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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-19
The Local Option Question

In the Friends meeting house, cor
ner of High and Garden streets, Satur-
day afternoon, there was a meeting to
hear the subject of the recently enacted
local option law discussed and to talk
on what mode of procedure should be
followed to get the matter before the
public in this county.
Senator Harold b. Wells was the
principal speaker. He told of the fea
lures of the law and advised holding
special elections to have the matter
passed upon by the public. He said
that in Hudson and Essex counties the
liquor dealers are preparing to make
big drive at once to get majority in
the next Legislature in order that the
bill may be repealed. Senator Wells
slogan was "Do it now. He felt that
it was the proper time to strike while
the matter is fresh in the minds of the
people and that it should not be mixed
up in the general election when there
will be so many other things to be con-
sidered that this very important sub
iect might be swept aside. Nothing
definite was done but it is expected
that the local option forces in the
county will soon begin an active cam
paign.
The law provides that, in order to
secure a special election, petitions con-
tanning the names of more than 80 per
cent. of the number of legal ballots
cast in the municipality making The
application as were cast at the last pre-
ceding election at which members of
the general assembly were chosen,
must be filed with the clerk of the mu-
nicipality which requests the election,
and that official must prepare writ
ten notice calling meeting of the
governing body for date not less than
eight nor more than twelve days, ex
Guiding Sundays, from the date of
filing the petition. Then he must
serve a notice on each member of the
governing body, post notices and have
them published If the petition is
found to be sufficient, the governing
body shall, within ten days after Civ
ing chance for public hearing on
Jne question:, Tx udte lOT Tie Specldl
election, the date to be not less than
thirty nor more than sixty days from
the date of the order calling the cleo
ton. No special election can be held
between July and December in any
wear, and if the order for special
election should bear date between May
/ and October l, the question would
have 10 be submitted at the general
election. In the event of majority
of voters deciding that the sale of
liquors in any municipality shall be
prohibited any license in effect on or
before January %, 1918, may continue
in effect until the expiration thereof,
but any license granted subsequent to
January 30, 1918, shall expire at the
end of 80 days after the date of such
election, and the municipality shall re-
fund pro rata amount paid by the
| licensee.
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To Split JERSEY DRAFT

A splitup of the incoming draft
from New Jersey was announced on
Thursday afternoon, at Camp Dix. by
division headquarters, Indicating that
the War Department intends to place
more than half of the 1000 men from
New Jersey in New York regiments.
This move follows the order transfer
ring to Camp Devens and Camp Upton
the 40 per cent. remainder of the first
draft of New York men originally as
signed the Dix division.
The 1000 Jerseymen would have been
sufficient to fill the ranks of the jersey
units, the 308th Field Artillery and
the 31lth and 312th Infantry, to war
strength. The new order sends 1900 to
each infantry regiment, 500 to each of
three field artillery regiments and 200
to each of three machine-gun bat
talions. When and from what States
men will be drawn to complete the
Camp Dix divisions war strength has
not been announced.
The first of the 1000 Jerseymen will
arrive at Wrightstown Saturday, Feb
ruary %, and the rest will come at in
tervals during the week. The recruits
will be sent first to the 153d Depot
Brigade, where they will be under
quarantine for two weeks.
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Court Affairs

Judge Lippincott attended to GRIM
inal business Thursday. The first case
presented to him was that of Joseph
inc Domkoski, who had pleaded guilty
to stealing some trinkets from a house
at Riverside. She was fined SIS.
Another case from Riverside was
that of Francis Walter Coyne, who
pleaded guilty to entering the house of
Stokes Greshin, in that town. This
was not very serious affair and the
prisoner gave evidence of being men,
tally unbalanced, SO sentence was sus-
pended.
Alexander Kawalski pleaded guilty
to committing an assault on William
Truman, of Palmyra. Sentence was
suspended and Alexander was placed
in charge of probation officer Slaugh-
ter, with instructions to pay at once
the costs, amounting to S24.4S.
Gustav Johnson was before the court
in November on the charge of stealing
rings at Bordentown. He seems to
have had two names, his other one be-
ing John Ecklund. On the 25th of
November he was sentenced to six
months in the county jail, but he had
made statements that he was about to
go into the military service, so the sen
tence was held up until an investiga-
ton was made. 1t was discovered that
the government does not have any
claim on the man under either name,
so he will serve his time.
Six school truancy cases from North
ampton township were presented to
Judge Lippincott, who, after hearing
the complaints, received promises that
the children would be sent to school
regularly hereafter. In case of failure
to do so the penalties prescribed by law
will be inflicted.
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Visiting Week.

Hon. Calvin n. Kendall, Commits
sioner of Education for New Jersey,
has designated this week as "Visit the
Schools" week. He asks parents to go
to the schoolhouses and gather first
hand impression of what the children
are doing. This is an excellent idea
and it is hoped that the parents of
Burlington county and Mount Holly,
especially, will go to the schools and
observe conditions. See how the class
es are conducted, view the sanitary
surroundings, catch the spirit that pre-
walls among teachers and pupils, and
thus form sound opinions of the work
that is being done.
There is much fault found with the
way in which schools are conducted,
and there is friction between teachers
and parents, mainly because fathers
and mothers are not acquainted with
schools and when child goes home
with tales of hardships, with youthful
brains tired from studying difficult
problems, after being cooped up in
room with forty or fifty other children,
the parent is inclined to listen to the
tales of woe without considering what
1
| So go to the schools this week and OBJ
serve and, if necessary, criticise.
The Mount Holly schools will well
come visits from all who are interested
| in the cause of education and there is
plenty of evidence that there is large
class of persons of that character in
this town. The 'Parent-Teachers' AS
ISOLATION will be present ready to aid
any who may visit the schools. On
Thursday afternoon at 345 there will
be public meeting of the association
to which every parent in Mount Holly
is invited and earnestly requested to
attend.
The Parent-Teachers Association oil
this county has done good work for the
benefit of the soldier boys abroad. Fol
an ambulance is TO be sent to France
and to be known as the ambulance O
/ New Jersey Mothers to their Sons il
Service on French Soil, the member
of the New Jersey Congress of Mothers
Clubs and Parent-Teachers Associa
tions have raised So, 127. The mother
: only asked $1,000 for the ambulance
but received 81, 127 more than thi
amount, which will go to help the chill
! dren of Belgium.
Mrs. Alexander Marcy, Jr., of River
ton, was in charge of the state collec
e ton of the fund. Mercer county wa
= fourth among the tWenty-one countie
:. of the state, contributing $326.93, bt
> ing exceeded in amounts only b
Union county, S697.97; Burlingto
e county, S364.85, the Mount Holly A!
e ISOLATION gave s25 Of this sum; Camde
county, S344.42.
The ambulance will be ready to e
a to France with Union No. 80, Ambl
j. lance Corps, which is composed mail
# ly of New Jersey boys in training in
II southern camp.
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DIED

ALLEN = February IL, at Moorestown,
Charles Ii. Allen, aged 56 years.
CLEMENs-February H. at Delanco, Lewis
Clemens, ged 90 years.
observation-disclosures 5, at Bordentown,
John Cavanaugh
discretionary IA, at Riverside, Ellen
widow of John Casey.
EMMoNS-February IL, at Florence, David
Emmons, aged 70 years.
GABEL-February s, at Bordentown, Sarah
r., wife of Isaac ID. Gabel, aged 70 years.
GARwooD-February 10, at Funesassa N
Y, Harry E.. son of David and Anna NJ.
Garwood, of Moorestown, in his S7th year.
HAMILTON - February 4, at Fieldsboro,
Wilbur j., son OF Wilbur f. and Emma
Hamilton.
HILL-February II, at Moorestown, Sarah
M, wife of RUFUS Hill, in her S0th year.
LENYEL-February 5, at Roebling George
Lenyel.
PPINcorT-February II, at Burlington,
Clara, wife of Frank Lipptncott, aged 81
years.
| MARTIN-February a. atiMount Holly,
| Howard Martin, of Burlington.
| MCALLIsrER February /, at Seattle
Wash. Robert McAllister formerly of Bur-
| lington.
| McSHANE- February 6, at Bordentown,
Mrs. Catherine McShane.
MArLACK- February IA. at Moorestown,
| Mary X. Matlack, In her nth year.
MISUNDERSTANDING 8. at Mount Holly,
| Frank Reamer.
RocKEY-February l, at Palmyra, James
W. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Hockey,
aged months.
UPTON = February 7, near vincentown
Mary, wife of John w. Upton, in her ADD
year,
URIAN-February Il, at Burlington, Ruiz
| A. daughter of John II. and Dora s. Urian
: aged year and months.
| yANscIv TO- at Coopertown,
sadie A. Vansciver, aged 81 years.
VENABLE-February ID, at Marion, Saral
NJ. widow of Franklin Venabie. In her Sis
[ year.
WICK Es-February 49, al Burlington, AIDE
| laide R., wife of Lieut.. Joseph A. Wickes
U. s. NJ. C.. in her Goth year.
VI WILLIhMs-Fe February TO- at Bordentown
Charles Williams, in his 10Th year.
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Oliver Taylor has enlisted in tbs
navy.
A divorce has been granted Isaiah
Smith, of Mount Holly, from Matte
P. Smith, on the ground of desertion
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Kille will
shortly remove from Broad street tc
the residence at the corner of High
and Grant streets.
Willard F. Lippincott, who is
stationed at Camp Dix, has been trans
ferred to the Office of the Judge-Advo-
cate, where he will act as stenographer.
On Thursday evening, which is the
regular meeting night of the Sons of
Veterans, that organization will enter
tain the members of Post 26, Grand
Army of the Republic and the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Post.
A large number of properties in town
still are without water, due to the
freezing of service pipes in the streets.
On Pine street, in addition to some
water pipes being affected, portion of
the sewer near the Pine street bridge is
frozen, and the township committee is
making efforts to have it opened by
building fires in holes dug at intervals
along the street.
Emma, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Norcross, came near
choking to death on Thursday after
noon. Some candy that she was eat
ing became lodged in her throat and it
was with some difficulty that it was
loosened. The mother ran with the
child to its grandmother, short dis
lance, and she was unable to relieve
her, so both made run of several
blocks with the child to a doctor, who
succeeded in dislodging it. When they
reached the doctors Office the child
was in commissions.
The Parent Teachers Association of
Mount Holly, is cooperating with the
National War Council of the Young
Women's Christian Association in
bringing DR.. Caroline Croasdale, of
Philadelphia, to Mount Holly tomor-
row evening to speak to the women of
the town on subject which is close to
the heart of every mother at this par
ticular time. DR.. Croasdale will speak |
on ''Social Morality and it's Relation
to Woman's Responsibility in War
times" This is topic which will APP
peal especially to women of this COM
war problems, with one of the largest |
environments as it's very near neighbor.
The meeting will be held in the Court |
house at eight o'clock and will be open |
only to women.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-19
Columbus

Raymond Assay has bought the Karl
Gordon farm on the Columbus-H He'd
ding road
Isaac w. Johnson, who recently re-
tired from farming, will take up his res
idence in Columbus, having purchased
the Ridgway property here.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Miss Ella r Aaronson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B.
Aaronson, of Columbus, to Norman c.
Michalis, of Roebling' Mr.. Michalis
is now with the Naval Coast Reserves,
Cape May.
Francis Dyke, Jr., who was in the
first draft, has received his discharge
because physically disqualified. Mr..
Dyke is very deaf, and is now at the
home of his father here.
The Joseph Tallman farm, near Co
lumbus, has been rented by Augustus
Ridgway, of New Egypt. Roy Cor
don, of near Georgetown, will move to
the Southland farm, now occupied by
Harry Chaffey, and Mr.. Chaffey will
move to the farm now occupied by
John Eldridge, near Georgetown.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-19
Camp Dix.

Every soldier in Camp Dix will here
after be known by number as we'll as
name. The assignment of numbers is
chiefly for the purpose of Identification.
Each soldier will be given an indenti-
fication disc bearing the number which
corresponds to his name on the regi-
mental records.
Investigation of the peculiar acct
dent on Wednesday, when an explod-
ing grenade seriously injured Captain
William o. Hill, of A Company 310th
Infantry, has convinced division off
ceri that it was not due to faulty con-
struction of the bomb. The explosion
tore off the fingers of the cap
tain's right hand, in which
he held the grenade as he was instruc
ting class in bomb throwing. His
left hand was mangled and a splinter
from the bomb entered his body.
Captain Hill is in the base hospital
and surgeons say his wound will unfit
him for further army career. Cap
tain Hills home is at Medford Park,
N. Y. He received his commission at
the Plattsburg training camp last
August.
Because of statements made by Of
ficials of the Wrightstown Utilities
Company before the Public Utility
Commission on Thursday as to the
question of an adequate supply of
water and the installation of a sewer
age system it was declared that the
commission would go to Wrightstown
Thursday to investigate. Claude Eng
lish, of the corporation, told the COM
mission there was an ample supply of
water for domestic purposes, but there
was question as to sufficient pres
sure in the event of a fire. He also in
formed the board that negotiations
were under way in an effort to have
the residents of Wrightstown to con-
meet with the sewer.
Arrested in Camden after taking
French leave' from Camp Dix, to
which they had been transferred from
Admission, Ala, and Arizona respect
lively Elmer Harris, twenty-four years
old, of Woodbury., and Howard Brooks,
thirty-three years old, of Arizona,
negroes, were taken back to Camp Dix
on Thursday by the local recruiting
officers. Harris had been sent from
Admission, and longing to see his
mother he took leave and walked from
Wrightstown to Woodbury.. Brooks
got lost in Philadelphia after leaving
Camp Dix without a permit. Both
were picked up by Sergeant Cowgirl of
Camp Mcclellan. who was in Camden
looking for other deserters.
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Cartantino DiProsperi, did not APP
pear, notice mailed to 211 S. 9Th
street, Philadelphia, and returned I'M
claimed
William 7. Benjamin did not appear.
Notice was returned unclaimed, but
have since learned his address and he
has been notified to appear on Feb
ruary Is.
Howard M. Karg has been trans
ferred to Washington for examina-
ton as he is temporarily employed
there.
Michael Donagon and John w.
Nitchman were in such poor condition
from severe colds that a satisfactory
examination could not be made. These
men will be called at later date.
William E. Adams did not appear.
This young man was the one who fell
from the trolley car and was severely
injured about the head and is now at
the hospital.
Franz Dahlman did not appear and
the Board has been notified that he
had such a bad attack of asthma as
to be unable to get out He will be
examined at later date.
Harry F. Wheeler appeared before
the Board in brand new uniform and
was excused from examination upon
the production of papers showing that
he is at present in the service at an
officers training camp.
Henry M. Kaminsky has been trans
ferred from examination to a Board
in Brooklyn.
Alfred d. Haines, New Lisbon, did
not appear. No reason known.
Walter w. johnson did not appear.
Upon information from relatives it
was found that he could not get here
until Wednesday or Thursday.
Alvin l.. Sharp did not appear; his
father came before the board and said
that he would appear on Wednesday
as his notice did not arrive until after
he had left home yesterday morning.
Stanley w. Thorne did not appear.
1t is expected that this case will be
transferred to one of the local boards
in upper New York state as this man
is located in Canada.
John Joseph Tiechert did not appear.
1t is expected he will appear today.
John Delilo did not appear. This
man is at present living in Philadel-
phia and no reason is known for his
not appearing.
Russell Keen did not appear. No
reason known.
Raymond j. Dennis, through an
error in classification, was placed in
class and notified to appear for ply
steal examination, but upon informa-
ton brought to the attention of the
board his classification was changed to
class 2.
Warder J. Lippincott did not appear,
due probably to his not receiving his
notice till late, and he will be ex-
amined some time this week.
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MARRIED

CURTIs-BURRowS-Fe bruary IL. at Camp
Dix, by Rev. Charles ID. Wright, j. William
Curtis, of Newark, and Mrs Emma $. Bur-
rows, of Bordentown.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - February It, at
Mount Holly by Rev. James Fl. Terry Ben
jamin Ii. Cavalier, of Beverly, w. Va, now
at Camp Dix, and Miss Marie Pearl Allen
der, of Morgantown, w. Va.
CoNovER-NEFF February l6, at Mount
Holly, by Rev. Thomas y. Hammond Ray
mond Conover, of Absecon, and Miss Mil
bred Neff, of Pemberton.
GREENWALD-WEL DIE = February ~ at
Mount Holly, by Rev. Henry Teller Cooke.
Albert r. Greenwald, OF Hainesport, and
Miss Katie w. Weldie, of Mount Holly.
IRELAND-KIRBY-Feb 8, at 'Jacsbs-
town, by Rev James II. Carter. Frank Ire
land, of Bordentown, and Miss Maggie Kir-
by, of Jacobstown.
JOHNSON GRAvATT = February 6, at
Crosswicks, by Rev. Charles A. Behringer,
Joseph Bird johnson, of Crosswicks, and
Miss Eleanor Pierce Gravat, of Jacobs
town.
MCCoNN ELI.-WILBRAHAM- March .. at
Palmyra, by Rev. q. w. Williams, William
II. Mcconnell and Miss Anna Wtlbraham,
both of Palmyra.
uNsoN-February 9, at Elk
ton. Md, Harry j. Williams and Miss
Katherine Johnson. both OF Mount Holly.
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INSPECTORS Visit Mount Holly

Two gentlemen were quite busy in
Mount Holly, last week, and it turned
out that they were acting for the de-
partment of weights and measures and
were watching for violations of the law
In several places they took note of
weights and measures and in some
places an axe was applied to half-peck
measures. This was where there was
a combination of half-peck in one end
and quarter-peck in the other end
This is not allowable under the law
The two measures must be entirely
separate. In one store the proprietor
was told that everything not computed
by the dozen, such as oranges, bananas
and such, must be sold by weight
The inspectors made a very rigid eX-
animation in many cases but nothing
serious was discovered and the town
has been given pretty clean record.
Riverton did not appear to escape so
fortunately. On Tuesday represent
tative of the Department of Weights
and Measures stopped a coal wagon
driven by Thornton Fooks for Joseph
Il. Evans and weighed the half ton of
coal it contained. II was found to be
n pounds short, which fact was noted
on the receipt which the customer was
to sign and return to the Office. When
the driver returned and reported the
incident, Mr.. Evans had the wagon
weighed, and the weight correspondent
with the weight before it was loaded
He at once telephoned to the depart
ment Office at Trenton, reporting the
matter, and asking to have the scales
inspected.
1t was later learned from the driver
that he had placed ten coal bags under
the seat after the wagon was weighed, |
and before the coal was loaded After |
the inspection, he became alarmed and |
took them out before the wagon was
again, so that the wagon
alike both times When
questioned as to why he did this, he
said that bags were hard to find, and
every time he wanted to load he had
TO hunt around for bags, so when he
saw the ten bags he picked them up,
without thinking about the matter of
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RordentnWn.

The Delaware and Raritan Canal
will be opened for navigation March J,
unless prevented by weather condi-
tions.
Mrs. Arthus Dyson has resigned as
vice president of the Home School AS
ISOLATION, and Mrs. Wallace Fithian
has been elected to fill the vacancy.
Mrs. William HI. 'DeWorth, who I'M
derwent serious operation at McKin-
ley Hospital, Trenton, recently, is con-
valescing at her home on Mary street.
Newell Rossell, of Willow street,
who has been confined to his home for
two weeks, suffering from an injury to
his back, has so improved that he is
able to be about with the aid of cane
Local representatives of the S. P. C.
A. ordered a horse killed on Friday
afternoon in a humane manner. This
action was taken after it was found
that the animal had been neglected by
being underfed and abused. The case
has been referred to Mayor Garrison,
who will take the matter up with the
owner.
The local Red Cross Society has
shipped its fifth box of articles to the
Burlington County Chapter. The
articles included six layettes for babies,
which are for the use of the Belgian re
fugees; six wool blankets, II outing
flannel dresses, IS muslin brassieres,
IS flannel wool binders, six knitted
caps, II pairs of socks, six boxes of
talcum powder, six cakes of physicians
soap, six wash-cloths, six spools of cot
ton, 36 needles, six rolls of linen, four
fiannelette bags, IA abdominal bands,
sos four-tailed bandages, one abdom-
inal bandage with pins, six flannel rid
ing hoods and six fiannelette sacques.
The box contained 76S articles in all.
Eastman's kodaks and supplies. L.
| S. Boyce, stationer. adj