The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-02
LOCAL NEWS.

darry HaWklnS, Jr., ana FAMILY, arr
occupying their cottage at Seasid,
Heights.
Malcolm ]. VanZandt, formerly O
Mount Holly, has been ordained to the
Episcopal ministry in Chicago.
Miss Josephine Hendrickson, Of
Broad street, is attending the state
summer school at Collingswood.
Misses Marguerite and Lavinia Nc
Claim, of Bispham street, are attend
ing the state summer school at Ocean
City.
Maurice Emerson left for Penns-
grove Thursday, having been made
manager Of the American chain store
there.
Three teams of thrift stamp buyers
have been organized among the en-
ployes of the Keesey Hosiery Com
pany.
Arthur d. Cross has rented his resi-
dence on High street to an army off,
Ger, and will spend the summer at
Seaside Park.
Governor Edge has issued invita-
tions to number of Burlington coun-
ty people to take lunch with him at
Sea Girt on Friday.
Letters for Mrs. Silbie Land, Miss
Edith Persen, Harry Goodman. Chas.
G.. Reed and Oliver Artlip remain I'M
claimed in the post office.
Mrs. Margaret Hubbs and Samuel
Finch, both of Mount Holly, were
married at the Methodist parsonage on
Saturday evening, by Rev. T. s. Ham,
mond.
Sixteen names have been received to
be added to the town service flag since
its presentation on Memorial Day.
This makes the number 173. and the
figures will be changed on the flag.
Captain and Mrs. William A.
Slaughter are occupying cottage at
Brielle. Theyhave rented their residence
on Ridgway street to Captain Mac
readie and family, of Camp Dix, for
the summer.
Isaac Dixon, arrested for furnishing |
liquor to soldiers, was before U. S.
Commissioner Haines last week and
admitted his guilt. He will waive in
dictment and go before the U. s. court
for sentence.
Paul C. Hopes, of West Chester,
who was recently elected manual train
ing instructor in the Mount Holly high
school. has declined the position. He
has secured q similar position at Ro-
selle, at an advance of $500 over the
salary paid in Mount Holly.
The Ushers' Union of the Methodist
church has elected these officers: Presi
dent, Nathan Miller; vice president,
Chester Croshaw; secretary. Philip 8.
Irons, ST.; treasurer, Raymond w.
Sprow; executive committee, A. Ashby
Lippincott, Albert H. Ridgway.
Leah Mires was arrested on Friday
night charged with assault and battery
on Rosy Giles, both colored, living on
West Washington street. After hear
ing before Recorder Herbert she was
held under 500 bail for court. The
arrest was made by Constable Frake.
Mrs. Budd 8. Colby. OF Smithville,
is suffering from severe bruises and a
sprained wrist. She was at a neigh {
boris house when she mistook door
leading to the cellar, and fell the
length OF the steps. She is able to
be around but is suffering from the
shock.
A number of members of Mount !.
Holly Lodge of Elks will attend the !.
annual reunion of the order, to be held !
at Atlantic City next week. A big !.
parade Of lodges will take place on the
afternoon of July 18th, which. it is ex
pectcd, will be reviewed by President ,
Wilson.
Robert s. Gaskill, chairman of the .
registrant and advisory committee in ,
the army draft, says the committee
will sit at the court house every day,
except Sunday and the fourth of July, ,
from nine o'clock A. M, to five o'clock, ,
p. M, until and including next Mon ,
day, for the purpose of aiding draftees
In filing up their questionaires. II
Charles Vernon, who escaped from
the county Jail about two months ago,
was caught by the police of Burling-
ton, on Friday, and is now in jail
again. After making his escape, Yer
non fed across the river and secured
employment at the shipbuilding plant
but the lure of old time haunts was so
strong that he returned to Burlington
and was captured. At the time he es-
capped. he was in Jail on charge of
being disorderly, and was an old Often
der in that respect.
Chief of police Assay was on the job
again Saturday. He saw al man with
what appeared to be package under
his coat, and having suspicious that
all was not right, he followed the fellow
to King street. There he handed the
soldier bottle of whiskey while chief
Assay was not five feet away from the
two. The man was Thomas Sweet, of |
Magnolia. At first he was disposed to |
put up protest. but finally gave in
and was locked up. He will have |
hearing before Commissioner Haines. |
Observance of July in safe and |
sane manner was urged upon the en- i
tire state by Governor Edge on Friday. |
A Fourth OF July letter to son or a
friend on the firing line, he remarked,
will do more to adequately mark the
celebration of independence than all
the firecrackers and noise which can
be made. He said: LET us shoot off
the fireworks in France, and at home
spend the day in those activities which
will assist our boys who are consuming
American made powder in the interest
of democracy"
The appointments OF boards OF man
.aeers of various state institutions was
announced on Friday. The board in
charge of the colony for feeble minded
males at New Lisbon is composed of
George A. Armour, Princeton; F. Wal
lis Armstrong, Moorestown; Henry b.
Coles, Moorestown; Kellam E. Dem
nett. Riverton, and Miss Elizabeth
White, New Lisbon. Persons from
this county who were named on other
boards are as follows: George B. Thorn,
"a C.occurioLs IN Nineland inSfifnfion