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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-01-30
Burlington.

Several friends of Miss Annie R. Smith
went to Trenton on Friday evening to
witness the exercises of the graduating
class at the Normal School, of which Miss
Smith was member.
The annual reception to the pupils of
st. Mary's hall, by Bishop Scarborough,
was held on Friday evening. The Bishop
and Rev. DR.. Hubbard addressed the
pupils. Refreshments were served by
Caterer Dubell.
Rev. J. B. Randolph, pastor of the
second Baptist Church, received notifca-
ton on Friday from Richmond, Va, OF
the death of his sister. This is the first
death that has occurred in Mr.. Randolph's
family. Out of a family of thirteen, all
are living but this sister
Lincoln Horner carries his right hand
tied up in handkerchief, the cause being
broken thumb. He drove to Riverside
on Friday and while getting his horse
ready to come home, the beast ran against
him and jammed the thumb against the
manger, tearing away the tendons and
making very painful wound.
The Water Board had an adjourned
meeting on Wednesday night and
awarded the contract for new boilers to
VIZ IOOuhCA 1IuSlnO anu IOOIOT WOE Vi
Lebanon, Pa, this concern being the low
est bidder The contract price is $1270.
There were twenty-four bidders for the
job.
A collision occurred out High street on
Tuesday evening. Walton Davis was
driving out of town and Charles Clarke
was coming IN when their horses ran to-
gether. Davis went home, and when he
got there he found blood on his horse
and harnes. He at once went back to
Burlington. where he discovered that the
shaft of his wagon had penetrated the
breast of Clarke's horse, killing it almost
instantly. 1t was quite dark when the
accident occurred.
A large portrait of the late Mrs. Sarah
?. Cleveland, founder of St. Mary's Parish
School, in this city, will be hung in the
school room on Friday Mrs. Cleveland
was the step-daughter of the late Bishop
George W. Doane. Friday is the 18th an
University of the conservation of Bishop
William G. Doane, of Albany, son of the
late Bishop of New Jersey, and it is
peculiarly appropriate that that day was
selected for hanging the portrait of the
lady who was so closely connected with
the parish and who always felt such an
interest in it.
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Medford.

There are quite a number of cases o
who oping cough in town. Rev. Mr.. Du
gan's four children all have it now.
Dr. Reeve is confined to the house witt
the second attack of grip this winter. Al
last accounts he was improving
The report that the Baptist Mission ha,
placed mortgage on its property for thu
benefit of the Baptist Church is without
foundation.
Special meetings are being held in The
Baptist Church, beginning to-day. Rev
N. B. Randall, state evangelist, of Sum
NIT, will preach every evening at 7.30
with an illustrated address to the younI
daily at T. M.
Saturday evening next will be quar- ter
ly conference at the M. L. Church. Or
Sunday there will be preaching at 10 A
M. by Presiding Elder Mr.. Reed love
feast at 1l.S0 A. NJ 1t is hoped gooc
sized congregation will be present
One night last week Bert Stackhoust
was given a surprise party, the occasion
being the twentieth anniversary of his
birth. Quite a number of his friend,
were present and all enjoyed themselves
Only another year, Bert. and you will b.
man.
One day last week as S. Gilbert Prickitt'i
wife and Ella Taylor were returning
home from Mount Holly, they heard {
runaway team behind them II belonged
to Powell Worreli, from Buddtown, anc
was loaded with groceries which were
pretty well mixed when they were caught
by George Davis, at Chairville. AS they
came up behind Prickitt's team, Mrs
Prickitt tried to pull her horse out of the
way. One line broke just as they were
about to go over a small bridge and the
tongue of Powells team struck the other
wagon, which, with its occupants. was
thrown into the ditch, Mrs Prckitt re
ceiving several bruises and her face was
slightly cut. Miss Taylor had cut ovel
her eye. Prickitt's carriage was emashet
up. The horse started to get out with two
front wheels fast to it, and in attempting
to turn around it was held by the wheels
catching under the end of the bridge or
the other side of the road. Mrs Prlckit
was only short distance from home, anC
her distress was noticed by the boy liv
ing on the farm, who went TO her assist
anCe.
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Found Dead.

Henry Scott, an old resident of Burling-
ton county, was found dead on Sunday
morning in the woods opposite Caleb
Wllkinson's cranberry bog, on the Jack
son road, near Cross Keys. He had left
the home of his son-in-law, Charles Assay,
at Williamstown, on the 18th of Decem-
Der, to visit his grandson, Charles Wells,
at Indian Mills.
The next day he stopped at Thomas
Donaldson's house at the West jersey
Cranberry Company's bog, where he got
something to eat Donaldson's son John
remarked that he saw him in Jackson the
day before. Scott said, "Yes, | staid all
night in the swamp near Oak Knoll"
Donaldson offered to take him to Wells,
if he would remain with him until the
next day. He would not wait and was
directed what road to take. 1t is not
known where he spent that night, but be
was found by Howard Ashton about 10
o'clock the next morning, sitting by the
roadside. Ashton made fire for hin to
warm himself aud then went on to Fair
view, leaving Scott by the fire. John
Hurst went along with his team and
load of cranberries going to Medford. He
talked with Scott, renewed his fire and
left him there after directing him what
road to take. When Ashton returned
from Fairview about o'clock that after
noon, Scott was still there. Ashton again
E-od b;s ra n ~ laft hi,
The next known of him was when he
was found on Sunday, lying on his back,
his cane under him, carpet bag by his
side, hat off, vest and trousers unbuttoned.
There were no signs of any struggle. The
body was about 100 yards from where
Scott was left by Ashton and Hurst by
the fire, about 200 yards east of the Jack
son road, and a quarter of mile from
Caleb wilkins cranberry house, which is
unoccupied.
Undertaken Charles Reilly was notified,
and the body removed to his Office in
Medford. Coroner Hibberd and George
Scott, of Tabernacle, brother of the de-
ceased. were also sent for. The coroner
did not deem an inquest necessary and
granted a burial permit.
Mr. Scott was about seventy seven years
of age, and was respected by every one.
His wife was buried in the Medford NJ
E. burying ground last summer, since
which time he has been restless, going
from place to place and not feeling at home
any where.
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Y. M. C. A.


1t is earnestly desired that there will
be a large attendance at the mems meet
ing next Sunday afternoon at 3.45 O'Clock,
as it is the day of prayer for the conven-
ton which begins the following Thursday
at Montclair. All men are welcome.
The cake sale last Saturday afternoon
and evening was fairly we'll patronized
but not as much as it ought to. Young
men, the ladies are doing much for you
won't you help them along by patroniz
ing their efforts in your behalf2
The subject of debate last Thursday
evening at the literary society was, Re
solved, that Hawaii should be annexed.
VIM. II. Parry held up the affirmative
and A. P. Cardwell the negative. Tht
latter won.
James w. Greig, secretary of the Y
M. c. A., has resigned his position her
and will leave for Chester. Pa, on Thurs
day, having accepted the Secretaryship o
an association there. This position wa
being held under advisement by MI
Greig when he came to Mount Holly.
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A Dog Case.


The judges of the Appeal court sat al
the Court House on Thursday to hear the
case of Thomas McMichael VS.. ]. Parker
Tomlinson, who are neighbors at Borton's
Landing.
McMichael owned yellow dog. Ac
cording to his story the animal was 6
quiet fellow, not given to biting. but was
of very friendly disposition and fire.
quently went over to Tomlinson's house,
"being on intimate terms with all the
family" One day Tomlinson filled the
dog full of bird shot, which did not kill
him, but made him feel very uncomforta-
BILE for long time.
Several witnesses were called to testify
to the dogs good character for peace and
quietness, and then the defendants story
was heard.
The witnesses for Tomlinson gave the
dog very bad name. and contended that
the shooting was in self.defence, the pup
having attacked the defendant on his own
premises. Mrs. Annie Madden, daugh-
ter of the defendant, said the dog was
ferocious and had often chased her
Tomlinson said that on the day of the
shooting he went out with his gun to kill
the birds that were stealing the young gar
den truck. On his way home the dog at
tackled him. After attempting to scare
the animal off by kicking and striking at
him, Tomlinson was forced to shoot.
After all the evidence for and against
the dog was heard, the plaintiff called
witnesses to show how unreliable the
witnesses for the defence were. William
Leary and Abram Peak said they had
known Tomlinson for some time and that
he was not on solid basis as truth:teller.
Peck based his opinion ON the fact that
Tomlinson was mot allowed to take some
goods from public sale until he paid for
them"
This ended the testimony and the case
was ably argued by Charles E. Hendrick-
son, of Mount Holly; J. ]. Crandall, OF
Camden, and Louis E. Morris, of Moores-
town. for plaintiff Eckard P Budd and
Samuel w. Shinn, of Mount Holly, for
defendant.
The jury retired on Friday afternoon
and remained out until Saturday noon,
when it announced its inability to reach a
conclusion and was discharged. 1t is re-
ported to have stood to 8 in favor OF
TomlInson.
The case was originally tried before
Justice Petit. In Moorestown, when Tom
linson secured a verdict, which did not
suit McMichael. who appealed.
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Judge Otis has been to Washington to
see what could be done with the Tucker
ton post Office. The Democratic postmast-
er was removed four years ago last May,
several months before his term expired
President Harrison appointed three Re-
publlcans before one could he found to
make a satisfactory postmaster and the
Postoffice Department holds that the last
man appointed can serve four years be-
fore his successor can be named. Judge
Otis believes that the four years should
datefrom the time the Democrat was re-
moved. and is urging the appointment Of
l. T. White, an earnest and hard working
young Democrat of Tuckerton. If the
Postmaster General persists in his ruling,
no Democrat can be appointed until Oc-
tober, 1896.
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Ocean County Tax Payers Meeting.

A representative gathering of Ocean
county property holders, business men
and tax payers convened at Toms River,
on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the
stone road law. Frank S. Gaskill, of New
Egypt. called the meeting to order.
C. f. Emo, of Forked River, presented
the following resolution, which was adopt
ed.
WHEREAS, the present Road Law, known
as the Stone Road Law of New jersey, is
unjust and lnequitable in its provisions
and burdens on the inhabitants of various
counties, lnasmuch as it taxes heavily the
people of remote districts in a county for
the benefit of those situated nearer to the
cities and markets of the State, without
giving them any corresponding advantage,
at least for period of years. therefore, be
! it
Resolved, as the sense of this meeting OF
tax payers of Ocean county, January "a,
| 1894, that this nefarious stone road law
shall be repealed or radically amended so
as to give impartial justice to all the peo-
pie, and that our senator and representa-
tive be instructed to use their utmost eff
| fort to effect such repeal or amendment
At the request of Hon. Albert c. Martin,
George Wildes, of New Egypt, who,
though residing across the Burlington
county line, was present, read extracts
from the present law, and presented pro-
posed amendments that had been adopted
by the tax payers of Burlington county
and very similar to the ones adopted at
Freehold
These, after considerable discussion
we're also adoped, the only change being
made on motion of r. A. Clark, of Point
Pleasant, which amendment would place
80 per cent. of the cost of the road ON the
township and 20 per cent. on the county
instead OF rs per cent. for each as the
Burlington county people had proposed
The amendments asked for are:
| !. Amend 80 that Freeholders cannot
expend more than / of one per cent, Of
ratables of the county in any one year
and that said ! shall include cost of re-
pairs.
2. To raise the States share of cost o.
construction to 40 per cent, instead of 33l
as at present
3. To place 80 per cent. of the cost o
construction on the township or town.
ships, through which the road passes anC
that the petition for road shall be ap
proved by the Township Committee OF
Committees of the township or townships
before presenting to Board of FreehoIders
} A. The President of State Board o
Agriculture shall not approve of more
roads in one year than the State appro,
priation for that year will pay 40 per cent
of the cost thereof
8. Nor shall the President of State
Board of Agriculture approve of any road
of stone wider than 10 feet nor less depth
than 10 inches.
8. To allow the use of gravel, Stag
, oyster shell or bog iron ore by the ap
plicants and inhabitants of the TOWNSHIP
and satisfactory to the Board of Free
holders and President OF Board of Agri
culture.
! 7. That we amend section SO that Thu
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-01-30

About year ago took violent attack
of la grippe. l coughed day and night fol
about six weeks; my wife then suggested
that / try ChamberIain's cough remedy
At first could see no difference, but still
kept taking it, and soon found that it was
what l needed. If got no relief from
one dose took another, and it was only
few days until was free from the cough.
l think people in general ought to know
the value of this remedy, and l take
pleasure in acknowledging the benefit |
have received from it. Madison Mustard,
Otway, Ohio 25 and so cent bottles for
sale by Elmer D. Prickitt, druggist, Mount
Holly and Lumberton.
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Beverly.

The E. Burd Grub Pioneer Corps is
making preparations to observe Lincoln's
birthday, February 18th.
A social organization know as the
Glover Club, has filed articles of incor-
poraton In the County Clerks office. The
following are the officers: President,
William Seneff; Vice Presidents. Walter
H. Fish, Harry Hershoff; Recording
Secretary, Joseph /. Simon, Jr.; Finan-
cial Secretary, Frank E. Jolly; Treasu rer,
Charles F. Stevenson Board of Cover
nors, William II. Hill, Thomas Tillett, Jr.,
Frank Carr, H. W. Spellerburg, Alfred M.
Smith
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A Deserted Village.

Few of the people who travel over the
New Jersey Southern Railroad to Atlantic
City are aware, as they halt for moment
near a great factory building, now going
to decay, that it stands upon the rem.
nants of the ruins of what was one of the
great industries of the state The rail
road station is ASTON, and a smelling fur.
mace once occupied this ground. The fac.
tory building is of later day.
Atsion furnace was founded about the
year 1890, and was contemporaneous with
then famous iron smelling furnace and
smelling FORCES, Hampton, Weymouth
Batsto. Montra and Speedweli, which
gave West Jersey prominence in the
manufacture of iron quite equal if no
greater than that of the eastern section O
the state. William Salter was the re
puted founder Of Atsion. Of Salter LITTLE
is known, and of Jacob Downing, his sue
cessor, little more than an Elusive ira
dition is left. But of Samuel Richards
who succeeded Downing, much more il
known, and his name is still househol,
word, not only in the isolated village o
Atsion, but also in the business circles o
Philadelphia, New York and New Jersey
Richards came into possession of All
sion about 1878 He also owned othe
supplementary or controlling interests
but Atsion was his favorite furnace. H
was a remarkable man, and when he ha
been a few years at ASTON he had be
come the leading iron master of th
United States.
Twenty-three years after the last bias
had been made in the ASTON furnac,
and when the village had become almos
ex tinct, another enterprisine Philade
phian settled there. This man was Mar
rice Raleigh, who for many years ha
been package porter and truckman i
: the Quaker City. He made some none
in that way which be invested in the
city in cotton spinning In that bushes
he was prosperous. He bought the A
sion property in 1870, and upon the sit
of the ruins of the furnace built the larp
i, brick factory alluded to, at cost, with i
appointments, of about $4,000. M
Raleigh opened this building as cotto
i, factory, and carried on the spinning
cotton yarn for twelve years, durir
which time he made handsome forum
He used the same water power that ha
run the old Atsion furnace, but finding
inadequate for his purposes, he began tt
erection of steam boilers. When u
r boilers were being "set" he died. and the
3 stand just as they were left at the tim
r except that the partly completed work
: now topping to decay, and the boile
4 must soon fall of their own weight.
+ Mr.. Raleigh rebuilt ASTON New hous'
8 were erected, twenty-five in all. each C
] pabe Of containing five families of a,
J. or six persons each. for the men. A ne
}. and solid mansion was built for himse
: and family, The grlst mill was enlarge
and its great oyer.shot wheel turne
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again and the fires of the smithy were
lighted once more.
The factory. although etill well pre-
served, is decaying for want of use. The
mansion is unoccupied, and is in the care
of Andrew Etheridge, who lives beyond
the gates in the Lodge. Many of the
houses are unoccupied, and where there
were hundred houses in the days OF
Richards and in the latter days of Raleigh
only twenty-five remain. Only a few
scraps of Stag tell where the old furnace
atood
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sale on
SATURDAY, February 3D., 1894,
between the hours of II and O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day. (to-wit at 3 o'clock, at
Beld1n's hotel, Burlington, n. j.,
All that certain lot of land, with the new
three story building thereon erected, situate
on the south side of Penn street, between St
Marys and latham streets,ln said city of Bur-
Hngton, New Jersey. Beginning on the south
side OF Penn street at a point in range with
the front or the house here intended to be
conveyed and at the distance OF htty-six feet
eight inches west from the west side of Tat
ham street and in the corner of another lot of
said Sarah v. Farmer and extends thence ~
south through the centre of the partition wall
OF this house and the house on the west to the
north side of a four feet wide alley running in
the rear of these lots being seventy-six feet
from the front of the house thence (2l east
along said alley fifteen feet to another lot of
said Sarah " Farmer; thence (3) north along
said lot and through the centre of the partf-
ton wall between this house and the house
adjoining on the east, TO the south sideiof Penn
street; thence az west along said Penn street
fifteen feet to the beginning. Being the eighth
story brick dwellings erected in 1887 by said
Charles T. Farmer. Together with the priv
itege ofsafd alley in common with the owners
ana OccupterS of the Union street and Penn
street lots holding said Sarah V. Farmer.
And being a part of the same premises
which "The Rector Wardens and Yestrymen
of ST. Mary'S Church, by deed OF June ID, 1887
and recorded in the Clerk s office of said
county in Book IL of Deeds, page 375 etc.
conveyed to the said Sarah V. Farmer in tee.
Seized as the property of Charles W. Ken.
nedy, ct ux. ct ais, defendants, taken in ex-
ecution at the suit of Francis w. Minor, trad
ing, etc. complainant, and to be sold by
WILLIAM A. TOWNSEND,
HOWARD FLANDERS, Sol'r. Sheriff
TPrinters fee, 1886.
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PHILADELPHIA. Jan. p. lsas
MARRIED,

-HARGoUs.-January "a at Trenton
by Rev. II. NJ. Barbour Lewis j. Allen
formerly of Bordentowns and Annie b. Har
gous. OF Trenton.
HAINEs-SEvER.- Is, at Medford, by
Rev. u. t. Dugan, Benajah S. Haines and Miss
Sarah Sever, both of Lumberton.
KlNa-MEAD.-January 4, at Richmond, Va
by Rev. Evans Payne, benjamin King and
Mary j. Mead, both of Bordentown.
MATHIs-G AsKILL. January a. at New
Gretna, by Rev. Nj. Burley Lewis Mathis and
Elizabeth Gaskill, both of New Gretna.
NIPPINs-N IoHoLEs- anuary "a in Mount
Holly, by Rev. S. II. Leeper. Howard G
Nippins, of Mount Holly, and Sadie Jane
Nieholes of Philadelphia.
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Riverton.

4
The Riveton Gun Club is building a two
story club house on the River 'front.'
st. Paul's Guild of Christ Church hello
their first anniversary services on Thurs
day evening, in the church. An address
suitable to the occasion was delivered by
the Rev. Mr.. Shepherd.
Mrs. Edward Shovel gave very pleas
ant social at her house, on Wednesday
evening, to the congregation Of Christ
Church. Those who attended brought a
voluntary offering for the work of the
Womans Auxiliary of the parish.
In digging stone on the farm of Frank
Fl. Coles, at Westfeld, during the week
just past, B. Frank Bates, found a stone
wall, of which only the Oldest inhabitants
of the neighborhood have a knowledge.
This old wall bears the evidence of mason
ry, and the motar in it is in a thoroughly
recognizable state of preservation. In
time long past, Isaiah Coles remembers
that an old barn and clubhouse sto cd
upon this site, and that the barn was oc-
cupied as dwelling. The wall was
about two and a half feet high, twelve
inches thick, with its top nearly eigh-
leen inches below the surface of the
ground.
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The Thalia Dramatic Club has been or
ganized with these officers: President,
William W. Goodwin; vice president,
Miss Lizzie Ford; treasurer, Charles O.
Anderson; secretary Miss Louisa Murphy.
A party of engineers have been at work
for several days surveying for trolley
line between Trenton and Bordentown,
by the way of White Horse. and ending
for the present at a point in Park street
in front of the American House, Borden
town.
Peter Bruere, of Chesterfield township,
delivered at the Bordentown freight sta
ton on Wednesday, for shipment to New
York, 40 hogs, the average weight of
which was 577 pounds. Several of them
weighed over 900 pounds, the heaviest be-
ing 685 pounds.