The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-07-29

country sixty years ago, and amassed a
fortune. He built the sold Homestead"
in South Plainfield, where he lived for
many years.
While eating in New Brunswick
restaurant the other day s. II. Dalrymple,
Perth Amboy lawyer, bit on something
hard while eating fried clans He found
that it was very large pearl, perfect in
shape. It was slightly cracked, but was
very little discolored by being cooked. A
jeweler said that it would have been
worth 800 had it been found when the
clam was opened.
Joseph Elzell, 80 years old, of Jersey
City, was blown to death at the Eastern
Carbon eompany's plant. He had gone
into big boiler to clean it and had taken
lighted lamp with him. Immediately
after he had entered there was an explosion
and he was blown out of the boilers
month. He was badly mangled and death
was instantaneous. 1t is thought the
lamp igrlited gas which had gathered in
the boiler.
"A pointer dog belonging to Frederick
Dover, guard at the isolation hospital
in Brooldale, had an encounter with a
large snake in swamp near that place.
Dover heard the animal barking franti-
cally and went to find out the cause for it.
He declares that when he reached the spot
the reptile had wound itself around the
dogs body and was crushing it. Dover
got gun and shot the snake. 1t measured
five feet in length and was one of the
blow adder species.
Deputy Game Warden George M.
Church bemoans the loss of a shooting
gallery outfit. He purchased the right to
operate the gallery at a Staten Island
resort and began business few days ago.
He did good business until poor marks
man tried his luck Thursday night and
put bullet through the tank of one of
the gafoline torches. The oil escaped in
large Quantities and the entire outfit was
consumed in few minutes.
-HlInterdon county sportsmen are jul
bilant in anticipation of a most success
full hunting season. Gray squirrels are
reported to be plentiful and young rab-
bits can be seen in large numbers while
driving In the country districts. They are
unusually tame this year and scarcely
move more than foot or two from the
wagon tracks as vehicles pass by. Quail
can also be heard all over this section.
They also perch themselves upon the
fences along the highways, much to the
chagrn of the sportsmen, who often
spend hours in starting single bird when
the season begins.
"A few mornings since Jesse Weise, a
merchant near Hackettstown, had the
pleasure of trying his Workmanship. 1t
was about o'clock A. M, and he saw
some species of animal crossing the road
near his home. He fastened into the
house. and procured his trusty weapon,
and lsveled it at the animal and pulled
the trigger. After the smoke had cleared
away and he went to see what he had shot
he found an opossum and her family of
twelve young ones Mr.. Weise had killed
them all by his good Workmanship
The capture of the gang of chicken
thieves in Philadelphia is source of re-
lief to the many poultry raisers of Glou-
cester and Salem counties, who have been
the victims of the gangs hauls in Jersey
during the last few months. A boy who
was arrested at Pennsgrove was used by
the gang as confederate for imparting
information concerning farmers in the
neighborhoods where they intended to
make a raid. Efforts will be made to
bring the members of the gang arrested in
Philadelphia over to Jersey for trial The
depIedations of the gang have cost farm
ers thousands of dollars
The rattlesnake season is now at its
height along the Blue Ridge, near Blairs-
town. and the seekers after rattlesnake
oil and skins for making belts and purses
are Staying the reptiles in large numbers
Tbs wet season makes the rattlers easy to
take, as they seem to be in a hypnotic
state most of the time. A few days ago
Alex. Titman. wellknown mountaineer,
killed twenty eight rattlers near his home.
There were five very big snakes in the lot
In the neighborhood of the Worthington
Observatory the snakes ARE very numer-
GUS and have practically garrisoned the
region. Tourists travel this section with
great caution and carry snake remedies.
For over twenty years Andrew Muir,
of Plainfield, has had vivid recollection
of an experience at Niagara Falls which
cost him $50. The timeworn game of the
sharper was successfully worked upon him
on that occasion, but he has lived to see
the dodge take a novel phase. Last week
he received letter from Niagara Falls
containing two $40 bills and the statement
that the sender had become conscious
stricken over his action in fleeing the
Plainfielder at that time and desired to
make amends. No name was signed in
the note Mr.. Muir declares that in 1882,
while visiting the falls, a stranger ac-
costed him and claimed to be an old
friend. When they parted. the Plainfield
man was minus $50, which has now been
made good.
Contractor Thomas Harper has
reached depth of 1850 feet in the driv-
ing of the artesian wells for the new Cape
May water works, but has not yet found
the water bearing stratum for which he
seeks. Based upon experiences, in sink
ing wells at Atlantic City, Ocean City and
Wildwood, the stream of water desired
was expected to be reached at depth of
between 800 to 900 feet, but at 800 feet
stratum of solid rock was found, and it re-
quired week of time for the heaviest
drill to penetrate through it for a depth
of fna foot Small CLANS intact and