The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-13
LOCAL NEWS.

MIs. Ciaypooie, the Wishing nurse,
on two weeks vacation.
A son arrived in the family of MI
and Mrs. George NJ. Sleeper, on Wed
nssday.
The stork left son at the home 0
Rev. and Mrs. James H.. Terry Of
Wednesday.
Mount Holly Junior Mechanics vii
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of tn,
local lodge on September II.
Mrs. Percy Perinchief announces
the engagement OF her daughter, Mis-
Mildred Perinchief, to Burton Hall, o
Paterson.
The Tiger base ball team defeated
Buddtown. on Saturday, by the scor,
Of 5 to 8. Everham, pitching for tht
Tigers. had sixteen strike outs.
Frank Powell presented his resigna
ton as one Of the Mount Holly police
men last week. and-the township com
mittee, on Thursday evening, appoint.
ed Leon "A. Claypoole to the position
Rev. r. H. Baker, former pastor Of
the Mount Holly Baptist church, with
Mrs. Baker, spent few days in Mount
Holly last week. Mr.. Baker occupied
the pulpit Of the Baptist church on
Sunday morning.
Letters for Mrs. E. L. Scott, Mrs.
Bernie NJ. Niblet. Miss Ethel Owen,
EdW ard Holman. Miss Ellen Fuller,
Mary Vantelburg, Mrs. 4. Walsh and
Miss Elizabeth Pittman remain I'M
claimed in the post Office.
The Burlington County Board OF
Taxation has. notified the assessors
throughout the county that firemen
are not to be allowed their customary
$500 tax exemption, it being neces-
sary to abide by the declaration of the
attorney general that the law under
which this exemption has been allow
ed in the past is unconstitutional be-
cause it comes under the head Of class
legislation.
The Third New Jersey Cavalry Vet
Grams Association will hold its twenty
eighth annual reunion in the hall of
w. B. Hatch Post, Camden, on Sat
urday, at II o'clock A. NJ. A special
invitation is extended to the wives and
daughters Of the comrades to be present
at this meeting. Dinner will be served
near the Post room. Comrades are re-
quested not to forget to wear the Gen.
Custer red necktie.
James H. Parent. IL years old, of
Holeman street. was drowned in the
creek back Of West Washington street,
Wednesday afternoon. The lad could
not swim and had gone bathing with
. companion Of about his own age,
who was unable to render any assist
ance when the Parent boy got beyond
his depth. The body was recovered
late in the afternoon. and Coroner Gas |
kill issued burial permit.
The first account OF the estate of |
Richard Ashhurst, who died in Janu-
airy last. filed last week with the Regis |
ter OF Wills. Philadelphia, by the
Philadelphia Trust Company and Will.
liam Selfridge. the executors, for ad- |
Indication by the Orphans Court, |
shows the testator left effects valued al
500. 1858 SO. Included in the payments
made in settling the affairs of the es-
tate is bequess OF $1,000 to the Amer
lean Sunday School Union. The bal |
ance in the hands of the accountants
awaiting distribution among the heirs
is $l93. l51.98.
The Burlington County Woman SUI
frage Association has elected the fol |
lowing officers fol- the ensuing year: |
Chairman, Mrs. Ward d. Kerlin
Moorestown; first vice chairman, Miss
Edith Burr, Pemberton; second vice
chairman. Mrs. " Claude Palmer, |
Mount Holly; third vice chairman,
Mrs. Howard M. Heulings, Moores
town; fourth vice chairman, Mrs. Allen,
New Gretna; secretary, Mrs. H ] Sher
man, Moorestown; treasurer, Mrs
Daniel E. Maxfield, Moorestown;
county member at large. Mrs. II. B. |
johnson, Pemberton.
Mount Holly is popular place for
soldiers. married. and single. OF the
latter many come here to get married
On Thursday, Rev. p. ]. Kelly, OF the
Church of the Sacred Heart, united
Walter J. Rielley and Miss Rose
Wholeben. The home OF the couple is
at Clean. N. Y, but the groom is at
Camp Dix. They were attended by
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Bosworth. On
Saturday evening. James J. Smith, OF
Leroy, N. Y. and Miss Pauline 1:
Washer, of Buffalo, wersmarried by
Rev. Thomas s. Hammod The hus-
band is under oversee orders.
The War Industries Board has de-
cided that the work OF Billy Sunday is
not war essential, Notwithstanding
the hot shot he may put forth. The
people of Providence. Rhode Island,
had prepared to erect tabernacle for
Billy. at cost of $50, 900, but the war
authorities say that the campaign con-
Quoted by the pulpit jumper will
not I'd itself to the winning of the
war. Wherever there has been oppo
sition to Sundays method of conduct
ing religious exercises he has not hest
tated to denounce the DIRECTORS in Ian
guage anything but polite, but in this
case he will be compelled to keep a
close control OF his tongue. if such a
thing is possible.
One of the men who went across the
seas and who has been quite frequent
ly inquired after is Alpheus ]. OFT,
who was connected with the engineers
at Camp Dix. OFT came to Mount
Holly very often and formed large
circle of acquaintance, but he sudden
ly went out of sight and nobody could
get line on him. Last week a letter
was received headed Somewhere
sometime" 1t was from OFT and il
told of how nicely he was faring and
that he was enjoying good health. He
said he had written before but sup
posed the letter got lost. He wants
his friends to send him letters or pos,
cards. His address is Corporal Alpheu
]. OFT. Co. b. 6O2d Engineers. Ameri
can Expeditionary Forces
Frank w. Thatcher the newly-ap
r,ointod food ad,o;,,Strafor g. H..