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

While cutting a watermelon, Harry
Allen, of Pittman Grove, severed an artery
in bis arm and nearly bled to death.
The Atlantic City Lodge of Elks has
purchased the Stockton Hotel property,
at Atlantic and Maryland avenues, for
$l9,5OO.
The old whaIeship Stafford, which
has been lying on the Atlantic City beach
for several years, is being torn up and
sold for firewood.
-Hulzhauser, a saloonkeeper at the
coroner of Central and Morris avenues,
Newark, died suddenly early Saturday
morning during violent fit of coughing
which ruptured blood vessel.
Mary Wilson, of Jersey City, sus-
tanned probably fatal injuries Wednesday
night by being struck by Newark Line
trolley car, at Grand and State streets.
A warrant is to be issued for the arres. OF
the motorman.
Henry Huff was found dead in pool
of blood in Randolph's woodshed, Plain
field, Thursday morning. Rumors of foul
play caused some excitement, until it was
found that he had died of hemorrhage
during the night.
"A mortgage given in 1926 by Levi
Campbell, of Glassboro, to James Matlock
and Ephraim Miller, covering a large
tract of land on which portion of Glass
boro now stands, was never cancelled,
though paid off. The fifteen person who
now own the land have made application
to have the mortgage cancelled in the
Gloucester county court
Mrs. o. M. Poole, said to be SO years
old. died IN Brooklyn, at the residence oil
her daughter, Wednesday night. Mrs.
Poole left her home at South River, near
New Brunswick, few days ago to visit
her daughter She was the widow of DR.
Poole, once we'll known in New Jersey as
Presbyterian clergyman.
Miss Virginia La Baugh, aged about
40 years, of Railway, died on Wednesday
from blood poison. Two days before,
while comblng her hair, she scratched
her face with a tooth of the comb Her
face began to SWELL A physician was
called, but could not aid her, and death
ensued forty-eight hours after the acci.
dent.
Essex county Democratic Committee
in its call, issued on Saturday, for the
county conventions to be held next Tues
day, in Newark, advises the delegates to
name candidate for United States Sena-
tor. The name most favored is that OF
Judge Leon Albeit, although General
Theodore Runyon, Ambassador to Ger
many. is advocated by some members Of
the committee.
Frank johnson, of TIntan Falls, being
unable to remove dead horse which fell
from the bluff last week breaking its back
Long Branch to set it af1oat. This was
successfully done, a sail being placed on
the raft to hurry the animal along. The
float caught in fishing pound, but was
lOpSOnSu AiOAb bLiS anu pun Oub W
sea-
The Post Office authorities at Wash
ington have about decided to consolidate
all the post offices in the vicinity of AS
bury Park with the general Office In the
Park and establish sub-stations at the sew
eral contiguous points. The name of the
Ocean Grove Office will be retained The
proposed consolidation elevates Asbury
Park to the first class, and the free deliv-
cry system will be extended as far south
as Bradley Beach.
Three barns were destroyed by fire
in Port Norris Thursday afternoon. They
belonged to Leonard Hand, David Rob
bins and Joseph Heritage. Robbins barn
was occupied as livery stable by Henry
4 Miller. The horses and carriages were
gotten out, but the hay, feed and stable
furniture were destroyed How the FIRE
originated ia not explained, but il was re-