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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-09


The vital statistics as recorded by
the city clerk for the month OF March
were: Five deaths, six births and
three marriages.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Mortimer Shelton,
of Chester Pa, and formerly well
known residents of this place, have
issued cards announcing the .betrothal
of, their daughter, Miss Frances Shell
ton, to Horace c. Whitaker.
The municipal street employees were
granted an increase in their wages at
the meeting of the City Commission
on Tuesday evening. The new wage
scale has been fixed So so per day, an
advance of so cents per day over the old
rate.
The city engineer has been instruct
ed to construct a concrete sidewalk in
front of Hilltop Park on Second street
as soon as weather conditions permit
and also to replace number of the old
seats in the park with new ones of a
more substantial character.
The Public Service Railway Com
pany has been noticed by the govern
ing body to Immediately resume the
practice of sprinkling the streets in
compliance with the provisions of their
franchise rights. This requires the
company to sprinkle the streets twice
daily from April until October /.
Secretary of the Treasury William
McAdoo has selected Charles Mahan,
a native of this city, as his secretary
for his tour of the country in the in
terest of the Third Liberty Loan drive
Mr.. Mahan, who is an attorney, ha:
been connected with the Treasury De
partment at Washington for mum
Der of years He has brother and
sister residing here, whom he visit.
equently.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-09
New Gretna

Franklin A. Gray, fresh from his
wireless studies at Dickinson college,
has been offered lucrative position by
the government. Mr.. Gray has made
an enviable record while at Dickin-
son, and is said to be the brightest man
ever turned out by this town.
Babbitt Mathis was a town visitor
Saturday evening. He entertained
the populace with some old time melo-
dies, which we're much appreciated.
MIR. Mathis possesses deep bass voice.
which is far reaching and unusually
melodious.
Blanchard Adams, our cleverest me-
chanical expert, has been offered a
position with the Atlantic loading COM
pany but he prefers the quiet of the
rural districts, and as money is not
necessarily an object with him, it is
believed he will remain in our midst.
Samuel H. Mathis expects to harvest
a crop of asparagus this year totalling
several thousand dollars.
Harrison H. Allen, the literary man
expects to occupy his former home on
the banks of Bass river.
William Gray, Jr., expects to leave
soon for Washington D. G. to where he
has business to transact with the Agri.
cultural Department Mr.. Gray has
patent under way which II successful
should net him a comfortable fortune.
"Boze' Mathis says, this here time
of the year feels iist like a layin' in
tn bed all day. can't tell il its tn
spring fever, hay fever, or brain fever.
A man begins to get tired of later
stews these here warm days and wants
sumthin' like billed sparagum or SIGH
like.
Boze rolled quid of chewing tobacco
the size of hens egg into his other
check, and taking careful aim at a
trespassing fly on the window,
downded him with the amber liquid.
The fly succumbed slowly to nicotine
poisoning.
"Wsll," he concluded, "these times
amt fast enough fer tn people, they
got to set the clock ahead an hour to
speed up.n
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Fred i. Kraver and wife spent. Sun.

, Fred L. Krayer and wife spents Sun
day in Mount Holly and Vincentown
The first local option election il
South Jersey took place at dlassborC
yesterday. The town went dry by {
vote of almost two to one.
Mrs. Philip Karg, who spent th'
winter at Delanco, has returned tC
her residence in Mount Holly. Mrs
w. Cole Davis and her mother, Mrs.
Christy, who have been occupying the
Karg house, have left Mount Holly
en- route to their home in Winnipeg,
Canada.
In a collision between an auto truck
and touring car on the Mount Holly
road near Deacon's station, Saturday,
Mrs. Isaac Champion was thrown to
the road and badly injured. Her hus-
band was cut-sby broken glass; six
other occupants of the car, including
four small children, escaped hurts.
The car was owned and driven by
Frederick Hamilton, of Florence. The
truck, said to have carried only one
headlight, was owned by Joseph Simp-
kins, and driven by Samuel Garwood,
While the idea is all right the
method of the Board of Health in post
ing Measles notices is somewhat of a
farce. In two instances on one street
there were two cases reported and the
cards were put up. But in both cases
the patients had almost, if not entirely,
recovered. The measles that have
been prevalent here have been of such
a nature that the patient would be sick
for several days without knowing what
was the matter and when the eruption
took place, the disease had practically
run its course. In Philadelphia the
quarantine is of a different nature
from that in Mount Holly. The card
that is posted forbids anybody from
entering or leaving the house and also
warns milkmen not to remove any
milk bottles until given permission by
the Board of Health officers.
Twice within month an unseen
assailant has attacked Constable John
caches of Riverside, under conditions
so uncanny and mysterious that neith-
er the constable nor local police can
form the least idea of the identity of
the slugger or his purpose. Three
weeks ago, while standing near the
railroad station, caches was dealt
terrific blow in the face that left him
dazed and badly bruised. He declares
there was no one near him at the time,
yet he is just as sure that fist struck
him. Standing on South Pavilion
avenue, smoking and watching the
crowds, Saturday night, the unseen
hand" this time holding some instru-
ment, mysteriousIy felled the consta-
BILE with blow behind the ear that
left him unconscious. He was taken
to the Zurbrugg hospital and is still
there. He can offer no explanation of
the attacks.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-09
Camn Dix.

Regiments in training at Camp Dix
lost their identity as individual New
York or New Jersey organizations on
Thursday through the formal assign
ment of 5000 New Jersey recruits in
training here month to line organ
izations. From the same draft 2000
were recently transferred to special
units in all parts of the division. The
10000 rockies who arrived last week
are being similarly distributed for
quarters and many New York men are
going into what were formerly Jersey
regiments, while Jersey men are find
ing themselves in organizations pre-
viously identified with the Empire
State. Even the aIl-Delaware pioneer
regiment may fail to get the incoming
draft from that State, which has, tent
porarily at least been attached to a
field artillery regiment.
Plans are now being formulated by
] officials of Camp Dix and DR.. Calvin
/ IN NCuQdli, NOIulllloSlOAOl VI GQuCd'
ton, whereby school children of New
Jersey through the school officials and
teachers may send secondhand athletic
equipment to soldiers at Camp Dix.
The plan, which has the approval Of
the staff officers of the 18th Division
the Army Y. NJ. G. A., the Army
knights of Columbus and the Jewish
Board for Welfare Work, is to have
the school children during their leisure
time of the week Of April % to 81, in
elusive, visit their friends and residents
of their neighborhood and gather base,
balls, bats, basketballs. boxing gloves
and other athletic material, which il
not in use, but is in good condition
This will be turned into the head
quarters, which will be established il
every school, and teacher, familia
with athletic equipment, will sort i
over so that only equipment that car
! be used will be sent down.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-09
Spalding's base ball supplies. L.
Boyce, sporting goods. adv
Advertisements

Special for April while they last
double hardy pinks, SOC dozen; hardy
phlox and larkspur, 75c dozen. Car.
ter Il Son, Pine street.
A bank account at the Mount Holly
Safe Deposit & Trust Company will be
q big help to your success. per cent
interest paid on time deposits.
An eight-room dwelling with store
suitable for any business, on MAR
street, Pemberton, for sale or rent APP
! ply TO A. u q. Rosbach, Pemberton.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-09
Draft Examinations
The result of the examinations held
last Tuesday were as follows:

The result of the examinations held
last Tuesday were as follows:
Accepted for general military service
Clarence Dunfee, Mount Holly
Tylee w. White, Jry Pemberton
Charles Rowand, Medford
Arthur B. Whitcomb, Burlington
Norman K. Stowell, Hainesport
Howard ]. Mack, Mount Holly
Samuel Beebe, Medford
John Spitz, BOUCHER
Willis N. Phillips, Jobstown
VIM. II. Simpkins, Jr., Green Bank
Frank Lemunyon, Vincentown
James Collins BOUCHER
Charles W, Ferguson, Lumberton
George K. Num-, Masonville
Charles f. Kell. AIsion
Howard Loveman, Mount Holly
william Pagel, Hainesport
Michael Pedock, Hstnesport
John A Brown, Lumberton
Robert H. Bischof. Mount Holly
Alexander Clevenger, Mount Holly
Charles ID. Vanderveer, Mount Holly
Allen b. Hatcher, Smithville
B. Harold Wills, Mount Holly
Edgar N. Assay, Mount Holly
Stanley Mitchell, Hainesport
Clifford Budden, Medfcrd
William b. jackson, Hammonton
Edward Johnson, New Gretna
Joseph Hennyson, Columbus
Blanchard Horner, Juliustown
Dominick REM, Chatsworth
Chester Cramer. Mount Holly
Harrison M. Danley, Juliustown
Theodore b. BuckhOlZ. Nlneland
Clarence H. Donohue, Marion
William T. Jones, Phillipsburg
Francis K. Brannan. Mount Holly
Accepted for limited service:
Winfield s. Quigley, Mount Holly
Joseph A. Batten, Philadelphia
William G. Nichols, Smithville
Richard B. Corlis Warren Grove
Robert w. Wills. Green Bank
Disqualified:
Roland A. Mathis, New Gretna
Clement G. White, Beverly
Albert z. Greenwald, Hainesport
The following have been called for
to-day:
Stanley II. Burning, Browns Mills
Herman Greenwald, Lumberton
Charles Bell, Lower Bank
Harry Allen, New Gretna
Aaron b. Johnson, Pemberton
Frank K. Morrison, Mount Holly
John IL. Johnson. Lumbertons
William Leeds, Mount Holly
Frank I. Bedwell, Mount Holly
Ralph b. Stermer, Lumberton
Ole o. Moen, Mount Holly
Frederick q. Moelins, Jr., Lumberton
william s. Holland, Mount Holly
Hugh H. McCurdy, Moorestown
Joseph p. Griffith, Lumberton
Louis w Ely, Lumberton
Frank <. Hunt. Medford
Samuel G. Cox. Juliustown
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-09
Random Remarks.

All over the country boards of edu.
cation are abolishing the study of the
German language in the schools under
their care. Many schools in South Jer-
sey have acted, and in Glassboro the pu-
pills returned from the Easter vacation to
ind the language stricken from the
curriculum and the text books DESTROY
ed. 1t is probably only a question of
time before the study of the enemy
tongue in the schools Of America will
be unknown. Spanish is being sub
stituted in number of schools.
The public schools of Philadelphia
are now under fire, and matters have
reached such point the educational
system of the city has been publicly
characterized as "the most backward
of all the large cities of the country
The Board of Education has been re-
quested to have survey made of the
schools, and municipal societies and
individuals have raised fund of $1O,-
600 to defray the expenses of an inves-
tigation. But the Board of Education
considers the suggestion insulting, and
has SO far refused to permit any sur
vey to be begun. The Philadelphia
newspapers have taken up the clamor.
and the following editorial from the
Public Ledger will be read with inter
est Its writer had Philadelphia in
mind, but with the change of one or
two words the editorial might have
been written for much smaller school
districts. We quote portion of it as
it appeared in the Philadelphia paper.
Our readers can make such application
as occurs to them.
1.-THE board can now have no valid |
excuse for refusing. If the |
of the schools has been
wise and economical, if the methods
and courses of study are in line with |
modern educational progress, the
BOARD will have everything to gain and
nothing to lose by thorough examin-
alton by educational experts. But if
IN the contrary, matters are as bad as
hey are believed to be, if the almost
universal complaints of teachers are
we'll founded, if the system has de-
itroyed initiative, if there is waste in
then the board dare not, if it
$ honest, stand in the way of correc-
ion of these evils. 1t may block for a
ime the letting in of the light, but if it
esists the result will be to make more !
lrastic the revision of the organization,
he revolution in personnel, which :
must COME if the schools of Philadel-
'hia are to>be relieved of the stigma of
now fastened upon them
y competent opinion"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-09

Third Liberty Loan allotment for
Burlington County is 81, 1913, $1,000, APP
portionment to each District on basis
of about III of the banking resources.
The amount of the allotment for the
second loan also is given.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-09
HERE IS THE WHOLE STORY
IN A NUTSHELL

If, in order to win the war; the Government asked you
to contribute your share of the cost, AS GIFT you
would have no just ground for complaint This is your
country and your interest in the preservation of its
liberties is great as that of any other citizen
If the Government asked you to LEND your money for
purposes promising to return it WITHOUT IN
TEREST, you could hardly refuse nasmuch the
money would be used to protect your property, your
home and your family
TINE Government neither of things merely asks
l. you TO INVEST IN INTEREST," BEARING SECURI
TIES and offers you the best security the world for the pay
of your investment.
Of this acand the further fact that the money you thus
be used promote comfort and protect the lives of
American boys who fighting your own battles for
Can you conScientiously do less than
iaUest every dollar you raise
and IN Liberty Bonds9
The Delaware Atlantic Telegraph Telephone Company
Trenton, N. ].
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BordentoWn.

Eastman's kodaks and supplies. L
s. Boyce, stationer. adv
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-09
Practical Patriotism

YOUR Practical Patriotism will find it's most
sincere expression in the purchase of bonds of
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-09

Committees of the Board of Educa-
ton have been named as follows:
Arbitration-Mor X. Perinchief,
Christian J. Krayer, Charles Mincer.
Books and supplies-Ross w. Quick
sail, Charles Mincer, William H.
Mason. Buildings and grounds-Mrs.
Laura NJ. Sherman, Ross w. Quicksall,
John NJ. Huff. Coal-Charles Mincer,
John NJ. Huff, Christian j. Krayer
Commencement-M Laura NJ. Sher,
man, Christian J. Krayer, Miss Mary
w. Budd. Finance = William H
Mason, Ross w. Quicksall, Morris X
Perinchief. Printing-John NJ. Huff
Morris K. Perinchief, Miss Mary w
Budd. Teachers-Miss Mary w. Budd,
Mrs. Laura NJ. Sherman, William H
Mason.
w. Frank Sooy, formerly of Noun
Holly, now director of Public Safety
of Atlantic City, on Friday turned tn
retreat of shore liberals, dazed over tn
passage on second reading of Mayo
Bacharach's bill to abolish boardwalI
cabarets, into complete rout by max
ing an active churchman the custodian
of Atlantic City's Sunday lid for tn
: coming summer season. The new az
pointee is Detective George F. Moran
one of the leading members of tn
!, Fraters' Club of the Presbyteria
, Church. Sooy's action was doubl
r shocking for the sporting fraternity
because it was basing high hopes upo
5 the Directors action Friday in votin
: nay on the cabaret bill, contendin
t that dancing by patrons. which tt
: bill expressly legalizes, is worse tina
cafe vaudeville, which it forbids.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-07
Great MiIlennia| Hone.

The horizon of the hopes of man is
never quite so clear that the exact
moment of sunrise or of sunset may
be marked. But great millennial hope
is none the less to be treasured as
the goal of all striving. Just when
its object will be reached-if that OBJ
ject be an enduring peace, and if the
means for securing it be that perpet-
ual alliance Of free nations which now
appears to embody the most promising
plan yet devised for it's attainment
none may certainly declare. But what
ever methods may be pursued to this
end the hope behind it and the con-
fidence that it is a reasonable and
righteous hope are the highest justi-
fications for everything that every
body can do to achieve the victory OF
the allies with whom our nation is
Joined. There is no weapon in the
spiritual armor of the noncombatant
that needs more constantly to be kept
bright.-M. A. De Wolfe Howe, In At
lantic.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-07
NanoIeon Still Points Way.

In tiny French village that IS
hardly village any more, since shells
almost removed it from the earth, one
building has tower standing I'M
touched. A platform tops this tower
and a miniature figure of Napoleon
stands there facing and pointing
toward the positions held by the Ger
mans.
Thousands of shells have whizzed
and exploded by this tower, but none
has touched the tower or the figure
of Napoleon pointing northWard.
Thousands of Americans, thousands OF
trucks, quantities of guns and am
munition and supplies have rolled over
the main street by this figure point
ing the way to the boche during the
past few weeks.
Everyone has marveled that the
tower with the miniature Napoleon
withstood all bombardment, and many
an American passing the statue among
the ruins has remarked how appro-
pirate is this defiant figure pointing
the way.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-07
WHEN NoYoN WAS EVACUATED
Despairing Villagers Could Not IL
Once Believe That Savage Huns
Were Really Cone.

Noyon was before the war Just one
Of the many sleepy old French pro-
vincial towns, with an hotel de Vile.
and cathedral, and little gray streets
twisting out into rich, green agri-
cultural plain; now, writes Elizabeth
Shepley Sergeant, in the Century, It
will always be remembered as the
town nearest to Paris-only 65 miles
away-where the enemy stayed for
two and half years. 1t had been used
during the occupation as sort of con-
centration center from the actual fir
ing line. Before the retreat, however.
virtually all the useful members of the
community had been depOrted; all the
men between sixteen and sixty-there
were a good many OF territorial age
not modified during the first days Of
the war, and therefore caught by the
German invasion-and most of the
women between the same ages except
those who had dependent children. 1t
wass then, community largely made
up of old women and children and Of
the very old. who, on certain Thurs
day in March, were ordered to go into
their houses, close their shutters, and
not come out for 48 hours. Promptly
a series of explosions began, very
alarming explosions, which made the
poor people inside tremble. What new
horror were they up to now? The
sounds went on for day and half,
gradually growing fewer on the sec
ond morning. By afternoon, strange
ly, nothing whatever could be heard;
not a voice, not rumble. The bold
est spirits pushed open the shutters a
little and perceived that the streets
were absolutely deserted-the gray
green soldiers were nowhere to be
seen. Slowly and cautiously, hating
at every step, they ventured out and
up into the center of the town, coming
back with the astonishing news, the
news nobody dared believe, that the
Germans were gone. They had blown
up the bridges, burned few factories,
cut down trees along the roadsides,
and made off. Even then the French
inhabitants believed there must be
some trick about it; and when their
own soldiers, looking unfamiliar in
a blue uniforms instead of the old red
and black, entered the town the next
morning, they tried, in the midst of
the tears and welcomes, to hold them
back lest they get caught in an am
bush. It was true, though; the peo-
pie of the Noyon region were again
free citizens of France.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-07

not forgetting the men who have gone
overseas, the showing that is being made
is mighty creditable.
| have been talking with some of the
instructors here, all of them men who
prior to, May 10Th last were in civil life,
and judging from the number of student
officers who have passed through the
school, and the records of their scores
fired while taking the course, the school
is the biggest kind of success. These
instructors certainly were we'll chosen.
Every one of them has come through in
fine style, and all are enthusiastic about
their work. Of course can not expect
to get to know all of them, but from
what have seen of them and from the
talks l have had with Lee, Raymond,
Richard, Under, Short, Mcbride, Fort and
few others, don't believe that Presi-
dent Wilson himself could have picked
out better corps of instructors. In nay
next letter, if am not still too full of
the matches, | want to tell you some
thing about some of these fine fellows.
Cordially,
TED
The Republican journal., 1918-11-07
SPANISH
INFLUENZA s
RACES IN us.
Thousands of Cases Reported
With Many Deaths.
THOSE WHO ARE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO IT
sFRuIT.A.TIVES"-The Wonderful
Fruit Medicine-Greatly Helps
To Resist This Disease.

The epidemic of Spanish Influenza
which played such havoc IN Europe,
has reached this continent. Thou
sands of cases of the strange malady
have appeared and many deaths are
already reported; Surgeon-u6eneIal
Blue of the United States fupilc
Health Service having stated that
"Spanish Influenza will probably
spread all over the country in
six weeks.
Practically every ship which
touches our shores from abroad,
brings those infected with the
disease.
Sureeon-General Blue urges that
tsthe individual take all the precau-
tions he can against contracting
the disease by care and personal
hveiene'', Plenty of exercise should
be taken; the dietshould be regulated,
etc.
Spanish Influenza affects most
severely elderly persons and others
whose powers of resistance are
weakened by illness, work or worry.
especially those who are rundown"
or mot feeling up to the mark"
The really great danger from the
disease is not so much in the disease
itself, as that it often develops into
pneumonia.
What everyone needs now is a
general tonic like "Fruit-a-tives".
This wonderful fruit medicine is not
a germ-killer. It is bodybuilder;
a strength-maker; a blood-purifier;
a power in protecting against the
ravages of disease.
"Fruit "a tives" regulates the
kidneys and bowels, causing these
organs to eliminate waste regularly
and naturally as nature intended.
"Fruit-a-tives" keeps the skin active,
and purifes and enriches the blood.
"Fruit "a tives" tones up and
strengthens the organs of digestion,
insuring food being properly digested
and assimilated.
Everyone can take ordinary pre-
cautions, avoid crowded places, and
use "Fruit "a tives'' regularly to
insure sound digestion, to keep the
bowels and kidneys regular and the
whole system in the best possible
condition. Then we are safe from
disease.
"Fruit-a -tives" is sold by dealers
everywhere at SOC box, 6 for $3.50,
trial size 25c or sent postpaid on
receipt of price by FRUIT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
The Republican journal., 1918-11-07
PROSPECT FERRY.

Albert Mills and son Percy motored to
Brooksville last Saturday and visited
relatives.
Otis CHM of Bangor was weekend
visitor with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. CHM.
There are no cases of influenza in this
place as yet. The schools at Mt Heagan
and at the Ferry are still in session.
Mrs. Charles Banks and Mrs. Ruff
Hartman called on Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Gilkey in Searsport one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs w. D. Hartman have
moved to Standpoint and will spend the
winter with their daughter, Mrs. j. 5.
Pierce.
Mrs. Azelia CHM, formerly of this
place, is sick in hospital in Bangor with
influenza. Her many friends hope to
soon hear of her recovery.