The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-19

The meeting of the Woman's Leagu
will not be held this week, as previous
lly announced.
Rev. M. NJ. Snyder, district superin
tendent, will preach in the Methods
; church on Sunday evening.
There will be a meeting of the Sun
day school board of the NJ. E. church
at the close of the prayer service or
Wednesday evening.
The union Thanksgiving service Will
be held in the Presbyterian church this
year. A special interesting program is
being arranged for the occasion.
The Ladies Aid of the G. A. R. will
hold special meeting tonight. Bust
ness of importance will be transacted
Every member is requested to be pre-
sent
Rev. Karl M. Block, chaplain Of st.
Georges Church, Camp Dix, will be
the speaker at the annual memorial SER
vice of Mount Holly Lodge of Elks, to
be held on Sunday evening, December
LIST.
The members of Vincentown Red
Cross responded SO promptly and gen.
erously that they were able to send
the complete allotment of 20 sheets
and 1872 other articles for the Linen
shower on the date requested.
Robert M. Smith has removed from
Pittsburgh to Mount Holly and is
occupying his fathers property on
King street. The contracting company
with which Mr.. Smith is connected
has transferred him to its Philadelphia
office.
A telegram received yesterday an
nounced the arrival at Hampton Roads
of Charles Heller, of Mount Holly.
This young soldier wired that, not
withstanding he had lost leg in his
country's service, he still feels pretty
| fit."
The Mount Holly Water Company
has made application to the Public
Utilities Commission to be given the
privilege of increasing its rates of
water rents. The hearing will be held
at the state house, Trehton, on Tues
day, December 8.
Mount Holly, according to reports
made by canvassers last night, has
raised thus far trifle over $4,000 to-
ward the national fund for continuing
welfare work in the army. This sum
is an assurance that the town again
goes over the top in doing its patriotic
duty.
The marriage of Miss Irene B. Gaskill,
|of Pemberton, formerly of Mount
Holly. to Sergeant g. A. R. Lesch, of
Buffalo, took place in the Church of
Incarnation, New York City, on the
sixth of this month. The groom is in
the unassigned infantry of the United
States army, attached to the u. Ss
shipping board.
Charles Mincer, Pennsylvania rail-
road employe, and a member of the
board of education of this township,
died at his home on Pine street early
this morning. He had been ill with
typhoid fever and other complications,
and had expected to go to the Burling-
ton County Hospital for an operation
as soon as his condition permitted.
There will be an important rally at
the State House. Trenton, for the
women of New Jersey. under the aus
pices of the Council of National De- |
Tense and United War Work, to discuss
reconstruction topics, on Tuesday and
Wednesday, November 49, and 90 |
Prominent speakers, such as DIR. Anna |
Howard Shaw, Rabbi Wise, etc. Com
munity singing led by Mr.. Barnhart. |
Theodore B. Haines, rs years old, |
died at Hyattsville, Nd, last week |
and was buried in Mount Holly. Mr.. |
Haines was editor and publisher of the |
Mount Holly Dispatch when it was
printed in the building on Main street |
that was torn down for the erection of |
the Bell telephone building. From |
here Mr.. Haines went to the govern
ment printing Office at Washington.
John T. Jones was buried from the
residence of his brother-in-law,
Harry W. Kempte, Yesterday. The
man died from injuries received
in an automobile accident near Cooks
town, when two machines collided.
Just what happened to him.I
is not known, but physicians certifi-
cate was death from concussion of
the BRAIN An investigation into the
accident is likely to be made.
The Rees-Taylor Company, which
had the contract to build bridge over
Pensauken creek, has brought suit
against this county to recover $4,000
profit. The board of freeholders award
ed the contract to the firm, but after
ward annulled it because thel govern
ment refused to allow the necessary
building material to be used ON &C.
count of its being non-essential work
at the time. The case was fixed for a
hearing yesterday in the Mercer Cir
cult Court, but was postponed until
the county solicitor, Robert Peacock,
should be discharged from the mill
tar y service and be able to again rep
resent the county.
The National Red Cross influenza
committee is about to recommend to
the National War Council that certi-
ficate of service be issued to the in
dividuals who gave such extremely
valuable assistance during the recent
influenza epidemic. 1t is requested
that the various chapters send to the
division headquarters complete lists of
those who have served and the charac-
ter of their service. 1t is desired that
lists be compiled by the various
branches for sending to the chapter
secretary, giving the names of workers,
addresses, character of service per-
formed, beside care, housekeeping,
food preparation, motor service, etc.
There should be no delay in this con-
nection and no one should be too
modest to report. For the Mount
Holly Branch information should be
sent to the secretary, Miss Mary Nc
earthly.
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DR.. George E. Raiguel, who does not
need any introduction to the people of