The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-06-27
STATE NEWS.

Gas at Keyport has been reduced in
price from So 10 $3.50 per 1000.
"A large bronze statue of horse has
been placed at the entrance gate to Mon
mouth Park.
There are 301 chapters of the Ep-
worth League in the State, with mem
Earship of 2l,017.
The ivory handled sword worn by
Major Elisha Walton, first major of the
First Regiment of New Jersey troops at
the battle of Monmouth, is among the
relics on exhibition at the Worlds Fair.
Miss Carrie Strickland, daughter of
Rev. W. P. Strickland, Presiding Elder,
won the prize given by the Graduates
Association of the public schools of New
Brunswick for the best written essay on
THE New Brunswick of 49,"
The congregation of the Third Pres
byterian Church, Camden, has declined
to comply with the request of their pas
tor. Rev. H. J. Sullivan, D. D., that the
West Jersey Presbytery be asked to dis
solve his relations with the church.
-Dory Prall, kalsominer, was singing
while at work in the home of Mrs. John
King. in Dunellen, on Friday. He was
standing on top of ladder, but suddenly
fell off in an epileptic fit. He had spasms
every twenty minutes thereafter until 10
o'clock, whom he died.
DIR. William I. Findlay, pastor of the
Perrineville Presbyterian Church. was
stricken with illness while talking to the
children from his pulpit on Sunday of
last week. During his address he showed
signs of faintness He died on Monday.
Paralysis was the cause of his death.
Harry Thomas, IL years old, was
drowned while playing on the logs at Til
toms shipyard, Camden, Saturday after
noon. He had just taken bis fathers din
ner TO him, and then proceeded to Jump
from one log to another. A misstep sent
a log rolling from under him, and he was
precipitated into the water
Lightning on Thursday night struck
the house of Allen Clark. at Redwood,
and stunned the entire family. coach
party from Woodbury. to Clayton were
stopped near Pitman Grove by ball of
fire dropping in the road in front of the
horses. The frightened animals refused
to move until the storme was over.
David A. Bell, citizen of Orange.
was taken TO the State Asylum, Thursday
night, suffering from insanity. Mr.. Bell
for some time past exhibited signs of
mental arrangement. Mr.. Bell was a
staunch Republican. He served two years
in the Legislature, and was Captain of
Company of the Third battalion. In
spector of Rife Practice on the Cover
nor's staff, Past Commander Of Uzsl Dodd
Post, q. A. R., and member Of the New
England Society Of Orange.
Francis Van Seeders, IA years old. of
Paterson, while returning home Friday
night from the McAllister silk mills,
where she was employed, was instantly
killed. With several girls she passed I'M
der the gate at the Cedar street crossing
Of the Erie Railroad, and in avoiding q
freight train, ran in front Of passenger
train. Shefwas thrown on the cow-catch-
or, where she remained until the train
stopped at the Grand street tunnel, a
quarter Of mile distant. The fatality
was Witnessed by fully two hundred silk
mill girls.
Edward Myers, an engineer in the
Passaic Rolling Mill, at Paterson. day
or 80 ago, saved the lite Of Louis Rose,
the son of wealthy Richfield farmer,
who had fallen in the canal near that
place. Mr.. Myers, seeing the lad could
not swim, went to his rescue. The father
realized that his sons life bad been saved.
and on Friday drove to the rolling mill
to reward Mr.. Myers. He spoke CRATE
fully Of the heroic act, and rendered the