The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-04-18
STATE NEWS.

Ex-senator John W. Griggs, of Pater-
son, will, within few days be welded to
Miss Elizabeth Price, the daughter of
Warwick Price. one of the leading citizens
of Cleveland. Ohio.
Asher Grant, an aged hermit, who
lives alone in little cabin in the woods
near Toms River. has been granted PEN
sion of So month and years back pay
for services as volunteer in the late war.
Willie Page, four-year-old son of
John Page, living in Highland Park,
while playing in his yard was severely
bitten on the thumb by an enraged cat
owned by ]. Van Naman. The thumb
was nearly severed.
The ordinance granting the Atlantic
County Agricultural and Horticultural
Association, or its lessees, the right of
operating race track for ninety-nine
years has been again introduced in the
Egg Harbor City Council.
An Italian working on the Orange sew
ers had singular accident happen to
him on Thursday and narrowly escaped
DEATH At North Center Street the ex-
cavation is twenty-nine feet deep, and
the bottom is soft quicksand. The Italian
was crossing one of the braces at the top
when he shipped and fell headlong into
the trench. He struck squarely on his
head, and was buried to the waist, only
his legs projecting out of the sand. When
he was pulled out it was thought that he
was dead, but vigorous measures restored
him to consciousness.
The poison theory attached to the
mysterious deaf of Joseph P. Trynor. the
Vineland octogenarian, was knocked out
on Thursday by DR.. Henry Lehman, to
whom the stomach of the dead man was
turned over by Coroner Sawyer for analy
sis. After thorough examination, DIR.
Lehman has failed to find any traces of
arsenical poisoning, and 1t is now certain
that Trynor died Of natural causes. This
is what the authorities expected, and the
assault on Thomas Basnet. who was Try
nor's friend and neighbor, now resolves
itself into case Of alleged assault and
robbery.
Miss Lille Acton, of Salem, was SER
iously poisoned on Thursday of last week
by eating canned corn. Miss Acton had
opened the can a few days before and
had thoughtlessly left it exposed to the
air without having removed the food from
the can, which is contrary to the printed
directions on each can. A short time
after partaking of the meal Miss Acton
was taken violently i'll and sent for ply
stefan, who applied antidotes and counter
acted the effects of the poison. Miss Ac-
ton is still sick from the effects of the poi
son, but is convalescent Mrs. Frank
Trusty, colored, who was assisting in the
household pursuits. was also somewhat af-
fected by eating the corn. but has since
fully recovered from the accident.
IA tragedy was narrowly averted at
Millville, Thursday night. About IL
o'clock ex-vice President Dooling, of the
American Flint Glassblowers' Association,
left his house. on Second street, to place
some letters in the corner letter box.
Walking back, heabsent mindedly entered
the house Of Daniel Roberts, which is in
the same row, and an exact counterpart of
his own. In the dark hallway he en-
countered Roberts, who was coming down
stairs Mr.. Dooling, thinking he was in his
own house. took Roberts for burglar
just leaving, while Roberts thought that
Dooling was burglar just entering his
home. Both men clinched and struggle
began. Mrs. Roberts was sitting in an adj
joining room. and, hearing the noise in
the hallway, took light and went to the
door. The men, who are the best Of
friends, instantly recognized each other
and explanations followed.