The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28

. The Wetherill stores will be closed
all day on Memorial day.
Beginning next Monday the store OF
P. s. Irons will close at six o'clock
syery evening, except Saturday.
James Mercer Davis has purchased
the property at Garden and Button
wood streets from the William b.
Wills estate, and is fitting it up as an
apartment house.
| While descending the stairs at the
Davis apartment house at Garden and
Buttonwood streets one day last week,
Mrs. William l.. Buttcrworth, of the
Arcade hotel, fell and broke her right
| arm.
Maud, the twelve year-old daughter
of MI. and Mrs. William Parker, of
Buttonwood street, was successfully
operated upon for appendicitis at the
Burlington County Hospital on We'd
nesday.
Some young ladies will hold Red
Cross bazaar and cake sale in the store
of Mr.. Marren, on High street, on Sat-
urday, the eighth of June and they
hope the people will keep the date and
the object in mind.
Earl L. Everline has been commits
stoned first lieutenant in the United
States Guard of the National Army.
He has been assigned to Fort Slocum.
About $4,000 men who were rejected for
overseas service, have been assigned to
this service.
Earnest Bateman, the painter who
fell from the America hose house and
has been in the hospital for some time
is now able to walk around the streets.
He feels very grateful to many friends
who visited him and showed their
friendship in various ways.
At the athletic meet at the fair
grounds, Saturday, 49 boys from the
State Reform School were interested
spectators. On Sunday five autos took
parties to visit the boys who are work.
ing near Camp Dix. 10 nice homemade
cakes were taken to the lads.
Chautauqua tickets will be on sale
on and after June at Wetherill's, Du-
bells, Aliens and Boyce's stores |
Those who signed pledges last year for
tickets this season are being called |
upon this week to redeem their pro-
mises. The dates for the Chautauqua
are June 1b to ~, both inclusive
Daniel 8. Finafrock. SO years old, a |
Pennsylvania Railroad conduc tor, OF |
Ca mden, was SO badly injured when
his train backed down on him ut Bur-
lington, Yesterday, that he died soon
after being admitted to the Cooper
Hospital. Camden. His left leg and
arm were crushed and his skull frac.
tured.
Mount Holly has not yet gone over
the top in the Red Cross drive. The
total collections to date amount to
about $3.50. The quota is $1,000.
Strong efforts will be exerted this week
to complete the necessary amount. 1t
would be disgrace to have the town
fall down on this war benefaction.
There is no more important work in
the war than is being done by the Red
Cross.
The Burlington County Trust Com
pany, executor OF the estate of William
B. Wills, deceased, has given notice
that application will be made to the
Orphans court, on July IS, to have
the estate declared insolvent. On that
date there will be made report of the
claims against the estate and the value
Of the personal property and real es-
tate. which will show that there is not
sufficient money to pay the debts in
full. 1t is understood that the guardian
ship and trusteeship funds of Reading
Wood, both OF which were held by
Mr.. Wills, are intact.