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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-06-24
DEBTS OF TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
Old Man Takes Pride in Hunting Up
His Once Satisfied Creditors.

Old Man Takes Pride in Hunting Up
His Once Satisfied Creditors.
A case of rather remarkable CONNER
cial honesty has just come to light. In
1875 one of Springfield's well-known
shoe dealers found himself so embar-
rassed by depreciation in value of stock
and the difficulty in collecting accounts
that he failed and made compromise
with his creditors of so cents ON the
dollar.
After % years, reports the Spring
field (Mass.) Republican, the merchant,
now considerably over 70 years old,
has settled all those old claims in
full, paying the balance unpaid at that
time, amounting TO several thousand
dollars. There was no claim on him
other than that of his conscience.
Al his creditors had signed a paper
acknowledging their satisfaction, and,
in fact. q large number of the original
papers had been destroyed, so that the
merchant had to settle in accordance
with the figures he had in his posses
sion, paying over money in some cases
to hers. or to surviving partners who
knew nothing or had nothing to show
of the original transaction.
The conscientious old shoe dealer is
very anxious not to have his name APP
pear-his act would lose its merit
through advertising, he says.
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with the war-reveuue bill, now law,
as whole. He would have preferred
that the amount of bonds authorized
should have remained at $780, 900,
as in the original House bill, Instead
OF $40O, 100000, as agreed to by the
conference. He does not intend to is
sue more than shall be necessary to
meet war expenses. That is why the
first issue is limited to 100000, 900,
and he hopes that all of these will be
taken by the people in amounts of ST.
600 and less.
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Gone Beyond Reason.

The results of marking papers in the
Office of the superintendent of public
instruction on the May examination
of applicants for teachers certificates
have just been made public. These
results are astonishing. They show
that of the total number of applicants
for certificates at this time, 702, less
than 46 per cent were successful.
There were issued 321 certificates.
The failures outnumbered the success
full ones by 60, the total number of
failures being 3S1. The number of ap-
plicants never having received certifi-
Gates was 191. Deducting this num-
Der from the total number of failures,
and it leaves 100 teachers shorn of
their certificates by this one quarters
examination. 1t is not fair to assume
that all who had not hitherto held GER
titicates failed to pass the examina-
ton, so it is sale to say that two hun
dred out of total of 511 teachers
hitherto authorized and qualified to
teach and doubtless many of them
successful teachers, have been strick-
en- from the ranks Of their profession
by one fel! swoop.
The board of education has gone
about it to raise the standard of teach
ers in the state of Washington, and
the purpose is commendable. But to
raise the teachers out of their boots
in this wholesale fashion is neither
right nor just. 1t is perfectly proper
to get the highest standard of scholar
ship that is possible in the service of
our common schools, but it is not
right to so shape the examination as
to cut off more than half the supply
of teachers. This will result in leav-
ing many of our schools without teach
ers, while doubtless many men and
women who are competent to teach
them will be barred from the school
rooms where their services are needed.
1t may be argued that the failure
this time will prompt teachers to
greater exertion in improving their
scholarship. Up to certain point
that argument will hold good. But
as matters stand today the board of
education has placed before the teach
ers the bar OF discouragement. The
result will be that worthy resident
teachers will quit the occupation, and
while waiting for school districts to ad-
just their finances to impossible sal
aries, children will grow up in ignor-
ance, deprived of the advantages of
common school education which the
state wisely vouchsafes to them.
Whenever the state is prepared to
pay to the teachers such salaries as
are paid in other learned professions,
it will be all right to set high the
standard of examinations and demand
that all who would teach must be pre-
pared to meet it's standard of scholar
ship. But so long as teachers are en-
ployed at $25 and $50 per month and
so long as there are many districts in
the state which must employ teachers
at such salary or have no school, the
professional standard for the lower
grades should be kept within reason
Olympian.
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Into1ication Cured by Cabbag,

Cabbage is said to be cure for in
toxication. Natives of Egypt eat
boiled cabbage before their other food
if they intend to drink wine after din
ner
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The old fash
: D-zl zAz1

The old fash
ION e d watch
man who
prowled about
the streets of
medieval Lon
don, with a Ian
t ern in h i S
h and to pro-
claim his COM
ing, and who
announced
his pas S age
t h r gh the
streets by
shouting "All's
we'll, was a
very inefficient
protector when
compared with
the metropoli-
tan police of
New York City,
commonly
known as the
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,.ELCOME CHAPTER, NO 40
w ORDER EASTERN STAR.
Meets every Saturday after Full moon OF each
month. All members III goou stahulliS are
made welcome
Mss Il, |. BARRON, W. II. MAA"Ei,h
Worthy Matron. oec.
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NuELTON LODGE, NO. g.
= o. .. +.
Recular meeting every Wednesday evening
7S0PM in the odd Fellow Hail. Shelton
Wash. All memoers il good standing, cordially
II + w y ptIry ~ L. J. MORRISON
u \ q K. Sec.
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DUBY REBEKAH LODE, No IS.
n IO.OF.
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday evening III oud .id
Fellows Hall, shelton. NlsltlnS pIoshets Eoaini a
sisters are cordially invited to- attend. Social
session on Third Friday evenings. o
IDA NEHNES, Sec. MOLLlE SNlDEH' ~ "
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e E. Cross Post No. 90, u. A. h.
: -,,,naa,
Meets IN l. O. o. +. hall first ana thlru SAT
nights OF each month. Comrades are cordlaliV
Invited To visit and join.
FRANK MUNSON, D CALp " ILL ,r
Adiutant Noiihi
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CEDAR CAMP No $50.
Meets every Ist and 3rd Tuesday at Masoiiic
Hall. shelton. Visiting neighbcrs cordially III
yited to camp with us. IT, " AuSie,
Al j. Munson, Clerk. oonSu
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Society Cards.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. n,e,rop
'-'0 REV. F. i. GREGORY, PASTOR
'p,ooobiuc services every Sunday at II, a. m.
ond n. m. Sunday school at 10 p, IN b.
Y p t. at $50 D. m Prayer Meeting every
Thursday evening at O'Clock followed by 9. q.
{. class. All are made welcome at these services.
Corner Fifth and Gotta SITS.
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DACIFIC LODGE, NO. &c,
X. OF 2.
Meets the first and third Fri lay evenings o'
oieach month at the Masonic HAT Ni'i'i"
Knights cordially invited to attend, =,
l.. l.. HUNTER. D. '
X of r. a.. y. w.
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r1PsT NETHODI5T-EPIsCoPAL { HURCH.-

Preaching every Sabbath at IL o'clock A. NJ.
md s p. NJ. Sabbath School at l2:l3 A. M.
prayer meeting at S P. NJ. every ihursua!
Everybody is invited to attend Sea1s iiee'
REV. L. J. COVlNGTON,
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NET. MORIAH LODGE, No. IL,
Wl F. IL NJ.
. OCULAR Communications Saturday eve
n On or before the full of the Moon. COT
dial ;nvitation is given to all brethren IN good
standing. Masonic Hall, Shelton, WI.
W""rII ifnpp"SnS " NJ l.. K MUNsoN. Sec.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-22
Friends Home.

The members OF the Soc iety of Friends
of Burlington, Mercer and adjacent coun
ties have formulated definite plans for the
opening of Friends Home" for the in
digent of their sect.
The home is to be located in Trenton on
the Cadwalader tract, and will be opened
as soon as the quarterly meetings are held
and the plans approved. The home had its
origin in legacy of wealthy Friend o.
the Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting, who
divided her fortune among the varloul
"Quarterlies" in association with the
Philadelphia Quarterly. There are nc
INDECENT Friends that are particularly in
need of ONE, but there are some few
who are lonely and who are in need Of
pleasant association in their declining
days.
The home will be under the care of the
Burlington Quarterly Meeting, and is fol
the purpose of providing place where
aged and infrm Friends and Friendly
people of limited means may have the
comforts of home life at moderate cost.
The home is especially intended for tht
Burlington district, but persons will b.
received from all oyer the State. Per
sons who are unable to pay anything viii
J be provided for by their respective quar-
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THE MOUNT HOLLY NEWS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1898.
PUBLIC SALES.

February o, horses, carriages and harness. al
Vincentown, by Charles A. Braddock, al
IL O'Clock.
February "a, stock and farm utensils, between
Mount Holly and Rancocas, by M. e. Lun
dy, at IL O'Clock.
February "a. farm, near Medford, by Herbert
E. Lippincott. administrator
February "a, stock, farm utensils, etc, between
Wrightstown and Cookstown, by William
and Richard Lamb at IL O'Clock.
February Is, land In Bordentown, by commits
sioners, at O'Clock
February Is, stock. farm implements, grain,
household goods, etc, near Mausnelo meet
ing House, by administrator OF Joseph
Daley, at o'clock.
February d, stock. farm utensils, household
goods, etc, near Medford, by executors OF
John :. Cowperthwait at u O'Clock.
March l, near Cookstown, live stock, farm I'M
plements, etc., by Samuel Stout ST. at
March i, live stock, farm utensils, etc., near
Georgetown, by Harry La Rue.
March 2, stock, farming utensils, etc, between
Arney's Mount and Pemberton, by Edward
Lucas, at II O'Clock.
March g. farm implements, household goods,
etc, between Cross Keys and ASTON, by
Mrs. Clara Goodenough, at O'Clock.
March 9, stock, farm implements etc, near
Pemberton, by Franklin and Harry But
terworth, at II o'clock.
March 4, horses and mules at Medford, by A.
W. Lofiand, at o'clock.
March 5, stock, farm utensils, etc., near Budd-
town, by Charles Earl, at II O'Clock
March Z, stock, farm utensils, ETC.. between
Masonville and Lumberton, by Edwin
March 8, real estate, in Burlington, by execu-
tors of Edward Ashby. at O'Clock.
March 10, stock. utensils, etc., near Columbus,
by e. A. Rockhill, at IL O'Clock.
March Is. stock, farm implements, ETC., be-
tween Hainesport and Mount Laurel, by
Thaddeus s. Woolston, at IL O'Clock.
SHERIFF's SALES.
March 10. property of Julia M. Hulme, execu-
trix, ct ais, In Westampton township, at
b. W Zelley's hotel, at O'Clock.
March 10, property of George d. Homan, in
Evesham township, al b. W. Zelley's hotel,
at O'Clock.
March H. property of Hettie A. Stevens, in
Mount Holly and Burlington, at B. W. Eel
leys hotel, at O'Clock.
March IL, property OF Elwood Mount, ct ais,
in Columbus, at B. W. Zelleys hotel, at 2
O'Clock.
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Frederick Spinoso, former student Of
Burlington Academy, is on the staff o.
teachers at Kenyon College, in Ohio.
Fire was discovered in the cellar o.
Weaver's drug store, on Wednesday. Il
was soon extinguished, and no damage
was done.
The police are actively engaged in at
tempting to locate the burglars who
cracked the safe in Marlin & Garwood't
office and in Ashby's Mill, but thus fsl
have not been successful.
Joseph P. Severns, William Conard and
William R. Winters represented the
Broad Street Epworth League in ths
fourth annual convention of the State or
ganization in New Brunswick on Thurs
day and Friday. The Union Epwortt
League was represented by Samuel H
Prickett, Harry Purdy and Rev. j. d
Bills.
At the close of the chapel exercises a.
Princeton, Saturday morning, Presiden
Patton presented to Franklin Woolmar
d'Olier, senior at the Princeton Uniyer
sity, gold medal, awarded him by the
Life-Saving Benevolent Association o
New York, for saving boy from drown
ing at Burlington, on December 81. Presi
dent Patton congratulated Mr.. d'Olier fol
his bravery, but said that it was no more
than was expected of Princeton man
He was sure that there was not man il
Princeton University who would not risk
his life to save another, and he quoted
the death of Mr.. Brokaw, '94, who wal
drowned few years ago while trying tt
rescue woman from drowning on the
Jersey coast, as an instance of that fact.
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Joshua Mstlack, Jr., has gone to Chr
cago, where he will remain several days
to attend the taking of testimony in q
patent litigation. Mr. Matlack represents
the plaintiff in the case.
Benjamin s. Shreve, of Beach Haven,
after stopping for season with Mount
Holly relatives, has gone to Middletown,
Md, to visit his nephew. Frank B. Shreve,
who is reported to be quite i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Baugh, j. G. Kingdom
and Miss Carrie ]. Kingdom, attended a
ball in Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia.
on Friday evening, the event being the
50th anniversary of Apollo Lodge of Odd
Fellows.
Judge and Mrs. Charles E. Hendrick-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Jones, Mrs.
:. P. Cline, Miss Greta Fort and Mr..
George Hendrickson. attended the private
concert of the Orpheus Club at the Acad-
envy of Music on Saturday night
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tsrly meetings. Mr.. Andrew G. Reeves ha
given the use of the house, No. ia Over
brook Avenue, Trenton, to the corpora
ton for one year. At the end of that time
if the institution proves successful, larg-
er and more commodious quarters will bs
secured
The Board of Managers consists of Presi
dent DR.. Laura H. Satterthwaite, vice
president Miss Priscilla H. Clothier, Mount
Holly; Secretary Edmund f. Willis,
Treasurer Thomas s. Gibbs, Columbus
Mrs. Maria II. Conrad and Harvey Tom
linson, of Trenton, are also members Of
the board.
These persons from the General Com.
mittee, which was appointed by the Bur.
lington Quarterly Meeting to make full ar.
rangements for the home, will make their
report to the meeting to be held at Mount
Holly on Tuesday, March l. After the
acceptance of the report the minor details
will be att ended to. A matron and other
officials will be appointed and the home
furnished. 1t is now expected to have
the institution opened about April l.
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PembsrtOn.


Mrs. Jodie Mutt is visiting her brother
Dr. George Mutt, at Williamsport, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy Gibbs, of Camden
have returned home after pleasant visi
here with relatives
w. Fl. Thompson will shortly move
into the house formerly occupied by
Clifford r. Cross
| Mrs. r. Fl. Robbins led the Epworth
League meeting of the NJ. E. Church or
Sunday evening.
George Peacock, who is a resident al
the L. O. 0. F. Home at Trenton, was visit
ing here last week.
Mrs. W. W. Llppincott conducted the
B. Y. P. U. services of the Baptist Church
on Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford T. Cross and
daughter Elsie, spent Sunday here with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cross.
Assay Pittman will move into the prop
erty of j. S. Smires, which he recently
purchased, near the public school build
ing
William Grobler, assistant to undertake
er Rambo, of Moorestown, spent Sunday
here as the guest of his father, Capt A.
w. Grobler.
Charles Earl, who will relinquish farm
ing in the spring, will move into the
"Keeler' property, now occupied by
Jackson Decamp.
Miss Ella Apologize, who lost bag con-
tanning $26. gold watch and chain, and
two rings, last Friday, while she was on
her way to Trenton. has not as yet heard
anything of her property.
Rev. G. R. Smith, pastor of the M. E.
Church, spoke last Sunday evening to q
large congregation including the members
of Washington Camp, P. o. S. of A. The
services were of a patriotic nature.
Miss Clara v. billiard, a daughter of
j. M. billiard, was quietly married on
Sunday at Hightstown, to William Apple
gate. of Camden. The groom is an engi-
neer of the P. R. R. They will reside in
Camden.
Aunt Lettie Malsbury celebrated her SD
birthday last Tuesday. She is the oldest
person now living in the borough, and is
apparently in good health. In her young
er days she took an active interest IN the
M. E. Church.
The recent action of the Board of Chos-
en- Freeholders in passing the resolution
to build the stone road between here and
Browns Mills and also extending through
the borough, was received with much joy
here by the residents of the township and
the borough, as it will not only provide
considerable work to a large number of
men, but will give good road from Phil
adelphia to Browns Mills.
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MerohautvilIe,

George Knoll, of Palmyra, has moved
to Merchantville.
Charles S. Hollingshead and family
have been spending few days at Allan
tic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Marts, of Reading,
Pa, made business visit to this place
on Thursday.
A largely attended Republican primary
meeting was held in the council chamber
on Thursday evening. which resulted in
the nomination of the following ticket /:
Mayor, Charles S. Ball council, John w.
Mlckle. A. H. Lane and Joshua Griffiths /;
collector, Henry Scull commissioners of
appeal, George W. Logan, William D.
Weikel and Charles P. Early; justice of
the peace, William Longstreth.
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LanohstnHn.

The reported sale of the blacksmith
business of Ralph Lee to Frank P. Briggs
is being denied.
The appointed leader ofthe B. Y. P. U.
of the Baptist Church, on Sunday even
ing, was Miss Bertha Harris.
The children of Principal Sexton, hay
ing heen confined to the house for five
weeks with scarlet fever, are now recover
ing.
Miss Amy Morris and Miss Lorenzo
Poinsett were the delegates of the Ep-
worth League to the convention held in
New Brunswick during the past week.
Edward A. Sexton, of New Haven,
Conn, is at the home of his father, VIM.
7. Sexton, suffering from blood poisoning,
contracted while attending to bis business
as undertaken.
Job. S. Poinsett has rented his place to
D. 7. Deviney, and Mr.. Poinsett will re-
move to the farm near Brindle Park
owned by his brother-in-law. Judge Job
Lippincott, of Jersey City.
The many friends of Ezra B. DAVIS are
| pleased to learn that he contemplates re-
turning to our village to live 1t is re-
ported that he has bought the property
formerly owned by the late Margaret
Rogers.
George D. Higgins will move to the
Elizabeth Shinn farm John Carter to a
farm near ExtonYile, owned by the estate
of the late Anthony Bullock; Joshua Potts
to the Hannah Bullock farm; Wilson Lee
to the Achsa Finley property Samuel L.
Southland to the Frank Howard farm,
which Mr.. Southland has bought, near
Ellisdale; and Charles Lawyer to the GIL
bert Laurie farm at Arneytown.
Sunday was the regular February o.
servance of the Lords Supper at the
Baptist Church. In the evening the pas
tor, Rev. W. E. Cornwell. commenced
series of revival services De will be as
sisted during the present week by Rev.
James Lisk, D. d., of Bordentowp, WAC
will preach on Monday and Friday even
ings, and by Rev. A. R. Babcock, of Allen
town, who will preach on Tuesday. We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings.
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HaddinR


Rev. p w. Bilderback has returned
from his western trip.
Harry L. Cook and wife, of Trenton,
were visiting relatives in town last week.
Mrs. Mary J. Mitchell, of SmithviIe,
spent Saturday and Sunday with friends.
Mrs. Josephine Shreve, who has been
i'll for several weeks, is slowly improving
Rev. ]. L. Surtees, of Camden, delivered
lecture in the church last Wednesday
evening. The subject was "The Lives of
Welsh Ministers" in which he described
their characteristics and superstitions.
The discourse was principally about the
life of Welsh minister who lived about
two hundred years ago, and was famous
for his poverty and piety. 1t was first
class lecture in every respect and heard by
an appreciative audience who gave him q
rising vote of thanks
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"Gyp," the pet dog at the jail, is suffer
ing from paralysis.
George D. Worrell has been tin roofing
number of houses in Camden.
Upholstering furniture repairing and
polishing at F. Kerks, 81 Mill street.
Shirt makers and learners wanted. APP
ply at shirt factory or residence of Chas.
E. Travis.
Phil Karg, on King street, has only
irst-class groceries and provisions and
his prices are extremely low. Also dry
goods at city prices.
Daniel s. Kempton has sold the stock of
his shoe store to party who has remov-
ed it to Burlington. Mr.. Kempton will
discontinue the business.
The name of Sarah B. Citizens should
not have appeared as a tax delinquent
last week, as Miss Citizens had paid her
tax. The name of Joseph Hulme should
have read Joseph Hulse.
The record which the police keep of the
number OF electric lights that are found
to be out, and which can be seen at the
Office of ]. Fred Laumaster, proves that
the officers cover the town pretty thor
oughly during the night.
The unclaimed list of letters remaining
in the post Office for the week ending
February 10, is as follows: Mrs. Paulena
Castle, Miss Rebecca Gerry, F. M. Knapp,
9; Matilda Lippineott, Mrs Rebecca Pea
cock, 2; Harry o. Sooy. Postals, Sallie
Conover, Miss Annie Harker, w. R.
Lungren, T. V. Potts.
The following were nominated by the
Republicans of Riverton last night Coun-
Gil, A. M. Ellsworth, Louis G. Graf. Jr.;
commissioner of appeal, s. R. Cole; as
SCISSOR, Edward H. Psncoast; collector,
William J. McIlhenny; constable. Mich
ael Faunce. A citizens caucus will be
held tomorrow evening.
In the Court House, on Saturday even
ing, the Volunteers of America will hold
meeting, which will be addressed by
Lieut.. Col. Fred Lindsay, Major Haback-
or, staff Captain Jenkins and others The
Volunteers are members of the Ballington
Booth organization that left the Salvation
army, and will open permanent quarters
in Mount Holly.
The Republican primary election will
be held at Arcade hall from $50 to 7.30
on Thursday. The list of candidates
closed last night and is as follows: For
assessor, Martin II. Girven, Charles E.
Travis; for freeholder, Edward A. Colby,
Walter Allen; for township committee,
T. Lacey Atkins, Thomas w. Nippins,
Millard F. Tomlinson for justices of the
peace, Christian J. Krayer, Charles Fl.
Estill for commissioner of appeals. Chas.
Fl. Deacon for surveyors of the high
ways, Samuel H. Chambers, George H.
Peak for pound keeper, Isaiah Smith.
When the Y. M. c. A. building is con-
verted into law Offices, there will be sew
eral changes in location among the law
yers in Mount Holly. The Office to be
vacated by Judge Gaskill, who will re-
move to his own building. will be occu-
pied by Prosecutor Eckard P Budd, and
Samuel W. Shlnn, who is now associated
with Mr.. Budd, will remain in his pres
ent quarters. Cardwell Bros. will con-
tinue their printing Office in the building,
and this will leave some offices for rent
In the third story there will be lodge
room that will be furnished by Judge
Gaskill There is also nice room in the
third story suitable for club purposes.