The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-07-13
BordentoWn.

Undertaken Clark b. Rogers has just
received q handsome new automobile
hearse.
William HI. Atkinson, Waterman al
the Bordentown Banking Company
building, was removed to Mercer Hos
pital last Tuesday evening to undergo
an operation for appendicitis.
Samuel Wilson, superintendent Of
Philip Brakely's farm, near here, and
his 11-year-old son were struck by light
ming as they hurried from a field during
severe storm on Thursday afternoon.
They were found unconscious and were
restored with difficulty.
A pretty marriage ceremony was SOL
emnized at st. Mary's r. C. rectory, on
Wednesday evening. at o'clock, when
Miss Helen Hartman, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George P. Hartman, was united
in wedlock by the Rev. John ]. Sweeney
to Joseph l.. Haas of this city. The
bridesmaid was Miss Margaret Hart
man, sister of the bride, and the best
man was William Haas, brother OF
the groom. The bride was attired in
white silk wolfe, trimmed with Irish lace
with large hat to match, and carried
white tea roses. The bridesmaid was
gowned in pink wolfe with hat to match
and carried roses. Immediately follow
ing the ceremony reception was held
at the newly furnished home of the
couple on Mary street, which was
attended by the families and few
intimate friends.
On Monday of last week Joseph Wash
ington was drowned in Crosswicks
creek, at the bridge which is the divid-
ing line between Burlington and Mercer
counties. Coroner Worrell was notified
and he felt that the affair was an acct
dent but the brothers of the deceased in
sisted on an inquest and it was held Fri
day in the city hall at Bordentown.
The facts were that Washington, in COM
pany with some residents of White Hill,
went up the creek. They had all been
drinking, but there was no evidence to
show that any of them were intoxicated,
unless it was Washington, who might
have been dazed from the use of liquor.
The other occupants of the boat went
up into the field to dig clay and left
Washington in the boat. On their re-
turn the man was missing. The others
inquired for him and one man told of
seeing the colored man going towards
Bordentown. The others then got into
their boat and went home. The next
morning they had found that Washing
ton had not returned to White Hill and
they became alarmed and went back to
the place where he had been left in the
boat. After graphing short time his
body was found in less than three feet of
water. There were some marks on the
mans face, but they were evidently
made by the graphing irons or by his
striking the side of the boat when he fell
over. DR.. Gilbert and the undertaker's
assistant, testified that the lungs were
full of water and there was no doubt
about drowning being the cause of death.
Washington was 81 years of age. He
was respectable colored man and had a
host OF friends in his neighborhood. 1t
was shown that he and the men he was
with were good friends and there had
never been any trouble between them.
1t was simply case of going out for
good time with too much whisky along.
PROSECUTOR Kelsey was present and
examined the witnesses and brought out
every incident in the case SO that there
was no possibility of any dispute over
the finding of the jury, which was that
the deceased came to his death by acct
dental drowning.