The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-06-01
STATE NEWS.

1uo dgou mOt06r OF justice OF the
Peace Schmitz, of Camden, had an arm
broken by falling window sash on We'd
nesday night.
"A smooth stranger, who got board with
Philip Poth, Deerfield farmer, while on a
few days fishing trip" disappeared the
morning after. The farmer was robbed of
$55.
While answering a call for the patrol
wagon on Thursday, Sergeant France, the
Oldest police officer of Atlantic CITY. was
thrown from the wagon and seriously in
jured.
Mayor Stoy, of Atlantic City, has re-
ceived letter stating that President Nc.
Kinley will be unable to attend the en-
campment OF the G. A. r. at that place
next month.
Captain George Crawford, of Nutley.
was thrown from his carriage Wednesday
night and received injuries which have
resulted in conclusion of the brain. His
recovery is doubtful.
Two Warren county boys, who threw
apples at railroad signal and broke il.
have been sentenced by Judge Morrow to
spend year in State Prison. This action
is considered signal victory for the rail
road company.
1t is said that the authorities of Union
county will try to stop Sunday ball PLAY
Ing at the Linden race-track, and that the
players will be arrested under an old
statute, the penalty for violating which is
81 fine for each person.
Mrs. Joseph Stouse, of Bloomfield.
placed her infant in its carriage on Tues
day afternoon and took it out for an air
ing She had gone only block from the
house when she discovered that the baby
was dead. Death was due to commissions.
Calvin Kortz, 81 years old, of Hudson
Boulevard, Union Hill, ran into a large
dog while riding his bicycle near his
home, Wednesday. The dog was killed.
Kortz was thrown and the wheel wrecked.
kortz has a broken arm and bad scalp
wound. His injuries are dangerous.
"A farmer near Freehold, who had
lived elghty-seven years without having
razor touched to his face, entered a bar
Der shop at Matawan the other day and
submitted to being shaved. His daupb-
ter accompanied him and held his hand
while the tonsorial artist accom- plished
the task.
Samuel Rosenstein, of Hoboken, who
was recently prosecuted under the laws of
New Jersey for practicing medicine with
out proper diploma, attempted suicide
Tuesday night and will undoubtedly die
as a result. he took a quantity of con-
centrated ammonia. Rosensten's wife
died recently. He was in destitute cir
cumstances, and determined to end his
troubles by suicide.
Chief of Police SENT, of Egg Harbor
City, received letter Tuesday morning
which said: Beware, as dozen of your
enemies IN this country will call on YOU.
en- masque and armed, to take your hide.
what they could not get before Justice.
The letter was not dated, but signed "a
Friend" Chief SENT says he is ready to
receive the Whitecaps and return their
compliments.
The house of HI. HI. Davis, in Morris
town, was entered by burglars be-
tween 10 O'Clock and noon Wednesday.
The family was away watching the parade
OF circus which was exhibiting in town.
The thieves forced an entrance through
the rear door and ransacked the house.
They obtained jewelry and silverware
valued at 5000. The thieves tested the
sllverware before taking it, discarding the
plated ware.
"A number of pupils of the Belleville
puollc school, while in Beavers woods.
on tuesday, with their teacher, Miss Ida
Lewis, had thrilling experience with q
q
large stone and attacked Frank Randall
The latter screamed for assistance and his
companions, with sticks and stones, at
tackled the reptile, which was finally
killed by Vincent Walker. The snake
measured nearly five feet in length.
Maggie smisco, six years old, went
out In held at Weber, near Perth Am
boy, to play. There was horse grazing
in the field, and the child Thought Il
great fun to tickle the animals heels with
stick. In short time Maggie was car
ried home to her mother with her sknll
and ribs crushed in. The horse had re-
scented the little girls Familiarity and
kicked her fatally. An examination
showed that the child's skull had been
fractured and her scalp cut to the bone by
one hoof, while the other hoof had
crushed the childs side in. breaking three
ribs. Her injuries will probably prove
fatal.
Mary Donaghy, years old, attempt.
ed to cross In front of West Jersey and
Seashore train at Seventh and Mount Yer
non streets, Camden, about O'Clock
Wednesday night, when she was strucs
by the pilot of the locomotive and thrown
fifteen feet into ditch alongside the rail
road A half dozen men rushed to where
WV Shho 10Y ca pCCtihS W uuu u6T 6iIn6l
dead or dying. When picked up tn,
child began crying and kicking, saying
Let me down; | want to go home" Sh,
was placed on her feet and ran home
Outside OF few slight bruises she wal
not injured
Since Thursday of last week Miss Cath
crime Kane has been a patient at thu
General Hospital, at Elizabeth. She il
suffering in a peculiar manner, perhap
from hysteria, and there are grave doubts
concerning her recovery. The patient
is unconscious, and has been so since he
removal to the hospital. 1t is though
she is suffering from catslepsy. or a pc
GUITAR attack of hysteria. 1t may be tina
the Young woman's condition was causet
by religious excitement. She was q faith
full attendant at st. Patrick's Mission, ant
when it closed she began to act queerly
She conceived the idea that she could no
swallow, and it was thought that the mus
cles of her throat were paralyzed. At tn
hospital the physicians think she is sui
ferinp from an hallucination. She will
not open her mouth, and her body is pei
fectly rigid.