The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-03-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Pariel Assay, of Mil
street, are to be congratulated on tn,
arrival of little girl who came to towr
yesterday morning.
Benjamin Easlick, who went to wal
with Company E. of Mount Holly
has arrived at Camp Dix and soon will
be discharged. He was wounded on
the wrist. but it has healed completed
and causes little inconvenience.
The Methodist conference ended its
session yesterday and appointments OF
ministers to the various changes were
made just before the adjournment
Rev. t. s. Hammond goes to Midtown
as was previously announced. His
successor in the pulpit of the Mount
Holly church is Rev. C. D. Fisher.
The tomato growers of Burlington
county held a meeting at the court
house, on Wednesday, to discuss the
price of $21 ton offered by the Joseph
Campbell Company, of Camden. The
sentiment of the meeting was to re-
fuse the price and to hold out for $50.
After lengthy discussion the subject
was referred to committee to confer
with similar committees from other
county associations which will endeav-
or to adjust better price from the
Gamers.
On account of the many inquiries
made whether any reduction will be
made in postage rates, it has been an
nounced that the postage rate on let
tiers, beginning July l, will be 2 cents
an ounce or fraction of an ounce, in
stead Of cents, and postal cards will
be cent instead OF cents. The off,
cial notice reads: Section 100 of the
revenue act Of 1917 is hereby repealed,
to take effect July l, 1919, and there
after the rate of postage on all mail
matter of the first class shall be the
same as the rate in force on October 2,
1917
A distinguished service cross, post
humously awarded to Captain James
Mcfarland, surgeon in the 133d in
fantry, for extraordinary heroism in
action" was presented to his widow, at
Burlington, on Thursday, by the war
The official report OF the
captains heroisM specifies that
through the five days of our attack
in the Boissoisbois, Captain Macfar-
land had an advance dressing station
in the woods under fire, without pro-
lection. He repeatedly exposed. himself |
to shellfire while going to the aid of |
the wounded. His gallant example as
sisted greatly in keeping up the morale |
Of the troops with whom he came in
contact. He died from the effect of |
received while giving aid to |
the wounded"
Former Governor Edward c. Stokes,
speaking by invitation before the New
Jersey Methodist Episcopal Conference
It Ocean Grove, on Friday afternoon,
President Wilson's League of
Nations project and said that its en-
Ictment would mean the lowering of
he standard of Americas religious,
political and financial status to a par
With that of the heather and unen-
ightened nations of the. world.
America cannot have her hands
'ound by the other nations OF the
world, he said. I'VE need not and
We should not form alliances with the
'ther nations. Anyone who does not
hink this country is above every
ther country of the world had best be
'iven his passport at once" America
an best maintain her position and
erve mankind by not yielding her
deals, he said.
Under the law passed by the legisla
ure of 1918 much work has been taken
rom the assessors. Heretofore those
Ulcers had to figure the amounts
gainst each taxpayer and hand the
'ook over to the collector. The new
aw says: AS soon as the tax dnpli-
ate is delivered to the collector of the
axing district he shall at once begin
be work of preparing, completing,
mailing or otherwise delivering tax
ills to the individuals assessed. and
hall complete such work on or before
he fifteenth day of May" The law
lso provides that the collector shall
.eep cash book which shall be open
t all reasonable times to public in
pection. In taxing districts having a
ublic building an Office therein shall
e set apart for the collector, who
hall attend there on such days in each
week during the months next preced-
ng the month in which taxes may be-
ONE delinquent as the governing body
nay by resolution designate.