The Mount Holly news., 1919-11-11
rHE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1919
LOCAL NEWS.

John Hoffman, of Church street, re-
moved to Camden on Thursday.
]. Harold Worrell has accepted po-
sition with the Sutter Automobile Co.
Letters for S. rP. Lewis and Mrs.
Alice Rice remain unclaimed in the
post Office.
Elwood Nixon, ST., has purchased a
property on Hume street from his
son, Hiram Nixon.
A number of Mount Holly people
attended the Princeton-Harvard foot
ball game at Princeton on Saturday
Harry Turner has removed from
Smithville. to his recently purchased
property on Pearl street. Mount Holly.
Wireless operator Budd G. Krayer
sailed last week on his eighth trip to
Europe. His destination is Rotter-
dam.
The Past Masters Association of
Mount Holly Lodge of Masons is per-
fecting plans for a banquet to be held
in the near future.
William Cronk has been admitted
to the Fireman's Home. at Boonton,
He has been a member of America
Fire Company for many years.
An ENJOYABLE masquerade dance was
given in the hall at Hainesport on
Saturday night. by the girls employed
in the Royle & Pilkington mill.
Miss Marguerite McClain, whose re-
signation as Meant Holly school
teacher took effect Yesterday, has been
elected TO similar position in the
school at Wrightstown.
A contractor has begun the work of
demolishing the two frame stores ad-
joining Hulse's restaurant on Main
street, belonging to Miss Eva Dobbins,
preparatory to erecting a modern
building there.
Patrons of the trolley line to Camden
will he pleased to know that connec-
tions are again being made at Chester
avenue, Moorestown, with the Public
Service cars. This arrangement has
been interrupted for several weeks be-
cause of torn up streets in Moorestown.
A number of sales of Burlington
county farms haye been reported re-
Gently. William H. Kale has sold his
farm on the Burlington and Rancocas
road to Charles Wolfe B. NJ. Haines
has sold farm near Mount Laurel to
Charles Watson, and will 60 to Moores-
town to live. Clarence Tilghman has
: bought the Thomas Harrison farm be-
tween Wrightstown and Georgetown
which he occupies.
Caught attacking well known
woman resident of Moorestown, Har-
rison Smith, colored, was arrested on
Tuesday and given ar immediate
hearing before Recorder Thompson.
who committed him to the Mount
Holly Jail without bail to await action
OF the grand jury. Smith, it is charg |
ed, was trying to force the women over
a fence on the outskirts Of town, and
had hurt her badly, according to the
police, when her cries brought help.
Township collector Edward P. Hull
ings figured on the losing end of two
novel election bets last week. Having |
pinned his faith TO candidate Bugbee |
against the views of Joseph A. VOL |
from and Maurice Rowan, who banked |
on Edwards, Mr. HulIings wheeled |
Wolfrom from the Mount Holly Gar
age to the court house and back on |
Wednesday night. The bet to Rowan
was paid on Thursday by pushing |
potato over the same route with a |
crowbar. A fife and drum corps, and |
large number of enthusiastic kids OF
assorted sizes accompanied the pro
cession.
Wilbert Cook, through his counsel,
has filed an answer to the Supreme |
Court suit of James Carrolra and Mary |
Carroll. of New Egypt, in which they
seek $4,000 damages as result of |
collision between their carriage and
Cooks automobile, on the White |
Horse road, just outside the Trenton
city limits some time ago. The an
swerldenies Cooks responsibility for
the accident and charges the plaintiffs
with negligence in not having their
vehicle lighted and with being on the
wrong side of the highway. The ac-
cident happened at night and the Car
rolls we're injured
A great day is being planned for
Sunday, November %, in the Mount
Holly M. L. church. Arrangements
have been made to have the Victor
Gospel team, of Camden, have charge
of the services of the day. There will
be brass quartette, vocal male quar-
tette, speakers and other singers to
take part in the services. There will
be q mems mass meeting at $50 in the
afternoon, which will be addressed by
Rev. William E. Zimmerman, Of
Camden. The instrumental and vocal
quartettes will also have an important
part in this meeting. Keep this date
in mind and plan to attend these. SER
vices.
A quiet wedding was solemnized on
Saturday at the home of the brides
aunt, Mrs. George d. Horner, on Mad
ison avenue, when Mary Horner
Wainwright, of Burlington, was mar
ried to DIR. A. X. w. Atwood, of
Mount Holly, The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. J. H Magee, of Had
don Heights. Owing to the recent
death of the brides mother, only the
immediate families were present. AT
ter refreshments had been served the
happy couple went on trip to Wash
ington, Old Point Comfort and Rich.
mond. On their return they will live
in Mount Holly, where the groom has
re sided for a long time, being estab
lished in the dentistry business and
being connected in church and Y. NJ
c. A. circles.
The fire department was called ou
at quarter to two O'Clock Sunday morn
ing. to answer a call from the resi-
dence of Joseph Il. Gillian, on Higf
street. Fire had been discovered in
room adjoining bathroom and for
time the affair had a serious look, bu
nv the good work of the firemen th
danger was soon averted The fir