The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-06-25

rested by Officer Hamilton at late hour
Thursday evening at her home on what il
known as "Cocoanut Hill" and taken be-
fore Justice Steele, on a charge of keep
ing a disorderly house. She waived 9
hearing and gave bail in the sum of $500
to answer at court. Mrs. Martin is sis
ter of Lizzie Holloway. who was mystic
riously murdered in this city in May
1894.
The man supposed to be whitley" Bax.
ter, who was arrested here Wednesday
evening on suspicion of being one of the
men who threw Joseph Anderson off 9
train near here week ago, was liberated
on Thursday, as he proved he was moi
the man wanted. Mayor James S. Gil
bert to-day issued a notice warning al
tramps to keep away from the city, under
penalty of arrest.
The case of Augustus King, of Borden
town, who was arrested in this city for ar
atrocious assault upon his wife, Jennie
King, at the Hotel Gladstone, Asbury
Park, on the 4th inst, and who was tc
have been liberated on bail in the sum o.
$500 from the Monmouth county jail al
Freehold, on Friday afternoon, is still
locked up. Upon taking the bail bond
before the justice to have it signed, that
official refused to lberate him, having re-
ceived word that Mrs King was dying.
The Good Government League of this
city held its regular meeting under its
new name and constitution in the Council
Chamber last Wednesday night The
League being now ready for its proper
work, committees were appointed to push
forward that work along the lines speci
fed in the constitution, also to consider
the practicability of certain proposed
measures and report at the next meeting
A resolution commencing the Mayor fol
his faithful efforts to enforce the laws, and
assuring him of the hearty support Of
the League, was passed unanimously.
The tenth annual closing exercises o.
the Bordentown Military Institute took
place Wednesday. The following were
the graduates: Monroe Buckley, of Nor
ristown; Wellington P. Francisco, Cald
we'll; John L. de Treville. New York City
The prizes awarded were gold medals
The scholarship prize was awarded to s.
Fred Garrison, of Bordentown. Ralph
M. Mitchell, of Germantown, Pa, carried
off three prizes-first prize in defamation
composition and competitive drill prizes
The second defamation prize was
awarded to w. Arthur Babson. South
Orange. Thomas Hughes, of Mount
Washington, Md, received one for gen
eral excellence for the year. Lawrence
G. Painter, of New York City, took the
prize for practice shooting.
Walter Wood, the sixteen-year-old son
of George Y. Wood, of Bordentown, was
accidentally drowned in the Delaware
river while bathing, on Friday night, in
company with three companions nam ed
Eddie Wood, Howard Keen and William
Richard, Jr. Wood could not swim, and
was supposed to have gotten in hole of
the sand bar. As soon as the accident
happened his companions rode back tc
Bordentown and reported the accident
large number of volunteers at once
commenced to grapple for the body. and
towards Saturday morning it was recov-
cred by Amos Thorn, Aaron Warner and
ex-Coroner De Worth. Young Wood was
in the employ of William A. Shreve. al
his coal Office in this city, and was highly
esteemed.
The commencement exercises of St
Joseph's Academy took place on Thurs
day, Ri. Rev. Bishop McFaul, of Trenton
presiding. A large number of clergymer
from different parts of the State were
present The salutatory was by Mis-
Name Farrell, of Trenton. After the dis
tribution of prizes an address was made tt
the pupils by the Bishop. The following
young ladies were awarded gold medals
Mary R. Heron, Bordentown, for Chris
tian doctrine; Agnes c. Allen, Boston
Mass, for scholarship; Rose Monaghan
Bordentown, instrumental music; Lillian
M. Lehman, Lehnanburg, Pa, Intstru
mental music ). Mary L. Farrell, Trenton
general proficiency; Rose B. Mcbride
Gloucester, proficiency; Mary A. Dwyel
BelIeville, department Hortenz N
Smith, Brooklyn, N. Y, elocution ; Clar
v. Hafner. New York city, scholarship.