The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-29
Harry t. Allen has been reappointed
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: Hubert Wollner, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles B. Wollner, is at Fort Slocum
N. Y, having enlisted in the aviation
section.
After giving the matter considerable
thought, Mount Holly Lodge O
!, Masons has decided to hold it's annua
banquet this year.
The Presbyterian congregation viii
hold its cottage prayer meeting thi
week at the home of Mrs. Ida l., Bur
CESS, on Ridgway street.
The prayer meeting service of tn,
Methodist church will be held in tn,
parsonage tomorrow evening insteac
of in the church, on account of tn,
shortage Of coal.
County solicitor Robert Peacock has
been suffering from badly scalded
left arm, the result of putting some
wet coal mixed with snow on the fire
in his Office stove last Tuesday night
The price situation and the outlook
for the coming season will be discussed
at meeting OF the Burlington County
Tomato Growers Association to be
held at Grange hall, Pember.on, next
Saturday afternoon, at two o'clock.
Sergeant Clifford D. Cain, Charles
8. Colby, Oakley Cahall, E. H. Nixon,
Albert Moore, Palmer Thomas and
Stacy Powell were home from Camp
Mcclellan. Admission, Ala, last week,
for few days visit with relatives and
friends.
Business was very dull at the court
house Thursday. Blanche Mary Coles,
who had pleaded guilty to stealing $40
from a child's bank, was about the
only person called upon to receive SEN
tence and she was sent to the reform
school for women.
In paying income taxes the govern
ment will allow discount at the rate
Of per cent. per annum for the days
remaining between the date of pay
ment and the date of final payment,
June Is, 1918, provided payment is
made before May 16.
A social under the auspices of the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
and the Westminster Guild of the
Presbyterian church, will be held on
Friday evening at the home of Robert
A. Semple, Jy., Broad street. A silver
Offering will be taken.
The wedding of Frank Bedwell, of
Mount Holly, and Miss Helen Rice, of
Burlington, took place at the Episco-
pal rectory, Mount Holly, on Satur-
day. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Henry Teller Cooke. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bedwell will live in Burlington.
On Wednesday evening, Camp SO,
Patriotic Order of America, will cele-
brate its fourth anniversary. All men,
bers are requested to attend and also
the members of Camp II, Patriotic
Order Sons of America, of Mount
Holly, and Camp 141, Patriotic Order
Sons of America of Hainesport, are in
vited and other camps.
The fourth annual banquet of the
Mount Holly Business Mems Associa-
ton will be held on Thursday evening
at the New Washington House. The
speakers will be James w. Fisk, super
Of the business service di-
vision OF the New Jersey Chamber of
Commerce, and Harry Meixell, Jr.,
assistant secretary New Jersey Cham
Der of Commerce.
Robert c. Shoemaker, formerly the
secretary of the Burlington county Y.
M. c. A., enlisted in the aviation corps
at Portland, Maine, while he was at
his home there over Christmas. He
took his physical examination on jan
uary 13, and minor nasal operation
was performed, from which he is now
Mr.. Shoemaker expects
TO finish his association work in New
Jersey before being called into service.
The new schoolhouse at Charleston,
in Willingboro township, was dedicat- |
ed Saturday afternoon. Hon. Albert |
Hansell, president of the Board of |
welcomed the visitors and |
the building was filled with friends of
the school. State Commissioner Ken
dali and County Superintendent Kay
ser delivered addresses and the ladies |
Of the neighborhood served--a nice
lunch.
A. r. Gallenkamp, who was mana
ger of the Woolworth store here three
years ago, has received a nice promo
ton, having been put in charge of the |
largest store under the Manhattan !
Fulton street, Brook
Ign. When Mr.. Gallenkamp left
Mount Holly he went to Orange, but
was not allowed to remain there very
long. as he showed his ability to handle |
a larger store, SO he was transferred to
and now he goes to a higher
and much more responsible position.
All the fire bells in town were ring
ing about one o'clock yesterday after
noon, and there was some consterna-
ton and a wonder how the engines
were going to pillow through the snow.
had thrown a lighted match
to the floor Of Jones garage and an
was set afire. Some per-
son on the street saw the blaze and
sent in an alarm. Luckily the engines
did not have to go out as the garage
force was able to extinguish the blaze.
Mr.. Jones has a score of large fire ex-
tinguishsrs in his place ready for just
such emergencies and he was able to
get right to work. The car was nearly
destroyed.
Frank Storick, of Palmyra, had a
narrow escape from death on Thurs
day. He was drying coal cart and
was nearing the railroad crossing just
as fast train was approaching. The
gates had not been lowered and Storick
did not see the danger until it was too
late for him to stop. A police officer.
who was at the crossing TO see that
school children got safely across, MOTTO
ed the situation and beckoned to
Storick to hurry over. He had no al
tentative but to 60 ahead and got over
just in time to be missed being struck
by about foot. The gatsman who
had neglected to lower the safety gates
was suspended.
Commenting the patriotic services
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