The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-28
In the State of Nes0 Jersey.

DR. Miller, veterinary surgeon, of
Camden, found a genuine case Of pleu-
70 pneumonia in calf that was ship
ped to that city, on Friday, from
Bucks couuty, Pa.
John H. Undyke and son, living
on farm near Princeton, were bitten
on Friday by mad shepherd dog
belonging on the farm. The dog
Immediately disappeared and the
wounds were cauterized.
Richard Guigan, of Paterson, at
tended a picnic at Passaic Falls Park
on Saturday evening, and went to
sleep near the precipice, which is 100
feet high. During the night he rolled
off and was badly perhaps fatally in
jured He was found in the morning
by visitor, and was taken to the hos
pital
A musical professor, j. G Barrett,
has succeeded in swindling the teo-
pie of Vineland cut of about $1,000,
under false pretences, and left for parts
unknown
j. Steadmeyer, jeweller, reported
to the Newark police on Saturday
that while walking with his wife in
the evening was attacked by four men
knocked down, and robbed Of his gold
watched and chain
james M Case, proprietor of The
Hotel Bristol, and William SpelIiLs {,
a saloon keeper in Asbury Park, hav :
been arrested for violating corpor-
alton ordinance by selling intoxicating
liquors Case admitted the selling,
but pleaded ignorance of the law.
They are held to await the action of
the Grand Jury
Colonel William Fl. Cooper, after a
thorough inspection of Company K.
Of Vineland, Of the Sixth N. G.. N. j.,
pronounces it qualified to be one of
of the ten companies to form the reg
iment to represent the State at the
Yorktown celebration
Congressional medals, valued at $50
each. were presented, last week, at
Toms River, to keepers and men Of
Stations ii and IL. They were Civ
en- 10 testimony of the heroic action
Of the crews in saving the crew of
the schooner George Towland, which
went ashore on the coast last Feb
ruary.
The body Of William J. Bailey,
drowned off the Ocean Pier at Long
Branch, last Thursday, was found on
the beach at Atlanticville on Satur-
day
The general prospect for game in
New jersey is very poor, the extreme
cold and heavy SHOWS Of last winter
having greatly reduced the number Of
quail and other birds, rabbits, etc
1t is estimated that nearly 10000
people visited Atlantic City on Satur-
day. The display of fireworks was a
complete success.
A little son Of George Swope, Of
Twelfth and Market streets, Camden.
while riding on an ice wagon on
Monday afternoon, had his mouth slit
open over an inch by being caught on
the prong Of . pair Of ice-tongs.
Joseph Shone, aged 10, Of No. 425
Walnut street, Camden, fell through
the second story hatehway oft Cam
den Wooden Mills into the celler on
Saturday last and sustained Injuries
from which it Is thought he will not
recover. -
Rev DIR. D. w. Bartins q promineut
Methodist clergyman, is lying danger.
ously i'll at Asbury Park.
For several days past number Of
large sharks and whales have been
seen of the coast near Long Branch.
Thomas Fleet, aged SS years, a
Philadelphisn, dropped dead from
sunstroke, at Jersey City. on Monday
afternoon.
The new Episcopal church Of St.
Peter of Galilee, at Monmouth Beach,
was dedicated on Sunday by Bishop
Scarborough.
A ghost which had created much
alarm recently at Paterson was cap
tured on Sunday night, and proved
to be colored girl dressed in white