The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-10-01
Buy Liberty bonds and keen Them.

II Buy Liberty bonds and keep them.
They are a safe investment.
Rev. T. s. Hammond will start tn
week on vacation trip.
Rev. Luther M. BicknelI, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, is among
those i'll with influenza.
| Howard M. West, who has been i'll
with Spanish influenza at Camp Dix,
is recuperating at his home here.
| Howard Eckert, Jr., ~ years of age,
of Paxson street. died at the Burling-
ton County Hospital on Saturday,
after being i'll with acute Bright's dis
ease only two days.
1t is estimated that there are about
hundred cases of influenza or grippe
in Mount Holly, and the disease seems
to be on the increase. There also are
about six or eight cases of pneumonia.
Mrs.. Esther J. Babcock, of Philadel
phia, wife Of Lewis C. Babcock, died
at the residence of DIR. r. s. Clarke,
yesterday afternoon, from pneumonia,
aged 25 years. Mr.. Babcock has been
engaged in conducting Christian
Science services and doing welfare
work at Camp Dix.
The Girls Friendly class of the M.
E. Sunday school held a meeting at
the home of Mrs. William Rossell, on
Broad street, Saturday afternoon. The
following officers we're elected: Presi-
dent, Miss Eleanor Davies; vice presi-
dent. Miss Beatrice VOCAL; secretary,
Miss ELLIE Throckmorton; treasurer,
Miss Eleanor Bowker.
Harry Wilkinson died at the Bur-
lington County Hospital yesterday
from the effects of a revolver shot
wound in his spine. A postmorten ex-
animation, made last night, showed
that the spinal cord had been severed
by the bullet. Wilkinson was shot by
Clarence James, at Burlington, where
both men reside on September 10th. |
James said he returned to his home
that day and found Mrs. James and |
Wilkinson in compromising position. |
James was SO angered that he shot the
intruder. He is in the county Jail 20 |
await the action Of the grand jury.
The cloth finishing plant of the An
kokas Mills Company, new corpor-
alton, will be put in operation this
week. 1t is located on King street. in
the large building formerly occupied
by Stahelli, Rietmann & Co. There
has been difficulty and delay in hav-
ing finished the military cloth and
blankets woven by the Royle & Pix
ington Company, which work hereto
fore has been done in Philadelphia. so
the firm decided to start a plant here
for that purpose. By energetic action
and surrounding many difficulties in
getting machinery, the plant has been
completed in about two months time.
The incorporators of the new concern
are: President, James T. Royle; vice
president, G. H. Landenberger; secre-
tary, Benjamin E. Colkitt; treasurer
Charles Coles. +
66 bootleggers mainly from Burling-
ton and Mercer counties have been sem
fenced by Judge Davis, in the United
States District Court, since Congress
the law making the selling,
serving or giving of liquor to soldiers a
crime. The large majority of those
convicted received sentence of ii !,
months in the Mercer County Work
house. The maximum term for this
offense is II months, but Judge Davis ,
let the culprits have a month off on ,
account of the fact that the majority
pleaded guilty, and thus saved the
Government the expense of prosecu- /,
ion. The largest sentence imposed .
vas Is months on man who was con-
5icted on two charges. Among the
number of bootleggers were several
women. In discussing the subject !,
Judge Davis said last week: 81 am
lot going to show any leniency to per-
ons brought before me for securing
liquor for soldiers. The practice is
,oing to be broken up in this vicinity.
3ootleggers will receive the full penalty !
# the law if they come before me-"