The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-05-09
STATE NEWS.

Atlantic City walters have formed an
association.
Two young men of Paulsboro propose
starting for the Worlds Fair on foot.
The license for each trolley car at
Cape May has been fixed at 500 by City
Council and the extension of the water
system to Mt. Vernon has been author
lied.
j. W. Rockafellow, of Sandy Ridge
Hunterdon county, has two weeping will
low trees growing on his premises that
grew by the grave of Napoleon Bonaparte
on the Island of st. Helena.
James Murray, quarter master en-
ployed on the steamer Alaska, lying at
the foot of Grand street, Jersey City. fell
into the steamers hold Saturday morn
ing. He died on his way to the hospital.
Mayor Pagan, of Hoboken, has vetoed
the Common Councils resolution direct
ing the printing of his message IN Ger
man, Italian and English. II cost the
city last year 81, 800 to print Mayor STAN
toms message"
Wallace w. Taylor. treasurer of
Union township, Is missing, and his books
show shortage. The wife of DIR. David
Hill is also gone, and it is thought they
have eloped. Mrs. Hill leaves seven
children behind her.
The race-track promoters at Egg Har-
Dor City have promised the city percent
age of the receipts. which they claim will
yield revenue of from $1,000 to $4,000
The proposition is to operate the track
from June to September
Everett. the five year old son of
George Wilkins, of Bridgeton. while play
ing around livery stable Saturday after
noon, was kicked on the head by horse.
His skull was badly fractured, and it is
feared he cannot recover.
Theodore Pond, whose mother and
sister died in Jersey City and were buried
at Jewett, N. Y, last week, contracted
pneumonia at the funeral. and died on
Thursday. He was buried beside his
mother and sister on Saturday.
"A recount Of the votes for City Coun-
Gil in the Third ward, Camden, made on
Friday night, shows that Harry Sharp,
Republican, was elected by Eve plurality.
The returns on election day gave the seat
to August Weber by one plurality.
The funeral of Martin M. Drohan
took place on Saturday at Red Bank. Mr..
Drohan was Past Commander of the New
Jersey Grand Commandery Of Knights
Templars, and lodges Of that order were
present from several cities in the State.
"A strange woman attempted to kid
nap the six-year-old son of August Zana-
zzi. at Firthtown, Warren county, on
Wednesday morning. The boy attends
the public school. and the woman called
there and asked for him, and started to
take him away. but was overtaken by Pro-
lessor Toner, who took the boy back to
school.
Richard Lahey, the Republican Al
derman, of the Fourth district of Jersey
City, who was expelled on the ground of
non-residence in the district, on Saturday
applied to Judge Lippincott for a certiorari
on the allegation that the Board could
not expel him without preliminary no
tice. Judge Lppincott granted rule re-
turnable at Trenton on the first Tuesday
in June.
Mrs. Kate Kenny, wife of Cornelius
Kenny. of Hoboken, left home on Mon
day morning and has not been heard
from since. Her husband thinks that she
has eloped with Barney Gallagher, an
actor Mrs. Kenny for several years has
been leader Of the choir Of st. Joseph's
Catholic Church. Kenny is a regular at
tendant at the church. He met his wife
two years ago and the couple were mar
ried less than month since. Before she
married, Gallagher induced the sweet
singer to go on the stage, but she left it
to wed Kenny. She has fine voice and
hopes to be a comic opera queen.
Upon the application of the counsel
for the company, Chancellor McGill. at
Jersey City. on Thursday night, appointed
George w. Lopez and E. F. G. Young re-
ceiyers Of the National Cordage Co The
company has about 100000 in bonds
and securities to pay off in few days. and
ii is unable to meet the demands. The
receivers yesterday each gave bonds in
the sum Of 100000 Judge Wallace. in
the United States Circuit Court Of New
York. yesterday, appointed Messrs. Lopez
and Young receivers for the company in
the Southern District Of New York.
during the past winter many cottages
aud hotels along the beach from Point
Pleasant TO Spring Lake, including BrislIs