The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-11-09
STATE NEWS.

Miss Hattie Cregar, of High Bridge,
is the possessor of three tailless cats. The
mother of this interesting family was
washed from wrecked schooner at Bar
negat and had no tail, and, strange to say,
her progeny present the same Characters
tic.
Mrs. Charles R. Reybert, of Plain
field attended the funeral of her father,
Felix Lincoln, Wednesday afternoon. AT
ter the services she returned to her home.
where she complained of pain near her
heart, and suddenly dropped to the floor
dead.
Detective Garrison, of Swedesboro, who
was part owner in the Mount Ephraim
blood hound which recently died, has pur-
chased another animal from noted ken
mel in Missouri. Since it was made pub
lie that the Mount Ephraim dog was poi
soned, chicken thieving in Gloucester and
Salem counties has been on the increase.
Probably the most fertile tract of land
in South Jersey is that of Ephraim B
Fisher, near Shiloh. He has raised this
season aI2 bushels of wheat, 81 bushels to
the acre; $50 bushels of potatoes from one
and three-quarters acres, and from two
acres liz bushels of shelled corn Is one
horse wagon-loads of hay off five acres,
and he only used one and half tons OF
fertilizer.
Secretary Dye, of the State Board of
Agriculture, has arranged for series of
Farmers Institutes to be held in South
Jersey during the months of November
and December. Some of the dates are :.
Swedesboro, November 18th and 10th;
Woodstown. November 23d and 24th !;
Vineland, December ID and 18th; Will
Jamestown, December 18th.
"A benefit for Hi Shaw, the alleged
murderer of his mother and grand mother,
was given in the Temple Theatre, Camden,
Wednesday night. About 300 persons
were present. Many of them attended in
order to see Miss Nelson, to whom Shaw
is to be married. Miss Nelson did not
appear. The benefit was given under the
sanction ofthe Junior American Mechan-
les, of which Shaw is member.
Henry Josephs, an old citizen of Egg
Harbor City, was found in a dying con-
dition in swamp two miles from that
place on Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. JOS
ephs was unable to speak. He was seen
last in Republican headquarters at Egg
Harbor City, Tuesday night and it is a
mystery as to how he got into the swamp.
The physicians say he cannot recover.
Howard Drum Keller, IA years old, son
of constable in Hazleton, Pa, was found
at the Pennsylvania Railroad station in
Jersey City, Tuesday, carrying Win
chester rifle loaded, a revolver loaded and
bowie knife. He was taken to head
quarters and word sent to Hazleton. The
police received information that the boy
had robbed his fathers safe of SIS. Kel-
Ter said he was bound for the West to kill
Indians.
"A Belvidere correspondent tells of
postmaster near that place who recently
purchased one thousand two-cent stamps
with which to do business until his regu-
lar supply was received from headquart-
ers He took the stamps home and placed
them where he supposed they would be
secure. Rarly the next morning a SER
want girl, desiring to use some paper to
make fire, found them and appropriated
them for that purpose. and the new post
masters coffee was boiled over twenty
dollar fire.