The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-04-01


team in the field this season.
Mrs. ]. c. Mount spent the weekend
at Brooklyn as the guest of Mrs. Rebs
McIihenny.
The Northampton fire police will
hold their annual meeting next Tues
day evening at America hose house.
Friends of Swain Madison, of Evan
vile, rendered him an enjoyable party
on Saturday night, the occasion being
his birthday.
A. A. Anderson, real estate dealer,
reports the sale of the Keller residence,
los Main street, from Mrs. Laura X.
Perinchief to Robert Peacock; also a
building lot at Oakdale to George w.
Heisserman.
A case OF sleeping sickness, the scien-
tific name being ''letharic encephali-
It's" has developed at Riverside. The
victim, Joseph Morela, recently recov-
cred from influenza. He lies in state
of coma for long periods.
The Ladies' Aid of the g. A. R. paid
visit to the Grand Army Post on
Friday night, and presented that or
ganization with check for $146.30, the
proceeds of baked bean snpper recent
| ly held. Refreshments were served.
| Mrs. William C. Wetherill, chair
man of Mount Holly Red Cross sew
| ing committees, announces that all
hospital garments not yet delivered
are to be finished in the Red Cross
rooms by Friday afternoon of this
week.
James Mercer Davis has offered a
prize of ten dollars in gold for the best
graduation essay that will be read at
any commencement exercises in the
following schools of the county: Bur-
lington, Bordentown, Mount Holly,
Palmyra, Pemberton and Moorestown.
The Burlington County Game Pro-
tective League yesterday took title to
the farm owned by William A. Feni-
more, between Mount Holly and
Smithville, to be used for the propaga-
ton of game. The work of fitting the
place for its new purposes will be be-
gun at once.
H. ]. Rupert, who has represented
the War Camp Community Service in
the Mount Holly district, has request
ed either release from the service or
transfer to larger field of activity. He
has been efficient and untiring in his
work here and it is generally regretted
that he is to leave.
The agricultural committee of the
New Jersey Bankers Association met
at New Brunswick last week to formu-
late plans for closer cooperation be-
tween the banks and the farmers. F.
P. Jones, cashier of the First National
Bank of Beverly, is the Burlington
county member of the committee.
Constable Mccormick, of Burling-
ton, went to Riverside on Thursday,
and arrested Thomas Fogarty on COM
plant of Mrs. George Camac, formerly
Miss May Gaskill, of Risdon street,
Mount Holly, for support of her child.
The husband, who lives at Moores-
town, denies responsibility. Fogarty
entered bail for the appearance at
court.
A man supposed to be w. L. Guerin,
60 years old, Of Beverly, dropped dead
yesterday afternoon in Camden. Clues
to the mans identity were found in
letters in his possession. The coroner
with the Beverly police
and was told that the description of the
dead man Tailed with that of Guerin,
who had gone to Camden on business
in the morning.
After the experience of Friday morn
ing there was natural excitement when
two fire alarms were given in the even
ing OF the same day. Nothing of any
account happened, however, the fires
being in chimneys. One was on Wash
ington street, opposite the Church of
the Sacred Heart, leading to the rumor
that the church was on fire. The other
fire was on Water street.
1t is reported that the railroad COM
pany has promised to build a new
station at Maple Shade. 1t would be a
good plan if the railroad administration
would arrange to change the new rule
closing stations at an early hour in the
day. The experience of those waiting
for trains Thursday evening. being
to stand outside of sta
tons in binding rain, was not very
pleasant.
Many New Jersey automobiles are
carrying Pennsylvania tags and the
inquiry has been made why this is
necessary. Under the law automobiles
from this state and from Pennsylvania
are allowed to run in either state If
teen days without changing the tag.
This privilege was abused and it has
been decided to have the law strictly
observed. Now there are agents sta
toned at each ferry and they take
note OF the number of cars as they
cross and when fifteen trips have been
made that settles the privilege.
The heavy gales of wind on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday did not do
much damage in this vicinity. A few
were blown down, some
fences leveled, and trees damaged. A
few electric light poles were blown over
on the Hainesport road, and the street
light service in Mount Holly was part
ly out Of service for few hours on
Thursday night. 1t is not believed
that much damage was done to fruit
trees by the wind or low temperature
during the period above mentioned.
While George G.. Heisler was at dinner
a large limb fell from tree and crush
ed in the roof of his marble shop.
Public school teachers of Ceilings |
wood have secured enough signatures
to q petition circulated by them to
compel the board of education to hold
a special election on Friday night to
get the sentiment of the voters on re-
quested increase in salary of 5000 a
year for each of the 81 teachers in the |
borough. Following the refusal of the
board of education to grant the increase
after several appeals and petitions, the
teachers decided to go over the head of
the board and appeal to the public, be-