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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-24
In Memoriam.

Edmund Williams, one of the best
known men in the state of New Jersey
in connection with horticultural matters,
died on Thursday night at his home in
Montclair. He was native of that place
and had always lived there. He learned
the trade of cabinet maker, but only
worked at it for a short time when he
turned his attention to horticultural mat
ters, and devoted his life to this end, es-
tablishing the firm of E. q J. Williams,
florists. He was noted for his success as a
grower of fine grapes, and was successful
in producing some ine varieties. He was
one of the organizers of the New Jersey
State Horticultural Society, and for many
wears it's recording secretary, succeeding
to the presidency about two years ago.
He was a frequent contributor to agrlcui-
tural papers, and wrote many valuable
articles, being considered an authority
Cd these subjects.
The New Jersey State Horticultural So
ciety adopted these resolutions
Our president, Edmund Williams, hav-
ing been called by our Heavenly Father
from his earthly labors, we, the executive
committee of the New Jersey State Hor-
ticultural Society, desire to express our
feelings and sympathy in the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That the society has lost an
efficient officer, the members valuable
counsellor and co-worker, the cause an
able, earnest and conscientious support
err. In hum there was no guile, hortlcul-
ture being his chief delight and pursuit.
With clear-eyed vision and practical
knowledge, he quickly detected every adj
vantage or false pretension, and with pen
and speech effectively drove his shafts OF
criticism through every bubble, so be-
coming leading authority in the horti-
cultural world, he saved by timely ex-
posure or commentator immense losses
in fruitless experimentation.
Resolued, That our sympathy and copy
of these resolutions be given his widow.
Also copies forwarded to the daily and
weekly papers and horticultural journals
for publication.
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Media and Riverside crossed bats, on
Wednesday, the former being victorious
to Z.
Shreve Bros. have in their stables at
the Fair Ground twelve horses that can
beat 2.40.
Riverton played with the Stenton Field
Club, on Wednesday, winning the game
by the score of 20 to 2.
Atlantic City was knocked out by Xiv
erton, to 4, Tuesday. Jack McFetridge
pitched his old time game.
Medford has a very good base ball club
and is anxious for game with Mount
Holly. If the latter will not do the chal-
longing, why does not Medford name a
date for game at the Fair Ground
The game between Burlington and Bor-
deptown at the latter place on Saturday
afternoon was called off in the fifth Inn
ing when the score stood s to in favor
of Bordentown, with Burlington at the
bat and three men on bases.
Cambria and Riverton cricketers played
draw on the latter's grounds, on Satur-
day, the visitors gathering 103 and River
ton % for eight wickets. T. Jones, who
made 80, played very well, and N. F.
Tomlin also hit in good form for his 90
A. Miller, who was the home teams only
double figure scorer, made II.
The Medford base ball club went to
Camden, on Wednesday, to play the
crack club of that city, and came very
near to beating it. Brilliant fielding and
superb base running characterized the
game. Although Medford had more hits
than Camden, they could not win, as they
were unable to place the ball safely when
a hit meant run, while Camden did just
the opposite Gray played fine game
in centre for Camden. For the visitors
the best work was done by Atkinson, Car
rigan and Hepworth. The score was4 to 3.
In order to settle the question of su
premacy among the New Jersey riders,
the Riyerton Athletic Association will give
a tr1-county championship race, barring
all previous records, open to all riders in
the counties of Gloucester, Camden and
Burlington. The preliminary heats are
TO be run at RiYerton on August 4, at four
O'Clock. The three men of each county who
are placed will compete in the final event
which will take place on August IL, on
the Riverton track during the big meet of
the Park Avenue Wheelmen, which will
be on that date, commencing at three
O'Clock. A handsome prize will be
awarded to the winner of the champion
ship of the three counties. There will be
no entrance fee required, but it will be
necessary to send at once your entry to
A. ]. Briggs, No. Is South 9th street,
Philadelphia, or Box %, Riverton. En-
trees close August 3.
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Wants Something Done.

Editor NEWS:
What has become of the water question?
The new company is not heard from any
more, leading to the general impression
that it has gone into state of innocuous
desuetude; and the purchase of the old
company's plant by the township seems
to have been dropped, nothing more be-
ing said about it.
| think some action should be taken in
the matter The township committee
should call a special town meeting to get
the opinion of the public on the question
of township ownership. If there is con-
sensus of opinion in favor of buying, why
not have the price fixed now for the old
plant and find out if it is satisfactory to
the public. If the price is agreeable, then
the necessary legislation can be waited
for until next winter If, on the other
hand, the price for the plant is too high,
the sooner we know it the better, for the
Citizens Water Company can then go
ahead and build new plant. This, think,
is no more than fair to the new company.
They started this question; they placed
the old company in the position of being
willing to sell to the township; and they
brought about the talk by the old COM
pany of proposed reduction of rates and
other concessions For this the new or
ganization deserves credit
If the township does not buy the old
plant, the sooner the Citizens Company
builds new one the better it will be.
Let us have, first, township ownership; if
that falls through, then by all means let
us have competition. The public has had
enough of the old concerns demagoguery;
the people are tired of it. Let something
be done Now.
FAIR Play
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large spike into its foot while being

large spike into its foot while being
driven down Hough street.
Bert Thomas is clerking at Allinson's
store, at Mount Holly. He will remain
until viii Craig is well enough to again
return to work.
The Mount Holly Insurance Company
has paid to Caleb B. Shinn $4,000, the full
amount of the policy on his house de-
stroyed by the late fire.
The Pemberton base ball club went to
Burlington on Saturday and crossed bats
with the Young Republicans. 1t took
eleven innings to decide the contest
Score, to Z, in favor of Pemberton.
The Pemberton Fire Company organ
lied on Tuesday night, with the follow
ing officers: President, Rushing Malsbury;
Vice President, Augustus B. Grobler
Secretary, Blanchard II. White; Treas
urer, H. Colby Budd.
Thomas Cross, carpenter, working on
David Hance's farm, near Lewistown, met
with painful accident on Saturday morn
ing. While standing on a scaffold about
Is feet from the ground. saving an old tie,
it broke sooner than he expected and he
fell backward off the scaffold, cutting bis
hand very badly and severing an artery.
The pink tea given by Miss Lizzie Car
son for the benefit of the M. E. Church
was success financially. 1t was held on
the lawn of Mrs. J. L. Budd, on Elizabeth
street. The lawn was tastefully decorated
with chinese lanterns, making beautiful
sight at night. An entertainment was
given in the house, consisting of singing
piano solos and recitations.
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Anunnsnal Reoord.

The wonderful success of the last weeks
of Hereulaneum is creating no end of
comment and it is no unusual sight to see
a crowd of from eight to ten thousand
people attend single nights reproduce
ton. 1t is claimed for this wonderful
spectacle that it has been seen by more
people than any other similar entertain
ment in the same length of time. Ex-
cursion parties from points as far distant
as Harrisburg, Cape May, Allentown and
Wilmington are commencing to be daily
occurrences, positive Indication OF the
widespread popularity of the enterprise.
The vast amount of entertainment afford
ed for the small admission fee has nev er
been equalled by the most enterprlslng
of amusement caterers. Never before
has such extensive scenery been set up
for general admiration, never have bal
let's, hippodromes, speciality artists and
magni ficent fireworks been presented on
so extensive scale and combined in a
single performance as offered nightly at
Broad and Dauphin streets, Philadelphia,
where the Destruction of Herculaneum is
meeting with its deserved success.
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Naed Lacking Altar.


The hearing of Albert Evans, of Jobs
town, on charge of criminally assaulting
Annie English, of Columbus, resulted in
the discharge of the prisoner and disclosed
state of affairs that shows that some.
body needs looking after.
The complainant in this case is a girl
about IA years old. When on the stand
Friday, she said she was at Lizzie Peter
sons house, and went out with Evans,
taking a short walk, during which time
Evans did not modest her, nor make an
improper proposal to her, nor had he ever
done so.
In reply to the question why she made
this complaint, the girl said that she was
told to Go SO by the Peterson woman, at
whose suggestion the father of the girl
was told story which caused him to is
sue a warrant for Evans arrest.
After hearing this testimony Justice
Hagaman at once discharged the prisoner.
As the latter is under commitment to
answer a similar charge he was taken
back to jail, when Charles K. Chambers
served writ of habeas corpus to pro.
duce Evans before Judge Gaskill to enter
bail for his appearance at court.
In this latter charge the Peterson
woman also figures.
Eston W. Clark, clock member from
Camden, was also under arrest for hayinp
assaulted Annie English, and when he
was given hearing the testimony of the
girl was of the same fimsy character as
that against Evans, and Clark was dis
charged
Both of these cases bear the imprint O.
conspiracy and the parties who have beer
instrumental in making the arrests should
themselves be looked after if they have
acted illegally.
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Beverly.

Lucuis @. c. Elmer has been granted
pension.
Thomas M. Smith, Harry J. Dennis.
John w. Fenimore, William T. Baggs,
Isaac Zigenfuss, Albert w. Heal, Isaac M.
Stradling, Charles K. Van Solver and ].
Ritner Praul were elected as the Board of
Education for Beverly township at Delan-
CO on Friday evening. Very few women
voted.
William w. Ziebers % years of age,
was fatally kicked in the side by horse
on Saturday and died in few hours.
The unfortunate man was putting the ami
NAL in Its stable at the time. Ziebers
was only married on the 18th of last
month, and his wife is inconsolable in her
grief. The young mans parents, who
have been in California, are enroute
home, and cannot be located to be inform
ed of his death.
The election of school trustees for the
city, held in the City Hall, on Thursday
evening, was very exciting. John DAVIS
objected to the women voting. but his OBJ
iections were overruled by the chairman,
Charles Rich ardson. City Clerk Rodman
acted as secretary. There we're 1913 votes
cast. The following were elected trustees
out of sixteen nominations DR.. Adams.
ITO; Dr. Taylor, 100; f. G. Reed, 101 /;
]. L. Perkins, SO John Conard, 81; D. S.
Baird, 95; C. L. Hazard, 90 DR.. J. V.
Roberts, 92; R. w. Dickson, 80.
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Nothing has transpired to unravel the
mysterious disappearance of Tony Croggle
in Pensauken township. The man has
been employed on the farm of George
Starn, near the Burlington pike, about
equal distances from Merchantville and
Riverton. Mr. Starn occupies half the
house and rents out the farm to farmer
named Richmond, who, on and before
the 4th of July, had in his employ four
men as farm hands, named Tony Croggle,
Earnest Koehler, Joseph Smith and Chris
tan Weidemeyer.
The morning after the Fourth Mr.. Starn
arose about 3 O'Clock and went down
stairs. Passing through the outkltchen he
saw Croggle lying on the floor, his face
covered with blood, and apparently asleep.
Mr.. Starn thought that there was no use
of waking the man, so went to bed.
Ats o'clock, upon hearing Richmond
going down stairs, Starn opened his door
and told the farmer of the condition of
Croggle, After this both men went down
stairs, and upon reaching the shed found
Croggle had disappeared, leaving his coat
and hat torn and covered with blood.
Koehler and Smith were found in the
barn and Smith confessed to having hit
Croggle with a hoe handle. Both men
have consequently been housed in Jail
since then. awaiting the temperance Of
the missing man, who has not yet turned
up.
On July 10, when the details of the
tragedy first appeared in print, it was
stated that ex-Police Lieutenant John s.
Smith, of Camden, under instructions of
Assistant Prosecutor Rdgway, visited the
scene of the alleged assault and COM
menced search for the body. Pensau-
ken creek was dragged but no trace OF
the body could be found.
Near the farm house the acting detec-
tive discovered an unused clay pit, which
was very deep and contained some water
One side has the appearance of having
cayed in recently.
The creek has not been dragged, nor
has the clay pit been dug up. Constable
Miller says the prosecutor told him that
if the body was in the creek it would soon
rise to the surface and 80 would be easily
seen.
There are number of facts which war
rant the supposition that Croggle met
with foul play and was perhaps muir
dered. Croggle had been in the employ
of farmer Richmond since May %, and
his employer has some OF the mans wages
/ which he has not sent for. Nor has he
} ever absented himself before while in his
employ. He had no reason to leave in &c
mysterious a manner, as there was no bat
feeling between Crogge and any of the
neighbors.
1t has also come to light that there hat
3 been bad feeling between CroRgle ant
+ Koehler for several months, the first dis
r agreement having taken place on Decora
: ton Day.
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Tuokerton.


These are the new school trustees
Kirkbride Parker, Jos. S. Sawyer, T. T
Price, F. r. Austin, c. M. Headley, Jas.
F. Stiles, c. E. Ireland. Harry Allen, S. P.
Bartlett.
Walter Cramer has been appointed
steward of the Asylum for Chronic Insane
at Wernersville, Pa. His wife has been
appointed matron of the same institution.
Mr.. Cramer formerly resided at New
Gretna, but of late years has been con-
nected with the Norristown, Pa, Asylum
until year ago, when he was appointed
as acting steward of the Wernersville
Asylum.
An Athletic Association has been form
ed. About Is young men have entered
into the work. 1t is proposed that the
organization shall take up popular sports,
base ball, foot ball, bicycle riding, etc,
and if possible in the fall, erect gymna-
stun for the use of the association. A
base ball club was organized in the as
sociation. J. E. Lippincott was elected
Manager; Geo. A. Mott; Secretary, and
Geo. o. Jones, Captain.
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Riverside.

Fred. Gerner died Friday night at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Lewis Taubel.
AS death was very sudden, Coroner Hib-
berd viewed the body and a postmortem
examination discovered the fact that
death was caused by pulmonary consump-
ton. The deceased was 81 years of age.
The work for carrying out the plans of
the Water Company is gradually forging
ahead The contract for laying the pipes
has been awarded to John B. Foley, of
Camden; that for the valves and fire hy-
drants to the Ludlow Valve Manufactur-
ing Company, of Troy, N. r.; and Stott-
hoff Bros, of Pennington, for the five
artesian wells. Operations will com
mence at once.
Laura, the ten year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Walter Reinich, met with an &C
cident on Sunday which nearly termin-
ated fatally While sewing beside her
mother she stuck needle in the right
side of her dress waist and in lying down
on the sofa afterward the entire needle,
save the mere end with the eye, which
broke off, entered her side. DR.. Small
who was called in, was obliged to make
an inch and half incision in order to see
the needle and pull it out. 1t had already
penetrated the liver slightly and had il
been out of sight death would have beer
certain.
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DIED.

TYLrR-July %, samuel Tyler, In his 7Sd
year.
the funeral from his late residence, Lumber
ton on Wednesday, the 25th inst, at o'clock,
r. NJ. Services in the Nj. Il. Church ut 3
O'Clock, p. Nj.
BALLINeER II, at Medford, Florence,
daughter OF II. French and Josephine D. Bal.
linger, aged q months.
CuYLER.-July Is, at Palmyra, Ezra Cuyler,
formerly of Philadelphia.
DEvINNEY.-July To- at Mount Holly, Joseph
L., infant son OF Cornell ana Kate Devinney
nged nine months and day.
ERRIoKsoN. 10, at Cambridge, near
Riverside, william w. Erickson, aged 81
years.
FINNEsry 49, at Palmyra. George A..
son OF George A. and Katharine b. Finnesey,
aged months.
GALLAanER.-July Il, at Burlington, Patrick
Gallagher.
CERNER July 10, at Riverside, Ere derrick
Corner, aged 81 years.
HAMMERsLy July Il, near Bridgeboro, John
NJ, youngest son of Harry l.. and Emma v.
Hnmmersly.
LovErr July II, at Delanco, Margaret NJ.
Lovctt, aged 90 years.
SAUNDERS July 90 at Moorestown, William
W., youngest son of the late William w, ana
Margaret Saunders
SMIrH.-July 49, at Philadelphia, Jonathan
Il. smith, in his s5th year. Inferred at Arney's
Mount
SMrTH.--July 10 near Medford, Henrietta L..
daughter of j. s. ana Emmaretta $. Smith and
granddaughter OF the late Henrietta and
Dir. James Still, aged year
WELLs-July 10. at Eveshoro Elijah b.
Wells, aged IS years.
ZRIBER-July q. at Beverly. william w
Zeiber, in his Goth year.
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delphia; John R. Lynch, of Washington,
d. C.
Excursions will be run from large Cities
and nine bands are expected to be in line.


A freight train and passenger line ran
together near the freight station, at Bur-
lington, on Thursday afternoon.
Extra city freight No. Gil, east bound
should have waited at the Burlington
station until sure that the train from
Trenton had arrived; but, under the i'm
preston that the latter had been passed
on the double track below Burlington,
the conductor of the freight gave orders
to 90 ahead.
When the train approached the bridge
at East Burlington, the engineer of the
freight saw the passenger train coming
ahead of him at good speed. Both en-
gines pressed the air brakes hard, but
could not stop their trains, and the two
engines came together with crash. The
engineers and fremen jumped when
they saw a collision unavoidable, and es-
capped severe injury. Washington Watts,
engineer of the passenger train, was
bruised and sprained, and his fireman,
Joshua Hults, was cut on the hands.
Gus. Perrett, the passenger conductor,
was bruised about the body. The pas
sengers on his tram were pretty well
shaken up, but none were injured.
The engines were badly smashed, the
freight being a total wreck. Travel was
interfered with for about five hours.
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elected President of the Board and f. s.
Day, District Clerk. Lots were chosen for
the different terms and resulted as follows
one year term, Althouse, Kerswill, Sterl-
ing two years, Howard, Powell, Sharp;
three years, Russell, Thompson, Day.
Ezra P Cuyler, who died on Wednesday
morning at his home on Morgan avenue,
was for number of years merchant at
Charleston, S. C. After the breaking out
of the war he removed to the North and
became a railway mail agent between
New Jersey and Pittsburg, in which SER
vice he remained for eighteen years. He
was one of the original members of the U.
S. Railway Mail Service Beneficial Associa-
ton. Latterly he was engaged in bust
ness on Park avenue, Philadelphia.
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1t Saves the Children.

"My little boy was very bad off for two
months with diarrhea. We used various
medicines, also called in two doctors, but
nothing did him any good until we used
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhea Remedy, which gave immediate re-
lief and soon cured him. I consider it the
best medicine made and can conscien
tiously recommend it to all who need a
diarrhea or collie medicine" ]. E. Hare,
Trenton, Tex. 25 and 80 cent bottles for
sale by Elmer d. Prickitt, druggist
Mount Holly and Lumberton.
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the state OF New Jersey WIFI sell at public
sale, on
SATURDAY, August 8, 1894,
between the hours of II and 5 o'clock in the
afternoon of said day, (to-wit at 2 o'cIock) at
william Butterworth's hotel, Mount Holly,
Nj,
All the following described lot of land, with
the brick dwelling house thereon, situate on
the north side OF Mil street, in the town of
and state of New Jersey, bounded and de-
scribed as follows; Beginning at q point in
the middle OF Buttonwood run, and is the
northwest corner of a property that James N.
Stratton, executor of DR.. Benjamin H. Strat.
ton conveyed to William H. Deacon and runs
% by the line OF said Deacon's lana south
thirteen degrees east two hur dred and ten
IeeJ 10 corner of same; thence still by
same south thirty and three-quarters degrees
east hftY-nine feet to a stone between the
pavement and the curb on the north side of
MIL street; thence continuing the same
course two and one-half feet further making
in all siXty-one and half feet to the curb .
thence t3) along the curb on the north side of
Mill street south nfty-siX and one-half degrees
west about fifty-two feet eight inches
to a point directly opposite the middle of the
partition wall between the house on the lot
hereby conveyed and the house adjoining
on the west belonging to Job Pharo thence
a. along the lines OF said job Pharo's land as
they seveIally run until they strike tile mid
dle OF BultonWood run; thence up the middle
OF SAID run about forty-Seven feet to the be-
ginning, be the contents what they NAV
being the same premises of which the said
Levi Aaronson became seized by deed from
Erwin I'll. Smith and George p. Smith execu-
tors of Eliza II. Smith, bearing date October
10, 1899, and to be recorded. This mortgage be-
ing given TO secure portion of the purchased
money for the premises sold.
Seized as the property of Levi Aaronson ct
uX., oetendants taken in execution at the
SUIT OF Caroll9e klauder, complainant, and to
WILLIAM A. TOWNSEND.
ROBERT S. GAsKLL, Sol'r. Sheriff
Dated July 10, 1884 Printers tee, $l02G. /
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Summer Complaint.

Last fall was taken with kind OF
summer complaint, accompanied with a
wonderful diarrhea. Soon after my wife's
sister, who lives with us, was taken in the
same way. We used almost everything
without benefit. Then | said, let us try
Chamberain's Collie, Cholera and Diar.
rhma Remedy, which we did, and that
cured us right away. think much of it,
as it did for me what it was recommend
ed to do John Hertzler, Bethel, Berks
Co, Pa. 25 and 80 cent bottles for sale by
Elmer D. Prickitt druggist, Mount Holly
and Lumber