The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-07-25


Sundays.
Theodore Som, who said he swal-
lowed paris green, in Newark, died Mon
day night. His parents do not believe
his story. They say he was in financial
trouble that worried him and drove him
to suicide.
During heavy thunder shower which
passed over Ocean Grove last Tuesday
evening, shortly before seven o'clock,
the house of Rev. G. Mcbride, on Cen
trail avenue, was struck by lightning and
badly damaged.
The Oxford Iron and Nail Company,
at Belvidere, which has been placed in
the hands of receiver, has suspended
operations, leaving $50 employees idle.
The liabilities are estimated at 100000
and the assets at $4,000.
-Seventy-five girls employed in the
fiber department of the Edison General
Electric Light Works in Harrison, struck
last Tuesday against reduction of wages.
The girls work piece work. The super
intendent refused to see committee of
the strikers.
The Hunterdon peach growers and
dealers talk of arranging with the rail-
roads for rates and trains to carry New
Jersey peaches to Cleveland and other
Ohio cities. It is claimed that the rates
will be less than to Boston and better
market opened. They will ship the fruit
in crates, with the use of refrigerator cars.
Millionaire John l. Blair, of Blairs'
town, belongs to family with repu-
tation for longevity. He will be 81 years
old in August. His brother, James Blair,
of Scranton, is sc, his sister, Mrs. Fair, of
Michigan, Is "a, and another brother,
Jacob Blair, of Tennessee, is IS. The
railroad magnate still lives in the house
to which he brought his wife, sixty-one
years ago.
DIR. ]. V. Lewis, formerly leading
clergyman of the Episcopal deDomina-
ton, but more recently living a retired
life at Point Pleasant, attempted to COM
NIT suicide in the surf last Tuesday morn
ing. The bathing master plunged in and
rescued him despite his struggles. DR..
Lewis has been victim of alcoholism.
and it is supposed his mind was affected
at the time.
There are a number of Democrats in
New Brunswick who are bitterly opposed
to the ring rule with which the city is
now cursed. This opposition TO the ring
is now crystallized into action. Last
Tuesday evening a number Of Demo
Gratis living in the Sixth Ward met
and organized themselves into an inde-
pendent Democratic club. 1t is expected
a general organization of independent
Democrats throughout the city will be
formed.
William E. Harrison, of Asbury Park
the other day left his horse standing in
front of the power station while he wen
inside to get tool Without the slight
est known provocation the animal gave 9
sudden Jump forward and went cleal
through the side of Griggs' machine shop
making clean hole through the boards
and joist. The horse broke his neck anc
died instantly The action of the horse il
unaccountable, unless it can be looked OF
as a suicide.
Hudson Maxim, the inventor Of the
smokeless powder manufactured at the
Columbia Mills, Farmingdale, loaded 6
gun with quantity of the powder las
Saturday, to ascertain its strength and re
coil. When the gun was discharged Mr.
Maxim was knocked violently to the
ground and remained unconscious fifteen
or twenty minutes. At first it was feared
he was seriously injured. After he re-
covered sufficiently to travel he was sen
to his home in New York.
The reports of the Fish Wardens o
Camden county, submitted to the STATE
Board of Game and Fish Commission
show that during the past season there
was decided falling off in the number o
shad caught. which was attributed to the
unusually severe Winter. The giller
say that the season financially was fail
ure and was one of the shortest eve
known. Fish Warden Nicely recommend
that legislation be enacted so as to hav'
one close day in the middle of the weel
in order to give the shad an opportunit.
to get up the river. The number of shat
caught at the Camden county fisheries
during the season was about 1885, 800.
Quite sensation was caused in tn
Union M. E. church. Camden, Sunda,
morning, when Rev. George C. Stranger
the pastor, was receiving probationer
into full membership. He had aske'
the disciplinary questions as to whethe
there were any objections to the recer
ton of the candidates, when woman
arose in the congregation and said sh
objected to the admission of one of th
candidates, who she stated was her hus
band, but had not contributed to her sup
port for some time. The person objecte'
to thereupon stood aside, and the service
we're proceeded with. The candidate wa
Joel Reed and the woman his alleged wife
The annual reunion of the survivin
members of the Thirty-fifth regiment
New Jersey Volunteers, was held at AS
bury Park. on Thursday, in the Auditor
um. Out of the 181 survivors of the 100
men who went to the seat of war in 1861
about 100 were present. The openin
prayer was offered by the Rev. Nathanie
P. Upham. the Chaplain of the regiment
A speech of welcome was made by tn
Rev. s. E. Young, pastor Of the Auditor
ium, which was responded to by Controlle
James F. Connolly, of Newark. A ban
quet was held at the Atlanta Hotel, a
which speeches were made by Genera
Wager Swayne and others.
| Edward Westeryelt. resident of tn
fashionable part of Hackensack, has beer
sleeping alone in bis house, his family be
ing away. Early Tuesday morning, clat
in his night shirt, he went to his from
porch to get the morning papers. The
wind blew the door shut, and Mr.. Wester
welt was compelled to walk through the
street FIVE or six blocks to procure Ladder
with which to climb in a second story
window. While on his way back, claC
only in shirt and ladder, he met part,
of young ladies, who had started out fol-
an early morning walk. The ladiel
shrieked and fled. in the belief that they
were being pursued, and Mr.. Westerve