The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1892-02-16

ton showed that kerosene had been
poured on the floor of the second story.
The windows had been fastened and the
pump disabled. Williams wife and sister
were also arrested, but were released
when it was shown that they were at
Deckertown at the time. The property
was worth $500.
Constable Post, of Paterson, on Sat
urday afternoon arrested John F. Burgin,
a young barber, while the latter was at
tending his wife's funeral. Burgin's ar
rest was ON a charge of stealing jewelry
worth $3.50 from his wife's parents with
whom he lived. The funeral services
were in progress in church when the
constable appeared, warrant in hand.
Burgin, accompanied by the constable,
was allowed to go to Laurel Grove ceme-
terry, where his wife's body was buried.
After the funeral, however, he was imme-
diately taken before Justice Weiss, with
whom the complaint against him had
been lodged by his father-in-law. James
Webb. Burgin was committed to Jail in
default of BAIL
"A pet black and tan dog owned by
the Cole family, who live opposite pub
lie school at Hackensack, went mad in
their parlor on Thursday afternoon, and
in consequence there was much excite
ment in the neighborhood for half an
hour. Mrs. Cole and her two daughters
armed themselves with carving knives
and clubs, but the dog escaped from
them. Pupils were just then coming out
of the school, and panic seemed immi-
nent, the street being filled with fright
ened women and children. Finally Gar
ry" Dawson. catcher for the Outing base
ball team, shot the dog before any one
had been bitten. The dog was a family
pet and could perform many tricks.
An elopement occurred in Newark on
Wednesday evening. Frank Bond, aged
q, was married to Kate Schleicher by
Rev. J. Boyd Brady, Of Franklin street
Methodist church. The bride is the
daughter of Bernard Schleicher, wealthy
butcher. Wednesday evening Emma
Mansfield, friend of Kate's. called, and
both left the shop and hurried around
the corner where they entered car
riage containing the groom, and were
driven to the parsonage. Last summer
at Coney Island the girl got beyond her
depth, and was carried out by the under
tow. Bond dashed into the surf and
brought her safely to shore. That was
their first meeting.
A peculiar civil suit was tried before
Justice Gouldey, at Atlantic City, Tues
day afternoon, in which Thomas G. Foil
well, wealthy resident, figured as de-
PENDANT. 1t appears that Follwell made
the casual acquaintance of two pretty sea-
shore visitors several months ago, and
they got from him an order upon promi-
nent local dentist to fix their teeth. He
thought no more Of the matter until bill
was rendered by Dentist c. f. Ulmer for
$l45. Follwell protested that the bill was
at the time the order would be honored
The magistrate awarded the dentist YER
dict for the full amount with costs. The
case may be appealed.
The citizens of Asbury Park met in
mass meeting Tuesday night to consider
the advisability of purchasing the lake
and ocean front properties of Founder
James A. Bradley, now used for public
purposes. Mr.. Bradley recently made an
offer to sell to the borough the famous
boardwalk along the shore front, with the
pavilions and fishing pier, the entire
sewer system, his share in the iron bridges
oyer Wesley Lake, connecting Asbury
park with Ocean Grove, and Wesley and
Sunset Lakes. The price asked was only
$4,000. The citizens resolved to accept
the offer, and committee was appointed
to draw up bill authorizing the town to
purchase the property and endeayor to
have it made law by the legislature.