The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-07

liceman Uriah Bennett, of the Long
Branch police force, last Tuesday after
noon. The cause of the shooting was
Barckalow's refusal to stop driving his
horse over the sidewalk when requested
by the officer. Barcklow, who is we'll
known citizen of Freehold, became intox-
icated, and while in that condition per
sisted in driving his horse on the side
walk on Broadway Bennett shouted to
him to get off the walk, and when he re-
fused to do so threw his club at him. AS
this had no effect on the reckless driver
Bennett whipped out his revolver and
fred three shots at Barckalow, two of
which took effect. Bennett was arrested
and committed to jail without bail.
"A vacant school was opened on Mon
day last at Passaic by the education board.
1t was attended on the first day by large
number of pupils and is proving decided
success. School No. 2, which was opened
for the purpose, is near a large number of
tenement houses, and the children in the
neighborhood usually play about the
streets in vacation time. Hundreds OF
them have taken the opportunity to at
tend the sessions of the summer school.
The younger ones receive kindergarten
instruction, and the others haYe singing
lessons, work at manual training and play
games The school is in session in the
morning only, and it is proving genuine
blessing to poor children. 1t will remain
open during August. Next summer it
will be opened as soon as the regular
schools close in June.
Briefs in the case of Obadiah S. Boy
den, son of the late Seth Boyden, the ia
nous inventor, and David D. Bragaw, ex-
ecutor, were filed In the courts Wednes-
day. The suit is over the erection of a
monument in the Boyden family lot at
Newark A sister of Boyden was married
to John Barnet. The latter was on bad
terms with the family. He died, leaving
a considerable estate, some time after the
death of his wife, and as the wife's broth
err refused to permit her body to be placed
10 the lot it was kept for a year IN re-
ceivlng vault. Finally Boyden consented
to placing it in the lot. He now says he
was hypnotized into giving consent. In
March, 1898, Boyden visited the cemetery
and found that Bragaw, the executor for
Barnet, had placed monument over the
grave inscribed with the names of John
and Susan Barnet He ordered Its re-
moval, and this being refused he began
suit in the Chancery Court to compel the
executor to remove it. A large statue of
Seth Boyden, the father of Obadiah,
stands in Washington Park.
The artesian well at wildwood has reach
ed depth of 675 feet.
Cape May County farmers expect to har-
vest large crop of potatoes.
"A fagpole, 100 feet high, was raised Friday
on the Bridgeton Court House.
Fishermen at Lake Hopatcong are paying
50 per hundred for live BAIT and the supply is
scarce even at that figure.
William Smith and wife, of Daretown, on
niversary and over one hundred relatives and
friends participated in the festivities. The
groom, who is IS years old, proved that he is
as old as he used to be by executing a lively
Jig for his guests.
"A train of the South Jersey Railroad when
one and half miles outside of Cape May, ON
Saturday evening, struck and killed Mrs.
Magrath, wife of Editor Christopher S. Nc
of MrG
Grath was returning from Cold Springs bury
ing ground, where she has often gone since
her daughter Mary was buried there three
years ago. She was walking down the center
of the track and is not supposed to have heard
the train. She was seen on the track a few
minutes before by passengers on the West
Jersey train.
For more than week past sharks have
been seen daily in Newark bay and the XIII
Won KulI. The big fish are particularly prev
aent near the draw of the New Jersey Cen
trial Railroads bridge. On Thursday Boatman
Peter Cordes, of Bayonne, shot a shark that
came near his bathing beach. The creature
disappeared beneath the surface leaving a
trail of blood. On Tuesday an unusually large
shark was seen swimming about the docks on
the Bayonne shore above the bridge. The big
fish were unusually numerous in Newark bay
on Thursday, and the bathers along the Bay
onne shore were cautious about venturing too
far in deep water.
Mrs. Margaret Geyer, respectable old
German woman, who lived alone at Newark,
was discovered on Thursday by some children
kneeling in front of bed in her room. They
thought she was praying and ran away from
the window. Some time later, when they saw
her still in the same position, they began to
talk about the long prayer she was offering.
The children's conversation was overheard
by some grown people, who watched the old
woman for some moments, and finding that
she did not move, tried to attract her atten-
ton by knocking at the window. Failing in
this they summoned policeman, who forced
open the door and found the woman was dead
She was 10 years old.
"A determined effort was made Thursday
afternoon to burn the buildings ON the farm OF
Joseph Kerlin, in Alloway township, Salem
county Sallie Eagan, a servant first de-
clared that shei smeled smoke, and half an
hour later discovered a fire in the barn and
gave the alarm. Mr. Kerlin was not at home,
but sallie and Mrs. Kerlin succeeded in put
ting the fire out. A few minutes later the girl
again gave the alarm and fire was discovered
in pile of straw on the barn floor. The
woman also succeeded in putting out that fire
By that time quite number of the neighbors
had gathered about and close watch was
kept, but in spite of everything, alarm after
alarm was given. When Mr.. KerlIn arrived
home the fact that all the alarms had been
given by Sallie made him suspicious, and he
ordered her 10 go into the house and remain
there. She had not been there very long, how
ever, when she appeared and again gave an
alarm of fire. This time the flames were rap
idly destroying a hen roost In the rear OF the
house, but they were extinguished after hard
fight. Mr.. Kerlin then swore out a warrant
for Sallie and had her removed to the jail at
Salem. She positively denies any connection
with the crime. Ten attempts in all were
made TO fire the buildings.
Indisputable.
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