The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-01
State News.

Roy Ellis, aged IA years, son of W.
B. Ellis, was probably fatally injured on
Thursday by colliding with horse while
riding on his bicycle in Vineland. He is
suffering from conclusion of the brain and
his recovery is extremely doubtful.
Smith Sheppard, residing near Cecil,
advertised in a Western newspaper for a
wife. The advertisement reacheo tne
eyes of damsel at M.seon ans WIS.
She answered it and the correspondence
soon deyelopcd into real courtship
49,. sHs4i. the young woman arrived at
Williamstown, where she was met by
Sheppard, and the two wendell their way
to the Office of Justice Wood, where they
were soon made man and wife.
Johns Toms died at the home of
former employer, Somerville, Thursday
His death is believed to have been hasten :
ed by an experience which he had with
burglars few years ago, when he was
caretaker for the Vankirk mansion, near
New Brunswick. Toms was so years old,
but he had not been mentally sound since
he was strung up by the thumbs for forty
eight hours by the robbers The burglars
entered the Vankirk house while the
family were in the city for the Winter,
and they suspected they were many yalu
ables there. They endeavored to make
Toms tell where the supposed valuables
were, AID when he refused they first tor
tured him and then tied him up in closet
where they left him with the door closed
When he was found and cut down his life
was despaired of, but he finally recovered
sufficiently to get around. The burglars
were caught and were sentenced to State
Prison for long term of years by Judge
Bartine, of the Somerset Court.
William Weiss, years old, painter,
of Roselle, went to New York on Monday
evening, with $40 to purchase Christmas
present for his sweetheart On West
street he met an Italian, who picked up a
pocket book containing what seemed to
$50, and then surrendered it for $40. The
latter purchased gold watch of Isabore
Nathan, a jeweler, Of Newark avenue,
Jersey City. and paid for it with the bill
which the Italian found. Weiss received
$3.50 in change. Nathan having got a
ncighbor, Mrs. Sommers, to change the
bill. Later Mrs. Sommers excitedly call
ed upon Nathan and said the bill was not
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been refused at the bank. Shortly after
Nathan explained the case to customer
who told him that his servant had receiv-
ed gold watch proved to be the one
Nathan had sold to Weiss, and the latter
was arrested and arraigned in the Fir st
Criminal Court and held for examination
on a charge of passing worthless money
He said he supposed it was good.
christmas was celebrated at the three
big State institutions in Vineland by pref
ty and original services All the state
wards at the New Jersey Training School
for Feeble Minded Children hung up their
stockings in the Assembly Hall, Monday
night, at the instruction of Santa Claus,
who suddenly appeared before them dur
ing the execution of a march and drill in
the spacious hall. and when they returned
Tuesday morning the hundreds of stock
ings were bursting with candies and toys.
At the State Home for Feeble Minded
Women the inmates were made joyous by
gifts from huge Christmas tree. Women
f.f G0 uaoru oaroooad ond fondIad thar n..,
dolls as gleefulIy as little tots. In the
evening a musical entertainment, in which
the state wards participated, was held
there, and the Passion Play" was illus
trated with stereopticon views and ex-
planned to the inmates by DR. Mary J..
Dunlap, medical director of the institu-
ton. The yule-log also burned brightly
at the State Home for Old and INDECENT
Soldiers and their wives. Colonel Jarvis
Wanser, the Commandant of the home,
gave bountiful turkey dinner to the in
mates, and in the evening the old warriors
and their faithful helpmeets were RECALLED
by photographic entertainment.
Jacob p Andrews, of Hurfville, met a
terrible death near there Tuesday With
several others Andrews was moving
Charles Turner's steam threshing machine.
which had been In active service. Two
horses were attached to the machine and
as they were started up the wheels be-
came locked. and striking main steam
valve, snapped it off. The sudden rush
Of steam frightened the horses. which