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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-05
cPEcIAL MASTERS SALE.

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BY virtue of an order made in a certain cause
pending in the Court OF Chancery OF New DER
sew wherein Levi French, ana Others are COM
, plainants, and Hattie McKeen and others are
DEFENDANTS, bearing date the 9th day of No
vember, A. D., 1898, will sell at public sale at
township, Burlington county, N. j.,
On THURSDAY, December 21st 1893,
between the hours of II and O'clock, (to-wit
at O'Clock in the afternoon, all the "a
following described fifteen parcels fs1s7fs&
of land and premises situate in the EsRENA
townships of Bass River and Wash IHGas A
ington, I'm Burlington counUy,to wit: - -.
No. is 81 4l-l00 ACRES, part of Leok's old
wharf tract, being lots ana In the division
by arbitrators recorded In book . OIL DEEDS
No is IS 35-l00 ACRES situate at Cranberry
Point, in Bass RIVER township, and Is lot No.
in division of lands at Cranberry Point.
No.8IS 30 ACRES. called the Anderson Land.
ing tract, situate in Bass River township, and
is No. Of three tracts described in deed from
William r. Cramer to samuel Mekeen and
Others recorded in u of deeds, page 6SS.
No. 4 is 100 ACRES, called the Miiley place,
situate in Washington township, on Wading
river, and is described in deed from James
Miliey to Robert Mekeen and others, recorded
in book Of deeds e page 25s; s,yup
Ashataman's branch in Bass River township,
and is described in deed from John Bodine to
Robert Mckeen rnd Others, recorded in book
No, 6 is THE JOHN IODINE SURVEY OF
70 ACRES situate in Washington township,
q
Jesse Evans to Robert Mckeen, dated June /,
lS4l.
No. IT'S THE SCOTT LANDING TRACT and
is described in deed from the administrator of
Andrew Scott to Robert Mckeen, recorded in
book e of deeds, page 800, and by recent
survey is found to contain 100 50-lO0 acres.
No Is 40S % 100 ACRES, being the John
Wainwright surveys, situate in Washington
township, on Wading river
No. 3 is COMPOSED OF TWO SMALL PAR
GELS situate In Bass River township, known
as the "Sooy Place." on the road leading from
Bass River to Leek's wharf, one lot contains
about acres, and the other about acres.
No 10 is ACRES, called Willis creek
swamp, situate in Bass river township on east
side OF Wadiug river, and is described in deed
recorded in of deeds page "A.
No Is 81 ACRES OF MEADOW at Rock
Point in Bass River township, being lot No.
set OF TO heirs OF Robert Mckeen iii award OF
arbitrator, recorded in book of deeds, page
200
No. II is THE JOSEPH BURNS SURVEY
OF 25 ACRES IN Bass River township, the sur
vey IS recorded at burlington in Liber w, TO
fos and 4.
No. Is is THE STONE HILL TRACT situate
in Bass River township, containing 200 l2lO0
acres.
No. IA IS 30 4Ol0o ACRES situate In Washing
ton township ON road from Bridgeport to Bats
to- and is described in deed from Marshall A..
LOVeland and others to Samuel and Catharine
McKeen, recorded in book OF deeds, page
las
No. 10 Is 40 ACRES more or less in Washing
ton township, on west side of Wading river,
and Is described in above mentioned deed, re-
MARK K. SOOY,
Special Master.
Dated November 10, 1898.
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DUBLIC SALE OF
Cranberry Dogs, Timber Land, Tim
Der, Etc.
& = 6 4
nUBL1c SALE OF
VIII be sold at public sale,


On WEDNESDAY. December 18th, 1898,
on the premises, the following described real estate
No. Being % 68100 acres Of land situate on Teal
Coat run above the bridge the road from Farview
Gross Keys) to Atsion about l mile from Fairyiev
and ~ miles from Medford, about acres OF which
is the well known JAMES E. ADAMS CRANBERRY
BOG. These boys of the best in the county,
having never failed and produce about 800 to 1000
bushels of good sound berries per part of the
balance is in oak and pine timber which will be
sold in lots.
No. Being 10 % 100 acres of land adjoining No. l
known the Joshua Chew property, about acres OF
which is cleared land with house and other build
ings thereon The balance is in oak and pine
timber which will be sold in lots.
No Being 10 67-100 of timber land adjoining
No. / part Of which has oak and pine timber on,
which will be sold in lots.
No. Being S0-10O acres Of timber land adjoining
No. and has good oak and pine timber on, which
will be sold in lots.
No. 5 Being small farm of about 30 acres on the
road from Joseph @. Hinchman's mills to Taunton,
adjoining Malcom Braddocks farm and has good
house theresD. viii be sold on No. l.
No. 6 Being of cranberry bog near Dudley
and Cole adjoining the Medford Land and Improve
ment company hogs WIN be sold on No l.
No. Being building lot on the east side of Main
street in Medford, nearly opposite the Glass Works
store and is 80 feet front and 2O6 feet deep. VIII be
sold on No. l.
No 8 Ely Braddocks life interest of, in and to a
certain tract of cranberry land near Fairview and
Japhet Bowker's boys. Will be sold on No. l.
Persons wishing further information concerning the
above described lands viii call on the subscriber st
Chairville.
Sale positive and to commence on No. at O'Clock
P. NJ, sharp. Conditions easy and made known at
J. FRANKLIN PEACOCK.
Agent for the heirs of
james e. Adams, deceased.
W. H. BRANIN, Auctr.
nap y
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The Burlington County Lyceum of His
tory and Natural Sciences elected the fol-
lowing officers ON Friday evening Presi
dent, Charles Evan Merritt; vice presi.
dents, Henry /. Budd. Franklin b. Lewis
recording secretary, b. +. IL. Shreve; cor
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urAsH1NaroN TOWNSVILLE.


Sale of property for nonpayment of taxes
rant issu ed by Albert Sooy, William johnson
and II. X. Sooy, the township committee OF the
Township of Washington in the County OF
ed on lands, tenements, hereditaments and
real estate to the said Township in the years
eighteen hundred and ninety-one and eigh
teen hundred and min ety-two, the subscriber,
collector OF taxes for the said township, Will
On THURSDAY, December rs, 1898,
at the hour of O'Clock in the afternoon, al
william Sooy's store in said township sell the
lands, tenements, Entertainments and real es
tate hereinafter described, at public vendne
for the shortest term not exceeding thirty
years. tor which any person or persons Will
agree to take the same and pay such taxes
with interest thereon, at the rate of twelve
per centum per annum, from the goth day OF
December A. d. 1891, on taxes fof said year
and from the goth day OF December, A. ID. 1892
on taxes for said year, together with all costs
fees, charges and expenses.
Andrew Ethriedge, tax due, 1891, 800
William A. johnson, tax due, 1892, "a
Description house and 80 acres OF land on
the west side OF the road leading from Green
Bank to Old Washington and about one mile
from Green Bank adjoining property OF VIM
H. Pool. Payment must be made before the
conclusion of the sale, otherwise The property
will be Immediately resold.
Witness my hand, this 25th day of Novem
Der, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety three.
MARK G. SOOY,
olleetor of taxes.
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business judging from the way they at
tempted to batter in door.
In the Court of Chancery. at Trenton,
on Tuesday, Special Master Mark R. Sooy,
of Mount Holly, made his report as to the
disposition of the property of the Beverly
and Edgewater Park Electric Light and
Power Company and recommended that
it be sold in parcels. The Court approved
the report but the day of sale was not set.
The claims against the company amount
to about $4,000 and il is supposed about
half this amount will be realized at pub
lie sale.
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Scrofula, whether hereditary or acquired,
is thoroughly expelled from the blood by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood puri-
fier
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III COUN11 OINE HANS
ID COURT.
On the application of Edward b.
Stokes and Edward 7. Thomp- order, 10
son, Administrators of Heze- SSbowCanse
kiah Stokes deceased, tor sale
OF land to pay debts.
Edward b. Stokes and Edward T, Thomp
son, administrators OF Hezekiah stokes, de
ceased, having exhibited to this Court, under
affirmation, a just and true account of the
personal estate and debts of said deceased,
whereby it appears that the personal estate
of said Hezekiah stokes is insufficient to pay
his debts and requested the aid of the Court
in the premises: 1t is, on this twenty.seyenth
day of September, A. ID. 1898, ordered that all
persons interested in the lands, tenements
and real estate of said Hezekiah stokes, de-
ceased. appear before the Court, at the Court
House, in Mount Holly. on the sixth day OF
December, next, at 10 A. NJ, to show cause
why so much OF the said lands, tenements,
hereditaments and real estate of the said
Hezekiah stokes. deceased, should not be
sold, as will be sufficient to pay his debts, or
the residue thereof as the case may require.
by the Court.
CHARLES r. BALLINGER.
Surrogate
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pURLINeToN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

d
The Penn Cordage Company
VS.. In attachment
The John Good Cordage and on contract.
Machine Company.
Notice is hereby given that a writ of at
tachment was issued out of the Burlington
County Circuit Court, against The rights and
credits, moneys and effects, goods ana chat
tells, lands and tenements. OF the John Good
Cordage and Machine Company, an absent
debtor, at the suit of The Penn Cordage Com
pany, for the sum of twenty-five thousand
dollars, returnable on the twentieth DAY OF
October. A. ID. 1898, has been served and duly
executed, and was returned on the ninth day
OF October, A. d. 1898, by the Sheriff of the
! County of Burlington.
Dated October IS, a. D. 1898.
CHARLES I. PARKER, Clerk.
| Il. A. ARMSTRONG, Atty. 435t.
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IJOR RENT.
a farm OF 22l acres near Sykesville and two
miles from Wrightstown station, belonging
to the estate OF Reading NewboId deed. 1t Is
all good land, house and buildings in good
repair and will be rented at n reasonable rate
10 a good tenant for one or more years.
WALTER E. BORDEN, Executor,
Jacobstown j
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IIOR RENT.-A farm of 300 acres in Mans
L field township. Burlington county, adj
joining lands OF Frank Bovine, G. Ridgway
and Others on the road from Columbus TO
Georgetown. 1t is all good land and one Of
the best farms in the county. viii rent for
one or more years.
BENZ. f. SHREVE,
Mt. Holly, N. j.
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Why pay high prices for pictures and
frames? Go to Sheibal's, No. 10 North
9th street. Philadelphia. 36-9mo.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-12-05

A DoRON, MATCHMAKER AND JEW
N EIER,
Keeps a well-selected stock of Breast Pins,
Ear Rings, Sleeve Buttons, Charms. sc.
4 IKE NECTAR to my lips, Is the desorin
tion of our soda water AS expressed by II
lady patron. There Is as much science in pre-
pairing good glass OF soda water as in COM
pounding a delicate perfume. Il. d. PRICK
TT, 80 Main street.
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Headquarters for plants, cut flowers and
floral designs. A. & G. Rosbach. Penn
berton.
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tOATENTs.

| Caveats and Trade Marks Obtained, ana
all other business in the u. S. Patent ONCE at
tended to for MODERAT TIE FEES
Our office is opposite the U. S. Patent Office
and we can obtain Patents in less time than
those remote from WASHINGION
Send MODEL OR ORA WING. We advise
as to patentabiltty free of charge, and we make
PA TENT
We refer here to the Postmaster, the Supt.
of Money order Div, and to officials of the U.
and references to actual clients in your own
State or County write to
@. A. SNOW g. CO.,
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FARMERS NATIONAL BANK OF n. j.

MOUNT HOLLY, N. !. DEC. 3 1888
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders OF
the Farmers National Bank OF N. j., tor the
election of Directions, etc, Will be held at the
Banking House, on Tuesday, January 8, 1894,
between the hours of 10 and II O'Clock A. NJ
JNO b. DAVIS Cashier.
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DUBLIC SALE OF
COWS and BULLS.
- y y

win sell at public sale, on
SATURDAY December 8, 1898,
at my place, halfway between Marion and
Med ford
ONE CARLOAD OF COWS,
fresh and springers. Also,
FOURTEEN WELL-B BRED BULLS,
ranging from 8 to Is months old.
These cows and bulls are an extra fine lot
Persons desiring stock of this description
will do well to attend this sale.
Sale positive and to commence at O'Clock
p Nj.
GEO. WILKINS, A. w. LOfIAND.
AncfiOnear
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x large stock of fine Gold Rings from 10 TO
sk fine, at DORONis, No. "a Main street.
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JONES' PHARMACY,

OUR FULL LINE OF QUADRUPAE EX-
" TRACTS of all tie latest odors ~ pro-
nounced to be the Lest in town We also
have varied assortment OF our own make of
Colognes, as well as others, aud all the popu-
lar Toilet Waters. BARRINGTON's Drug
store
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BURLINGTON COUNTY ORPHANS

" ~ kJ4FN~ w % WIT
Opposite Patent once. Washington, D. C
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ident to send him 250-word message (colIect)
In reply. We got good deal of fun out OF il
aitosether. II WAS all good natured. Mr..
Morton likes fun"
MIR. MASDERsoS's HIGH OPINION
asked Senator Henderson, the President
pro tempore of the Senate. for an estimate OF
Mr. Morton and this was his reply:
Il can simply say that have known ].
Sterling Morton. who is TO be the Secretary of
Agriculture under the incoming administra-
ZION, for nearly twenty-five years. He is a
man OF exceptional ability and with much
originality Of thought. Although differ with
HIM very radically politically, have vsrv
high respect for him because Of his manly
qualities and thorough honesty of purpose.
he has been closely identified with the trans.
Aissonri country for nearly forty years, being
one of the earliest settlers of the state Of
Nebraska. He is practical agriculturist and
mas made his farm not only a pleasant abode.
bnt place Of profit. He is the originator OF
'Arbor day and as the result Of his effort tree
planting in the west has become a matter of
pleasant rivalry and agreeable competition. I
think him valuable member Of the proposed
new cabinet. and my prediction is that he will
take rank as one OF the best OF those who COM
pose it. He is q partisan in the strictest sense
of the term, and by reason Of his stalwars
democracy is wei fitted to be an adviser of q
democratic administration.
GEORGE GRANTHAM Balm.
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THE CABINET IN BRIEF.
Short Sketches Of the Men Who Will b
Mr.. Cieveland's Advisers

Short Sketches Of the Men Who VIII Be
Mr.. Cieveland's Advisers.
Richard Olney is one OF the most distin.
guished lawyers in Massachusetts, and is re-
garded as the leader at the bar in Boston. He
ispresident Of the bar association and has prac-
tice which brings him an immense income each
year. This he sacrificed to enter the cabinet.
He comes OF one Of the families Of which Mas
sachusetts is proud. he holds himself as proud
position as that held by his ancestors, who
settled in Salem in 1886. He was born in 1885,
graduated from the Brown University in Sc;
graduated from the Harvard law school in SO,
aud soon won distinction at the bar. He is q
man above medium height, Of rather striking
appearance, with face bearing marks OF
strong character. Besides being great 10 wyer
sufficient assurance OF his amisble Qualities. +.
]. Sterling Morton is Q New Yorker by birth,
bnt has lived in Nebraska since he WIS twenty
two years old He was born at Adama. N. Y,
in 1881 Graduating from Union College, New
York, with high honors, he went to
Nebraska when he was twenty-five, and
became editor of tho Nebraska City
NsUs. he was twice elected territorial dele
gate and in 1855 became the acting governor.
In 1857 he YES the democratic candidate for
governor. Until 1881 he did not again run for
ofacs, but since that time he has been four
timss the democratic caudidatsIfor governor on
the iAsue Of tariff reform. He has . reputa-
ton for Learning and ability and b said 70 b
one at the finest orators in the country. He
hss many brilliant mental and am:able social
qualities. He b Q farmer - we'll ~ q lawyer
ard stadsnt BE has one Of he finest fafms
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the issue Of tariff reform. He has been
In politics nearly all his life. He was
born IN Kentucky ffty-eight years ago.
After limited advantages of education
he became a school teacher, and while
teaching studied law. Being a careful
student and a man of fine mind, he advanced
rapidly. He served in the state senate while a
young man: for four years, until rs. he was
lieutenant governor Of the stste; was presiden-
tial elector in rs and was first elected to Com
gress in that year
Hoke smith is a brilliant, aggressive Young
man who has sprung into prominence suddenly
HIS Championship Of Cleveland and tariff re-
form has brought him before the public and
placed him in the cabinet before he ever had
an opportunity to occupy any lesser political
position. He was born at Newton. " c., thirty
seven years ago. He was the son Of q
college professor. from whom he got his educa-
ton. At sixteen he went to Georgia, and his
earlier career there was school teacher While
teaching school he studied Law and afterwa-d went
to Atlanta. where he began practice. He soon
acquired considerable local prominence as an
"anti-railroad" lawyer on account Of n number
OF successful prosecutions of the railroads.
During Mr.. Cleveland's first term he became
prominent as Cleveland man and tariff re-
former. He owns the Atlanta Journal
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Mr.. Smiths style of speaking in public ID
vigorous and impressive He studied elocu-
ton under professional teacher and has
many OF the arts OF the orator His voice has
great power and would come as near filing the
main building at the Columbian exposition az
any one voice could.
He is in close touch with the working people.
The labor organizations consider him a vaiua.
BILE friend and trusted adviser. He has repre-
sented them in their arbitratons and he ALWAYS
wins their approval in his management Of their
side. Among them he is referred to famliiariy
as Uncle Hoke."
He gives up law practice worth ESQ, 900 a
year to go in the cabinet. He will probably
sell his interest in his newspaper, having re.
ceived fine offers for his stock.
Ten years ago Mr.. Smith married Miss Cobb A
daughter of Gen. Thos. r. r. Cobb. The Smith
home on West Peachtree street is a large, at
tractive-looking house. surrounded by broad
well-kept lawns. Within the house is luxu.
riousy furnished and the library is filed with a
fine collection Of miscellaneous works
Mrs. Smith will probably spend the spring
and summer in Georgia and not 60 to Wash.
ington to reside until next fall. Her mothers
health is precarious and the daughter is think
ing of spending ike next few months with her.
WELDON.
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from Kentucky vet. or whether you intend top
Mr. Carlisle fairly glazed at the correspondent
saying: Il will make no statement whatever
l am making no statements to any one" By
that time the elevator had reached the Senate
floor and we both got out. As we walked away
/ said: Mr.. Carlisle. you treated that man
pretty badly" ..Well.' he said Il intended
to-" 1 said. What for? He is a nice man"
No. ne amt nice man. He is the same man
that two or three years ago misrepresented me
outrageousy." / said: 'You must be mistaken
In your man." He replied: NO. / am not
That is -, is it not?' No. said that is
not -" naming who the correspondent was
The man you speak OF has been dead year"
Well, am sorry then. He looks like -.
wish you would go to him and apologize for
me and tell him thought he was some one
else" About week ago he came to me with a
paper and pointing to paragraph. said: Now.
who sent that Out?" I took the paper and
read the paragraph. 1t was a stray dispatch
from an unreliable quarter stating that Mr..
Carlisle had fully made up his mind what to
do when be became Secretary Of the Treasury.
and would Immediately issue bonds. and. If
necessary. an extra session would be called in
April Now" said Mr. Carlisle, sis that not
a nice thing to send out when have never
world. You will oblige me if you have it cor
rected. l can't imagine for the life of me how
such an incredible story could be sent out"
BIS RECREAT1oSs.
While Mr.. Carlisle is q great brain worker
end has capacity to get through large
amount Of mental labor which is exhausting as
well to the physical body. yet he is fond of
pleasure and recreation. His chief recreation
is a small game OF draw poker-a sort of family
game at his residence one or two evenings
during the week. with a few invited friends
The ante is only five cents ard the limit but
TWENTY-FIVE cents. He always plays in bad
luck. think. quits the game four times out of
five loser. The tves and deuces seem to have
a great fondness for mis- hand. One rarely
deals without giving him the deuce or five
and he never fails 20 call the attention of the
players to the fact with the exclamation:
Heres that deuce" or Here's that five again.
l get il every time" But all the same he
enters into the spirit OF the game with much
earuestness as he does in solving great ques-
ton in political economy, and from these
poker party meetings he derives a great deal
of keen enjoyment and much needed recrea-
ton o. o. SIEALEY.
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ANOTHER HEAVY WEIGHT.
Something About Richard Olney, the Ne
Attorney General.

Something About Richard Olney, the New
Attorney General.
BosroS. March 2.-Richard Olhey will be an
other of the heavy weights in Cleveland's cab
met He was described by one of Boston 3
leading journals just after his selection as
slightly below medium stature" and by an
other as ''of good height" As q matter OF
fact. Mr.. Oiney is not at all below the medium
and he Is brosd-shouldered and heavily built.
He can sit between Carlisle and Lamont in the
cabinet meetings and help to balance the
heavy weights from the Interior and Post Office
departments on the other side Of the table.
In selecting Mr.. Olney the President-eiect
has followed precedent which he established
in choosing a representative OF New England
for his first cabinet. Mr.. Olney 10 Of good New
England ancestry. a. was Mr.. Endicott. He Ia
not seif-made in the sense in which Mr.. Hoke
smith and Mr.. Lamont carved out their fu-
lures. but he owes his success in life to indi-
vidual merit and to earnest effort He il the
leading lawyer OF New England today. His
Predecessor as counsel for the Boston and
Maine railroad. Sidney Bartlett, was no better.
aid Mr. Bartiett received ESQ, 900 for drawing
up TIE contract between the Boston and Maine
snd the Eastern railroad. That figure Just