The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-03-14

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racing during December, January and
February.
The members then repaired to the
Senate Chamber and the Legislature was
adjourned sine die.
STATE NEWS.
-Hammonton has voted for electric
lights.
CONTRACTS have been awarded for fifty
new houses at Mays Landing
Hog cholera has again broken out in
the lower part of Atlantic county.
"A gang of thieves was in Paterson
on Wednesday night and Thursday
morning, and for the third time within
a year the First Presbyterian Church
was entered and ransacked. The valua-
BILE solid silver communion service was
taken. Some of the furnishings of the
church were destroyed and much of the
furniture broken.
Mrs. Vanderplatz, of Garfield, who
was struck by train on the Bergen
county short cut of the Erie railroad
while picking COAL six weeks ago, died on
Wednesday morning. Her death was
not discovered till Friday afternoon
when six half-starved and wretchedly-
clad children were found crouching about
her remains. The family is friendlesa
and destitute. The oldest child is twelve
years old.
Mrs George Carroll, of Woodbury.,
was savagely attacked on Thursday by a
huge mastiff belonging to Thomas Berry
The animal threw the woman to the
ground, and bit one of her arms in a
frightful manner before pedestrians could
drive him away. The dog is said to be
vicious, and has bitten several people.
Berry refuses to let Mr.. Carroll shoot the
animal, and legal proceedings will be
taken to have the canine killed.
"A clerical looking stranger has been
going through st. Michaels parish, New
ark, representing himself as priest and
collecting money to build church in an
other part of the State. Father Fallon
of St. Michaeps, learned Of the strangers
actions, and he has given notice that the
man is not priest, and has no authority
to collect money in the parish. The po-
lice were notified. but they have been un
able to lay their hands on the imposter.
Mrs Nancy Baker celebrated the 1876
anniversary of her birth at her home or
the Springfield road near Westield las
Friday. Mrs. Baker was born at Spring
field in 1890, and was married when II
years old to Stewart Mills, of Westfield
Mr.. Mills died in 1861, and three year.
later, when Mrs Mills was "a, she mar
ried Mr.. Baker, who died six years after
ward. Mrs. Baker was the mother o
six children. There are thirteen grand
children and twenty-five great-grandchil
dren. Mrs. Baker reads and sews without
glasses.
AT Camden, on Saturday, Judge Gar
rison refused to interfere in the case o.
John Hill. the elghteen-year-old boy I'M
der sentence to be hanged April 14th, fol
the murder of Joseph Dobson. Hill lay
in wait for his victim, and when he ap
preached shot him dead. He was prom
ised $3.50, he said, by two saloon keepers
named Reed and Derrickson if he would
commit the murder and of this amount,
he said, he was paid only $780, Reed
and Derrickson were placed on trial fol
the crime, but were acquitted Lawyer
Rex, Hills counsel, will appeal to Cover
nor Werts for clemency.
The race track men won victory al
LindenFriday night, WHEREBY a bold coup
they captured the Republican primary
and nominated their entire ticket, every
man on it being pledged, it is said. to sup
port the race track, and the candidates
for Town Committee are men who. i
elected. can be relied upon to vote for
granting the Linden track license. The
result was surprise to the anti-race track
people, who were caught mapping and
never expected the race track advocates
would put up such job on them.
General MANAGER Pugh's report of the
operations of the Camden and Atlantic
Railroad for 1892, shows an increase O
so, 096. or 81 per cent. in the number Of
passengers carried, but decrease of 8,
407 tons. or 3.77 per cent in the freight
moved. The increase revenue for pas
sengers more than balanced the loss from
freight traffic. On West Jersey lines the
freight business was SI.710 tons, an in
crease of 11.S5 per cent, and the number
of passengers carried was 1881 ,S74, an in
crease OF $4,000, or GAS per cent.
"A horse attached to an express wagon
was killed few days ago in peculiar
manner on North Clinton street, East
Orange. The street had been converted
into a miniature lake by the thawing Of
the snow, the water being about three
feet deep. One of the horses attached to
the wagon, young colt valued at $500
slipped and fell and became tangled in
the harness in such manner that his
head was held under water. Before he
could be extricated he had drowned.
The Chinese quarter of Camden is in
holiday attire over the birth of little
girl baby, the first event of the kind
in Camden county. Ye Quill, the happy
father, is rich laundryman. The mother
is an American girl. but she seems to be
very fond Of her celestial connections,
and some time ago presented her hus-
band with a little son. The new baby
has the olive complexion and almond
eyes of the father. and is sturdy twelve
FOUNDER. No child born of royal parent
age could be better cared for. She is
clothed in the finest of white silk raj
ment, and according to the Chinese Gus
tom among those of high rank, nothing
but white silk is allowed to be used
or come in contact with the little one.
When the baby is named there will be a
gala time in the entire quarter.
Bogus White Lead and
adulterated paints would
have No sale did thew MT