The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-01-18
BurliuEton.

nuT1O1HCOns
Mrs. Hannah M. Wright, of West Pear
street, celebrated her S4th birthday OF
Thursday.
In order that the affair may be a CRANE
success, the fremen here are alread,
making preparations for a parade OF
Than ksgiving day.
John Vickery will act as special office
around st. Mary's Church in the future a
the request of the church officials. The
Police Committee of Common Council hal
given him that authority.
Officer Fltzpatrick's baby boy created
mild sensation on Friday by drinking {
large quantity of kerosene oil. DR.. RIM
was called to the child, who sustained
little damage from the unusual draught.
William Kimble, better known al
"Tooley Klmble," died Saturday morning
in the little boat house on Laumaster'l
wharf after brief illness. Kimble has
been in poor health for some time bu
was up street Friday and took dinner with
friend. His appearance called forth re-
marks from his acquaintance, who
thought that he would not live long.
William Dunkle, of this city, on Tues
day night fell down flight of stairs lead.
ing from club room and broke his neck.
His body was found next morning lying
in heap in the doorway. Both Coroner
Fisher. of Peterborough, and Coroner
Stroud, of Moorestown, were notified OF
the death, and raced to town. They ar
rived about the same time, and after some
controversy as to who was the first in the
field, it was decided not to hold an in
quest, and Coroner Stroud issued the
burial certificate. The body was claimed
by relatives from South Amboy.
For awhile on Saturday night the tug
boat l. w. Crane Aoated listlessly on the
bosom of the Delaware without the mas
ter hand of practised pilot to guide it.
The boat had been to the McNeal Pipe
and Foundry Company's works, and was
returning to Philadelphia, when it was
suddenly noticed that she was acting very
queerly An investigation was made and
George Foster, the pilot, was found lying
on the floor of the pilot-house suffering
from severe attack of neuralgia of the
heart and was utterly helpless. One Of
the men aboard, who knew something Of
river navigation, took the wheel and ran
the boat up to the town wharf. DIR. F
Allen Gauntt was hurriedly summoned
and after working with Foster for some
time, his pain was allevated and later in
the night he had recovered sufficiently tt
take the boat back to Philadelphia with
the assistance of one of the hands.
A well-dressed young man, giving the
name of H. E. johnson and his residence
as 1918 Titan street, Philadelphia, is in
Jail upon the charge of obtaining goods
under false pretences.
Johnson came here late Monday after
noon. and going to the jewelry store O
Harry B. Sharp, stated that he desired tc
purchase watch He said that be was 6
Methodist minister, having a charge al
Beverly, and that he had become inter
ested in railroad engineer, who was one
of his parishioners; that the engineer hac
met with reverses, and that he had jus
had him reinstated. He also stated thai
he knew Rev. Mr.. Olmsted, rector of ST.
Mary's Church here, and gave him as ref
erence.
Mr. Sharp refused to let the watch go,
and, becoming suspicious of the stranger
followed him, and when he came out o.
Jeweller Fry's, pointed him out to the
authorities, and the stranger was placed
under arrest.
At the hearing before Magistrate Smith
later in the evening. the Rev. Mr. Ohm.
sted was present, and stated that the
him, had come to his house IN the after
noon and told pitiful tale of the distress
of his family and the death of his moth.
er, the Rev. Mr. Olmsted closing the inter.
view by loaning the stranger a small sum
of money.
George Oliver, jeweler here, was also
present and recognized Johnson as man
to whom he had loaned watch about the
middle of December, the watch being fol
temporary use while ne, Oliver, procured
him one of a peculiar make. The watch
had not been returned. although the agree
ment was to have the same returned in
about week. At that time the prisoner
gave the name of Tucker.
At the hearing the man told a pitifu
tale of having wife and children in
Philadelphia dependent on him, which, or
investigation. was found true, and he was
discharged because no one desired to press
the charges against him.
On Thursday the man was arrested BY
the Philadelphia authorities and held un
der $500 bail on the charge of getting
money under false pretences.