The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-05-16
Burlington.

Irons Metropolitan Band has been
engaged to play at Princeton during the
annual commencement exercises to be
held on June TO-
Mrs. A. B. Kirk, who is suffering from
second attack of appendicitis, will be re-
moved to the Hahnemann hospital, Phila-
delphia, this week to undergo surgical
operation.
While tapping gas main in trench,
on Thursday, Thomas Wilson was over
come by escaping gas and fell uncon.
scious. He was brought to the bank by
friends and revived after hard work.
There is some interest as to the out.
come of operations engaged in by Pc
lander who has rented the Askew place
at Burlington, from the fact that he has
planted whole potatoes on his farm.
Edward Rigg, Jr.. of Burlington, died
at Asheville, North Carolina, on Thursday.
from tuberculosis. Deceased was highly
respected citizen and prominent business
man. He held membership in several
secret societies.
The old city park, at Burlington. which
has been unused for a number of years,
will sooD blossom forth as a place of
amusement. A party from Hightstown
has started to put the park in shape as
resort. A dance floor, carrousel and
other amusement apparatus will be put
up.
School-mates and friends at St. Mary's
Hall, Burlington, have learned that Miss
Agra Bennett, member of last years
graduating class at the fashionable school,
was presented to their majesties, the king
and queen of England, at court at Buck
ingham palace Miss Benefits home is
10 Weston, W. Va, and her father was
the Democratic candidate for governor in
that state in 1908.
Gardner DeCou, aged 80 years, farmer
on the Bustleton road, near Burlington,
ended his life by hanging himself. DeCou
is said to have become discouraged over
financial losses 1t is also said he brooded
over the suicide of brother-in-law, New.
bold Bovine, who two years ago blew out
his brains with shot gun in corn field
on the adjacent farm. A young wife sur.
wives him.
In her efforts to learn more of the world
OF love and gain, Jane McCreary, aged 16
years, of Burlington, finds herself out
about 800 after placing confidence in a
clairvoyant named D. o. Mann, who
stopped in her city, it is alleged, just long
enough to secure good haul of cash and
diamond jewelry from the string of victims
who visited bis office nightly. The
stranger, who left Burlington on Thurs
day, is being sought by the police.
Quick wit Of Mary, the 1S-year-old
daughter of John G.. Sholl, of Burling-
ton, prevented a disastrous fire in the |
business section of the city, on Wednes-
day night, when broken match head
started a blaze In pile of waste at the
plumbing establishment of Leon Estilow
on High street Before fire alarm was
sounded the child ran garden hose from
The lawn of her own home adjoining and
turned the stream on the flames, which
had broken through the roof. The gar
den hose prevented quick spread of the
1re and kept the blaze confined to the
paint room until the fremen got into &C.
tioh. There were four fires In Burlington
that day, but none of them were serious,
The department was called out twice.
A burglar who could not await the
shades of evening made felonous entrance
INTO the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Copeland, at Burlington, on Wednesday
afternoon, and secured cash to the amount
If $21, including the savings of the child
ZEN OF the family, and up to the present
lime has not been arrested. Mr.. Copeland
was at work when the burglary was com
nitted, and the other occupants were also
away. A large dog, which was tied in
he yard. made loud ontcry at the time
he robbery is supposed to have occurred,
'ut no particular notice was taken of it, it
'eing supposed that the dog was merely
about being tied. 1t was
! bold affair, entrance having been made
trough a front cellar window, in full
REV Of any person who might have been
passing by.