The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-06-10

Dr. ii. Eugenla Whitehead is at
tending the sessions of the American
Medical Association being held at At
lantic City this week.
Frank H. Lewis, assistant supervise
here of the Pennsylvania railroad, ha,
been transferred to Bordentown, t,
which city he will remove with hi
family.
l. l.. Plannett has sold his store anG
residence, on Pine street, to Mrs. Arm
strong. He will remove to one of th,
other houses owned by him, in anothe
part of the town.
New Jersey Lodge No. l, Knights oil
Pythias, will attend service at the Bap
fist church next Sunday evening. The
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Henderson, will
preach on the subject The Greater
Love.
Russell earns, formerly the moving
picture machine operator at the Mount
Holly theatre, who went away with
old Company E, is now in Coblenz,
Germany, where he is operating ma
chine for the Y. NJ. C. A.
About Is feet of the concrete bulk.
head around the lighthouse property at
Barnegat has been undermined by the
tides and one small outbuilding has
leen washed away. Government en-
gineers recently inspected the property.
but thus far nothing has been done to
save the lighthouse.
About 80 pheasants have been
Matched on the farm of the Burlington
County Game Protective League. A
number of quail eggs have been OBJ
tanned and are being Matched. The
enclosing of large field with a high
wire fence has nearly been completed,
to be used for propagating rabbits.
Grand master William t. Daniels,
deputy granu master Cooper H. Prick
EFT, and several other officers of the
New Jersey Grand Lodge of Free
Masons, visited Mount Holly Lodge on
Wednesday evening, the occasion
being district lodge of instruction
called by grand instructor Henry s.
Haines, of Burlington.
Arrangements have been made
whereby Chautauqua will not interfere
with school duties. The superinten-
dent expects to have the ehildren's
sessions held in the afternoons instead
of the mornings, as heretofore. The
school authorities will probably have
but one session on the last three days
of next week, as has been the custom
in the past.
The knights of Columbus of Mount
Holly have made arrangements to ten
der welcome home reception to mem
bers of the Council who served in the
world war. The Council had "a mem
bers serving under our flag. From re-
ports received they expect to reach
home some time this week. Due no.
tice of the time and place of the recep-
ton will be given.
Sunday will be education and life
day in the Presbyterian
,hurch. In the morning the school
of the church will attend ia
heir class groups. The sermon by the
pastor will be on Life Enlistment. "
In the evening there will be an address
IN religious education by Rev. Calvin
w. Leufer, of the Presbyterian Board
If Publication and Sabbath School
Work.
There will be an important meeting
If the Parent Teacher Association in
She high school auditorium, Thursday
afternoon, at 4 o'clock. At recent
meeting the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Professor Edgar F. Bunce; vice presi-
lent, Mrs. William G.. Thorn; record
ng secretary, Mrs. Hart; correspond
ng secretary, Mrs. William Heyer;
treasurer, Miss Myrtle E. Smi tn.
Rev. Henry Teller Cooke and ].
Harold Eckman attended meeting of
scout masters and others interested in
The Boy Scout movement held in Bur
ington last week, when a county Or
sanization was perfected to handle the
nationwide drive for new members
which began yesterday. 1t was de-
,ided. to hold Boy Scout field meet in
Burlington on Saturday. and Mr.. Eek
man was named on the committee of
George McKelvy, of Mount Holly,
the driver of an automobile which
struck and killed thsee-year-old Charles
Street, near Oakdale, on Memorial
day, and who was committed to Jail on
a charge of manslaughter, was given
hearing before Justice Throckmorton,
on Tuesday. AS manslaughter is not
a bailable offence in a Justices court,
McKelvy was returned to Jail where he
until Thursday, when Judge
Wells fixed his bail at $1,000, which
was furnished.
When coming down Main street on
Tuesday afternoon an automobile
driven by George Boyle, of Philadel-
phia, suddenly swerved upon the side
walk, breaking an iron hitching post
in front of the Wetherill store, and
narrowly missing the large plate glass
windows. Mr.. Boyle was able to steer
the car back to the road without anv
further damage being done except the
bending of a mudguard. He settled
with Mr.. Wetherill for the broken post,
and was unable to explain the cratic
action of the automobile.
The General Utilities Company,
manufacturing automobile accessories
in Philadelphia, sent representatives
to Mount Holly recently, with the
proposition of removing the plant here
and occupying the old Alcott foundry
on Church street provided sufficient
local capital could be interested. The
matter was fully discussed at a meet
ing of the Philadelphia men with a
number of members of the local Bust
ness Mems Association last week, but
there is no expectation that anything
will result from the conference.
Charles Genther and Frank Steven
son were arrested at Shreve station
yesterday for breaking and. entering
the residence of Frank Atkinson, nea
Cnlumhus and stealing watches ieuel