The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-21
TUESDAY. JANUARY 81, 1919
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Aietter for w. Roming remains un
claimed in the post Office.
Miss Virginia Crammer has resigned
rs teacher in the local elementary
school.
A daughter arrived in the family Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Richardson Gillian
last week.
The thirteenth child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Homan, of Medford was born
on January ID, and weighed thirteen
pounds.
Raffaele Volgarino, of the Boston
shoe repairing shop, has returned from
an extended visit to his brother, at
Bangor. Pa.
Joseph C. Dubell, who conducted a
milk route in Mount Holly for many
years, died at his home on the South
Pemberton road on Tuesday.
The Ladies' Aid OF the G. A. R. will
hold baked bean supper in the Ma
sonic Temple, on Friday, February IA,
for the benefit. of the Grand Army
Post.
Charles A. King has sold his busi-
ness Of agricultural implements, tract
ors, and general farm supplies, to the
Burlington County Farmers Ex-
change.
Mrs. Herman Krupnick has been
named chairman of the Mount Holly
end Of the campaign to raise 81. 900 to
endow bed for children in the Bur-
lington County Hospital.
Robert s. GaskilI has sold the farm
OF SO acres, on the Burlington and
Rancocas road, known as the William
8. johnson farm, to Luigi Piriano,
who will occupy and operate it.
The board OF education has elected
township collector Edward P. Hullings
custodian of school funds, and
designated the Union National Bank
as the depository of the school money
for one year.
DIR. Daniel F. Remer, Of Mount
Holly, having resigned as superinten-
dent Of the county tuberculosis sani-
tarium at New Lisbon, DIR. C. B. Sit
greaves, of Pemberton, has been elect
cd to the position.
Thursday, January 80, has been
named as the annual donation day of
the Burlington County Childrens
Home. The managers hope for
liberal response, as this worthy institu-
ton. like all others. has been feeling
the pinch Of high prices.
Representatives OF 10 companies at |
tended the meeting of the Burlington |
County Firemen's Association, held |
in Relief Company's house on We'd |
nesday night. Several interesting |
papers were read. Refreshments were
served at the Union fire house by the |
ladies' auxiliary Of that company.
Mount Holly Lodge of Masons will |
hold its annual ladies' night reception
and banquet the latter part of Febru-
AIRY. The following compose the com
mittee Of arrangements: William C.
Wetherill. Henry c. Shinn, c. c
Cowperthwait, George d. Worrell,
Charles Coles, Francis o. Durand and
Harry w. Phares.
In the heavy fog Saturday evening
Richard M. Hollingshead. Jr., of Riv-
erton, ran his touring car over The
river bank and upon the ice below
He was pinned beneath the car, blu.
was pulled out by Ralston Biddle, who
lives on the river bank. Holdings
head was uniniured and the car was
only slightly damaged.
The public schools and churches at
Palmyra are closed. to prevent a
spread of smallpox. Three cases in
colored families in West PALMYRA had
appeared, and it was thought the dis
ease had been checked, but Gilbert
Lewis, school boy. contracted it,
hence 1t was deemed advisable to close
the public institutions.
Death laid heavy affiiction upon
John Homer, of White street, on
Saturday. when his wife, Lillian, aged
"a years, and his daughter, Helen,
aged IL years, expired within two
hours OF each other from pneumonia.
A new born baby died about the same
time as the mother. A son is in the
hospital with typhoid Never. !
The fifth annual banquet of the
Mount Holly Business Mems Associa-
ton will be held on Tuesday, January
%. at $50 p. m. Among the after-din
ner speakers will be Ex-Governor Ed
ward c. Stokes. This promises to be
the best and most notable banquet in
the associations history. William d.
Marren will be the caterer.
At a meeting of Washington Camp
No. II, p. o. S. Of A., on Thursday |
night, the following state officers of
the order were present and delivered |
interesting addresses: State president,
Milton Megargel, of Madison; state
master of forms, A. J. Haines, OF Cam
den; state conductor, Rev. w. E. Tim
norman, of Florence; state representa-
tive, Paul Matzke, of Trenton.
Supervising principal Edgar F.
Buuce was one of the speakers at the |
meeting OF the Burlington County Su-
pervisor's Association, at Burlington,
last week. His subject was 1.-THE su-
peryising principals relation to the
boards of education and his part in
their meetings" Among the matters
brought out at the conference was the
fact that the average increase in teach
efs' salaries last year in Burlington
comfy amounted to 80 per cent. in
every district except Mount Holly,
where the average increase was only 10
per cent.
The amount of money required t.
run Northampton township this year
was fixed at special meeting of the
township committee on Tuesday, when
the budget was adopted. The amount
ia SGT. 900, an increase of $3.50 over
the amount required last year. The
increases are as follows: Salaries, >rents
and election expenses, 81, 300 to 81, 400;
police, $500 to $4,000; water rent,
81 400 to 81 $40; roads and streets, 81 200
to 81, 900; police pension, $500 to 5000;