The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-25
The MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Philip s. Irons, ST., has purchased a
Buick touring car.
The Young Friends Association will
meet at High and Garden streets on
Friday evening.
Miss Lydia d. Evans has declined
appointment as teacher at the Will
liam C. Cook school, and the position
Ia being filed by a substitute.
The next meeting Of the w. C. T. U.
will be held at the home of Mrs. Clay
poole, Brainard street. Tuesday after
DON. March 4, at three o'clock.
Samuel Brodie. Mill street shoe
m aker, died on Thursday He was
taken ill after attending the funeral of
his wife. who died the Friday before.
Supervising principal Edgar f.
Bunce attended the annual reunion
and banquet OF his class of Columbia
University, held in New York city on
Saturday.
The wholesale price of milk dropped
one cent quart, yesterday, and
Ashby Lippincott announces that his
price hearafter will be IA cents quart,
and seven cents pint.
The report of the visiting nurse for
the last month shows that she made
liz visits to "a patients, of which Is
were free. Five physicians had need
of her services during the month.
One Of the large plate glass windows
in Schuyler & Rogers store was broken
on Sunday, by Water street boy
named Biehler, whose aim was bad
when he heaved a cobblestone at a
companion and struck the window
instead OF the boy for whom it was
intended.
George Shredder, of Cross Keys, was
fined s25 by Justice Slack last week,
after he had been convicted of deliver
ing less than cord of wood to a local
customer who had ordered a cord.
The complainant was John b. Burtis,
county sealer of weights and measures.
Assistant attorney general Lanaghan
conducted the case.
Rev. s. J. McClenaghan, of Prince
ton, Synodical Superintendent of New
Jersey, is to deliver an important
address at the Mount Holly Presby
terrain Church. next Sunday, which
will be OF interest to all the people in
this section as it will outline the plans
Of the Presbyterian church for
practical reconstruction work following
the war.
The property of the late DR.. John j.
Flynn was sold at Masters sale yester-
day. The store on Main street with
the apartments overhead was bought
by J. Walter Sheeler for $1,000 Abram
r. Gerber bought the northern end of
. house ON Cherry street, for $1,525,
and William Sherman bought the
southern end OF the same property for
$l,14s.60.
On next Friday evening, in the lec-
ture room of the First Presbyterian
church, play entitled Sunlight or
Candlelight" will be rendered. This
will be interesting to both young and
older people. A delightful musical
program has also been arranged. A
cordial Invitation is extended to every
one to come and bring friends. Adj
mission for children uuder IL years of
age will be ten cents, and for adults,
10 cents. Please keep this date in
mind and come out at 7.45 P. M. to |
enjoy profitable evening.
Delegates from twenty companies at. |
tended the monthly meeting of the
Burlington County Firemen's Associa-
ton, held at the Endeavor house in
Burlington on Wednesday evening |
Mayor Mount welcomed the delegates |
The principal speaker was Rev. Isaac
W. Bagley, chaplain of the Camden
FIRE department, who made witty |
aud pleasing address. There were a |
number of other speeches. Lunch was
served by the Burlington firemen. The
location of the next meeting was not
decided upon, as it was found that
none Of the delegates present had been
authorized to extend an invitation.
The wed ding of Miss Virginia Zelley
Crammer and w. Chester Croshaw
both Of Mount Holly, took place at
noon on Wednesday, in the Kimble
Memorial Methodist church at Wood
bury. Rev. DR.. Henry J. Zelley, an
uncle Of the bride, performed the cere-
mony. in athe presence of the imme-
diate families. A wedding breakfast
was served at the parsonage after the
ceremony. Miss Crammer was a popu-
lar school teacher before her marriage,
and Mr.. Croshaw is progressive
young farmer. They have many
friends who wish them every success.
Lieutenant Clifford r. Powell, who
recently returned from oversee,
brought with him French bayonet
and scabbard which he found between
Suippes and Somme, late on October
IL 1t was on the body of dead AL.
gerian Colonial soldier, who had been
killed by an explosive shell during
the drive of the Americans in Ar
gonne and the French to the west in
Champagne. The bayonet is larger
and more slender than those used by
our troops. 1t has four edges and was
bent when its former owner fell in
battle. 1t is now the valued possess
ion of Captain William A. Slaughter.
An interesting debate was held in the
high school auditorium on Tuesday
morning. on the question, Resolved,
That the United States government
should not own and operate the rail-
roads, The debaters were pupils
Rosenfeld. Eddy and Clark, affirma
tive, and pupils Saltzman, Fenimore
and Stokes, negative. The decision
was in favor of the negative side.
Supervising principal Bunce, Willard
H. Rice and William A. Slaughter
were the judges. The debating teams
of the Mount Holly and Collingswood
schools will meet in a discussion Of
this same question some time in
March.
Some OF the proceedings in Recorder
Herbert's court, Saturday night, werl
farce. Two soldiers were at dance
in the Mirror building. One of then
was under the influence of liquor ant
he acted and talked to the ladies in al