The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-06-11

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day evening, cleared SS7. so for the loca
Red Cross.
The June meeting of the Burlington
County Firemen's Association will be
held at Bordentown on Wednesday of
next week.
Children's day was observed in the
Methodist church on Sunday. Five
infants were baptized at the morning
service.
w. Roland Warrick will entertain
the Mems Club of st. Andrews church
tomorrow evening. The speaker will
be Edward D. Stokes.
A message from the U. s. author
tiles states that there will not be war
tax on any of the tickets OF the Chau
tanqua entertainments.
Theodore b. Buckholz, who repre-
scented various magazines, has trans
fe rred his Mount Holly subscription
business to M. L. Smalley.
DIR. J. Hervey Buchanan died at
Plainfield, Friday, after long illness.
He was practioing physician at
Plai nfield, having moved to that city
from Pemberton some time ago.
A social zession of the Woman's
Burlington County Historical Society
is being held this afternoon at the
Morris homestead, Pemberton. Hon.
Charlemagne Tower, former ambassa-
dor to Russia, will be the speaker.
Stella B. Hargrove and Firman. Els
worth Wells, both of Buddtowu, were
married at the Methodist parsonage,
on Saturday evening, by Rev. T. 8.
Hammond. Beulah Hargrove and ],
w. Hargrove attended the couple.
Two officers came from Essex county
last week, making inquiries. for John
A. Kelly, who is engaged in farming
and the lumber business at Medford. |
They claimed he had been doing some
high financing in their county, and
hey wanted to take him back there,
which they did. John gave bail and
home.
ANY graduate nurse desiring to make
application forenrollment in the Amer
can Red Cross Nursing Service, may
eceive all information on the subject
~ calling at Chapter headquarters,
ity hall, Burlington, or on Miss Mary
:. Rockhill, chairman of the local
nursing committee, 764 Wright avenue,
Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis L. Spackman, Of
Philadelphia, have issued cards an
louncing the marriage of their niece,
Hiss Natalie c.. Moore, to Robert
Burns, on Saturday, June 8, at the
,hurch of the Saviour, Philadelphia.
Ir. and Mrs. Burns will be at home
fter October is, at 2O9 South AID
treet. Philadelphia.
The class of 1918 has purchased q
andsome silk United States flag and
taft, which are to be presented to the
chool as remembrance of the class.
he flag will be placed permanently in
prominent position in the high {
;hool auditorium. The formal pre- ,
will be made during the ,
enhancement exercises on Thursday )
light.
A civil war veteran whose name is | c
OF disclosed presented the Burlington | Q
ounty Hospital with two $1,000 Lib
-ty Bonds at meeting of the mana
ers of the institution on Tuesday.
1hen this charitable person received
pension he decid I'd to let the fund {
for the purpose of donating
to charity. The sum reached 81, 900
nring the last Liberty Loan drive,
nd the bonds were purchased for pre-
ntation to the hospital.
Two more teachers in the Mount !,
oily schools presented their resigna- s
ons to the board of education last
eek. Miss Fannie Graham, of the
rimary department. who will teach at s
rown's Mills next year, and Miss t
[ildred d. Koehler, who has been q
ected teacher of domestic science in
he Moorestown high school. Ten
sachers-nearly one third of the en-
re staff-have accepted better posi-
ons elsewhere, or declined to return +
Mount Holly for another year.
Sheriff Haines walked up High c
treet Thursday, and with him was
olored man named Thomas Magee.
homas was wearing a pair of steel {
racelets. He was under draft orders,
nd the sheriff had telephohed to the
'everly board to come and get the
nan as soon as possible. Thomas was
Torking on the lawn in front of the
Ill and it is supposed he heard the
telephone conversation, for he sudden
Y dropped the lawn mower and went
own Grant street at full speed. The
sheriff went to Camden and caught
he man and soon had him back in
he jail, where he was put in solitary
Confinement.
Officers and non-commissioned off,
ers of the New Jersey State Militia,
o the number of about 500, went into
amp at Sea Girt, on Sunday, to at
end school of instruction lasting one
week. The camp is under command
# Adiutant General Gilkyson, and is
he first encampment of the new state
militia. which was organized last Sep
,ember. A series of school sessions
will be held daily, in which instruction
will be given in all branches of the in
antrv service. Captain Gale, Lieuten-
ants Matlack and Johnson, and four
teen non-commissioned officers of !
Company b, of Mount Holly, are at
tending the camp.
The marriage of Harvey Francis |
Murdoch, of Mount Holly, and Miss
Ruth May Stout, of Camden, took |
place at the home of the groom, on
Shrevesstreet, at A o'clock Saturday
afternoon. Rev. T. s. Hammond, of
the Methodist church, performed the
ceremony. The bride, who was given
in marriage by her father, Lewis w.
Stout, of Camden, cal led shower
bouquet of white roses and sweet peas.
Miss Amanda NJ. Green, of Camden,
the bridesmaid, carried pink roses
Tho oroop1 urac aftondod h., Xy;Il;ou.