The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-24

II G.. b. Wollner will open tomorrow, a.
No. 35 Main street, meat and deli
catessen market, to be known as Woll
ner's Standard Market. The place has
been fitted with handsome modern
fixtures.
Otis B. Read has returned with his
family to his home in Vermont. His
mother is seriously i'll and he being the
only son his presence at home is very
necessary. The Y. M. c. A. work in the
county is in charge of N. S. Grubbs.
An institute for the Sunday school
workers of all the churches of Mount
Holly will be held in the Methodist
church tomorrow night. Addresses will
be made by Isaac B. Burgess, Mrs. w.
. G. Wilson, John A. Rogers, U. G. Lip
pincott and w. Frank Derrick.
The body of an unknown man was
found in the Delaware river at Fields
boro ON Thursday, and was viewed by
Coroner Worrell, who issued burial
permit. The body had evidently been
in the water for manv weeks. Nomarks
of violence were discovered, so it was
taken for granted that the man had
drowned.
A caricature of Robert Henri's 'Him-
self, painted by Frank E. Phares, of
Mount Holly, was awarded second prize
at the annual students caricature ex-
hibition at the Academy of Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, on Saturday. A picture
of the prize-winning painting appeared
in the Philadelphia Public Ledger on
Sunday.
Andreas Plewka was convicted last
week in the Bucks county, Penna.,
court, sitting at Doylestown, of murder
in the second degree. He is the man
who killed, by shooting, the captain and
mate of barge anchored off Roebling
on December % last, following dispute
over wages. The man was intoxicated
at the time he was committed.
The scarlet fever epid emic at Florence
has abated and the Board of Health
there is hopeful that the disease is on
the wane. There have been eleven deaths
during the epidemic. The three public
school buildings were reopened yester-
day, and the churches and lodges have
resumed meetings. Seven houses are
still under strict quarantine, guarded by
officers.
The Central Baseball League, COM
prising Mount Holly, Medford, Moores-
town, Taubel, of Riverside, Delanco and
Hainesport, held a meeting on Friday
evening and talked over matters con-
nected with the coming season. 1t was
decided to play the opening game
on Decoration day, but the place was
not fixed upon, the schedule not hav-
ing been completed.
Mount Holly Lodge of Moose has
elected the following officers; Dictator,
Robert Peacock; vice dictator, John
Smith; prelate, John Austin; secretary,
Walter II. Cooper; treasurer, Walter H.
Mason; inside guard, James Clapper;
outside guard, Henry Simons; trustees,
DIR. John w. Branin, George w. Dad
ing, Charles Llewelyn; representative to
supreme lodge, Joseph G. Messick. Mr..
Messick has been appointed deputy su-
preme dictator for New Jersey.
Rt. Rev. Lucien L. Kinsolving, Bishop
of Southern Brazil, will occupy the pull
pit of st. Andrews church, Mount Holly,
tonight. On Sunday he conducted con-
firmation services at Burlington. In
sermon to college girls in st. Mary's hall,
that city, he condemned the modern
trend of literature, the stage and the
dance as being vicious. He urged the
women of all creeds to unite in fighting
the decadence in fields above mentioned.
Rev. Robert Mckay will preach in st.
Andrews church SundayI
Mrs Julia HI. Campbell, wife of George
Campbell, 3S Branch street, Mount
Holly, went to the Baptist church on
Wednesday night to attend the recep-
ton to the new pastor. When she ar
rived at the church steps she was seized
with fainting spell and was carried in
to the library in the basement, where
she died in a short time from an affection
of the heart, with which she had been
afflicted for some time. Only few per-
sons who attended the reception learned
of the death until the affair was over.
| While playing around the the Ash
hurst place Saturday afternoon Ray
mond Loveland found an Indian axe.
He showed it to William Wright, who
has collection of such articles and Mr..
Wright gave the boy dime for it. The
youngster started for candy store and
when he reached that place he discovered
he had lost his dime. There was much
searching for the money and just as the
boy was about to give up all thoughts OF
J seeing it again he found the coin hao
slipped through hole in his pocket and
lodged in the lining of his coat. NJ
J time was lost in getting to the shop anc
making an exchange for the desired
sweets. -t-gses9
On Saturday evening, James Miller
who lives in the tenant house on thu
/ farm of Joseph Dubell, walked into tn,
! Sheriff Office and made the startling an
nouncement that he had killed his wife
} and desired to surrender himself for thu
, crime. The officials present were muci
2 surprised at the mans act, and wer'
!; doubtful if the story was true. WheI
: questioned for particulars, Miller stated
: that he had quarreled with his wife ant
|; while in fit of anger had beaten her +
: death. The man was somewhat unde
d the influence of liquor. 1t was decides
/ to investigate his story, and some peopl
l. in Miller's neighborhood were called Oh
5; the telephone. While this was bein
= done, Mrs. Miller, very much alive an
It lquite active, entered the Office and with
" out much ceremony took her husban
}, lin charge and proceeded home with him
7. 1t was then learned that Miller was ju:
s. recovering from a debauch of severe
e, days.
d In these days of extreme patriotism
and devotion to the flag it is wond,
l. that law passed over two years ago h;
Sc been overlooked. 1t reads thus: 9TH;
ts the governing bodies of the respecti,
- counties and cities of the state shall pr
~ cure a United States flag, flagstaff an
n the appliances therefor for the cou
he house and city hall of the respecti'
,e counties and cities of this state, al
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