The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-07-21

=
receive and forward all sums so desig
mated.
Ia the State or New Jersey.
A man named Martin Boyer wa
committed to Jail in Bfidgeton las
week, on charge of stealing a watcl
from the vest pocket Of carpentel
who had hung The article Of appare
on a nail IN the building il which h,
was working
Thomas B Morgan aud his sol
Robert, employed at bridge building
upon the new Marion road, Jumped
from an up train of the Camden ant
Atlantic Railroad at Kaighn's avenue
Camden, on Wednesday night, anc
was struck by a down train. Mr
Morgan was badly Injured by being
thrown against a telegraph pole, anf
his son was severely cut by tht
pilot Of the engine. They wer,
taken to their home at No. BOZ SYRIA
cuse street, and attended by DR.. God
frey, who thinks they will recover.
AT noon Oh Wednesday man, stop.
ping at cottage in Atlantic CITY
was seized with cramp while bathing
10 the surf, and was carried beyond
the breakers. lie was rescued by 9
life-boat, and was brought to shore in
an insensible condition.
James Macdonald, of Salem, walked
out Of his bed room window while
asleep the other evening aad fell tc
the ground floor below. He was mol
awakened by the fall, bat walked hall
a square before coming to his senses
when he found that his ankle had been
badly sprained.
John George sendmeyer, of Il.
Sendmeyer & Son, grocers, at 1887
South street, Philadelphia, died sud
denly of applexy, in the surf at At
lantic City, on Sunday morning. He
was 80 years of age, and unmarried.
A Post Of The Grand Army of the
Republic was formed at Haddnn6eld
on Saturday evening. It is to be
known as Thomas Fl Davis Post. No.
SO. Commander, Henry W. Moore
Vice Commander, Richard EIwell ;
Junior Vice Commander, Henry Nc
Cornell.
The mail route between Absecom
and Leeds Point, on which route are
the villages Of Oceanport, Leeds Point,
Smithville and Higbeville, has not
been in operation since the Goth Of
June last, owing to the party taking
the contract failing to put in an APP
pearance. It is said that the con-
tractor resides Ia Washington CITY
and desires to sublet the contract
which he took for 1884, for $500, but
no one has yet taken it at that price.
A destructive Ere on Monday morn.
ing at Red Bank, swept away a busi-
ness block on the river front. Twelve
buildings in all were destroyed, in
GLIDING the Red Bank Register build
ing and Western Union Telegraph
Office. The loss is estimated at SIS.
600, upon which there is only one
third insurance. The Long Branch
steamer Atlantic rendered valua bic
assistance in exsipguishing the fire.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany have ALREADY established an
office in the Leighton Hall
building on Front street. Assistant
Foreman Conroy of the Fire Depart
meat, who died from heart disease at
the scene Of the fire, was wealthy
citizen Of that place. The fire origi-
mated in a bakery. The Post Office
was saved by tearing down a building
On the opposite corner. The build
lngs fronting the burned block were
badly scorched.
Shortly after 6 o'clock on Sunday
night most disastrous fire broke
put about a half mile west Of Had
aoD6eld and totally destroyed the
large slate rooted barn of Nathan
Esq, containing over 40
tons of hay, $50 bushels of unthreshed
wheat and about 200 bushels Of I'M
threshed rye, together with tools,
plows, harrows, cultivators, wagons,
and also about 600 gallons Of cider
vinegar. The loss Of crops and farm.
ing implements is estimated at about
S3, 1000, not insured The loss on
building is $4,000, with $500 iu-
The barn was one Of the
largest and finest in this section Of
he State, being built Of oak frame
md slate roof It was set on fire by
ramps
A shark II feet long, 2 feet in
diameter and weighing $50 pounds
was killed at Seabright on Sunday,
lfter be ng caught in a net and strug-
slang desperately for an hour.