The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-01-24
STATE NEWS.

year-old son of Martin Thorne, a farmer
living near Bethel, entangled in the bar
ness attached to mule and being dragged
along the Burlington turnpike, about a
mile and half from his home. They
rescued the boy and carried him to the
Sorrel Horse hotel, where he was identi.
fed and sent home. He is in critical
condition from exposure and his injuries.
The Fruit Growers association of Mon
mouth county held meeting at Keyport
on Saturday and resolved to ignore the
mandate of the Commission Merchants
Association OF New York city to the effect
that they must use cheaper crates for
their berries. as the city dealers will no
longer be bothered with sending them
back. 1t is probable that an exchange
will be favored in New York where the
fruit of those refusing to use unreturnable
crates will be handled.
Judge Mccormack in the Union county
court on Saturday sentenced Frank Davis,
the colored cook, who broke into Ryan's
hotel with the intention of stealing jewel.
ry, to ten years in State prison. The pris-
oner was formerly in Mr.. Ryan's employ
and has served a term in State prison for
breaking and entering. Sebastian Stat
terer, who assaulted and robbed Mrs. w
G. Fitzgerald, pleaded guilty to both
charges and was sentenced to five years
in State prison on one, and ten years OF
the other.
Howard Edgar. New York banker
committed suicide last Wednesday at his
home at Nutley, Essex county. He .wal
to have attended dinner party at the
residence of one of his friends and wen
up stairs to dress. He took one of hil
children, years old, to his bedroom
When he was about half dressed he tool
a revolver from his dresser and shot him
self in the left side of the head. He died
instantly. His wife was down stairs al
the time. Mr.. Edgar had severe attack
of typhoid fever some time ago and never
fully recovered from the effects, and it is
believed he became suddenly insane.
I'm recognition of the unselHsh SYM
pathy of Miss Ella M. Zimmerman. the
trained nurse, who at the risk OF her life
volunteered to nurse the family of Thomas
Laverty, of West Orange, through the
malignant outbreak of scarlet fever, from
which the entire family died. twenty-five
of the leading men of the Oranges have
presented to Miss Zimmerman a gold
watch and chain. The watch is an EIgin
and set with twenty-one diamonds. The
cham is of exquisite workmanship. and is
set with solitaire diamond The watch
case is suitably inscribed.
William N. Rutan, who lives on q
little farm near FREEDOM. Sussex county,
was alone with his dog in field some
distance from his house last Wednesday
afternoon. In emitting down tree il
rolled over and broke both bones of bis
leg at the ankle. He endeavored to reach
home by the aid of a crotched stick. A
few steps soon convinced him be could
not accomplish his purpose. Luckily he
had paper, pencil and string. He wrote
on the paper, "I'm hurt. Come after
me-" Tying the message around the
dogs neck he directed the animal to &c
home. Mrs. Rutan was made aware Of
the dogs presence by vigorous paving
at the door, and seeing the message about
his neck at once went to her husbands
assistance.
-Haddonield is agog over suit fol
$1,000 damages brought against Capt
William s. Samuels by DIR. Darragh Var
Buskirk Both gentlemen live in Had
donfield, where their children are well
advanced in the public school. Recently
the latter quarreled. and the children Of
Dr. Van Buskirk told their father wha,
the other children had said. DR.. Van
Buskirk is then reported to have said
"Oh. never mind, Mrs. Samuels was only
q bar maid when the captain married
her." The reply of DIR. Van Buskirk
reached the ears of Captain Samuels
and as Mrs. Samuels is lady highly es'
teemed, and was the daughter of promi
nent hotel keeper in Germany. the cap.
tain was greatly enraged. He went tc
DIR. Van Buskirk's house. and calling him
to the door seized him by the neck and
beat him seriously, breaking his nose and
combining him to his bed for several weeks