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ory insurance scheme by the engineers
and fremen of the road.
George Ross, the fourteen-year-o
son of a wealthy merchant of Harlem,
New York, was captured at the rail
road depot in Jersey City, one evening
last week, when about to start for
Denver, Colorado. He had stolen $400
from his mother and purchased two
revolvers, a bowie knife and silver
watch; completing his outfit by paying
800 for pointer dog. Heproposed
hunting expedition. He was returned
to his home.
On Thursday morning of last week,
Jacob Todd, of the vicinity of Rocka-
fellows Mills, Hunterdon county, went
to the residence of Catharine Kom-
bach, an aged woman who had for
many years lived all alone in a little
house near by, to see her upon busi
ness. Meeting with no response from
his knock at the door he looked in at
the window. He saw the body of the
woman stretched upon the floor near
the stove. She had been dead for some
hours, and death was probably caused
by old age.
Charles Lacy, of Hoboken, some
time ago deserted his wife and four
children, and went to live with Mrs.
Jerod. Mrs. Lacy vowed that she
would publicly horsewhip both the
truant husband and Mrs. ,Jerod, and
one evening last week she partially
carried out her threat. Armed with
heavy carriage whip, and escorted by
two friends, she entered the apartments
of her rival and soundly belabored her
husband, who ran into the street and
appealed to the police for protection.
Both were arrested and locked up, but
discharged next morning. Mrs. Lacy
attempted to get at Mrs. Jerod, but
the latter discreetly retired to another
room at the outbreak of hostilities,
and locked herself in.
For long time John Bell has lived
with his wife and family in little
house opposite Bonaparte Park, Bor-
dentown. On Saturday morning last
he informed his wife that he was going
to Philadelphia to purchase few ar
ticles for the house, and would return
on Sunday night, since which time
nothing has been heard of him. His
wife telegraphed to relatives in Phila-
delphia asking if he had been there,
and received an answer to the effect
that nothing had been seen of him.
When he left home he bid goodbye to
his wife and kissed the smallest child,
assuring his wife he would be back on
Sunday night. The wife and mother
are nearly crazy over Bells disap-
pearance. He leaves behind him six
small children. He was employed by
Downs & Finch, shirt manufacturers,
and was the leader of the Bordentown
cornet band.
Jesse w. Starr, one of the best-known
iron manufacturers in the country,
died suddenly Saturday morning at the
home of Mrs. DIR. White, his daughter,
Fourth and Cooper streets, Camden.
Mr. Starr was native of Philadelphia,
and began business with his father and
brother at boiler-rnaking in Kensing-
ton. In 1910 he established his works
in a small way in Camden, and five
years later laid the foundation for his
mammoth works on Cooper's Creek.
In 1875 this concern was the largest
iron-pipe works in the United States
Mr.. Starr met with business reverses
in 1878 and went into bankruptcy. The
larger part of his great estate was sold.
For many years he was the wealthiest
man in South Jersey, and his charities
were proverbial. The plants of many
of the gas works in the leading cities
were constructed by him. Mr.. Starr
was N years of age.
The veteran stage driver of the State
is Peter Blackwood, of Salem county.
The old gentleman will be ninety-two
years old on the 18th day of March,
and is still hale and hearty. He has
been engaged in stage driving for over
fifty years, and during the time he
drove from Salem to Camden, SO miles,
three trips week, for twenty We
years, making distance of $4,000
miles; from Harrisonville to Mantua,
eleven miles, six trips week, four
years, 27,456 miles; from Salem to
Bridgeton, eighteen miles, six trips a
week, one and one half years 8424 miles;
from Mulica Hill to Mantua, six miles,
six trips week, two years, 74Ss miles;
from Merchantville to Camden, three
miles, six trips week, two years, 3744
miles from Swedesboro to Auburn,
where he is still driving, four miles, six
trips week, eighteen years, 44,92S
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