The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-04-10
STATE NEWS.


inches in circumference was laid by hen
belonging to John M. Grouse, of Fines
vile.
Atlantic City residents who refuse to
pay poll and personal tax will be sent to
Jail. The constables have been appointed
to enforce the law.
Eek Freebooter Newbury, an Eliza
beth grocer, nearly blinded Victor Smith
on Thursday night by throwing a cupful
of vinegar in his face.
"A movement is on foot at Atlantic
City to organize mutual insurance com
pany on account of the excessive rates
charged by foreign companies.
Judge Garrison, at Woodbury., on
Saturday released Patrick Kerwin on
$500 bail for trial. He is charged with
killing George GAM, whose body was
found In a creek.
The barn of Alonzo Longcore, dairy
man, residing near Jacksonville, Warren
county, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday,
together with its entire contents, includ
ing thirty head of Jersey COWS.
Cape May fruit growers report the
damage to orchards by the late frosts as
greatly exaggerated. Captain Ivy. of
Fishing Creek, an authority on peach cul-
ture, says not one bud in dozen is
blighted.
Mrs. Matilda McKeen, q years old.
of Philadelphia, was burned to death on
Saturday, while visiting her sister, Mrs
Schriebner, in Camden. Mrs. McKeen
was alone in the house and sat by the
kitchen range, rocking her child. Upon
going out into the yard soon after. she
discovered that her clothing was on fire,
and her frantic efforts to extinguIsh the
flames only increased their fury. Her
shrieks attracted the assistance of neigh
bors, who rolled her on the ground and
finally smothered the flames, but not I'M
til the unfortunate woman's clothing was
almost entirely consumed and her body
charred and blistered from head to foot.
Judge Lippincott at Jersey City on
Saturday, quashed the indictments against
Justices Joseph McCooberry and Albert
Youmans, charged with holding court in
disorderly house, meaning the Gutten-
berg race track, in order to release prison
ers arrested by the officers of the Law
and Order Society two years ago. Judge
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fective because it charged the defendants
with doing jointly what they could only
have done singly because they never got
together as committing magistrates.
Captain De Lacey, of the canal boat
Edward Kline, nearly killed his wife and
man named Salac, who was employed
by him. The boat was loading clay at
Ueler's dock, Perth Amboy, and De Lacey
became angry at Salac and knocked him
senseless with a shovel. He then kicked
him about the head and face. De Lacey's
wife demonstrated with her husband. but
this enraged him all the more, and he
struck her with a handspike. knocking
her senseless. Salac recovered conscious
ness and escaped TO the dock. When De
Lacey realized what he had done he fed.
Since Rev. Father ]. NJ. Mendl, of
the Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton. at MontcIair, started on European
trip his pet dog, ST. Bernard, has been
worrying over the absence of its master
and searched the town in vain. The dog
ran in front of train on the Lackawanna
Railroad on Thursday. The locomotive
tossed it in the air, breaking one of its
hips. Suffering with pain the dog ran
through the streets in the south end of
the town. Many were afraid of it. A po-
liceman attempted to shoot the dog. 1t
was found later dead by the roadside. 1t
is thought the dog ran in front OF the
train intending to com NIT suicide.