The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-08-26

John Gaoert, of Phillipsburg, bag
gagemaster on the Belvidere- Delaware
road, met with serious accident at Phil
lipsburg, on Tuesday. He was deliver
ing piece of ice to the signal tower,
when he fell backward to the ground, a
distance of eighteen feet, landing on his
back. He was rendered unconscious and
his condition is critical.
Ocean Grove narrowly escaped a
water famine on Tuesday. A piston rod
on the compressor in the water works
broke, and the engine was unable to run
at full speed Asbury Park was appeal
ed to for help. and the water mains of the
two resorts were connected, and the
Groveites were soon drinking artesian
water furnished by Asbury Park.
Governor Murphy on Tuesday granted
reprieves to Lafayette Gruff and Peter
Hernia. two murderers under sentence of
death The cases will be considered at a
special session of the Board of Pardons
on September 49, Gruff was to have been
hanged in Camden on September for the
murder of his wife, and Hernia was to die
in Bergen county next Friday. He killed
Barney Kanter, butcher of Wellington.
Atlantic City will elect Mayor at
the November election. Mayor Stoy is
DESTROYS of being his own successor, and
Ex-Senat or Lewis Evans is willing to ac-
cept the nomination. Postmaster Harry
Bacharach and ex-senator Hoffman are
also mentioned, as well as Councilman
David r. Barrett. City Council a few
weeks ago increased the salary of the
Mayoralty Office from 81 900 to $4,000 per
annum.
During the awarding of prizes on
Wednesday to the winners in the Child
ren's Carnival, at the Beach Auditorium,
Asbury Park, Noble L. Gilbert, whose
little daughter appeared in the ben Hur
Chariot Race" and who was awarded the
fourth prize-a lemonade pitcher and a
half dozen goblets- dashed the pitcher to
the floor, breaking it into many pieces
His act was the result of alleged favoritism
in the awards. The incident created con-
siderable confusion in the large Assem-
blage.
"A horse belonging to Cook & Evan,
Of Bridgeton, was stung to death by bees
on Wednesday afternoon. The animal
was driven out In the country and hitched
near two hives of bees. While left unat-
tended couple of the bees stung the
horse, causing 1t to rear, and in so doing
broke down piece of fence and upset the
hives. Immediately the swarms of bees
furiously attacked the animal, which was
so weakened in its fight that 1t fell down.
Its driver finally managed to cut the har-
ness and get the horse up, but it died
soon afterwards.
Atlantic City is to make strong
effort to secure the next national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The recent visit Of Colonel Scott, of Illi-
nois, one Of the leading members of the
organization, and the complimentary re-
marks made by him in regard to Atlantic
and its adaptability to such meeting,
have stirred up enthusiasm. Now the
city by the sea will go after the encamp-
ment in good style. Arrangements have
been made for special train, which will
carry the delegates from this place and
other parts of the State to Washington,
on October 6, and vigorous campaign
will be instituted as soon as the delegation
arrives ut the National Capital.
WilliamJ ]. Browning, chairman of the
Republican Executive Committee Of Cam
den county, on Wednesday filed with
Thomas Walton, chairman of the County
Beard Of Elections, list of the Republi-
can election officers to serve at the fall
election. The list comprises the chair
mans own selections, but few of the
names being found on the lists which the
members Of the county committee di-
rected Mr.. Browning to file. In conse-
quence, the members of the committee
are indignant at Mr.. Browning, and some
interesting developments are expected.
The Board of Elections will meet on Sep
TENDER 2 to act on Mr. Browning's nomi-
nations, and those of Chairman Bray, of
the Democratic committee, as well.
"A particularly sad double drowning
occurred in Coles Creek, just beyond
Colestown, on Tuesday evening. The
victims were Edward and Richard Sutton.
aged and 8 years respectively, children
of Charles Sutton, employed on the farm
of William Lippincott. The boys were in
the habit of padding in the creek, which
is normally not two feet deep. The re-
cent storms had washed several deep holes
in the creek, and it was in one of these, at
a depth of five feet, where the little fell
lows were drowned. The boys went to
the creek about O'Clock, and it was near
ly when one of their companions gave
the alarm. Howard, an older brother
dove in the hole and secured the bodies
The frenzied parents rolled the children on
barrels, but no signs of life appeared.
Persons who have studied New Jer-
sey's Excise laws say that the hasty amend
ing and passage of the Waite act in the
closing hours of the last legislative session
led to an error that may make the entire
act imperative and leave Camden and
Trenton without any well authorized pro-
cedure in the matter of granting liquor H.
censes until the next session enacts a
remedial law. The Waite act in original
form provided for Board of three mem
bers, two of whom should constitute a
majority. In the closing days of the SEES
sion two or three amendments were made
to the bill, which had the effect of restor-
ing The provision for five members. In
that form the bill became law without
any change being made in the provision
that two members of the Board are en-
powered to transact business.
The application of counsel for Robert
Washington, the colored constable who
shot pugilist Joe" Goddard, during the
Camden election riots, for his release on
writ of habeas corpus, came before JUS
tice Garrison, on Friday. in Camden
Counsel commended that Goddard was not
dead and that the defendant had been
locked up for three weeks on a simple
charge of assault and battery Judge Gar
risen stated that the state may have in it's
possession proof to present to the grand
jury whereby to establish a prima facie |