The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-09-17

pipe which he was smoking fly through
the air in fragments. He stood in aston
ishment, wondering what had happened,
as there was no human being in sight.
He had just previously, however, heard
the report of rife. 1t was bullet that
struck the pipe.
The wife of Thomas Gallagher, of
Gloucester City, died suddenly on Tues
day night. Her husband was locked up
on capias because he was unable to sat
isfy judgment for $500, and this fact is
said to have FASTENED her demise. Gala
CHER seemed to have premonition of his
wife's death on Tuesday night, as about
the time she passed away he seemed very
respondent, and told the jailers he felt as
if something would happen. Gallagher
was greatly shocked when he learned his
wife was dead.
Mise Gladys D. Hamilton, of East
Orange, has valuable st. Bernard dog.
1t was stolen last May, and recently it
came back to her. Saturday night she
went out for walk, taking the dog with
her. She had chain attached to the
dog, one end being about her wrist. Two
stray dogs attacked the st. Bernard, and
in the fight that followed Miss Hamilton
was thrownito the ground and dragged.
Her wrist was sprained and her flesh was
torn. The dogs were finally separated by
some persons who were passing.
"A suit for $4,000 damages has been
instituted against DR.. Stephen G. Wal
lace, dentist, of Camden, by G. Albert
Kircher and his wife, Florence P. Kircher.
During the summer DIR. Wallace had an
Office at Ocean Grove and his Camden
practice was attended TO by DR.. McCor-
mick Mrs. Kircher alleges that on Au'
gust 18th last Mr.. Mccormick placed CO.
caine in her mouth against protest, and
the drug caused lips, gums and face to
swell. causing permanent disagreement
-Antiquarians are interested in the
finding of an Indian canoe by W. J. Pur-
Wis and T. w. Merrie while digging in
cranberry bog at Victoria, about seven
miles from Vineland. The canoe was
about seven feet under ground and in ex-
cellent preservation. 1t was twelve feet
long, and Indian inscriptions we're carved
upon it. The cranberry bog was origi-
nally lake, on the shores of which, it is
said, lived tribe of the Manumuskin In
dians The lake was drained about fifty
years ago, and arrow heads and articles
thought to be Indian trinkets have been
found by cranberry pickers.
"A policeman was arrested in Passaic
City on Wednesday under peculiar cir
cumstances. He was John Coon. of the
regular force, who had been assigned on
Tuesday night to make raid on stable
where number of tramps we're sleeping.
He got all his prisoners, but among the
number was Charles Castrell. who it
seems had permission to sleep in the
barn, and told the officer SO. That made
no difference, and he was arrested He
was released next morning, and imme-
diately went before Justice Ross and
swore out warrant for the arrest of the
policeman on a charge of false arrest.
Coon was arralgned and compelled to
furnish security. The police are indig-
nant at the Justice for issuing the war
rant and threaten impeachment
While playing in their home, at Eliz-
abeth. Friday afternoon, two young sons
of Professor w. ]. Shearer, City Superin
tendent of Public Schools. ran into the
bath room after some blocks they had
thrown into the bath tub during their
romp. Both boys clambered into the
bath tub, and the elder one turned fau-
Get to let the water into the tub He
turned the hot-water faucet and climbed
out of the tub. The younger boy, Ralph,
who is but q years of age, could not get
out, and the scalding water rose az high
as his ankles. His screams attracted the
attention of his mother, who ran to the
room and caught the child just as he was
Keeling in faint. The boy's feet were
fearfully scalded and the child was in ter
rible agony. The surgeons attending are
| will be unable to walk for several months