The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-04-16

Mrs Bridget Kennedy, who was prob
ably the oldest person in Camden. died
on Friday night. She was born in Ire
land 103 years ago, and came to this
country at an early age. She has been a
resident of Camden about thirty years.
Mrs. Kennedy raised large family of
children, many of whom survive her, the
youngest being about so years of age.
Harry and Robert Ross, younger sons
of ex Congressman Miles Ross, were
fined 500 each and costs in court at New
Brunswick, on Friday, after pleading non
vult to an Indictment for assault and bat
terry upon George Berdine, the Republi-
can lawyer who denounced their father.
Berdine has drawn up papers in civil
suit for damagess against the boys and
John DAILY for injuries consequent upon
the attack made upon him on March 80.
Patrick Connolly. aged IS, of Jersey
City, became suddenly insane on Satur-
day from brooding over the death of his
child. He put his tongue on the hot
stove in his rooms saying the Lord had
commanded him to do so because he had
told lie. His tongue was severely burn
ed. Then he stripped off his clothes and
ran into the street. 1t required the efforts
of five policemen to take him to the sta
ton house. where he was locked up.
Rev. DIR. a. E. Ballard was assigned
by the recent New Jersey Conference to
the churches at Barnsboro and Mantus,
and Rev. J. d. Webb was sent to Pitman
dxuxz: p1.--.sua -es-x.r-.,,,~~.-.o-
does not pay enough salary TO support
Mr.. Webb's family. Learning of the feel
ing at Mantua, Presiding Elder Harris
sent Mr.. Webb to the Barnsboro and
Mantua charges, and sent Rev. Mr.. Brock
to Pitman Grove. DR.. Ballard will prob
ably be sent to Sea Isle City.
Governor Werts has refused to permit
Daniel E. Joyce. of Jersey City, to be
taken to Illinois. to be tried on the charge
of forgery. Joyce was arrested week
ago, at the request of the police of Ma
comb, ILL., A detective came on with ex-
tradition papers and submitted them to
Governor Werts. After a thorough inves-
tigation the Governor refused to sign
papers. The forgery was alleged to have
been committed in 1888. Governor
Werts held that if there was any founda-
ton for the charge it should have been
prosecuted long ago.
Fourteen damage suits in which $l14,-
600 is asked for have been instituted by
Samuel and Leonard Kalisch, in the Es-
sex county court, in Newark. Ten of the
actions have been directed against the
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half of as many persons who have been
injured at various times. In one suit the
Newark and South Orange Railway Com
pany is made defendant. the Central
Railroad in another, and $4,000 is asked
from the Bell Telephone Company for in
juries sustained by Mahlon Spelcher, q
hneman, who fell from a decayed cross
arm on one of the company's poles in
Jersey City.
Mrs. Martha Goldenberg, of Camden,
was fatally burned Saturday morning by
her clothes catching fire. Her husband
was seriously burned in his efforts to ex-
tingnish the flames. Mrs. Goldenberg
was preparing breakfast when piece of
burning paper fell from the stove and set
fire to her dress. She made an attempt
to put out the flames. but they spread
rapidly and soon enveloped her. Mrs
Goldenberg's cries awoke her husband
who fastened down stairs to his wife's
assistance and carried her into the yard.
where he extingnished the flames with
an old mat Mr.. and Mrs. Goldenberg
were conveyed to the Cooper Hospital
The woman was burned from head to
foot. She is in a critical condition with
little hope of recovery.