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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-17

committee to pass upon lie thought
Mr.. Welf)rd. though innocenily, had
perpetruted an outrage when he sought
g. prevent the regularly elected delegI-
tion from Corott0man from voting IN
the convention lie brought out the
new point that the split at OorOttoman
took place over the election of delegates
TO the senatorial convention, ard that
the Tyler men were not in the hall
when the delegates to the House con-
yention at Downing's were chosen A
number Of aiiidavits were read to sub
stautiate this statement
Mr.. o X Towles replied 10 Mr. New
bill. He took up the aflidayits as to
the meeting at Oorottoman. He said
he would contradict under oath the
statement sworn to by Mr.. Shackelford
that be was standing in the center Of
the room when the vote was taken. he
knew the gentleman was OF the high.
est character, but he was mistaken. He
thought there were discrepancies in
two Of the statements. He said one OF
the men who made affidavit 20 the
meetings having been regular told him
in his parlor few days after the meet.
ing that he thought the vote should be
taken over again.
Both Mr.. Lee and Mr. Ohinn made
bIief statements in conclusion. and
then the matter was submitted
FINDING OF THE COMMITTEE.
Atl2 05 o'clock the committee re-
tired t. an adj lining room to consider
the case.
At ~ 30 O'Clock the committee came
in. and Mr. Ellyson read the follow.
ing:
THE c1mmittee being Of the opin-
ion that there was n bone hde contest
from ClrrOtOman. the votes from that
precinct could not have lawfully
participated In the organization OF the
convention until IL was first de
termined which delegation was entitled
10 be seated, and that therefore the
Downing's convention was not legally
organized, and in consequence no one
has been regularly nominated to repre-
sent Richmond and Lancaster counties
in the House Of Delegates.
u Taylor Ellyson,
Francis X Lassiier,
4 fu.ol,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-17

Old fashions in dress may be revived
bat no oid-fashioned medicine can re.
place Chamberlain Oolic. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale By M M.
Lewis, Druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-17

DIR. Oady's Condition Powders, are
Just what horse needs when in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
yermifuge They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to put q
horse in prime condition. Price %
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Lewis
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-17
-. Taylor Ellyson,
Francis X Lassiter,
james Z Woods. -
LET SANK DELEGATES MEET.

In EAME RGAtEpA - A-A~A
Mr.. Ohinn at once arose and said that
he would then renew a proposition
made some time ago. that the delegates
originally chosen 20 the Downing's
convention be called TO meet again for
the purpose Of nominating a candidate
for the House Of Delegates from Rich
mond and Lancaster, Oorottoman Pre-
cinot to hold a meeting and choose del
egates
DR.. Lewis suggested that Mr.. Pink
ard and Mr. Wexford each file their
notices Of candidacy, and that the one
nominated should withdraw. thus max
ing it certain that there would be
Democratic candidate in the field.
Mr. Lee, after some consideration,
said he could not now say whether he
could accept the proposition. Mr..
Ohinn with drew it
QUESTION AS TO COMMITTEE.
The committee then undertook TO de-
eide which Of two was the regular
county committee in Lancaster. and
Mr.. Thomas Downing. member OF
the committee-one Of them-made a
statement. He said he had been a
member Of the County Committee for
ten years-ever since he was 2l years
of age. At recent meeting it was
unanimously agreed that the commit
tee shouly be reorganized at mass
meeting to be held at September court
The meeting was held. There was a
large attendance. After temporary or
ganization waa effected a motion was
made that that the voters, from each
district retire and select their commit
teemen. This was defeated. But a
portion Of the Democrats assembled re-
tired by districts and a portion re-
msined. Those who remained selected
committeeman. When the men who
retired came back 1t seems those who
stayed had done their work and retir-
ed at least. all save maybe the secre-
tary. There facts were agreed upon
by both sides.
Mr.. Downing contended that 1t was
not Just that all the voters should select
committeeman from one district, but
that the voters of district should se'
lect their own committeeman.
Mr.. Newbill, who followed him, con-
tended that the County Committee rep
resented the entire county. and coulc
Justly be chosen by the entire county
TWO oHAIRMEN CHOSEN.
The committee which was chosen il
the mass-meeting organized by electini
Mr. W. Mcdonald Lee chairman. Th'
committee chosen by those who retired
organized by electing Mr.. A A. Mood.
chairman.
DR.. Lewis spoke very briefly in sup
port Of the action Of those who retired
He stated that one of the three dis
tricts OF the county had more voter
than the other two combined. A ma
iority Of the Democrats In each OF tn
two smaller districts were present q
the mass -meetingI and a majority o
each voted that committeeman be Sc
lected by districts. A majority OF tn
big district voted to select by mass
meeting.
After several other statements ha'
been made the committee retired. an
in very few minutes returned. an
Chairman Ellyson announced that |
had been decided that the mass meet
ing to choose a county committee ha'
been regularly called, regularly organ
lied, and that the reorganization coul
take place In the manner 1t had vote
to adopt
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-17
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-17

An English railway company has
recently completed a train for the
use Of the royal family, the cost of
which was $4,000. There are five
cars, and each is lighted by electric
ity, the dynamo being axle-driven
and supplemented by storage bat
terry in the baggage compartment.
Fires on autocars are said to be
becoming numerous in France with
the increase Of automobiles. Many
of these fires are due to inexperience,
as, for instance, in recent case,
where the attendant foolishly tried
to fill the reservoir with petroleum
without extinguishing the burners.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-10-17

But before there could be any count
ing done. somebody jumped up and
moved that T. A. Pinkard. Of Lancas-
ter. be nominated for the House by ac'
clamatlon. At the same instant some-
body jumped up and nominated r. o.
Wexford. Of Richmond.
Both names were put at precisely the
same instant, Mr.. Brent proposing Mr..
Pinkard's name and Mr.. Curlett Mr.
Wellford's. Everybody voted aye
Then. without sny motion to ADJOURN
every body cleared out Of the hall
This was, in substance. Mr. Ohinn'i
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-18
Collections on Checks.

The decision of the Mount Holly banks
ing accepted very gracefully. This kind
of business amounts to considerable in a
month. Take the checks of the railroad
employees. Of this kind of paper the
three banks in Mount Holly handle not
less than six thousand dollars each month.
The railroad company requires fits agents
to deposit their receipts either in Camden
or Trenton, according to the locality of
the station from which the money is sent.
When the banks here cash these checks
they must wait fully a week before get
ting the money refunded. If a customer
were to go to a bank and ask for a loan
for a week he would be compelled to pay
discount, but in the case of the railroad
men the banks are expected to lay out of
their own money, without interest, while
the Camden or Trenton institutions are
making interest on it all that time. If
the company expects Mount Holly banks
to accommodate its employees it should put
the money here to do it with. There are
some cases where the Mount Holly banks
have cashed checks for people who do not
keep any accounts here and have been
compelled to wait over two weeks for the
cash to be returned. A lady went into
one of our banks a few days ago and
asked that she be given money for a for
eign check. She has been in the habit of
doing this about twice a week, it being
the extent of her dealings. She was told
she would have to pay for the collection,
which she declined to do, saying she
would save her checks until she went tC
the city. People who understand the stu.
alton feel that the banks are not acting
unjustly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-18
Suppress Alumned Food.

The doctors inform us that alum is a
poison, and that alum baking powders
should be avoided because they make the
food unwholesome. Prominent hygien-
lists, who have given the matter most
study, regard these powders as an evil
that should be suppressed by state action.
In Minnesota and Wisconsin alum powders
are not permitted to be sold unless they
are branded to warn consumers of their
true character, while in the District of
Columbia the authorities have under the
direction of Congress adopted regulations
to prohibit the use of alum in bread alto
gether.
Are not the people of other states as
well as those of Minnesota and Wisconsin,
entitled to warning of a danger which is
apparently menacing them at close hand,
and is not the whole country entitled to
absolute protection, as the people of the
District of Columbia are protected, by
legislation which is entirely prohibitive
Until we can have protection in the
form of a statute, how can our state boards
of health, state analysts or food commits
sions better serve the public than by pub
fishing in the newspapers from time to
time the names of the baking powders
which they find to be made from alum?
Meantime it will aid the housewife in
designating the alum powders to remem-
Der that all powders sold at % cents or
less per pound are of this dangerous class.
Pure cream of tartar powders are usually
sold at from As to so cents a pound.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-18
Sporting Notes.

Eugene Harbert will play base ball with
the Beverly club this season.
Gil. Vickery has signed with the New
Castle, Pa, team for the coming season.
Cort. Atkinson, who pitched for Flor
ence last season, has received an offer
from the Norfolk, Va, Atlantic League
team.
The Burlington County Base Ball League
held a meeting at Burlington on Tues
day evening and discussed several matters.
1t was decided to adhere to the single um-
pire system.
Some base ball players well known here
tool a train from Broad street station on
Saturday, for Springfield, Mass. They
were Tom Campbell, Harry Gleason and
Garry Miller.
B~ordentown Military Institute is the
only organization that has attempted to
play base ball in this county thus far.
On Saturday it had a contest with a team
called Ronda, which won the game by the
score of 10 to IA.
The Mount Holly Athletic Associations
base ball team is about formed and will be
ready for the opening game on Saturday,
April 80 The team thus far made up is
as follows: Green, C., Seeds, p, Mercer
1b., Warrick, Hoeding, S~tackhouse, 2b.'
Hall, 3D., Logan, S., Gilkeson, IT,, King,
don, CT, Dunn, RI.
Mount Holly's base ball players hail
from different places. The pitcher and
catcher come from Tacony, the first base
man is a Pensauken man. Three men are
on the list for second base. Warrick is
the deputy county clerk, Hoeding is from
Bristol, and Stackhouse lives at Emile,
Pa. Hall, third base, and Gilkeson, left
field, are Bristol men. Kingdom is from
Mount Holly. Dunn, right field, halls
from Germantown. He is also a pitch
er. Hall, Gilkeson aud Kingdom were
mem bers of last years team. Logan is
from Germantown.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-18
Burlington.

Mr.. and Mrs. William D'Olier and thei
two daughters sailed on Tuesday for Eu
rope.
John R, Holland, clerk at the post of
fee, is again OIL duty after a short attack
of grip.
Hobart D. Hewitt. of Burlington, an
accomplished musician, has in his posses
sion a violin that is over 200 years old.
Col. Nathan Haines was at Trenton on
Tuesday, the guest of Mayor Sickel, of
that city, who was entertaining Capt.
Clark, of the warship Oregon.
Cards of invitation have been issued for
the marriage of Miss Josephine E. WINS,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin R.
WINS, of this city, and DR.. VIM. D. Knecht,
of Atlantic Highlands, to take place in
the Union Methodist Church at noon
Wednesday, April 26.
Charles Lucas, a farmer living on the
Salem road, while driving to market last
week, was struck in the eye by some OBJ
ject, supposed to have been a small parti
Gle OF leather, as the harness broke Just
at that time. Wednesday he was inform
ed by his medical adviser that he would
have to suffer the loss of the injured op-
tic to save the other eye, which it was
feared would be affected.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-18

Word has been received at Bordentown
that Nathan B. Davis, of that place, and
Harriet Davis, of Philadelphia, are heirs
to considerable property in Canton, O.,
left by Thomas Davis, who died two
years ago.
The annual meeting of the Bordentown
Banking Company was held on Tuesday,
when the following directors were elected:
J. Bingham Woodward, John P. Hutch
inson, J. Holmes Longstreet, r. Howard
Aaronson, DR.. l. D. Young, Richard Har-
rison, Peter Bruer, Barton F. Thorn, John
Kirby.
The city election took place on Tuesday
and was hotly contested. Mayor Gilbert
was reelected by 50 majority. Council
will stand seven Democrats and two Re
publicans. The officers chosen are: Nav
or, James S. Gilbert, D.; collector, Philiv
r. Brakley, R.; council, Charles E. Burr
D., Thomas Fl. Lee, R., James O. Kahn
D.; commissioner of appeals, j. K. Hol
loway, James Currie, Samuel R. Magee
all Republicans; constable, W. H. Lewis
R.; harbor master, A. Dougherty, R.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-18
Turnpikss to be un1oaded.

For a year past efforts have been made
to unload two improbable turnpikes on
the taxpayers of Camden and Burlington
counties. The scheme has been halted
several times, but at the last meeting of
the Camden board prior to sine die ad-
journment, held Wednesday, the purchase
of the two turnpikes was sanctioned. The
board voted to take over $50, 900 of the
taxpayers money and give it to the hold
ers of the turnpike bonds and stock. 1t
will cost nearly $40, 600 more for repairs
on the roads.
There was a hot debate and vigorous
protests by a minority of the board.
The two turnpikes are the Camden and
Marlton road, running between the points
named, and the Camden and Westield
road. Both run across the Camden line
into Burlington county, and the latter
county will have to pay its proportion for
the turnpike.
The Camden and Marlton turnpike was
first taken up by the board. Mr.. Davall
raised the point of order that the matter
having been indefinitely postponed at a
previous meeting, it could not be again
taken up during the life of the present
board. The point was sustained by the
chair. An appeal was taken and Director
Wolfe was overruled by a vote of IL to II.
Owing to confusion that prevailed it
required two ballots to determine the re-
suit.
Mr.. Cooper stated hat it would take
about $16, 600 to make necessary repairs
to the road and that outside of this Cam
den county's proportion of the purchase
price would be about 500, 900. The pike
will be made a stone road from Federal
street to Burlington county line.
1t was decided to purchase the road by
a vote of 16 to 7.
A motion to purchase the Camden and
West1eld turnpike for $50, O70. 16, was car
ried by a vote of IA to 6.
Camden county having determined to
buy there will probably be an effort to get
Burlington county to take the same action
at the next meeting of the Board. The
members are not unanimously in favor of
such action by any means, and the debate
on the subject will be as animated as that
in the Camden board. AS there will have
to be an appropriation for the purchase
the matter will be likely to go over to the
new board.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-18
Medford,

H. Norman Thorn has recovered from
his illness and returned to school last
week.
M. Deronda Allen will graduate at the
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy to-
morrow evening.
Henry P. Thorn went to New York yes
terday to attend to business and to look
at the cruiser Raleigh.
George Early, formerly bartender at the
Medford hotel, has taken the agency in
these parts for the Winslow junction Bot
Ting Company. He will run a wagon
route.
A fashionable wedding was solemnized
in Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, al
H~addonfield, Wednesday evening. The
contracting parties were Percival Johnson
Reeve, of Medford, son of DR.. Reeve, and
Miss Beatrice King Smith, of Haddonfield.
The maid of honor was Miss Sue Reeve, 8
sister of the groom, and the bridesmaid
was Miss Rachel Reeve, of Tioga. The
best man was j. Stanley Reeve, brother Of
the groom, and the ushers were j.. Wistal
Evans, of Germantown, and Howard W
Taylor, of Philadelphia. Rev. Owen j
Davis, rector of the church, officiated.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-18

Miss Evans, of near Mount Holly, is
visiting Mrs. Rebecca Price.
Miss May Post has returned nome from
a visit to relatives at Lumberton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E.. Gaskill have
been visiting relatives at Ellisdale.
Rev. j. G. Buchanan and wife are Wis
iting their son, DR.. j. H. Buchanan, at
Plainfield.
The ladies of the M. E. Church viii
give a supper in the l. o. M. hall, Satur-
day evening.
Miss Mary E. COLON led the Young
Peoples meeting of the Baptist Church,
on Sunday evening.
Joseph G. Lee was taken with severe
pains on Sunday night, after returning
from church. Medical aid was summoned
and he is now convalescing, although not
out of danger.
Rumor has it that the merry wedding
bells will 0 o jingle once more, when one
of our charming young bellies will become
the wife of one of our prosperous farm
ers, and a commercial man will also be
made happy.
Rev. Samuel A. White, of Chicago, ILL.,,
who is visiting his aunt, Mrs. William E.
Taylor, occupied the pulpit of the M. E.
Church on Sunday morning, and the Bap-
fist pulpit in the evening. Mr.. White is
a native of Burlington county.
The one year old daughter of John Soby,
of New Lisbon, came near losing her life
on Saturday. She picked up a bottle of
laudanum that she found lying on the
floor, and before her mother could prevent,
she swallowed the contents. DR.. Allen
happened to be going by the house just as
the accident occurred. He was summoned
and saved the baby's life.
Joseph A. Norcross died at his late res
idence here on Saturday morning, after a
short illness. He had many friends and
will be missed by all. He leaves a widow
and several adult children to mourn his
loss. The funeral will take place We'd
nesday, at II O'Clock. Interment at
Jacobstown. Deceased was 66 years old
and had served in the wal of the rebellion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-18
Columbus.

Sheriff Fleetwood was in town last week
smiling on friends.
Mrs. Margaret Magee, of Old Bridge, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. D. Erhart.
Efforts are to be made to establish a
national bank in this town 1t would be
the best paying bank in the county.
Mrs. Content Ingling returned from
Jamesburg, on Saturday, where she had
been nursing her sick mother, Mrs. F.
Shinn.
The Traction Comany is talking of ex-
tending its line to Columbus. The citi-
zens of this place will certainly appreciate
such an extension.
The sociable given by the Epworth
League of the M. E. Church, last Wednes-
day evening, was a very pleasant affair
and a financial success.
Preparations have already been begun
by the members of the NJ. E. Church tc
observe the Fourth of July in a fitting
manner. 1t will be the grandest affair in
this section of the county.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-04-18
Ocean County.

A district Sunday school institute will
be held at Manahawkin on May 10. The
district includes the townships of Union,
Stafford and the north end of Long Branch.
DR.. John Lewis Lane, who recently
moved to Tuckerton to assist his father
in-law in his practice there, has dissolved
his partnership with DR.. Reeves and has
returned to Manahawkin to resume his
old practice.
The following officers were recently
elected by the Englewood Wheelmen of
West Creek; President, N. w. Salmons :;
vice president, W. J. Shinn; secretary, T.
A. Cranmer; treasurer, c. L. Kelley; cap
tain, j. B. Cox; lieutenant, R. B. Jane
son; color bearers, W. Sprague and J. W.
Berry; sergeant-at-arms, A. Purves.
A meeting was held in Philadelphia re-
Gently to push forward the plan to build a
short line of railroad to Manahawkin in
order that passengers may be enabled to
reach Long Beach in shorter time. There
was a large attendance of capitalists and
a disposition shown to go ahead. There
are two roads proposed, one from Medford
and the other from Hanover.
The Ocean county courts opened on
Tuesday. The suit of Mrs. Anna M
Oakerson VS.. Thomas F. Applegate, ad-
ministrator, on contract, was heard. Sam
uel W.. Shinn and Mark R. Sooy appeared
for plaintiff; Charles K. Chambers and
Mr.. Carmichael for defendant. The
plaintiff was the daughter-in-law of Bar
zillai Oakerson, of YOUNGSTOWN and cared
for him in his last illness, he being partial
ly paralyzed for years, with the under
standing that he would will her the farm.
lie died interstate and the suit was to re-
cover pay for these services from the es-
tate.
The county Board of Registry and
Elections met last week to arrange for the
first election in the new township of Long
Beach. The township was represented
by its counsel, Lawyer Archer, of Cam
den, and by B. F. Archer and Lloyd N.
Butterworth, of Barnegat City, Isaac A.
Lee, of Harvey Cedars, J. B. Ringgold, of
Spray Beach, former Senator Robert B.
Engle and R. F. Engle, of Beach Haven.
The board decided that the election should
be held on Tuesday, May I'd; and that the
Board of Registry should organize on
April Goth to anvass the township, meet
ing again on the 25th to correct the reg
lister if need be. Owing to the fact that
there is a freeholder to be chosen, it will
be necessary to hold election for that office
in the three boroughs of Beach Haven,
Long Beach City and Harvey Cedars.
The township election will be held at the
Wayerly house at North Beach Haven.