The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1896-06-02

birthday. They are Italians and live
within two doors of each other in tene-
ment house district.
The old Garfield mine, at Mine Hill,
is being pumped out by the Garfield Min
ing Company, with the intention of put
ting 1t in working order. The mine has
been closed for fifteen years.
Newark will expend between $1,000
and 81 200 for fireworks on July 4th. The
City Council, however, will not donate a
penny to pay for banquet for the Com
mittee on Celebration, as has been the
custom for many years.
Isaac and Clarence Line, ofPlainfield,
started on Wednesday from their home
for Helena, Mont They will travel for
the most of the way on bicycles. They
took small tent and supply of blankets,
for 1t is their intention to camp out. They
propose to locate near Helena.
Hugh Fogarty, of New York, who.
with three others. was seyerly injured
about month ago by being struck by
trolley car on the Atlantic Coast Electric
Railway Company's route, at Long Branch.
will bring suit to recover $4,000 damages
He claims the car failed to ring bell be-
| fore reaching the crossing.
STACY Kirby, farmer on the Auburn
road, Salem county, has had considerable
trouble of late with foxes that burrow in
the hillside near by. The animals have
stolen chickens and other poultry, and
have gone so tar as to take setting hens.
Mr.. Kirby traced the animals to their
haunts and captured four foxes, and found
plenty of poultry.
Last Wednesday evening, at the reor-
ganization of M. E. Church, Monmouth
county, William L. Tilton, the veteran
superintendent of the school, was re-elect-
ed. Mr.. Tilton has been superintendent
of Wall NJ E. Church for over 35 success
sive years. His Bible class numbers 80
members, and the total number in the
school is 100, with an average attendance
of 12O
DIR. A. Wessler, of Paterson, who
was accused of having taken two-year-
old child suffering from diphtheria to New
York, was tried ON Tuesday before Record
ed Senior and was fined 500 and costs.
The child lived in the same house as the
doctor, and it was said he removed it so
he would not suffer in his business through
having child who was i'll in the house.
The child was taken to the Willard Park
er Hospital in New York. and is said to be
recovering.
John Sheriff, prominent member of
the New York A. c., clerk in the Hano-
yer National Bank, New York, died at
Elizabeth, Tuesday afternoon, from in
iuries received by being thrown from his
horse. He was visiting II. A. Parmlee,
the teller of the Hanover Bank, and
started to take horseback ride with his
host The horse ran away and Sheriff
was thrown, landing on his head. His
skull was fractured and he died without
regaining consciousness.
Samuel Bice. 81 years old, timber
man, employed in the Hurd mine at
Hurdtown, was struck by the engine of
gravel train while crossing trestle bridge
over the Rockaway river, about mile out
of Dover. at o'clock Tuesday night His
right arm and left leg we're severed and
his skull was fractured. He was taken on
the train to Port Dram, where he died
son, who lives in Port Dram, was has
tily summoned, and reached his side
few minutes before death occurred.
The tax rate at Leonia, Bergen coun-
ty, is SAP per 800, and sixty-fve ap-
peals we're made from the valuations of
Assessor G. B. Scor on the following
grounds: First. unlawful omissions in the
tax levy; second. unlawful exemptions
from taxation; third, failure to tax corpo-
rations; fourth, incompetency of the as
SCISSOR. They were dismissed by both the
Commissioners of Appeal and the State
Board of Taxation. The assessor has re-
signed, and now it is proposed to carry
the matter to the Supre me court.
Peter Lott, of New Dover, a suburb of
Railway, has been held under bonds for
the Middlessex Grand Jury by Justice
Theodore Wood, of Metuchen, on com
plant of Charles Koolepp, shoe dealer
of Railway, who charges him with assault
and battery on his daughter, Miss Mary
Koolepp. Miss Koolepp is organist of
Methodist Church, in Railway She fas
enemies in the church and choir, who
have tried to make her resign. Last Sun
day night. according to the story, Lott
who is member of the choir, ordered
Miss Koolepe to leave the organ. and he
would play. When she refused he seized
her and dragged her from her seat and
forcibly put her out of the church. Lott
was arrested by Detective Housell of
New Brunswick.