The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-09-07
STATE NEWS.

night celebrated the twenty-ffth anniver-
sary of M. Ware Scott as Superintendent.
Several prominent ministers and Sunday
school workers made addresses.
Thomas Tenant, 70 years old, of Ter
sey City, for thirty-6ve years foreman in
the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
was run over and killed by drill engine
in Jersey City, Wednesday. He did not
see the engine until it was too late.
Chief of Police Murphy, of Jersey
City, sent out notice on Tuesday to
widows of veterans to beware of a man
who swindlingly represents that he can
have their pensions increased. He charges
fee of IS for preliminary expenses, and
that is the last the widow sees or hears of
him.
The oyster season in South Jersey
opened on Wednesday. Unfortunately
there was scarcely any wind, and all the
boats were not able to get out The boats
that have come in verify the statement
that the oysters are plentiful and of ex-
cellent quality. The West Jersey and
Seashore Railroad have built additional
wharves to accommodate increasing trade
Thomas Aldcorn, President of the
North Bergen Board of Education, has
been sufferer from hay fever for fourteen
consecutive years. On Tuesday he was
seized with an attack of sneezing, and
sneezed so long and so hard that he strain
ed his back severely He attended meet
ing of the Board of Education that night
and complained of his back, but insisted
on remaining at the session. Before the
adjournment he began to sneeze, and kept
at it SO long that he nearly collapsed, and
was taken home by his friends
Henry Wolff, German butcher, has
instituted suit for $40, 900 damages against
the Archivic Ascheim Congregation, or
Orthodox Hebrew Church, in New Bruins
wick. Wolff was long the regularly Ii.
censed butcher to the congregation. A
charge was recently made. however, that
his meat was diseased, and after investi-
CATION Wolff was suspended by the rabbi.
Now he contends that there is a conspir-
acy against him, growing out of factional
fights in the congregation, and that the
charge was made deliberately to injure
him The case will come before Justice
Collins in the December term.
Thomas Faghliuso, an Italian farm
hand, was on his way from Westfeld,
Wednesday, to his home, and was attacked
by two highwaymen. They knocked
down their victim, who fought hard be.
fore he was overpowered and gagged.
His assailants searched his pockets for
money which he had concealed in various
parts of his clothing. They slit open the
lining in his jacket in which he had most
of his savings put away, and secured in all
$3.50. The highwaymen then fed. Fagh-
liuso made his way to Westfeld and re-
ported the robbery. Chief Constable
Marsh started in pursuit, but up to We'd
nesday night had failed to catch the men.
The thieves told the Italian that they knew
he had money.
Ex-senator Robert Adrain stopped a
runaway team in New Brunswick on We'd
nesday and thereby probably averted a
serious accident. Mrs. Patrick Collins
and three other women were driving in
George street. One of the horses loos-
ened shoe so that it continually struck
the other leg. Mrs Collins leaned forward
to see what was the matter, dropped the
reins, and they became entangled with the
horses legs. The team ran, and were
heading directly for trench which is be-
ing dug for a new water main. Mr..
Adrain, who had just alighted from his
carriage at the post Office, seized the bri-
die of one of the runaway team and divert
ed its course from the trench.
Ball and chain and work await the first
tramp who steps foot upon the forbidden
territory of Middlesex county and whom
the police can capture. The sp ecial COM
mittee of the Board of eholders has
done its work thoroughly. The balls
and chains are ready, and all day We'd
nesday the police were on the lookout in
hopes of arresting some venturesome
tramp However, they seemed to have
given the town a wide berth. Near Menlo
Park large canvas sign tackled to tree
bears the legend "Hoboes, beware of
New Brunswick" There is no question
that the edict of the Freeholders has be-
come well known in the kingdom of
trampdom and few of the fraternity will
venture into the limits of the county.