The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02

Miss Helen Cunningham, a form,
teacher in the Mount Holly hig
school, was the weekend guest of Mis-
! Theodore Melcher.
Fred B. Shreve, formerly of Noun
D Holly, is now travelling agent for tn
: Hartford Live Stock Insurance Com
pany, of Hartford Conn.
Judge Carrow has announced th
spring schedule of the circuit court
The dates for Burlington county wi
be from April 80 to May s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer ID. Atkinson
have vacated their farm on the soutl
Pemberton road, and moved int,
Robert S. Gaskill's property at Broac
and Buttonwood streets.
Lewis r. Ashhurst, Jr., formerly o
Mount Holly, has been divorced from
his wife, Mary c. Ashhurst, of Phila
delphia. Mrs. Ashhurst applied fol
the divorce, claiming desertion.
The Burlington County Bar Associa
ton has decided not to hold it's annual
banquet this year. The suggestion is
made that the members donate to the
Red Cross the sum usually spent on
this affair.
Real estate dealer Bowker reports the
sale of two properties: No. 30 White
street, from Mrs. Samuel &c. Matthias
to Edward B. Gaskill, for his son; No.
4O3 Garden street from Mrs. Frank S.
Haines to Mrs. Maize Claypoole, the
town nurse.
The daylight saving law. went into
effect at two o'clock on Sunday morn
ing. when all time pieces were moved
one hour ahead. No confusion or in
convenience seems to have arisen from
the change of time. Already it is
difficult to know or realize that any
change has been made.
There was civil service examination
at the court house, Thursday, for the
position of county detective. There
were eight applicants. Those from
this neighborhood were J. L. Riley,
Mount Holly; Charles NJ. Carslake,
Columbus; Walter Cassidy, DIR. r. B.
Glasgow, Burlington; James Dodd,
Camden.
Coroner Gaskill conducted an inquest
at Palmyra, yesterday in the recent
case where Perry McMahan shot and
killed Frederick Monach. Perry was a
special officer on guard at the Palmyra
school house, to prevent a recurrence
of breaking and entering the building.
He mistook Monach for burglar. The
jury rendered a verdict of accidental
death.
The township committee hereafter
will hold its meetings in the new quar-
tiers that recently have been fitted up
on White street. 1t met at America
fire house last Thursday for the last
time. The recorders Office and police
headquarters also have been transferred
to the new building. A lookup is a
part of the equipment at the White
street quarters.
Mrs. Walter Scott Spacl<man, of
Riverton, announces the engagement
If her niece, Miss Natalie Cope Moore,
If AID street and Chester avenue, Phil !
adelphia,: to Robert Burns, of 4312 |
Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Mr.. |
Burns is son of Edward f. Burns,
of Mount Holly. The we'd
ling, which will take place in June,
will be quiet one, owing to the re-
,ent death Of Miss Moore's mother.
George Jackson, of Hanover Station,
vas attacked by his own bull dog when
lie climbed in window of his home |
ate Sunday night, having forgotten
lis key. The animal sank it's teeth |
nto his neck as he was climbing over
he window sill. He could not shake
he animal loose until his wife, who
vas awakened by the struggle, came
o his rescue and struck it over the
lead with a poker. Mr.. Jackson's
leck was badly torn.
The high school building was entered
by thief during Friday night, and
he desks in'the principals Office and
me of the class rooms were forced
pen and their contents upset. Appar-
ntly nothing was stolen, there being
10 valuables in the desks except few
postage stamps, which were left. The
hief was barefooted, as shown by the
racks left on the floor There is no
of the manner in which ad
mission to the building was gained.
Rev. James H. Terry, pastor of the
Baptist church, on Sunday nnounced
lis resignation, to take effect on May
st. He has accepted a professorship
n the Plainfield high school. The an
was quite a surprise to
he members of his congregation, who
lad congratulated themselves that he
lad declined recent call to become
pastor of Baptist church at Allen
own, Pa. There is general regret that
Mr.. Terry is to leave Mount Holly, |
where he has large circle of friends
Ind admirers. He is an able clergy
nan, whose departure will be serious
oss not only to his church but to the
America Hose Company elected the
following officers last night: President
George w. A. French; vice president,
Samuel E. Colder; secretary, S. Earl
Assay; treasurer, Edward b. Jones;
directors s. Earl Assay, William B.
Kumpf, Winfield S. Cameron, William
J. Clark, Samuel E. Colder; fire police,
]. Clark, William H. Frake,
Walter H. Bowksr, Winfield S.
Cameron, Raymond w. Sprow, James
I. Anderson; foreman, s. Earl Assay;
first assistant, William B. Kumpf;
second assistant, Samuel E. Colder;
third assistant, 8. Ivans Johnson;
chief chauffeur, Rudolph P. Kampf;
janitor, William HI. Frake.
Preliminary announcement of the
thirteenth annual convention and dim
ner OF the Burlington county Y. Nj. c.
A. to be held on May 9Th, has been
made by chairman VIM. F. Overman.
Camp general secretary Joseph T. Al
ling, of the army Y. NJ, c. A. Staff, at
Camp Dix, has been secured to deliver
the convention address. 1t is altogeth-
er likely that the convention will be
held in the First Baptist church of
Burlington. Last year 264 members