The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-12-31
LOCAL NEWS.


Mr.. and Mrs. 8. Lawrence Bulloc
spent the latter part of last week {
Colliugswood.
The books Of the assessor of Willin,
boro township will be open for inspe'
ton next Saturday.
Pemberton is suffering from an ep
demic Of influenza. Sixty-five case
were reported there last week.
Miss Hannah Severns. of Burlinf
ton, has been elected organist Of tn
Mount Holly Methodist church.
DR.. George E. Raiguel will delive
one OF his series Of lectures on Thur
day evening. at the court house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward d. Stokes lei
ON Saturday for Florida, where the,
will spend the winter. At present the,
are at Orlando.
The Mount Holly Business Men
Association has decided to hold it's an
nual banquet at the Arcade hotel, duI
ing the last week in January.
The next regular meeting of the W
C. TIL. will be held at the home Q
Mrs. Claypoole, Brainard street, Tues
day afternoon. January 8, at 8 O'Clock
The public fountain is attractivel,
decorated with evergreen trees and fes
toons OF electric lights which ar
lighted every night during the holida,
week.
Copies OF the survey of the Noun
Holly schools, which was recently
printed, have been placed on sale a
Rutgers college and at other education
oil institutions.
Mount Holly Forest, Tall Cedars o
Lebanon, will hold its annual meeting
in the Masonic Temple on Thursday
evening. Officers will be elected ant
some saplings initiated.
Former farm demonstration P. F.
Keil has accepted position as sales
and advertising manager for seed
concern at Raleigh, N. c., and will
take up his duties tomorrow.
James T. Royle. whose automobile
was stolen in Frankfort, Pa, on Mon
day Of last week, recovered the car the
next day, but the thief was not caught.
A few articles were missing from the
car.
For the first time in long while,
possibly the first time in the history Of
the Mount Holly post Office, there were
not any unclaimed letters remaining
in the office for the week ending De-
cember %.
John Morse, Julius Flick and An
thony Marquatta, arrested recently at
Beverly on the charge of being con-
nected with automobile robberies in
Philadelphia. were taken from the Jail
here to Philadelphia last week for trial.
At the quarterly conference of the
Mount Holly Methodist church last
week, Rev. T. S. Hammond announc
cd that he had received a call to an
other church, and will accept it at the
close Of the conference year, provided
the change is approved by the bishop.
The quartette choir of the Baptist
church rendered fine Christmas must
cal programmes at the services on Sum-
day morning and evening. The quar-
tette is composed of Mrs. Alexander
Ross, soprano; Mrs. Paul Myers, con-
tralto; Aubrey s. Worrell. tenor; Hal
sey Holmes, basso. Edward w. Tyler
is organist and leader.
Struck in the eye by an air rifle bull
let, Craig. small son Of William South
wick. of Burlington, may lose the
sight OF the eye. He was playing with
. schoolmate, both having air rifles,
scores of which. contrary to a state
law which forbids their use and sale in
New Jersey. were given children as
Christmas presents. DIR. Davis ordered
the boys removal 10 the Wills Eye
Hospital, Philadelphia.
Ravages of the returned epidemic OF
influenza have placed the shadow OF
death over the home of Everett Wig
gins, q young resident Of Palmyra.
Mrs. Virgins, who, prior to her mar
riage, was Miss Ethel Plat, daughter
of widely-known Burlington county
resident, died Friday night, and Sun
day morning their six-year-old son
passed away. A baby boy is seriously
i'll and physicians fear he cannot re-
cover. Mr.. Virgins parents, living
nearby, are also seriously ill with the
same malady.
Washington Council No. 10, o. U.
A. NJ, has elected the following off
GERS: Senior ex-councilor, William
Roberts; junior, John d. Hoffman
councillor. w. Scott Cameron; JUNO
vice councillor. Walter Pierce; record
ing secretary, John N. Carly; assistan
David E. Sooy; financial secretary
Walter H. Bowker; inductor, Ridgway
8. Assay; examiner, Joseph Costello
treasurer. 8. Earl Assay; inside protect
or, John Throckmorton; outside pre-
tector, Frank Armstrong.
The passenger train service between
Pemberton and Camden has been yer
unsatisfactory for many months pas,
One OF the chief complaints ha
been the overcrowding of the car,
Charles Markham, regional directc
OF railroads. in answer to complaint
OF the crowded condition OF trains, ha
ordered extra cars put on the afternoo
trains. He says he does not intend I
permit the company's officers to b,
come indifferent to the public comfor
and asks that letters be addressed I
him freely by persons who are unabi
to get seats.
The Business Mems Association an
Township Committee have decide
that there is no use in further dicke
ing with the Mount Holly Water Con
pany relative to compromise about
proposed increase OF water rental
After the company disregarded its te
tative agreement to accept an increa
Of 25 per cent and then demanded
per cent, it was decided by the co
sumers' representatives that the ms
ter had better be referred to the Sta
Public Utility Commission for sett
ment, az promises made at conferenc
do not appear to be of any effect.
Instructions have been received
Collector of Internal Revenue Samu