The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-21
Mount Holly's quota for the Rec

Miss Reba Evan is now employed ir
the office of Farm Demonstration Kiel
i The engagement of Restore M
Colby and Miss Mary Wright, both Of
Mount Holly, is announced.
Turn to the first page of this issue Of
!. THE NEWS and become acquainted
with the Dot Fortune Teller.
S. Budd Norcross is carrying his arm
in a sling. 1t was injured by the back
kick of an automobile starter.
: All the high school teachers at Toms
River have resigned to accept other
positions except the principal, Prof. E.
L. Heilman.
| Clifford b. Vanzant, a former con-
ductor on the trolley road, has found
; more remunerative work at Camp Dix.
where he is now employed. .
II Rev. Karl M. Bloch, rector of St.
Georges church, Pointville, will be the
speaker at the commencement exercises
of the Mount Holly high school, on
June IL.
John Connolly, of Pointville, was
given hearing before Commissioner
Ralph Haines, on Thursday, on a
charge of peddling liquor at Camp Dix.
He was held under $500 bail for the
federal grand jury.
A strawberry tea will be held on the
lawn of the Baptist Church, Mount
Holly, on Thursday evening, June 9Th,
at FIVE o'clock. Proceeds go to the car
pet fund of the primary Sunday school
department.
Milton, the ten-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Alvan Atkinson, under
went successful operation for appen-
dicitis at the Burlington County Hos
pital last week.
Miss Anna Albright, who has been
saleswoman at Saltzman's store, has
given up her position and joined the
clerical force at the Hainesport Office of
the Burlington County Transit Com
pany.
Three victrolas have been purchased
for the primary grades of the public
school as result of the recent May
Day entertainment. The board OF edu-
cation has donated $40 toward the pur-
chase of records.
The quartette choir of the Baptist
church has been reorganized with the
following members: Mrs. Alex Ross,
soprano; Mrs. Myers. Merchantville,
alto; Aubrey s. Worrell, tenor; P. 10.
seph Perinchief, bass.
Mrs. Louella /. Colder has resigned
her position in the Office of Surrogate
Rigg, and taken a position with |
Haines, Jones & Cadbury, Philadel.
phia. Miss Viola SiIvers is the new
incumbent at the surrogate's Office.
A field meet will be held at the
Charleston public school in Willing
boro township, on Friday afternoon, at
LIS o'clock. The participants will be
pupils from the schools Of Delran, Mt.
Laurel. Willingboro and Burlington
townships.
Fred M. Shemeley, engineer at the
water works, is making considerable
improvement in the appearance of the
pumping station. The grounds have
been graded, grass seed sown and trees
planted, and after a few months the
place will be very attractive.
A special officer from the Navy de-
partment was in town, Saturday, max
ing inquiry into the record of a young
man who, when he lived here, was de-
cidedly pro-German. He recently en-
listed in the navy. The secret service
man gathered much information along
the lines he was following.
The Burlington County Firemen's
Association held its May meeting at
Florence on Wednesday. In addition
to routine business, addresses were
made by Daniel W., Bishop and Rev.
w. E. Zimmerman, of Florence, and
I. Howell Johnson, treasurer of the
State Firemen's Relief Association.
This is the week set apart to raise
one hundred million dollars in the
United States for the Red Cross. Every
patriotic person in the community
should contribute freely. No more
important work is being done in the
war than by the Red Cross. Give
literally when authorized collectors
visit you.
The annual report of the state de-
partment of weights and measures for
the year 1917 was issued last week The
report for Burlington county, by Ed
ward T. Haines, county superinten-
dent, shows that tests were made of
1913 weighing machines; 1,102 capacity
measures; II linear measures, and 2,133
weights. The number of devices con-
demned was Isl.
]. Wallace Fields, of Pine street, |
died on Saturday, aged 81 years. Mr..
Fields had been in poor health for
long time. Some months ago Mrs.
Fields committed suicide by putting |
her head in the oven of a gas stove |
and the shock of this loss is thought |
to have fastened Mr.. Fields death,
which was caused by Bright's disease. |
The funeral will take place from the
residence OF his sister, Mrs. Joseph
Britton, Pine street, tomorrow after |
noon.
Capt. James F. r. Long, who was
recently honorably discharged at
Camp Mcclellan, has just completed
arrangements to enter army Y. M. c.
A. work overseas in France. Mr.. Long
will leave for New York on june 8, at
tend weeks trsining conference at
Princeton University, where special
courses are given by the National War
Work Council, and then go abroad
Mr.. Long will probably be assigned to
cantsen service, which the government
has requested the army Y. M. c. A. to
conduct for it's men overseas. Every
week several hundred men are leaving
to enter this work, and yet every week
calls are coming to the headquarters
for more men.
The Army Wives League held their
meeting last week at the home of Mrs.
Borton, on Main street, Mrs. Timmons
and Mrs. Warrington being hostesses.
There were thirteen present. After a
short business session the ladies spent