The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-08-06

near Pennington, early Wednesday morn
ing The barn, two haystacks, small
outbuilding, over thirty tons of hay, all
the machinery and large quantity of
grain were consumed. Four horses were
also burned to death. The frebugs' trail
was discovered, leading in to Sourland
Mountain, and then was lost. There was
81 800 insurance on the contents and
buildings.
Mrs. Gussie Emmett and six year
old daughter, were driving through Eliz-
abetb, last Friday, with a pet dog,
running behind the carriage. The dog
became frightened, and ran under the
horses feet. This caused the animal to
run away. In turning into street the
carriage was upset, and Mrs. Emmett
and her daughter we're thrown out. Mrs.
Emmett struck on a curbstone, and frac-
tured her skull, from which she died on
Saturday. The child was only slightly
hurt.
About two months ago Mrs. John
Tompkins, of Belleville, lost diamond
ring, and search of the house and prem
lses failed to reveal it. Tuesday boy
was hired to weed the flower bed, and
while working among the geraniums he
found the ring encircling enc of the
plants. 1t is supposed that the ring slip
ped off Mrs. Tompkins' finger as she was
setting out the geraniums, and the plant
grew through 1t. Mrs. Tompkins hand
somely rewarded the finder.
Julius Rudd, Newark baker, was
awakened Tuesday night by hearing some
one walking about in his bed room, and
seeing the figure of man close by he
tried to get up. Before Rudd could make
an outcry the burglar had placed one of
his hands over Rudd's mouth and took
from his pocket q handkerchief which
contained chloroform. He put this under
Rudd's nosa and the latter went to Sleep
Then the thief ransacked the place. He
took two gold watches and Mrs. Rudd's
wedding ring.
While leaning over his instrument
taking message late Tuesday afternoon,
at Sea Isle Junction, Station Agent Harry
DELPHI felt something rustling at his foot.
Upon looking down he was astonished at
seeing large black snake partly curled
about his ankle. DELPHI did not lose his
presence of mind, but shook his trouser
leg very gently. This caused the reptile
to drop to the floor. DELPHI jumped to his
feet, and. seizing stick, killed the snake,
which measured five feet one inch. The
reptile had entered the building through
the hole in the floor in which the signal
lever works.
"A "leather back" sea turtle, weighing
us pounds, was caught in fish pond,
owned by Nelson Lockwood, at Seabright,
last Friday morning. The monster was
nine feet long, two and half feet high,
and five feet wide. 1t required the COM
bined efforts of eight fishermen to lift
the turtle from the net into the boat. It
is the largest of its species ever caught IN
New Jersey. The turtle was sold to Foun-
der Bradley, who will place it on a float
on the day of the baby parade. at Asbury
Park, and have a child, made up as 9
mermaid, seated on its back The float
will be drawn by company of boys in
the parade.
For some time there has been q great
amount of trouble in regard to the col
lection of the sums allowed by the state
to owners of glandered horses that have
been destroyed. Formerly the law de-
manded simply an affidavit satisfactory
to the Attorney General certifying the
value of the horses destroyed. Now, il
seems, that the law as amended provid es
that the afflicted animals shall be- ap-
praised by appraisers appointed by the
State Comptroller before they are killed.
Contrary to this law, it is said, glandered
horses are being killed without being ap.
praised, and the Comptroller refuses tc
appoint appraisers The sum allowed te
the owner by the state is small and the
horse owners say they are being uniustly
defrauded of their claims for animals that
have been killed.