The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-30
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY. APRIL 80, 1918
LOCAL NEWS.

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Oscar Evan, of Brainard street, wi
remove to Cynwyd, Pa, this week
Earl L. Evsrline is now employed q
an engineer at the Victor plant il
Camden.
Mrs. Ella N. Fenstermacher. o
Allentown, Pa, is visiting friends il
this neighborhood.
Lewis Taylor, of Woodland, and Bo
CART R. Royce. of Smithviile, enlisted
in the navy last week.
Job H. Lippincott motored from Jer
sey City. Saturday, to spend Sunday
with his mother at Vincentown.
Lawyer William H. Heisler, of Penn
berton, is receiving congratulations
upon the arrival of son in his family
last week.
While walking on Church street on
Wednesday night, Mrs. Anna Parks,
of Shreve street, slipped and fell. badly
bruising her face.
The residence at Bispham and Budd
streets belonging to the estate of Will
liam ]. Macdonald. has been sold to
James w. Flynn.
William c. Wetherill announces that
the entire receipts of his store for the
four days beginning tomorrow will be
invested in Liberty Bonds.
Company b, New Jersey Militia, of
Mount Holly, will attend battalion
drill and inspection by Governor Edge,
at Trenton, tomorrow night.
A fire in the roof Of the ice cream
shed at H. c. Smiths bakery on Main
street, Thursday morning, was extin-
guished by America and Union chem
ical engines Little damage was done.
Corporal w. Hume Bryant, of Com
pany H., Hath Infantry, stationed at
Camp Mcclellan, Admission, Alabama,
is expected to arrive at his home here
this evening, on ten days furlough.
On Thursday evening, at eight
o'clock, the Vincentown Branch of the
Red Cross will hold meeting in the
town hall, Vincentown, which it is
hoped will be attended by all the
members.
John Keefe paid flying visit to
Mount Holly, last week. Mr.. Keefe
went to Denver, Colorado, several
years ago and began the manufacture
OF bricks, a business which soon put
him in fine financial condition.
The New Jersey Grand Lodge OF
Masons has abolished the use of the
German ritual. A number of lodges
in the state have been permitted to
work in German, and the change was
endorsed by such lodges themselves.
Burr A. Haines, well known resi-
dent OF Mount Holly, died at the Bur-
hngton County Hospital on Saturday
from heart and kidney troubles. He
was SO years Of age. For many years
he was employed at the works of the
Fl. B. Smith Machine Company.
Smoke pouring from the floor of
rooming house at 35 Mill street, Satur-
day afternoon, caused America chemi-
cal to respond to a still alarm. The
engine did not get into service, as it
was found that hole in the chimney
allowed smoke from the heater fire to
escape into the house. I,
James Parks, of Riverside, was
placed under bail, on Thursday, pend
ing action by the federal grand jury,
upon charge of obtaining liquor for
men in military uniforms. The arrest
was made in Burlington. Parks, when
he bought the whiskey from a whole
sale house, alleged that he wanted it
for sick relative.
Harrison g. Wright, who recently
removed from Juliustown to Allen
town, has resigned as director of the
Union National Bank, feeling that his
residence is now so far away that he is
unable to give proper attention to the
affairs of the institution. Sheriff A.
Engle Haines was elected director on
Thursday, in Mr.. Wright's place
All the dentists in Mount Holly and
many in other parts of the county
have volunteered to do dental work for
recruits who go to camp. DR.. C. E.
Lord has been appointed volunteer
surgeon to do the dental examination
OF draftees when they appear for ply
steal examination before the local dis
trict board. The idea is that all men
shall have their teeth in good order be-
fore going to camp.
Parents of soldiers in camps are i
warned by the War Department of
swindle which has been successfully |
operated in various camps. A telegram |
Ia sent informing that the soldier has
q furlough, and requesting funds by |
wire to come home. waving identifi- |
cation. The rest is mere matter of |
detail. Parents and friends should be
warned of this game and of the similar
one where the Geographic request is to
mail money to the soldier, care general
delivery.
At a meeting of the board of mana
gers of the county tuberculosis sani-
tarium at New Lisbon. held in Mount
Holly on Wednesday, DR.. ID. F. Remer
was elected superintendent OF the in.
stitution and secretary of the board of
managers. 1t is expected that every
thing will be ready for the opening in
. short time. The members OF the
board are: President, William G. LIE
coney, Moorestown: vice president, AL
fred /. Davis, Pemberton; DIR. j. Cliff
ford Haines, Vincentown; DR.. Enoch
Hollingshead, Pemberton; Eckford nj.
Watson, Mount Holly.
Walter II. Scott, manual training in
structor Of the Mount Holly high
school, has presented his resignation,
to take effect at the end of the present
term. He will engage in Y. M. C. A.
work, becoming assistant secretary of
Camden county and have his residence
ut Haddonfield. Mr.. Scott feels it his
duty to take up work of this character,
and his decision, while commended, is
deeply regretted by the board of educa-
ton, and all who have come in con-
tact with him during his two years iu
Mount Holly. Mr.. Scott has been in
charge of the manual training depart
ment of the school since its installa-
ton. He is skillful instructor and
has interested himself in athletics
ond other school activities IN ,,h;oh