The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-22

! Mrs. Wilbur F. Shinn. of West Wash
ington street, is Ill from a stroke Of
paralysis.
The quarterly meeting of the Society
of Friends is being held to-day at the
| Friends meeting house, corner of High
and Garden streets.
A session of court Is being held to-day
by Judge Horner. About dozen prison
ers pleaded to charges which had been
preferred against them.
Sheriff Worrell and posse of officers
went over to the bog on Sunday, and also
searched other places in town for crap
shooters, but they were unable to find any
gambling In progress.
To-day is the forty-first anniversary of
the organization of Pocahontas Tribe,
No. 10. Improved Order of Red Men. of
Mount Holly. No steps have been taken
to celebrate the event.
Miss Mabel Jarrett, of Bordentown, has
been appointed superintendent OF the
tuberculosis hospital at Trenton, and has
entered upon her duties. 1t is expected
that this institution will beready for emer-
gency cases shortly before September l..
Miss Jarrett was formerly night superin-
tendent at the Mercer hospital at Trenton.
Patrick McGlynn was observed sitting
on the armory steps on High street, last
night, with blood flowing freely from
wounds on his right cheek and eye. He
said he had been cut by two men back of
the gas house, The assailants of McGlynn
were captured by Policeman Curtis and
Hall. As the cutting was only the result
of drunken fight, theStrio were given
four days In Jail.
Miss Frances B. Glasgow, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. r. B. Glasgow, of Burling-
ton, who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
John L. Emerson, at Bayonne, for several
weeks past. has become member Of the
theatrical company being formed by man.
ager Charles Dillingham; for the new pro-
duction of Montgomery and Stones 1.-THE
Old Town" Rehearsals are now In pro-
gress In New York, and the company will
tour the western states. Miss Glasgow
has many friends In this section who wish
her success.
Walter Allen, of Mount Holly, is now
working on a contract received from the
estate of Joseph Wharton. deceased. of
Philadelphia, by which a large stone
three-story building at Atsion, formerly
used as cotton mill and where hundreds
Of people we're once employed, is to be
transformed into mammoth cranberry
store house. John w. Harris has been
employed by the heirs to see that all re-
quirements of the work are complied
with. The building is to have cement
floors throughout. 1t will have larger
storage capacity than any cranberry house
in the county.
The unwelcome announcement was made
In Mount Holly on Saturday morning
that Anna Virginia Keller had died at
Brielle, where she was spending some
time at the summer cottage of her son In
law, Rev. Percy Perinchief. The latter
came to Mount Holly on the first train
Saturday morning and broke the sad news
to the family, which Frustrated the be-
reaved husband, and physician was sum-
moned. Deceased is the wife of Morris
Fl. Keller, of High street. The remains
were brought home by Morris K. Perrin
chief, who assists his grandfather In the
undertaking business. Previous to this |
attack Of fatty degeneration of the heart,
Mrs. Keeler apparently enjoyed good |
health. Those who were at the Perinchief |
cottage on Friday night sat by the
fireside at 10 o'clock. It was 10 O'Clock |
when Mrs. Keller arose from her bed and
of difficulty In getting her
breath. Home remedies were applied and
} physician hastily responded to a call,
and by one o'clock it was thought she had |
been restored to her normal condition.
Later she became worse and died at Q O5 |
M. Mrs. Keller was In her 10th year
For forty years she had been president of |
he Burlington County Children's Home.
A little over year ago Mr.. and Mrs, Keel
Or celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of |
heir marriage. The remains, which may
be Viewed this evening. will be inferred |
10 the Mount Holly cemetery tomorrow
afternoon.