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

and, dashing down the hill, took his coat
off and wrapped the child in it. Her
clothing was completely burned of her,
and her flesh was burned almost to a
crisp.
"A green goods man went to French
town on Thursday from New York City,
but his plans were frustrated by Henry
Slope, the clerk at the National Hotel.
He got an inkling of what business
stranger from Maryland had to transact
with a sharper from New York. The
green goods man had, as usual in such
cases, communicated to his intended vic
tim his signs, but Mr.. Slope, the hotel
clerk, hearing the Maryland farmer had
So, 900 to invest in dubious business,
cautioned him and gave him good advice.
He left the green goods man severely
alone and returned to his Maryland home
the same day, keeping his money.
The three Democratic Police Com
missioners of Camden held another ses
sion on Thursday to chop off the official
men Ralph Bond, William Ripley and
George Anderson were placed on trial on
various charges of insubordination. ne
glect of duty or Improvisation OF an OIL
Ger after suspension. All the objections
of their counsel, ex-Judge Pancoast, were
overruled. No decision was announced
by the Commissioners, but they ordered
the three accused policemen and Officers
John Dali and Jacob Woodside to turn in
their uniforms and equipments. The men
will carry their cases to the Supreme
Court.
"A clever robbery was committed last
Tuesday at the boarding house of Mrs.
Pearson in Plainfeld. Monday afternoon
an old man of respectable appearance
engaged board there. He paid in ad-
vance. He said that he was an agent
for a woman's complexion powder. and
that he would establish an agency in the
town. He asked to meet some young
women who could be employed in the
business, and he was introduced to two.
On Thursday he had breakfast, and after
ward went out, carrying his grip. When
the boarders returned Tuesday night one
of them missed 500 and a gold watch
and chain from his trunk. Another
boarder missed So.
Rev. Edwin 8. Russell, of Atlantic
City, has resigned as assistant rector OF
A.
"A one armed man who engaged board
at Grant Davis hotel, Berlin, on Thurs
day, disappeared after stealing 500 from
children's banks.
Mayor Rankin, of Elizabeth, has in
five weeks raised $52,440 to complete and
furnish the new Elizabeth General Hos
pital and Dispensary.
Mrs. Martin Mahoney was badly hurt
at Elizabeth on Friday evening, by an
electric arc light, which fell and struck
her and a friend with whom she was walk
ing.
The Pilesgrove Township Committee
beng opposed to granting license for
race track, the officers of the West Jersey
Fair, at Woodstown, will apply to the
Salem county Board of Freeholders.
duncan Mcdonald, lampman en-
ployed by the Central Railroad of New
Jersey. and living in Elizabeth. was in
stantly killed on Saturday at Elmora,
while walking on the track.
Samuel Wilson, brakeman on the
Camden and Atlantic Railroad, has begun
SUIT against the company for $4,000 dam
ages. He was thrown under car and in
iured. few weeks ago, brake wheel
having come off.
The eighteen-year-old daughter of
John Campfeld, of Newark, was found
walking the streets in her sleep early
Saturday morning, attired only in her
night gown and stockings. The police
took her home.
Counsel for John D. Saunders of Lin
wood, Atlantic county, has instituted pro-
ceedings in the Supreme Court against
the West Jersey Railroad Company for
$40, 900 damages for alleged injuries re-
ceived by being put off a train.
Andrew J. Steelmsn. Sc years old. of
Atlantic City, was badly wounded about
the head late Friday night by ex-Police-
man William Sykes. in fight over wo-
man. Sykes hit his rival with pair of
tinkers shears, and the trio were arrested.
"A peculiar writ of repleyin was
served by Under Sheriff Sell, of Camden,
on Friday Recently Daniel Hurley died
and his brother Michael borrowed $25
overcoat belonging to the deceased. to go
to the funeral He failed to return the
overcoat and the widow brought suit to
recover the garment.
The Red Bank Electrical Illuminating
Company has sold its plant and business
to Messrs. Harrison and Lane, who are
said to represent an Asbury Park COM
pany. The price was $18,500, which will
about pay the retiring company's indebt-
edness. Since the company's organiza-
ton in 1888 but one dividend had been
declared.
John Dorr, a young waiter, of Newark,
will sail for Southampton, this week. He
goes to receive an estate worth 100000.
He is the sole heir of his uncle. John
Dorr, who has been in Australia for q
years and who never saw his nephew.
The young man is 20 years of age, quiet
and eentlemanly, and is possessed of a
fair education, which he received in the
public schools near Cassel, in the province
of Hesse, where his father. August Dorr,
was Mayor. After the boy left school
his father apprenticed him to miller,
but he did not like the work, and with
his parents consent came to America.
While a party of Rutgers students
were playing foot ball on the campus on
Friday afternoon, John Taylor and Will
liam Lupton. colored walters in one of
the buildings, attempted to engage in the
game. The students refused to let them
join in the sport. This angered the
walters and Lupton hammered one of the
students with foot ball. The walters
were driven off by the other students and
plans were made to retaliate. When