The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-08-06
State Notes.

State Commissioner of Banking and
Insurance Watkins has just issued state
ment showing that on June 20 the seven
ty-one trust companies of New Jersey
had resources aggregating $185, 75S, 1854. 76.
st Marks Episcopal Church and mis-
sion house adjoining, at Jersey City, were
destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon,
only the walls, which are of trap rock and
brick, being left standing. The fire start
ed in the mission house. 1t was attribut-
ed to defective electric wire.
Trenton is interested in the alleged
discovery of oil on the farm of Henry G.
Hillpot. in the vicinity of Woodbourne,
Pa, particularly in that section of the
country lying along the swamp road to-
ward Roelofs, Bucks county, Pa. Sam
pies of the oil have been examined in
trenton and pronounced genuine, and
everybody in Woodbourne is doing more
or less boring to strike OIL well will
be sunk on the Hillpot farm.
George Kell. of Bridgeton, had a
thrilling experience while down on the
Delaware bay on Saturday. He was out
of his boat wading about on what is
known as the Drumbeds, picking up ma
tural growth oysters from the bottom,
when he was attacked by large man
eating shark. The shark sped in upon the
beds and, turning over, made lunge for
Kell, just grazing his breast and making
an ugly wound. Kell's companions fought
oil the shark while the man scrambled in
to the boat, and the shark darted off into
deep water. Kell was overcome by his
experience
Thirty passengers on trolley car
running from Oceanic to Red Bank were
thrown into panic, on Friday night,
when the car, going at a fast rate of
speed, struck and demolished B. II.
Crates beer wagon and killed the horse.
David Kinney, of Oceanic, who was talk
ing to Motorman Porter, was crushed by
an iron rod and was seriously injured
Many persons had narrow escapes A
buggy turned out for the trolley. but the
beer wagon ahead of the buggy was not
seen by the motorman in time to stop
the car. The accident happened near M.
G. D. Borden's estate. The front of the
car was damaged.
Charles Fl. Clifford, of Philadelphia
enjoyed the experience of being rescued
twice on Sunday while bathing at the foot
of South Carolina avenue, Atlantic City.
He was seized with cramps while some
distance beyond the line of breakers while
taking dip in the morning and was pull
ed ashore by group of men. His
fondness for the surf led him to try a
plunge in the afternoon, and in his second
effort to perform swimming feat he was
again seized with cramps. He was
rescued by Guards Gunnis, Smallwood
and Stokes, who put off in lifeboat
Clifford was exhausted when brought
ashore. He was revived by vigorous
treatment In the life-tent.
Automobiles laughed at Magistrate
c. Folk Klein, at Magnolia. on Sunday,
as they sped by. Out of score or more
who fractured the Frelinghuysen act only
two were corraled. One was Joseph r.
Carter, of Philadelphia, who paid a fine
of $50 for speeding and failing to have
license. Joseph Lapertina Jr., also of Phil
adelphia, was fined $25 for having no IL
cense. Magistrate Klein said he was I'M
able to get his iron fence in place for use
on Sunday. By next Sunday, however,
he expects to have 1t in position. 1t will
work like toll gate, swinging across the
road. Heretofore constables. red flags,
even revolvers, have proved Intellectual
to stop scorching. On Sunday half a
dozen yiolators. after laughing at Magis-
trate Klein when he told them to stop,
ran to Watsontown, where they found
barricade of wagons prepared by Consta-
BILE Bates. They turned their machines
and escaped by side roads. When the
proposed iron fence is in position it will
be impossible for scorchers to escape.
Some of the three hundred machines
which passed through Magnolia on Sun
day and Saturday travelled at rate of
forty miles an hour.