The Mount Holly news., 1918-07-30
LOCAL NEWS.

daughter are visiting friends in Cam
den.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 8. L. Doughty have
returned from a two weeks vacation a {
Ocean City.
Mrs. r. II. Parsons and daughter
left Yesterday on two weeks trip to
Seaside Park.
Mrs. Harold NJ. Lippincott and son,
Of Brooklyn, will spend the month OF
August in Mount Holly.
The public library will be closed
from August to 10. for the usual sum-
mer vacation of the librarian.
Mrs. H. C. Claypoole. of Pine street.
on Sunday, entertained sergeant Martin
and corporal Herdman. of Camp Dix.
Letters for M. Rittenburg. Mrs. F. C.
Franklyn, Edith Shean, Miss Emma
Wilke, remain unclaimed in the post
Office.
Peter Sarras, who now is located in
the Mirror building, has rented the
newly remodeled store room in the
Arcade row.
Officers for the ensuing year will be
nominated tonight at the regular meet.
ing Of the Business Mems Association.
The election will be held in August.
Justus 2. Deacon, who recently was
rejected for military service on account
Of physical defects. is now employed
in the Wrightstown National bank.
Oliver 6. Billings, who has been
connected with Jones pharmacy for
twelve years, has resigned, and will
leave the store on the first of Septem-
Der.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Mount Holly Business Mems Associa-
ton will be held this evening at the
Office Of the secretary, Herbert s..
Killie.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. Claude Palmer will
leave Mount Holly tomorrow for an
automobile trip through the Adiron-
dacks. Thev will be gone until the
first of September.
Michael Cuff, who claimed New
York as his residence, was arrested on
Wednesday for disorderly conduct on
the street. Justice Throckmorton sent
him to Jail for 80 days.
The annual picnic of the Loyal
Sisters Bible class of the Methodist
church was held on Thursday at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Crammcr, on the Smithville road.
C. Raymod Sammons and fam lily, OF
Pittsburgh, arrived in Mount Holly last
week. making the trip by automobile
Mr.. Sammons returned home on Sat-
urday. The rest OF the family will re-
main here for few weeks.
William Stevenson, colored, known
as ''Big Bill" was in bad humor
Yesterday. probably because he must
60 into the military service soon. He
had too much rum aboafd, which also
made him quarrelsome. He attacked
Theodore Harmon, colored, and pun.
meled him quite freely. Stevenson
was committed to Jail where he will re-
main until time to go to camp.
WAR Cooking, or learning how to
use food substitutes" will be the sub
ject Of q free lecture and demonstration
at the high school building, Mount
Holly, on August 81, at Up. M, by
Mrs. Mary A. Wilson. cooking expert
of the Naval School of the United
States Navy. Mrs. Wilson is one of
the best cooking experts in the coun
try, and every housewife should hear
her.
The treasury department has author
lied the following statement: Chain
letters. which have been used in the
past to get funds for worthy purpose
and for some unworthy ones, have
been started by some enthusiastic 9
workers for the sale of War Savings
Stamps. The treasury department
has officially disapproved their use, and
the National War Savings Committee
wishes the public to understand that
these letters were not instigatsd by the
national committee.
The Business Mems Association
committee which had charge of the
ooTn rnnpifu crorfs a ~ danao =, AFo,,~.
Holly on July 4, had prepared to give
. banquet last week to Major C. G
Thompson and other officers from the
remount station, Camp Dix, who were
in command of the mounted men who
furnished amusements at the fair
ground. Unfortunately the major
suddenly was ordered to go overseas
and the affair had to be abandoned. A
fine riding crop was purchased and has
been forwarded to the major.
Miss Frances Roydhouse, who lived
with her brother on Mount Holly ave
nue., died at their home early Saturday
morning. She had gone to Burling-
ton to visit some friends and her
brother received word that she had
Deen taken suddenly ill. He went to
Burlington and brought his sister home
in an unconscious condition, from
which she did not recover
She had apparently been in good
health, and death was supposed tC
have been the result of apoplexy.
Notices were issued to Camp Dix or.
ganization commanders on Friday for
bidding soldiers using drinking waite
from the Pemberton water works. Tn,
Sanitary Corps has found this watel
unfit for human consumption and al
soldiers visiting or working near Penn
berton have boen advised that the,
must take supply of water in thei
canteens. AS the town is the centre O
many social activities for soldiers from
the camp, the new order promise
some interesting complications. TIL
water supply is obtained from the Ran
cocas creek and is served without fiji
tration.
Major General Hugh L. Scott, CAM
commander, has received word from
Maj. Gen. March. chief of staff a
Washington, that the question c
ample sewage facilities at Camp Dix
zone OF utmost Importance and that tn
matter of providing the necessar
equipment would be taken up at once
For more than three months Ger
Scott has sought to obtain the nece'
sary word from the War Departmer