The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-12-17
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in the Mount Holly school.
The Burlington County Firemen's
Association will hold a meeting al
Moorestown tomorrow night.
Postmaster Henry Walter, of River
side, prominent in county Democratic
affairs, died suddenly on Wednesday.
s. Thackara Haines has bought and
will occupy the residence belonging to
the estate of Franklin b. Lewis, 428
High street.
Camp So, P. o. of A., will celebrate
its fifth anniversary tomorrow even
ing. All members Of the Camp are
invited to be present.
The Cooks Tour" given recently
ct Moorestown for the benefit of the
Burlington County Hospital, Melted
$5O1. O4 for that institution.
Letters for Mrs. Mary M. Fisher, E.
T. Judd, Mrs. Walter L. Boure, Alfred
T. Braham and Miss Mabel Buzby, re-
main unclaimed in the post Office.
Mount Holly Lodge of Elks will give
its annual dinner to children at noon
on Christmas day in the Masonic
Temple. All children who cannot
otherwise get good dinner are in:
vited to this feast.
Alva Agee. secretary of the State
Board Of Agriculture, has been grant,
ed an indefinite leave of absence to en-
able him to 60 to France as one of the
divisional directors of agricultural
restoration work there.
Mrs. r. P. Holeman, los Garden
street, lost the nose piece and one lens
Of her eye glasses on Thursday, between
her residence and the Acme grocery
store. A reward will be paid for the
return of same to the owner.
Eighth grade pupils of the public
school will present a musical play,
"Mrs. Bailey's Boarders," in the High
school auditorium Friday evening. The
children are being rehearsed by Miss
Bertha M. Herbert and Mrs. Ethel B.
Dudley.
the Elks' home on Thursday evening
to members and directors of the George
Royle Co., of Philadelphia, the Royle
& Pilkington Co., of Mount Holly, |
military officers from the Frankfort |
arsenal and few invited guests.
Miss Elizabeth Curtis, Of New York,
who made many friends in Mount
Holly during her stay here as well
fare worker in the Camp Dix neighbor-
hood, will sail for Russia in January. |
She will engage in Y. w. c. A. work,
and plans 70 remain abroad three
years.
This week there is a nationwide |
campaign for new members and renew
als Of old members of the Red Cross.
The cost is only one dollar for one
year. The organization is doing
wonderful work. 1t needs members
and money. Do not fail TO enlist as
member.
JudgsCarrow announced yesterday
that the notice heretofore made by
him that he will be here on December
% on court business, was erroneous.
He will he at the court house on the
opening day of the term, December
"a, to call the list of cases, and will |
begin the trial of cases on the 26th.
The new public school building at
Mount Laurel'will be dedicated on
Friday afternoon, at 1.SO o'clock. DR..
Calvin N. Kendall, Senator Harold B
Wells, and Assemblyman Emmor
Roberts, will take part in the exercises
The new school house at Masonville
will be dedicated in the evening of the
same day.
Henry Hill, colored. was arrested at
Roebling, on Saturday, on suspicion
of having been connected with crime
committed in Florida. He was brought
to Jail and Detective Parker got into
communication with the southern Off
cials. Yesterday a telegram was re-
ceived, stating that Hill is wanted on
charge Of murder committed in St.
Johns county.
An audience which packed the opera
house to capacity greatly enjoyed the
Holly Club minstrel performances last |
Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The
show equalled previous efforts in spite |
of the absence of many old fayorites
in government service. The ability |
Of the new performers to entertain was |
evidence that much talent had been |
neglected in former years.
There will be demonstrations of |
pruning fruit trees as follows: On |
Thursday morning on the J. L. Lip |
pincott Co. farm, near Burlington; in |
the afternoon on the III. G. Taylor |
farm near Riverton. On Friday morn
ing. on the farm of d. Budd Jones and
Barclay Allen, near Vincentown; in
the afternoon on the farm of George
Lippincott, Marlton. The public is
invited TO attend.
Prof. III. V. Holloway, Of Borden
town, has been named Burlington
county chairman of the nationwide
campaign to raise funds for the relief
Of the people of Syria, Armenia and
the Near East. The drive will begin
on January II, and close on January
10, the Armenian Christmas day. The
sum to be raised in this county is
$4,000, $1,000 Of which has been APP
portioned to Mount Holly.
A farewell party was given by Camp
Dix soldiers, on Saturday night, to
ladies in nearby communities who
have been active in hospitality and
other work for the benefit of soldiers.
The affair Was given in one of the K l..
of C. huts. A fine dinner was served
and dancing followed. About 70 ladies
from Mount Holly attended and
thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated
the event. They were conveyed to and
from the camp in army trucks,
The local option contest in Mount
Holly was not decided last Wednesday
as had been expected. The lawyers in
the case appeared before Judge Kalisch
as by agreement made at the conclu.
sion of the hearing in Mount Holly on
Monday of last week, but again there
was a postponement, the Judge stat.
ing that decision probably would be
filed yesterday. There appears to have
been furthur delay. as no decision wa,
filed. The Judge, however, did gran