The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-08-07

| "A terrific explosion, which was heard
for miles, occurred Thursday morning in
the grinding room of the Alpha Portland
Cement Works, at Alpha, which resulted
in the death of Imrie Tefenski and the
probable death of Joseph Toad. Tefenski
was burned almost to crisp and Toad is
burned about the head, arms and feet.
The building was badly wrecked.
The arrest of Joseph Ferrier in the
Pennsylvania station at Jersey City, Thurs
day, upon charge of abducting the
twelve-year-old son of Mrs. Marie Lang,
of New York, was followed by demon
stration in the police court. Terrier de-
MED any intention of abducting the boy.
He said he had intended going to Phila-
delphia on pleasure trip, and that he
took the boy along for companion. He
was held for further examination.
New Jersey is to make determined
effort to capture the $4,000 premium offered
by the Supreme Lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen to the jurisdic
ton increasing its membership rs per
cent during the year ending June, 1901.
AS a special inducement Grand Master
William S. Lambert, of the New Jersey
Lodge, has offered the following prizes:
One hundred dollars to the lodge showing
the largest percentage of net gain from
July 1, 1900, to February I, 1901; $50 to
the next best and $40 to the third.
Mrs Louis D. Eastburn, wife of a
prominent druggist. in New Brunswick
instituted suit for 5000 damages agains
John Faulkner and Ferd VanDeursen
members of the New Brunswick police
force One Sunday night several weeks
ago Mrs. Eastburn went out and left hel
sleeping child in the house. The child
cried, and neighbors sent word to the
| police. Mrs. Eastburn returned while the
policemen were at her home, had trouble
with them and was arrested. She now
charges false imprisonment and cruelty
and abuse on the partsof the patrolmen. I
Seventeen milkmen, charged with sell
| ing milk that contained formaldehyde tc
the New Jersey coast resorts, have beer
summoned to court by the State Dairy As
ISOLATION. Ten defendants have given
bail before Justice Gregg, of Belmar. The
other seven were brought before Justice
Van Doren, of Long Branch. The milk
dealers claim that they are not response
Bile for the introduction of the chemical
into the milk, and say that if the form
aldehyde was found in the milk it was
placed there at the dairy.
| Freehold people are asking them
selves if there IS not some strange fatality
connected with the Bullock murder case.
On November 18th last William Bullock,
colored, shot and instantly killed Police
man James Walsh at Red Bank. Bullock
has had three trials, been twice convicted,
twice sentenced to be hanged and twice
have his convictions been set aside. At a
trial before struck jury there was a dis
agreement, the jury standing nine for
second degree and three for first. Since
the third trial, which was annulled by
reason of illegal evidence admitted, three
persons intimately connected with Bull
locks case have met death.
The initiative steps looking to the es
Enlistment of another large manufactur-
ing concern on the river 'front.' in Camden,
were taken on Friday, when the contractor
for the plant of the Meilor-R ittenhouse
Company, liquorice manufacturers, took
out permits from the City Clerks Office
for the erection of these buildings: One
two story brick and iron structure, $50 by
100 feet; two one story brick and iron
buildings, $50 by 100 feet; two one story
brick and iron buildings, 100 by 100 and
200 by 100 feet; one one story brick and
iron building, 600 by 60 feet. number
of other permits for the erection of build
ings for this plant will be issued shortly.
When the work is fairly started it will
give employment to large number of
mechanics.