Palmer School OF Chiroprac-
tic, Davenport, Iowa, where she will
take the full course.
America chemical engine went out
Saturday afternoon in response to a
call that some woods on the Rancocas
road were on fire. When the firemen
reached the blaze it was found to be on
the opposite side of the creek, and
could not be reached.
The funeral of Henry M. Bates took
place from his late residence on Mill
street, Sunday afternoon. He was a
veteran of the Civil War and member
of the Grand Army. He was 70 years
of age. His remains were inferred in
the Brotherhood cemetery.
Lieut.. William F. Whyte and wife,
of Madison, Wisconsin, are in Mount
Holly, and have rooms at the home Of
Mrs. Charles B. Parsons. DR.. Whyte
is president of the Wisconsin State
Board of Health, and is acting as con-
tract surgeon on the tuberculosis Ex-
animation Board at Camp Dix.
Assessor John d. Mason. with Mr..
who is connected with the
State Board of Health, is making a
house canvas to ascertain the
conditions. They have al
ready found many things that need
attention and it looks as if the local
Board of Health had better wake up.
Captain ]. F. r. Long, who left
Mount Holly last summer as the COM
mander of Company f and has lately
been in command of the headquart-
srs company of the Hath Infantry at
Camp Mcclellan, Admission, Ala, has
been relieved from military service,
and is expected to arrive in Mount
Holly this week.
Former county secretary Robert C.
who is awaiting his call
for training at one of the aviation
schools, and is now doing state Y. M.
c. A. work, entertained over the week
end his mother and father, Mr..
and Mrs. c. B. Shoemaker, of
Portland, Maine, who are making
short trip to Washington.
At the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Walter Borton, on High street
Friday afternoon, in the presence of rel
atives and few invited guests, Miss
Mary Ancker Borton was married to
Clifford Moorehouse Hubbs, of Moores-
town. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. James H. Terry. Benjamin Col
kilt was the best man, the bride being
by Miss Emily Gresnwald,
of Moorestown.
The pupils Of the primary depart
ment of the Mount Holly schools will
give May Day entertainment in the
school auditorium, on Wednesday
evening of next week. The children
have been trained by Mrs. Dudley, and
the entertainment will consist of songs
folk dances, etc. Tickets are Is cents,
and the proceeds are to be used toward
the purchase of Victrola for the pri-
mary building.
Richard Jamison is the ~ year old
hero of Burlington. He was playing
along the bank Of Assiscunk creek
when he saw 4-year-old James Thomp-
son, son of John Thompson, fall into
the stream from batteau. Leaping
into the boat. the boy seized the drown
ing child by the belt as he came to the
surface. BY plucky effort he got the
child close to the gunwale and pulled
him into the boat and resuscitated
him.
Mrs. Sarah r. Lamb, SO years old, Of
Palmyra, widow Of Benjamin r
Lamb, formerly of Mount Holly, wa:
asphyxiated shortly before daybreak
Sunday morning in her bedroom. Sh'
evidently attempted to light a ga.
heater and failed to turn the valve al
the way off when she found she ha(
no match. Her body was discovered
by members Of the family who inves
tigated when she did not come dowr
| to breakfast.
At meeting of the NEARER ant
Farther Lights" of the Baptist church
held last Tuesday evening, Mrs. Jane
II. Terry, retiring president, was pre-
sented with gold wrist watch, gif
from members of the society and tn
Bible study class. Mrs. Terry has don
splendid work in both of these depart
ments of church work, having brough
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