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

What has become of the curfew law
The bell rings nightly, as usual.
Mrs. Oliver G. Billings and children
removed to Collingswood last week.
Raffaele Volgarino. the shoemake
who has shop in THE NEWS building
is i'll at his home on Pine street, will
pneumonia.
The Farmers Trust Company i.
paying out checks for 1918 Christmas
Club. Cards for 1919 Club now being
issued. Join now.
Miss Eugenia Leeds, of Rancocas
physical training supervisor in the
Mount Holly school, is ill with a severe
attack of influenza.
Red Cross sewing classes will meet
on Monday mornings, Tuesday after
moons and evenings, and Wednesday
afternoons These hours succeed those
announced in an item in another col
umn.
i Jacob Trusty, for twelve years past
steward at the Elks' Club, has resigned
to accept a position with the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, Philadelphia.
Lawrence Bostick is the new steward
at the club.
There will be meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association, in the high
school auditorium, Thursday evening,
at eight o'clock. The speaker will be
DIR. Janney-Stoddart, or Riverton, who
will bring messages of interest to all.
It is hoped this meeting will be the
best of many pleasant gatherings OF
this association.
Gen. A. E. Shiras Post, No. 26, G.
A. r., elected the following officers on
Friday night, to serve for one year:
Commander, j. Y. Pierce; s. ", Isaiah
Smith; ]. ", r. S. Assay; @. NJ, r.
NJ. Brown; chaplain, Frank Arm
strong; o. of D., r. w. Rossell; o. of
g., John Throckmorton; c. of A., F.
Armstrong, D. E. Sooy and R. NJ.
Brown.
Court stenographer Arthur W. KEEL
lily, of Red Bank, considers himself
lucky man to get through an automo-
bile spill as well as he did while COM
ing here to attend the local option
election contest before Justice Kalisch
at the court house. He was driving
on the slippery asphalt road between
Mount Holly and Chambers Corner
when his car sllidded, turned around
until it pointed in the opposite direc-
ton and then went over in a ditch.
Mr.. Kelly was thrown out, but escaped
injury, and it was necessary for him
to walk more than two miles to get
here on time.
The annual dinner of the Mems Club
of st. Andrews church was held in the |
parish building last evening. An ex-
cellent menu was prepared and served |
by the members of st. Elizabeth Guild,
one of the organizations of the parish.
There were SO diners present. Three
excellent speakers delivered addresses:
G. Frank Shelby, of Philadelphia, gen..
eral secretary of the Brotherhoods of |
St. Andrew of the United States, who
spoke on the "Man and the Church.;
Major Paul Debevoise, of the 312th
Infantry, 18th Division, who recently
returned from France, gave an ex-
ceedingly interesting recital of the
battle and other experiences of his
and Rev. DR.. w. w. Giles, of
Orange, who in a mastery, brilliant !
and witty discourse, spoke of the
debt of the United States to it's AL
lies".
A terrible accident occurred at Bur-
lington, Sunday evening at 7.45. Fred
w. Currie and his wife were walking
along the road toward Burlington,
being close to the curb. An automobile
came behind them at high rate of
speed and struck Mr.. Currie, throwing
him 40 feet. He was thrown against
his wife and the result was that she
was severely bruised. The man was
killed instantly. Help was summoned
and he was carried into house nearby
but nothing could be done for him.
The automobile never stopped. The
car had its windshield and one lamp
broken. The young man was the SON.
in-law of ]. Nelson Carly, of Mount
Holly, and lived in Beverly. Mrs. Cur
RE was badly bruised and shocked but
she saw enough of the flying auto to
gsve her the idea that it was one of the
military camp cars.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee OF the Mount Holly Red Cross was
held at the residence of Clarence II.
Polhemus, the new chairman, on Tues
day evening and some of the present
activities were gone over so the men,
bers would know exactly what is on
hand. 1t was officially reported that
no more surgical dressings are required
but there is much to be done on
refugee garments and knitting. Ref
ugee garment classes have formed and
they are to meet on Monday and
Wednesday mornings and Tuesday
afternoons and evenings until further
notice. One or more sewing machines
are needed and persons having them to
loan will please communicate with
Mrs. w. c. Wetherill and she will see
that they are moved to the work room
Mrs. w. r. Warrick reported that the
knitting committee will be expected
to furnishl so pairs of socks and 25
sweaters each month for the next three
months and persons who are able to do
knitting should apply to her for wool
Place your order early for Personal
Christmas Greeting cards. L. S. Boyce,
Stationer. adv. |
Bordentown
The monthly meeting OF the Home |
and School Association was held in the |
school auditorium on Wednesday at |
ternoon. There was large attendance.
The gathering was addressed by Miss
johnson, Of Washington, ID. c. Her
subject was 1.-THE Importance of Look |
ing After the Bodily Health of the
Child" She handled her subject in a
forceful as well as an interesting man.
ner. Miss johnson is affiliated with
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