The Mount Holly news., 1919-10-28


Main street, who will conduct both
places.
Charles A. King has bought the for.
mer Risdon-Alcott foundry property
on Church street, and will endeavor to
have some manufacturing plant es-
tablished there.
Harry l. Hassan has removed to
Burlington, and the property on
Cherry street vacated by him will be
occupied by Mrs. George Kester, who
recently purchased it,
The Northampton township COM
mittee has renewed its street lighting
contract with the Public Service Elec-
trio Company. The rates are the same
rs the former contract.
Henry b. Wright has sold his farm
on Burr's road to Joseph A. Sheppard,
who is now living on the NJ. w.
Haines farm near Lumberton. Pos
session will be given March /.
Ten members of the Gloucester
county Y. w. C. A., chaperoned by
Miss Mary Madden, came to Mount
Holly last week, and enjoyed camp
ing trip along the upper creek
SMerchants or any one who have bills
against the Mount Holly War Camp
Community Service are asked to pre-
sent them as soon as possible. Ac-
counts will be settled promptly
Captain M. d. Schwinn and family,
who have been residents of Mount
Holly for over year, have returned to
Cleveland, Ohio, the captain lhaving
received bis discharge from the army.
lIAlbert E. Field, of Camden, and
Miss Mary Irene Assay, of Mount
Holly, were married at the Methodist
parsonage, on Wednesday evening, by
Rev. C. b. Fisher. They will live in
Camden.
Mrs. Abbie' E. Lippincott, wife of
former Surrogate William P. Lippin-
colt, died at Medford, Sunday. She
had been in poor health for some time
and her death was not unexpected.
Mrs. Lippincott was sister of Mrs.
Margaret Warrick, OF Mount Holly.
lIThe Sunday School convention to
be held in Trenton, on November IL,
IL and 15. will be largely attended;
nearly 1900 Sunday school workers
from every county of the state having
arranged to be present. Addresses will
be made by speakers of national repu.
tation.
The drive for new stockholders which
has been conducted during the past
three weeks by the Peoples Building
and Loan Association was very sue
cessful, Subscriptions for over 1900
shares of stock in the new series to
begin next month were reported at q
meeting of the directors on Tuesday
Three Burlington county employees
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany were recently placed on the pen
sion list after many years of service.
Franklin Haines, of Pemberton, who
had served % years: William NJ Brels-
ford, 80 years, and David b. Assay, 81
years, both of Bordentown. were those
retired.
The Single Tax party held an open
air meeting at the fountain on Friday
night, in the interest of Mark M. Din
tenfass, of Bergen county. the party
candidate for governor. Addresses
were made by Charles d. Ryan, or
ganizer for the party in New Jersey,
and John c. Barrett, Philadelphia
lawyer.
Miss Marguerite McClain has resign
ed as Mount Holly school teacher
and Miss Ella Smith has been chosen
to fill vacancy created by Miss Hus-
sey's resignation. Miss Gladys Law
has been added to the high school
staff. In order to retain the present
force the board of education has found
it necessary to increase the salaries of
number of the teachers so that they
could meet living expenses.
There was another fire at Wrights-
town, on Sunday, in block that was
untouched in the three former big fires
that occurred in the borough. This
confiagration started in near-beer
saloon. Prompt work of firemen, aid
ed by soldiers from the camp, prevent
ed the fire from spreading to long
row of frame structures. The saloon
was Quilted and its fixtures and small
stock destroyed. AS in the case of
other big fires there, the cause is a
mystery.
The war department has notified
Adiutant General Gilkyson that the
stand of colors of several OF the New
Jersey draft units in the 18th Division
have been shipped to the state house,
Trenton. The colors are those of the
307th machine gun battalion, 30Sth
30sth field artillery, 3llth infantry and
3l2th infantry. General Gilkyson i.
also back of the bill introduced il
congress which will obtain for the var
ious states information pertaining t
the service records of the men Of tn,
different states who were in the navy
service during the world war.
The marriage of two members of tn
Mount Holly staff of the Burlington
county Y. NJ. C. A., were announce,
last week. Office assistant Arthur b
Harris and Miss Mary b. Sharp, c
Masonville, were married on Octobe
Is, at the home of the brides parents
by Rev. Oscar w. Henderson. Th
other marriage was that of secretar
Guy C. Hendry and Miss Mary +
Buck, of Wilmington, Del. This Ger,
mony took place at the Peoples Sc
tlement, Wilmington, on October Il
The officiating clergyman was Rev
Lucius Candee, pastor of Westmil
ster Presbyterian church, Whining
ton.
The following officers were elected
the annual meeting of the Methodi
Sunday school, held last week: s.
perintendent, S. Lawrence Bulloc
assistants, L. S. Boyce, William
Eddy, Mrs. Rebecca Prickett; seer
tary, John H. Dobbins; statistic
secretaries, Harvey +. Murdock, Ra
mond w. Sprow; treasurer, l..
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