The Mount Holly news., 1918-03-12
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Jouss have
returned from Florida

The next lecture by DIR. Raiguel wi
be given in the court house Thursda
evening.
The P. o. 8. of A. will hold socis
and smoker in their lodge room o
Thursday evening.
Charles g. Jones, formerly of Noun
Holly, has enlisted in the army and
now at Camp Lee, Va.
The auxiliary of Company E wi
meet in the Union fire house, Thurs
day morning at 1890. 1t is hope
that all the members will be present.
Quick mail service we get these days
The package of THE NEWS addresse,
to Hainesport left the Mount Holl,
post office before three o'clock, Tues
day. and reached Hainesport Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert P. Greenwald
whose marriage took place short
TINA ago, were given surprise novelty
shower on Tuesday evening, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond w.
Sprow, on Cherry street.
The Burlington County Farmers
Exchange has purchased the Doughty
! coal and lumber yard property on Pine
street, and will move its Office there.
THE News recently announced that
this deal was in progress.
Miss Mary E. Harvey, of Brandy
wine Summit, Pa, has been elected a
teacher in the grammar school. Miss
Harvey is graduate of Swarthmore
College. She fills the vacancy created
by the resignation of Mrs. Warren A.
Vanderveer.
The meeting of the Mems Club of
st. Andrews church. which was to be
held this eyening, has been postponed,
the date to be announced later. This
action was made necessary by the un-
expected call to Washington of Col.
Cootes, who was to be the speaker.
The act passed by the last Legisla-
ture placing secretaries of boards Of
education under tenure of office, does
not apply to townships. Northampton,
therefore. is not affected by the new
law, which refers only to incorporated
places, such as cities and boroughs.
Joseph r. Sisom, Mount Holly;
Frank w. Thachsr, Edgewater Park,
and Assemblyman Emmor Roberts, of
Moorestown, have been named as the
Burlington county committee of the
League to Enforce Peace, of which
former President William H. Taft is
president.
A meeting Of tomato growers was
held at the court house on Saturday
to discuss prices for the
coming season. 1t was decided that
$50 per ton would be a fair price.
Some growers claimed that it will cost
$27 per ton to grow and market the
crop this year.
The Methodist Conference which has
been in session at Atlantic City finish
ed its labors yesterday and the list of
appointments were made public. Rev.
I. J. ]. Wright has been sent to Ocean
G 2ve, Rev. Marshall Owens going to
y >ad street, Burlington. Rev. T. 8.
returns to Mount Holly
There are not many changes in the
,ther appointments.
John Nitchman and James P. Friel, |
who left Mount Holly on Wednesday
for southern training camp, !
With seven others, forming the last of
'he quota of selected men from this
district, were given quite reception at
'he railroad station by their fellow en-
,loyes of the Royle & Pilkington mill.
They were each presented with a gold |
watch and an army blanket.
DIR. Caroline Croasdale will speak
gain tomorrow evening at o'clock in
he Court House to mothers who are
Interested to know how best to present
o their daughters and sons the subject
# social morality and sex hygiene.
Dr.. Croasdale has been lecturing on
he subject extensively in this vicinity
md comes back to Mount Holly at the
equest of the Parent Teachers Asso-
iation.
Hereafter a candidate for elective
'ffice will have no advantage over his
ivals in the matter of position on the
ballot, if his name happens to be
and the names of the other
.andidates come further down in the
alphabet. Under law passed by the
legislature, there will be no further
alphabetical arrangement of names
lpon the ballots, as it is provided for
heir appearing in the order of their
by lot.
Senator Harold B. Wells has been
compelled to cancel his engagement at
he banquet of Mount Holly Lodge of
Masons tomorrow night, on the ADVICE |
If his physician. The Senator has
oeen under a great strain during the
sessions of the Legislature, and has
been ordered to take a complete rest.
He is now at Atlantic City. Rev.
George H. Hemingway, minister of a
Camden Presbyterian church, has
been secured to take Mr.. Wells place.
President s. C. Mitchell, OF Delaware
college, will give talk at Moorestown
Grange Hall on Thursday, March IA,
at $3.50 p. m. Mr.. Mitchell will present
the facts in regard to the food admins
tration rulings as issued from that de-
partment in Washington. The Food
is going to appoint
of farmers to go to Wash
ington to assist Mr.. Hoover in the
present food crisis. Mr.. Mitchell will
have many things of interest to give
to the farmers of Burlington county,
and everyone who can possibly do SO,
should be present.
There will be meeting of the Bur-
lington County Cow Testing Associa-
ton at the farm Of Walter Reeder,
Columbus, on Friday, March Is, at 2
p. m. Prof. w. M. Regan, from the
New Jersey State College, will give a
judging demonstration, and John w.
Bartlett, extension specialist in Dairy
Husbandry, will give talk on dairy
feeding and COW testing work. The
Interstate Milk Producers Associa,
ton will also have representative at
the meeting. This meeting should be
of interest to every dairyman in the
county.