The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-05
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1918
LOCAL NEWS.

A daughter arrived in the family
Mr.. and Mrs. Asher Marshall, of Pin
street. on Friday.
Miss Helen Atkinson has entere
the Maryland College for Women a
Lutherville, Md.
Mrs. Mary Comegys has rented he
residence on Garden street to P. O
Osterhus and family
Miss Elizabeth Burtis went to Wash
ington last week, having secured
government position.
Mount Holly Court No. 2, Forester
of America, will celebrate its anniver
sary next Tuesday night.
Samuel Thomas, assistant janitor o
the public school. was off duty severa
days last week on account of illness.
DIR. George E. Raiguel's next lecture
in Mount Holly will be delivered a
the court house at eight o'clock to
night.
On Tuesday little girl arrived a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John A
Armstrong, Jr., on Mount Holly ave
nue..
The regular monthly meeting of the
Mount Holly Business Mems Associa
ton was held on Tuesday night. Only
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Howard Shinn, of Mill street, one Of
the first men to go to Camp Dix under
the draft law, has been discharged
from the service because of hear
affection.
Edward g. Hawkins, son of Harry
Hawkins, Jr., has given up his studies
in the Mount Holly high school and
entered the employ of the Dubell
pharmacy.
A cake sale was held in the fire
house Of Union company, on Satur.
day, for the benefit of the Christmas
fund for Company E. The net amount
received was $50.
Letters for H. B. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Clevsnger, Miss Phebe
Camourn, E. C. Ray, Lieut.. Baner-
man, and Mrs. Capt. Boyd, remain
unclaimed in the post office.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Mary M. Pope, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas C. Pope, of Pember-
ton, to Stacy c. Tallman, son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. Craig Tallman, of Column.
bus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel w. Evans will
occupy the latter's residence on High
street as soon as it is vacated by F. E.
Embree, who will move to the upper
part OF the state in order to be near his
place of business in New York city.
Lieut.. Raymond Belmont, of Camp
Dix, member OF the well-known
New York family, has rented J. Carr
Gillam's residence on High street. Mr..
and Mrs. Gillian will occupy apart
ments in Philadelphia for the winter.
Miss Booth. the special officer acting
for the United States, has returned to
Mount Holly very much improved in
health. She did not have pneumonia
as was first reported, but she was taken
to hospital in New York, where she
was quite sick for q few days and it
was feared pneumonia would result.
On Sunday morning the congrega-
ton OF the Methodist church, by a
unanimous vote, extended a hearty
invitation to the congregations OF the
other churches of the town, who have
been forced to discontinue their SER
vices on account of tile shortage of
coal, to worship with them at any
time they may desire.
Next Tuesday night, February 10,
will be big time for Mount Holly
Lodge of Woodmen of the World. A
large class of candidates will be initial
ed, and officers will be elected and in
stalled. P. B. Tilton, district mana
ger of New Jersey, and Harry It.
Waters, district manager of Philadel-
phia, will make addresses.
Charles C. Morton, who has been ap-
pointed assistant detective for this
county, had his first work on Wednes-
day, when he was sent to Juliustown
to investigate robbery that had taken
place at the creamery there. During
the noon hour somebody pried open a
desk and took $139. Detective Morton
secured clues enough to start an in
quiry which will probably show re-
suits in short time.
The work of organizing a Junior
Red Cross in Mount Holly has been
placed in the hands OF the following
committee: Representing the local
Red Cross chapter, Mrs. V. Claude
Palmer, Mrs. William S. Kelley, Mrs
James H. Terry; representing the pub
lie school. Miss Edith Gaukrodger,
Miss Irene c. Dougherty, Miss Mildred
Koehler, Miss Susie E. Eckman, Miss
Mary E. Walther, and Walter H
Scott.
At special masters sale of real es
tate held at the court house, on Thurs
day, three properties, No. 29O, 1872 and
294 Washington street, were sold to
Mrs. Mary E. Johnson for $4,000. A
house and lot at Cramer Hill also was
bought by Mrs. johnson for 81, $50 A
lot of ground in Pavonia was sold to
Joseph Pearce Tor 500. This real estate
was sold to make distribution of the
interests held by the estate of tile late
Edgar Earl Johnson, of Mount Holly
Charles +. Porter, a well-known
character, was found dead near Ewes
boro on Monday afternoon of last
week. He had been living with Il
party on the Church road and had left
the house to go and care for some stock
at barn a considerable distance from
the house. He was found lying in the
snow short distance from the barn,
lifeless, and indications were that
death was instantaneous. Coroner
Gaskill made an examination and
gave certificate of death caused by
heart failure.
Changes in the physical require
ments for men of the National Army,
by which thousands who have been or
would be rejected under the first regu-
lations can now be accepted for service
were announced on Wednesday by
Provost Marshal General Crowder