The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-03-07
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Bay Head cottages are renting rapid
ly for the coming season.
An attempt is being made to organize
an electric light company at Lambert
vile.
The dwelling of William Casey, of
Pedricktown, was robbed of $500 in cash
a day or two ago.
Christopher Smith, of Pavonia, caught
four pound shad on Wednesday, the
first of the season.
"A frame building connected with the
foundry of Thomas Moore's Sons, of Rar-
itan, was burned Friday night The loss
is about $1,000.
Herman Jacobs, peddIer from New
York City, was killed at Delaware, War
rem county, Friday night. while stealing
ride on freight train.
1t is said that large number of dead
cells and crabs have washed ashore along
the banks of Barneeat Bay, sufocated by
the long time that the bay was ice bound.
Jason Crane, Newark manufacturer,
dropped dead of heart disease in the
Bloomfield station of the Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western Railroad, Thursday
morning
"A kettle of hot fat boiled over in
Charles Schmidts bakery, at Camden,
early Thursday morning, starting fire
which caused loss of $500. covered by
insurance.
On Friday afternoon, at the ship yard
of Rumsey & Co., Perth Amboy, work
man, Swede, lost his life by the fall of
derrick, which allowed section Of a
scow in course of erection to fall on him.
In the Camden County Court of Com
mon Pleas, before Justice Miller, Gauntt
& Mcdowell, counsel for Allen M. Rod
gers was granted rule to show cause
why Irwin G. and Samuel Rodgers should
not contribute the sum of So per week to-
ward the support of their father.
George w. Wayson, Jr.. of Camden, a
special pension examiner, entered bail
before United States Commissioner Nor
gan on Saturday for his appearance be-
fore the United States Court, at Balti-
more, to answer charge of appropriating
$500 belonging to the government to his
own use.
"A relic of the days of witchcraft was
discovered last Thursday by David Pierce,
near New Brunswick. In an old apple
tree which was feIled plug was discov-
cred and bunch of hair was found in
the cavity. Years ago superstition was
current that exorcism of the witch could
beefected by placing lock of the aff1ict-
ed persons hair in tree.
The place of Colonel of the Second
regiment, N. ]. N. G.. has been offered to
Judge James M. Van VaIen, of the Ber-
gen county Court of Common Pleas, to
succeed Colonel ]. Vreeland Moore, of
Leonia, who has asked to be retired. It
is understood that the appointment OF
Judge Van Valen will tend to reconcile
the differences which have disturbed the
regiment for some time past.
A Master in Chancery at Camden
will take testimony on March 10th in the
contested will case of Mary A. McTague
against Austin Finnegan, executor of Pat
rick Rehill, of Elizabeth. Mrs. McTague
was the adopted daughter of Rehill. who
cut her off without cent, leaving his es-
tate of $4,000 to Catholic and other in
stitutions in Newark and Elizabeth.
The Newark Gas Light Company
the Citizens Gas Company, and the New
ark Electric Light and Power Company
have made ten years contract with the
city of Newark. The gas companies agree
to furnish gas to private consumers at
81 40 per 1000 cubic feet and to the pub
lie buildings at SIPS. The electric light
company will light the 1900 street lamps
for IS cents night for each lamp.
The outbuildings on the Dewitt Ben
nett farm. at Woods Tavern, Somerset
county, were burned Wednesday night.
None of the contents were saved, as the
snow had drifted against the building to
such an extent that it was impossible to
opon the doors. All the wagons, farm
machinery. harness, three horses and a
considerable amount of hay and grain
were destroyed. There was partial in
surance on the buildings and contents.
The Hudson County Grand Jury is
giving attention to complaints against the
condition of the cow pens and pig sites
at the slaughter houses in Secaucus. Con-
stables made an examination of the prem
ises last Wednesday. The constables re-
port that the milk COWS are imprisoned in
stables without bedding, and live almost
entirely on grain and slop from breweries,
which keep them constantly stupefed.
When they no longer give milk they are
sent to the slaughter house and sold as
fresh beef. The hogs are fed from gar
bage gathered from hotels and eating
houses in New York, and from the refuse
of slaughter houses. The premises, the
constables say. are in condition which
threaten the public health.
Detective Frank McGrail, of the Eliz-
abeth police force, had an encounter Sat
urday night with an unknown burglar,
who shot and wounded the officer Sc.
riously and then made his escape. The
man was robbing the house off. j. Coyne,
at No 233 West Grand street, when he
was discovered by the officer, who saw
him moving about in the upper story Of
the house. He shouted TO the thief to
come down, but he jumped from a win
dow to a shed and tried to get away. The
officer fired at him and the burglar re.
turned the fire. Several shots we're ex.
changed, until Officer McGrail fell to the
ground with bullet in his thigh. The
thief leaped from the shed to the ground
scaled a couple of fences and escaped
The wounded detective was carried into
Mr.. Coyne's house and sfterward removed
to the hospital. The family were at sup
per in the basement when the burglar was
| first seen.
GENERAL NEWS