The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-12
A son arrived at the home of Mr.. and

Mrs. Harry w. Phares, on BroaC
street, Sunday morning.
| Miss Anna Thompson, of Shreve'
station, has gone to Cooper Hospita
for an operation on her throat.
A divorce has been granted Mrs
Ethel Thompson, of New Egypt, from
her husband, Sewell Thompson.
Christian ]. Krayer has entered the
employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company as telegraph operator.
A Mr.. Kiel, of Garden City, L. L.,
has been chosen as the new farm
demonstrator for Burlington county.
Henry H. Cross, OF Mount Holly,
has been promoted from second lieu.
tenant to captain in the United States
army. He is stationed at Camp Shell
by, Hattiesburg, Miss.
Lieut.. J. w. p. Skidmore, of the
Canadian army, will be at the Elks'
Home, Mount Holly. next Friday
night, when he will tell about his long
experience in the trenches2in France
There was fire in bedroom at the
home of Joseph Stidfole, out Washing
ton street, yesterday afternoon. Some
bedding caught fire from causes I'M
known. 1t was extinguished by the
Union Company's chemical engine.
The quarterly meeting of Friends
will be held in the meeting house, cor
ner of High and Garden streets, next
Tuesday. Isaac Wilson, prominent
minister Of the Society of Friends, ex-
poets to be at the meeting, which will
begin at 1890 a. m. All will be well
come.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Miss Flora M. Harker,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nj.
Harker of Medford, and Mr.. Cheston
J. Moore, son of Mr.. John s. Moore, of
Seaside Park. Miss Harker is vice
president of the Ybsad club and is it's
first member to become engaged.
A meeting of representatives of
boards of education in Burlington
county having high schools was held
at Burlington last night, the object
being the consideration of uniform
tuition fee for out-of-town pupils. Only
three high schools sent delegates, and
little was done beyond general dis
cussion of the subject. Miss Mary w.
Budd and Mrs. William Sherman rep
resented the Northampton board.
The annual session o! the New Jer-
sey M. E. Conference, which opens in
st. Paul's Church, Atlantic City,
Wednesday, March 6, will be two days
shorter than usual, due to the conser-
walton idea and the increased rates at
the hotels. The increase is not due to
the church peoples fight for prohibit
ton, but the high prices of foodstffs
and help. The conference will open
Wednesday instead of Tuesday and
close the following Monday instead of
Tuesday, and several hundred dollars
will be saved the members. One of
the features this year will be a patriotic
service Friday evening, when Bishop
Berry, chairman of the War Council,
will preside, and there will be some of
the best speakers in the United States
to advocate the Prohibition amend
ment.
On Sunday morning, right after the |
midnight train had left the station |
officer Post received call from the |
tower at Medford junction. A young
woman is in charge of this tower and
she told the officer somebody was try
ing to get into the place. Post went
down as quickly as possible but could
not find the man although his tracks
we're plainly discernible in the snow
and he had left footprints of snow and
ashes on the steps to the tower. The
at this place are very
lark and there should be q bright |
light in order that the occupant of the
'ower might easily see who is around.
It is not exactly the proper thing TO
nave young woman on duty and be
placed in the position that was occupi-
I'd Sunday morning. Another attempt
vas made to enter the tower at four
o'clock this morning. This time the
woman shot at the intruder, but I'M
did not hit him. Officer
Post has clue on which he is working
which may lead to an arrest.