The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-05-02

where he had warrants issued Tor tnelI
arrest, the offence having been committed
in Mercer county. The prisoners were
taken to Trenton, where they were COM
mitted to Jail to await trial.
Burlington.
ii. B. Weaver has exhibited in one OF
his windows cat with two heads, two
bodies and seven legs. The monstrosity
comes from Bordentown.
Coroner Hibberd held an inquest on
the body of Peter Whitehead, at Beldins
parlor. on Friday evening. The jury con-
sisted of George w. Anthony, George A.
Rogers, Frank H. Fry, N. w. C. Hays,
Elwood Bunting, P. L. Vandegrift. Edwin
d. Estlow, Charles Hughes. The jury
found that deceased came to his death
from an overdose of morphine. taken pre-
sumably with suicidal intent.
A Junior Epworth League was formed
in the M. E. Church, on Tuesday after
noon. The officers are Superintendent,
Rev. ]. Morgan Read assistant superin-
tendent, Mrs. Clara Read; secretary. Miss
Name Vandegrlft treasurer, Miss Irene
Sprague; chorister. Mrs. Rea B. Winters;
organist, Mrs. Lizzie Severns; librarians,
Leslie Horner, Miss Anna Morgan col
lectors, Hartley Severns, Miss Mamie
Clark.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Retail Merchants Association was held in
Dubell's parlors, Wednesday evening,
and was fairly attended. President Wells
occupied the chair. The resignation of
Howard Story, as secretary, was read and
accepted, and Fl. S. Prickett chosen to fill
the vacancy. The delinquent list was
gone over and many names were taken
off. The question of selling the accounts
of delinquents was discussed and referred
to the executive committee.
Three hundred Odd Fellows, members
of Burlington Lodge, No. %, and Phoenix
Lodge No. 80, attended divine service at
the First Baptist Church, Sunday evening,
in celebration of the seventy-fourth ami
versary of the founding of the order in
America. sermon was preached by
Rev. ]. Madison Hare on Friendship,
Love and Truth" The Patriotic Order of
America celebrated its anniversary by
listening to patriotic sermon by Rev.
Morgan Reed in the Broad street NJ E.
Church.
The Peary Relief Expedition held its
second annual reunion at the villa of
Professor William D. T. Travis, Burling
ton,. on Saturday night. The subject of
the second Peary expedition was talked
of and it was stated that Lieutenant
Peary had earned $4,000 in his lecture
tour, and was willing to expend this in
another attempt to reach the frigid zone
The second expedition will try to start
about the middle of July, and will be un.
der the direction of the Academy OF Nat
ural Sciences, Philadelphia.
Those who owe taxes to the township
of Burlington on property that has been
sold for taxes will in June find themselves
defending an action in eiectment. Town
ship Clerk Hancock will be the prosecutor
by virtue of resolution of the Township
Committee, passed April ed. The pro-
ceedlngs directed to be taken will look
toward obtaining actual possession of the
property, or, if rented, the collection of
the rents as they accrue. On general
principles we would recommend the par
ties in interest to settle the claims at once.
The defence of an action in eiectment
will cost money.
On Monday evening of last week Will
fred, the two-year-old son of Elwood
Evans. swallowed about an ounce OF lau-
danum, which caused his death The
child's mother had been using the drug
to relieve her brother, who was suffering
with sore throat and headache, and had
just set the bottle down on a wlndow-sill
while she stepped into another room for
minute. While there the child came
running to her with the bottle in his
hand and the drug running from his
mouth. Prompt medical aid was render
ed, but it was of no avail.
Fred Peter had an unpleasant expert
ence on Saturday night and as result
of which he carries one hand in sling.
1t seems that Henry Vansciver, of Bever-
", went into his bar room and engaged
in wordy dispute with two men who
were standing at the bar, and without
warning knocked one of them down.
The other man expostulated with Van
solver and he too was floored. Mr.. Peters
prides himself OH keeping quiet place
and consequently caught the Beverly man
by the collar and hustled him outside.
In the melee VanscIver cut an ugly cash
across Fred's wrist from which the blood
flowed freely. A warrant has been is
sued and Vansciyer will be called to &C
count for the cutting.
Peter Whitehead, aged seyenty-eight
years, who for many years has made this
city his home, was found dead In bed at
Haines' Hotel, on Wednesday morning,
with bottle which had contained NOR
phine by his side. For long time Mr..
Whitehead had been boarding at the Bel
din House, and left only short time ago
to undergo surgical operation in one of
the hospitals in Philadelphia. He re-
turned, and going to Haines' Hotel en-
gagged a room, retired to it, and was not
seen again until his dead body was found
on Wednesday by the bartender, who
wondering at the old.man's unaccountable
absence, climbed in the room through a
window to make an investigation. Pre-
vious to going to the hotel, Mr.. White
head had purchased five grains of NOR
phine. While he lived at the Beldin
House the unfortunate man said he want
ed to die and had repeatedly said he in
tended killing himself. Ill-health is be-
lieved to have been the cause Of the sui
eide.
Y. M. G. A.
There was an interesting meeting of the
Literary Society at the rooms on Thursday
v;0hf two-foId nrnOramma was nra-