The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-05-13
TUESDAY. MAY 10, 1919
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
The recent cafeteria supper given b,
st. Andrews Guild Melted 1913.
The Mount Holly Chautauqua vii
begin on June IL, and continue TO
seven days.
Louis Zanone has removed his bar
Der business from Main street to 8
Washington street.
Samuel C. Pope, of Birmingham
has bought house on Shreve stree
from Mrs. Isabel Carmelia.
The regular meeting of the Ushers
Union Of the M. E. church will be helC
in the church parlor this evening.
Letters for Edward Colds, r. L
Turnstall and Mrs. Viola Cramer re
main unclaimed in the post Office.
Mount Holly Lodge of Moose hal
been presented with a handsome sill
American flag by Abraham Saltzman
Thomas K. Elbertson will shortl,
remove to Akron, Ohio, having taken
position with the Goodrich Tire Com
pany.
The ruias of the building on Mil
street, owned by the Mount Holly
Water Company and recently destroy
ed by fire, have been removed.
Mrs. Micajah E. Matlack will chap.
sron the graduating class of the Mount
Holly high school on three days trip
to Washington, d. c., starting May 81
Philip B. Burtis, who has been liv.
ing at Oak Lane since his removal
from Mount Holly, will become resi-.
dent of Merchantville, having pur.
chased home there.
Thomas N. Rainear and Morgan
Vennell, of Mount Holly, assumed
charge OF the Parker house, at Florence,
on Thursday. Lewis Cotton, of Med
ford, has taken Vennell's position at
the Washington House.
Alfred Norcross has rented the
property formerly occupied by Mrs.
Charles M. Sloan, on Mill street, and
has moved from east Mill street. Har-
ley Shemeley has taken the house
vacated by Norcross.
Counselor b. H. White has been in
strumental in securing two divorces
in the last week. One was Mrs. Har-
riet s. Stiles, of Cape May city, from
her husband on the ground of deser-
ton. The other was that of Mrs
Martha G. Pratt, of Mount Holly,
from her husband, John HI. Pratt, who
was also charged with desertion.
The Mount Holly Red Cross has
about 100 garments to be finished by
june and those actively at the head
Of the sewing classes urge that the
members come to the meeting rooms
and get this work done. The sewing
class meetings are held at the regular
times heretofore observed. After these
fifty garments are finished there will
be no more work until fall.
Union Fire Company has been hav-
ing its apparatus overhauled and
newly motorized and the company will
have parade on the oath of this
month to house the new machine
The final arrangements have not been
completed but the Mount Holly COM
panies have been invited to take part
and the Endeavor company, from Bur-
lington, will be on hand to assist in
the festivities, with Irons band to
furnish music.
Frank Lott, boy of seven years of
age, was knocked down by an auto
mobile on Washington street, on Tues
day, and has been in the Burlington
County hospital ever since, suffering
from the shock and the bruises he re-
ceived. The boy ran in front of the
car and was not noticed by the driver
who, as soon as he learned of the acct
dent, went to the hospital to make in
quiries as to the boys condition. The
latter had two teeth knocked out and
was otherwise bruised but he is getting
along nicely now.
A meeting will be held in the Farm
Bureau Office, at Mount Holly, on Fri
day evening, at 7.3O. for the purpose of
forming poultry association in Bur
lington county. Many advantages may
be derived by the poultry raisers by
keeping in close touch with the Farm
Bureau and the poultry department of
the experiment station. If you are
interested in poultry, either from a
meat or egg production standpoint,
the association will be of benefit to
you. Be at the first meeting and get
going strong. A member of the sta
ton staff will be there to give talk
on the Vineland contest. Please come
yourself and bring any interested
neighbors with you.
Representatives of maritime inter
ests. shipmasters and others interested
in the subject are invited to attend
public hearing, to be held by the AS
sistant Secretary of Commerce, the
Commissioner Of Lighthouses, and the
Superintendent of Lighthouses, Third
District, on Friday morning, at 10
o'clock, at room 42S, post Office build
ing. Philadelphia, to consider the need
for the establishment of lightship off
the New Jersey coast in the vicinity of
Barnegat, the best location for such
lightship, the transfer of the lightship
now at Northeast End to this position,
and in that event the character Of light
necessary to be maintained on the
shore at Barnegat inlet.
"Over the top for the kingdom of
God" is the keynote of the financial
drive that begins throughout Metho-
dism next Sunday. One hundred and
FIVE millions in five years to put
through program of efficient effort to
bring the whole world to Christ, and to
reconstruct the places made waste by
war. The conservation OF manhood
and womanhood to this effort must
back up our gifts OF money DR.. A. R
w. Atwood is chairman of the Mount
Holly centenary council, and Mrs.
Mark Reynolds is director of the finan-
cial campaign. The director has listed
every Methodist and constituent by
card index, and every one will have a
chance to go on record in putting
across Methodism's part in the move
ment. The allotment OF the Mount
Holly church is 50, 1892 per year.