The Monitor-register., 1896-03-20
mull1ca Hin.

Harmie Ballinger haa the measles.
Lowell Ridgway spent last Sunday
with his mother.
Lydia Owen, of Mickleton, is visiting
her niece, Hannah Chatham.
William Borden an wife, of Mick Teton.
were guests of relatives here on Tuesday.
Edward Hendr;ckson moved into
Norton Woodruf's tenant house on Tues
day.
The little daughters of Joseph Evans,
Alice and Hannah, are both sick with the
measles.
A meeting of the Township Committee
was held in the town hall on Tuesday
afternoon.
It was remarked that st. Patrick came
a day in advance this year-in the fierce
storm on Monday.
Little Raymond Lummis, who has been
quite sick, has been spending a week 10
Camden. with his grandparents.
Some of our farmers have purchased
their seed potatoes at Daretown and are
anxious for favorable weather for plant
ing.
VIM. 8. Harker has returned from his
pleasant and prosperous trip to the Ber-
mudas, meeting as he reached home all
the severity of a winter storm.
The merry sound of sleigh bells was
heard here on Thursday morning for the
first time this season, and we have had
winter in all its perfection during the
present month.
Benjamin Pancoast, Jr., is quite sick
with the humps. That disease and the
measles have made the attendance at our
schools mach smaller than usual during
the past month.
The new members of the Board Of Edu-
cation of Harrison Township, elected at
the annual meeting, are John @. Hazelton,
Of Mullica Hill; Edward Warner, Of
Washington District; and Aaron Somers,
of jefferson.
The number of persons attacked with
measles seems to be daily increasing
Nathan Lippincott sickened with them
on Tuesday, and Mrs. Fox and her
daughter, Miss Lille Fox, are quite sick
with the same disease.
Services in the M. Z. Church were BON
Quoted by George Benninger on Sunday
morning, and 10 the evening by John
Hazleton. There was a good attendance
considering the very u~nfavorable con-
dition of the weather.
A fairy-like scene presented itself on
Tuesday morning when the sun came out
and shone upon the myriads of icicles,
glittering trees, and diamond covered
fields. ut looks as though the silver bill
had passed, !" said one pedestrian. Eyes,
but soon to be repealed" said another, as
a shower of sleet came down upon his
head.
As the result of a clever piece of detec.
tive work on the part of Trainmaster
George Anderson, of the West Jersey
Railroad, at an early hour Thursday
morning, and seconded by Special Carey
of the Third police district of Philadel-
phia, John Miller, of Salem county, was
arraigned at the Central Station, Philadel.
phia, to answer a charge of having robbed
several property owners near Mullica
Hill, and at the conclusion was held in
$1,000 bail to await the action of the New
Jersey authorities.
Anderson saw the defendant board the
train at q point near Gloucester, and
noticed that his passenger acted SUSPECT
ousiy. DE kept an eye' on him until
tney reached Kaighn's Point, and then
saw Miller tumble about n%ervously with
a roll OF somthing that looked like carpet.
Convinced that there was something
crooked about the whole business, the
trainmaster decided to follow the man,
and, accordingly, when they reached the
other side of the river, Anderson pointed
Miller ont to a Third district policeman
who on the word Of the trainmaster, took
Miller into custody.
Special Carey then took the thread up
at this point and succeeded iu tracing the
stolen articles to Mullica Hill, where he
tound that the houses of J.. G.. Brown,
George Hazleton, DR.. 8. F. Ashcraft had
all been robbed and the property found
on the prisoner was fully identified as be-
longing to the victims. Among the stolen
goods were several overcoats, horse
blankets, harness, and q quantity of
household effects.
Special Carey testifisd to finding the
goods on the man when searched, and
submitted testimony to show that the
articles belonged to the plundered citi-
zens Of Mullica Hill.
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