The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-06-17
THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, JUNE II, 1919
LOCAL NEWS.

LOAAL INEW ..
Chautauqua begins tomorrow. Have
you your ticket2
Francis o. Durand has purchased q
cottage at Beach Haven.
A son arrived in the family OF
plumber Alfred Norcross last week
Court crier Harry Hawkins, Sr., is
quite ill at his home on Garden street.
A letter for Horace Simpson is the
only one remaining in the post Office.
unclaimed.
Local Junior Mechanics will pay a
fraternal visit to the council at Wrights-
town on Friday night.
The Claude B Bullock residence on
Rutland avenue has been purchased
by Frank L. Claypoole.
Robert Fulton, who has been en-
ployed at the Mirror office for some
time, left on Sunday for Los Angeles,
California.
Irons Metropolitan band, of Bur-
lington, will furnish music for dancing
at Rancocas Park on Monday evenings
during the summer.
The laying of cement pavement in
front of the Jeffrey properties at Mill
and White streets is a marked i'm
provement at that corner.
Eckard l.. Cox. of Smithyille, who
recently received his discharge from
the army. has returned to his former
position at the Mount Holly Garage.
Albert g. Mayer has sold building
lot at the corner of Ridgway and
Cherry streets to Lieutenant Floyd
Prish, who will build a residence there.
The Jacksonville w. C. T. U. will
conduct cake sale in the storeroom
adjoining Creedan's hardware store,-
next Friday afternoon, beginning at
two o'clock.
Supervising principal Edgar F.
Bunce was the speaker at the COM
mencement exercises of the Spring
side school, near Burlington, on Thurs
day evening.
The war department has offered to
loan to the state highway commission;
without cost, large number of army
trucks stationed at Camp Dix, for use
in road building
The Mount Holly Water Company,
in order to be constantly informed as
to the quality of the supply furnished
to consumers, is having daily analy-
sis made Of the water, at the state
laboratories at Trenton.
All discharged service men are re-
quested to attend meeting to be held
in the armory of Company B, No. IL
Main street, next Friday evening, for
the purpose of making arrangements
for the celebration to beheld on July
War postage rates will be abolished
July and replaced with the rates in
effect before the United States entered
the war. Beginning that date the rate
OF postage will be two cents an ounce
for first-class matter and one; cent for
ostal ca rds.
Only thirteen more days before the
country goes dry. Do your shopping
early. Also at the end of thirteen days
the rates of postage will go down. Get
rid of your surplus stock. This last
advice may apply to some of those who
have wet goods for sale.
The mems club of st. Andrews |
church has decided to erect tablet in |
the church in honor of the men from
the parish who entered the army or
navy during the war. A design has |
been adopted and committee ap
pointed to raise the necessary funds.
William Parker has bought the prop
erty. Al and AZ Buttonwood street, and
the J. w. Paxson Co, >of Philadelphia,
has taken title to two lots out Wash
ington street, belonging to Mary Deal,
of Philadelphia. The sales were made
by A. A. Anderson, real estate dealer
Lieut.. Clifford E. Powell, of Mount
Holly. has been appointed an inspector
of rifle practice, to be attached to
the Second Battalion of the New Jer-
sey State Militia. The appointment
was made by General E. Bird Spencer,
Of the department of rifle practice for
New jersey.
c. HI. Schlotterer has been appointed
assistant supervisor of the Camden
and Burlington County railroad, to /
succeed Frank II. Lewis, who has been
transferred to Bordentown. Mr.. |
Schlotterer recently was discharged |
from the army. He had been a cap
tain in the 101st Engineers, 26th di-
vision.
The marriage of ]. Maurice Gar
wood, of Medford, and Miss Elizabeth |
Shinn, of Mount Holly, was solemn
lied at the Methodist parsonage on
Thursday evening, Rev. Curwen b. |
Fisher performing the ceremony. The
bride was given away by her brother
in-law, Clemsnce H. Petri, and was
attended by Mrs. Petri. Frank A.
Braddock, of Medford, was the best
man.
Thirty-three returned soldiers from
Mount Holly and vicinity met at the
Office of Palmer & Powell on Monday
evening, and took the initial steps for
the organization of Post of the Amer
lean Legion, which all service men are
invited to join. Temporary officers
were elected as follows: President,
Captain ]. F. r. Long; vice president,
Sergeant Clifford d. Cain; secretary,
Lieutenant Clifford r. Powell; treas
ursr, Corporal Charles s. Colby. Ap-
plication has been made for a charter.
The marriage of Miss Elsie w.
Branin. formerly Of Mount Holly, and
Clinton HI. Cowperthwait, of Medford,
was performed by Friends ceremony
at the home of the brides uncle, d.
Budd Jones, near Vincentown, on
Wednesday afternoon, at five o'clock.
The ceremony took place on the porch,
and wedding supper was served on
the lawn. The bride was attended by
her sister, Miss Helen M. Branin, of
Mount Holly, as maid of honor; Mrs
Barclay 81. Allen, of Vincentown, as
matron Of honor, and Miss. Iderdine
Myers, of Dover, Del, as maid Of
honor. Earl Hollingshead, of Bethle-
hem, Pa, was the best man, and the