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II
The rains last week were very heavy
and severe IN the upper part Of the state
and the water came down in such vol
umes as to cause the Delaware river to
rapidly rise and overflow its banks.
On Wednesday the water was at its
highest. All travel on the Amboy Divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania Railroad be-
tween Trenton and Bordentown was
stopped, the track being completely mum
dated for couple of miles this side Of
Bordentown. Passenger train No Sl2,
from Camden, due in Trenton at TAI
o'clock Wednesday morning. pitched into
one OF the largest wsshouts. The engine
toppled over into Crosswicks creek and
was badly damaged. The engine and
the three passenger coaches attached are
still in the washout. About 80 passengers,
who were on the train at the time of the
accident, had to be taken off in float
and towed to BordentOwn. None were
injured.
Water stopped all work at the Borden
town gas works and the city was lighted
with oil on Wednesday night.
The Eagle shirt factory was compelled
to shut down because the work for the
hands was on the steamboat Florence at
it's wharf and could not be transfer
red to wagons, the roadway leading to the
wharf being submerged to q considerable
depth.
The large bridge over Crosswicks creek
was weighted down with several engines
and heavily loaded cars to prevent it be-
ing washed away.
Trains between Camden and Trenton
were run to Kinkora. then over that
branch to the Union Transportation road
to Hightstown, thence over to the New
York division and down to Trenton.
The water subsidized on Thursday and
travel was resumed.
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DIED.
!, in Mount Holly, Martha A

RAeER.-April 10, in Mount Holly, Martha A.
RACER, aged SO years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully in.
vited to attend the funeral from the Mount
Holly Baptist Church. on Thursday, 18th inst,
at O'Clock p. M, without further notice.
BowKRR.-April IL. at Tabernacle, Michael B.
Bowker, aged SO years.
BoRDEN.-April 8, at the Soldiers Home,
Newark, Charles Borden, aged 50 years, tor
merly of Burlington.
ENGLE.--April II, near Lumberton. Rebecca
W., daughter OF Aaron w. and Sarah B. En-
gle, aged IA years.
LEwIs-April 10, at South Amboy, jefferson
Lewis, d. D.. in the Goth year OF his age.
LUoAs.--April IL, at Florence, Robert Lucas,
in the 9lst year OF his age.
MrrcHRLL.-April ID, at Bridgeboro', Jenett,
wife OF John Mitchell, aged SO years and 8
months.
SRaL.-April II, at Philadelphia. Mary, wild
ow of Max Segl, aged 70 years. Inferred at
Riverside.
SrooKToE.-April IA, in Mount Holly, Mary
Stockton, aged Is years.
TAYLoR-April 9, in Mount Holly, Helen E.,
wife of j. Henry Taylor, aged AZ years
WALToN.--April Q. at Camden, George Wal.
ton, In his 18th year. Inferred at Borden
town.
WnLIAMs.-April 9, near Moorestown, Mar,
tin C. Williams, aged % years ana months.
WEsTENHERaRR.-April IL at Philadelphia,
| Isabel, widow of Charles i. Westenbergeri
ST., in his 54th year. Inferred at Beverly.
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history of Methodism in New Jersey. Ht
has built churches and parsonages and
aided in every possible way the charge:
he has served. No man has done more
for the New Jersey Conference than has
DIR. Lewis. He has always stood as the
defender of earnest. pure and aggressive
Methodism.
The funeral took place at South Amboy
yesterday. The services were in charge
of Presiding Elder ReY. w. P. G. Strick-
land.
Addresses were made by Rev. Thomas
Hanlon, D. D., President of the Penning-
ton Seminary; Rev. R. ]. Andrews, Rev.
E. Fl. Stokes and Rev. J. B. Haines.
The services at the grave were con-
Quoted by Rev. J. G.. Edwards
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Death Of JeRer.on Lewiu.

Rev. jefferson Lewis, d. D., one of the
oldest and best known clergymen in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the old
est member in the New Jersey Confer
ence, died on Friday, at the residence of
his daughter, at Amboy.
He was born in West Bradford town
ship. Chester county. Pa, April s. 1906.
In 1922 he was converted. and united
with the Methodist Episcopal Church. In
1928 he was licensed to exort, and in 1929
licensed to preach, and appointed as a
supply on Dauphin circuit. This was a
large circuit, requiring three weeks in or
der to visit all the appointments. The
salary was 500 and board for himself and
horse. In 1882 he united with the Phila-
delphia Conference, and was stationed at
st. Georges and at Frankfort. In 1884
he was ordained elder by Bishop James
O. Andrews In 1886, when the New
Jersey Conference was separated from the
Philadelphia Conference, he became q
member of the new conference. During
the fifty-one years of his effective minis
try he filed many Of the good appoint
ments in the conference. Among them
are Camden, Pemberton, Salem, Mount
Holly, Beverly, Burlington. Long Branch
and Hightstown.
In 1868 he was appointed Presiding
Elder of Burlington district, and at the
close of his term in 1857 he was transfer.
red to Camden district, where he re-
NAMED until his term expired in 1871.
In 1852 he was delegate to the
General Conference, held in Boston. and
in 1856 to the session held at indianapolis
He was also elected reserve delegate in
1854. He wrote the first prospectus of the
f1ourishing Conference Seminary at Pen
nington, and served nine years as trustee
of the seminary. For 26 years he was 6
trustee of the educational fund of the con
ference, and for IA years, from 1847 until
1860. he was secretary of the conference.
In 1881, after 81 years of active minis
try, he became a supernumerary, and
after holding this relation for nine years
his name was added to the list of super
animated ministers.
His life was closely connected with the
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Tuckerton.


Many of our leading citizens wish to
form borough of our town, and are az.
itating the matter.
Frank White, our new postmaster, has
appointed Carlos Steelman, son of Squire
w. S. Steelman, as assistant.
The Supreme Court case of Elizabeth
Speck and Thomas Speck cher husband)
vs.. James H. Speck, an action in tort for
personal damages received by the plain
tiff through alleged assault and battery at
the hands of the defendant, was taken up
Wednesday at Toms River. The Specks
are well known residents of Tuck erton
The plaintiff is sister-in-law to the de-
PENDANT, her husband being the defend.
ants brother. The defendants wife i:
also the niece of the plaintiff; and the
case developed some rare situations in the
nature of family quarrels. For Thomas
Speck, though nominally plaintiff, was
apparently sympathizing with his brother
as against his wife; while Mrs. James 81
Speck sided with her aunt as againt hel
husband. ls N a
Mrs. Elizabeth Speck testified that she
called on her niece on the 10Th of Jun {
1894 that the defendant, James Fl. Speck
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CHERIFF's SALE.

y
BY virtue of writ of fieri facias. to me ii.
rected, issued out OF the Burlington Circuit
Court, Will sell at public sale, on
SATURDAY, MAY 1s, 1895,
between the hours of II ana 5 O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day ito wit at o'clock), at
Benjamin W. Zelley's hotel, Mount Holly,
N. j.,
Ali the defendants right, title and interest
in and to the following described farm, tract
and parcel of land situate in the townships of
Evesham, county and state aforesaid, and
bounded as fOlloweth: Beginning at a stone
in Ephraim Tomlinsonis line in the middle
of the turnpike road from Marion to Medford
and corner to Thomas Evans, Jr; ana thence
along said Evans line south fifty-three de-
grees and forty-hVe minutes west twelve
chains and seventy links to q stone corner to
said Evans thence by said Evans south forty
eight degrees and thirty minutes east sixteen
Joseph G. ShiveTs' line; thence by said Shiv-
ers and others south sixty-fiVe degrees and
d fifteen minutes west six chains and sixty-iour
links to a stone corner to Samuel Ewes
thence by said Ewes north forty five degrees
west fourteen chains and ninety-twO links to
a stone corner to said Ewes thence by said
Ewes south seventy-seven degrees and forty
five minutes west seven chains and sixty-two
links to q stone corner to said Ewes; thence
stall by the same south hfty-one degrees and
forty-five minutes west seven chains and
fifty-six links to stone corner to said Ewes
thence by the same north hfty-nlne degrees
stone corner to Amos B. Wills; thence by said
Wills and others north hfty-one degrees and
forty-hve minutes east one chain and seven
teen links to a stone corner to Ann Ballinger;
thence by said Ballinger north fitty-nine de
grees and fifteen minutes west five chains and
five links to a stone corner to said Ballinger,
thence by said BaIlinger and others north
thirty-three degrees east twenty-nine chains
and sixty-eight links to stone In the afore-
said Tominson g line and in the middle Of the
aforesaid turnpike road; thence along the
middle of said road south f1fty-two degrees
and forty-fve minutes east nineteen chains
and forty-seven links to the place of begin
ming. Containing forty-six acres and seventy.
five hundredths of an acre of land, be the same
more or less
Seized as the property of Lydia L. Wills, de
PENDANT, taken in execution at the suit OF
Joseph NJ. Brick, plaintiff, and to be sold by
WILLIAM A. TOWNSEND,
JOSEPH H. GAsKILL, Atty. Sheriff.
Dated April Is, 1885, [Prs. adv. fee, $ll.70
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was at home; that she staid but a few
moments and started to go, when Speck
came into the room and ordered her out;
that the catch on the door was fast, and
that while she was trying to open the
door to 90 out he assaulted her. striking
her numerous blows, knocking her down
three times, and ininring her 90 that she
was i'll for six weeks afterwards. This
was corroborated by various witness.
The defence alleged that James Speck
had ordered his sister-in-Iaw to keep
away from his house prior to this alterca-
ton and that on this day when he re-
newed this order, she refused to go. He
then took hold OF her and with no unnec-
essary violence, elected her from bis
house. They also brought evidence to
show that the plaintiff Wa not bruised
nor hurt badly. while The defendant was
cut and bleeding about the head from
crockery ware which plaintiff f1ungat him.
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There was no meeting held in the as
sociation, Sunday afternoon. Meeting
next Sunday at the usual time.
AS usual in spring months the attend.
ance at the Y. NJ. c. A. is decreasing
somewhat. This is no indication of lack
of interest, however.
"Flora's Festival" at the Opera House to.
night. This will be one of the finest en-.
tertainments of the year.
A crowd of association boys went tc
Arney's Mount, last Wednesday afternoon
for arbutus. They obtained more exer
else than arbutus and came home tired
and dispirited.
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CHERIFF's SALE.

By virtue OF a writ of q. IA. de bon. ct ter, to
me directed, issued out of the Burlington
Common Pleas Court, will sell at public sale,
on
SATURDAY, MAY 1S, 1895,
between the hours of IL and O'Clock in the
afternoon OF said day TO wit, at o'clock, at
Benjamin W. Zelley's hotel, Mount Holly.
N. j.,
That certain lot or parcel of ground, with
frame dwelling house thereon erected, stu
ate in the said city of Burlington, and thus
bounded and described:
Beginning on the north side of Bordentown
street, one hundred and eighty feet westward
of Hulme street, and extends thence west
wardly along Bordentown street twenty feet.
and then the lot extends northwardly of the
same width or breadth at right angles in
depth, half way to Broad street, on the east
line about eiRhty-one feet three inches, ana
on the west line about eighty feet nine inches.
Being the same premises James Burk and
Ann, his wife, by tndenture dated December
10, A. y. 1854, granted and conveyed to the
said Patrick Dougherty in fee, and duly re-
corded in Book of deeds, folio 3eI. SC. in
the Clerks Office OF Burlington county, at
Mount Holly, New Jersey.
Seized as the property of Mary Brttton, de-
PENDANT, taken in execution at the suit OF
Walter Il. Dobbins, assignee OF Ridgway +.
Sherman, plaintiff, and to be sold by
WILLIAM A. TOWNSEND,
WALTER E. DoBBTNs, Atty. Sheriff
Dated April IL, 1895. [Prs. adv fee, $7.O7
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Those who never read the advertise
ments In their newspapers mics more than
they presume. Jonathan Kenison, OF
Bolan, Worth Co., Iowa, who had been
troubled with rheumatism in his back,
arms and shoulders read an item in his
paper about how prominent German cit
lzen of Ft. Madison had been cured. He
procured the same medicine, and to use
his own words: at cured me right up
He also says: A neighbor and his wife
we're both sick IN bed with rheumatism.
Their boy was over to my house and said
they were so bad he had to do the cook
ing told him of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and how it had cured me; he got a
bottle and it cured them up in week.
30 cent bottles for sale by E. D. Prickitt,
druggist, Mount Holly and Lumberton.
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MedRord.


Bicycles are not allowed to be ridden
on the sidewalks after shutdown.
A. Lincoln Ballinger, of Meadyille, Pa,
is here visiting his father. who is SICK
A number of our citizens are attending
the Orthodox yearly meeting in Philadel-
phia. as 49,
The painters are at work on the resi-
dence of I. w. Stokes, and the drug store
OF Ii. p Thorn.
The lecture in Changers hall, on Fri
day, was not as we'll attended as such lee
lures should be.
Easter services were held in the M. E
church, on Sunday. The church was
beautifully trimmed for the occasion.
By the re-adjusting of the school distric
boundaries, this district loses nine chill
dren from the last census. leaving 4S5.
Mary. wife of Charles Branin, was buried
here on Saturday. She died at their HON,
in Newark, on Wednesday, aged % years
Willis Haines and A. S. Haines hav,
opened room on Bank street for the sal,
of bicycles, under the firm name of Haine
& Co.
The ordinance requiring license fo
peddling, etc., in this township went into
effect yesterday. 1t was published in las
weeks NEWS.
The M. E. Church will celebrate its sew
enty-fourth anniversary some time il
May. Several ministers of note will b
present to participate.
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DOTU01BDWMe
Ellis Howard, of Ellisdale, shot twenty
six snipe on the AssAnpink meadows on
Wednesday last.
The committee appointed to investigate
the sanitary condition of the public school
buildings here, which the Board Of
Health condemned recently, report that
the buildings are not improper condition
for children. A public meeting calling
the citizens together has been ordered for
Wednesday. the oath inst, to consider
what is to be done in the matter.
A large bull that was being shipped by
the steamer Florence on Saturday morn
ing last broke loose Just as they were
about putting him on the boat and jump
ed overheard and got under Harry Ford'f
boat house. They were at least one hour
getting him ashore and on aboard the
boat. It did not leave here until after
o'clock. ~
The new city council held meeting
Friday night and organized. DR.. Jas. s
Gilbert, the newly-elected Democratic
Mayor, was sworn into Office. Chas. Gar
wood was reelected city recorder; Gin
ton Mendenall was made president of the
council. On Tuesday evening, May It'll
the night watchmen are to be elected
The council now stands Eve Republicans
and four Democrats.
The Delaware Steam Fire Engine Com
pany No. 2 has elected the following of
fcers for the ensuing year President
John o. Hudson vice president, Harry
B. Ford secretary, George L. Robbins
treasurer, William R. Flynn trustees
Edward Cliff, James Powell, Richard JAG
ques foreman, Fred g. Wiese assistan
foreman, R. Harry Nevius first engineer
Joseph Il. Lamson; second engineer
Charles Thomas; first fireman, ]. Harry
Boileau second fireman. George QuigleY
| ianitor. Joseph Fl, Lamson.
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If you want satisfaction and the highest
cash prices for your Poultry, call on w
w. Fenton & Son, Jacksonville, N. j., OF
Engle's Hardware store. No.29 Main street
Mount Holly, where reliable price list
will be found. All Poultry received at
Mount Holly freight station. Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
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1t will be an agreeable surprise to per-
sons subject to attacks of bilious collie to
learn that prompt relief may be had by
taking Chamberlaln's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. In many instances
the attack may be prevented by taking
this remedy as soon asthe first symptoms
of the disease appear rs and 50cent bot
ties for sale by E. d. Prickitt, druggist,
Mount Holly and Lnhbefton.
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A special session of the Court of Quarter
Sessions was held on Tuesday, to try sew
eral criminals who waived the right to
have the charge against them reviewed
by the grand jury.
David Fisher was first put on trial for
the theft of coat, watch. razor and other
articles from Wesley DUNCAN, of Evesham
township Fisher claimed to have found
the goods. some of which we're discovered
in his possession. but the court decided
that he as guilty as charged and sent
him to the county Jail for six months.
Joseph J. Kelly pleaded guilty to the
theft of sleigh bells from E. J. Lamson. of
Bordentown. He had been in Jail since
February %, and his sentence of four
months 10 the county Jail dates from that
time.
Frank P. Lawson. with two charges Of
forgery against him, pleaded non vult.
He said he was out of work and commit
ted the crime in order to get money to
buy his family food. He said he only got
$40, and admitted that this was not his
first offence Sentence was deferred until
to-day.
William McElwee was next called to
answer charge of malicious mischief in
annoying the wife of James Mecrary, at
Maple Shade, by playing ''peeping Tom"
when she was dressing. The defendant
denied the whole affair. and the court re-
served the decision until to-day.
Richard G. James, Frank Thompson
and John Hoffman were sentenced to
three years each in the State Prison for
breaking into the store of Bell & Frank at
Westfeld, Cinnaminson township. In
passing sentence Judge Gaskill reminded
the defendants that they had been given
an opportunity to satisfy the court this
was their first offense and that their char.
acters previous to that had been good
Having failed to do this the court could
only look on them as belonging to the
criminal class and punish them according
ly.
Prosecutor Budd stated that Frank Hol.
bertson, who was charged with having as
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l can furnish the best quality of lime
both run of Kiln" and Fine" promptly
at all seasons of the year. If you want
your lime to arrive on time send me a
trial order. 80 pounds to the bushel,
weight and quality guaranteed. George
M. Wells, Moorestown.
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Our better halves say they could not
keep house without Chamberlaln's Cough
Remedy. 1t is used in more than hall
the homes In Leeds. SIMS BROS, Leeds
Iowa. This shows the esteem in which
that remedy is held where it has been
sold for years and is we'll known. Mothers
have learned that there is nothing so good
for colds, Group and whooping cough, that
it cures these ailments quickly and per-
manently, and that it is pleasant and safe
for children to take. rs and 30 cent bot
ties for sale by E. D. Prickitt, druggist
Mount Holly and Lumberton.
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DROCLAMATIoN.

In obedience to the statutes of New Jersey
In such case made and provided, l, WILLIAM
A. TOWNSEND, Sheriff of the county of Bur
lington. do hereby proclaim and make known
that Court OF Oyer and Terminer and Gener-
al Jail Delivery will be held at the Court
House, in Mount Holly, in and for said county,
on TUESDAY, the FOURTEENTH day
of MAY, next, A. ID. 1895, at
the hour OF 10 O'Clock In the forenoon,
for the trial of all crimes OF indict-
able or presentable nature, comm t.
ted in said county, and the delivery of the jail
of said county of the prisoners therein; and
all persons who will prosecute against the
prisoners in the jail of said county, are to be
then and there before the said Court, to pros
eeute against them agreeably to law; and no.
tice is hereby given to all Justices ofthe Peace,
Coroners and Constables of said county, that
they be then and there before the said Court,
in their own PERSONS, with their oaths, records,
indictments and other membranes, to do
those things which to their offices in that be.
half shall appertain to be done.
WILLIAM A. TOW NSEND, Sheriff.
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MARRIED.

EwAN-GANDY.-April 6, in Mount Holly, by
Rev. s. III. Leeper, John C. Evan and Eliza
beth w., daughter of Joseph W. Candy, both
of Unionville.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10, at Med
ford, by Rev. De Witt C. Cobb Herbert F.
Stackhouse and Miss Ella e. Stackhouse, both
of Medford.
SHAw-MINARD.-April 10, at Burlington, by
Rev. j. Madison Hare, Albert Shaw and Miss
Blanche Minard.
ELDs--BURDsALL.-Apri z, at Lower Bank,
by Rev. N. d. Vnnsant, Wesley Shields, of
Nesco, and Mrs. s. Emma Burdsall, OF Green
Bank.
wMLs--PMsoE.-April 10, at Philadelphia,
by Rev. George A. Petz. D. D., Jerome Wills,
of Burlington. and Miriam c., daughter OF
Thomas Pilson, OF this city.
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By virtue Of writ of fie1 facias, TO me d.
rected, Issued out of the Court of Chancery OF
tne state OF New Jersey, will sell at public
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1895,
between the hours of ~ and 5 O'Clock in the
afternoon OF said day (to-wit at 2 o'clock), at
Nd,
All that farm and plantation situate in the
township OF New Hanover, county ana state
aforesaid, and butted ana bounded as follows:
Beginning at stone in the middle OF the
road leading from Jacobstown TO Arneytown;
degrees east nine chains and sixty-nine links
10 stone; (2d) north seYenty-four and a
quarter degrees west eighty-nine links TO
stone In the middle of aforesaid road; (3)
south twenty-seven and a half degrees west
thirteen chains and thirty-one links TO a stone
corner TO lands OF Benjamin Pofnsett; (4thl
north seyenty-six degrees east twenty-five
chains and seventy-One links to a stone for a
corner to lands of Thomas Harrison: (5thl
north eight and a quarter degrees east twelve
chains and sixty-two links 10 q stone corner
also corner to Thomas Harrison's lands; (6th)
north seventy-seven and a quarter east
four chains and twenty-eight links to
stone in Harrison and Joseph "a. Fornaanis
line; (7th) north fifteen degrees east nine
corner to said Jos. NJ. Forman's; (6l south sew
enty-five degrees and twenty minutes west
twenty four chains and thirty-fve links to
the beginning. Containing hfty-two acres
and seventy-ive hundredths OF an acre of
lana, De the same more or less and Is the
same that the said William Hancock pur-
chased Of Ezekiel Mount by deed dated the
twentyseventh day of March, 1855
Seized as the property OF William Forman.
ct ux. ct ais, defendants, taken IN execution
at the suit of Thos. Piatt and Thos. j. Plat,
executors of Rebecca Calver, deceased, COM
WILLIAM A. TOWNSEND,
M. K. SooY, Sol'r. Sheriff.
Dated March Is. 1885, PRS. adv. fee, ss.5i.