The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-12-24
Walter Wright, of Main street, is
seriously i'll with pneumonia.

seriously i'll with pneumonia.
The following officers of the North
ampton Firemen's Relief Association
were elected last week; President, S.
Earl Assay; vice president, John M.
Huff; secretary, George M. Sleeper;
treasurer and collector, Albert G..
Mayer.
A great many people in the vicinity
of Columbus wished to be at the min
strel show of the Holly Club but were
not able to get seats, SO they have re-
quested the club to give the show at
Columbus, and it will be presented in
Grange hall in that town on Thursday
evening, January 9.
James I. Royle's Studebaker auto
mobile was stolen in Frankfort yestsr-
day. He had driven it to the city and
stopped in front of his brothers. textile
mill. While Mr.. Royle was in the mill
some one stole the car and contents,
consisting of lot of Christmas pres
NAbot AOOCot CO(sf NaAuCd az aOOdO $COOs
Two farms near New Egypt belong
ing to the estate of George Wildes,
were sold at public sale last week.
John Meaney, of New Egypt, paid $35
an acre for one farm containing 2l0
acres. A smaller farm of 10 acres,
was sold to David Wall. of New Egypt,
for $36. so an acre. The 140-acre farm
and SOME woodland were withdrawn.
A meeting of the Business Mems
Association will be held on Thursday
night to consider the latest proposal of
the Mount Holly Water Company to
increase it's rentals IS per cent instead
of % per cent. as originally agreed
upon. The township committee,
which had accepted the 25 per cent. in
crease, will contest any higher rates.
There was a pretty home wedding
yesterday at the residence of Dr. d. f.
Remer, 20 Washington street. The
principals were Harry w. Remer, of
Jersey City, brother of DR.. Remer, and
Miss Florence Mussulman, of Harris
burg, Pa. The officiating clergyman
was Rev. S. P. Remer, of Altoona, Pa,
father OF the groom. DR.. Remer gave
the bride away, and Mrs Remer played
the wedding march. The residence
was prettily decorated for the occasion.
After wedding supper, the newly
married couple left on wedding tour.
The automobile of Percy England,
of Camden, collided with the abut- |
ment Of the Bulls Head bridge, near
Rancocas Park, last night. Mrs. Eng
land was driving and was blinded by |
the brilliant headlights of two cars |
coming in the opposite direction. He
had been to New York city, to get his
sister, Mrs. Blanche Herman, and
they were returning to Camden. The
collision threw Mrs. Herman against
the windshield. which was broken, and
she was badly cut about the face and
head. She now is in the Burlington
County Hospital.
Three young men who are supposed
to be connected with an organized
gang of automobile thieves that are
operating in Philadelphia, were arrest
ed at Beverly Yesterday by Policemen
McGovern and Holland, of Beverly;
Detective Dodd and Constable Joseph
Haines, Of Mount Holly. Their names
are John Moresi, Anthony Marquette
and Julius Fink. They had Buick
ear which they were dismantling and
to break up for junk. 1t
had been stolen from A. S. Maxwell,
Of Philadelphia. The men were
brought to the county jail.
Judge Kalisch filed an opinion this
on the local option contest,
setting aside the election on the ground
If insufficient publication of the no.
ice Of the application when it was to
De brought before the township COM
nittee last June. He dismissed the
Plea that the soldiers had not had an
opportunity to vote. V. C. Palmer,
counsel for the township, asked for a
writ to estop the decision until further
had been taken. The mo-
ion was refused. The matter may
now be carried to the Supreme Court
or review on certiorari proceedings.