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The news., 1886-04-27
Moorestown.

On Tuesday night number of colored
men Were seen gathering IN the upper part
of the town and talking quietly among
themselves. The uninitiated supposed
they were making arrangements fora cake
walk or a razor picnic, but on the contrary
they were waiting for favorable opportu-
nifty to proceed to some quiet spot and in
dulge in prize fight. The principals
were Aleck Valentine, a tall, robust darby
from Medford, and John Wedge, farm
hand ofherculean build living near Moores
town. The fight was arranged several
days before Valentine sending a chal-
lenge that he could whip Wedge for any
sum less than $50, or he would meet any
man in the county that Wedge might Sc
lect. The latter sent word that although
he had never been in a ring fight and was
ignorant of the rules governing such per-
formances, he would take his chances of
whipping Valentine. The fight took place
in the laundry building in the lower end
OF the town and was brutal one When
ever a favorable opportunity would pre-
sent itself both men would kick and strike
~ The same time and some terrible blows
were exchanged Valentine gave his ad-
Versary some terrible blows in the neck,
but suffered considerably himself every
time he made an opening. In the fourth
round valentine was knocked completely
out OF time and Wedge was given the fight
On Wednesday the Grand Jury found
Dllls of Indictment against both the fight
ers and bench warrants were issued for
their arrest. Constable Burrarrested both
ana brought them to iail.
The news., 1886-04-27
Beach Haven.

The army of invasion has arrived and
they were met with Il reception they little
expected. We routed them horse foot and
Dragons. They found us prepared for
them and they found that our boasts were
no idle ones; that the saying, now an his
tor1c one, IN OF one cent for tribute bus
millions for defencesi Of nur homes and
flresides was meant,
There Is gentleman OF this town who Is
oultivating his voice and VIII, have no
doubt, make firstclass singer. The other
day while passing large building where
he was at work he made the air resound
with that beautiful and pathetic air of
stick to your mother, Tom, when her
hair turns gray don't let her worry, Tom
don't let her WANT Keep on friend and
practice what you sing. You viii mahs
your mark.
~ 9tafoi'dville, with us for several days,
giving lectures on what he knows about
sea Shorthand titles, school teaching, yacht
building, etc. One of our enterprising
young builders made him quite a hand
some offer the other evening to remaiI
one year and give us tri-weekly entettain,
vestmept. ~
Robert u. Engle is having electric bells
placed in his hotel also Connecting his
hotel, the Rnglesfde, with the Baldwin,
which will make great improvement.
David E. Streetl. our druggist, will open
MS stfii< on or about the first Of May.
payid IS a progressive citizen.
Nj; Holdgate has in contemplation the
building ofthree handsome cottages at Ais
place. The lumberis heing proughtaeross
the bay by Captain Woody Gramnler,
bneie Ben Brown has given up cunning
ana gone to landscape gardening. lie is
quite an artist at his business and has con.
trol OF large force of men who under his
The news., 1886-04-27
TuckertOn.

Giles, of Philadelphia, were in town on
Monday last visiting DR.. Sharp.
James Rose. Sir, made his first trip out
doors on Monday last since his illness.
John G. Davis is very i'll at his residence
in this place.
Gal" Palmer has been engaged the mast
Two weeks i'll hauling from his swamp and
shipping to New York some large and
valuable cedar logs
Harry Mulholland and wife were in
Mount Holly on Friday and Saturday. Ii
takes Harry to entertain company in
style.
Messrs. Editors Of NelUs.
That Atlantic county editor should not
De so prodlgal in the distribution of his
sympathy We burlington county fellows
can MAKE no use of it at present. wait till
We neeu IT, ana then give us a little of
nrst rate, fresh article; there is no virtue
IN a warmed over sympathy though we
fall TO see the propriety of your feelings
Tor us, we can readily understand that it
Is perfectly natural and proper that
ones sympathy should go ont toward
Captain Tom when one bears the same
relation to Atlantic county as he, Tom.
does. (See the fiy?) TO see Capt Tom al
ways on the right side ofquestions we think
the specialized editor must look through
the glass darkly; take off your specs
brother and you may see Capt Toms foot
prints on the other side. Ha! Hal That
ny rs on the Wneel again Capt Tom was
not the prime mover of the enterprise
That terminated in the formation of Bass
River township, il WAS recommended by
one OF an opposite pal;t;aala party having
suggested Itself TO his mind from listening
70 Capt. TOMS everlasting complaint Of
having so much faS to pay and never
being able to secure aRnAice. The inieuity
Ut si2e re3cre nee ~ tie ssrsfteif7 ia Dfsfi-
able, since the runaway boy returned
after few years aud the "half bushel of
brick bats was never called for. aUpright.
christian gentleman whose life and
character are above reproach, . is a iacket
you can't well button aronnd Can't Tom.
We didn't insinuate hat the news paper
mai wasn't piOus only intimated that
he had not gone to congress, And we
furthermore eluim to have kept in close
proximity with our text during the con.
test We have never had much TO say con
corning the boundary line; we are not
anxious about that we believe that New
Jersey law and justice will restore
what the commissioners have taken from
us. Capt. Tom is our text. and we want
TO show to the readers of Atlantic and
burlington county journals that he has
Deen send1ng our corn to market in his
Dushel: les dear editor we remain hid
right behind IL Webster's Unabridged
Dictionary. Sharp shooters you know get
their best'wnrk in behind the brush. But
as Tom says 'if there is any money in
~ we might pop out and get it, for dollars
fully
AND STILL ANorBER Old CLAM CATCHER.
The news., 1886-04-27
Let's make a picture of if

The only exception to this
is a single line Of women's
French-kid shoes at 81. so
made by machine.
1t may be handy to keep
this list. Ofcourse you can't
remember it. Isn't there a
place to pin it up for refer
ence?
This looks like putting up
prices too; and it is, on the
lower grades of hand-work.
You want to know how much
extra you pay for hand-work,
On mems 81, on boys 50 to
rs cents, on women's, girls,
and children S about SO cents.
Now all we need to say
about this extra cost is that
everybody who wears better
than common shoes is glad
to get hand-work for the
money.
But we are giving just as
close attention to machine
work as ever. If there's a
shoe in our stock that ISM
really good for somebody,
we'll drop it as soon as we
find it out.
By the middle Market-street door
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Chestnut Thirteenth and Market streets
and City-hall square.
The news., 1886-04-27

instructions are making what was once q
wilderness of sand bloom like the garden
of Eden.
President Fox of the b. II. G. C. has gone
into manipulating mud and has large
force of men fixing up the extensive
grounds of VIM. a. Drown. Mr.. Fox is
soon TO publish book on "What know
about Mud Singing and the uses it can
be put to. We all feel proud of Author
Fox in this his new departure.
A new glee club is wanted here now and
If we could only induce the gentleman
who sings while he works the song of
"Stiek to your Mother TOM to take the
leadership we know that all artists OF the
brush would join it and there are no mean
singers among them judging from hearing
them sing. He is to-day the most popular
man on the beach.
The railroad men are down as far as sta
tion 20 with the grading and will be down
In one week to Beach Haven, SO we will be
in rail communication with the outer
world in few weeks.
Thos. Sherborne has some very fine pork
for sale cheap now as the warm weather
approaches.
The news., 1886-04-27

the total amount of single track in use is
28l61a miles. On the New York division
there were IA, 900, 400 passengers carried, an
increase of 1,626,359, while the freight
moved over the division increased 664, 237
tons The net earnings of the United Roads
of New Jersey division were 81, l57 ,099 81.
The Philadelphia and Erie division made
net earnings of 81, IL, 1887 a. There were in
use at the close of the year 1260locomotives,
llsT passengers cars, 1851 freight cars,
22l9 maintenance-of-way cars, in addition
to which We're 1882 freight cars owned by
individuals and companies.
The suit of Janeway & Co., of New Bruins
wick, against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company for damages by the burning of
their wall paper factory, resulted on Sat
urday in verdict of sIi6,sO6 for the plain
titfs. The fire was caused by the collision
of an oil train and a freight train on the
railroad, on the morning of February 4,
1885. The oil caught fire and ran in blaz-
ing stream down the streets, and set fire
to the Janeways' factory.
The news., 1886-04-27

Col. Garrit S. Cannon, of Bordentown,
the well-known lawyer and oldest mem
Der of the burlington countr bar, died at
his home on Wednesday morning.
Garrett s. Cannon, son OF the Rev. James
Spencer and Catharine (Brevoort Cannon,
was born in Somerset county, n. J. His
father, II distinguished minister was for
years Professor of Theology in the Dutch
Reformed Theological Seminary of New
Brunswick, and held tor long period the
chair of metaphysics in Rutgers College
Union College conferred upon him the de-
gree of Doctor of Divinity. He died in
1852 having filed the professorship of the
ology in the seminary for thirty years.
Mr. Cannon, after leaving Rutgers Col
lege Grammar School, entered Rutgers Col
lege, from which he graduated, after four
years course, in 1888 Upon leaving col
lege he entered the Office of i. K. Brown,
Esq, at Mount Holly, and having com
pleted his study of law was, in 1886,
licensed as an attorney, and three years
after as counselor. Locating at Borden
town, he has continued the practice of his
profession there ever since. He was APP
pointed prosecuting attorney of Burling-
ton county by Governor Daniel Haines in
1850, reappOinted to the same Office by Gov
ernor Il. NJ. Price, and received a second
reappointment at the hands of Governor
Joel Parker in 1865. President Pierce hon
ored him with the appointment of United
States district attorney for the State in
1858, and President Buchanan reappointed
him to the same office in 1857. In 1915 he
was elected by the Democrats to the Lower
House of the State Legislature. He was
president of the Gas Company of Borden
town, president of the Water w orks Com
pany, and director, as well as the attor-
ney of the Bordentown banking Company
ever since its organization. He married,
first, Hannah Kinsey, daughter of Charles
kinsey, of Burlington: second, Sarah,
daughter of William Biddle, Esq, of Bor-
dentown.
The funeral of Colonel Cannon took
place on Saturday. The remains were in
tered at Burlington. Private services
were held Mt his residence, the Rev. c. w.
knauff, rector of Christ Episcopal church,
officiating. Only the Immediate and most
intimate friends of the family were pres
ent. After the services were concluded at
his residence, the funeral cortege moved
directly to the depot, where they took u
special train for burlington and went di-
rectly to ST. Marys church, where public
service was held in which Rev. Z. W.
knauff, assisted by Rev. DR.. Hills, of ST.
Mary's, officiated. The interment took
place in the churchyard. Among the dis
ilngulShed persons present We're: Govern
or Leon Albeit, Chancellor Runyon, Judge
van Syckel and other members of the SUI
preme Court, Barker Gummere, Esq, Ed
ward II. Green, Esq, A. q. Bichy, Esq. of
Trenton, ex-Judge Frank Fort, of Newark
The bar of the entire State wns we'll repre-.
scented. The pail bearers We're Judge Par
Mahlon Hutchinson, T.. $. Sc0vel VIM S.
Geo. B.. Raymond, Mayor Brakely and r.
The news., 1886-04-27

and Imprisonment constitute the penalty
for violation of the law. Red labels must
be put on the bottles, &C., containing poi
son. The act does not affect physicians,
patent medicine and retail dealers.
Fitzpatlick's Merry Makers are billed for
the Mount Holly Opera House on Thursday
evening, under the auspices of the Pro
hibition Cornet Band The Merry Makers
are not red schoolhouse show; it is first
class. Mr.. Fitzpatrick has the name of
being as good a performer in his profess
sion as personator as performs on the
American stage. Mrs. Fitzpatrick, for
merly one of the Beebe sisters of Phila-
delphia, has the reputation of being an
exceedingly fine singer. Master Claude
as tenor singer is unrivalled. Little
Laura is undoubtedly the youngest juven
lie on the American stage, being only four
years old. She is wonder. The fact that
so popular an organization as the Prohibi-
ton band will reap their share of the profits
should and will swell the receipts.
The news., 1886-04-27

Friday, April 30th, is the day designated
by Governor Albeit as Arbor Day in this
State, and doubtless the school Children
will have sort of holiday, and each one
do something to beautify some grounds or
other somewhere 1t will do children
good, of course, to encourage them to
plant trees about their homes and schools.
but adults should observe Arbor Day as
well us children, and the adult form of OBJ
servance should be as different from that
practiced by the children rs adults and
children are different Every farmer in
the State should plant trees along the high
ways, and start a small forest on such part
of his farm as he can devote to this pur-
pose, and he will find it good Investment
in the long run. 1t is doubtful whether a
day for tree planting would ever have
been. suggested if the grave evils of for
est destruction had not asserted them
selves in the loss of millions of dollars
worth of property by flood and drought.
II is very important that the value of a
thick growth of trees as storage reser-
voir for moisture should not be forgotten
because of the notion that planting trees
for ornamental purposes, and for shade
around houses, Is fit and complete oh.
servance of Arbor Day
The news., 1886-04-27
HOrnarStnwn

On Wednesday, April IA, the Union base
pail club of this place, visited New Egypt
ana INDUCED in game with the club at
that place. The game was quite interest
ing until the seventh inning, when our
boys, by some hard hitting, assisted by
errors of the opposite team, succeeded in
scoring eight runs, which virtually
decided the contest. Jones, who occupied
the box for New Egypt, was somewhat
Wlld in his delivery and was hit quite
freely at times. Clint came in to pitch for
the home team the last inning and caused
onr fellows to draw blank. but one man
reaching first base. At the end of the
ninth inning the score stood 2l to 12 in
favor OF the visiting club Umpire, $.
Shlnn; scorer, W. Ii. Brown. On Thursday,
"a inst, the return game was played at
this place. The New Egypt boys boosted
they would win the second game OF the
series, but they didn't all the same as the
score Will show. After the visiting club
mad completed their ninth inning the
game was called, our boys having an
inning to spare. The.score was is to Is in
favor OF the home club. The features OF
The game were the catching of Harker,
and the pitching ofHopkins of the Unions,
tne1atter striking out Ii men, Hankins of
the Unions made an excellent catch in
the out field, and Hodges otthe Dick Dead
EYES made a splendid one hand catch in
left field of q line hit from Harker's bat.
Oakerson of the Unions made several
pretty catches of fly balls. The out field
ers OF the visiting club made a number of
good catches, but our boys led at the bat.
Inc next game is put down for May y, and
or they VIII be defeated three straight
tunes. The game was nmpired by James
compton of New Egypt; Scorers, W, H.
Brown and Howard Ffake
The news., 1886-04-27
Chit-Chat.

Young man, don't put on airs Ii is a
poor policy anywhcre; but in small com
munity like Mount Holly it is simply dis
astrous just as soon as yon begin 10 show
by your bearing or actions that you have
discovered your own superiority to the
common herd, public attention is called TO
yon instantly; but in a way far from fiat
terng. The length of your ears will be
computed the waste places in your skull
Will be estimated the tenpity of your
legs win be celebrated People viii dive
down INTO yonr geneaiogy, and they will
rake up and fork over the Wondering
remains of ancestors, especially those who
whom you would fam let slumber in cb-
livion. They will look at you pass by and
make laughing stock of you even when
You think You are creating profound
sensation. Glory if you VIII in the love
illness of your person; be pulled up on ac-
count of your towering sinartness: plume
yourself on the multitude of ''pop's~ dollar
bills, but restrain all outward manifesto
ton of your emotions before the eyes of
men and do your strutting In the privacy
of your closet.
The news., 1886-04-27
State Temperance Convention.

Pursuant to a resolution of the State
Central Committee of the Prohibition
party, adopted at its last meeting, a State
convention has been called to meet at
Newark, at P. NJ, on Thursday, MAY nth
for the purpose of nominating candidate
for Governor to be voted for at the next
general election, and to transact such
the convention. The convention will be
composed of delegates, to be chosen in
each county in the manner deemed best
by the county executive committee. Each
every twenty-five votes cast for regular
Prohibition candidates for Assembly at
the last general election, providing al
ways that every township, ward and cleo
one delegate The Prohibition County
Convention will be held at the Court
House. Mount Holly. on TuesdaY Nav Is
The news., 1886-04-27
AoELELLs -
MORRISON'S
New York Enterprise
Tea andGrocery
STORE.
More Special Bargains
For CASH /!

A later addition ! fresh lot of
Teas, Coffees and Spices. This you
have read before and already know
about therefore l will tell you some
thing else. The same buying for
cash, selling for cash the same
underbuying and underselling goes
on steadily and successfully, and yet
how few who read will listen. One
of a hundred Will write down the
iron rule of money down and sacred
The news., 1886-04-27
Browns Mills.

Joe IIarker met with painful accident
the other day: While chopping wood the
AK glanced and cut his foot very badly.
John II. Carr & Son are busy making
baking crates for the Trenton Pottery Co.
Able Harker 4 Son have given the grove
athorough trimming out. Itnow has a very
prepossessing look. grand ball was
given at the station on Saturday. 18th inst,
by Miss Lily Haines for the benefit of Il
widow lady of New Lisbon. There was
quite 4 large attendance.
The news., 1886-04-27

lily who had bought through ticket from
New York to Lumberton and had arrived
at Mount Holly too late for a regular train,
so of course the company was compelled
to bring them over. The man was a broth
err to Mrs. Ried and Mrs. Danz of this place
ands they had been separated So years.
The meeting was of course affecting al
though the small boys who were standing
around with open mouths could not tell
what was said
The news., 1886-04-27
The New Telford Pike.

The approach to and outlet from Cam
den commences at the junction OF the
Burlington and Moorestown turnpike, is
five miles in length, cost S. 600 per mile, or
a total of $40, 900, secured by bonds to the
amount OF $4,000, at 5 per cent. interest
falling due April and October, payable at
the First National Bank of Camden The
pavement covers the old Burlington Pike
in q straight line to Westfield, two-and-a-
half miles east of Riverton, and will great
ly facilitate travel in that direction The
road is said 10 be the best yet devised, re-
manning hard and smooth and will not
"rut7 and sheds water like ducks back.
1t is anticipated that the work will be fin
ished in about three months. The officers
Of the Company are William Parry, Pres
ident; Hewlings Lippincott, Secretary :
Clayton Cpnrow, Treasurer: and Emnlor
Roberts and VIM. J. Evans, Tsustees.
The news., 1886-04-27

Every year every local paper gives from
500 to 1900 free lines for The sole benefit of
the community in which il is located. No
otheragency can or win do this The local
editor in proportion to his means does
more for his town than any other ten men,
and in all fairness man with man, he ought
to be supported, not because You may hap
pen to like him, or admire his writing. but
because local paper is the best invest
menta community can mako. Ii may not
be briiliantor crowded with more thoughts
but financially it IS of more benefit TO n
community than the preacher or teacher
Understand us now. we do not mean NOR
ally or intellectually, but financially, and
yet on the moral question you will find
side of the question. To-day the editors
of local papers do the most work for the
least money of any men On earth sub
scribe for your local paper not as q charity
but as an Investment
The news., 1886-04-27
wananaker,s.

wv ana6n ak eH'S.
colors and stuffs, there are
excellent garments going for
half their value because they
are not in the very height Of
what do you call it?
1901 Chestnut
Black silk jerseys lately So
now So. Black wool $50
and s., worth double; a hum
dred different sorts of Jerseys,
more than a hundred
haven't counted them.
1908 Chestnut.
There's a soft-wool cheviot
mixture of browns and grays
at the Homespun counter
ltisn' thomespun--thatpleases
SO many it ought to be told
OFT; 81, 54-inch.
1t isn'ta mixture. A mix
ture is accidental. This isn't.
Still nine out Of ten would
call it a mixture. 1t is prob
ably plaid; but nobody dreams
OF itbeingplaid. You couldn't
trace the plaid, if you should
spend an hour on it. It's a
mixture.
Anyhow they like it so we'll
that nothing we have is bet
ter news.
Southeast from the center.
A homespun nearly as wide
as the cheviot mixture-plaid
tor half the money, s. for
enough for a dress. Browns
and grays. Good-enough-
looking; nothing extraordi-
nary that way. Worth half
more than it costs. That's
why it goes so.
Southeast from the center.
A canvas covered almost
all over with broad diagonal
wales. You might call it
diagonal worsted with strips
OF canvas between the diagon-
ais. And then the same half
covered with two or three
inch stripes of boucle to com
bine with the other.
These are again nothing
extraordinary. But we
shouldn't mention them i'll
they weren't.
Up to a week or two ago
we sold these matching wors-
ted stufs at 75c a yard, AZ
inch; and we couldn't get
them nearly fast enough.
They would have brought ST.
probably. Now they are
down to soc.
Right in the line of fashion. |
What the owner let us have
them for at any such price is
more than we can guess. But
you are welcome.
Southwest from the center.
Three to four years ago
we raised the grade Of our
shoe-trade by throwing out
all leather and work below |
the useful. 1t looked like
putting up prices. We didn't
put up prices. We kept
apace with all the improve
ments, and threw away the
shams. That always looks
like putting up prices. |
Now for half-a-year back
we are gradually raising the
grade again by working out
OF machine into hand-shoe-
Here's where we are at
present: Mems shoes at So
and over are hand-work; S.
and under machine-work.
Let's make a picture of it.
The news., 1886-04-27
THE NEWS
TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1856.

"T.e Ners" has icrger circulation IN
Bttrlinqton county than any paper pub
ished outside Of Mount Holly.
The news., 1886-04-27
COURT.

The April term of Court opened on Tues-
day of last week, Presiding Judge Parker
and associates lee, Black and Glasgow on
the bench. The list of grand jurors were
called as follows:
The news., 1886-04-27
A Sad Case.

A special correspondent furnishes US the
following case of apparent wiIful and mali
eious cruelty:
The news., 1886-04-27

MORRISON'S.