The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-13

Shreve Robbins is seriously i'll at b
home on Cherry street.
The Indian Mills NJ. E. Church wi
hold its annual harvest home in Gart
ner's grove on August %.
| A child's signet ring was found a
the mill dam on Thursday. Owne
can receive it by calling at No. A
Garden street.
Michael Matthews has rented tn
store adjoining his bootblacking estat
lishment, and will conduct an ic
cream and soda water business there
Real estate agent r. w. Bowker re
ports the sale of the Clarence L. Pric
property on Union street, to L. Clin
ton French, of Pemberton, who viii
occupy it.
A petition was filed in the count,
clerks office, on Friday, to submit tt
the voters at the November election
the question of adopting the small
board of freeholders for this county.
Francis Fenimore, lifelong resi-
dent of Burlington, died Sunday eve
ming at the Mount Holly hospital. The
deceased was stricken on Friday with
an obstruction of the bowels and was
removed to the hospital, where the
operation was performed, but he died
shortly afterward
During the thunder storm, which
was very severe in this section, last
evening", lightning struck a chimney
on the house of DR.. J. Hume Carter,
on High street, and knocked one or
two bricks off. The outbqildings on
the farm of Schuyler Stratton, near
Moorestown, were entirely destroyed,
the result Of being struck by lightning.
The progam OF races for the Mount
Holly Fair has been announced. There
will be fifteen races during the four
days of the fair, seven of them being
for 81 900 purses. On the opening day
there will be q pacing race for amateur
drivers with Liberty bonds as prizes,
A race for amateur trotters, with SINH
lar prizes. is listed for the closing day.
Investigation has been made as to
the cause of the cases of typhoid fever
which have recently occurred in Mount
Holly. 1t was discovered that there
had been one case on Church street.
and that the sanitary conditions near
the house were in very bad condition.
The other cases came from the same
family, and the health authorities are
positive that the germs Of the disease
were carried by flies.
A very large number of soldiers yisi-
Tors appeared in Mount Holly on Sat
urday and Sunday. The club house
facilities were taxed considerably to ac-
the men in uniform. The
number of meals served at the club on
hose two days was 422 On Saturday
light SO soldiers we're supplied sleeping
quarters there, and about 80 others
we're cared for in the home of residents.
included in the 80 were some army
wives who came here and others who
'ould not be accommodated at Wrights- |
own and we're sent to Mount Holly.
John M. Allen, aged .2e years, was
lrowned in the creek at Hainesport,
saturday afternoon. Some time ago
le had lost propeller from a power |
'oat at the landing at Hainesport and |
n Saturday he tried to drag for it In
lis efforts he fell into the water and
'eing unable to swim was drowned.
lis father was in the boat with him
nd he at once sprang into the water
0 aid his son, but was not able to
i've him much help, being pulled to
bore in an almost exhausted condi-
ion. Men from the Johnson foundry
rent to the scene and there was not
ny lack OF volunteers to try to get
he body of the young man. 1t was
several hours later.
Alfred B. Jones, son of Edward B.
ones, of Mount Holly, has been select
d to very important position with
ne American Red Cross in France.
lie is to take charge Of and superin-
end the transportation and distribu-
ion Of all supplies of the organization
yer there. This honored and respon-
ible position came to him entirely un-
Dlicited and without his knowledge.
lis executive ability has been demon
trated in his position as vice president
[ the B. F. Goodrich Company, OF
Akron. with which he has been con-
ected for a number of years. His
anne was suggested by a number of
rominent men when it became known
hat new man was required in
rance, and Mr.. Dawson, head of the
led Cross organiza ton. made the APP
ointment. Mr.. Jones has accepted
he position and will sail for France in
he near future.