The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-01-30
stats NEWS.

been called to the vacant pulpit of the
First Congregational Church at Elizabeth.
The six hundred employees of the
Standard silk mill, at Phillipsburg, have
been notified that hereafter they will
work bat eight hours day.
Wesley Benner, aged 70, OF Metuchen,
died from paralysis Friday morning. Mr.
Benner was one of the weaIthiest men in
Metuchen.
Barclay Cox, of baskerville, is willing
to wager that he can cut three cords Of
wood from sun to sum-" Two cords is
considered good days work.
-Kissel Kellerman, peddler In New
ark, is suing the New Jersey Traction
Company for $4,000 damages for injuries
received by being pushed off car on
Market street.
Congressman George B. Fielder has
announced in letter to the president of
the Harrison and Kearney Democratic
Club that he will vote against the Wilson
bill unless the income tax rider is knocked
off
Frank Truitt, % years old, of Camden,
who had his leg badly crushed on Thurs
day night by being run over by passen-
ger coach in the yard of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, died from the effects
of his injuries later in the night.
-Abram Schellinger and jeremiah Nc
Knight, of Green Creek, had an exciting
wood saving contest on Thursday. Schel-
linger won the match and SIS by cutting
up a cord of wood in one hour and fifty
seven minutes.
Robert johnson and Charles Allen,
colored, of Elizabeth, quarreled over the
respective merits of Corbett, Mitchell
and jackson, on Wednesday night Both
drew revolvers. johnson has bullet in
his thigh and Allen may die from a
wound in the abdomen.
Marshall France, collector of Newton
Lodge, K. l.. of G. S., was knocked down
by footpads while on his way home Fri
day night, and robbed of over 800 be-
longing to the order, which he had col
lected during the day. He was ap-
preached from behind and sand -bagged
George Howell, of Martins Creek,
Warren county, who set out peach orch
ard of 1900 trees some three years ago,
says he has examined the buds and
thinks there is a good prospect of crop
next year. The fear is the spring blasts
yet to come.
james E. Piguenit, the agent for the
Seitz brewery at SomervIlle. has disap-
peared. A large number of bills were
left unpaid aud his accounts with the
brewery are in arrears. Besides, several
fraudulent checks have been found Pig
uenit left wife and one child.
Mary Langdon Porter, daughter OF
Lucius P. Porter. of New Brunswick. was
found near Norfolk, Conn, frozen to
death in the woods. 1t is supposed she
wandered away during q fit of temporary
insanity. She was thought to be visiting
! IcldblNco III OtdnBO, anu QAodppCdt on Ou
January 9th, leaving no clue.
The store of Webster Weidman, OF
Columbia, came near being burned last
week. A boy placed parlor match on
the stove and struck il with poker. AS
il ignited it flew on a shelf of cotton, and
in moment this was all ablaze, which
| threatened the entire store The efforts
of some men in the store saved it from
burning.
Mrs. Antony Singerling of Newark
told the police of that city on Friday that
she had bandaged her side with chloro-
form to alleviate pain, and that shortly
after strange man had entered her house
and poured chloroform on her apron and
then pressed 1t against her face until she
became unconscious. On recovering she
found that 81 had been stolen.
Thomas McEvoy and John Alberts,
of Hackensack, were walking, on Friday.
on the Susquehanna and Western Rail
road across q trestle spanning the New
Jersey and New York Railroad when
they saw the train almost upon them
Alberts jumped in the wrong direction
and fell He grasped tie, swung himself
clear of the train and hung until the last
car had passed over him. Alberts now
has nervous prostration.
Two tramps went to the dairy farm of
Richard Fox, at Perth Amboy, on Thurs
day night, and demanded money from
Mrs. Fox, who was alone in the house at
the time. The woman refused the mems
request and ordered them off the place
They refused to go. and one of the men
| pulled out pistol from his pocket and
demanded Mrs. Fox's money and valua-
bles. The woman caught up pick han
die that happened to be lying handy and
struck right and left, flooring both men.
She then took the revolver that had been
Aourished by one of the tramps, and with
this aimed ut the two she escorted them
off the farm. AS she returned search.
ing party was organized which started in
pursuit of the men.
| --Lenhd huld Keeps kNpSOig otViO ~
Dunham's Corner, near New Brunswick,
and has had several experiences with
tarantulas in foreign lands. A few morn
ings ago he carted some bananas from the
railroad station to the store. Later he
changed his clothes and felt something
fall from his coat to his chest. Looking
down he discovered an enormous spider,
which was rapidly thawing out from the
warmth of his body. He realized that it
was tarautula. and dared not attempt to
seize it. Calling softly to his wife. he
told her to take the tongs and seize the
tarantula as deity as possible. As she
made move to capture IT, the tarantula
ran over Rules left shoulder and down
under his shirt. Finally Mrs. Rule saw
it move and made plunge for 1t, catching
1t firmly. The shirt was taken off and
the taIantula captured. Rule was SO
nervous that he cried like child.