The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-01-18

a, Improvement is reported in the col
~ dition OF Wilson Matlack. who is
with pneumonia.
re The next regular meeting of the v
n c. I. U. will be held in g. A. r. ha
next Tuesday afternoon, at o'clock.
lie The Ladies' Aid Society Of the NJ.
Of church will serve supper on Thursday
February "a. Further particulars wi
a be announced latter.
It Theodore Joyce, former locomotive
e engineer on the Pennsylvania railroad
died at the Burlington County Hospita
+ on Friday from valvular heart disease
!, He was n years of age.
vi The funeral OF Margaret b wife o
} Asher B. Kirby took place from her iat
{ residence near Birmingham. yesterday
G She was so years of age. Her remain
il were inferred in Mount Holly cemetery.
+ Next Sunday the pulpit Of the Pres
byterian church will be in charge o
: Rev. Richard L. Williams, pastor of thu
i Great Valley Presbyterian church. Nal
vern. Pa. The prayer meeting to-mor
, row night will be led by William Fryer
George g. Heaviland, q resident Of
King street, was stricken with apoplexy
, on Friday. causing his death few
hours later. He fell to the floor sc
, heavily that he broke one Of his should
ers. This was the second stroke he had
suffered in q short time. He was 7(
years Of age.
Three deaths in one family in week
is the sad record OF the Pews, who live
ON Wood lane. Bloomfield B. Pew died
on Monday OF last week; his wife, Linda
B., died on Wednesday,; and his daugh.
ter, Myra, passed away yesterday.
Pneumonia caused the three deaths.
One other daughter is ill. The double
funeral of Mr.. and Mrs. Pew took place
on Friday at the Friends meeting
house, corner of High and Garden
streets.
1t has been long time since THE
NEWS has been compelled to chronicle,
in single issue, the deaths Of so many
residents Of the town and county as APP
pear in its columns today. Grippe, pneu-
monia, and the ailments incident to old
age have levied heavy toll during the
past weeks, and it is hoped that the
passing OF damp, muggy weather will
aid in restoring to health those who are
ill. and prevent Others from succumb-
ing to the rayages of disease.
The ladies of the woman's guild of the
Presbyterian church will hold delica
lessen sale in the Gaskill building, Main
and Murrell streets, on Friday and Sat-
urday of this week, from 10 q. m. to 8
p. m. of each day. There will be for
sale the choicest chicken salad. corn
meal mush. pies. cakes. crullers, veal
loaf, candies, and other desirable dain-
ties. The ladies are preparing all of the
delicacies in great abundance and look
for large patronage. The proceeds are to
be applied to the piano fund.
Camp SO, P. o. of A., installed the
following officers on Wednesday night:
President, Helen Collins; assistant presi-
dent, Howard Mack; vice president,
Lena Weldie; assistant vice president,
Hannah Oliver; conductor, Fife Jones;
assistant conductor, Sadie Haag; record
ing secretary, Ellen Mount; assistant
recording secretary. Ada Linton; finan-
cial secretary, May Edmund; treasurer,
Elsie Barber; sentinel. Elizabeth Sharp;
guard, Orpha Applegate; trustee, Ida
Dennis. All members are requested to
attend special meeting tomorrow
night.
At the meeting of Lady Marion Home
No g. Brotherhood Of America, ON Sat-
urday night, the following officers were
elected: Past lady Washington, Mrs.
Maggie Phares; lady Washington, Mrs
Elizabeth Mack; lady Jefferson. Mrs.
Hannah d. Throckmorton; lady Frank
lin. Mrs. Anna M. Warner: scroll keeper,
Mrs. Ida Eddieman; register John
Throckmorton, ST.; treasurer, Daniel
Eddleman; herald, Miss Olive Robinson;
watch of day, Mrs. Emma Severns;
watch Of night, Mrs. Elizabeth Britton;
representative, Daniel Eddleman; alter |
nate, Miss Olive Robinson.
Mrs. Lillian Pfeiffer, daughter Of Will |
liam NJ. Ogden, at one time an engineer
in Semple's mill, Mount Holly, COM
mitted suicide last week after shooting
John Robart with whom she~ had been |
living as his wife at Joliet, Ill. Jealous |
of his attention to pretty chorus girl |
caused the wife" to commit the crimes |
hobart, who is in hospital with bull
let in his brain, and Mrs. Pfeiffer both |
deserted families in Philadelphia seven !
years ago and eloped, locating in Joliet, t
where they were very well received and |
took an active part in church work and |
where he was very successful in bust
ness.
At the organization meeting OF the |
Board of Freeholders, on January 1,
Budd M. Rigg, former solicitor, volun-
tarily gave an opinion that the county
tax rate, under the law. could not exceed /
so cents. The freeholders, however,
passed temporary budget of $685.. 900.
as was recommended by the finance |
committee, apparently paying no heed
to the opinion given. Since then Mr..
Rigg has discovered that the legislature
of 1915 passed an act repeating the pro-
vision In the former statute, SO that the
so cent rate referred to is now out of |
existence. He has addressed letter to |
the board, dated January 10. calling at
tention to his error.
To aid the poor OF the community to |
better their own condition as well as |
rendering financial help where needed is |
the object of the United Charities of |
Burlington, organization of which has
been completed by the various religious
and charitable associations OF the city. |
The association will act as a central
clearing house for relief and one of its
accomplishments will be the elimination
of professional paupers. Each relief or
ganization and church in the city has
two delegates as members of the league.
Rev. Charles s. Lewis, rector of st.
Mary's Episcopal church, is president.
and Rev. Philip Smith. rector OF st.
Barnabas' Episcopal church, is secre-
tary. A committee will,investigate and