The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-10-23
Rordentown.

Warner Brothers have put in claim to
the township of $50 for sheep destroyed
by dogs.
Junior Past Councillors Henry II.
Archer and lie Roy Atkinson, represent
ing American Star Council, No. 90, Jr. 0.
U. A. M, were delegates to the State con-
vention of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ, held at
Camden on Thursday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stricken, aged 81 years,
died at her home on Farnsworth avenue,
on Tuesday. After dinner on Monday
she was taken with pain near her heart,
which continued until Tuesday morning,
when death followed
William Massey. who was confined in
Jail awaiting the action of the grand jury
has returned home. He proposes to stay
here and live down the cloud that has
surrounded him. Massey made applica-
ton to be reinstated as night Waterman
at the Springfield Worsted Mills, in this
city, a position he held when arrested,
but has been refused.
Mrs Jesse E. Hampton, of Davis, near
here, took dose of laudanum with sui
cidal intent Friday night in the absence
turned home he found the door of his
wife's room locked. AS he had quarreled
with her earlier in the day, he thought
she had locked him out in anger, and he
went to the kitchen, where he found a
note from Mrs. Hampton, in which she
said she was tired of Shaving for her hus-
band and did not care to live.
Mr.. Hampton suspected that his wife
might have intentions of injuring herself
and he broke open the locked door. On
the bed was Mrs. Hampton insensible
from the effects of the drug. He dragged
her out of DOORS and placing her in car
rage, drove to a physicians where
emetics were administered, and the
woman's life was saved.
Stephen Trout, against whom bill of
Indictment for assault and battery was
found by the Grand Jury of Burlington
county on Charles Bowker, night watch
man in this city, has made his escape
from here, and did not appear before the
court to plead to the indictment against
him. He was placed under $500 bail by
Justice William Steele to appear before
the court when wanted. Mrs. Elizabeth
Hancock, his aunt, entered into bonds for
his appearance. 1t had leaked out that
the bonds Mrs. Hancock had entered into
for her nephew were "straw bail, and
Trout, knowing this, took the precaution
to leave before being rearrested. Trout is
the man who. a few years ago, broke the
jaw of Caroline Holloway, the mother of
Lizzie Holloway, who was murdered here
in May last, while she was attending
picnic.
The Governor has called meeting of
the board of trustees of the Colored In
dustrial School in Bordentown, to take
place to-day. For some weeks past stu
dents, to the number of thirty, have been
coming from all parts of the State. hold
ing credentials of appointment from Sen.
ators and Assemblymen of partly free
scholarships in the school. This is in &C.
cordance with the provisions of the act Of
the Legislature passed last winter. The
act makes the Governor President of the
Board of Trustees, and the Governor, hav-
ing some doubt about the constitutional
ity of the act. has, up to this time, refused
to call the Board of Trustees together, so
that the funds could be drawn; but after
carefully considering the matter, he has
called meeting to organize the Board
and put the act in execution. This is a
victory for the friends of the school. The
management of the school will remain in
the hands of the Board of Education of
Bordentown, with the addition of ex-
State Senator William H. Carter, of Bor-
dentown, and Professor William F
Powell, of Camden.