The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-09-21

Wanted, work-engineering, firing
painting, driving-anything. Inquire
this Office.
1t has been ascertained by blood test
that the illness from which Nelson Dew
Pumyea is suffering, is not typhoid fever
s. G. Lawrence, local agent for New
York real estate firm, has sold the Thomas
Dolan farm, on Water street, to Perth
Amboy man.
At Toms River. yesterday, Judge Berry
settled the license fight at New Egypt by
relicensing both Story R. Harker's hotel
and the Laurel house.
The Sunday schools of the town will
hold temperance rally, Sunday afternoon
next, at g. Is p. m. In the Methodist church,
under the auspices Of the Y. W. @. t. U.
The 35th anniversary of the Lutheran
church, at Hainesport, will be celebrated
on Sunday, with services in German, at
80. Rev. E. Neudoerffer, of Canada,
father of the pastor, will preach.
The Burlington County Fair Associa.
ton offers some special prizes in the
poultry department. in addition to the regu-
lar premiums. The specials are four
silver cups, to be awarded for best Barred
Plymouth Rock cockerel, best white Wyan-
dotte pullet. best display of game bantams,
best single comb Rhode Island Red cock
erel. The firm of Cugley & Mullen offers a
flfty-egg incubator for the best chicken In
the show. The incubator will be in opera
ton during the fair.
"A week ago Mrs. Coleman, of German
town, came to Mount Holly, it being her
first visit here in 65 years. Her maiden
name was Stockton. In 1874 she was a
pupil at Miss Chrisman's preparatory
school, located on High street in the resi-
dence now occupied by Mrs. Samuel W.
Shinn. While here Mrs. Coleman met
Miss Ann Allen, who attended the school
at the same time. The two ladies spent a
few hours pleasantly together, talking
about incidents In connection with their
school days.
The creditors of the Standard Shoe Com
pany, of Mount Holly, will meet In the
Bourse building, Philadelphia, this after
noon. to listen to a statement of the affairs
of the concern, and to determine what is
best to do in the future. From present
appearances there will not be much to
hand over to the creditors as the liabili-
ties are very heavy. The first claim to be
settled will be that of the Mechanics
National Bank, of Burlington. which holds
a chattel mortgage that will cover about
everything in sight. There have been
rumors for some time that the concern
wasHshaky, but few months since II. G.
Wagner was admitted to the firm, and the
made to him seemed to in
dictate that the business was on paying
basis and needed but little additional
capital to secure things. The present con-
dition, however, is directly contrary.
Joseph Budd Cranmer, of Manahawkin,
was buried Sunday night. The deceased
committed suicide over love affair. On
Sunday night, September IL, he called on
his sweetheart, Miss Eva Oliphant,
cousin, to whom he had been paying at
tention for three years, and urged that
she marry him. Upon her refusal Gran
mer left the house, and it was thought he
went down Barnegat bay. He lived alone
in the Cranmer homestead, and as he did
not return for a week his house was
on Saturday night last. Harry
Giberson entered with lantern and the
odor was unbearable. Going to the attic
Giberson saw what he thought was col
ored man. 1t proved to be the discolored
body of Cranmer. 1t was in a terrible
having been in the close room
for seven days. The suicide had fastened
a rope to beam, and after adjusting the
moose around his neck, leaped from
trunk and soon died. The body was
found lying on the floor, where it had
fallen after the rope had been eaten away
at the neck. When Miss Oliphant learned
Of the tragedy she wept bitterly and ex-
"It's all my fault"