The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-09-29

10 W oOAbntu, WltClC IL IS W NC iucducu,
and all about it, although the owners
of the site have not as yet been in.
formed and know nothing about the
matter except the gossip.
Mr.. Alfred Black has very large
crop Of grapes this year, and Leander
Joyce, his farmer, informs US that he
has already made about eight barrels
of wine, or about $50 gallons, and
that the crop of grapes is only about
half gathered.
The new pastor, Rev. Mr O'Har-
row, has taxed charge Of the church in
place of Rev. Mr.. Lutes, whom the
readers of THE NEWS were recent
ly introduced to by your CORE
spondent, and who has now gone to
farming The new preacher meets
with favor and gives good satisfaction.
He preached a powerful sermon on
the death of our late lamented Presi-
dent on Sunday evening.
A singular circumstance occurred
here last week For the past four
years daughter of Mrs. Loveless,
about eight years Of age, has been
quite i'll at intervals and some three
years ago she gave positive evidence
of being afflicted with tape worm.
The family physician gave her medi-
cine for it but it did not benefit her,
after which other prominent physi-
clans were called in and administered
to the child, but all failed, some even
contending that no tape worm existed.
The mother being positive, however,
that it did exist, went to Philadelphia,
where she obtained what she was as
sured was positive remedy, but it,
like the physicians failed, and one day
last week she got one Of her neighbors,
who was going to Mount Holly to go
to L. Miller's drug store for her,
where she got preparation put up by
Mr.. Miller himself. 1t was given to
the child at 10 o'clock in the morning,
and at 7 o'clock in the evening, with
out any sickness, pain or discomfort
whatever, the mothers heart was made
glad at the sight of tape worm 46
feet in length, and the little girl is
now doing we'll. The writer saw the
worm and would advise all who are
afflicted to try Mr.. Miller's remedy.
OBITUARY
Samuel Semple, senior member of
the thread manufacturing firm of
Samuel Semple & Sons, of this place,
died at the residence of his daughter,
Mrs. Wyllie, on Tuesday night, after
short illness. Mr.. Semple was born
in Paisley, Scotland, March 23d,
1901, and was the Oldest spool cotton
manufacturer in the United States at
the time of his death. He learned
the business at his native place with
John and james Clark, and whose
sons now continue the business In
this country at Newark in this State.
One day while coming from church
at Paisley, Mr.. Semple met and talk
ed with another gentleman who told
him he was going to America, to
Shreveville, (now Smithville), where
he had relatives Mr.. Semple asked
him to convey letter from him to
the Messrs. Shreve, who owned the
mills at Shreveville, which place was
named by them, iuquiring the price
Of cotton in the United States, and
other matters. Shortly afterwards
the Messrs Shreve Samuel and JON
athan) addressed letter to Mr.. Sem
pie requesting him to come to this
country and carry on for them the
spool thread business He accepted
the offer, but his wife was not willing
to leave her native land, SO the pro-
ject was abandoned for the time.
About a year had passed when the
Messrs. Shreve again wrote to Mr..
Semple and made the same offer,
which he again accepted upon the
conditions that they would allow him
to have such machinery built in Scot
land as he desired and he would come
over with it. They accepted the
terms and sent him drafts for the
amount of money he needed to go
ahead With his plans. On the 9th
Of Febr lary, 1916, MR Semple arriv-
ed in Shreveville, after voyage of
ten weeks, having left his native land
in December of the preceding year.
The machinery was put in place and
the business at once opened and sue
cessfully. Messrs. Townsend & Yale
Of q New York commission house
agreeing to take all the stock manu-
featured. Here he continued until
the Shreve brothers died. It had
always been his ambition to carry on
thread manufacturing himself, and in
their death the opportunity offered
itself Messrs. Shreye & Hume Of
Mount Holly built mill and rented
it to Mr.. Semple and in 1867 the
business begun in Mount Holly, and
the firm name was s. Semple & Go.
Here the business grew and in
creased and the power facilities, aud
the building were inadequate to meet
the demand upon them and in 1865
the new and handsome structure which
now graces and assists in supplying
our. town was built This accom-
plished Mr.. Semple while always about
giving counsel and looking around
practically retired from active partici.
patton in the business. He had de-
termined will and built up the indus
try which is now known in all parts
of the country, and foreign lands upon
the merits of the goods sold. His ex-
perience was of greater value to him
than capital. Six of seven children,
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