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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29

The driver looks to the Judges for protec-
ton; and all bets go with the judges de-
cision. The people who pay at the gate
wish fair play, and depend upon the
judges for it. The correctness of the
timers is another very important matter ;
and mistakes so made, whether designed
ly or through ignorance, make the fault
the same. Occasionally time is hung out
in front of the stand one or two seconds
slower than the actual time made, so as
to favor an owner or driver, and keep
his horse eligible for certain classes.
AT Palmyra, on Saturday, the Palmyra
base ball club defeated the West .Philadei-
phia, by the score of 8 to 0.
Victors, of Palmyra, lost game of ball
to the Biron, they not being able to hit the
ball at the proper time. The score was
to 6.
Camden's base ball club shut Burling-
ton out on Saturday. The defeated club
only made two safe hits Armstrong,
Barclay and HUMPHREYS carried off the
honors for Burlington.
The strong base ball team of the Troy
Athletic Association came to Mount Holly,
on Saturday, and beat the home team in
finely-contested game, in which the score
was to 4. This is the third game these
two clubs have played.
The game at Beverly, on Saturday, be-
tween Riverside and Beverly, for the
of Burlington county, was
the best ever played there. The pitching
of Stecher and Coleman and the fielding
of both teams was faultless. Game was
called after the fourteenth inning on &C
count of darkness and neither side scored
a run.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29
Sporting Notes

The release of Gill Vickery has been re-
called by the Philadelphia base ball club.
At Delanco, on Saturday, the East
Tioga base ball club was defeated by the
home team. Score 10 to A.
There was lively game of base ball
played on the Trades League grounds,
Trenton, on Tuesday afternoon. when the
Burlingtons and Trentons crossed bats.
The Burlington club put up a strong game
and defeated the home club by score of
s to 2.
The game at Belfield, Pa, ON Saturday,
between Moorestown and Bellield served
to fatten several bowling averages. ii.
Palmer and B. Clarke were both effective
for Belfeld, the former taking or Il and
the latter for "a, while for the Jerseyites
S. Smith did very good work, his wick
cts costing but one run apiece. Moores-
towns total was GA, while Bel6eld could
only get together 35
1t is remarkable that the gate receipts
at base ball and other sporting exhibitions
are heavier this year than they have been
since 1878, the year of the Jay Cooke
panic An exception to this rule is horse
racing, which is largely attended by
people with money TO bet on their favor
ties. The American citizen seems to re-
quire more sporting recreation than usual
to enable him to bear the strain when
business is bad.
The Cape May base ball team disbanded
on Saturday for the season. During its
present season 1t has played twenty seven
games, of which they won twenty-one, lost
/ five and tied one. Camden won two from
it, Atlantic City two and Riverton one.
All the boys on the team return to their
colleges in September. Wagonhurst goes
to Columbian Law School, Washington,
| D. c.; Ramsdell, to Princeton Thomas,
to the University of Pennsylvania King
to Princeton Reese, to the University of
Pennsylvania Sullivan, to Harvard
Abbott, to University of Pennsylvania
Coogan, Blakeley and Boswell, to Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania Priest to Cornell
and Humphreys to business life, he
having graduated from Princeton last
year.
The most important thing about race
course is to have good and practical men
in the judges stand and the most irn-
portant man in that stand is the starting
judge. The three judges and two timers
which constitute that body, should be men
of fair meaning. The former should be
well versed in the rules, quick of percep
ton, and with force Of character sufficient
} to command obedience to his orders. The
latter should be attentive and accurate
II is very unfair to owners and drivers
that amateurs, or men with little expert
ence should assume the responsible dutieI
of Judges of a horse race And yet they
, are generally the first to seek that posi-
ton. They do not stop to think how
, much may depend upon their decisions
The owner OF horse must pay percent
: lage of the purse whether he win or lose
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29
Political Pointers.

Alfred p Silpath, OF Burlington, says
he has a good chance to make the Demo-
cratic nomination for clerk. Mr.. Silpath
IS grocer in Burlington, and is not the
late mayor of that city, as many suppose.
Aaron E. Burr, of Moorestown, who
has been named in connection with the
Republican nomination for sheriff. was
asked, at the almshouse, on Thursday, If
he was still in the race. His reply was !;
81 am not candidate for sheriff. While
l feel that my chances are as good as
those of any other candidate, / also bear
in mind that Chester has candidate for
county clerk, and I do not want to jeo-
pardize his chances, which l think are
good. So | have concluded to withdraw.
But have made up my mind to be can
didate for coroner The term of DR.. j..
ID. Janney expires this year, and think
my section of the county is entitled to a
coroner, as then the three officers would
be evenly distributed over the county.
My long experience in connection with
legal matters will aid me in the conduct
of the office, if the delegates to the Re-
publican convention think advisable to
favor me with the nomination"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29
New Egxnt.


The Baptist Church will hold harvest
home on Wednesday.
Joseph Hartshornes crop of peaches
will reach 5000 baskets.
Mrs. William Nash and her mother are
spending the week at Asbury Park.
Superintendent Daniel Bussom has
started operations at the canning house
of the New Egypt Packing Company.
The first cranberry bog in New Jersey
to be harvested this year belongs TO Mrs.
Rachael Bean. of this place She began
work on her boys on Monday. Very few
boys will be picked until the middle of
September, and some growers prefer
running the risk of frost and allowing
their berries to remain on the vines till
October. So far indications are for the
largest crop in many years, provided the
scald does not attack the berries very
late.
The Pemberton and Hightstown run on
Thursday next their last excursion to
ANAH DA0ASh Aopuiy 4 al n EhtO
from all stations $l50 Excursionists
will take the regular morning line up
from Pemberton to Hightstown. There
will be big time as it is Golden Eagle
day at Asbury Park. All will have
a chance to view the ruins of piers,
pavilions, bath houses. or see the result
from last weeks great storm.
The popular excursion to Long Bran oh,
on Thursday. was well patronized. Most
of the passengers left the train at Asbury
Park. where they viewed the ruins of the
day before, when the sea ran very high
and created great havoc. The captain at
Life Saving Station No. said it was the
severest August gale he ever saw. The
pavilions at Asbury Park were badly
damaged, and it is stated Founder Brad
ley lost about $4,000. A three-masted
schooner went ashore near Sixth avenue,
and four men on board were drowned
The board walk was washed out in several
places and the pool and restaurant at
Lillagore's were badly damaged.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29
Riversida.

Peter Walter, of Bridgeboro', narrowly
escaped injury at the railroad station on
Tuesday. He had paid his fare from
Camden to Riverside but objected to get
ting off at the station here, holding on to
the cars after they had started. He was
dragged for some distance when the cars
stopped and he got off
Charles E Read, of Philadelphia, has
been in town for the past few days work
ing up a scheme to start an electric light
and power plant at Riverside He evil
IDENTIFY met with success, as his note book
showed a list of names of persons who
have subscribed for 800 lights. 1t is the
intention of the promoter to make the
company local one, but in the event of
our people not showing disposition to
take well to the matter Philadelphia
capitalists will put up the money.
John g. Hippenstiel, the real estate
and insurance agent, of Delanco, was
bounced upon while standing in front of
his Philadelphia Office, by man named
Charles Fisher, on Tuesday, and was as
saulted in fearful manner. The fellow
who committed the crime is tenant of
Mr.. Hippenstiels who had refused to pay
his rent and had been compelled to do
so. The fellow sneaked up behind him
and struck him repeatedly over the head
with heavy cane, and so rapidly that 1t
was impossible to defend himself. After
knocking his victim almost insensible
the coward made good his escape up q
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29
Riverton.


The receipts of the bazaar held in the
Lyceum at Riverton by the base ball club
were nearly $780, J.C. S. Davis won the
bicycle.
A needle party was given by the Friv :
olity Club in the Lawn house on Thurs
day evening. No little amusement was
created by some, who are not getting old,
when they attempted to thread the needle.
The first ladies' prize was gold thimble;
the first gentlemen's a silver cigar cutter.
The second ladies' prize was Riverton
souvenir spoon. and the second gentle
mems silver whistle.
The Rev. John H. Converse, rector Of
Christ Church, Riverton, has resigned his
parish, with the intention of going abroad
for two or three wears of travel and study.
The vestry refuse to accept his resignation
and beg him to reconsider it. There is a
strong effort being made by the people of
the parish and the town in the same direc-
ton. Mr.. Converse is rare scholar, and
is one of the examining chaplains Of the
diocese.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29
Sfoue Roads.

Our townsman Isaac R. Pennypacker
had few words to say on stone roads in
a recent issue ofthe Philadelphia Inquirer.
BY request we reproduce the item:
Some of the Burlington county, New
Jersey, farmers are still protesting against
the operation of New Jerseys admirable
road law, which has resulted in the build
ing of more stone roads in New Jersey
than in any state in the Union. The
roads are paid for partly by the State,
partly by the counties and partly by the
property owners along the roads. The
progressive farmers of Burlington county
are very much in favor of the law. The
road building is only undertaken on their
petition. The road cannot be built unless
majority of the property owners living
along it sign petition. Ninety per cent.
of the cost falls on State and county and
only ten per cent. on the property own
ers Some sections of the county have
been quick to take advantage of the law.
Others have fought in the courts only to
be defeated and to gain the privilege of
paying the legal expenses, which had
much better have been devoted to paying
for new stone roads.
Where the roads are worst the OPPOSE
ton has been the strongest. The growth
of the county seat has been retarded by
the wretched roads of the vicinity. Of
the seven roads that lead to it only three
are in good condition, and these are pixies
with toll gates, which tend to make jour
news to the town as infrequent as possible.
Squared on by the more rapid growth of
Moorestown, which has been foremost in
stone road building, the county seat has
lately awakened to the importance of the
part played by good roads in developing
the business and population of town.
The people in the neighborhood of the
county seat have lately made application
for the building of two stone roads, and it
is safe to predict that when these are com
pleted the remaining miserable highways
will not be long tolerated.
The argument of some ofthe farmers is
that stone roads are of no advantage to
them because they lead to no market
town. and the farmers assert that the
roads are gotten up to benefit bicycle
manufacturers. In that immediate vicin-
ity there are not enough stone roads yet
to show what effect they will haye in in
creaslng the price OF land and the popula-
ton. 1t may be said, however, that the
day has gone by when new settlers will
buy farms in country with sand roads
when other sections have built stone
roads.
The army of bicycle riders is great
enough to m axe it worth while to consider
their requirements. Every new family
attracted by good roads, whether they are
to be used for bicycles or carriages, means
the spending in the neighborhood of one,
two, three or four thousand dollars year
more than was distributed there before.
To cling to heavy, sandy roads means the
loss of this money by the community
When the stone roads are connected they
will lead to all the local market towns and
to Camden and Philadelphia as well, and
two horses will then do the work that now
requires four The notion that stone roads
do not benefit the farmers is the outcome
of short-sighted view.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29
Among the Firemen.

The annual meeting of the fire depart
ment will be held on Friday, September
18th.
America Hose company's bell will be
hung in the new tower in day or two
and the bell will be rung on Saturday
fternoon.
America Hose company Is erecting a
tower on its fire house in which will be
placed an alarm bell. Walter V. Inman
is doing the work.
Relief Fire Company is having the
walls of its meeting room papered.
Thomas E. Norcross is doing the work
and has very generously donated his SER
vices to the company.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29

Rev. ]. c. Buchanan, who has been ill
for about two months, was able to resume
his pulpit on Sunday.
Considerable comment was occasioned
last week by the statement that Howard
Cross had been notified by white Caps"
to leave town. The reasons given were
that Cross was too intimate with a young
girl. This was too much for some of the
people of Pemberton and they warned
the fellow to leave the town, which he
promised to do. Cross denies any wrong
action with the girl, but finds it hard to
make others believe him, although he
as many friends who think he is blame
less.
Cross says the girl was keeping house
for him and had done so many times at
the request of his wife, who frequently
left him. She is now at Long Branch.
Cross blames his wife's sister for her re-
fusal to stay home with him and accuses
her of coaxing Mrs Cross to leave him.
He says he did all in his power to make a
good living for his wife, but she did not
appreciate his efforts. He claims to be
entirely innocent, but says he will leave
for fear he will receive bodily injury if
he remains.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29
Yonne Rantists, Work.

All the young peoples societies in the
Baptist churches in the Camden Associa-
ton have been invited to participate in
an Associational Rally to be held in the
Baptist Church at Mount Holly on Sep
TENDER 9TH, at s P. M. The invitation ex-
tends also to all churches without young
peoples organizations, and with relation
to the organization makes no distinction
as to name or method, but invites all
simply as Baptist societies. This includes
all the churches, of which there are about
forty. in Camden. Burlington, Ocean and
Atlantic counties. The indications are
that it will be great field day for the
young Baptists of this section, and quite
an attractive program is being arranged
by Vice President Borton. of Mount Holly.
A. NJ Brinckle, the national secretary,
will talk on the &C. c. c." the education
al feature of the work. Addresses will
also be delivered by s. Conrad OFT,
of Camden, State President of the
Union; Rev. j. Madison Hare, of Bur-
lington; Rev. w T. s. Lumbar, of Moores-
town, and Rev. S. Giffard Nelson, Mount
Hollv
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29

but the career Of the horses was checked,
and they were soon captured. Fortunate
ly no damage was done.
Harry Talcott McCully, son of Walter
McCully, formerly of Mount Holly, died
at Pensauken, on Saturday, from perito-
nitis, caused by grape seeds lodging in the
stomach. The boy was in his 18th year
A gentleman called on Coroner Hibberd,
last week, and said he was the father OF
Andrew Winters, the young man who
was drowned at Centerton. He learned
OF his sons death through the newspapers.
Mr. Winters had his sons body exhumed
and took it to Germantown for burial
The trustees of School District, No. 70,
opened the bids received for the school
bonds yesterday, and awarded bonds as
follows No. to John Taylor Nos. 8, 10
IL to Edward Wills; No. Is to Rebecca
Llppincott No. 16 to Sarah Lippincott
No. 20 to Emma c. Champion No. 30 to
Charles Bennett, treasurer Firemen's
Relief Fund, of Northampton township
The balance, 900, were awarded to the
Burlington County Safe Deposit and
Trust Company, at Moorestown, and all
bonds were made payable at the banking
house of that company.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29
unoooupiea Lands in New Jersey,


There are in the Southern parts of the
State large tracts of land which are still
uncleared, or covered with brushwood,
and which are adapted to tillage and cap
able of producing large crops of small
fruits and market garden vegetables. The
wood on them is mainly oak, with some
pitch pine and hence they are called oak
lands to distinguish them from the more
sandy lands and tracts on which the pitch
pine grows almost exclusively. The latter
are known as pine lands. The total area
of cleared FARM lands in the southern
division of the State, southeast of the
mari belt, is about 100000 acres. The
pine-land belts have an aggregate area of
1876, 900 acres, leaving at least 800, 600 acres
of these oak lands, which are available for
farms and which are so situated as to be
accessible by railways trayersing them
from the large cities and also near to tide
water navigation. The maps of the Geo
logical Survey show the location and ex-
tent of these lands, their railway lines and
made and to the cities of the State and of
the adjacent States.
The soils OF these tracts are sandy and
not naturally SO rich and fertile as the
more heavy clay soils of the limestone
the red shale and the mari districts of the
State, but they are not so sandy and 80
coarse-grained as to be non-productive, as
is the case with some of the pine-land
areas. The latter are often deficient in
plant-food and are deservedly character
lied as Pine Barrens," and too poor for
farm purposes. The growth of wood (oak
and pine), as well as chemical analysis,
shows that the Oakland soils contain the
elements of plant production. They are
not so well suited to pasturage or to con
tinuous cropping as naturally rich virgin
soils. Hence they are better fitted for
raising vegetables, melons, sweet potatoes,
small fruits, peaches and pears, than
wheat. Indian corn, hay and other farm
staples The emin ent superiority of this
kind of farming in New Jersey over the
toes is so well known that it is useless to
do more than refer to the fact. The pro-
ftable farming is now in raising those
crops which can be produced on these
South Jersey soils. The success at Ham
monitor, Egg Harbor City, Vineland and
other places is notable. and equally good
results are to be had at a hundred or more
places as well situated as they are. These
lands are sold at merely nominal figure,
and the settler saves in capital and inter.
est account. They are easily cleared Of
brushwood or standing timber, and wood
is salable in all this part of the State at re-
munerative prices, often producing q
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29
sn,ed . rrarellng Mnn,s Lie.

WHITEHALL, N. Y, Sept. 20, lS92.-A
commercial traveller came into my store
recently and said, 81 am looking for some
thing that saved my life. was taken
with terrible symptoms Of cholera morbus
about a year ago, and stopped into some
store along this street and got a cure
for it, / showed him Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and DIarrh@a Remedy.
He did not recognize it at first, but on
tearing Off the wrapper says, "Yes, this
is it, It saved my life. don't need it
now, but / am going to buy this so as not
to be without it," This remedy meets
the wants of the people and sells well
here. c. H. Broughton, Druggist. For
sale by Elmer D. Prickitt, Druggist, 80
Main Street, Mount Holly. and Lumberton'
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29

For years we have been pas
sing out from oneof the leading
mills of this country grade of
Atwood plain and mixed Suit
ings that has become famous all
over the United States.
Full "a inches wide and every
f6er qoool. Wonderful how the
loom men can sneak cotton into
a Dress Stuff-comb it into the
wooden yarns, sometimes. But
this manufacturer never lets any
cotton enter his door. And he
chooses the wool with jealous
care fine wool, long fiber, clean
and bright.
one dollar a yard has been
the best price we could make
on this Dress Stuff, no matter
how big the lot taken:
But now comes a pleasant
surprise, the price is
SEvENTY-FIvE CENTS.
And for the choicest line of
colors we ever had. Mainly
mixed effects, but there are
beautiful
brown greens
navy blues garnets
plum black
In all 10 colorings.
john WANAMAKER.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29
MadRord.


Levi J. Branin will move out to his farm
this week.
There was surprise party at Isaac Bal
fingers, on Saturday night.
The tramps have begun to pass through
here on their way to the cranberry bogs
The members of the Epworth League OF
Medtord will picnic at Taunton on Satur-
day next.
Al. Cowperthwait picked up $50 dead
sparrows under pine tree In his yard on
Thursday morning, after the storm.
Ira Branin, aged 80 years, one Of the
Oldest and best known residents of Med
ford, died at his home on Wednesday
after lingering illness.
Some two or three men with a team
stole about 40 baskets of potatoes from
Frank Willltt's potato patch near Chair
vile, on Friday night. He had about l0C
baskets dug ready to send to market.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-29
Bridges Rurned.

A terrific forest fire has been playing
havoc among the timber lands on Joseph
Wharton's estates near Atsion. and the
county bridges between Parkdale and At
sion are destroyed. The fire was caused
by spark from a train on the New Jersey
Central railroad. 1t destroyed hundreds
of acres of young forests and swamp tim
Der. burned over many acres OF meadow
land and cranberry boys and Topped ur
the bridges along the road from Water
ford to Atsion
The destruction of the bridges was dis
covered by Bowman II. Bates and Josiah
Norcross as they were driving from At
sion to Waterford. Their horses came
near running into the stream over which
the first bridge was destroyed. The
bottoms Of the creeks we're iron stone and
the men were compelled to get theil