The Mount Holly news., 1919-12-09
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1919
LOCAL NEWS.

Aoihc vi cOuutY QetectlVe Ellis IL
Parker last week.
New Jersey Lodge No 1, Knights of
Pythias will celebrate it's SD anniver
sary on Friday night.
Announcement is made of the en-.
gagement of Miss Charlotte V. Fitz-
patrick to Jerome G.. Harris, both ol
Mount Holly.
Benjamin Deacon and family. OF
Broad street, will spend the winter in
Philadelphia, having taken apart.
ments at the Aldine.
Miss Helen Baugh, of Bispham
street, who is employed by the Emer.
gency Fleet Corporation, has been sent
to Port Jefferson, Long Island, n. Y
ID aniel Sutter has been granted let
ters OF administration on the estate OF
his mother, Mrs. Cynthia S.. Sutter,
who died suddenly some weeks ago
without leaving will.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Robertson, of
Madison avenue, announce the en-
gagement OF their daughter, Miss Ray
4. Robertson. to Newton C.sBernheisel,
OF Greenport, Pa, now at Camp Dix.
Frank L. Garbarino, who is assistant
chief of the Bureau of Investigation
with headquarters at Washington, left
on Saturday for trip to San Francis
90, Portland and Seattle, on business
connected with his department.
Steam from an overhowing hot
water heating system at the home of
George Stockton, on Madison avenue,
caused passerby to turn in fire
alarm which called out the entire de-
partment early Thursday evening.
Roland Dunn, 14-year .oId boy,
who ran away from his home near
Deacon's station on Monday of last
week, was located in Camden the fol-
lowing day, and returned to his home
by detective Parker.
Mount Holly Junior Mechanics will
receive visit from Abram Browning
Council, OF Camden, tonight. The
visitors will bring degree team and
an accordion band. After the initia-
tion OF several candidates banquet
will be served.
The engagement of Miss Margaret
Macreadie, daughter of Captain and
Mrs. Andrew Macreadie, of Ridgway
street, to John r. Wood, of Newtown
Square, Pa, was announced last week
at shower given Miss Macreadie by
Miss Marion Anderson.
President Wilson has nominated
Nelson Burr Gaskill, of Moorestown,
formerly Of Mount Holly, as men,
Der OF the Federal Trade Commission,
70 succeed former Governor Fort, who
resigned because of i'll health. The
position pays $1,000 year.
At the Methodist parsonage ON Sat
urday evening occurred the marriage
Of Miss Mary J. Johnson and Michael
J. O'Brien. The ceremony vas per-
formed by Rev. c. b. Fisher. Miss
Lucy Massay was bridesmaid and
Raphael p. McGrath was best man.
John X. Scattergood, resident of
Mount Holly, died at the home of his
son. in Atlantic City, on Friday He
had gone to the shore for vacation
and was suddenly attacked with paral-
ysis, which soon proved fatal. He
was veteran of the civil war and had
been living retired life for some time.
There has been much said about the
probable shortage of candy for Christ
mas, but il any one will take the trou-
lbe to step into the store of Alexander
Dubell (which still holds to the old
name of Jones Pharmacy he will see
that there is an ample supply with
prices to suit all purses. One must
have little candy for Christmas il at
no other time, and Mr.. Dubell is pre-
pared to take care of all who come.
His stock is not stale goods, but it is
fresh and while others have increased
prices from 25 per cent up. he is will
ing to share the profits with his custo-
mers.
The grand jury which sat in the
Burlington county court at the Octo
ber term of 1918, indicted Lacy Erwin
Beckom, charged with the desertion of
his wife and child, the maiden name
OF the wife being Maud Costill. Both
parties lived in Mount Holly. Soon
after the indictment was found detec-
tive Parker located Beckom at Bur
lington, North Carolina, but the au-
thorities of that place said the man
was seriously ill with tuberculosis and
could not be removed. Last week de-
tective Parker received an official com
munication from North Carolina to
the effect that Beckom died on the
tenth Of last March.
Mount Holly Lodge of Masons has
elected the following officers: Wor-
shipful master, S. Lawrence Bullock;
senior warden, B. Frank Clayberger,
Jr.; junior warden, Raymond E
Thomson; treasurer, Walter /. Dill;
secretary, Joseph W. Colkitt; proxy to
grand lodge, Samuel l.. Tomlinson;
chaplain, William B. Pearson; senior
deacon, Floyd P. Karg; junior deacon,
William j. Haines; senior master of
ceremonies, Henry II. Savage; junior
moster of cetemonies, Willard +. Lip
pincott; marshal, George Nj. Hillman;
senior steward, Charles C. Cowper-
thwait; Junior steward, Charles LaTour;
tyler, Robert F. Storey; organist,
Harry w. Phares.
Growth in the permanent population
of Camp Dix is resulting from the as
sigDment OF infantry regulars, return
ing from special duties in France, to
the regiments at the post. These regi
ments, the Forty-fifth and Fifty-sev-
enth, both of which reported at the
camp recently as nearly full strength
and apparently every officer and man
of the outfits is hoping that in case OF
an open break with Mexico ,they may
be called for active service. The Forty
fifth is commanded by Col. Herman
Glade, and the Ffty-seventh by Col
David ]. Baker. Casual companies o
regulars reaching Camp Dix from
France last week, include 644 men anC
nine officers. Infantrymen of th,
outfits were assigned to Dix and sol