The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-04-08
State News.

line seVenLeen-year lOcusIS are DllleO |
to be with US this summer. With a few
potato bugs and caterpillars as side at
fractions, the farmer will have quite a
merry time of it this year.
The insurance companies have com
PEELED all the patrons of the Dover Elec-
trio Light Company to rewire their homes
gas company of that town is having quite
boom.
The Paterson woman who seized a
burglar by the slack of his trousers and
then kicked him down fight of stairs.
showed that she not only had quick
grasp of the situation. but also vigo
rous understanding of the emergency.
Long Island seed oysters are being
brought into Tuckerton bay in large
quantities now that the oyster bill has be-
come law, and lands are to be leased.
Last week H. Walter Sapp, of Tuckerton,
received cargo of 1900 bushels from
Oyster Bay; and Captain George Quinn
brought cargo of 1900 bushels for John
G. Spragg.
Representative Howell has designated
for appointment as cadet to the Military
academy at West Point Bruce B. Bietler.
of New Brunswick, and for alternates
John W. Harding. of New Egypt, and
o. T. Cottrell. of Keyport, in the order
named Mr.. Bietler served in the army in
the Philippines, and was for two years
military instructor at Rutgers college.
1 Harry Keyser and Charles Smith of
Haddonfield were arrested Saturday night
by County Detectives Smith and Cherry,
on warrant charging them with the lille
gal lsale of liquor. They were taken to
Camden and arraigned before Justice
Sehmitz. Smith was held under $500 bail
for his appearance at court, and Keyser
was place under bonds for a similar
amount for further hearing. The COM
plants against the men were made by
agents of the New Jersey Law and Order
League. They allege that Keyser, who
has license to conduct wholesale bust
ness at Bell Mawr, sent liquor to this place,
and that Smith, acting as his agent, sold il
in smaller quantities than is prescribed by
law.
1t is seldom that a man makes all the
arrangements for his funeral before his
death, but such was the case with William
Fl. Hoffman, of Hoffman's station, neal
Freehold. When attacked over yeal
ago, Mr.. Hoffman apparently realized
that the end was near. Early last spring
he was confined to his bed, and as soon al
he recovered sufficiently he went to an un
dertaker and made all arrangements fol
his funeral He selected the style of cas-
ket which he desired to be used, told how
much he wanted the funeral to cost anG
made arrangements for the headstone fol
his grave. After doing this he appeared
to slightly improve in health, but the
rally was only temporary and Mr.. Hoff
man died April 1, at the age of So years.
-Sportsmen in the lower New Jersey
counties are disappointed over the pros
poets for good quail shooting next fall
In years past many quail from the west
! ern and southern states have been liber
ated in the South Jersey counties, but re-
/ cent legislation on the expectation of these
game birds from states in the south and
, west threatens scarcity of birds. 1t is
stated that the Game Commission has not
} been able to secure the usual number Of
J birds for stocking purposes. and number
/ of prominent sportsmen who each yeal
} buy birds to liberate in the game fields Of
! lower Jersey will not make the attempt tc
, get any this spring. Last year there was
a noticeable increase in the number Of
, quails, and some of the old hunters say
! that most of the birds left at the close Of
the shooting season passed through the
winter all right.