The Mount Holly news., 1918-10-29
LOCAL NEWS.

pany's branch store on Main street.
The Mount Holly schools reopenet
yesterday. They had been closed since
September 81 because of the in1uenzs
epidemic.
The engagement Of s. Lawrence
Bullock. of Mount Holly, and Miss
Bernice E. Headlsy, of ColIingswood
is announced.
Regulation boxes in which to pack
Christmas gifts for soldiers overseas
can be obtained at the Red Cross rooms
at Main and Murrell streets.
Reginald Bogue, of Medford, for,
mer employee of the Union National
Bank, Mount Holly, is now connected
with the Somers Trust Company, at
Somers, Conn.
Giuseppe Makarese, OF Chester, Pa.
has purchased the old James Lippin-
colt place, on the Mount Holly and
Jacksonville road, from John Worlin,
of Mount Holly.
William B. Post, the efficient police
officer, rendered his resignation to the
township committee, last week, to ac-
cept better paying position at the
Bristol ship yards. :
Augustus J. Bartlett, for some time
employed at John Worth's meat mar
ket, has purchased the butcher bust
ness OF the late F. Elmer Darwood, at
Vincentown, and is conducting it.
Friday was the 25th anniversary OF
the wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
A. Atkinson. A number of relatives
and friends rendered them a surprise
party that night in honor of the event.
Today is your last chance to register
for Tuesdays election. 1t is privi-
lege to vote. but it is special duty
you owe to your community. See that
you are prepared to cast your ballot.
William S. RendelI has bought the
residence of Mrs. A.. Lincoln Sailer,
No. 461 High street. and will occupy
it with his family. Mrs. Sailer will re-
move to one of DR.. w. w. Whitehead's
apartments.
The board of education has awarded
the contract for printing the recent
survey Of the Mount Holly school in
permanent form and it is expected that
the books will be ready for sale in a
short time. A number of requests for
copies have been received
The postponed October meeting of
the Woman's Guild and Woman's
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian
church, will be held this afternoon
from 8 p. m. to 8 p. M, in the church.
Members are asked to bring box sup
per and stay for the evening program.
While working at the residence of
Mrs. Henry 1. Budd, last week, Alfred
Fort, of Pine street, employed by
plumber B. f. Stidfole, fell from lad
der distance of twenty feet to the
ground. Fortunately no bones were
broken, but he was painfully bruised
Daniel 6ooy, who recently was dis
charged from the Burlington County
Hospital for the Insane, again is in
trouble from the too free use of booze.
Lately he has been residing in Bur-
lington. On Wednesday he got on a
big skate in that city, and was partic-
ularly hilarious and troublesome. He
was committed to the county Jail for
"a y
hotel keeper at New Gretna.
Walter H. Furth, of Maple Shade,
has been committed to the Mercer
county Jail by United States Commits
sioner Haines, in default of $500 bail,
to await action by the Federal grand
jury. He Is charged with making
false affidavit of marriage to escape
the draft. Furth claimed to have been
married at Elkton, Md, but no record
Of it was found and an investigation
revealed he had never been married
anywhere.
The management of Rancocas Park
has decided to conduct dances there on
Wednesday and Saturday evenings
during the winter. George B. Clothier
and Edward B. Hulse have rented the
third floor OF the Mirror building for
the same purpose, and as the War
Camp Community Service will also
conduct series of dances in the Ma
sonic Temple, there will be plenty OF
amusement for Mount Holly lovers of
the light fantastic.
The quarantine affecting public
places, which had been in effect in
Mount Holly for about three weeks on
account of the epidemic of influenza,
ended at midnight on Thursday, by
order of the Board Of Health. Con-
ditions here had improved so notice
ably that this order was issued. Mount
Holly was more fortunate than most
towns and cities in the state, as the
number of deaths was comparatively
low here-7 from influenza and 12 from
pneumonia '
One Of the coming events is the pre-
sentation of the opera, "Our Heroes, y
at the Mount Holly theatre, Tuesday,
November II. The play is under the
auspices of the Thimble Bee Club, of
Mount Holly, and the money is to be
donated to the Red Cross. "Our
Heroes" is merry frolic of dance,
mirth and song wound round humor.
GUS plot. A splendid cast has been as
sembled and is rehearsing nightly in
Masonic Temple. No effort is being
spared to make this one of the best
local talent efforts ever produced here
Charles B. Wollner appeared before
Commissioner Haines, yesterday, tc
answer warrant charging him with
supplying liquor to soldiers at hi,
home in Mount Holly. He waived
hearing, and gave 81 900 bail to ap
pear before the Federal Court at Tren
ton when summoned. He denies th,
charge, and says that any liquor thu,
obtained at his home was done sur
reptitiously and without his know
ledge or consent. Two soldiers whit
had been invited to take supper a
the Wollnsr residence are alleged t.
have obtained whiskey there from
bottle on the sideboard, and this i
the basis of the charge.