The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-21


self. Had made no sale of hay straw
grain, etc, when COWS were taken there
| paid $50 for $500 bundles Of stalks from
the estate at the appraisement which haC
been placed upon them. | furnished thu
grain from my mill in Mount Holly
Some OF the cows were fed out of thu
refuse stuff that other cows would not eat
The personal property was sold OF
March 4, 1895 | did not tell Rossell tina
| bought the cows to make money for thu
estate. At the sale 80 sheep ewes anC
one buck were overlooked, although the,
were intended to have been sold. | solo
ten COWS and kept two. There were tive
sales at the same time with two auction
GERS, the sum realized being $4,000 Or
account of two sales occurring at the sam,
| time some things were overlooked.
George Rossell secured the roam mare
1t died on his hands and | had to pay TO
it. David Wall bought grey mare fo
some $40, and Samuel Pullen secured tn,
| other for $92. 40. The cows | took at tn,
appraisment. Isaac Conover bough
three sows for 50. so apiece, but | had t,
throw off $15 on them because they wer
not with pig. George Rossell fixed th,
price on the seven sows, and the apprais
ers agreed to his figures. | let the TIVE
purchasers take the first and second choic
and | took what was left.
Or J. Hume Carter, in the presenc,
of George Page, then an internal revenue
collector, ascertained that there was q
gallons of whiskey in the cellar and abou
$50 bottles of cider. Five gallons of whis
key were sent to William p Bryan anC
five gallons were lost by some one breakins
a demijohn while trying to steal it. 1853.
10 is the sum claimed to be in excess O
the appraisment on the goods which
kept These consisted of a book case
marble top table, rush bottom chairs
mirror, two bed room suits, etc. | allowed
theother heirs to take anything at the APP
praised value, and some of the goods
paid for and presented them to certain O
my relatives.
''The eight-day clock is in the hous,
yet. My uncle gave it to me. The buf
falo robe, found in the trunk long aftel
the sale, is there yet. | don't know any
thing about oats and sheep. A quantity
of lumber covered up in a hog pen wa
overlooked and not appraised. 1t is al
there except what have recently used il
repairing several gates and making othel
improvements. There were not $50 loads
Va bANAS- iN Htfs OE WI III U.
cranberries which | sold to Mr.. Young il
Philadelphia on February II, 1896, wa.
not paid for, because Mr.. Young faileC
and was sold out by the sheriff
On cross examination Mr. Wills sale
the farm was sold on December 20, 1894
The 80 ewes cost SO and "a apiece, anC
he had accounted to the estate for them a
the appraised value, which was considered
to be very fair. The two COWS he KEEP
were at the appraised value of $25 apiece
John S. Phares, an old auctioneer, made
the appraisment on the articles in thu
house, and his work was accepted by The
other appraisers. He appraised slightly
in advance in order to give satisfaction
The average price received for the goods
ran to about the amount of the apprais
ment. Some of the 5000 feet of siding
was sold but the purchasers did not taxi
it. Mr.. Wills used 2, 500 feet and he wal
willing to be charged for the balance a
the appraisment.
II hold the hall clock as a gift from my
uncle, continued witness, ''and conside
that l own it. For this reason it was no
appraised. The buffalo robe was not APP
praised because it was not found unit
long after the sale. Two robes were solo
to John Hutchinson for $27, the other
kept. tried some ten times to collec
the money for the cranberries but was no
successful.
| Henry Worrell, who was at the sale
saw the COWS brought from the Birming
ham station. He purchased three cows
one of which looked like those that CAM
from the train, but he was not certain
All these cows were poor in flesh but h
didn't know as to the condition of Mr.
Black stock.
George G. Rosse1 testified as follows
Il know Mr.. Wills On January 16, 1895
| took the cattle from the station to tn,
Black farm. There was another lot re
ceived from the same station, but | can
not remember the number. Mr. Will
asked me to take them to the farm, say
| ing he had bought them to make manure
and eat the fodder up After the cattl
has been ON the farm, Mr. Wills said h
guessed he would have to take them him
self because they did not pan out yer,
good. The cows that were not to be solt
were in the meadows, and by request
| helped him to pick some of them out
paid the freight on them out of my owl
| pocket. The sheep were not sold becaus
Mr.. Wills said he thought it was best t.
| keep them. | discovered lot of lumber
some of which knew was there on tn
day of sale. There was quantity Of oat
in sheaves, and there were probably ion
loads of manure"
On cross examination witness said tn
lumber that was in the hog pen wa
covered from view. Some was in the COW
stalls and some was in the COW sheds over
head. The oats were fed up on the farm.
| DNr1raI IT. Of
chased two cows, paying So for one an,
$12 for the other. In the opinion of wit
ness they were shore cows being YER
thin. He was familiar with the stool
kept by Mr. Black Mr. Wills was no
present when the COWS were sold.
George F. Poinsett bought four cows
two of which were very thin. He pail
$35 for one; $19 for another, and the Othe
two he got two for five" The sale 0
these animals appears in the vendue bool
under the name of John Poinsett, but thi
was "A mistake of the auctioneer. John G
Sager testified: ''Saw the lot of sheep
Some were with calves by their sides an,
others were coming in. | bought min
head of COWS, one of which | knew be
longed to the estate. When l went HON
the bows asked me how much | paid TO
them. oh, about 800 "a dozen, / replied
Saw plenty of mud but little manure On
/ hundred loads of manure would cove
| what was in the barn yard at the time.
! Charles Remine, of Wrightstown,
dealer in stock, bought one COW in fai
order No announcement was made as t
the ownership of the cows so far as wit
ness heard.
George Let's lived on the farm at tn
time of Mr. Blacks death. Saw COW
brought there on two different occasions
He did not know the number as they looke
like rabbits turned out in the road, " ant
he never had them together at one tim
so that he could count them. The shee
were in the pens on the day of sale wher
they could be seen.
! Joshua Willitts, but not the celebrate
Joshua of Mount Holly, was employed o.
the farm He said: Il was there whe
the cows were brought by Mr.. Wills, an,
/ helped to feed them. Those givini
milk were put in the stalls and give
some grain. The COW with cali
which was named Blackberry, sold TO
$35. belonged to the estate. Some of tn
cows ate the best of the poor fodder b,
picking it over and the balance went t.
make manure / sold to a Mr.. Wiley, a
private sale, either two cows or a COW ant
a bull, | can't tell which" This state
ment rectities a mistake that appears Oh
the bill of sale, where it states that tel
COWS instead of eight were sold on Marcl
4th
Mrs. Willitts lived on the farm witt
her husband The bed room suits wer
kept by Mr. Wills. They were heav,
! and nice looking but she did, not knoV
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