The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-06-24

Thomas L. Quigley has purchased
the Leonard Fisher bungalow at the
end of Shreve street.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Rendell and
their son, George, have opened theil
cottage at Seaside Park for the season
Ryland Lippincott, of Mount Holly,
who has been in Italy since he went
across, has returned and is at Camp
Merritt.
Jesse Wells has sold two houses on
Pine street, opposite Wall, and two on
Church street near Pine, to Samuel
w. Bishop.
Earl Russell, of Mount Holly, has
resigned as an employee of the Bur-
lington post Office. He has held po-
sition there for twelve years.
Ensign Lawrence G.. Gillian has been
appointed chief of the bureau of land
registry, new branch of the work of
the State Department of Conservation
and Development.
The next regular meeting of the w.
C.T.U. will be held at Mrs. Claypoole' s,
Brainard street, next Tuesday evening,
at 7.45 p. IN. Important meeting.
Good attendance is requested.
William F. Burk, treasurer of the
New Jersey Grand Lodge of Free
Masons, and known to members of the
fraternity all over the state, died at his
home in Trenton on Thursday.
While burning some waste paper in
the heater at her. home on Grant
street, Thursday afternoon, Mrs. George
M. Sleeper was painfully burned about
the face and arms when the flame
backfired.
William M. Cooper, of Rock Hill,
South Carolina, came to Philadelphia
on business trip last week, bringing
his daughter, Constance, who spent
the week with her grandparents, re-
turning home yesterday.
Charles P. Wellman, the new repre-
sentative of the War Camp Commun-
ity Service, has started movement to
organize a base ball club in Mount
Holly, and his efforts are meeting with
success. Frank A. Hendrickson has
been named manager.
When two vicious bull dogs from
the Smith estate farms attacked a COW
belonging to J. P. Mccarthy on the
latter's farm, last week, Ridgway Nip
pins, of Unionville, who saw the at
tack, got his shotgun, and succeeded
in killing the dogs in time to save the
life Of the COW.
Fire was discovered in bedroom in
the home of William Parker, on But
tonwood street, yesterday morning,
which consumed quantity of bedding
and wearing apparel. The chemical
department of America Fire Company
extinguished the flames, the origin Of
which is unknown.
Camp Ortley, the summer seashore
camp for girls between Lavalette and
Seaside Heights, conducted by the Y.
w. c. A. of Burlington county, will
open for the season on Saturday.
The rate for board has been fixed at
1925 per week, and applications should
be sent direct to the camp.
The following promotions were made
last night of members of Company B,
State Militia: to be first sergeant, Will
liam E. Berry; from corporal to SER
geant, Harry H. Swain and Roscoe C.
Gale; from private to corporal. Richard
5. Flowell, L. J. Knighton, Evans G. |
c. Shinn and Sylvanus Warner.
Miss Sarah Penery Wilkinson, form
erly Of Mount Holly, was married yes
terday, to Franklin Gauntt, of Burling-
ton. The ceremony was performed in
St. Mary's church, in that city, by Rev.
Charles s. Lewis. The groom recent
y returned from across the sea, where
ne was in the marine corps.
Mrs. James Mercer Davis and child |
ZEN are visiting Mrs. Davis mother,
Mrs. Margaret K. Sawyer, at Eliza
beth City, N. C. Mrs. Davis is ex-
pected to return at an early date and |
will probably be accompanied by Mrs.
Sawyer. Mr.. and Mrs. Davis are max
ng arrangements to open their sea-
shore cottage at Seaside Heights soon.
The large barns and outbuildings on
the Richard Rahilly farm near George
Town, were destroyed by fire on Tues
lay evening. The farm is occupied by
John Burke. Lightning was given as
,he cause of the fire. The Camp Dix
ire department responded promptly to
5he call for help and saved the house |
The buildings were partly covered by
insurance.
At the commencement exercises OF |
Lafayette College, Easton, Pa, Har-
man E. Baugh, Of Bispham street, re-
ceived prize for presenting the best |
graduating thesis in the civil engineer |
ing department. Mrs. Edward E. |
Baugh and daughter, Helen, attended
the commencement week festivities,
which were the largest ever held at the
college on the HILL" Hon. Carter
Glass, secretary of the U. s. Treasury,
was present, and received the honorary
degree of Doctor of Laws.
/. Harry Weston, aged 16, employed on
the farm of William Rahilly, near
Wrightstown, stole horse and wagon,
two one.hundred dollar liberty bonds
and "a gold watch and fob from his en-
ployer, on Sunday, and got as far as
Bordentown with his plumber, where
he was arrested. Detective Parker
learned that the boy is subject of the
reform school at Glen Mills, Pa, fro m
which institution he was released on
probation. An official from the school
came here yesterday and took Weston
back to that institution.
Chautauqua week in Mount Holly
closes tonight. having opened last
Wednesday. 1t has been quite sue
eessful affair. The musical part Of the
programme has been better than u.s.
ual. The lectures, while good, have
not been quite the high type expected
and heretofore produced. However,
it has been a delightful week of enter
tainment and every ticket holder got
more than his money worth. The plat
form manager, Mrs Meddie o. Hamil-
ton, has pleasing personality and
has made large number of friends
here. The guarantors have signed for
next year. This pleasing annual sum-