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

small quantity of silver ware, which was
considerably worn. Witness was told
that the robes were found before the sale
| but she did not see them until afterwards.
She knew nothing about them of her own
knowledge.
Walter E. Borden, of Jacobstown, was
clerk of the sale conducted out doors.
He identified the records of the same
Said that no information was given him
to distinguish the ownership of the cows.
William P. Bryan, of Vincentown, tes-
titled to having sold cranberries to Mr.
Young in Philadelphia, during the same
year that Mr. Wills did, and that he had
no trouble in getting his money.
Mr. Young has since failed, contin
ued Mr.. Bryan. THE last payment he
made me was on the 28th day Of March,
1896. | was acquainted with the stock
kept by Mr.. Black, and saw the shore
cattle there 1t was separated on the
day of sale In my opinion the placing
of this poor shore stock with the good
stock already on the farm materially pre-
JUDGED the sale of the good stock"
Mr.. Bryan gave the value which he
thought the things were worth that were
retained by Mr.. Wills and which the lat
ter kept at their appraised value, with the
exception of those articles given him by
his uncle, Mr.. Black. In the opinion of
witness there were from one to two hun
dred loads of manure in the barn yard on
the day of sale In regard to the whis-
key Mr.. Bryan said there were so to rs
gallons in the house at various places
One end of the cellar contained perhaps
200 bottles of cider, some was very fine,
being over twenty years old, and equal to
champagne.
On cross examination witness said he
tapped the so gallon barrel of whiskey on
the head and judged by the sound that it
was half full. This was between July
and September He was not in the cellar
much after that.
DR., J. Hume Carter, one of the APP
praisers, told how he and his associates
ascertained the number of gallons of
whiskey there were on the premises
They handled it all, and in their opinion
there were about twenty-five gallons
The Judgment of John Phares, the auc-
tioneer, was taken in appraising the house
hold goods. They were valued at what it
was thought they would bring at public
sale.
Harry Page, an ex-internal revenue col
lector, saw the liquor in the cellar and
concluded that there were about twenty
cider was poor The liquor was not
worth mere than $50.
John Phares of Vincentown, who has
been an auctiooneer for SO years, helped
make the appraisement, and set value
on most every article to its fair market
value. He was assisted by Edward D.
Stokes, William B. Wills and DR.. j. Hume
Carter.
Edward D. Stokes said the appraisers
largely depended upon the judgment of
Mr.. Phares, but witness has had some ex-
perience in the sale and valuation of
household goods
This concluded the testimony on this
branch of the case
Judge Gaskill then announced that ex-
| ceptions Nos. l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Z, s, and %
were not sustained as Mr. Wills had paid
fair price for all that he had retained.
On exception No 8, he would charge the
executor $37. so for manure, $25 for plank,
$40 for oats and straw, $50 for a robe and
$50 for the clock, making a total of 1852 So
An exception was taken to the ruling of
the court in regard to the cows, it being
alleged that Mr. Wills kept four instead
of two.
The case will be continued next Satur-
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