The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-08-05

IOtlnn 10 contain Inc DOuy OF male cnllu
fourteen pounds. There is a
mark on the forehead, such as might have
been caused by blow with hammer.
This is the third dead infant found there
within a week.
The discovery of what appears to be
geld ON the farm of Peter Riordan, near
Plainfield, has caused a great deal of ex-
cisenent among the farm owners in the
vicinity, and farm values have increased
considerably. During blast in a lime
store quarry operated by Mr.. Riordan, a
vein several inches wide was opened up,
and the yellow metal disclosed.
Jacob Campbell, of Clayton, wishing
to get rid Of his dog, put it on freight
train and made arrangements with one of
the train hands to have it thrown off in
Camden, which was done. Within an
hour the dog found its way to the home
of Mrs. Cox. who is Mrs. Campbell's sis
ter. 1t had never seen Mrs. Cox and had
reyer been out of Clayton.
Most unusual of all the fires which
have been caused by sparks was one
Which nearly burned up valuable horse
belonging to Edwin S. Hooley, of Plain
field. The horse stood in blacksmith
shop. with a light WOODEN blanket on,
when spark from the anvil few on the
blanket. The blanket was burned up com
nj atalxr ard tha horaa .avaralx, aoorobod
"A novel feature to attract people to
religious services during the summer
months has been brought about by the in
PRODUCTION of electric fans in the Monroe
av enue, Plainfeld, M. E. Church. The
fans were used for the first time on Sun
dizzy, and the pastor, Rev. John MacMur-
ray, claims that the improvement will
greatly increase the attendance in the
future
Alexander Cunning, of South Orange,
had a surprise at his home, last week,
when his brother, j. p. Cunning, whom
he had not seen in twenty-five years, Wis
tied him. The latter has been in Sidney,
n. s. W., for nearly thirty years, and he
ii now on trip around the world. When
the two brothers met neither recognized
the other, and explanations were neces-
sary to convince Alexander that it was his
brother, as long absence had changed his
appearance wonderfully.
Joseph Norton was injured while
driving at Atlantic Highlands on July 20,
and since that time has been in Monmouth
Hospital, Long Branch, suffering from
paralysis of the hands and injuries of the
spine. Norton, it is now believed, has a
fair chance for recovery unless complica-
tons develop. He received his injuries
while making a dive into three feet of
water, and probably saved himself from
death by putting his hands forward when
he saw his danger.
The Republicans of the First Congress
sional District of New Jersey, in conven-
ton at Woodbury., on Wednesday, renom-
mated for the sixth time Hon. H. C. Lou
denslager The convention was quiet and
orderly. The first ballot decided the con-
test as there were only two candidates
Loudenslager and j. Alpheus Vansant.
The former received 181 votes; the latter
1873. The nomination was then made
unanimous. Vansant pledged his support
to the candidate nominated.
"A grotesque looking object, four feet
and two inches long, eighteen inches thick
and weighing 200 pounds. which IL de-
clared to be cowfsh, was caught In the
big net at the end of the Ocean Pier, at
Atlantic City, on Wednesday morning.
The eyes Of the fish closely resemble those
of cow, and it also bellows when breath
ing. The captive has two fins, each four
feet wide, mouth four inches in circum-
ference, and no teeth, securing its food by
suction. 1t is q great curiosity for the
visitors.
Much to every ones surprise Atlantic
City's council by unanimous vote passed
the bill on Tuesday night, making it fin
able offence for any person over IA years
of age to pass through the streets in bath
ing costume, the prohibition applying tc
a section bounded by Massachusetts ave
nue. on the north and Texas avenue on the
south. One effect of the ordinance is to
keep colored people off the uptown bath
ing heath, there being no establishments
accepting their patronage above Texas
avenue. Another reason for passing the
bill was the practice of scores of colored
hotel employees dressing in surf attire and
creating disorder on their way to the beach
and back
"A remarkable trip of a small piece OF
bone through parts of human body was
brought to light by an operation per
formed upon Samuel Ayers. Of Plainfeld,
the other day. Seven years ago, while
eating some meat. Ayres was seized with
violent coughing, particle of bone lodg-
ing in his windpipe. For several months
he coughed great deal, but did not con-
tribute his condition to the incident re
lated. Later he was troubled with pains
in his left chest, and within the last year
he has suffered greatly with pains in his
left side near the lower rib. In probing
at that spot DIR. Marcus Clauson struck a
piece of foreign matter. which. upon
being removed, was found to be a bone.
Examination proved that the left side
from the windpipe to the rib had been
affected along the course taken by the
bone
Two runaway freight cars penetrat-
ed fully fifty feet into the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad passenger station
at Trenton, on Wednesday morning, caus-
ing $15, 900 damage. The cars entered the
women's waiting room, and were only
stopped by the stone wall of the Warren
street side of the building, which was
cracked in several places from top to bot
tom, and knocked several inches out of
plumb The accident was caused by a
heavy freight train drawing out from the
station breaking in two, and fifteen of the
cars running down grade for a mile to the
station. They reached a speed of forty
miles an hour. A bumper four feet high
at the end of the track, fifteen feet from
the station building, was swept away
The rails run to point at the top of the
bumper, and the cars assembled these rails
and jumped over the granolithic plat
form, which is foot higher than the bed
of the road, and crashed into the station,