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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-01-16
son of G. B. Coles. one of our prominent
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son of O. B. Coles. one of our prominent
residents in Moorestown.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
Church has elected the following officers
President, Mrs. Carrie M. Crowell; 1st vice
president, William Jourcenson; I'd vice
president, Mrs. John Borden; Sd vice pres
ident, Arthur Crowell; 4th vice president,
w. F. Derrick; secretary, Miss Laura v
Evans; treasurer, Mrs. Annie Louden.
William Smith has purchased from Al
fred H. Burr, the corner tract of land
fronting on Third and also on Union
streets, opposite Heulings' lumber yard.
The price paid Is $4,000. Mr.. Smith will
move his frame house from where it now
stands facing the railroad) to the corner,
fronting Scott Wonderland's house, and
will farm the balance of this tract of land.
The court room Of Justice J. T. Evans
was full to overlooking on Saturday morn
ing, on the occasion of the suit for trespass
by James Warrington vs.. Aaron E. Burr
The trial consumed about three hours
time. A number of witnesses were exam
ined and the case was given to a twelve
man jury to decide. After being out a
short time they returned into court with
the verdict, mo cause for action"
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Beverly.

By the will of Miss Martha Abbey, who
died in Philadelphia few weeks since,
Mrs. Joseph Ker, Of this city, receives as
legacy the annual interest of $500, at her
death to go to charitable institution.
Alexander Dick, of Perkins Lane, a
carpenter employed by contractor Garrett
D. Logan, fell on Tuesday from the scat
fold at the new wing of the Sisters Home,
on Third street, striking on his head, cut
ting it badly and otherwise injuring
himself DR.. Taylor attended the un-
fortunate young man, and took several
stitches in the wound.
The M. E. Sunday school elected the
following officers at recent business
meeting for the ensuing year Superin-
tendent, r. w. Dickson; assistant super
intendent, E. L. Wright; secretary, Frank
S. Street; treasurer. Mrs. A. B. Purcell;
Librarians, w. J. Coffee Joseph B. Bates,
Fred. Staples; organist, Miss Anna Staples
assistant organist, Miss Ada Vansciver
superintendent of infant department,
Miss Emma Sharp; assistant. Miss Jessie
Osmond.
Herald Castle, No. II, K G. E., of Bev-
erly, held public installation of officers
at Odd Fellows Hall, Thursday evening,
which was highly enjoyable affair, and
was witnessed by number of the mem
bers friends form all parts of the county
The programme carried out was most in
teresting, the installation of officers being
conducted by District Grand Chief Wor-
rell, OF Florence. Post Chief E. J. Burk.
bead, Vice Chief s. Budd Perkins, Clerk
of the Exchequer J. B. Carter, and Mas
ter of Records G. L. Hazard were prom
inent among those looking after the
comfort of the guests.
In the trial before Justice R. s. Adams
in the case of John Fagans, plaintiff VS..
Mrs Lavinia Landenberger, defendant, a
twelve men jury was empaneled. The
plaintiff entered suit to obtain possession
of a lot of chickens and household goods
he had moved to the residence of the de-
PENDANT in May last, then worked for hei
until November An offset was filed
against Fagans for board and money
loaned him. The plaintiffs affidavit was
that he was to have board in lieu of his
work, and never borrowed any money o.
defendant The chief witness was Mrs
Hannah Eogarty, who was present wher
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testimony the jury retired to private
room and after two hours deliberatior
rendered verdict against the defendant
allowing her to retain the chickens but t.
deliver to the plaintiff all the rest of tn,
goods, and exonerated him from defend
ants offset for board and money loaned
the defendant to pay all costs.
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DUBLIC SALE OF
Farms, Hotel Property, Etc
Will be sold at public sale, on
WEDNESDAY, January 1894.


at the late residence of Manassas DelIett de.
ceased, In the township of Shamong, Burling.
ton county, N. j., on the road from Small's
Hotel to Patterson's Hotel, the following de-
scribed real estate, late belonging to said de.
ceased.
No. l, being the homestead farm, containing
about 200 acres OF land suitable for growing ali
kinds of farm crops. There is on said farm
two sets of farm buildings; one set being a
large new frame farm house, 4 barns, eszsM
cribhOuses, store house, sheds, etc.: the ii%
other set being brick farm house. frame &all
barn, cowhouse, Clubhouse, blacksmith shop,
etc. There are also tenant houses on said
farm, several wells of good water, also watered
by the good never falling stream of Edge
pillock. There are also orchards of selected
fruit and cranberry bog on said farm. This
t tarm wlll be solo In two or more parts as may
best suit purchasers.
No. 2, being the Hotel property known as
Fattersons Hotel property adjoining No. /
ana containing about 100 acres OF land suit
able for growing all kinds of farm crops.
About acres being cranberry bog, and has
produced some years about 800 bushels OF
berries. The improvements are large hotel.
barns, stables, Sheds etc., two good wells of
water, orchard, etc.
No 8, being about Is acres of land on the
northeast side OF the road from Patterson's
Hotel to Medford, adjoining Theodore Miller's
land and John Mingin's land. and on which
the timber has lately been sold.
No 4, being about IL acres of land on Edge
pillock stream, adjoining lands of John W.
Still and others, part OF which is in timber,
and on part the timber has lately been sold
NO. D, being about acres of Cedar swamp
land on Edgeplllock stream, adjoining lands
of Caleb wilkins and others, part of which
is in timber and on part the timber has lately
been sold.
Also all other lots or tracts of land, wher-
ever situate. Persons wishing to view these
lands previous to sale. will be shown the same
Ivy calling on John Dellett, Alfred Patterson
or Henry Wright.
Sale to commence at O'Clock P. NJ. sharp.
Conditions easy and made known at sale.
VIM. COTTON, HENRY WRIGHT,
Auctioneer. j. +. PEACOCK,
Agents for the heirs of
Let Manassas Dellett, deceased.
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Rordentown.


Isaac Mathlson, of the Robert Morris
Hotel, at Morrisville, Pa, has been pay
ing visit to the family of William Brels-
ford.
The project of electric lights at present
does not strike the tax payers favorably
They say the taxes are SO high now, the
times so hard and labor so scarce that
they can bear no more until the times i'm
prove.
Charles Perry, of Mill street, made COM
plant, before Mayor Hudson, on Tues
day, charging Lille Clay, of the same To-
cality, with stealing his chickens. Officer
Hamilton was sent to arrest her, but when
he arrived at the house the woman had
skipped.
Cards of invitation are out for the we'd
ding of Lewis J. Allen, son of Postmaster
James W. Allen, Of this city, to Miss
Belville Hargoris, of Trenton. The cere.
mony will take place at Trinity P. E.
Church, Trenton, on Wednesday, the oath
instant, at 430 P. NJ.
Amy Anderson, better known as Aunt
Amy Anderson" and who was well
known throughout Burlington and Mon
mouth counties, who died at Allentown,
on Sunday last, was buried on Wednes
day from the M. e. Church. She was l07
years and four months of age.
The following officers have been elected
by the Baptist Sunday schools Superin-
tendent, v. r. Wood; assistant superin-
tendent, r. B. Holloway; secretary, Charles
P. Higgins; assistant secretary, Samuel S.
Meyer; treasurer, Walter II. Armstrong;
chorister, V. r. Wood; organist, Mrs. v
r. Wood; librarian, Peter Rickard assist
ant librarians. George w. Qugley, Charles
+. Burr; superintendent primary depart
ment, Samuel w. Beldon; organist, Emma
V. Torr.
The Burlington County Funeral Direc-
tors Association met in this city on Mon
day, of last week, and elected their Off
GERS for the ensuing year; President, Jos
Smith, Tuckerton; vice president, f. b.
Keller, Bordentown; secretary and treas
urer, A. w. Grobler, Pemberton. They
adjourned to the American House and
we're entertained at dinner
At the meeting of the Board of Health,
last week, Edward L. Thompson was
elected treasurer, vice Hugh Newell re-
signed. Dr. Tebo reported an improved
system of tapping sewers and that the
treasurer's accounts were correct. DIR.
Ships reported for the past year rs
deaths "a falling off of Sl)-72 white,
colored-3o females, As males.2 cases
diphtheria, against 20 the previous year.
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Mrs. Noah Mutt is i'll with pneumon

Mrs. Noah Mutt is ill with pneumonia
Rev. ]. G. Buchanan is suffering with
rheumatism. Rev. Mr.. Perry, of Nights
town occupied the pulpit of the Baptist
Church. on Sunday.
Mount Holly talent will present the
farce of Poor Pillicoddy" in L. o. M. Hall {,
on Saturday evening, January 9th, for
the benefit of the public library.
William Brotherton died at Toms River
on Tuesday, aged eighty-two years. He
claimed to be a spiritualist medium, and
asserted that be was guided in every
event of life by his spirit friends, and
though man possessed of much wealth
he lived all alone in bis. large house, refus-
ing the services OF either servant, nurse
or physician when dying of dropsy and
old age. He had no immediate family,
his nearest relation being his niece, the
wife of the Rev. Dr. Joseph C. Buchanan
pastor of the Baptist Church at Pember
ton. She will probably inherit his money
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With desire to get a better supply Of
game in this neighborhood, and with the
view of stocking the county with quails,
pheaeants and other game, a number OF
men met at Juliustown, on Friday, and
organized a game protective society under
the name of "Rancocas Game Protective
Society" The following officers were
elected: President, DIR. George 0. For.
syth; secretary, Blanchard H. White
treasurer. Allen NJ. Heulings; directors
John Forsyth, Jr., Dr. John w. Webb
Barzillai G. Mount, Gottleib Kinsley,
John L. Deacon, Jefferson Plat, Edward
Taylor, Charles Burtis West. Watson
Oliver. Frank Perrine was appointed 9
special officer to look after the society't
interests.
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Robert B. Carter, a well known news
paper man and author, died at Rivertor
on Sunday, aged 65 years. He was the
founder of the EUSniag Reporter, Burling.
toms first daily paper, which he conduct
ed for several years.
Thomas Sisom, aged about go years,
died suddenly from paralysis of the heart,
on Saturday morning. About half-past
five O'Clock he got up and attended to
the fires, being in apparently good health.
An hour later he went up stairs and said
to his daughter, 81 believe am dying, .
laid down on the bed and expired.
The grocery store of |. Shinn & Son, on
York street, near Jones avenue, was
broken into by thieves and the money
drawers rifed, on Wednesday. A hole
was bored out of the back door big enough
to permit the raising of the bar and gain
admittance. The cash drawers were
broken into. About dollar in small
change was secured by the robbers. It is
thought the robbery was committed by
someone familiar with the store.
Burglars entered the residence of Mi
chael Cain, a saloonkeeper, at an early hour
Saturday morning by forcing side door
They entered the sleeping apartments
where they secured $36 in money and car
ried off clothing They could have taken
jewelry and silverware as that was in the
room, but it is thought they were fright
ened off.
Suit was brought before Squire Smith
on Tuesday for damages, by W. H.
Needles. 1t seems thst last week Mr..
Needles hired team and hitched it on
High street. While the carriage was
standing there the team of William Eel
ley ran into it, wrecking wheel, hence
the suit. 1t was finally settled by Mr..
Zelley paying the cost of the suit, and
agreeing to make the damage good.
A junior order of the Epworth League
was organized at Union M. E. Church, on
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Wright Eek
ersley was chosen president; Forrest Curl,
superintendent; Miss Nettie Miller, 1st
vice president; Miss Edith Horner, I'd vice
president; Miss Bessie WINS, Sd vice pres
ident; Miss Carrie Donahue, 4th vice pres
ident; Wesley Durbin, treasurer; Katha-
rine R. Shaw, secretary; Miss Louisa l.
Shaw, organist. The name adopted was
Bishop Taylor Junior Epworth League
of Union NJ E. Church"
The big gray team of the Atlantic Re-
fining Company ran away on Friday after
noon. When they reached Lawrence
street they turned on the pavement, the
tongue striking the hitching post, break-
ing it off close to the ground. and the
heavy oil wagon was dragged along the
curb for some distance, when it swung
upon the sidewalk, and the maddened
animals dashed along the pavement,
striking neither trees nor fence in their
fight. They were finally stopped with
out doing any damage.
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About year ago took violent attack
of la grippe. coughed day and night for
about six weeks; my wife then suggested
that I try ChamberIain's cough remedy
At first / could see no difference, but still
kept taking it, and soon found that it was
what | needed. If got no relief from
one dose / took another, and it was only
q few days until was free from the cough
think people in general ought to know
the value Of this remedy, and take
pleasure in acknowledging the benefit
have received from il. Madison Mustard
.Otway, Ohio. % and SO cent bottles fol
sale by Elmer d. Prickitt, druggist, Noun
Holly and Lumberton.
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Amos Il. Bartlett, Stanwick store
keeper, has pleaded guilty to having sold
oleomargarine contrary to the provisions
of the law.
The announcement is made of the en-
gagement Of marriage Of Miss Deborah
Walton. Of Edgewood, to Harry B. Coles.
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STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO, | :
LUCAS County,. sS.

STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO,
Lucas COUNTY, 3d.
FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of F. ].
CHENEY 4 Co., doing business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case of CATARRH that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D. 1885.
SEAL A. W N ShEAT FoSlie.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testi-
monials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
BsS~ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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rHERIFFys SALE.

By virtue of a writ OF 1eri facias, TO me Ill
rected, issued out of the Court of Chancery of
the State of New Jersey, will sell at public
sale, on
SATURDAY, January goth, 1891,
between the hours of II ana 5 O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day, (to-wit at o'clock, at
Zelley's hotel, Mount Holly, n. j.
All the following described lot of land, stu
ate in the village of Fairview, in the township
of Medford, and county of Burlington, and
state of New Jersey and is bounded as fol
lows:
Beginning at a stone in the middle of the
main road leading from Medtord to Atsion,
and in the angle of said road corner 10 a lot
belonging to Mary Read, thence by the same
south seven degrees and thirty minutes west
three chains and sixty-three links, corner TO
Mary Reads lot; thence by the same north
nineteen degrees ana thirty minutes west one
chain and sixty four links to a stone corner TO
the said Mary Read; thence by the same north
seventy degrees and thirty minutes east;
thence three chains and sixty three links to q
stone in the aforesaid road corner to the said
Mary Read; thence along the middle of said
road south nineteen degrees and thirty min
utes east one chain and sixty-four links to the
SAID place of beginning; containing fifty-eight
hundrCdths of an acre of land, be the same
more or less. Being the same lot OF land the
said Charles Collins Jr., became seized OF by
the Gath day OF March, A. d. 1869, from under
the hands and seals OF John III. Dudley and
Clayton Lippincott, executors oflsaac Glover,
deceased, and now owned by Joseph Powell.
Seized as the property of Joseph Powell, ct
ais, defendants, taken in execution at the suit
OF Mary A. Wells. complainant, and to be sold
by WILLIAM A. TOWNSEND,
JACOB c. HENDRIoKsoN, Sol'r. Sheriff.
Printers fee ss.64
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TN CHANcERY OF NEW JERSEY.


To George I. Ellis =
BY virtue OF an order of the Court OF Chan
Gerry of New Jersey, made on the day of the
date hereof in cause wherein Ellis Harris,
trustee of John b. Ellis, under the will OF
Elizabeth T. flames, deceased, is complainant,
and You and Others are defendants. you are
required TO appear, plead, answer or demnr 70
third day of March next or thai in default
thereof, the said bill viii be taken as con
tessed against you
The sand bin is FLED to foreelose n mortgage
given by John B. Ellis and wife to Ellis
Harris, trustee as aforesaid dated the twenty
fourth day OF April, eighteen hundred aud
seventy-nfne, on lands in the city OF Beverly,
in the County of Burlington and State OF
New Jersey, and You are made q defendant
because You own said lands or some part
thereof MARK r SOOY,
solicitor of Complainant.
Dated, Jan 2, 1891 Mount Holly, \. j.
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MedRord,

The telegraph company has run line
from the Medford depot to ASTON.
Edward Prendiville has rented house
on Bank street, where he will open no.
ton store.
Lewis Fowler, of Haddonfeld, has rent
ed the house now occupied by e. Prendi-
vile, on Main street.
AT the annual election of bank officers
last week, Wilson Stokes was again elect
ed cashier of the Burlington County Ma
tlonal Bank. Mr.. Stokes offered his res
ignation, desiring to retire from active
business, but the directors declined to &C.
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NorICE.

Notice is hereby given that the subscribers,
commissioners appointed by the Circuit Court
OF Burlington County, to estimate and assess
the peculiar benefits conferred upon the lands
following 70 ld improved, VIZ: The road lead
ing from the line of Chester Township To
where the Ilainesport road crosses the same,
known as the"Mount Laurel Road
viii sit at Farmers Hall, ut Mount Laurel, on
JANUARY l6, 1894, from 10 a. NJ.
to z. NJ, to hear my persons in interest. or
who may present themselves to be heard in
reference to said matter
JOHN E. DARNELL,
WATERS b. HURFF,
CHARLES ANDREWS,
Dated, December 2sth, 1898. Commissioners.
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no,,o,,.ural soo;etv Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Burlington
County Agricultural Society was called to
order, on Saturday afternoon, by John b.
Collins, recording secretary of the Society
Robert B. Engle was made Chairman.
Edward B. Jones, Treasurer, read his
report as follows:
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RuELISGroN COUNTY ORPHANS

-
on the application of Edward b.
Stokes and Edward L. Thomp- orda, ~
son, Administrators OF Heze- SSbowCansa
kiah Stokes, deceased, Tor sale
OF land to pay debts.
Edward b. Stokes and Edward Il. Thomp
SON administrators OF Hezekiah Stokes, de
ceased having exhibited to this Court, under
affirmation, 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, ana requested the aid of the Court
in the promises. 1t is, on this twenty-seVenth
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 or 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 b. BALLINGER.
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By virtue of a writ OF fieri facias, to me di-
rected issued out of the Court of Chaneery OF
sale on
SATURDAY, january 27th 1894,
between the hours of II and O'Clock in. the
afternoon of said day, (to-wit at o'clock), at
Zelley's hotel, Mount Holly, N. j.,
All those two hereinafter described tracts
and parcels of land, situate in the township OF
Pemberton, county ana state AFORESAID
ginning at a post in the middle OF the public
road leading from Pemberton to Stoc kton
Bridge, and in the line of land belonging TO
it runs "a south six degrees and thirty min
utes east seven chains ana sixty-two links 10
a stone corner to the said heirs still by the
same (2) due east fifteen chains and ninety
links to a stone TO Samuel b. Bryan, or IN his
line by which it runs 80 south one degree
and forty five minutes west four chains to
post corner to lot No. 2, purchased by Isaac
Garon, by which it runs a. north eighty three
degrees west twenty-three chains and TWEEN
ty-five links to post in the middle OF the
aforesaid road, corner to Shreve Sh1nns iot,
No 90 living on the west side of the said road,
by which It runs and along the middle OF the
road (5) north seven degrees east four chains
and thirty-four links TO the place of begin
mig, containing seven acres and seventy nVe
hundredths of an acre OF land, be the same
more or less, being The same premises the
said William l.. Bennett became selZeu py
virtue of a deed of conveyance from under the
hands and seals of Benjamin Stokes and wife,
bearing date the thirty-first day OF Novem-
Der, A. ID. 1862 and recorded IN BOOK Al, . OF
Deeds, page 3l3, ETC.. in the Clerks office OF
the county of Burlington at Mount Holly
The other piece or parcel of land IS thus
described: Ali that certain tract OF land STU
ate lying and being in the township OF Fem
berton, county of Burlington and state OF
New Jersey, beginning at stone in the MID
die of the public road leading from Pember-
ton to Stockton's Bridge, corner to Franklin
Keller and John IL. Freeman's land, bought
of Stacy Lippincott, and being part OF the
same tract of land, and runs from said stone
N south sixty-five degrees and twenty nve
minutes east seven chains and hfty-t1ve links
to a large stone; thence (2) south eighty-nine
degrees east fifteen chains and eighty links
to a stone corner to Henry |. Budd and An
drew f. Lippincott's land thence % along
aforesaid Keller and Freemans land north
eighty-one degrees ana twenty minutes west
twenty-five chains and thirty links to the
place of beginning, containing two acres and
thirty-one one hundredths of land be the same
more or less, being the same tract William l..
Bennett purchased of Stacy Lippincott ana
wife, by deed dated May Is, 1871, and recorded
in Book NJ of Deeds, page 3l5, etc, in the
Clerks office aforesaid.
Seized as the property of Rebecca Bennett.
ct ais, defendants taken in execution at the
suit of Aaron Early, complainant and to be
sold by .,,,.,,,-.,,,,-,,
Nj. r.. sooY. solr. sheriff
Printers fee Sl2. &C.
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During the epidemic of la grippe Cham
berlains cough remedy took the lead here
and was much better liked than other
cough medicines" H. M. Bangs. drug
gist, Chatsworth, Ill. The grip is much
the same as a very severe cold and re-
quires much the same treatment. This
remedy is prompt and effectual and will
prevent any tendency of the disease to-
ward pneumonia. For sale by Elmer D.
Prickitt, druggist, Mount Holly and Lum-
berton.