The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-08-05

Alice, the little daughter of Rev
Henry Teller Cooke, is suffering wit
an infected finger, resulting from tt
bite of green head fly.
Frank S. Davis has moved into th
Annie NJ. Watson residence on Ga
) den street, opposite the Presbyteria
#. church, which he purchased last weel
At the meeting of Relief Fire Com
pany, last evening, Joseph C. Kine
don rendered his resignation as pres
dent, and A. Percy Lev was elected t
fill the vacancy.
Walter Oliphant, an inspector for tn
State Highway Commission, will be il
Mount Holly for some time, in connec
ton with Overseeing the work bein,
d one on the road from here to Moores
town.
Work has begun on placing wood
block covering on half of the Wash
ington street bridge. The other hal
was done few years ago and has
proven to be more durable and more
satisfactory than the old style plank
ing.
| James Dodd, who has been acting
as assistant county detective, has re-
signed. Prosecutor Kelsey says he
will not make any recommendation
to fill the vacancy at present as he
thinks conditions have become such
as to make two detectives unnecessary.
A few weeks ago an officer was at
the railroad station at Camp Dix. He
either ordered or requested a colored
man to aid him in carrying some bum
dies and the man refused and applied
vile epithets to the officer, who picked
up base ball bat and hit the colored
man on the head. The assaulted man
died. The officer was fined 5000 and
was dishonorably discharged.
Watson Buck, employed at the
Mount Holly garage, was injured in
the back, broke shoulder blade, and
considerably lacerated by the overturn-
ing of Ford car which he was driving
on the Rancocas road on Thursday. A
soft spot in the road caused the car to
swerve and upset. 1t was badly dam
aged. Buck was taken to the Burling-
ton County Hospital.
Most all kinds of bean vines are suf-
fering from disease called rust. Lima
bean leaves have the appearance of a
porous plaster. The incessant rain of
two weeks ago is the cause. Tomatoes
aud sugar corn also were damaged.
White potatoes Qate) are coming along
in fair shape and may reach the stand
ard of former years for the late variety.
Sweet potatoes and cabbages will be
fair crop.
New Jersey is entitled to the colors
of the 18th Nightning) Division, in
stead of New York, according to Ad-
jutant General Gilkyson, who has
made application to the War Depart
ment, asserting that this State had
742 more in the division than New
York. General Glikyson bases his
claim on ruling of the War Depart
ment, which holds that the State |
having the greatest number of men in |
an organization should receive the |
colors.
William N. Milligan and John G.. E.
members of Company B,
State Militia, of Mount Holly, enlisted
in the U. S. navy last week. George |
c. Ferry and Joseph E. Lawrence, two
other members of Company B, recent
y enlisted in the regular army and are
at Camp Dix. Russell Nor
-ison, a member of Company III, mads
up of large portion of the old Com
pany E members. attached to the 18th
Infantry Division, A. E. F., has re-en-
listed in the army and is attached to
the 50th Infantry, at Camp Dix.
To welcome home the soldiers seems
to be the proper thing just now, and |
Browns Mills does not propose to be
left out in the cold. The people of that
popular resort will have their celebra-
ton on Friday of next week and a |
general invitation is extended to all to |
be present. In the afternoon there |
will be sports of all kinds with a base
ball game between Browns Mills and
Pemberton. In the evening at 100
there will be speaking by Governor
Runyon, General Hale and Judge
Wells. 1t will be well to make note
of this date as the occasion will be one
of great interest to all who may attend
the festivities.
A slick thief, with a considerable
of cunning 10 his makeup,
has been robbing farm houses in Bur
lington county every night during the
last week. Among the places robbed
were the residences of Joseph Cross, of
Stevens Station; Ambrose Vain
wright, near Hedding; Clayton Boyer,
near Columbus; Harry Fort, near
Mount Holly; Thomas J. Gauntt, of
Birmingham, and George F. Reid,
near Eayrestown. He was frustrated
in attempts to enter other houses. The
man generally confines his thefts to
money, jewelry and eatables. He is
supposed to live in corn fields and
woods, and steals his food. Farmers
are requested to be on the lookout for
the man and telephone any informa-
ton to Detective Ellis HI. Parker, who
is endeavoring to locate the miscreant.
The thief is about 81 years of age, s
feet 81 inches in height, weighs about
lao lbs, has dark tan complexion, and
generally wears SpectacleS.