davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30
Shot the Minister

Allen Still was arrested Wednesday on
the charge of shooting Rev. James H.
Washington, of Mount Laurel, pastor of
the A. M. E. church, Tuesday night
Constable Caleb Wright made the arrest
and took the prisoner before Justice
Petit, who committed him to jail to
await the result of the preachers injuries.
The injured man was removed to Cooper
hospital, Camden, where it was found his
skull was fractured.
Still tried to prove an alibi by saying
he was in Camden, but it was shown that
he had sufficient time to 90 to Moores-
town and catch the trolley he alleges to
have gone to Camden on after the shoot
ing took place, although he protests his
innocence
The affair caused great excitement in
Mount Laurel, and the preachers flock
are very indignant over the dastardly at
tempt on their leaders life.
The minister was shot while seated at
a window at his home at Mount Laurel,
Tuesday evening. The bullet came from
rifle. 1t shattered the window pane
and entered the left side of the clergy
mans head. Physicians were summoned,
and they pronounced the wound serious.
Mr.. Washington has no known enemies.
and the shooting is mystery. Still has
a bad reputation. He was before the
court some time ago charged with assault
and battery on his wife. Judge Gaskill
suspended sentence on condition that
Still left the neighborhood and stayed
away. If he did this shooting it is
thought he was prompted by a desire to
get revenge for supposed activity of the
minister in the assault and battery case.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30
The Legislative session.

The established and favorite journal
the Trenton State Gazette, offers new and
attractive features to the New Jersey read
ing public The Daily has recently been
enlarged to the extent of ten columns
upon its former size, is now supplied with
full telegraphic news service, and has
been improved by the addition of new
type. Those of our readers who want to
be thoroughly well informed in regard to
the approaching Legislative session, which
promises to be one of the most exciting
and interesting, as well as important of
recent years, cannot do better than take
the Gazette for the session. 1t has an es-
tablished and unrivsled reputation for the
accuracy. completeness and impartiality
of its reports of Legislative proceedings
The Daily for the ensuing session of the
Legislature will be furnished for 81. so.
postage prepaid; for the Daily for the
session and the Weekly for the balance of
the year, $2.25 postage prepaid. This
offer applies to both the old subscribers of
the Weekly and those who may become
new subscribers The Weekly State Ga
sette has also been reduced in price to s.. 90
per year, improved by new type, greater
care and discrimination in the preparation
OF its reading matter, the latest news and
new market reports, making it altogether
the NEST interesting and cheapest news
paper in the State. Send for a specimen
copy. Address the
STATE GAZETTE,
Trenton, N. ].
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30
MOOraGfOWn

Ex-freeholder Walter s. French has
been suffering the past two weeks with
bad case of pneumonia and for time his
life was dsspaired of.
The parishioners of the Church of Our
Lady of Good Counsel, Moorestown, have
paid $500 of the church debt after spend
ing that much on improvements.
Chester is as usual the banner towns hip
having paid over to the county collector
the entire amount of county and school
tax amounting to $35, 400. 1t was the
first township to pay its tax In full.
Henry Vaudeville, of Stanwick, has
held responsible position in the Pavonia
car shops for number Of years He has
just been promoted to position of great
trust with the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany at Jersey City.
One of our coal dealers is reported to
have got in trouble last week. He has
been getting his coal from the Reading
Company, and selling it at 50 ton. The
Reading people heard of it and sent one
of their agents here, who notified him
that he would have to sell it at 1915 q
ton. The dealer intimated that it was
none of the business of the railroad COM
pany at what price he sold his coal.
Two car loads of load, that were con-
signed to him, thereupon were sent else
where.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30
Burlington.

The last Sunday of the year was an
eventful one for the Rogan family. Mrs
Rogan took her 23-year- old son, John, tc
task for associating with persons to whom
she objected Frenzied by what he con-
sidered an infringement of his personal
rights, young Rogan drew razor across
his throat. inflicting a dangerous wound.
Soon atterward Thomas Rogan. the hus-
band and father, went to the cellar and
hanged himself to one of the joists. He
was discovered before life was extinct and
cut down. Both would-be suicides are
still alive.
Last week when coal was so scarce al
Burlington a gentleman sent a team to
Trenton for load. Nothing but misfor-
tune attended the trip. On arriving there
one of the horses threw shoe. Return
ing, the driver mired at Tullytown, and
had to hunt team to pull him out, break
ing swingle tree in the attempt. He al
so mired beyond Bristol and had to aban-
don the wagon in order to catch the last
boat across to Burlington. Two teams
had to be employed to get the load to Bris-
tol over night. Another team came and
took it to Burlington. That ton of coal
cost nearly fifty dollars by the time it
reached its destination
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30
General Assembly,.

tbs understood that the railway com
panies are making thorough preparations
for the meeting of the Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly at Los Angeles, in May
and a most enthusiastic reception is to be
given to the assembly by the citizens of
Los Angeles The rate as announced by
the Chicago & Northwestern sometime
since is to be $50 round trip from Chicago.
Low rates from all points will be an
nounced by the Eastern lines.
The great attraction of California seen
cry and its delightful climate, together
with the wonderfully increasing impor-
lance of Pacific coast points in the COM
mercial expansion of our nation, has
created notable increase in the amount
of travel to the Western coast. To effec-
lively meet the increasing demands of the
travelling public the transcontinentaI rail
ways have been active in supplying the
most complete and luxurious service and
the Northwestern line has ever been in
the lead
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30

Miss Lille Hullfish, Miss Shreve, Miss
Emma Wood, Miss Elsie Allen, Miss Ethel
Wright and Miss Carrie McKissney were
baptized in the Baptist church Sunday
night
Horses drawing a heavy load of coal
ran away at Bordentown yesterday.
Alexander Emery, their driver, courage
ously climbed upon the wagon to seize
the lines, but in reaching for them was
thrown to the ground and badly injured.
Considerable mystery surrounds the
disappearance of Frank Myers, who has
has been missing several weeks Myers
left a child-wife of IS, a comfortable
home, several thousand dollars in bank
and a good situation with the company
that is laying sewer pipes here When he
left Myers kissed his wife good bye, but
seemed to hesitate, but finally he went
out. Mrs Myers stayed at their home for
several weeks, but is now residing in
Clayton. Myers often expressed a wish to
join the army and some think he has
joined the ranks under an assumed name,
as inquiry has been made of the Govern
ment, but no trace of him could be found
Farnsworth Council, No s, Daughters
of America, elected the following officers
on Friday night: Associate junior past
councillor, Albert T. Rhubart: councillor,
Elsie NJ. Maxim; vice councillor, Sarah G.
Rhubart; A. c., Lydia A. Stein; A. V. c.,
Sarah Malsbury; conductor, Joseph j.
Whistler; warden, George H Rhubart; f.
nancial secretary, Winfield t. Rhubart;
recording secretary, Amanda Whistler;
treasurer, Abbie Apologize; outside SEN
tinel, Eliza Warner; inside sentinel, Will
liam H. Brown; trustees, George H. Rhu-
bart, Sarah G.. Rhubart and Lydia A.
Whistler; representatives to state council,
Lydia Stein and Sarah G. Rhubart.
A fire with mysterious origin occurred
in house on the farm of Edward Newell
and occupied by Clarence Parent near
Bordentown, on Saturday night. The
building was totally destroyed. Mr.. Par
ent was away at the time of the fire anG
claims that when he left the house there
was no fire in the stoves During the fire
much of the household goods were car
ried out of the building and placed alonl
a fence nearby. While the neighbour
were fighting the flames the goods on the
outside caught fire and were also con
sumed. The household goods were in
sured for $500, but there was no insurance
on the building, which was valued a
$1,000 Mr.. Parent reached home during
the fire and attempted to enter the house
He was overcome by the smoke and hat
to be carried out.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30
His Last Run.

Engineer E. s. johnson was fatally in
jursd at Big Horn, Montana, on Deem
Der II, where he stopped to take on some
coal. The shute became clogged, and
when he went up on the tender to assist
the fireman, he was knocked to the ground
by the shifting of an iron bar, and strik.
ing on his head, received injuries from
which he died few hours later.
Mr.. johnson was born at Vincentown
in 1S45. At an early age he enlisted in
Company of the New Jersey Regiment
of Volunteers, and saw three years of SER
vice in the civil war. at one time being
taken prisoner and confined in the Con-
federate prison at Libby.
In 1882 he entered the employ of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, and since that
time he has been regarded as one of its
most trusted and capable employees This
was shown last spring when he pulled j.
Pierpont Morgan's special train from
Billings, and was complimented by Mr..
Morgan on having given his party the
best run since they left New York. Mr.
johnson was buried with Masonic honors.
Deceased was an uncle of George H.
Johnson, of Mount Holly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30

Coal is selling at 50 per ton here.

Coal is selling at 50 per ton here.
William B. Cooper, of Marion, was
visitor here on Monday.
T B. Thorn, of Mount Holly, was {
Medford visitor on Saturday.
Miss Helen Thorn is visiting Mrs
Thomas Holland at Beverly
Mrs William Cox, of Newark, is spend.
ing few days with Mrs Adelaide Kemble.
Samuel Garwood is having hot water
heating system put in his residence on
Main street.
Archie r. Angeroth, of Nicola, Iowa, is
visiting his uncle John G.. Nail, near
Mount Holly.
Benjamin J. Mingen bought 10 acres of
land from Francis A. Price, on Kirby's
Mill creek, for 800.
The Baptist Sunday School will hold
| their Christmas entertainment on Tuesday
evening, December 80.
A large dance was held in the l. o. o. F.
hall on Christmas eve. Another will be
given on New Years eve
H. B. Kemble has sold his property on
the road from Ballinger's Mill to Taber-
nacle for 5000 to George Wisham.
At the Christmas festival in the NJ. E.
Church, Rev. Mr.. Nicholson was presented
with handsome gold watch, fob and
chain.
The condition of Rev. J. w. Nicholson,
who is very ill with pleuro- pneumonia, is
not very much improved. He is con-
sidered to be seriously sick.
Jos. Petit and Walter Headly had a
shooting match on Tuesday at glass balls.
Petit broke IA out of 10 while Headly
only managed to break twelve.
About $35 was taken in at the cantata
given by the M. E. Sunday School on Mon
day evening The program, which was
very good, was entitled Christmas with
the Pixies"
The Episcopal Sunday School held their
Christmas festival on Tuesday evening.
The church was filled to its utmost capac.
ity. The program, entitled The Day
Spring, was well rendered by the school.
The officers elected in Medford Lodge,
No. 100, l. o. o. F., are as follows: N. G.,
J. G. Stackhouse; V. G., Chas E. Holmes;
recording secretary, M. H. Allen; perma-
nent secretary, H. L. Knight; treasurer.
Fred W. Branin; trustees, NJ H. Allen,
S. c. Prickett, J. A. Lamb, J. G. Stack
house, H. p Thorn.
The following officers were elected in
Red Cross Castle, No. 6, Knights Golden
Eagle: Past Chief, VIM B. Friend; N. c.,
Harry T. Allen; Y. c., Carlton Garwood;
High Priest, Thomas Dickson; s. Herald;
Frank Smith; M. of R., A. S. Stackhouse;
K. Of E., Frank E. Allen; Clerk of E.,
William B. Dyer; trustee, H. F. Thorn;
representative, Reeve Mingin; venerable
hermit, Edwin Griscom.
A union watch night service by the
Methodist and Baptist churches will be
held in the Baptist church, on New Years
Eve. The following program has been
arranged: 500 p NJ, gathering of the
watchers; $50, song and praise service;
800, platform service by deacons; $50,
talking machine carnival; 1000, sermon
hour; 1915, lantern lecture, Pilgrims
Progress" Is, testimony meeting; II. so,
taps-lights down; 1900, chimes and il
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30
Pemberton.

Christmas exercises were held in the
Baptist Church Sunday evening.
Miss Anna Nixon, of Trenton, is spend
ing the holidays with her parents here.
Harry Haines has purchased the A C.
Seeds property and will move there in the
spring.
William II. Heisler, Jr., of Princeton
University, has been spending the holt
days home.
Alfred |. Davis has purchased tract of
cranberry land in Southampton township
from Asher B. Parker.
Elmer Shemelia having leased the Gibbs
store property will move there in the
spring, where he will conduct his bakery
business.
Rev. ]. C. Buchanan, who has been on
the sick list, will in a few days leave for
Plainfeld, where he will visit his son, Dr.
Buchanan.
Maumee Tribe, No. 1853, l. o. R M,
have elected the following officers for the
ensuing term: Prophet, Alfred Cline;
Sachem, Barclay Seeds; s. s., Charles
Shemelia J. s., Charles Layton; C. of R.,
Abner Rogers; X. of W., T. c. Danley
o. g.. William Sincol; Representative,
7. g. Clstts.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30
The Price Advanced.

What the Stone Road Committee of the
Camden Board of Freeholders regard as
an exorbitant price will balk that county's
proposed purchase of the Camden, MARI
ton and Medford turnpike. At meeting
of the Board of Freeholders held some
months ago, the Stone Road Committee
was authorized to enter into negotiations
with the Turnpike Company to acquire
the old highway.
Tuesday afternoon the Stone Road Com
mittee and Director Irving Buckle met the
president and directors of the turnpike
company at the West Jersey hotel The
price put forth by the directors for the
pike was $53, 600. over 10000 more than
the sum estimated by the Governors com
mission appointed five years ago.
Director Buckle called the directors at
tention to this fact and asked them how
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30
Marion.

c. B. Chew has sold his farm near Ewes
boro, now occupied by Walter Anderson,
to Joseph Barton.
Samuel Jones, brother of Isaac Jones
who has served twelve years in the regu
lar army, has left the service and re.
turned to Marlton.
A small child of Chris Merks was Sc
verely burned about the body recently by
the upsetting of large coffee pot. On
Wednesday the same coffee pot was up
set and this time Mrs. Merks and another
child were scalded.
The pastors of the churches here Jared
very well on Christmas Mr. Stone, of
the Methodist church, received purse of
$38, with other gifts, and Rev. Mr. Sowell,
the Baptist minister, got a gold watch
chain and barrel Of -four.
The horse and wagon of William Fra
ger, of Cropwell, which was stolen by a
servant last week, has been recovered 1t
was found standing in front of hotel in
Camden. Nothing has been learned of
the thief's whereabouts. Besides skip
ping with $40 of his employers money
he also borrowed SIS from the servant girl
and failed to return it.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30
WINTER SERVICE TO THE SOUTHERN
RESORTS, FLORIDA AND CUBA.
a Dol L


The Southern Railway, foremost in look :
ing after the comfort of the Southern
traveller, announces for the season of 1902
and 1908 the most attractive service that
has ever been offered the tourist seeking a
sunny cline. In addition to the prese:
high service from Philadelphia 10
the South, effective December 8, a new
sleeplng-car line will be inaugurated be-
tween Washington and Pinehurst, N c.,
leaving Washington on the Washington
and Southern Limited Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays, and effective December
49, leaving Philadelphia daily at COS P.
M, new Pullman Drawing-room Buffet
Sleeping Car Line will be operated be-
tween New York, Philadelphia, Camden.
Summerville and Charleston, S c. The
event of the tourist season will be the
Inauguration of the world-famous "South-
ern's Palm Limited between New York,
Philadelphia and St Augustine. The 10th
day of January is set, and on and after
that date, daily except Sundays, this train
De Luxe will make the trip to Florida in
less than "a hours from Philadelphia.
The service on this train provides it's
patrons with every convenience and
luxury known to modern railroad passen-
ger service. Composed of Pullman Com
partment Cars, Drawing room Sleeping
Cars, Club Cars, Library and Observation
Cars, together with the best examples of
Dining Cars, all luxuriously and artistically
finished and furnished, electric light, ETC.,
the train is in reality a modern hosiery
on wheels, in which one may occupy
compartments singly or en- suite and make
the entire trip absolutely without fatigue
or inconvenience
Besides the Southern's Palm Limited, .
the Southern Railway mail-trains double
daily service the year round between New
York, Philadelphia and Jacksonville,
Aiken and Augusta. The New York and
Florida Express" leaves Philadelphia at
Cos P. M. Washington and Florida
Mail" leave Philadelphia at 72o A. M,
arrive Jacksonville 9.I5 next morning.
Pullman Drawing-room Sleeping Cars and
Dining Car service on all through trains
Chas. L. Hopkins, District Passenger |,
Agent. Southern Railway, 828 Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia, will take pleasure in
furnishing all information. 4o-4t
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30
A Peerless Florida Booklet.

The General Passenge< Department of
the Southern Railway has just issued one
of the most strikingly handsome brochures
descriptive of "The Southern's Palm Limi-
ted that has ever emanated from a rail-
road Office. 1.-The Southern's Palm Limi-
ted'' resumes its season on January II, be-
tween this city and St. Augustine, and the
booklet gives diagram of the cars max
ing up this train, besides showing in very
handsome photographs the interior of the
same, as we'll as views of the chief points of
interest along the route traversed by that
company. The Southern having extended
its line into Jacksonville, the route of the
"Palm Limited" will be between New
York and Washington over the Pennsyl-
vania; between Washington and Jackson
vile over the Southern, and between Jack
sonville and St. Augustine over the
Florida East Coast roads. -Le0nGrd's Raig-
aoay Ne0os.
Chas. L. Hopkins, District Passenger
Agent, Southern Railway, 82S Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia, will furnish copy Of
booklet upon application. sat
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30
Personal.

Edward B. Fitzell, of Trenton, was a
Mount Holly visitor on Friday.
George K. Townsend, of New York
visited relatives here last week
Mrs. t. Zurbrugg. of Riverside, was a
visitor in Mount Helly last week.
C. Martin Shively, of Camden, was one
of Mount Holly's Christmas visitors.
Henry Darnell, of Atlantic City, spent
portion of last week in Mount Holly.
Edward A. Atkinson, proprietor of the
hotel at Columbus, continues to be quite
i'll.
Mrs. Frank S. Jones, of Vineentown,
spent Christmas with relatives in Mount
Holly.
Miss Matte b. Roberts, of Ocean City,
is visiting her mother on Buttonwood
street.
Charles G. Keen and wife were among
the Christmas visitors in Mount Holly
last week
Misses Lidie Armstrong and Maggie
Fenton spent last week with friends in
Philadelphia.
Miss Ethel M. Gaskill, of Glenloch, ate
her Christmas turkey with her parents
in Mount Holly.
Mr.. and Mrs. George d. Worrell will be
at home after January 1st, at their resi-
dence on Broad street.
Rev. Percy Perinchief and family, of
Trenton, were guests last week at the res
iden ce of Morris a. Keller
Frank A. Wright, who is working for
the C. A. Sims Co., at McVeytown, Pa,
spent Christmas with his parents here
The Congressional recess afforded va
cation for NJ. E. Matlsck, of Washington,
D. G., which he is spending with his fam
lily in Mount Holly.
Rev. John w. Lynch and family, OF
New Egypt, came to Mount Holly to eat
Christmas dinner at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William B. Ogburn.
Mrs. Martin Bsyersdorfer left on Sun.
day on a months visit to Oil City and
Pittsburgh, Pa. Upon her return home
she will be accompanied by her sister.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-12-30
Winter Tourists Tickets Now on sale via


To all the principal Winter Resorts at
very low rates. The resorts Of the South,
Southeast and Southwest: also Cuba, Cali,
fornia and Mexico offer many inducements
to the tourist
Some prominent resorts are St. Angus
tine, Palm Beach, Miami, Jacksonville,
Tampa, Port Tampa, Brunswick, Savan-
nah, Thomasville, Charleston, Columbia,
Aiken, Augusta, Pinehurst, Camden, Sum-
merville, Asheville, Hot Springs, "The
Land of the Sky" and Sapphire Coun-
try"
Tickets on sale up to and including
April 80, 1905 limited to return until Nav
81, 1903. Stop-overs allowed at import
ant points.
Through sleeping-cars of the highest
standard between principal cities and
resorts. Dining car service unexcelled.
Write for copy of winter Homes in
a Summer Land"
Chas. L. Hopkins, District Passenger
Agent, S28 Chestnut ST., Philadelphia, will
be pleased to furnish all information.