The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-31

make arrangements for picnic.
Wesley Warner was but very littl
affected by the news that the Board c
; Pardons had refused to interfere with hi
case He was, naturally, disappointe,
: when told by his counsel, G, E. Hendrick
son, of the boards action, but does no
seem to realize that he must hang.
The last Sunday of July must 90 Oh
record as the hottest day of the season
the mercury on the street reaching 81
degrees. Saturday was hot, but Sunday
was hotter. Fortunately not much exer
ton was necessary on the part of mos
people during the day of rest.
Charles X. Chambers, DIR. w. p. Mel
cher, Edgar A. Alcott, Robert Semple
of Mount Holly, Charles Fenton, Abran
Stokes, of Jacksonville, and Griffith Lewis
of Burlington, were at Anglesea, on Thurs
day and Friday, on fishing trip. They
caught more fish than they could carry
home.
Misses Lulu c. Burtis and Annie l..
Fowler, Messrs Frank F. Rogers and
John r. Rue, of Allentown, have
been the guests of Lillian and
Harold Hornor for the past week. One
of the party being an amateur photo
grapher, a number of interesting pictures
were taken.
Lloyd Lippincott, residing on West
Washington street, was arrested early on
Sunday morning and taken to Jail by Off
Ger Severns on charge of being drunk
and disorderly. There was also charge
against him of assault and battery for
beating his wife and burning some of her
clothing. The wife sent word to Justice
Gibson yesterday that she will not press
the charge of assault, and the man was
released.
Professor John l.. Smith, State Entomol-
ogist. went to Coopertown on Thursday, at
the solicitation of the Progressive Farm
ers' Club, to examine a peculiar fungus
growth that is attacking the several pear
orchards of Willingborough township.
Professor Smith at once pronounced it the
San Jose Scale, and offered suggestions
for remedial action. The matter will
come up for discussion at the next meet
ing of the club.
Moses Redmond, proprietor of the Cen
treton hotel, has just learned that he is
heir to fortune of good proportions, from
his cousin, Nicholas Redmond, who died
recently in Australia. The facts of the
death were learned from an advertise
ment in an Australian paper asking the
heirs to communicate with the attorney
of the estate that a distribution of the
property might be made. Jerome B.
Grigg has the case in hand.
Mrs Sterne Palmer met with serious
accident yesterday at her rooms in Mrs.
Townsends boarding house on Garden
street. The old lady was standing on a
chair before a large, heavy wardrobe,
when she gave lurch and the closet fell
on her, throwing her to the floor. 1t was
found that an arm was broken in two
places, a finger broken, and her face and
headbadly cut. As she Is nearly 80 years
of age it is thought she will not recover.
She was preparing to take trip to the
seashore.
George Gould is about to become a
citizen of Ocean county, in this state
He SETTLES" there to avoid the payment
of the onerous taxes imposed on him
in New York City, which Mr.. Gould re-
CARDS as unjust. The addition of fifty or
sixty millions of dollars, Gould's estimated
wealth, will be a big thing for Ocean
county. 1t would, indeed, be about six
times the present tax valuation of the
county, and at a moderate tax rate would
Weld a handsome revenue to Ocean
county.
The will of the late Ann Smith, of
Clementon, has been admitted to probate
by Surrogate Ballinger, and letters tesla
mentary granted to George Rendell, of
Mount Holly. The personal estate is val
ued at Sc, 900. By the will the grandson,
William S. Rendell, receives certain
shares of stock held by the testatux in
the Mount Holly Shoe Company and
Mount Holly Electric Light Company,
and $3.50 in money. There is also be-
quest of 81 900 to Annie S. Rulings. The
residue of the estate is to be divided
equally between Annie F. Rendell and
Jennie Rulings.
An infant son of Miss Olive Broom, of
Mount Holly. died on Saturday morning
and was buried that afternoon. 1t was
nine days old. The death certificate says
iaundice was the cause of death, but JUS
tice Clevenger thinks there should be
an inquiry on this point and may
bring the matter to the attention
of Prosecutor Budd to-day. The
certificate says Games A. Nor
ton" is the child's father, but Miss Broom
has written several letters to Wesley War
ner, at the Jail, which were opened by the
prison authorities, in which she accuses
the murderer of the parentage of the
child.