The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-08
Burlington

burlington
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mott announce
the marriage of their daughter Ger
trude to Captain William Sanderson
Detwiler, of the U. S. Army, Wednes-
day, in st Marv's Church here The
bridegroom was formerly mayor of
Columbia, Pa, and at the time the
National Guard was federalized was
captain of the guard. He is stationed
at Camp Hancock, Atlanta, Ga. Mrs.
Detwiler accompanied her husband to
Atlanta and will remain there until
such time as ne may be ordered to
leave.
Strange as it may appear it is still a
fact that many of the residents of this
city have never been across the mile Of
river to Bristol, while the same condi-
ton exists among the citizens of the
latter place. The river is now frozen
and movement is on foot TO organize
parade of citizens of Burlington and
headed by brass band, go over into
Pennsylvania.
AS result of big shake-up at the
organization of Common Council, sew
eral city officials, long in the munich
pal service, step out. Captain Joseph
Shumard, at the head of the police for
more than a score of years, is succeeded
by Wilson Johnson, new man on the
force. When he learned of Councils
action, Shumard resigned as a police
man. John A. Armstrong, city asses
sor for many years, is succeeded by j.
Fletcher Shinn. Philip Gallagher is
made street commissioner. Council
man George Shinn is president of the
new body. Many suggestions for mu-
nicipal improvement were made in the
annual message of Mayor Mount. The
complete list of officers elected follows:
Pro Tempore President, Edward Car
man; Receiver of Taxes, Samuel Stat
ford; City Attorney, Ernest Watts;
Street Commissioner, Philip Gallagher;
Building Inspector, William H. Schuy-
Ter; Assessor, J. Fletcher Shinn; City
Physicians, Davis, milford, Jennings,
Rink and mcfarland; Port Warden,
William Stroup; Park Guard, Richard
Burnley; Superintendent of Fire Alarm,
Samuel Briggs; Sergeant-at-Arms,
James Koran; Police Justices, Thomas
S. Mooney, Leedom Smith; Captain of
Police, Wilson johnson; Member of
Board OF Health, William r. Schuyler;
Sinking Fund Commissioner, Howard
E. Packer.
Automobiling on the ice-covered Del
aware is the latest form of winter sport
here. Raymond Simpkins, with
light facing model and four passengers,
set the crowds crossing the ice-bridge
between Burlington and Bristol gaping
with establishment as he appeared
speeding up the middle of the river,
racing an ice yacht manned by crew
from a Burlington boat club. Simp-
kins drove along the shore as far as
Beverly before he found safe spot for
getting his car across the rough ice
hummocks along the banks, but once
in midstream he found it easy going,
with the power of his car the only
limit to speed and no speed-cops to
worry about. A broad ribbon of black
ice, free from snow, and 10 inches
thick; with a surface like glass, ex-
tends from Burlington to Bordentown,
and Simpkins and his friends sped up
the novel boulevard at a mile-a-min-
ute clip. On the way back they broke
a wheel when the car hit an ice hum
mock near Florence, but the damage
was repaired and they were able to re-
turn. A tragedy nearly marked the
automobiling late Sunday afternoon
when heavy touring car, driven by
Edwin Warner, of Burlington, and
with Frederick Peter, an auto dealer,
as passenger, ran upon vein of thin
lie in midriver between Burlington
and Bristol. The fore wheels broke
through until the chassis rested upon
the ice. Fortunately for the occupants
there was thick layer OF ice under
the rear of the car which kept it from
sinking. With the aid of block and
ropes the owner got the car back on
firm ice. Hundreds of pedestrians en-
joyed the novelty of walk across the
frozen stream Sunday. Ice-yachts,
sleds, wagons and sleighs completed
the wintry scene. To accommodate
passengers seeking ferriage, 'Ted"
Lawrence is operating a sleigh jitney
across the ice. Business is SO brisk
that he could have kept dozen sleighs
crowded with passengers. A late esti-
mate was that 5000 crossed the frozen
river before o'clock Sunday, many
of them walking or skating up stream
to view the great activities at the ship
building yards above Bristol.