The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-12-31

The officers of Rancocas Grang
will be installed on Wednesday, Janu
airy 8, at 2 p. m.
| Charles H. Pew has purchased tn
Josiah P. Engle property on Cherr.
street, and will occupy it.
Edward Joyce. of Cherry street, has
his arm broken last week while crank
ing the automobile of milk dealer F
p. Nippins.
Miss Josephine Carroll and Martin
S. Carroll, both of Baltimore, Md.
have been visiting their brother
George B. Carroll, of Church street.
! s. Thackara Haines has sold build
ing lot on High street, above the
mount, to Henry C. Shinn and James
Logan, whose present holdings adloir
it on the south.
Robert Marshall, colored, recently
acquitted in the Burlington county
court on a charge OF robbery at the
Pig'n Whistle inn, Browns Mills, was
arrested in Philadelphia, on Tuesday,
on charge of larceny of handbags
from women.
While doing some Christmas shop
ping in Mount Holly on Tuesday after
noon, Mrs. Charles w. Mendenhall, OF
Lumberton. was the victim of a pick
pocket. Her purse, containing $40,
was stolen from handbag which she
carried on her arm.
John Reeve, of Mount Holly, was
presented with a gold watch during
the Christmas exercises of st. An
drew's Sunday school on Tuesday
evening. The gift was a reward for his
unbroken attendance at the Sunday
school sessions during the past fifteen
years.
Announcement has been made of
the appointment of Robert C. Shoe
maker, former county Y. M. C. A.
secretary OF Burlington county, to the
position OF state county work secre-
tary, succeeding b. r. Ryall. Mr..
Shoemaker was a weekend visitor in
Mount Holly.
Sheriff Haines sold the property of
John w. Odenheimer, at Lumberton,
On Thursday afternoon, to the com
plainant, Swarthmore college, for
$1,000. At the same time the farm
land of Ovid d. Feaster, at Jacobs
town, was sold to Henry Hendrickson,
the complainant. for 1865.
The New Jersey State Alfalfa Asso-
citation will hold its annual meeting in
Trenton on Friday, January II, in con-
junction with the agricultural Week"
of the State Board of Agriculture
George I. Reid, of Mount Holly, who
is president of the State Association.
will tell of The development Of alfalfa
in New Jersey.
The last issue of the Camp Dix
Pictorial Review" contains excellent
half-tone cuts Of the exterior and in
terror OF the Ankokas Soldiers Club.
exterior of the Lincoln Soldiers Club.
the dance hall in the Masonic temple
during one OF the community dances.
and the residence of Alexander Forbes.
showing soldiers lawn party in pro.
gress.
Arrangements have been made
through the state Y. NJ. C. A. office to |
have Harry c. White, enjoying the
equation OF having been torpedoed, |
'hell-shocked and gassed, in Burling-
'on county on January 8, 10 and IL, at |
which time, through arrangements
with county school superintendent |
Louis ]. Kaser, he will visit a number
If schools and tell of his experiences
IN the western front.
Scores of sailors and soldiers whol
nave been entertained through the
broad generosity of Palmyra citizens
@tS OfCk buG SWIMMING
scheme worked by two men in naval
Uniform. The pair told remarkable
story to the effect that men on guard |
1t the yard were in sorry plight be-
cause the shoes supplied by the
Government would not fit their feet
Ind that they, along with others, had |
been sent out to solicit money from |
citizens to purchase shoes
hat would be comfortable. They told |
'he story in such convincing fashion
hat not until they had literally con-
ributed did citizens become suspicious
hat such condition could exist in a |
Government navy yard. Local police |
communicated with League Island, |
told of the operation OF the solicitors
and were instructed at once to place
he sailors" under arrest. But the
crooks, with well-filled pockets, had |
disappeared.