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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-08
Notad Lookax Dead.

William ]. Fitzpatrick, who has been a
conspicuous figure on the American turf
since toyhood, died at Saratoga, N. Y, Oh
Friday morning from acute pneumonia,
with which he was stricken a week pre-
vious. He was born in Mount Holly SO
years ago. and began as stable boy for
Pierre Lorillard when a mere STRIPPING.
He afterward began riding for Mr.. Loril-
lard and became one of the most promi-
nent jockeys in the country, gaining the
expressive sobriquet Daredevil Fitz"
because of his reckless determination to
bring his mount under the wire first. In
hurdle races, when mere youngster, he
was particularly daring He rode for
Michael Daily, Jr.. Commodore N. W.
Kittson, Gideon & DAILY, Ed. Corrigsn, D.
Swingert, Marcus Daily, James Murphy,
and others. One of his most famous vic
tories was at the Sheepshead Suburban
when he won on Troubadour.
Fitzpatrick is survived by his father, a
sister residing at Bordentown, a brother
at Buffalo. widow and three children.
He was member of the Royal Arcanum
and the A. 0. H.
The announcement of Fitzpatrick's
death occasioned widespread regret
among local horsemen and racegoers. In
the heyday of his fame as jockey, he
had earned almost as much prestige here
as surrounded the late Fred Archer in Eng
land. His early experiences were among
the hard riding set in the palmy days of
Cedarhurst, and it was there be won the
popular sobriquet of Daredevil Fitz,"
through his remarkable Indifference to
danger and his penchant for rushing his
horse over fences and through tight
spots"
Fitzpatrick was contemporary Of jim
my Mclaughlin and Snapper" Garrison,
and the noted trio had many a rousing
battle for supremacy in important stake
events. Old timers still recall with thrill
the sensational race for the Suburban
Handicap Of 1886. when Fitzpatrick on
Troubadour squeezed home in front of
Richmond, Savanna, and seventeen other
horses, and landed fortune estimated at
$50, 900 for Capt. S. Brown of Pittsburg.
Fitzpatrick was engaged to ride Morello
in the Futurity of 1892, but Gideon &
Daily objected and Hayward was put up
instead. This was hard blow for Fitz-
patrick, as Morello won from Lady Violet
and the St. Blaise-Belladenna colt. In
Domino's year, 1898, Fitzpatrick was up
on the other Keene entry, Hyderabad.
The latter had very stormy passage and
fell, while Domino went on and won the
noted NOSE and nose" victory, in which
Galilee and Dobbins were the contending
| Rantnra
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Richard Jacques, proprietor of the Wash
ngton House. who has been confined to
his room for several weeks by illness. is
now convalescent.
1t Is stated that Thomas D. Landon,
Captain of Company A. N. G. N. j., is to
be appointed Major of the First Battalion
of the Sixth Regiment.
Joseph R. Deacon has been elected
superintendent of the Baptist Sunday
school, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Valentine R. Wood.
There will be an adjourned meeting of
Common Council this evening, for the
purpose of acting upon franchise for a
trolley line through Bordentown.
The physician in the case of Samuel
Reynolds, who died suddenly at his
home, at Peterborough, on Tuesday, has
given certificate that death was caused
by alcoholism.
At meeting of the directors of the Bor-
dentown Gas Light Company on Tuesday.
R. H. Aaronson was appointed superin-
tendent. to succeed the late ex-Mayor
John o. Hudson.
Parties are now engaged in securing
signatures of property owners through
Bordentown on streets where the trolley
road is expected to run. giving permission
to lay road in front of their properties.
Frank Carter, living on the farm of
Charles Rossell, near here, has killed fifty
pigs, the combined weight of which was
Is, 700 pounds, and their average weight
1851 pounds. He also has a live hog
called Jumbo" which he intends to
slaughter on or about March Let. 1t
now weighs 1000 pounds, and by the
time he kills it he expects it to weigh
about 200 pounds.
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Fatal Accident.

Levada Lamb, the little daughter of
Walter Lamb, who lives near Walnford,
was thrown from road cart last Friday
week, and received injuries from which
she died the next day. Mr.. Lamb is a
member of the board of education, and his
two daughters attended the graded school
at Allentown, driving there as many other
pupils do from all parts of the township.
The girls were in a road cart and the
older one, Clara, was driving, when sud-
denly the road cart went into a deep hole,
throwing her out and leaving her little
sister in the vehicle. The horse ran rap.
idly over the rough road and soon col
lided with heavy wagon, throwing the
little one into the wheel of the other
wagon. 1t was known at the time that
she was badly hurt, yet after getting her
to her home and calling in the doctor, it
was thought she would soon be all right,
but toward morning she left her moth er's
lap and walked across the room to a
lounge and Immediately died. The older
girl was not much hurt.
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MedRord.

A. w. Lofand started for st Joseph,
Missouri, on Monday.
The 2. R. R. Y. NC. A. Gospel train
is expected here next Sunday.
Edgar Alcott, son of Henry Alcott, liv-
ing near Medford, is quite sick with diph-
liberia.
Henry Hewitt has bought the flower
and feed business recently conducted by
Stokes Prickitt.
Letters uncalled for in Medford Post
Office for Mr.. Damer, Mrs. John B.
Haines, Miss Lizzie R. Lippincott.
At the annual meeting of the Union
Fire Co. last week the following officers
were elected: President, E. B. Reeve; Vice
President, 1. w. Stokes Secretary. l. w.
Garwood Treasurer, Israel Garwood.
Auditing Committee, 1. w. Stokes and
Japheth Bowker. Messengers, VIM. B.
Cooper and T. 9. Hammitt.
The residence of William Jones, on
Main street, was entered by burglars, one
night last week. The thieves entered a
kitchen window by the aid of a step
ladder, procured from the adjoining resi-
dence occupied by Joseph Haines. They
only entered the shed, kitchen and cellar.
Nothing is missing except about 2 lbs. Of
raw beef, doz. cold fried oysters and
some cake. The house was entered by
the same window about year ago. The
thieves left no clue to their identity.
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Court.


The trial of indictments began yester.
day.
Before any CAGES were called Harry
Munyon retIacted his plea of not guilty
and pleaded guilty to aggravated assault
and battery on Samuel Garwood in Med
ford. The offence consisted in entering a
store and pointing gun at Garwood, at
the same time demanding some money.
Munyon was sentenced to five years in
state prison.
Howard S. Fish, William Beck and
Joseph McCloskey, from Beverly, who
pleaded not guilty to assault and battery
on John W. Adams of that place, retracted
and pleaded guilty. They will be SEN
fenced on Thursday.
Michael Egan, who pleaded non vult
to indictments charging him with break
ing windows in Moorestown, will also be
sentenced on Thursday.
Howard Danley of Columbus, was tried
for assault and battery on his wife. The
defendant claimed that the offence was a
mere family jar and had been greatly
magniied. The jury rendered a verdict
of guilty.
Wesley Bishop and Charles Giberson
were tried for stealing harness from
| George Brown, of Springfield, Verdict,
guilty.
The third case was that of the state vs..
William Cavileer for atrocious assault
and battery on his wife, Mary L. Cavileer.
William attempted to clean out the house
and went at his wife with an axe, threat
ening to kill her.
adjourned, and will be continued to-day.
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On Friday evening there was sad end
ing to the joy of merry party of young
people who were on the ice on the river
between Bristol and Burlington. The
party consisted of Mark Laumaster, Budd
Hughes, Daniel Potts, Theodore Ander-
son, Richard Severns and Nellie and Liz
zie Fields. A sleigh stood near the wharf
and the young men suggested ride to
Bristol The girls got in and the men
pulled the sleigh AS they reached the
Bristol side one of the runners of the sleigh
slipped into a crack in the ice. There
was evidently thin place there, for the
ice gave way and the whole party were
thrown into the water. Hughes, Potts
and Anderson got out quickly, but Sew
erns and the two girls were not so fortu-
nate. The sleigh sank like a stone.
Nellie Fields was drowned. AS she sank
she grabbed young Severns by the leg
Laumaster threw him an overcoat and
hauled the young man out, but unfortu-
nately the girl loosened her grasp and
sank
Residents of Bristol, some of whom saw
the accident, fastened to the spot. The
survivors were taken to hotel in that
city, where they were kindly cared for
and sent home when able to go.
The drowned girl was II years of age.
Her body has not been recovered. al
though it was assiduously grappled for
night and day 1t was thought that her
corpse had become fastened to the sleigh,
but that vehicle was pulled to the surface
morning, without revealing any
trace of the much-sought body. 1t is now
feared that it will not be recovered until
the ice breaks up.
The escape of Miss Fields sister and
their male companions was almost mirac-
llous. All of them were in the water,
with nothing but floating cakes of ice for
support.
Miss Lizzie Fields has recovered from
The effects of her cold bath but is still suf
fering from exposure and grief over the
loss of her sister.
The bereavement of the father of the
drowned girl is doubly sad, as he has,
within a short time, buried another daugh-
Ter and grandchild
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school Trustees to Meet.

Under the provisions of the school law
whereby it is directed that Township
Boards of Trustees of the schools in the
several townships of this state shall meet
semi-annually," County Superintendent
Stees has issued a call for a meeting in
the Court House on Saturday, February
10, at 1890 A. NJ.
Hon. Charles ]. Baxter, State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, and Mr..
James Owen, of Montclair, Chairman of
the Committee on Education, and Mr.. J..
Bingham Woodward, of Bordentown,
members of the State Board of Education,
have promised TO be present.
Some of the subjects to be discussed are ::
Township Supervision of Schools, Kinder
gartens in our Towns and Cities, Better
Rural School Buildings, District Taxation,
Selection of Teachers, &c.
While this law has been in existence
for long while this is the first time there
has been any attempt to enforce it, and it
is to be hoped that Mr.. Stees' effort will
meet with success.
1t is desired that the entire Boards of
Education from every township will be
present. but ifthat is impossible, at least
the president and District Clerk should
attend.
Since the enactment of the law increas-
ing the number of members of Boards of
Education to nine, there has been much
improvement in the personnel of those
bodies, and more interest has been mani
tested in school matters than for years.
County Superintendent Stees has dIscoV-
cred that while schools and teachers need
his supervision, there are other matters
that can be benefited as well, and he has
determined to spare no effort to keep the
schools of this county in the front ranks.
To do this, however, he must have the
cooperation of all connected with the
schools. Let every Board of Education in
this county send representatives to the
Court House on the 10Th and aid the
County Superintendent in his efforts to
benefit the cause of education.
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A special agent of the post Office depart
ment was in conference last week with
Henry l. Budd. State Road Commissioner
concerning experiments in delivering
mail in rural districts. Ga Wednesday
they decided on two routes In Burlington
county, more extended than the first de-
cided upon, and the experiments will be
started in few days.
The principal route will begin at Parry.
From thence the carrier will travel to
Cinnaminson and Riverton, and after re-
ceiving the incoming mails will again pass
through Cinnaminson to the Chester town
ship line, He will then return to the
Jessup road, and afterward cross to the
New Albany road to the Burlington turn
pike and back to Parry. This route will be
travelled twice day. Another route ex-
tends from Moorestown to Lenola.
Still another idea now In contemplation
is a route to Vincentown, then down to
Cross Roads, returning to Mount Holly
by way of Lumberton.
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William st1rdaysnt has been visi'.A.
friends in Massachusetts.
The employees of the foundry received
their semi-monthly pay on Saturday.
A shooting match at live birds will take
place at the Parker house on Thursday.
The ladies of the Methodist church will
give a supper on the evening of February
22d.
The fifteenth anniversary of Minnehs-
ha Tribe was fttingly celebrated Saturday
night with banquet.
The Gath birthday of Mrs. Rogers was
celebrated Thursday evening by large
gathering of friends.
Mrs. Iszard, who is under treatment at
a Philadelphia hospital. is recovering
nicely and will soon be able to return
home.
A pup that showed signs of hydropho-
bia few days since was quickly dis
patched by Daniel Work, who killed the
animal by knocking him in the head
with boot jack.
The Reform Club has elected these Of
fcers: President, Peter SPOTS; vice presi-
dent, Thomas Dempsy secretary, E. De
La Roi; treasurer, L. :Spotts; trustees,
Elmer Page, William Wilson and Otie
Trader.
The annual meeting of the Florence
Foundry Aid Society was held Thursday
evening in town hall. The report of the
secretary was read and shows the society
in an excellent condition. Balance on
hand and dues collected to date. 81 ,454.5 So
paid out for funeral benefits, $44 so;
sick benefits, 1885; donated, $5; incident
ais, $25.53. Leaving a balance in the
hands of the treasurer of $549.50, a net
gain of $3l022 for the year. The follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Thomas E. Wilson; vice
president, VIM. II. Keifer; treasurer,
Walter Wood secretary, VIM. 81. BodIue;
trustees, George Higgins, Robert Gotham.
Neil Deigbam; sick committee, Frank
Cramer, Frank Green, John Sweeney,
Peter McMenamin.
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Nina Entertainment.

The young people connected with st.
Andrews Church gave an entertainment
in the gymnasium on Wednesday even
ing, which, like others of the same chsrac-
ter, was perfect success.
Part first opened with a male chorus.
The singers were j. Franklin Hunter, Ell
mer Shlnn, William Randall, Herbert
Randall, Fred Shemeley. Charles LaTour
and Charles G. Keen.
Misses Mabel Elberson and Laura Lip
pincott sang solos in a very creditable
manner.
Mr.. Richard Lippincott was deservedly
encored for the fine manner in which he
rendered solo.
A mandolin solo by Beverley c. King
don closed this portion of the programme.
Part was farce entitled "My Lord in
Livery" in which man hired to act as
footman Is taken to be lord in disguise,
while the real lord is suspected of being a
burglar. The performers were Mrs. Reu-
ben Scheetz, Miss Carrie ]. Kingdom, Miss
Cora S. Hume, and Messrs. ]. Blake
Slack, Harry h. Cross, Beverley c. King
don and Richard Peck, all of whom per-
formed their parts WE'LL
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Golden Test, of Camden, was in Mount
Holly, on Tuesday.
Rev. R. A. Rodrick, of Camden, was in
Mount Holly on Friday.
Charles Andrews, of Mount Laurel, was
at the county seat on Tuesday.
Miss Sallie Gaskill is recovering from
a severe attack of the measles.
Frank Garrigues, of Moorestown, was
Mount Holly visitor on Tuesday.
Ex-Mayor Thomas Merritt, of Reading,
visited Mount Holly on Saturday.
Mrs. Annie Madden, of Bridgeton, has
been visiting her parents in town.
Clarence Mount, of Burlington, visited
friends in Mount Holly on Sunday.
Councilman Samuel A. Semple, of Bur
lington, was in town on Thursday.
Charles H. Pittman, of Mount Relief,
was recent visitor to Mount Holly.
Joshua Taylor, of Burlington, smiled on
his Mount Holly friends Wednesday
Miss Lillian M. Buckage, of Indian
Mills, was in Mount Holly oyer Sunday.
Miss Maud Shinn, of Burlington, visited
relatives and friends in town on Sunday.
Squire E. A. Manual, of Masonville,
paid visit to Mount Holly, on Saturday
Fred L. Owen spent Friday evening as
a guest of Thomas Stevens, of New Egypt
Charles Carpenter, OF Magnolia, made a
business trip to Mount Holly on Saturday.
Victor Ritzendollar, the Gear of Chats
worth, greeted Mount Holly friends on
Tuesday.
Budd Atkinson, of Philadelphia, was
transacting business in Mount Holly on
Saturday.
Walter E. Borden, of JacobstowD, took
look at his many friends in town on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Howell spent
Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Rodrick
at Camden.
Miss Weldon, an accomplished vocalist
of Washington, D. c., is a guest of the
Misses Wyllie.
Isaac Lippincott, collector of Chester
township, made business trip to Mount
Holly on Tuesday.
Clarence Richardson. of Worcester,
Mass, is visiting Miss Martha Jones, on
East Mill street.
Isaac Pennypasker. of Haddonfield,
was greeting former friends in Mount
Holly on Friday.
Miss Bertha Won Stackelhausen, OF
Camden, was the guest of Miss Marion
Deacon, on Sunday.
John Henry Antrim was one of the
Pemberton politicians who visited the
county seat on Saturday.
Howard Mathis, of Bass River, was cir.
culating among his political friends at the
county seat on Saturday.
Mrs Anna M. Howard and Mrs Robert
II. Howard, Jr., left on Saturday for few
weeks stay in Washington.
Deputy Sheriff Joseph B, Fleetwood
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New Music-Llberal oHar.

To introduce our new monthly publica-
ton, american Popular Music, we make
the following liberal offer Send US the
names of three or more performers on the
piano or organ, and fifteen cents in money
or postage, and we will mail you sixteen
pages of the latest popular songs, two
steps, etc., full sheet music arranged for
piano or organ, and american Popular
Music for three months. Address AMERI-
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spent Saturday evening among his former
friends at Burlington.
Cooper h. Prickett and wife, of Burling-
ton, we're guests on Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Prickett, on Garden street.
William P. Bryan, of Vincentown
greeted friends here on Saturday, and
talked up telephone matters for his viii
lage.
Miss Della R. Wolff, of Oil City, Pa,
and Miss Fannie Bayersdorfer, of Phila-
delphia, visited Martin Bayersdorfer, on
Saturday.
Mrs. A. s. Burke, of Pine street, has
been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wass, of Houghton, Michigan, during the
past week.
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THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1898.


March 10. property of Julia M. Hume, execu
trix, ct ais, in Westampton township, al
B. W Zelley's hotel, at O'Clock.
March 10, property of George D. Homan, IT
Evesham township, al B. W. Zelley's hotel
at 2 O'Clock.
March IL, property OF Hettie A. stevens, In
Mount Holly and Burlington, at b. W. Eel
ley's hotel, at 2 o'clock.
March r. property of Elwood Mount, ct ais.
in Columbus, at b. W Zelley's hotel, at
O'Clock.
PUBLIC SALES.
February 10. farm near Kirby's mill, by exec
utors OF Samuel Parker, decd at 2 O'Clock
February II cows and bulls, at Vincentown,
by Pitman & Stackhouse, at O'CLOCK.
February IA, horses, at Stanwick, by ASA Rod
erts, at 100 o'clock.
February ii, carriages, ETC., at MerchantV1IIe,
by l. q. Cox & Bro, at O'Clock.
February 10, stock. utensils, ETC., near Moores-
town, by administrators of Elwood Hol'
lingshead, at IL O'Clock.
February 10, personal property. at Hartford,
by Levi Rogers and Martha r. Cox, at
O'Clock.
Februai "a, stock, farm utensils, etc, between
Wrightstown and Cookstown, by William
and Richard Lamb, at IL O'clock
February %, land in Bordentown, by commits
siOners, at O'Clock.
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For over Fifty Years.

MRS WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been used
for over fifty years by millions of mothers for
their children while teething, with perfect
success, 1t soothes the child. softens the
gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy tor Diarrhoea. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately. Sold by
Druggists in every part of the world. Twenty
five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing SYRUP" and take no other
nd
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NO CURE-NO PAY

That is the way all druggists sell
GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC
for Malaria, Chills and Fever. 1t is sim
ply Iron and Quinine in tasteless form.
Children love it. Adults prefer it to Bit
ter, nauseating Tonics. Price, Soc. For
Gale by Z. B. Jones.
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Chow to Cure An Skin Diseases. >

Simply apply "SwAYNE's OINTMENT" No in-
ternal medicine equired. Cures letter, &C.
zema itch, all eruptions on the face, hands,
nose, &C., leaving the skin clear, white and
healthy. Its great healing and curative
powers are possessed by no other remedy.
ASK your druggist for SWAYNE's OINTMENT.
Beware of substitutes.
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Marlton,

The annual meeting of the Marlton
Water Co. will be held in Bricks Hall on
Tuesday evening next for the purpose of
electing directors.
A meeting for the purpose of organizing
volunteer fire company in Marlton will
be held in Bricks hall on Wednesday
evening of next week, at o'clock.
While driving from Cropwell to MARI
ton on Friday, James Lewis had run
away with his recently purchased bay
mare, she being scared by a bicyclist.
The buggy was almost demolished, but
neither Mr.. Lewis nor G. II. Borough who
were in the buggy were hurt of any ac-
count. The mare ran as far as the Metho-
dist parsonage, where she stopped, walked
back and tried to get into Harry Venable's
yard when she was caught by William B.
Llppincott.
An accident occurred on the railroad a
short distance below the station, on
Wednesday morning. Jacob Cade was
out serving his bread route and attempt
ed to cross the tracks ahead of an ap-
preaching train which he failed to see or
hear and Just before the engine struck the
wagon Cade jumped. The rear of the
wagon was struck, which threw the horse
to the side of the track. The driver and
the horse were uninjured but the wagon
was demolished.
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MarchantvilIe.

F. w. Kleinz, Jr., has been suffering
some time from two carbuncles.
The Merchantyille club gave very en-
tertaining smoker on Thursday evening,
which was largely attended.