The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-06-03
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
! TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1919
LOCAL NEWS,

South Hadley, Mass.
David Cerlin has 'purch ased the
property on High street now occupied
by him as tailor store and residence.
DR.. G.. III. Hickman has removed his
Philadelphia Office to the Liberty
building at Broad and Chestnut streets
where he will attend on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
Canvassers are out this week to sell
course tickets for Chautauqua, which
opens in Mount Holly on June Is. The
price is $3.50. After June 9 tickets
will be on sale at Wetherill's, Dubell's
and Boyce's stores.
Every available canoe at Hacks
wharf was in use on Memorial day.
and visitors who failed to engage their
canoes before arriving in Mount Holly
were offering private owners as much
as SIS for the use Of their boats for the
day.
Kenneth, son of William Taylor, OF
Buttonwood street, went to the fair
ground, Friday. and watched the
sporting events. On his return to his
home he thought he might do some OF
the feats and in his efforts he fell and
broke his wrist.
William H. Thompson, of Pember-
ton, died suddenly from heart trouble,
on Sunday. He was sitting in chair
at his home. Mr.. Thompson was one of
the oldest constables in the county. OF
late years he has been on special duty
In Pemberton borough.
Justice of the peace Slack has moved
from the Office he formerly occupied in
the Masonic Temple to the room vaca-
ted by the Y. NJ. C. A., in the same
building. County Superintendent
/. Kaiser will occupy the three rooms that
were used by William A. Slaughter
and Justice Slack.
Quite number of Burlington coun-
ty soldiers are arriving from overseas
almost daily. In short time the en-
tire 18th and 18th divisions will have
returned, in which nearly all the coun-
ty soldiers are included. All the men
are in fine physical condition. and all
are much pleased to get home.
DIR. Francis B. Gummere, a member
OF the faculty OF Haverford college,
died at Haverford, Pa, on Thursday,
from heart disease. He was born at
Burlington on March 6, 1856, and was
q son of Samuel Gummere and Eliza
beth H. Barton. His father was presi- |
dent of the same college from 1862 to
1874.
Major Edward b. Stone, OF Burling-
ton. recently discharged from the ser
vice, ON Friday received commission |
as major Of the reserve corps, by which |
he is liable to be called for military |
duty at any time. He has decided to
enter the restaurant business again in
Burlington, in which he was engaged |
prior to the war.
Three men started quarrel at Mrs. |
Fosters restaurant, on Washington |
street, Saturday. Constable Dalton
was soon on the spot but he found he
could not handle the men alone and
he asked two members OF the military |
police TO aid him, which they readily |
did and the offenders were soon in Jail
They were not residents Of Mount
Holly.
General Hugh L. Scott, until recent
ly commander of Camp Dix; Clifford
Pinchot, former United States Forest
or; Walter Darlington, OF the editorial
staff OF the Philadelphia North Ayaeri-
can, and Carleton E. Sholl, Of Bur
lington, comprised party that went
on fishing trip in the pine streams of
Burlington county, on Saturday, under
the chaperonage Of Game Warden
Charles c.. Morton. They had good
luck, landing fine string of fish.
Travel on the railroad was delayed |
about an hour, on Friday evening, by |
the overturning of an empty passen-
ger car at the Burlington junction,
near the Mount Holly station. A
train OF empty coaches was en- route
from Camp Dix to the siding at the
fair ground. Half the train had passed |
onto the Burlington track when the
tower operator threw the switch too
soon, causing the rear part of the
train to continue on the main track. |
One car overturned; the others were
not damaged.
Memorial day was fittingly observed
in Mount Holly. The graves OF soldiers
in the various cemeteries were decorat-
ed by A. E. Shiras Post, G. A. R., and
salutes fred by a squad Of men from
Captain Gales company of militia
Those in the line Of march to the var
ious cemeteries were the Florence fife
and drum corps, G. A. R. veterans.
Company b of the state militia, Sons
Of Veterans, and girl and boy scouts.
At the grave of General Shiras, in
Trinity ground, addresses were deliver
ed by Revs. Fisher. Henderson, Brote
markle and Perry.
On st. Barnabas Day, which will be
Wednesday Of next week, Bishop Mat
thews will visit Mount Holly to ordain
to the Deaconate of the Episcopal
church Ed Ridgeway Smythe. The
services will take place at eleven
o'clock, in st. Andrews church. Mr..
Smythe was former organist and
choirmaster of the church, and on de-
termining to enter the ministry he
wished to have his ordination services
occur in the church with which he was
long time connected and in the town
where he formed many firm friend
ships. The service will be public and
Mr.. Smythe extends an invitation to
all who wish to witness it to be present.
Edward Street, boy six years of
age, son of Charles Street, was struck
by an automobile on Friday morning,
near the Oakdale garage on the
Hainesport road. The child had got
out of another machine and was
caught by an auto driven by George
McKelvy, Of Mount Holly. The latter
stopped for a short period and then
went on to Rancocas Park to play base
ball. The injured boy was put in a
car by Mr.. Patterson, owner of the
garage and was driven to the hospital