The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-01-08

| ger of the Atlantic and Pacific tea
store, has resigned, and will enlist in
the navy.
Under further notice the services of
the Baptist church will be held in the
basement in order that coal may be
conserved.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. s. Horner have
moved from Mrs. Comegy's property
on Garden street, to the Harbert apart
mems. on High street.
Charles J. Hedle, soldier at Camp
Dix, was arrested and committed to
Jail, last night, on charge of rape
preferred by Caroline Harris, of Mount
Holly.
One of William H. Mason's houses
on Cherry street has been rented by
Raymond w. Sprow, who will return
to Mount Holly from Delanco with his
family.
Joseph r. Gillian has rented his resi-
dence on High street to the families Of
some officers stationed at Camp Dix
and, with Mrs. Gillian, will spend the
winter in Philadelphia.
Chief Sweeney, of the Camp Dix
fire department, is expected to make
an address at the January meeting of
the Burlington County Firemen's As
ISOLATION, which will be held at Penn
berton on Wednesday evening, Janu-
airy Is.
The shortage of 1918 automobile il
cense tags is not preventing motorists
from being equipped with proper au-
thority to run their cars. Acting I'M
der instructions from the state depart
ment, motor agent Walter T. Stewart
is issuing permits to run with the old
tags.
| In the will of the late Richard Ash
hurst there is a bequest of $1,000 in
trust to the Burlington County Hos
pital. Mr.. Ashhurst's brother, DR.
Francis Ashhurst, planned and carried
to completion the erection of the hos
pital, was its first superintendent, and
held that position until his death.
Yesterday Judge Lippincott re-
appointed Cooper H. Prickitt as the
three-year member of the Burlington
Excise Commission and named Frank
T. Wright to fill the term made vacant
by the resignation of George w.
Anthony. Mr.. Wright is superinten-
dent of the Cast Iron Pipe foundry lat
East Burlington.
The eighth annual meeting OF the
Burlington County Boys Agricultural
contest committee will be held in the
county Y M. G. A. Office on Saturday,
January 10, at 2 p. M. A. M. HUI
burt, state leader of club work, will
be present and address the committee.
Several important changes due to the.
labor conditions will be discussed.
Samuel G. Parker, of Unionville,
was one of the victims Of the icy con-
dition of the roads and streets. In
coming out of his house yesterday
morning he slipped and struck the
back of his head with such force as to
cause bad cut. A telephone message
from him in the evening showed that
he was getting along all right.
Reports of San accident" on the troll
ley road, at Hainesport, came to
Mount Holly this morning, but the
rumor was the result Of two cars get
ting bump. They were both headed
in one direction. The pole on the first
car left the wire and the car following
could not be stopped before it had
struck the other in the rear. Nobody |
was hurt, but the cars were slightly |
damaged.
Isaac G. Haines, a well-known resi-
dent of this vicinity, was found dead |
in his bedroom yesterday morning.
He was sufferer from Indigestion and |
it is supposed he had an attack during
the night and had gotten out of bed to
seek remedy. Mr.. Haines lived on a
farm on Wood lane, but had not been
actively engaged in business for long |
time.
Quite encouraging is the story that
conducts a greenhouse on Pearl street.
Looking out of the window yesterday |
morning she saw a robin sitting on
the hedge near the house. In order
that there might not be any doubt
about the matter she called her hus-
band and he also saw the bird. After |
sitting in the hedge short time the
robin flew to a peach tree, where he
sat for some time and then flew
towards Mill street. Whether this !
means an early spring or whether the |
robin got mixed in his dates is not
clear, but that the bird was large, fat
robin there is not the slightest doubt.
Damage which it is estimated will
cost about $500 to repair, was done to
the home of Mrs. Josephine c. Lippin-
>att, Mill street, during the severe cold
weather last week. The water pipes
froze, together with the hot water heat
ing system, and number of the radi-
ators burst, flooding the house with
icy water. Mrs. Lippincott, who is
threatened with pneumonia, was taken
in an automobile to the home of her
granddaughter, Mrs. Robert c. Chance,
Sd, in Philadelphia, on Thursday, and
the guests of the house were compelled
to seek other quarters. The property
of Miss Maude Robertson, on Broad
street, sustained damages amounting
to several hundred dollars through the
| freezing of the heating system. AT
the home of Walter H. Scott, on
Cherry street, the pipes and waterback
froze and the boiler burst. There are
innumerable other instances of like
nature.
Griffith w. Carr died at the Burling-
ton County Hospital, Monday after
noon of last week. He had been in
poor health for number of years and
on Monday he was suddenly taken
worse and it was deemed advisable to
remove him to the hospital. He
seemed to be in condition for the trip,
but after reaching the institution his
strength suddenly failed, and his heart,
which had shown signs of weakness,
gave out. He died after being in the
| hospital less than two hours. Mr.. Carr
was veteran of the war of the rebel
lion, retiring from the army with the
rank of brevet-captain. He was in
many battles and was severely wound
cd in the arm. a bullet going completely