The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-28
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Letters for B. E. Baker, Vallie Lex
and Mrs. NJ. Macdonald remain un
claimed in the post Office.
Real estate dealer Lippincott reports
the sale of the properties 46 and As
Pine street, to Alfred Fort.
Miss Marian Keller, OF Mill street.
has accepted position in the Office OF
the Keesey Hosiery Company.
Stanley Townsend, of Columbus, is
now member Of the clerical force of
the Mount Holly National Bank.
william w. Worrell left this morning
for Camp Mcclellan, Alabama, to visit
his son Albert who is stationed there.
All members of the Ladies' Aid of
the G. A. r. are requested to attend a
meeting to be held in the Post room
tonight.
Mrs. J. Richardson Gillian, of
Quincy, Mass, is visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Garwood, Of
Mill street.
Thomas ]. Flynn, of Monroe street,
has purchased the Samuel c. Matthias
property on White street. and will re-
move there.
Miss Ida M. Prickett will be one of
the teachers in the public school next
term, She has been out on a years
leave OF absence.
Announcement is made Of the en-
gaaement OF Miss Marguerite E. Nc
Claim, Of Bisphan street, to Walter
8. Sharp. OF Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Estilow, Of
Church street, announce the engage
ment Of their daughter, Martha, to
James C. Callahan, of Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hansbury
announce the engagement Of their
niece, Miss Helen May Hurd, to Mr..
James Irwin Dill. of Wilmington,
delaware.
The junior cooking class Of the
Mount Holly high school will give a
dinner to the members Of the board Of
education this evening in the domestic
science room.
There will be strawberry festival at
the Presbyterian church on Saturday
evening. Strawberries, strawberry
shortcake, ice cream and cake will be
served by the Westminster Guild.
Over 100 motor trucks, loaded with
soldiers and baggage, passed through
Mount Holly between midnight and
two o'clock yesterday morning, going
west. The men carried full equipment. |
The Charles B. Hornor farm near
Mount Holly has been rented for the
summer by g. IT. Ashe, who is con-
nectsd with the War Camp Commun-
ity Service in the Camp Dix neighbor-
hood.
Vincentown has made preparations |
fora fitting celebration of Memorial
day. Soldiers from Camp Dix will de-
liver speeches. band Of % pieces from
the same camp will furnish music, and
there will be other features.
Sergeant Harry F. Little, OF Mount /
Holly. il one Of the latest men in the
school to work his way via the mess
halls to commission. He received his
promotion as lieutenant yesterday |
and was assigned to duty at Camp
Upton.
William l.. Powell. assistant editor
Of the Record. Pennsgroye, N. j., paid
9 visit to Mount Holly, Saturday. He
was accompanied by his son, Howard,
who holds an important position with
the Pennsylvania railroad, at Harris
burg. Pa.
The work Of extending the concrete
road to Lewistown is being pushed.
This is being done under a contract re-
Gently awarded by the board of free
holders. The war department has be-
gun the construction of the road from
Lewistown to Wrightstown, which will
complete the concrete road from Penn
berton to Wrightstown,
Miss Elizabeth A. Ditzell, who has
been the teacher Of modern languages
in the Mount Holly high school for
the last Eve years. has been elected
principal of the Robert Stacy high |
school ut Burlington. Miss Ditzell
notified the board OF education some |
weeks ago that she would not be a
candidate for reelection in Mount |
Holly.
Township committeeman Joseph |
Taylor had an arm broken at Camp
Dix Thursday afternoon. A scaffold
on which Taylor. Daniel Eastlick. Cif-
ford Vansant, and two other men were
working. suddenly collapsed, dropping
the workmen about eighteen feet. Tay-
ior was brought to the Burlington
county Hospital for treatment. The
other men escaped with bruises.
Charles s. Kilborn. formerly Of
Mount Holly, and brother Of Mrs. John
NJ. Collins, Of Grant street, died at
Boone, Iowa, on Thursday. from pneu-
monia. Mrs. Kilborn, wife of the de-
ceased, was one Of the victims of
tornado which struck Boone on We'd
nesday, and the message that brought
word OF Mr.. Kilborn's illness reported
his wife lying in hospital with frac-
tured skull. Mrs. Collins and her
~x.otho~ HIro ~ Erox,lx KsIt,o~, a., \
left for the west before word arrived OF
the death Of their brother and son.
Ralph Austin. son of John N. Aus
tin, of Madison avenue. showed that
he possessed plenty of bravery when
he jumped into the creek Thursday
afternoon. although unable to swim.
and assisted in rescueing Norman the
little son OF John J. Cardwell. The
boys we're walking across the railroad
bridge above the station when Card.
well slipped and fell into the water.
Young Austin went after him and sue
ceedsd in reaching him. BY clinging
to the bridge piling the boys were able
to keep their heads above water until
railroad men completed the rescue.
Information was received in Mount
Holly last week of the death in France
Of two young men, who, while not
actual residents of the town. might be
considered as belonging here through
their birth and connections. Corporal
w. C. Griefzu, who died OF wounds re-