The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-19
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1918
LOCAL NEWS.

Percy E. Garretson, Of Plainfielc
has purchased the Braehead stoc
farm at Columbus.
Letters for Mrs. w. C. Mayes an
Miss Elizabeth Loves remain unclaim
cd in the post Office.
The sophomore class of the Noun
Holly high school will hold reception
in the auditorium on Friday evening
A meeting OF the Burlington Count,
Firemen's Association will be held il
Odd Fellows hall. Beverly, tomorrow
night.
Rev. Luther NJ. BickneIl received
telegram last week announcing tn,
death Of his father, retired minister
at Salem, Oregon.
The Delanco branch of the Needle
work Guild of America sent mum
Der of needed garments to the Bufling
ton County Hospital and the Burling
ton County Children's Home las
week.
Rancocas Grange will hold its regu
lar meetings from now until April !
every Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock. Election OF officers will take
place on Wednesday, November 81, al
2.30 p. m.
The annual meeting of the New Jer
scy State horticultural Society will be
held at Atlantic City on December 2
3 and 4. These meetings are generally
attended by number of Burlington
county people.
A telegram to THE News from New.
ark headquarters states that up tc
eleven o'clock yesterday morning the
United War Work fund had reached
the total Of $5,l5l,73S in New Jersey
going far over the top.
The annual meeting of the Burling.
ton County Chapter. American Red
Cross, is being held in old st. Mary Is
church. Burlington, this afternoon.
Officers will be elected and other neces-
sary business transacted.
A number OF cases OF influenza de-
veloped at the Burlington County
Children's Home last week. Every
precaution has been taken to prevent
the spread Of the disease to those who
have not yet been afflicted.
The farm at Georgetown belonging
to the estate of Sidney Newbold, was
offered at public sale on Tuesday, but
was not disposed of, no bid being re-
ceived. Good prices were secured for
the personal property on the farm.
A special meeting of Burlington
County Pomona Grange will be held
in Grange hall, Pemberton, next Sat
urdaY evening, at 7.3O o'clock. The
fifth degree will be conferred in full
form, and some important business
transacted.
The annual convention of the Bur
lington County Sunday School .Asso-
citation will be held in the Moorestown
Presbyterian church on Thursday.
This event was originally set for Octo-
Der, but the influenza epidemic com
PEELED postponement
On Tuesday evening Leonidas S.
Boyce delightfully."- entertained officers
Of Mount Holly Lodge of Masons and
others who served with him while be
was worshipful master in 1917, at din
ner at his home on Garden street.
Twenty guests were present.
The Holly Club has decided to give
its annual minstrel show this year. So
many of the regular entertainers are
in military service that there will be
number of new faces in the circle, but
there iSsno doubt that the show will be
up to the usual high standard.
An interesting meeting Of the Par
ent-Teacher Association was held in
the school auditorium on Thursday
night. Supervisor Edgar F. Bunce
was the speaker, and he told of the
value of such an association and how
it could be Of great assistance to the
teachers and school officials.
Sergeant Albert C. Worrell, of
Mount Holly. who is with the lO4th
ammunit ion train in France, has been
i'll with the influenza, but has recovered.
Corporal franklin B. King, who is
in an officers training school at Camp
Hancock. Ga, also has recovered from
an attack Of the same disease.
1t is unofficially reported that Philip
F. Keil, whose resignation as county
farm demonstration takes effect on De-
cember l, will become member of the
faculty of the Mount Holly high
school, and have charge of the new
course in agriculture which the board
OF education has decided to install.
Oliver g. Billings has purchased the
drug store of Lester Sucker, at Col
lingswood. and will take charge of the
business tomorrow. Mr.. Billings has
been connected with Jones pharmacy
for twelve years, and has a host of
friends in Mount Holly who regret his
departure while wishing him success
in his new field.
Some Of the dates of farmers insti-
tutes to be held in Burlington county
are as follows: At Grange hall, Med
ford, Thursday, November 81. At
Grange hall, Vincentown, Saturday,
December 7. At Grange hall, Marlton,
Tuesday, December 10. Corn shows
will be held in connection with each of
these institutes.
The annual report of the Commits
sioner of Education on the operation
OF the New Jersey State Teachers
Pension Fund for the last year, shows
that forty-three new pensioners were
certified during that period. Of whom
eight were men and thirty-five women.
Among them was woman who had
taught for fifty-three years, and man
who had taught for fifty-one years.
The average length of service of the
new pensioners was thirty-nine years
There are 418 pensioners onIlthe rolls
at this time, of whom 35l are women
A new stunt was carried on in trair
one day last week. A young woman
occupied an entire seat and whenever
anybody wanted to sit beside he
she would say 'This seat is taken.
The woman got on the train at som,
station above Mount Holly. She mad,
this remark to several passengers unit