Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-08-22
TO THE PUBLIC.

hired double team from Eleazer f.
Woolston & Edwin M. Vansciver, for
seven dollars for the day. The expenses
for the same being equally divided be-
tween Mr.. j. l.. Perkins (of the Bee Hive)
and myself. Mr.. Perkins paid me the
amount of his share So so & | settled with
the above named parties, for the team as
follows-Mr. Edwin NJ Vansciver, $500
for wagon. Mr.. f. F, Woolston, So. 90 for
horses & harness.
Meeting with an accident during our
trip and damaging the wagon, part of the
damages Mr.. J L. Perkins had repaired
before coming home, and paying for them
out of his own pocket.
Coming home the wagon was returned
to the firm of Woolston Bros, for repairs
when verbal agreement was made be-
tween Mr.. f. F. Wooston and myself,
that if Mr. j. L. Perkins, and myself
would furnish the bows, he would put
them in without charging anything for
his labor, as held him partly responsible
for the accident, as he neglected to put
breeding on the harness. The wagon
remained with the Woolston Bros. for
four months and a half And during
that time the wagon not being repaired,
it was used to convey passengers to and
from the Soldiers Cemetery and Beverly
Park. Mr.. Edwin Vansciver also using
it to huckster with and it was also hired
to other parties, among whom were a
party of from Ia to 10 men who hired it to
go to Medford, when there was other dam
age done to the wagon.
The Woolston Bros. then repaired the
wagon and in January 1885, sometime
oh ,a O0th fo1 hill
name or date for the said repairs to the
wagon, for $7.10 which l refused to pay,
as I considered the bill unjust, leaving
Mr.. Perkins to use his own judgment in
regards 20 his action in the matter. Mr..
Perkins rather than have any dispute or
words with parties, paid 1855 the Wool
ston Bros agreeing to take the amount
out in dry goods.
After my refusing to pay on the grounds
that the bill was not according to the
agreement. Mr.. E. F. Woolston then
publicly charged me with defrauding Mr..
J. l.. Perkins out of 50 90 | then swore
out warrant for Mr.. f. F. Woolston
who upon being arrested, was given his
choice before 4 hearing was given, to adj
nit that the statement made in regard to
my defrauding Mr.. Perkins was mistake,
or the suit would De pressed.
He preferred making the admission by
giving me in his own handwriting with
his signature attached. holding the
original of which the following is a copy
Beverly New Jersey.
Burlington County, S. 5.
Wesley K Tevis do charge Eeazer
Wooston of the City of Beverly, with
publicly asserting that | did in August
last defraud one ]. \. Perkins out of the
sum of 81 90 and do bring suit for
damages against the said Eleazer Wool
ston and therefore pray thaL-fre may be
brought to justice.
~ Wesley X, Tevis.
Sworn before me this Twenty-ninth
day of January Eighteen hundred aud
eighty
William T. Fenimore
Justice of the Peace.
I Eieazer Woolston made mistake in
the above statement.
Eleazer F, Woolston.
The day following the giving of this
paper Mr., E F. Woolston came to my
residence and asked for the above docu-
ment or that | would destroy it, as he did
not want the matter made public. re
IuStu W COulDiy WIFI HIS iGuutSbJ dS l.
hold it to defend myself That evening,
having business at Justice VIM. Fenimore
Mr.. E. f. Woolston being present, on
my taking a paper from my pocket, Mr..
Woolston under the impression that it
was the paper which he had signed, took
the paper from me by force and tried to
put in the fire, upon finding it was not
the paper he thought, he threw it on the
floor, and then offered me five dollars for
the return of the statement he had given
me, of course refused. Being proba-
toner at that time in the M. E Church
and at the time of my probation having
expired my class leader, Mr.. G. Cascaden
held my name (although | had been rec
commended before) on account of this diff
Guilty a member of the Woolston family
threatened to object to my admission.
There was then Committee appointed
of the Official Board, to settle the matter,
composed of the following gentlemen.
Mr.. Chas. Vansciver, Mr.. Dickson, Mr.,
Edwin Kiple. Mr.. Geo Cascaden the
Woolston Bros. and myself, appearing
before this Committee. After much dis
cusson and earnest entreaty by the Com
mittee, with Mr.. E. F, Woolston to drop
the whole matter and settle it then and
there in a christian manner according to
the Church discipline. in preference to
legal settlement. / consenting to keep
the paper signed by Mr.. WoolstOn from
the public so long as he held his peace.
After prayers and shaking of hands we
separated pleasantly thinking the matter
settled permanently, and | was admitted
to full membership to the Church, after
wards Mr. E. f. Woolston refused repeat
edly to either speak or shake hands with
me in the Church.
Judge of my establishment some three
week ago when Mr. Chas. Woolston
presented a claim for repairs to the
wagon, wanting the claim presented in
business like manner, | asked the firm
for an itemiZed account, which they re-
fused to give. | have never refused to
pay the bill contracted according to
verbal agreement, upon making inquiries
| found they had presented the claim to
Mr.. Geo. Cascaden who without my con-
sent or knowledge, but with the kindest
intentions, had made an agreement with
Chas. Woolston of the firm who is one of
the Official Board of the M. E. Church
that he. Mr.. Cascaden, would settle all
honest claims of the Woolst0n Brothers,
against me, If refused to pay, on the con-
dition that none of the WooLsToN
FAMILY would object to my being admit
ted to the Church.
After learning of the manner in which
/ was admitted and considering such
transaction dshonorable and not becom-
ing men of the world much less christians
and not wanting to hold membership
with any Church or body of people on
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