The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-28
state News.

ana harry t1eeJW0O0, OF MaSsdcnuseLtS,
to settle dispute over girl, fought q
battle with bare fists In the woods in the
presence Of friends. The friends decided
the fight draw. Now the contestants
are calling on the young lady on alternate
nights, according to agreement.
The Directors Of the Middlessex
County Bank at Perth Amboy who have
been decided to be liable for $500, 900
for claims of depositors. growing out Of
the wrecking Of the bank by the cashier,
George NJ Valentine, will take legal pro-
ceedings to contest the judgment II COM
p'slled to pay the judgment, practically
every one of the Directors, it is said, viii
ba ruined
| Frederick Fronner. II years old, was
slot and fatally wounded at Camden by
bis cousin, Charles Fronner, aged 90 The
latter was soldier in the Spanish Ameri-
cs.n war. He was cleaning pistol he
Carried in the war, when it was fired, and
tie bullet entered the boys stomach.
The latter staggered into the yard, and
fell at his mothers feet. He cannot live.
i After two weeks continuous work,
night and day, the big icehouse of Collier
q Co., at Silver Lake, near New Bruins
wick, was filed. The doors were closed,
the hosting machinery shut down, and
the engine fires drawn. At 2 o'clock the
next morning fire was discovered in the
south end of the houses. The entire row
OF houses was destroyed and nearly all
the crop of ice was ruined, entailing loss
OF $12, 900.
Suit has been Instituted in the Supreme
Court in Camden, by counsel for Samuel
Adams, against the Camden and Suburban
Railroad Company, to recover $1,000, for
the killing of horse, the demolishing of
a wagon and injuries to himself, by being
struck by car, on the Moorestown branch.
Samuel Carter has brough suit against
Lewis Doughten to recover $4,000 damages
| for injuries received by being struck by
a bicycle ridden by Doughten.
j The Western Telephone and Telegraph
Company, capital stock $32, 600, 900, was
Incorporated at Trenton on Wednesday
The stock is divided into SIG, 600, 900 com
mon and $1,000, 900 preferred, drawing
\ per cent. cumulative dividends. The OBJ.
jscts are to construct and operate electric
telegraph and telephone lines in all parts
of the world. Incorporators: Chandler
E[ovey, George E. Perrin and Albert G.
Mason, Boston; Clarence M. Walker and
Elmer 81. Geran, Gutenberg
| Patrick Logan, of Hoboken, and his
wife have lost three children within q
week, and their fourth and youngest is
Idying. Ten days ago their little son
James complained Of sore throat. A
physician diagnosed the case as diphtheria
and later he died. The disease had COM
Inlunicated to his fve-year-old brother,
Martin, and his sister May, seven. The
two subsequently died. The baby now
has the disease and the physician has
given up all hopes of saving her.
Recorder Stanton is determined to abate
the child begging nuisance in Hoboken,
and says he will vigorously enforce the law
tn every case that is brought before him.
Albert Albrechts, 8 years old, who was
picked up while begging in saloons, was
before the recorder. The father said he
was not aware the boy went out begging.
The boy declared that he had been
whipped because he came home one night
without IS cents. The recorder gave the
parents severe lecture, and told them
that if the boy was again found begging
they would both be held for the upper
courts. He read the law, which pre-
Bcribes 81, 900 fine and two years impris-
'onment at hard labor for the offense.
Mrs. Ella Cameron, aged Al years, a
wealthy widow, who resided in the out
skirts of Vineland, and who is said to
have been a relative of ex-senator Gamer
on, of Pennsylvania, died on Tuesday
night in the Jefferson Hospital, Philadel-
llohia, from the effects of self-inflicted
bullet wound Mrs. Cameron had been
entertaining party of friends at her
home on the night of January II last, and
was apparently in Respondent mood.
Later in the night shot was heard, and
Mrs. Cameron was found lying on sofa,
with a revolver in her hand and bullet
wound in her right temple. DR.. Cunning
ham was summoned, and he probed for
the bullet in vain. Her condition became
80 alarming that it was thought advisable
10 take her to Philadelphia, and she was
accordingly removed to the Jefferson Hos
oital and placed under the immediate
charge of DR.. j. Chalmers Da Costa, and
every known means used to save the
woman's life. She, however, sank rapidly,
and expired that night. 1t is said that
Mrs. Cameron had previously threatened
TO commit suicide, and had been despon-
dent lately on account of financial reverses
and differences of social nature.