The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-12-10
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

her home on Mill street.
Letters for Miss Mary Golden ar
Miss Myrtle Mingen remain unclain
ed in the post office.
Rev. E. J. Clarke. of Trenton, wi
occupy the pulpit OF the Presbyteria
church on Sunday.
Judge Carrow will hold his whit,
session of court in Mount Holly froI
December % to % inclusive.
Frank E. Snyder, Of WOODLAND, ha
purchased the Joseph C. Dudley farr
on the Mount Holly-Jacksonville roaC
Miss Crissie Cotton, stenographer a
Sheriff Haines' office, was i'll With Unfit
enza at her home In Medford last weel
DR.. ID. F. Remer is suffering from
severe attack of influenza. His con
dition was somewhat improved yestel
day.
The annual communication of tn
Mount Holly Lodge of Masons will b
held in the Masonic Temple on Mon
day evening.
James Bradley has purchased tn
George w. Lundy farm at Arney'
Mount. which he now occupies Tn
place contains $50 acres and the pric,
was 1850.
Harry B. Holcombe, the new farm
demonstration for Burlington county
has, during the last year, been il
charge OF the extensive farm of edito
Arthur Brisbane at Farmingdale.
The annual supper and bazaar giver
for the benefit of the Burlington Coun
ty Hospital, will take place on Thurs
day evening in the parish house of St
Andrews church. A liberal patronage
Ia solicited.
The following were elected trustees o.
the Methodist church at the annua
congregational meeting on Wednes
day: John H. Dobbins, A. r. w. At.
wood. John M. Huff, for three years
Walter HI. Bowker, two years. John
d. Mason was reelected treasurer.
Richard w. Wills, of Hornerstown,
secretary Of the Burlington County
Fair Association, and Miss Anna v.
Forsythe, daughter of the late DIR.
George Forsythe, of Pemberton, we're
quietly married at the home of the
brides aunt, Mrs. ]. Newton eleven
ger, Pemberton, on November 20. Mr..
and Mrs. Wills are residing at Horners-
town.
Public school supervisors and princi-
pals Of Burlington county attended a
physical training institute, arranged
by the state Department of Education
at the Mount Holly high school on
Wednesday. Prof. F. w. Maroney,
state supervisor of physical training,
conducted the exercises with different
groups of pupils. He highly compli-
mented the children for the interest
shown and skill displayed.
The licensed liquor places in Mount
Holly closed their doors on Thursday
night, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the local option act, which
requires the discontinuance of the
business thirty days after election if
prohibition is carried. An effort was
started to have Judge Kalisch grant
stay, SO that the bars could remain
open until the contest to set aside the
election was decided, but this move
was abandoned.
The house on the former Daniel Lip
pincott farm, ON the western edge of
Mount Holly. was totally destroyed by
fire on Thursday afternoon. The farm
is owned by Willard F. Tomllnson, and
the house was occupied by his son,
Archie Tomlinson. Some of the house
hold goods were saved. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from chim-
ney. The motor pump of Good Intent
Fire Company answered the alarm,
but got fast in the sandy lane leading
to the farm house, and it was several
hours before the machine could be re-
turned home.
Judge Waddington. of Salem, pre-
sided at the weekly session of the
county court, on Thursday, as Judge
Lippincott was confined to his home
by illness Probate of the will of
Anna Horney, of Roebling,, which had
been refused by Surrogate Rigg, also
was denied by Judge Waddington
after listening to testimony of several
witnesses, upon the ground of INSULT
cient declaration and attestation.
John Doering, indicted for passing a
worthless check on David Cerlin. of
Mount Holly, pleaded not guilty. He
was returned to the Jail to await trial.
While driving down Pearl street on
Tuesday afternoon, Harry Snyder, of
the Jobstown road, was shot in the
neck by bullet from % calibre rifle.
He went to the Burlington County
Hospital for treatment. County de-
tective Parker made an investigation,
and found that, at the time OF the
shooting, three boys, Richard Parker,
Richard Jennings, and Alfred Shreve,
were shooting at tin cans in a yard on
Pearl street. They claimed not to
know which one was responsible for
6nyder's wound. Parker confiscated
the weapons. The bullet entered the
mans neck and took downward
course. 1t was located in his back by
means of x rays, but it was not deem
ed advisable to remove it. Snyder left
the hospital Sunday.
The preliminary examinations for
the selection of candidates for West
Point and Annapolis, was held at
Mount Holly, on November 10Th.
Eight candidates from various parts Of
the Second Congressional District pre-
sented themselves for examination
and upon the recommendation of the
examining board, composed of ]. j
Unger, Cumberland county, A. w
Hand. Cape May county, Henry NJ
Gresham, Atlantic county, and l.. j
Kayser, Burlington county, the county
superintendents of schools OF the foul
counties comprising the congressional
district, Congressman Bacharach ha,
made the following nominations: Fo
Annapolis principal, Morris Smellow
Atlantic City; first alternate, Wallac,
Reakley, Vineland; second alternate
Arnold F. Braun, Beverly. For Yves
Point: principal, Lewis J. Storclk
Atlantic CITY: first alternate Iobn n