The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-15
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Letters for Leon Davis and Hartley
Hudson remain unclaimed in the post
Office.
John r. Howell, who has been seri-
ously ill with pneumonia, is much i'm
proved.
Misses Florence and Vera Sholl, of
Philadelphia, are visiting DR.. and Mrs.
Daniel F. Remer.
The rite of baptism will be admins
tered in st. Andrews church on Satur-
day afternoon at 4.30 o'clock.
The treasury of the Burlington coun-
ty Children's Home has received 800
a. the proceeds of supper given at
Crosswicks last week.
Caleb and Louisa Dudley will enter
tain the Mount Holly Young Friends
Association on Friday evening, at
their home at Medford.
Mrs. John Ray, of Union street, has
resigned as one of the transcribing
clerks in the county clerks Office, and
she will be succeeded by Mrs. Ada V.
Wills, OF Garden street.
The one-third interest Of the late
Benaiah P. Wills in the Mount Holly
theatre property, has been, purchased
by Richard w. Wills from the estate
of Mrs. Mary Won Fossen Wills.
The marriage OF William A. Barry,
Jr. and Miss Eva s. Whitcraft, both
of Mount Holly, took place at the
Methodist parsonage on Tuesday even
ing, Rev. c. B. Fisher performing the
ceremony.
An automobile driven by 7. L. Fitz-
gerald, of Florence, collided with
telegraph pole on the Mount Holly
and Hainesport road on Wednesday
night. Mr.. Fitzgerald was taken to
the Burlington County Hospital in an
unconscious condition, but is now
making progress toward recovery.
The annual sale of properties on
which taxes had not been paid took
place at the township headquarters on
Tuesday afternoon. The sale was for
the non-payment of 1917 taxes. John
w. Archer purchased six of the proper
ties. Herbert s. Killie three; James
Gregory six; Robert Peacock three;
Harry Norcross one; and the township
three.
At the annual meeting of the, North
ampton fire police held on Tuesday
night the following officers were elect
ed: Chief, Lewis Lippincott, Good
Intent; first assistant, Howard Dud-
ley, Relief; second assistant, Raymond
w. Sprow, America; third assistant,
Walter Anderson, Union; secretary,
Walter H. Bowker, America; treas
urer, George B. West, Union. |
Miss Nellie Kempton was painfully |
bruised on Thursday afternoon when !
she was struck and knocked down by
an automobile driven by Mrs. Howard |
Eldridge, of Mill street. The accident |
happened in front OF Smiths bakery
ON main street Miss Kempton had
just stepped from the sidewalk to cross
the street when she was struck by the
mud guard of the automobile.
Captain William A. Slaughter, of
Mount Holly, was elected member of
the Council of West Jersey proprietors,
at the annual meeting held at the
northwest corner OF High and Broad |
streets, Burlington, at noon on Thurs
day. Captain Slaughter succeeds the
late Henry J. Trick as member of the
council. Benjamin A. Sleeper, of Bur-
ington, was also elected to member
ship at the meeting on Thursday.
Judge Jeffrey, of Ocean county,
again presided over our county court,
ct the session on Thursday. A few
Orphans court matters were attended
to and then prosecutor Kelsey had
seven young men brought in on
waivers of indictment. They were
charged with malicious mischief in
breaking electric light bulbs at Maple
Shade and doing other damage in
their attempts to show their adeptness
at stone throwing. They were fined
SIS each.
Five women were arrested at Bur-
lington, on Thursday, on charges of
immortality. The warrants were sworn
out by Richard P. Hughes, of the U.
8. Department of Justice. They were
Daisy Leek and Anna Wright, both of |!
Chatsworth, and Mrs. Viola Baker,
Mrs. Rebecca Rudderow and Emma
Taylor, all of Burlington. Their ages
range from Is to % years. The Chats
worth damsels were committed to the |
state home for women, Trenton; the |
Baker woman was held for court, and |
the hearing of the other two was de-
ferred.
Justice Trenchard has allowed rules |
to show cause why writs of mandamus
should not be issued against the Wool
wich Water Company and the Tucker
ton Water Company, relative to COM
pliance with orders issued by the State
Board of Public Utility Commission
ers requiring the concerns to provide
safe and adequate supplies of water for
Swedesboro and Tuckerton. The rules
are returnable at the State House June
8. 1t is the contention that the de-
fendant companies have practically
ignored the orders of the Utility Com
mission. which body has applied for
the rules.
The following standing committees
OF the Northampton Board Of Educa-
tion have been appointed by President
Clarence H. Polhemus: Arbitration,
Ross w. Quicksall, Miss Mary w.
Budd, Joseph w. Colkitt. Coal, Mr..
Colkitt, William HI. Mason, John NJ.
Huff. Printing, Mr.. Huff, Morris X.
Perinchief, Mr.. Colkitt. Supplies,
Charles LaTour, Mr.. Quicksall, Will
liam C. Wetherill. Commencement,
Mr.. Mason, Mr.. Quicksall, Miss Budd.
Teachers, Miss Budd, Mr.. Perinchief,
Mr.. LaTour. Buildings and grounds.
Mr.. Wetherill. Mr.. Huff, Mr.. LaTour.
Finance, Mr.. Perinehief, Mr.. Mason.
Mr.. Wetherill.
At the annual meeting of the Bur
lington County Anti-Tuberculosis
League, which was held in Burlington
ON Wednesday afternoon, DR.. Marcus
w. Newcomb was elected president for
@ha ooc,,;,.o ~ ,,oor. Miss Mortbo p;JdIa