Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1883-07-14
ABOUT THE COUNTY.

the effects of the closing up of Semple's &
Sons thread mill.
George W. Curtis, an old resident of
Mount Holly, died at his home on Friday,
from the effects of paralysis.
The Burlington and Camden clubs
will play game of ball this Saturday
afternoon at Burlington. Game called
at 4 o'clock.
The Penna. r. R. Co. now uses the
city's water at Burlington for the use of
its engines, paying according to the
quantity used.
A son of DIR. Adams. of Burlington, had
his face burned on the Fourth by the
premature bursting of squib which he
was holding up to his eyes.
The only accident that we have heard
of from the use of the "toy pistol" comes
from Burlington. A 13 year old boy had
finger badly lacerated on the Fourth.
The wife of John Davis, living on the
Burlington road, near Tricks station, died
very suddenly on Sunday, while sitting in
chair. She was a daughter of the late
Philip Bovine.
A stone-cutter, working ON the new
church at Riverton, was seriously injured
few week ago by a large stone falling
upon him. He was taken to his home
in Philadelphia.
Daniel Sinclair, of Medsord, killed a
large rattlesnake, one day last week,
measuring A feet in length and had
eleven rattles, and on opening it three
full-grown rats were found in its stomach.
On Tuesday evening an Irishman,
giving his name as Hugh Mooney, met
with an accident at Burlington which
resulted in losing his right leg. He was
stealing ride on the cars at the time of
the accident.
A few days since the body of Charles
McMananid was found in the barn of
Judge Parry, in Cinnaminson. Coroner
Bishop viewed the body but deemed an
inquest unnecessary, and granted burial
permit. DR.. Marcy pronounced heart
disease as the cause of death.
VIM. Hanes, an eight year old lad of
Burlington, has been sent to The Reform
School at the request of his mother, who
could not manage him. We think there
is a number of boys in Beverly who
should be sent to the same place as their
parents have no control over them what
ever
A few days ago John Cowperthwaite, a
young farmerliving on the South Penn
berton road, ruptured himself badly while
grading grain, but he paid no attention
to it, and kept on working until the
symptoms became so aggravated that he
was compelled to take to his bed, where
he died.
An unsuccessful attempt to escape from
the County prison was made on Monday
evening, by George Welty and Fred
Renfrew. They had made hole in the
ceiling during the day, stuffing rags into
the aperture and covering them with
whtewash to avoid suspicion. In the
cell of young Welty was found all the
necessary ropes. hooks, files, &C., requisite
for an escape
A house on Pine street, Mount Holly,
belonging to the George Harbert estate,
took fire on last Wednesday afternoon.
loss on the house is estimated at $780,
covered by insurance in the Burlington
County Association at Medford Roland
Hendrickson occupied one of the lower
rooms as a store, and his goods were
slightly Managed by water, but the loss
is fully covered by insurance.
Quite an excitement occurred at the
County Poor House on Friday evening,
by the disappearance of two children, a
little girl of six years and boy of four
Search was Immediately instituted, but
they could nowhere be found, until Sun
day morning when they were discovered
in the woods asleep. Neither of the chill
dren had tasted food since Friday and
were pretty hungry, but were not other
wise in suffering condition. There was
general rejoicing at the return Of the
little ones.