The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-07-16

Prof. William G. Sullivan delivere
a lecture on Reading" at the Ocea
City summer school on Wednesday.
Miss Lila T. Branson, of Uniol
street, is taking summer course il
the teacher training school of Colum
bia University.
J William f. Lincoln has removed hi
vulcanizing establishment from Wash
ington street to the store in Red Mem
hall, formerly AIiddleton's restaurant
Miss Violet Lippincott, of Gardel
street, underwent an operation for thu
removal of tonsils and adenoids at The
Burlington County Hospital last week
w Harold Rogers, of Mount Holly
vaudeville performer, writes from New
Zealand that he has completed long
engagement there and in Australia,
and soon will sail for home.
Samuel Fenimore and Sarah Grover,
of Mount Holly, were arrested on We'd
n esday, charged with stealing an auto
mobile belonging to George G.. Dennis.
Squire Throckmorton sent them to
jail in default OF bail.
America chemical engine was called
out twice last week. On Friday a
chimney was on FIRE on Monroe street.
Saturday afternoon an automobile was
on fire on King street, but the flames
were extirguished before the engine
reached the place.
Armitt H. Coate, William G.. Lee
coney and DR.. Nathan Thorne, all of
Moorestown, are the incorporators of
the Cedars Lake Association, which
has been chartered with capital of
100000 The association owns most
of what was formerly known as Eayres-
town.
Beginning this week, the surgical
dressing class of the local Red Cross
will meet at the high school gymna-
stun at nine o'clock on Thursday
mornings. Those at the head of the
class wish to urge upon all persons in
terested the Importance of giving their
time to this dressings work.
Walter T. Stewart went to Buffalo,
last week, to get an automobile. On
his way home he was behind heavy
truck, the driver of which stopped sud-
denly without giving any warning.
Stewards machine could not be stop
ped in time to avoid a collision, the re-
suit being that Walter was thrown
against the steering wheel and his nose
was badly cut.
United States Commissioner Haines
had a number of cases before him last
week. DIR. Charles p. Woodward, Of
New Egypt, who was trapped by a
military policeman into selling him
apple whiskey, was sent to the Mercer
county Jail to await action by the fed
eral grand jury. John Shay, of Bor-
dentown, was sent to the same place in
default of bail, for selling liquor to
soldiers.
Scott Logan, of Sheldon, Iowa, for
merly of Mount Holly, and Miss Lidie
S. Fort of Mount Holly, were married
on July fourth, at Lodge Grass, Mon
tana, by Rev. w. A. Petzoldt. Miss
Fort is a daughter of Samuel S. Fort,
a well known farmer of Springfield
township. Mr.. Logan for a number
of years has resided at Sheldon, Iowa
where he has been very successful in
business affairs.
On Thursday the State Highway
announced the APP
portionment of $2,a25, 900 of state
money for road purposes to the various |
counties. OF this total 1000, 900 comes
from the receipts of the Motor Vehicle |
while the balance of
S425, 600 is the amount appropriated by |
the state for road purposes. Burling-
ton county will receive $25, 900 for new
roads and $165 900 for repairs.
Frank L. Garbarino, special agent of
the Department of Justice, left Phlla-
delphia yesterday for San Francisco,
where he has been assigned to reorgan-
ize that Office. Todd Daniel, assistant
United States district attorney, has
been appointed acting agent in his
place. Daniel is twenty-nine years
old, one of the youngest men to hold
the position of special agent. He has
been assistant to Garbarino three years
and has been in the service of the De
partment of Jus tice since 1913
Tho.s F. Ryan, aged 26, of Charles
town, Mass, was cut in two by a
train near the North Pemberton sta
ton on Thursday afternoon. He was
a soldier at Camp Dix. but had been
there only two weeks and was still
wearing civilian clothes. He and
companion, also in civilian attire, left |
camp and had become somewhat in
toxicated. 1t is supposed that Ryan
against the train and was
thrown under the wheels. Death was |
instantaneous. Both men were away !
from camp without leave,
According to the opinion of an off
cial of the State Forestry Commission |
who was in Mount Holly last week |
and examined the historic oak at the |
junction of Branch and Garden streets, |
tree surgeons should be employed at |
once if there is any desire in the COM
munity to preserve the ancient land
mark. Several years ago the late
Richard Ashhurst had the tree pro-
tected by an iron fence and the base of
the trunk cemented, but more work
should be done now. The old oak was
one of the landmarks on the Kings
highway, and is mentioned in many
ancient deeds.
c. Clarence Deacon, superintendent
of the Burlington County Hospital for
the insane, gave his friends surprise
last week, when he arrived at the in
stitution with bride. The lady was
Miss Louise Grafill, who lived at To
ledo, Ohio, where she was principal of
a large school. The wedding took place
Wednesday, at Birmingham, suburb
of Detroit, Michigan, at the home of
the BRIDES brother. The officiating
clergyman was Rev. William Mcknight
who graduated from Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary in the same class
with Rev. Walter Semple, formerly of
Mount Holly.
One Of the soldiers put in the lookup
saturday evening, did not like his
quarters and early Sunday morning he