The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-05-19
Burlington.

William McKim was arrested on Sat-
urday night on charge of stealing robes,
rugs and other furnishings from auto
mobiles standing in front of Grange
hall, where Grange meeting was being
held. McKim was roughly handled by
his captors before the police arrived. He
was given hearing and placed under
bail to appear at court.
Burlington's many historic sites were
visited on Saturday by members of the
Robert Morris Chapter, d. A. r., of
Philadelphia, who were here as guests Of
the Annis Stockton Chapter, of Burling
ton county. The Ben Franklin cabin
home of the local chapter, was head
quarters for the guests and there they
were entertained at luncheon by mem
bers of the chapter and of the New Eng
land Society.
Nearly scalped when her hair became
entangled in the rapidly revolving
wheels of machine she was operating
at shoe factory on Friday, Miss Marian
Horn, Is years old, owes her escape Ito
the quick assistance of fellow employees
The girls frantic cries threw most of the
employees of the room into panic and
some of the women tainted. Miss En-
ma Miller and Miss Almira Bartlett, re-
tanning their composure, threw the
machinery out of gear and stopped the
wheels with their hands.
The wedding of Edward J. Thomason
and Miss Elizabeth w. Robb took place
in st. Mary's church on Saturday after
noon. The ceremony was performed by
Ri. Rev. Joseph NJ. Francis, Bishop of
the Diocese of Indianapolis, personal
friend of the Robb family. The bride
was given in marriage by her brother,
Walter f. Robb. Frank S. Katzenbach,
of Trenton, was best man. The ushers
were B. f. FL. Shreve, of Mount Holly;
John Churchman, of New Haven; Rev.
Frank Lukens and w. Eagleson Robb,
of this city. The chancel was prettily
decorated with plants and flowers. The
organist of the church, Clarence f.
Wells, rendered an extensive musical
programme before the ceremony.
An old building known as the Wash
ington club house was totally destroyed
by fire, on Saturday night, caused by an
overheated stove. John Strickland, a
carpenter, was the sole occupant of the
building. Another fire occurred on Sun
day, in the boarding house of Mrs.
Anna Turner, III East Pearl street.
That lady and Mrs. MAY MacNamara
were making a bed. They pulled the
mattress off the bed, and at about the
same time Mrs. MacNamara stepped on
box of matches that had fallen to the
floor. The matches became ignited and
set the mattress on fire, also the clothing
of Mrs. MacNamara Her legs were
badly scorched before she and Mrs
Turner eXtinguished the burning CLOTH
ing. Mrs. Turner's hands were quite
badly burned. The flames in the house
were eXtinguished by a chemical engine.
At a meeting of representative citizens
under the auspices of the Burlington
Baptist Brotherhood on Thursday night
in the Baptist church, vigorous demands
were voiced for a John Woolman Bur
lington-Bristol bridge across the Della
ware river. Both towns have a popula-
ton of about 10000, and the residents
are of the opinion that the bridge would
be one of the best joint investments that
the New Jersey and Pennsylvania legis-
latures could make, and resolutions
bearing the unanimous endorsement of
the meeting, both of the Burlington,
Bristol and Camden to Philadelphia
bridges, were ordered conveyed to the
county's representatives in the New Jer-
sey legislature aud to the states con-
gressmen and senators in Washington.
The principal addresses at the meeting
were delivered by Harold b. Wells, of
Bordentown, and David Henry Wright,
of Riverton, leading advocate of the
Delaware river bridge plans here and at
Camden. Joseph H. Johnson, Jr., presi-
dent of the Baptist brotherhood, pre-
sided.