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

doctor, who dressed the wounds, an
at last accounts the injured man wa
doing well.
I Samuel Harveson, the accepted love
of murdered Lizzie Holloway, of Borden
, town, was arrested in Camden, on Wed
nesday, on a warrant charging him witt
assaulting Frank Jones, of Bordentown
Harveson but recently secured bail o.
the charge of breaking into a house Of
Haddon avenue, Camden, and assaulting
girl. He claims that he struck Jones be
cause the latter twitted him on this poini
In default of 5000 bail he was committed
to the Jail.
George d. Worrell was the leader of
fishing party that spent two DAYS at Fork
ed River last week The others in tn
party were Elwood c. Worrell, of Moores
town: William Pancoast, Merchantyiile
H. D. Dougherty, Thomas M. Pancoast
John s. Rogers, of Moorestown Judg'
William r. Lippincott. of Cinnaminson
George Mitchell, of Wilkesbarre, Pa.
George w. Durand and Isaac B. Huff, o
Mount Holly They report that blue
fish are biting well. The party stopped
with B. E. Emo at the Riverside hotel
Forked River.
The State Gazette says that in the death
of General John S. Lick, which occurred
Saturday at Vlncentown, the state loses
one of its oldest settlers and most enter
prising citizens and the Republican party
is bereft of most loyal supporter. He
was native OF New Jersey soil, and all
the wears of his manhood were devoted to
extensive business enterprises that were
beneficial to the state and profitable to
him. His life's record stands as a worthy
example before the young men of New
Jersey.
Isaac Jennings, well-known resident
of Gloucester City for many years, has
been removed to the almshouse at Black
wood. The old man has been one of the
claimants of the clemens" estate, in the
Bank of England, and has contributed his
hard earnings for years to meet the ex-
penses of the lawyers, who claimed to be
'lust about having the final papers fixed, /"
and he never gave up the delusive hope
that he would soon come into possession
of untold thousands. He was member
of the "Isaac's branch of the estates
claimants.
Sarah Dennis, of Philadelphia, formerly
of Mount Holly, has been committed to
Jail in the city, in default of $500 bail, on
the charge of sending an obscene letter
through the mails. The charge was
brought by her husband, Jacob Dennis, to
whom the letter was written. In it she
called him all sorts of names and threat
ened many things. Jacob was not in a
loving mood toward his wife, for not long
since she had him placed under arrest for
bigamy, his alleged second wife being
Annie Atkinson.
An item in Philadelphia paper says
that man who gave his name as Smith,
from Philadelphia, took his family to the
farm of Thomas B. Candy, on the Oxmead
road, in June, and secured board for the
summer. Mr.. Smith alleged that he had
some important business to attend to in
Philadelphia on Wednesday and he left
early In the morning Afterward his wife
went to take walk under some delight
full cool trees, a favorite nook of hers,
and later all the babies went to the woods
to play. That is the last Mr.. Candy has
seen of any of them. And he is out about
5000 board.
Joshua Potts, of Jacobstown, and John
Graut, of Cranbury Hall, were given a
hearing before Justice Hagaman, at Ju-
liustown, on Saturday, on charge of as
sault and battery on Charles Ross, of
Juliustown. Ross claimed that while he
was with the defendants at New Lisbon
they became abusive and pushed him
violently into barbed wire fence, cutting
him considerably. The evidence showed
that the three men were somewhat intox-
icated and that Ross fell against the fence
instead of being pushed. The defendants
were thereupon discharged. Blanchard
II. White represented the defendants.
Chief of Police Charles Saxton. of Bris-
toll, Pa. effected the capture at Mount
Holly, on Saturday evening, of Elias
Gibbs, aged 70 years. Gibbs is we'll
known shoemaker of Bristol, and mem
Der of the G. A. r. He is charged with
having attempted an assault on the IL
year-old daughter of George Wedd, whom
he is said to have enticed into his shop ON
July IS. Gibbs was arrested after the al
legged crime, and was held by Justice Boos
for hearing later in the day. In the
meantime he was released on his own re-
cognizance. He Immediately left the city,
and did not appear at the hearing. Moth
ing was heard of him until his capture. He
is in the Mount Holly Jail awaiting re-
QUESTION papers.