The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-05-20

Miss Helen O'Prien, of Tompkins
vile, Staten Island, is visiting Mis-.
Edna Willitts, at Smithville.
While fishing at the mill dam early
this morning, Jack Shinn landed 9
pike that weighed pounds and 5
ounces.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard w. Wills have
moved from Hornerstown to Mount
Holly, and are occupying the family
residence at High and Ridgway streets.
Miss Grace Kilborn, who has been
bookkeeper at Rosenfelds store for
some time, has resigned, and gone to
Camp Dix to engage in clerical work.
Pupils of the Samuel Aaron school
will give play, THE Lost Prince, "
in st. Paul's church, West Washing
ton street, on Friday evening. Ad-
mission 20 cents.
William J. Haines, who at one time
worked in the Mirror office, but who
left with the idea of lettering his posi-
ton, has had his hopes realized as he
has been made manager of the print
ing department of the Provident Life
Insurance Company, in Philadelphia,
with eight men under him.
Gen. A. E. Shiras Post, G.. A. R.,
accompanied by the Ladies' Aid and
General Hooker Camp, Sons of Veter-
ans, will attend the Methodist church
on Sunday evening, when Rev. c. B.
Fisher will preach the annual sermon.
Company B, OF the state militia, will
act as escort All patriotic societies
are cordially invited to be present, also
the young comrades of the late war.
The dance given at Rancocas Park;
last Thursday evening, was we'll at
tended despite the weather. The Red
Cross committee netted $54 which will
be used toward the fund to purchase
an automobile for the visiting nurse.
These dances will be continued
through the summer until the required
sum is obtained. The next one will be
next Tuesday evening. A cordial well
come is extended to all who wish to en-
| joy the dancing as well as to aid in a
very worthy cause.
} Sabbath morning the pastor of the
: Presbyterian church, hopes to present
in his talk "a sermon by Christ What
went we out for to see?" This is one of
the most unique utterances of the
Christ as he spoke concerning, the new
dispensation; it is Christ's Use of
Life In the evening he will speak on
Justice: A World Problem" Watch
the editorials of the newspapers and
magazines; read them over; and he
will deal with them Sunday evening
at 7.30. A hearty welcome to all, to
worship with us in our church home.
You are not too late to start the study |
OF Hebrews with us on Wednesday |
evening at 7.45. This week study num-
Der 2, chapters 81. This book has a |
modern bite
Mount Holly high school boys par
ticipated in the track contests on
franklin field, Philadelphia, Saturday.
They did not succeed in getting any of
the prizes but the contestants in the |
events knew that the Mount Holly |
boys we're on the track. Everett Brad
ley. John Oliver, Kenneth Perinchisf
and Albert Worth held up our high
school end but they were not able to
get better than third place, and that
was pretty good when the training the
other contestants had been given is
taken into consideration. Young
Worth was handicapped in the race
which he ran by having the sole of his
shoe being partially torn and he ran
the heat with the sole Tapping at every
step, thus retarding his movements.
Application cards are already arriv-
ing in numbers at the county Y. M. C.
c. office from boys who are planning
to spend anywhere from one to five
weeks at Camp Ockanickon this year.
Camp will begin on Tuesday, June %,
and will be continued for a period of
five weeks, closing July 18th, If, how
ever, sufficient campers are enrolled,
camp will be conducted for a sixth
week, July 18th to August 5th. ANY
boy in South Jersey may make appli-
cation on blanks which will be furnish
ed on request. The number OF campers
is limited to one hundred for each
week, SO application should be made
early. Make application to your coun-
ty Y. M. C. A. secretary, III Main
street, Mount Holly. The cost is only
$3.50 per week, including board, use of
all camp equipment, boats, entertain
ment, and all camp privileges.
Smallpox, 'chickenpox, !" Cuban
itch, " which of the three is it2 Bur-
lington city was startled, not long ago,
by the report that smallpox had been
discovered in the family OF one OF the
pupils Of the school. Wholesale vac
cination was ordered and the school
was closed. But the patients were
said to have been allowed great free
dom and the precautions that one
would naturally look for in such cases
appear to have been neglected. 1t has
been questioned whether the disease is
smallpox and the three names men,
toned at the beginning of this article
are the result of diagnosis by differ
ent bodies at Freehold. The State
Board of Health says smallpox, and
advises wholesale vaccination. Family
physicians scout at this report and say
that the disease is nothing but ''chick-
en- pox, and the local Board OF Health
insists that the whole scare is due to
an outbreak OF "Cuban Itch"
Missing six hours from his post as
sentry at the magazine storehouses at
Camp Dix, before his body was dis
covered with bullet wound through |
the heart, Private Floyd M. Hill, Com
pany /, 50th Infantry, met with death
on Friday night in manner that is
mystifying camp authorities. A mill
tary board investigating the tragedy |
has been unable as yet to decide
whether Hill committed suicide or was
slain while guarding government prop |
-erty. The sentry's rifle had been dis
charged, but whether in self-destruc-
ton or self-defense, Investigators have |
not yet determined. Tending to dis
credit suicide is the direction of the