The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-07-18


Prof. William s. Aldrich has been elect
ed to the chair of Mechanical engineering
and Mechanical Arts, of the West Vir
ginia University.
The Electric Light Company is running
q heavy wire over their line, for the pur-
pose of carrying the current for arc lights
which are soon to be put on.
Mrs. Martha Post, who celebrated the
101st anniversary of her birth, is dying
at Burlington. For five weeks she has
been able to take but little food and
she is sinking rapidly.
George Sapp, who works for James w.
Fenimore, had mishap day or two
since that will cause him enforced idle
ness for few weeks. He WAS using a
crow-bar for drawing a spike from log
on Vandegrift's wharf. The bar slipped
and the sharpened end of it pierced the
palm of his right hand, causing torn
and ragged wound.
Detective Mooney landed the fugitive
burglar George Register, in this city
Tuesday afternoon. He was taken be-
fore Justice Smith, who committed him
to the county jail to await the action of
the grand jury. There are two charges
lodged against him, one Of burglary and
a second charge of embezzlement from
Anthony Phillips. of Mount Holly.
Daniel O'Connell. corn doctor, who
gives his residence variously at Burling
ton and Bristol, was arrested Friday even
ing at Trenton. When found by the of
ficer he was down on the pavement in a
paraIyzed condition from drink. The
people on the street said he had been
annoying them with offensive language.
He was before Judge Caminade two days
ago and was discharged on his promise to
leave town. His satchel and contents
have disappeared since then.
Notwithstanding the service of papers
to delay the granting of license to
William M. Wells, the latter opened his
house on the same evening Council voted
him the privilege of selling liquor. Wells
application was among the first acted up
on. As soon as it was decided favorably,
Wells went to the residence of the City
Treasurer, paid the license fee and open
ed business. The contest over the Ii
cense has been between Mr.. Wells and a
citizen who has been very active in OPP
position, and much intesest is manifested
over the final outcome.
City Council, at special meeting,
granted seven hotel licenses which had
been refused at the March meeting
This was done under the amendment to
the revised ordinance, which provides
for the granting of licenses at any time
in the year. Wrlts of certiorari were is
sued against the licenses of William M
Wells and Richard S. Ryan, at the in
stance of A. H. McNeal. of the McNeal
Pipe and Foundry Company, on the
ground that they could not be granted
except at regular meeting Of Council.
The writs are returnable August /.
James Post and companion who
sports the name of Devil" Proud, are
under bail Tor assaulting James DAILY.
The three men had been drinking to-
gether, and wandered out Federal street.
A man was sitting on door step playing
an ACCORDION, and Daily began singing.
Perhaps it was the bad manner in which
he performed the act that caused his
companions to jump on him and beat
him in an unmerciful manner, finally
ending in kicking him insensible. The
injured man was taken to DIR. Halls
Office, where his wounds were attended
to. and on being left alone for little
while be jumped up and left the town.