The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1882-01-09
BURLrNGroN-
ROB'T B. CARTER,
EDITOR,
"DoN'T GIVE UP UNTIL THE SHIP
GOES DOWN.

o0A<8 - " W Ave-
The following incident ia connec-
tion with the naval hero Lawrence,
whom Burlingtonians recall with just
pride as ''son Of its soil, ;" may prove
interesting to the general eaier.
Mr.. Ebenezer Loud, one of the pres
ent few surviving veterans of the war
Of 1912, died at his home in New
York a few days ago, at the ripe old
age Of sc. Mr.. Loud was bora 10
Massachusetts, and came Of fighting
family. His father fought at Bunker
Hill, on the American side, Ebenezer,
the subject of our item, lived while
young near the sea and like most boys,
he had strong seward tendencies.
He shipped before the mast on the
American frigate Chesapeake, and
took part as "powder.monkey" during
the fierce and disastrous Is minute
combat in which Lawrence fell while
fighting the British frigate Shannon.
Young Loud supported Lawrence as,
leaning against the capstan of his ship
cruelty wounded, he called out TO his
crew, "don't give up until the ship
goes down." In that hand-to-hand,
and life-for-life combat between the
Chesapeake and Shannon, and which
lasted only quarter of an hour, go
lives were sacrificed Lawrence fell
MORALLY wounded, his men given over
to captivity, and disobeying bis in
functions, a sin, which, although their
gallant commander fingered between
life and death, he never forgave them.
The house in this city ia which Law
renee was born, is still iu a good state
of preservation.
FOoL-HARDINEsS.
A few days since woman attempt-
ed to cross the railroad track at Riv-
erton as the cars were approaching,
and rapidly too, the station. By mere
sheer luck she escaped with her life,
but losing her shawl which was
caught by the locomotive and whip
ped into shreds.
THE HOUSE Is ON FIRE SIR, PLEASE.
Among the limited items Of local
nature which appeared in any of the
papers of an early day, the following
we extract from the Burlington
Advertiser, published 10 this city in
the 'syear of grace" 1890: A few
days since, q domestic rushed with
much fright into the study of one Of
our staid citizens and exclaimed, "the
house is on fire sir, please I" "Well,'
said her master, Ego and inform my
wife OF it, | do not interfere with
household affairs"
DOTS.
s'Senex," writes thus: Gas TIL
NEWS has an eye upon the various
improvements about the city will il
not suggest to the Pennsylvania rail-
road company, the change for the bet.
ter, that could be made and at az
expenditure Of only few dollars a,
their freigh depot and surroundings
The building has dilapidated appear
ance, besides, Gas | learn) it not suffi
ciently large to accommodate tht
freight which at times accumulate
there. The grounds also about it ar,
far from attractive"
1t is thought that if the managers O
the Savings Institution would furnish
one of the upper rooms Of their build
ing suitably for audiences of limited
number, it would be often engaged
for some entertainments of an entirel,
UNDERSTANDABLE character.
Beverly not being business Cit
to any extent, but Of beautiful anc
charming homes, we credit the loca
quill of its Banner for his very in
teresting happenings, &C., and whioi
we are glad to notice, are something
more than the ridiculous and antedi
luvisn notings still kept up By som.
weeklies as ZONES is building a nes
fence" or "Mr. Brown is whitewash
ing his STABLE" 10 view however O
the course adopted by certain New
York Fire Insurance Companies re
specting property at Red Bank VIC
would with all due respect to tn.
knights Of the Banner hinI at the
policy of their urging upon the cit
liens the expsdiency of an early water
supply, "before the horse, &C."
The "ssreet commissioner" Mr.
Bud Richardson, desires US to say
that the hay scales on Clarkson stree,
are in order for use and that the
farmer who grow.ed few days since
at their not being ready, csu now be
accommodated 10 having bis forty tons
of hay weighed at his pleasure.
That world renowned ferry Boat
the Elwood Doron, oommcmorated its
340th anniversary on Jan. 9th, BY
hauling off from its route betwee q
this city and Bristol for the winter,
Maple sugar was made at Goopers
tswn in this State in 1871, and a