The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, APRIL %, 1919
LOCAL NEWS.

Pleasantville high school.
Miss Frances Worth has resigned as
teacher in the Mount Holly school,
and Miss Iva Fisher is temporarily
filling the vacancy.
James T. Royle has purchased the
residence on High street which he has
occupied for some time, from the
Charles w. Brown estate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Headley, OF
Collingswood, are occupying one of
the Bullock properties on Union street,
which they recently purchased
v. Claude Palmer and Clifford r.
Powell announce the formation OF
partnership, under the name of Palmer
& Powell, for the general practice of
law.
The survivors of the 23d regiment
Of New Jersey Volunteers-known as
the "Yahoos" hold their annual
reunion in Mount Holly, next Satur-
day.
Members OF Company B, State Mill
tia, of Mount Holly, have been ordered
to participate in the Victory Loan
parade to be held here tomorrow eve-
ming.
There will be moving picture show
in the high school auditorium, Satur-
day evening, at seven o'clock. There
will be two comic pictures, one of them
being Charlie Chaplin. Admission
ten cents.
Members Of Mount Holly and Unity
Lodge, No. l9, 1. o. o. F., attended
the Baptist church on Sunday even
ing and listened to fine sermon by
the pastor, in honor of the Tooth anni-
versary Of the order.
Unclaimed mail remaining in the
post Office for the week ending, April
26th, are as follows: Miss Emma
Woodson, M. Ke:ner, Miss Katherine
Lamb, M. Mosha, Mrs. Samuel t.
Coles, Samuel s. Foots.
Orders have been issued for the |
annual encampment of the State Mill
tia at Sea Girt next July and August
The Second Battalion, of which Com
pany, of Mount Holly, is unit, will
go to camp July 81 to 26.
Benjamin s. Cross, who has been
located at Parpassus, Pa, for the past
nine months, returned to Mount Holly
on Saturday. He was in the employ
OF L. F. Sims, who had the contract to
erect large railroad bridge there,
which has just been completed.
The marriage OF Joseph C. Irons and
Miss Anna B. Wright, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry B. Wright, all OF
Mount Holly, took place at Chester
town, Md, on Thursday. They were
accompanied by the brother of the
bride, Clark B. Wright, and his wife.
At the cafeteria supper to be given
on Thursday evening in the parish
house of st. Andrews church, the ser
vice will be quite novelty and will
undoubtedly be enjoyed by all who at
tend. We might tell you more about
it, but the best way to find out is to go
and see for yourself.
Bridgeton had real circus come to
town yesterday, and it was such
novelty that the school pupils decided
to make the day holiday. The Board
Of Education demurred, at first, but |!
when it was found that there would
not be any atte ndance worth mention
ing it was decided to close the schools
The Watzituyu Club of the Girls
Patriotic League will give two plays
called ''Too Much Bobbie" and
"Young Doctor Devine" in the Mount
Holly High school auditorium. Tues
day evening, April %, 1919, at eight
o'clock. Admission, IL cents. These
plays are for the benefit of the conval-
escent center, at Camp Dix.
Captain Henry H.. Cross delivered
an interesting address before the Mems
Club of st. Andrews church at a
meeting held last Tuesday night at
the residence of Clarence II. Polhemus.
He was with our army of occupation
when it entered Germany, and told
many interesting events connected
with military affairs. Captain Cross,
who was home from Camp Jackson, S
c., ON furlough. returned to that
camp last week. He expects to be dis
charged from service in the near future.
Mount Holly boys took part in the
relay races at Franklin Field, Philadel-
phia. Saturday. Pupils of Mount Holly
high school came in second in the mile
race, Palmyra being third. Those
from Mount Holly who contested
. were Kenneth Perinchief, Allen Feni-
more, John Oliver and Albert Worth.
In an article on the race the New
York San said the running of the
Mount Holly boys far exceeded that of /
the other contestants even though our
lads came in second.
Fire was discovered on Friday after
noon in the chicken house on the farm |
of Oscar w. Pew, near Rancocas.
Union chemical engine went to the
place and succeeded in keeping the |
flames confined to the one building
Two hundred young chicks were
burned, but the neighbors and firemen
saved large number. The fire origin
ated from flames in one of the incuba-
tors Mr.. Pew was very thankful to
those who aided him, and showed his
appreciation of the work of the firemen
by sending the company check for
$40.
The congregation of the Baptist
church rendered a reception to their
new pastor, Rev. Oscar w. Henderson,
ON Thursday night. 1t took place in
the lecture room and was presided over
by Samuel A. Atkinson. The pro-
Rramme consisted of speechmaking
and music. Among those who ex-
pressed words of welcome were Rev.
C. b. Fisher. pastor of the Methodist
church; Rev. Ii. T. Cooke, rector of
the Episcopal church. and Robert A.
Semple, representing the Presbyterian
church. the pastor OF which was out of
town and not able to attend.
At Washington, d. c.. on Friday,
John d. Clevenger died. He had been