The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-09-14
STATE NEWS.


AT the annual meeting of the New Ter
sey Cranberry Growers Association, held
August 3Ist, the reports from the several
districts showed that the yield would not
exceed the half of an average crop.
Walter Bird, young mason, attempt
ed to kill his employer, William Devogel,
at Passaic, Wednesday morning, but the
bullet only hit Devogel in the arm. The
wound is not serious. Bird was locked up
The quarrel arose over the work allotted to
Bird.
Miss Rose Lowry, sister of Tax Com
missioner Philip Lowry, lies at the New
ark City Hospital dying from the effects
of carbolic acid poisoning. Her relatives
say she took the poison by mistake, on
Wednesday, and had no intention of COM
hitting suicide
The wife of Pembroke Hunt, of Brook
vile, near Lambertville, eloped in June of
last year. Hunt found her and entreated
her to return, but she steadfastly refused.
night or two ago Mrs. Hunt appeared at
her home, exressed deep contrition and
was freely forgiven. In celebration of the
reunion reception was held at the house
Tuesday night.
Farmers in the vicinity of Lambert
vile report that hog cholera is becoming
very severe. During the past few days A..
w. Lambert, of Delaware township, lost
eight fine hogs Jacob Holcombe, resid-
ing just outside the city, lost three and
the hogs of F. Titus, of West Amwe1l
township, have been attacked.
Taylor Hoffman, of Jersey City. who
visited at Mays Landing, went into the
woods few miles from town with a pet
dog on Wednesday. The dog was attacked
by an immense bald eagle Hoffman
seized club and went to the dogs as
sistance. when the bird turned on him
and he had fierce fight to beat it away.
The followers of Rev George A. Pet
tit. the deposed pastor of the Memorial M
P. Church at Camden, organized new
church Tuesday night, in the edifce for
merly occupied by the congregation of st.
Andrews P. E. Church. Mr. Petit was
called as the pastor of the new congrega-
eion, and at once accepted The name OF
St. Andrews Free Church was suggested,
but action was deferred on this question
for one week.
The Cape May accommodation train,
northbound, passing Franklinville shortly
after O'Clock Tuesday morning, struck a
team belonging to H. c. Vanleer, at a
crossing above the station, killing the hor-
ses, demolishing the vehicle and bruising
the driver, who had a narrow escape from
death. The train was running at a good
rate of speed at the time of the accident,
and the driver evidently did not see it ap-
preaching until directly on the tracks.
The Christian Endeavor Bicycle
Squad, of Plainfeld, which was the first
organization of the kind in the United
States, has disbanded for the season. Miss
Ernestine Smith, captain of the squad.
says the innovation is success, and will
be continued next season on more extern
sive plans. 1t succeeded admirably in re-
tanning the Christian efforts of many BIZ
cycle-riding Endeavors who had been
negligent in attending the indoor meet.
ings of the society.
Windsor, in Camden county, has been
having one of the most successful REVEALS
ever held there. The meetings are held
in an open grove, and many people have
professed conversion. Among those who
were converted are Daniel Boyd, an ex-
hotel keeper of Winslow. and Captain E.
A. Cranmer, one of the best-known hotel
keepers in the county. Though his IL
cense does not expire for several months,
Captain Cranmer has closed his saloon,
destroyed his liquors and given up the
business entirely.
-Erris Bauer gave bail to answer to a
charge of assault and battery before JUS
tice Hubschnidt, at Paterson, on We'd
nesday. Bauer has been steady conn
pany'' for Mamie Broutigan for some time
but on Labor Day, when she went to a
picnic at Saal's Park, another escort re-
ceived her smiles. Bauer works for Jacob
Peters, pretzel baker, in Rip Van Win
kle avenue, and he was at his stand when
the pair returned from the picnic. He
was loaded with basket of pretzels, and
when the couple came by he began f1sil-
lade, which did not cease until the pretze1s
gave out. Hence the complaint
Prank S. Depew, of Linden, sales
man for New York firm, was removed,
Wednesday. to the Morris Plains insane
asylum, having become crazy from the ex-
cessive use of bromide, which he took at
first to relieve severe headache. He grad
ually became slave to the drug and took
big doses. Lately he consumed two large
bottles daily He was warned by physi-
clans to stop using the drug, but would
only do SO for few days, and then would
start at it again worse than ever. Last
he imagined that his food was
being poisoned and went to an Elizabeth
for a meal. 1t was not until
Monday that his young wife became aware
of his condition. She was deeply dis
tressed and wept bitterly when he was
being taken away.