The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-03-01

Sheriff Fleetwood on Wednesday morn
ing sold the shoe factory of Leech & Sons
for 5000, subject to the mortgage and
wages. The factory was bought in by At
torney John Semple, counsel for the Leech
firm. The amount of the mortgage and
the wages due footed up to 81 $4,000.
Captain Charles Stokes Gauntt died at
his residence here Sunday in the 73d year
of his age. The deceased was we'll known
in railroad and steamboat circles, having
for number of years occupied the posi-
ton of Assistant Superintendent of Trans
portation of the Camden and Amboy Rail-
road. When the Pennsylvania Railroad
leased the line Captain Gauntt was made
Superintendent of Transportation of the
United Roads of New Jersey, which posi-
ton he held until the consolidation of the
transportation department under one
head by the Pennsylvania Railroad, when
he was made First Assistant Superintend-
ent to the General Superintendent of all
roads east of Pittsburg and Erie. Captain
Gauntt also at one time commanded the
Richard Stockton and other boats plying
between Trenton and Philadelphia ard
was the owner of the ferry between this
city and Bristol. He also occupied q
number of positions of trust in the COM
munity, being director of the Mechanics
National bank and the Savings Institution.
He was quite prominent in political Cir
cles, always being known as the stalwsrt
Republican. He was a vestryman of ~.
Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church tJr
twenty-elght years. at which church tie
funeral services will be held on Wednes-
day afternoon. A widow, one on, Charles
d. Gauntt, and two daughters, Mrs. Jc--
eph N. Shreve and Mrs. David v Holmes,
survive him.
| Albert Alexander, a lad, proved him
self equal to an emergency on SUNDAY and
by his quick wit and prompt action ssved
number of children from injury if not
death. Young Alexander had dismouut-
ed from his bicycle on the outskirts of the
town when he saw a mad dog running H.
to the town. The rabid animal with i'll
| ling tongue and frothing mou th was sns J.
ping at everything IN Its path. Alexand 4r
had narrow escape from the dogs fangs
as it dashed past him.
AS the lad gazed after the maddened
animal he saw far down the street bevy
of little children. The Sunday scho Is
| had Just been dismissed and the schols rs
were vending their way homewar.i.
| Young Alexander realized that il the
children were not warned they would iAll'
easy victims to the mad dog. Without a
moments hesitation be sprang on his III
cycle and scorched after the dog The n
imal snapped at him as he few past but
was quickly distanced.
"Mad dog Get off the street, quick p
shouted Alexander to the children as soon
as he got within hailing distance The
Sunday scholars hed right and left to the
shelter of houses and yards. Down ioe
street came the rabId animal seeking VIC
TINS with the pluckY lad Just in advance
| shouting his warning.
One little boy Joseph Heisler, was not
quick enough in running for shelter and
the dog sank its fangs in bis leg and then
continued its frenzied race. Farther
down the street Benjamin Wise, an old
man, was unable to get out of the dogs
way and he was also bitten.
Young Alexander rode on to the centre
Of the town where he found Policeman
Shumsrd and told him of the danger.
The officer and Mason Brewer were ready
with revolvers and when the dog appeared
they speedily put an end to its career.