The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-08-13
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1901.
State News.

manufacturing establishment in Bridge
ton. employing 200 hands, The plant is
to be operated by electricity
AS result of vigorous protest, the
order issued by the national weather de-
partment at Washington, cutting Newark
off the list of cities to which forecasts are
furnished, has been rescinded.
-Vineland was visited Wednesday
morning by an unprecedented rainstom,
during which time five and one-half inches
of water fell. Cellars were flooded and
numerous road bridges and sluices washed
away.
Francis Lovelin. of Bridgeton, was ar
rested by Game Warden Conner, charged
with violating the game laws by allowing
his dogs to chase rabbits on Sunday.
Lovelin was taken before Squire Riley
and fined $40 and costs.
The club house and hotel at the en-
trance to the driving park of the Morris
town Park association were destroyed
early Tuesday morning by fire of un-
known origin. The hotel was leased by
Walter V. Snyder. The loss will amount
to $4,000, partially covered by insurance.
While crossing the railroad tracks
near Grant avenue, Plainfeld, Tuesday,
William A. Baldwin, Familiarity known as
sDeafy Baldwin," was killed instantly.
He was 80 years old and lwell known
throughout the state as drover. He is
survived by widow, seven sons and two
daughters.
Annie Pinto, a ten year old girl, Of
Hammonton, who had been i'll with diph-
iberia, and so far recovered as to be up
and around the house and supposed to be
out of danger. was given beer to drink
and some cake to .eat by her parents, and
died within few hours after partaking
of the refreshments
One hundred dollars fine and costs
was the penalty imposed upon Joseph
Vilot, Jr., and Edward Wilgus, at Belvi-
dere, for fishing Illegally with nets.
Philip Zimmerman, who was subjected to
I similar fine for the same offense, was
unable to pay and will be obliged to
spend thirty days in jail.
Last spring John Courtney, of At
lantic City, was hit on the head with a
base ball. He felt no Ill effects at the
time, but gradually he lost his speech,
and recently he was unable to articulate.
Tuesday the surgeons removed large
growth which pressed ON his brain, and
now Courtney can talk as good as ever.
Isaac Mitchell, charged with the MUIR
der Of Edward Kane, the postal telegraph
lineman, at Whitehouse two years ago,
was arraigned before Supreme Court
Judge William s. Gummere, at Fleming
ton, Tuesday afternoon. Mitchell pleaded
not guilty to the charge and his trial was
set down for Monday, September is.
After an absence or twenty nine years
james O. Osborne has returned to his
former home at Irvington. Osborne
served in the civil war under the assumed
name of James Wade. Now he wants a
pension and came back to get the necessary
evidence. He left his old home because he
was tired of the daily routine of the ex-
press business and thought he would try
travelling.
Walter Trego, the fifteen-y ear-old son
of Benjamin F. Trego. of Camden, who
mysteriously disappeared on May II. re-
turned home Saturday and was warmly
received by his parents, who had almost
abandoned hope of ever seeing their boy
again. Walter explained that he had
gone away merely to see the country. He
had been as far away as Colorado, beating
his way on freight trains and picking up
odd Jobs He says he is satisfied with his
experience and will remain home.
The opinion of the Supreme Court in
the case of the State VS.. Andrew j. Steel
man, was announced to-day by Justice
Gummere. He holds that the act of 1884,
entitled "An act to protect the planting
and cultivating of oysters In the tide
waters of this State, is unconstitutional,
as the State did not comply with the con-
stitutional requirement, that the object of
every law should be expressed in its title.
The body of the act contained provision
excluding the waters of Delaware Bay
and Maurice River Cove.
-Vineland's natal day was celebrated
with great jollifcation Thursday after
noon, it being the fortieth anniversary of
the towns founding. The stores and bus
mess houses were closed, flags and bunt-
ing were displayed in profusion In honor
of the event, and the city took on holt
day attire. There was large influx of
visitors from Millville and Bridgeton.
The festivities of the day centred at the
track of the Vineland Trotting Associa-
ton, where were held matinee races in
Guiding an exciting contest between two
automobiles. In the evening some of the
enthusiastic residents INDUCED in pyro-
technic display.
Early Wednesday morning Gernso
Fucker, tailor, was awakened by I'M
bearable heat, and discovered the room in
which he was sleeping was mass of
flames. The exit to the stairs was shut off
by the blaze, and he hardly had time to
leap from window upon the portico roof
below and escape to the ground clad only
in his night shirt. Nothing in the house
was saved, and Fucker was dependent
upon the neighbors for clothing to dress
himself. His family was out of town at
the time When Fucker retired late that
night he was smoking cigar. He may
have dropped upon the carpet some of the
ashes and thus started the fire. The
building was greatly damaged.
All the city officials of Vineland and
number of other citizens were on We'd
nesday given complimentary excursion
to Millville and return on the new trolley
line as the guests of President Langley,
of the Millville Traction Company. The
excursionists, including the Mayor and
Borough Council, and the ex-Mayor and
Councilmen, by whom the franchise was
granted, and the Landis Township Com
mittee, started at z o'clock from the West
jersey and Seashore Railroad depot. At
Millville a dinner was given the Vineland
officials by the trolley company and they
were shown about the company's plant.
Several of the city officials of Millville
also greeted the Vineland party.
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