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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-09-12
An Editor Assaulted.

The town was given something to tall
about on Friday, when Charles H. Shinn
Sheriff of Burlington county, assaulted
Elton J. Buckley, editor of the Dispatch
Shinn stood on the sidewalk just below
THE News Office on Friday morning, talk
ing to two friends. Buckley was going
down the street, when the Sheriff accosted
him and remarked: Young man, want
you to stop publishing lies about me-" to
which Buckley replied: 81 guess all said
about you was true" This was enough
for the Sheriff, who struck at the editor,
hitting him twice in the face and knock
ing his hat off.
Buckley made no resistance but imme-
diately went to Justice Clevenger and
secured a warrant for the arrest of his as
sailant Shinn appeared before the mag
istrate, acknowledged his guilt, waived a
hearing, and was held in his own recogni-
zance for 500 to appear at court. And
Burlington county now enjoys the edify-
ing spectacle of having Sheriff under
bonds for an indictable offence.
The assault was the outcome of feeling
over two editorials in the Dispatch. On
August 81, that paper published an article
very nearly two columns in length, oppos
ing the nomination, on the Democratic
ticket, of Samuel w. Shinn, for County
Clerk. The main objection was that he
was the son of his father, Sheriff Shinn,
and on this basis, the Dispatch scored the
father right and left, charging him with
taking illegal fees, trying to get other fees
to which he was not entitled. "nefarious
misconduct of the Sheriff's Office" etc
Not content with this, the Dispatch last
week resumed the subject and discussed
the comments that had been made on its
first article. Taking offence at the sugges-
ton that it was an "alleged" Democratic
paper, our young neighbor said: "If to be
a Democrat it is necessary to be gambler,
or thief, or blackleg. or a fondler of
prostitutes, as seems to be the impression
in the section OF politics to which our ac-
cusers belong, then we are not Demo
GRAFT"
To which of these two items the Sheriff
took offence is not stated but certain it IS
that his passion got the better of his dig
nifty and he is now under arrest for cow
ardly act in striking man who he well
knew was entirely incapable of protecting
himself
1t is stated that the Sheriff contemplates
suit against the Dispatch for
Iibelous utterances. 1t would have been
wiser to have pursued that course than to
resort to brute force. The truth or falsity
Of the publications could easily have been
and if the items were, as
claimed. lies, the Sheriff certainly need
have no fears of the result of searching
Whatever the outcome of Fridays &C.
,urrence, the fact will remain that the
Sheriff of this county has compromised
he dignity of his office and of lis consti-
uents and the latter have no reason to be
proud over his latest exploit, nor to feel
my regret that his official career is so
nearly ended
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HALF-MILE DASH, RUNNING
Sporting Notes.

Shreve Bros. took first money at the
Waverly State Fair last week with Lady
B., in the 233 class.
The wind up game of base ball at the
fair grounds on Saturday was between
the regular Mount Holly team and an
other team from here under the name of
the keystone club The Mount Holly
won by a score of is to 2. The features
of the game were the poor playing of the
Keystones and the poorer decisions of the
umpire.
At the sale of horses at P. T. Lyons ba :
zaar on Wednesday Mollie G. was not
put under the hammer. She is entered
in the 2. "a class at the Mount Holly Fair,
and will not be sold until after that time.
The little bay stallion, Nelson L., the
property of Mrs Adams, was sold to Nate
Marter for 500.
Pierre Lorillard won at the Graves
end spring meeting in stakes and purses
$40, l2O, at Morris Park. $6,l65, at Co
ney Island, $1,000, at Monmouth Park,
$24, 225, total of $559l0 At the present
Coney Island meeting Lamplghter won
the fall and Labor Day stakes, aggregating
So, 125, and the stable won besides about
$500 in second and third money, making
total for the year OF $59,535.
The immediate cause of Pierre Loril-
lard's retirement is i'll health. He ex-
poets to pass the next year IN California,
and if benefited as much by sojourn in
that climate as he expects he will again
devote his energies to getting together a
powerful stable The sale of his sixteen
horses in training netted $40, $50, Lamp.
lighter being top figure at $4,000.
On Saturday the Moorestown cricket
eleven took game from the Haddon-
fields, at Moorestown, the score being 81
to Al. E. L. Richie was the only Had
donfield representative to obtain double
honors, being not out with 81 to his
credit when the innings terminated. The
men who contributed most to Moores-
towns total were j ]. Potter, Is; E. Pot
ter, IA; Perrine. IL, and Taylor and d. R.
Richie 10 each.
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Elactrio Companv IN Trouble.


Chancellor McGill has issued an order
against the incorporators of the Beverly
and Edgewater Park Electric Light and
Power Company, requiring them to APP
pear before him, Septe mber IA, to show
cause why a receiver should not be
meantime the company is forbidden to
carry on any business or incur any debts,
except such as are required to operate
the plant
The company was organized IN April
last with capital of 100000 of which
$50 was subscribed and $4,000 paid
in. A plot of land was purchased and a
power plant located, the machinery and
appliances being purchased from the Fort
Wayne Electric Company, of Indiana,
and the Phillips Insulated Wire Com
pany, of Rhode Island, on credit. The
company began to light the towns about
the first of July, and the income and ex-
penses now are about equal.
The debt outstanding to the Fort
Wayne Company is S3,499.75, and to the
Phillips Wire Company, 81, 24O36. Be
sides this there is due to George M. Lane,
of Asbury Park, who is one of the in
corporators and the superintendent Of
the concerns works, $3.50 in salary and
s., 23666 for money advanced. Other
debts outstanding make an aggregate Ii
ability Of SIT 900.
Last Tuesday judgment for 1915 and
costs was levied on the company. Thu
only resource for the payment of thu
several claims is its lot and building
and unpaid stock subscriptions, whicl
cannot be made available. A week age
the president Of the company made I
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Moorestown.

Miss Mary Burr oldest daughter of
Aaron f. Burr, is to be married to-day to
Francis S. Slagg of Hasbrouk Heights.
The arbltrators in the Roberts Hooper
libel case awarded the plaintiff, DIR. V. G.
Roberts, six cents damages and the costs
of the Case The latter will amount to
something over $1,000. The suit grew out
of notice published on Druggist Hoop
er's window in Upland, calling attention
to prescription which DR.. Roberts has
written, and commenting upon it, said 1t
would kill any one who would take 1t.
DIR. Roberts friends here will be glad TO
learn that he has indicated himself, even
il the verdict carries no damages with it.
Al the annual meeting of the Moores
town w. G. T. U. on Tuesday the follow
ing officers were elected to serve the en-
suing year President, Mrs Sarah r. Sui
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Barzillai R. Shreve has been appointed
United States Gauger.
Ernest Diver died on Tuesday. after a
brief illness with Bright's disease. He
was As years of age. His remains were
inferred at Mount Vernon cemetery
Philadelphia, on Friday, with Masonic
ceremonies, he being member of Mount
Holly Lodge, No. H.
Justice White, on Monday, sat with a
jury of IL men, to hear the case of George
w. Brown VS.. William H. Fearing, for
SIS, hay sold. Brown had delivered hay
to the amount of 500. with balance OF
S75 still due him. The defence showed
that Brown was a tenant of Barclay
White, under a lease which stipulated
he was not to sell any hay. Becoming in
arrears for rent, he was allowed by Mr..
White to sell Fearing hay, with the un-
derstanding that the proceeds were to be
turned over by Fearing to White. Brown,
however, collected a portion of the
money, and when Mr.. White discovered
this he applied to Fearing for the balance,
which was given to him in return for an
indemnifying bond. Brown could not,
under these circumstances, get any more
money, and brought suit. The jury failed
to agree. Jerome b. Grigg appeared for
Brown; Charles K Chambers for White.
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Ordination.

The ordination services of Rev. ]. AL
exander took place Wednesday morning
at the Baptist Church, Recklesstown
Rev. Dr. Lisk, OF Bordentown, was chosen
moderator, and Rev. NJ. L. Ferris, OF
Eatontown, former pastor of the Reck-
lesstown church, was selected clerk OF
the assembly. Ten churches were repre-
sented The sermon was delivered by
Rev. w. e. Cornwell, of Jacobstown.
The ordination prayer was by Rev. M. G.
Alexander, of Columbus, who is brother
to the newly ordained pastor. The hand
of fellowship was given by Rev. w. w.
Bullock, of Allentown, and the charge to
the candidate was administered by Rev.
DIR. Lisk After the services we're con-
cluded a sumptuous repast was spread
for the delegates at the home of Rev. Mr..
Alexander.
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The Republican convention for the
first Assembly District will be held at
Riverside, on Thursday, September %.
The date of the county Democratic con-
ventions has not yet been announced.
They will probably be held after the Re-
publicans have formed their ticket.
If, as our Democratic friends aver,
there is or has been entire harmony in
their ranks, that slap that was admins
tered to the Judge Wills ring by way of
the face of the editor of the Dispatch, has
at least weakened its foundation.
Charles E. Folwell, the postmaster at
Columbus, is announced as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for county
clerk. Mansfield also has candidate for
sheriff, and it is not likely both Offices
will be filed from that township.
AS the time approaches for holding the
political conventions the candidates are
becoming more active. Up to the present
time the Republican candidates are as
follows: Sheriff. oseph Fleetwood, Bur
lington; William A. Townsend, Mans
field; Thomas w. Nippins. Northampton;
Enoch Deworth, Bordentown; William
II. Ellis, Chesterfeld Edwin K. Marier,
Beverly. County clerk-William H..
Warrick, Chester; William H. Worrel,
Evesham; Charles 7. Parker, Burlington;
Atlan., Morrtq pom, harton. Cbarlao
f. Folwell, Mansfield; Frank Dill, North
ampton. Auditor-Samuel A. Atkinson.
Assembly-lst District John Peacock; I'd
District, Micaiah f. Matlack.
On the Democratic side those who will
contest for the offices are Sherf-James
i p. Melodies, Northampton; Howard Wills
and William Rogers, Willingboro'; Byron
Grigg, Southampton.
County Clerk-Samuel w. Shinn, Frank
A. Foy, Northampton; James l.. Young
Chester; Albert p. Silpath, Burlington
James Harris, Bass River; William P
Bryan, Southampton; Steward Of Alml
House, Stacy b. Taylor, New Hanover
and if William Rogers, Of Willingboro'
fails to capture the sheriif's nomination
he will endeavor to secure the place o
steward. Assembly-lst District, How
ard f. Packer, DR.. Franklin Gauntt, Sam
uel Greeley, Burlington; Howard Will
of Willingboro', If he is not nominate,
for sheriff; Edward r. Vansclver, Viii
lingboro'; DR.. Roberts, Beverly; Alexan
der Rhodes, Delran; Harry Page, Col
umbus. I'd District, Benjamin White
! Pemberion; Richard II. Leeds, Evesham
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MARRIED.

observation-disclosures so, at Moorestown.
by Rev. Milton Z. Grant, John Dix and Fannie
Ludlow.
EMMoNs-SCoTT-Se ptember 2, at Medford,
by Rev. X. WallIng. John Emmons and
Georgianna Scott, both of Tabernacle.
LL-THoMPsoN--Augus 81, at Kinkora,
by Rev. VIM. n. Carter, David Estill and
Emma Thompson, both of Philadelphia.
FALKINBURe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2. at
Tuckerton, by Rev. Jos. II. Bradley, Clavin E..
FalkinburR and Esther j. Mcdonald, both of
Tuckerton.
GIBERsoN-THoMPsoN.- september 6, at Pal
myTa, by Rev. Isaac d. Moore, Alfred q.
Gfberson and Evelyn NJ. Thompson, both OF
Palmyra.
HEssoN-LECoNEY.-Se 4. at Delanco.
by Rev. K. Conner Hulse Robert Hesson, OF
Riverside, and Florence LeConey, of Delanco.
RoBBINs-HANKINs.-Au q, at Jacobs
town, by Rev. Mr.. Cornwall, Theodore
Robbins, OF New Egypt, and Miss Hawkins, OF
YOUNGSTOWN.
SHEMALIA-GARoN.-s September 6 at Pember-
ton, Charles Shemalia, OF Pemberton. and
Emma Garon, of Germantown.
TuRNBULL-Mo CLELLAN September 5, at
Beverly by Rev. George T. Eddy, James A.
Turnbull, of Newark. and Anna w, youngest
daughter of the late Davis W. Mcclellan, OF
Edgewater Park.
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Fire at Hightstown.

A disastrous fire occurred at Rights
town at $50 o'clock yesterday morning.
The blaze started in Pembroke's general
store. The building contained stock
valued at $685. 900, on which there was an
insurance of 100000 The insurance on
the building, which was valued at $4,000,
amounted to $4900
The stock in Fisk & Schlottman stove
store was damaged to the extent of $4,000;
insured for $30O0 The building was
damaged $4,000, and was insured for $2lOO.
The loss on two storage buildings owned
by D. H. Cunningham, druggist, is $1,000;
insurance, $3.50. H. G. Rues drug store
and stock were damaged $1,000; fully in-
sured. The cause of the fire is unknown.
A telegram for aid was sent to Borden
town and a steamer and hose carriage
were sent to the scene from that city.
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started and sped away towards Camden.
They got off at Haddon avenue

started and sped away towards Camden
They got off at Haddon avenue.
There Is considerable complaint
against Morris Milford, colored man
who curses loudly on the street, but we
are inclined to believe that a few arrests
of the white boys and men who torment
him would have wholesome effect. The
colored man is quiet and inoffensive, yet
he seldom comes to town but he is set
upon by certain class and then his Ian
guage is certainly fearful. Let his tor
mentors be looked after.
The opera company that appeared in
Mount Holly Thursday night met with
a bad reception In Trenton, as the fol-
lowing from the State Gazette will show !;
"The La Tosca Company, that appeared
at the Opera House last night, made a
narrow escape from being rotten egged.
1t was the worst thing that was ever
inflicted on an unfortunate public La
Tosca did her great disappearing act. not
appearing at all. The audience guyed
the show and then the cheap dime mu-
scum people guyed the audience. Many
left the Opera House in disgust. Those
that remained until the last waited around
the theater to see the people leave. so
as to give them diamond pins done up
in egg shells. Officer G. II. Smith gave
the company tip "to sneak" or the
crowd would make it unpleasant for them.
Chief McChesney heard of the bad humor
of the crowd and came around to prevent
any trouble. The company left the the
alter by the back way and went down
Broad street, but later they returned to
the United States Hotel"
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Medford.
Public school opened on Monday.

Public school opened on Monday
Walter Carrigan and family have gone
to Atlantic City for two weeks.
Mr.. Duble has moved into the house
formerly occupied by Mrs. M. A. H. Cox,
on Union street.
Now that burglars are working the
town, it would be good time to put in
that electric light plant
The members of the musical and lite
rary society of the Baptist Church will
give New England supper. in Farmers
Hall, next Saturday evening, from to 10
O'Clock.
On Sunday night about fifty tough look
ing customers boarded an empty train,
which was standing on a siding waiting
for the use of the railway officials, ran it
on to the main track, and then detaching
the engine. loosened the brakes and ran
the train down the grade, which at this
point extends for several miles.
They then took fall possession of the
cars for sleeping and all other purposes,
except cooking, which was done by big
fires on the ground near by. Dancing
was carried on in one car. The trainmen
were notified after some delay and gave
chase, and with some assistance sue
ceeded in routing the enemy and Sc
curing the train. The tramps were SO
bold and belligerent that no determined
efforts were made toward their arrest.
Burglars operated the town on Thurs
day night. They first broke into George
Kirkbride's blacksmith and wheelwright
shops and stole several chisels and a
brace and bit, with which they worked at
other places. Taylor & Romans store
was broken open and two pistols. some
cartridges and So in money were stolen.
Joseph G. Hinchman's residence was also
visited. The thieves entered the cellar,
but found the inside door fastened, and
could not get into the house that way.
They then went to window on the first
floor and pried open window. Mrs
Frank Reilly, who was sitting up with
Mrs. Hannah Collins, who has been i'll
for several weeks, saw the man at work
She notified Mr.. Hinchman. He pro-
cured his revolver and fred twice at the
man. who jumped to the ground and ran
down the street with his companion.
They next visited the house of Israel Gar
wood, ST., pried open the kitchen door
and ransacked the refrigerator At Light
caps Hotel the burglars tried to break in
to the barroom. 1t is supposed they were
frightened away. On Friday night the
store of Thomas B. Thorn was broken In
to, but the burglars were frightened off
before they could secure any booty.
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F. r. Austin broke the little finger of
his right hand by fall last Thursday
morning.
Prof. Adolphus Pharo teaches the
Parkertown school this year. 1t reopened
on Tuesday.
Capt. Wilbur Parker, of the schooner
Ella Robbins, took the M. E. Sunday
school on picnic on Wednesday.
The political pot is boiling merrily. and
Office seekers seem to be plentiful. One
funny thing about it is they are just about
all Republicans. The Democrats are not
Office seeking down this way this fall.
At the annual election of officers Of the
Tuckerton Women's Christian Temper
ance Union the following were elected ::
President, Mrs. J. II. Bradley first vice
president, Mrs. George w. Mathis sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Charles Palmer !;
secretary, Mrs. H. W. Sapp; treasurer,
Mrs. J. w Edmunds.
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Sale of Stands.

The Directors of the Burlington County
Agricultural Society on Tuesday sold the
refreshment stands and privileges as fol-
lows:
Dining stand. $780, Joseph Conover; soft
drinks privilege, grand stand, SIG, ]. Con-
way; stand, SIG, to B. F. Horner; stand to
OberIe & Adams, $i2; restaurant. $3.50,
10 o. B. Moore; stand No. Z, George Col
Inns, $95; No. 8, George D. Cramer, $50;
No. 9, C. w. Oswald, $35; No. 10, Davis
Longacre, $57; No. II, c. w. Oswald, $57;
No. u. A. Matthews, $37; No. 10, William
Asay $50; No IA, c. w. Oswald, $685. No
l6, inside ring, j. G. Bower, $40; No. H.,
inside ring, sale of beer only, Wells &
Smith, No. IS, Edward D. Troth, $3.50;
No. 10, ]. Clevenger, $25; No. 20, c. II.
Matlack, $40; No. 81, to Charles H. Mat
lack, $l6; No. %. Peter Brady, S25; No. %.
Raphael Episcopa, S24; No "a, S. L. Ellis,
$50; No. 25, ]. G. Boyd, $50; No. 26, E. j..
Eucas, sly; No. q. to same, S. No. %,
barber shop, Charles E. May, SIS; No. 29,
basket privilege, Louis Garbarino, So; five
basket privileges to Oberle & Adams, $22;
basket privilege, SIS, and two stands, $l3, to
Eliza Carter; basket privilege, $3.50, and
stand, SIS, to j. Conway; three small stands,
SIS, to John Quigley two stands, $40, to J
W. Allen; two stands $ll, to G. F. Hinck.
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In the Ocean county courts which
opened last week. among the lawyers
present were Charles E. Hendrickson,
of Mount Holly, George Reynolds and
Edward Longstreet, of Burlington.
On the trial list was noticed the case of
Jacob VIM vs.. Mount Holly Insurance
Company; contract; l. w. Carmichael
for plaintiff; B. D. shreve for defendant.
In the Circuit court, the lien claim
case of James S. Hume, claimant and
plaintiff, vs. William D. Carter, builder,
Annie j. Smith, owner, Benz Wright,
mortgage, defendants, was decided in
favor of plaintiff in the sum of $93.94; and
a lien entered on the building to that
amount No defence.
In similar case James s. Hume,
claimant and plaintiff, vs.. William D. Car
ter, builder, Weeks W. Culver and BENZ.
Wright, owners, defendant; decision was
made in favor of plaintiff IN the sum of
$239. 20 and lien entered on the build
ing in that amount. No defence
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of the Mount Holly College Preparatory
School for Young Ladies, September is,
is looked forward to with general interest.
The school building is greatly improved
by the addition of two large rooms en-
tirely new.
Two new departments are provided for,
the primary and the post graduate. The
Musical Conservatory adds to the attract
iveness of the institution by offering at
very moderate rates the choicest musical
instruction in voice and piano harmony
and theory. The equipment of the school
has received numerous additions, cyclope-
dias, dictionaries, valuable works of ref
erence, Adams famous Synchronologica
Chart, % feet long, for aid in the study of
history, &c, in short, ali needful use of
Dr. KimbalPs extensive valuable library.
Sand modelling convenIences have been
added, by means of which pupils repre-
sent to themselves portions of the earth's
surface Small as their own town, or
large as continent, with all the mount
aims, hills, slopes, valleys, rivers, lakes.
&c, az they actually exist and as they
can never be seen on fiat surface.
By this device of the new education
one can get in a few months better CON
captions of the esrth's surface, produc-
tons, climates, commerce, and history
than persons taught by old methods get
in lifetime
An auxiliary to this instruction is
newly invented globe which has raised
upon its surface all the mountains, table
lands. and islands of the world
An accomplished artist and linguist, q
graduate of Claverack College, Miss Emma
F. Lay. will be at the head of the studio
and the French instruction. Miss Lillian
Burr, graduate of Wellesley, already
favorably known in this region, will
continue to instruct in German and math-
ematics. The pupils will have the adj
vantage of the personal attention of DIR.
Klmball, the Principal, in all their work,
! and his special instruction in Literature
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livan Cor. Secretary, Mrs. Jennie Haines
Rec. Secretary, Mrs L. Fl. Morris Treas
urer, Miss Annie ]. Stokes; Vice Presi
dents-from Episcopal Church, Miss
Emma s Doughton Baptist Church, Mrs
Lizzie LeConey Methodist Church, Mrs
Mary Stokes Methodist Protestant. Mrs
Emma Names Society of Friends, Mrs
Abby Sutton; Orthodox Friends, Mrs
Warrington Presbyterian Church, Mrs
s. ]. Barnes; A. M. E., Mrs. Josephine
ConWell
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On Saturday there was sale of stocks,
at which the following were disposed of:
shares United Railroads of New Jersey.
1915 per share, to Caleb S. Ridgway, Lum-
berton; 10 shares Camden and Burling-
ton County Railroad. SSS.25 per share,
Edward D. Stokes 81 900 bOnd Northern
Missouri Railroad, 81, OOl 25, Farmers Ma
tional Bank Is shares Masonic Temple
Association, SIS per share, Walter A.
Barrows share Burlington County Ag-
ricultural Society, S9l, Walter A. Bar
rows; l do, S2S, Amos Gibbs; do,
$780, Charles E. Hendrickson. There were
several shares of stock put up, but were
withdrawn, the prices offered not being
satisfactory.