The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-11-05
State News.

On Thursday Judge Heisley resen-
fenced James Shockley to seven years in
state prison for attempted burglary at AS
bury Park instead of six years he gave
Shockley Tuesday, thereby frightening
his stay one year longer for escaping from
Officer Strong Immediately after the in
Fiction of his first sentence.
The school at North Farmingdale was
not opened this year, as the attendance
was so small the board of education did
not feel justified in paying teacher for
services required. Jackson Robbins was
awarded contract to take the scholars of
the district to the Farmingdale school and
return. His compensation is $3.50 per an
mum.
An attempt was made Wednesday to
burn the Broadway theatre building at
Long Branch. James G. West, a fish
dealer, who occupies apartments in the
building, was awakened by smoke, which
poured into his room An investigation
showed that pile of rubbish in the base
ment was on fire and making rapid head
way.
The will of Miss Elizabeth Kneeland,
of Belleville, filed Thursday with Surro-
gate Eller, leaves all her property to
Christ Episcopal Church, Belleville. She
was an octogenarian. Her estate is be-
lieved to amount to about $50, 000 1t
came to her from her brother, John, who
died after amassing fortune in the hotel
business in New York.
Miss Alice r. Blackman, school
teacher of Atlantic City, on Thursday
was given verdict for So, 900 by jury
at Mays Landing, against the West Jer-
sey and Seashore Railroad company. Miss
Blackman had asked for $40, 000 On Sep
TENDER 20, 1900, she fell from a trolley
car and received an injury from which
hip disease developed, since which time
she has been cripple. The railroad
company will appeal.
Anna and Colby Wax, IA and II
years old, respectively, daughters of
Abraham Wax, of Camden, after four
months of weary travelling, arrived at the
home of their father Wednesday night
from Volna, Russia. The girls were sent
for by their father. They entrusted the
money with which to purchase their tick
cts to a Russian emigrant agent, and af-
ter proceeding as far as London they
learned that he had decamped The com
pany came to their aid and they were
placed on a steamer bound for Canada.
This steamer ran aground about three
weeks ago of. the Nova Scotia coast. After
a wait of several days the craft was sue
cessfully floated, and the girls were land
ed.
Miss Ella Davis, daughter of Justice
and Mrs. John B. Davis, of Whitehouse,
is lucky young woman. She trained
nurse About three years ago she entered
the employ of Henry Honeyman. veal
thy invalid in Washington. Recently a
large and valuable tract of land near La
Gloria, Cuba, came into Mr.. Honeyman's
possession. He decided to give it away.
Accordingly he divided it equally between
his two children and Miss Davis. Miss
Davis has sent her brother, j. Edward
Davis, of Whitehouse, and her brother-in-
law, Marcus La Roe, of Jersey City, to La
Gloria to take charge of her portion. They
will raise tobacco, fruit and other products
on large scale.
Hal Allaire the bachelor owner of
the deserted village" of Allaire, near
Freehold. who died last month leaving
5000 or 5000 acres, embracing the aband
oned village and iron works, appears to
have left no will. The property will re-
vert to the collateral heirs-his half
brothers and sisters and their heirs-if no
will is found. Thorough search has been
made among the dead mans papers, but
no such document can be found. 1t is
cons idered remarkable that the dead re
cluse left no will, as he was estranged
from his half brothers and sisters years
ago by bitter litigation. His father left
his second wife and their only son. Hal,
all his estate, and the children by the first
wife endeavored to break the will, but
without success.