The Mount Holly news., 1919-12-23

| Mr.. and Mrs. William Taylor, G
| Columbus, celebrated their golde
wedding anniversary on Tuesday.
| 1t is reported that the War Depart
ment has chosen Camp Dix as tn
summer camp for the West Poin
cadets.
There has been strong demand fo
Christmas trees and holly this year
The holly trees contain an unusual,
fine crop of berries.
Because of an outbreak of scarle
fever among the children. the Marltor
public schools were closed on Decem
ber and will remain closed until Jan
uary 5.
The regular winter inspection of the
fire hYdrants of the town was made
under direction of the township COM
mittee last week. Three were found to
be frozen.
Postmaster Reed and his force were
busy very nearly all day Sunday.
They handled 33 sacks of mail between
eight o'clock and noon. A horse and
wagon were in use and there was a
quantity of mail delivered during the
day,
w. M. Cooper and family arrived
here on Saturday, from Columbia,
South Carolina, to spend the holidays.
1t was raining when hey left their
southern home, but when they got to
Philadelphia they found real Christ
mas weather.
The deer season was open for five
days last week and gunners had con-
siderable luck in getting the animals
Both in Burlington and Ocean coun-
ties the sport proved more productive
than ever before. In this county about
80 bucks were killed.
Christmas services will be held in
st. Andrews church on Christmas
day at 7 a. m. and 1890 a m. Child
ren's Christmas carol services will be
held tomorrow evening at 7.3O O'Clock.
The public is invited to be present at
this very beautiful service.
Representatives of Burlington coun-
ty boards of education having high
schools will hold a conference in
Mount Holly on January 6, to discuss
tho O., hioof of fu;t,or foae II 80 ~
lieved that the fees are too low when
the cost of maintaining expensive high
schools is considered.
rhe dispute between the board of
education and the teachers OF Palmyra
over the question of an increase in
salaries, has been temporarily settled.
The teachers agreed to accept small
increase, with the understanding that
their demands will b. submitted to
the public at a special election.
The wedding of Jerome G. Harris
and Miss Charlotte V. Fitzpatrick took
place at the home of the bride in
Mount Holly last evening. Rev. Peter
J. Kelly, rector of the Sacred Heart
church, officiated. Captain Paul r
Coster. of New York, acted as best
man, and Miss Mary Flynn was brides
maid. Miss Estelle Fitzpatrick, of
and Miss Catharine Mul-
raney, of Mount Holly, were ribbon
bearers. The bride was given away by
her father, Bernard j. Fitzpatrick
The bride was attired in white and
wore veil. The decorations were
yellow and white.
The end of the year always brings
with it a searching of the heart, just
As one takes inventory of the stock of
his business One of the things up
permost in the mind should be the
question whether we have done more
than live for ourselves? How much
have we done for the great moral and
spiritual institution in our midst?
How has our attendance at church
been during the past year? Has Sun
Law been the Lords day or holiday !?
Think it over. If you make resolu-
ions, let one be to be present at the
services in st. Andrews church, High
street, at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p, M.
next Sunday.