The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-10
LOCAL. NEWS.

LOCAL. NEWS.
Election boards in Mount Holly ar
making their house to house canvas
today.
Burr Budden has purchased prop
erty, No. 60 Pine street, from /. II
Lippincott.
Edward s. Troth, mother, wife ant
son, of Scranton, Pa, were Noun
Holly visitors last week.
Harold B. Allen has purchased the
fixtures Of the former Flynn drugstore
and has removed them to his store or
High street.
The Mos-lt Holly Water Company
received report last week on sample
Of water taken August rs, showing ab-
sence of pollution.
Mrs. Henry Claypoole, Pine street,
entertained Sergeant Thacker and
C orporals Angelow and Hollingshead
of Camp Dix, during the week end.
Letters for Miss Ray King. Mrs.
Doures Moues, Mrs. William Crowther,
Mrs. Peter r. Garry. and Mary Leanes
remain unclaimed in the post Office.
Life guard Quigley's services at the
min dam bathing grounds ended on
Saturday for the season. Persons bath
ing now will do SO without his protec-
ton.
Supervising principal Bunce will be
1t his Office in the high school build
ing, on Friday and Saturday morn
ings, from 9 to IL o'clock. to enroll new
pupils.
The new county tubercular hospital
ct New Lisbon has been named the
Fairview Sanitarium. 1t is expected
that the institution will be opened in
week OF two.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. d. Gauntt, of
Burlington, sentertained number of
friends at "Hill Crest, their sons
bungalow on the upper Rancocas creek,
on Thursday.
Joseph 8. Shreve. who recently suf-
fered the amputation Of one leg above
the knee at the Burlington County
Hospital, has been removed to-
his home on Pine street.
The annual meeting Of the North
ampton fire department will be held at
Good Intent house on Friday evening.
September 20. A new chief and other
Officers will be elected.
Plans for having foot ball team
this season will be considered at a
meeting Of the boys Of the Mount
Holly high school on Thursday even
ing, at 7.8O o'clock, in the school audi
torium.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles T. Shreve, Of Washington
street, was knocked down by an auto
mobile in the street id front OF her
home Wednesday afternoon. The
child was painfully bruised, but no
bones were broken.
Oscar Evan, formerly of Mount
Holly, who has been employed by the
Grew Levick Company at Cynwyd,
Pa, since his transfer from the COM
pany's Office here, has received an
other promotion. He is now in charge
OF the Philadelphia district.
Mrs. franklin B. Lewis died at her
home on High street, on Wednesday.
She was 50 years OF age. Three sons
survive her Edward HI. Lewis, of
Mount Holly; Rev. Norman ". P.
Lewis. OF Philadelphia, and Howard
G. Lewis. Of London, England.
A large dwelling house on the Med
ford Cranberry Company's bog, near
Ballinger's Mill, was destroyed by fire
Of unknown origin at about eleven
o'clock on Saturday morning. All the
inmates Of th>.sause were out at the
time the fire IKE out. When dis
covered the flames had gained
consia .rable Roadway and the building
was destroyed.
On Tuesday, before Justice Slack.
was heard the suit brought by A. P.
Cannon. Of Vincentown, against James
Nixon. to recover for damages done to
growing vegetation in Cannon's garden
by Nixon's COW. After the evidence
had been heard the complainant was
awarded SIS. the defendant also being
required to pay the costs of the suit.
Cannon asked for 500 damages.
Mrs. Emily Buck Gibbons. OF New
Egypt. who recently accepted al posi-
ton as teacher in the Mount Holly |
schools, has presented her resignation.
Instead Of teaching she will go west
with her husband. who has been COM
missioned a lieutenant and transferred |
from Camp Dix to service near Column
bus. Ohio. Lieutenant Gibbons is at
tached to the sanitary corps.
Subject to the approval of the State
Highway Commission, plans for the |
New Egypt road, running from the NJ 4
E. church to the county line. were
adopted on Tuesday by the Ocean
county Board OF Freeholders at their
September meeting. John L. Le-
Compile, who year ago built a road
from New Egypt to Cookstown, was
notified to shape that road up for final
acceptance.
Frederick Fleigenheimer, former chef
Of q noted Philadelphia hotel, was ar
resteL at Bordentown last week, charg-
ed with supplying liquor to soldiers
He had been conducting restaurant
in hotel at Bordentown, and he plac
ed bottles of whiskey in side room,
where soldiers were sent to get drinks.
After hearing before Commissioner
Haines. at Mount Holly, Fleigenheimer
was held without bail for action by the
United States grand jury.
The wedding Of Joseph Quincy
Deacon, of Mount Holly, and Miss
Margaret Packer. daughter OF Mrs.
Howard E. Packer, OF Burlington,
took place at the home OF the bride on
Saturday evening. Because of the re-
cent death Of the brides father. only
members of the families of the bride
and groom witnessed the ceremony.
Mr.. Deacon has been commissioned an
ensign in the navy. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. c. s. Lewis.
A public demonstration of farm