The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-07-27


of 500 reis. 1t is believed that the coat
was lost overheard from some South
American steamer
Richard Schuyler, prominent citi-
zen of Bloomfield was painfully injured
in singular manner in the yard of bis
home, on Belleyille avenue, on Tuesday
Schuyler was looking up at the big apples
on his favorite tree, when one of them
fell, striking him with great force on the
left eye. The eye was badly discolored
and his cheek cut open.
1t is reported that Frank A. Magow-
an, of Trenton, has arranged to adjust in
a measure his financial difficulties. The
sale of the home of the ex-Mayor, which
was advertised to occur on Thursday, was
again put off for week, by which time
the Mayors friends declare that the
claims against the property will be so ar.
ranged that he will continue to occupy
the place.
Special officers of the Pennsylvania
Railroad arrested gang of twelve men
at Trenton on Thursday night. The men
were stealing ride on freight train on
their way to the Klondike gold fields.
They started from Philadelphia early in
the evening, and were highly indignant
at being hauled up at such an early stage
of the journey. The aggregate ready
cash of the crowd was less than So
AT an adjourned meeting of the Cam
den County Board of Freeholders ON
Wednesday, the contract for constructing
the new gravel road from Berlin to the
county line was awarded to B. F. Sweeten
& Son for $l3.3sS o. w. Baker, of Jer-
sey City, put in bid to do the work for
$l3, 4Ol. O5 and claims that his bid was the
lowest, and states that he would contest
the action of the board in awarding the
contract to Sweeten & Son.
-Counselors Bentley and Gedney. OF
Jersey City, have filed papers in a suit for
1000 damages against William Thomp-
SON, of Gloucester race. track fame. The
plaintiff is William E. Stage, a former
workman of Thompson, who claims the
latter falsely accused him of theft and
caused him to be detained in the Glouces-
ter county Jail for four days. Thompson
has been served with papers and has un-
til the end of July to file an answer.
The large barns and outbuildinps on
the old Ayres farm, at Franklin, three
miles from Dover, were burned to the
ground early Wednesday morning. The
farm is owned by R. E. Westcott, of the
Westcott Express Company, New York,
and is in charge of W. L. Kent. Besides
the loss of the buildings, three horses,
all the harness, farming implements, fif-
teen tons of hay and large crop of rye
were burned. The loss is about $4,000.
fully covered by insurance.
William F. Kern, a former Fire Com
missioner of Jersey City, sued the North
Hudson Railway Company in the Hudson
County Circuit court, Wednesday, for SlO.-
600 damages While driving in a buggy
on the Hackensack plank road, Decem-
Der 5, 1896, he was run down by one of
the companys trolleys. The buggy was
wrecked and Kerns sustained serious in
juries The defence was contributory
negligence. The jury gave verdict for
$3.50, the price of the buggy.
Charles Conover, five years old, son
of Garrett Conover, of New Brunswick
was knocked down and terribly bitten
Tuesday by big Newfoundland dog be-
longing to John Coleman, who lives In
the same house. The boy was in the hall
way of the house when the dog sprang at
him, bore him to the floor and seized his
right cheek and upper lip with his teeth.
The boy bled profusely and his screams
could be heard at great distance. The
dog exhibits no sign of rabies, and it is
not thought that hydrophobia will follow
its attack on the boy.
j. Wingate, baggagemaster at Rah-
way, discovered stranger walking along
the eastbound railway track early Wed
nesday morning. He approached him
and was startled to find the man was
asleep. 1t was with some difficulty that
the man was awakened. Wingate asked
him if he knew where he was. He re-
piled: Certainly, l am on the train bound
for New York" He declared he had no
idea of having left the train. The train
on which he had been passenger had
only pulled out of the station a minute
before he was discovered.
An exciting struggle for life occurred
in the creek at Bridgeport last week, in
which young girl and her rescuer al
most met death. Miss Florence Lutte, the
daughter of Captain R. c. Lutte, fell into
the river from small boat, and was fast
when Samuel Murphy plunged
overheard from nearby wharf and start
ed to her rescue. She seized him in a
tight embrace, and, while struggling for
the shore, both were exhausted and cried
for help. John Hager, a truckman, brave
ly swan to their aid, and, after extreme
difficulty, managed to bring them to
shore. In the excitement the mother of
the young lady dropped gold watch be-
longing to Murphy overheard.
AT the last election in the town of
Ramapo, Rocklsnd county, N. Y, the peo-
Pile voted no license, and an effort was
made to circumvent the popular will by
so-called hotel on the New
Jersey side of the state line, near the vii
age of Suffern. Judge Van Valen, of Ber-
gen county, at the April term of court,
refused to grant the license applied for by
George Grimme, declaring that he would
not permit the use of his court for a pur-
pose such as was sought. On Wednesday
irimme appeared before Judge Van Valen
lgain, this time asking for wholesale IL
,ense. He was represented by the coun-
vel of Newark brewing firm, while the
opponents employed Senator William M.
Johnson. Judge Van Valen reiterated
lis views of last spring, and refused the
application. The case has created in
ense feeling in Sufern.