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Sharp County record., 1905-06-09
THE HALF DOZEN.

The Pulaski county grand jury.
which is inquiring into the alle-
cations of boodling in the last
general assembly, has taken a
recess until June 10, at which
time the inquiry will be resumed
The recess is had to allow Prose-
cutting Attorney Rhoton to gather
more testimony and prepare
matters for a more thorough in
vestigatian. So far six legisla-
tors have been indicted and ar
rested. They are:
Senator A. W. Covington of
johnson county, indicted on the
charge of accepting bribes of
$1,000 on the state capitol bill,
and $1,000 on the Felsenthal
county seat bill. He is at liberty
on bond of $4,000. Senator
Covington was president of the
senate. and is a lawyer by pro-
fesslon.
Senator A. T. Gross of Craw-
ford county, indicted for solicit
ing a bribe OF ST 800 on the bak-
ing powder bill, and for perjury
before the grand jury. He has
made bond of $1,000.
Senator A. W. Rison of Perry
county, indicted for attempt to
bribe Representative Wilson of
Perry county, by offering him
S125 to influence his vote on the
Killcugh levee bill. He is out
on bond.
Senator H. K. Toney of Jeffer-
son county, who served three
successive terms in the lower
house and was then elected to
the senate, indicted for soliciting
bribe of 5000 for his vote on
telephone measure. Released
on $4,000 bond.
Representative G. F. Chapline
of Monroe county, indicted for
offering representative Sl25 to
influence his vote on the Killough
levee bill, and also on the charge
of conspiracy. He is free on
bond of IS, 900.
Representative C. B. Andrews
of Nevada county, indicted for
bribery in connection with the
levee bill. Released on $4,000
bond.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09
"POETS?"

1t is strange how many people
imagine themselves poets, and
equally strange how many folks
want to rush into print with some
little bilious decoction that ought
to be buried under the proverbial
measure and let sleep. Some
people think if they succeed in
making the last word of each
line resemble in sound they are
guilty of bringing forth a 'pome.
Doubtless every editor in Arkan-
sas has many times felt like say
ing something similar to the fol-
lowing, which we find in the
Batesville Guard:
The Guard receives, from
time TO time, contributions of
originafpoetry, which it seldom
publishes. 1t is given to few
people to write good poetry.
The rule still holds good that
poets are born, rather than
made; and, in Withholding
most of that which comes to
this office, we feel that we are
doing the writer's Of it, as we'll
as those who are expected to
read it, a favor.
Many Of those who aspire to-
wards poetry could profit by ap-
plying this truth, also from the
Guard, to themselves:
Good, plain prose offers re-
sources quite up to the require-
ments of the very best writer's.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

Dr.-Rev. f. S. Deener, who
has served part of a term in the
state penitentiary for crimes COM
mitted while he was the much
este emed leader of a flock at
Batesville, is in trouble again.
He has been arrested by the fed
eral authorities on a charge of
using the mails to defraud. He
is charged with devising a plan
TO extract a SIM of money FROM a
Fort Smith woman upon the plea
tnat he could secure the release
of her husband from the peni.
tentiary. 1t is remembered that
Deener's penitentiary sentence
was cut short by a pardon from
Gov. Davis. ...
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

few days ago a 12-year-old white
boy, who was playing with a tar
get rifle, accidentally shot and
killed an old negro man.
William Norris, who has been
confined in the Salem jail for
several months on the charge of
theft, has been adjudged insane
and carried to the asylum.
At Batesville last week Mark
Luster was arrested for blind
tigering and fined $500 and sem
fenced to serve two days in jail.
This is the third time Luster has
been fined for illegally selling
liquor.
Lee Derling, a farmer living
near Jacksonport, was drowned
recently in the back water in the
Black river bottoms while hunt-
ing. He was out in the back
water in a small boat, and it is
supposed that he was kicked from
the boat by the discharge Of his
gun and was unable to save
himself.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09
NORTH ARKANSAS.
Interesting News and Happen.
ings in This Part of the
State.

The Black Rock button factory
has been reopened.
A bank will be opened at
Swifton in the near future.
Salem is we'll supplied with
daily mail routes, having five.
The city council of Cotter has
imposed a license tax on all oc-
cupations.
The delinquent real estate list
in Independence county contains
140 tracts.
A $4,000 school building will
be erected at Mountain Home
this summer.
Mrs. Mary Lovelace. wife OF
Rev. j. P. Lovelace, died las.
week of consumption at Cushman,
A. w, Lackey of Iuka, lizard
county, passed his 91st birthday
the 18th of May. His death oc-
Cured few days ago.
The 3.year-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. McElvoy
fell from a second-stor window
at Pocahontas last week and was
seriously injured.
Charlie Calvin of Newburg was
arrested one day last week for
selling whiskey Illegally. Four
gallons of his booze were poured
out by the sheriff.
Charles Rasden died at Holmes,
Randolph county, last week, from
wound accidentally inflicted by
James Cook, who was carelessly
handling a revolver.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09
KIRBY THE CRATER.

1t made many people less in
sympathy with the Hon. W. f.
kirby's candidacy for attorney
general when that gentleman ac-
cepted an appointment from Gov.
Davis as assistant counsel to At.
torney General Rogers in the
collection Of back taxes due the
state from private car lines. The
attorney general had already, at
the time Of Kirby's appointment,
settled some Of the cases, and
had the others so we'll in hand
that he needed no assistance,
consequently he refused the Of
fered services. Under the cir
cumstances, it appears that Mr..
Kirby was willing to take a fee
of $500 from the state, even if
he was too late to render the
state any service in return. His
appointment, it night be men.
toned, was unquestiorably an
attempt to detract credit from
Attorney General Rogers in his
successful prosecution of the
suits, which was, happily, frus-
trated by that individual imself'
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

1t is a matter of ancient history
that Senator A. W. Covington Of
johnson county, president of the
late state senate, who is now in
dicted on two charges of COR
ruption, was, in 1896, fined S100
and given a sentence of thirty
days in Jail for illicit distilling.
1t is interesting to know, how
ever stale it may appear.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

The idea that a newspaper such
as the Beebe News should state
that it is not in the interest of the
taxpayers that Attorney General
Rogers should prevent the ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the
state guard seems incredible.
Bob Rogers is a native of the
county in which the News is
published, and that that paper
snaps and snarls at him as he
does his duty, only shows to what
depths some papers will fall in
following the flag"
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

The monument, erected to per-
petuate the valor of the Arkan-
sas Confederate soldiers, was
unveiled last Saturday at its site
in front of the new state capitol
in the city ofsLittle Rock. Three
thousand PEOPLE were present.
On the same occasion, Senator
James H, Berry delivered to the
Daughters Of the Confederacy
the Confederate battleflags, re-
turned to the state by a late act
of Congress.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

1t is said the state of New
York is preparing to institute
suit against the state of Arkan-
sas for those repudiated bonds,
about which so much has been
said for years. If such is the
case, it might be we'll for the
people to notice the direction the
fat fees in the case go.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

Thomas Hackett, a Roman
Catholic, recently instituted
suit in the courts to prevent the
reading of the Bible in the pub
lie schools of Kansas, on the
ground that it is a sectarian
book. The courts decided against
him.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

The school board of the city Of
Little Rock has decided to here
after contract with no teacher
who can only make third grade
certificate. This decision by the
school boards everywhere would
undoubtedly prove beneficial to
the public schools.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09
Prosecuting Attorney Rhoton

Prosecuting Attorney Rhoton
of Little Rock says the crusade
against the boodlers did not start
from the governors office,
but that he is resposible for
what has been done. 1t makes
little difference where the bail got
its first impetus. The thing is to
punish the guilty-and all the
guilty.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

After a lengthy contest in the
courts, the temperance people of
Mammoth Spring have won their
fight and there will be no saloons
in that town. Instead the dram
shops will be a few yards away,
over in Missouri.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

The Pocahontas Star said
something to the Newark Journal
last week. We hope our brethren
will observe the weather con-
ditions and keep cool.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

Says the Memphis News -Scim-
itar: Developments in Arkan-
sas will give that state a great
deal of undesirable notoriety.
But corruption must be met with
exposure and punishment, no
matter what the consequences"
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

The front pages of the Little
Rock dailies may be said to be a
regular rogue's gallery these
days.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

With all the talk of trusts and
combines, you don't hear any
thing said of the Ground bale
trust" over which many pol
iticians grew so red in the face a
few campaigns ago.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

The State Republican says
democrats will vote with the re-
publicans next election, which,
we suppose, means that the re-
publicans will vote the democrat
ic ticket.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

Some members of the last leg
islature will generously refrain
from asking another term.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

lit Court, Northern Dis
First Monday in January
lly. Southern District
Monday in Ft brlary and
ty Court-Third Monday
ary, April, July and Oc-
No County Court in the
IN District.
to Court-Northern Dis
bird Monday in March,
eptember and December.
a District-Second Mon :
March, June, September
!ember.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09
.OEFICIEL
OngressiOnal.

OngresSiOnal.
lber of Congress End District.
BRUNDIDGE JR.
Senatorial.
lber State Senate, Second
rict. j. ID. MCCALL.
Judicial.
10 Of the 18th Judicial Cir
j. w. MEEKS.
Atty. IT. |. HERRN.
oVnty.
ssentative-E. E. ANDREWS.
" Judge. w. SMITH.
&c. D. RITCHIE.
&c. HI. MATHENY.
lrer-E. l.. DICKERSON.
sor w. II. HORN.
yor--GsN. SIMPSON.
Sharp County record., 1905-06-09

EEMENTS OF LEASE, ACKNOWLEDGE
I1ts, ailidavits to accounts, Deposition: and
lewal Of mortgages takeH. Abstracts Of
|urnished, Bills Of sale, bonds for little,
0t trust--personalty and realty--deeds,
|lnita, husbands, unmarried pcrsans, wiles
warranty, with REIMBURSEMENT OF dover;
.cohtracts, m0rtgagcs-realc estate, chattl
Eop--nnd powers oi attorney, written nnd
|ledGed on reasonable terms.
|llcHtlons fer homestrads and prc-emptione
pnutions prepared and patcnts procured
2ntlons for redemption of lands from
nd petitions to refund taxes enormously
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-20
County v. NC. A work

Under the auspices of the State Committee
OF the New Jersey Young Mems Christian
Associations, County Institute was held in
the Baptist Church, Mount Holly, on Satur-
day.
About sixty delegates from fifteen towns in
the county met for the afternoon session,
during the course of which the various phases
of the county work of the Young Mems Chris.
The committee on organization consisting
OF II. A. Semple, Jr., Mount Holly: Eugene
Petty, Florence, and II. T. Robinson, Moores-
town, made the following report which was
adopted
In view of the great opportunity for aggres.
s1Ve work along the lines mapped out by the
state Committee of Young Meu's Christian
Associations; in view of the marked success
and other states, and in view of the need OF
such work In Burlington county, we, the COM
m1ttee on organization recommend that this
county organize for county Y. NJ. G. A. work;
that budget of 81, 200 be secured to pay for
organization and the expense of the work
until May l, 1906; that permanent county
secretary be employed; that the following be
elected as members of the county committee
Mount Holly, A. r. w. Atwood; Moorestown
". r. OVerman, j. H. Borton; Burlington,
]. P. Styer; Florence, Frank W. Thatcher;
Bordentown, George Robbins; Beverly, Jas.
Z. Bryan; Riverside, Geo. NJ Bacon; River
tom Alexander Marcy, Jr.; Palmyra, VIM.
McConnell; that the state committee be re.
quested to allow w. ID. McRae to act as cOun-
ty secretary until permanent secretary is
secured
These recommendations were unanimously
adopted, and the county committee met and
elected the following officers Chairman, A.
X. w. Atwood, ID. d. s., Mount Holly; vice
chairman, Geo. NJ. Bacon Riverside; clerk
J. ID. Borton, Moorestown; treasurer, Jas. p.
Bryan, Beverly. The young peoples societies
of Mount Holly served the delegates with a
well provided supper, after which informal
speeches were made.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-20
Automobile Accident

Robert s. Gaskill met with an accident
on Tuesday evening which, fortunately
did not have serious ending. He was
coming from Burlington in his auto.
mobile in which were Mrs. Gaskill, Artil.
| las A. Anderson, and young man named
Horace Grooms. The Burlington end OF
the stone road had recently been given a
very generous coating of gravel. The
rain of Tuesday had made this quite soft
The automobile, which was in charge of
Mr.. Gaskill, was going at a pretty fast
gait, and when it struck the soft gravel it
began to get unmanageable. Mr.. Gaskill
reached for his emergency brake, but was
not able to control the machine which
swerved towards a ditch fully five feet
deep. Over the bank it went and turned
completely over.
All the occupants were thrown out
Mrs Gaskill escaped with a slight bruise,
and Mr.. Gaskill received a sharp blow on
one leg. Grooms was thrown directly
under the machine and got bad sprain
and some light bruises. Anderson seemed
to fare worse than the others. He was
thrown against the fence and received
several cuts on the head He was dazed
and it took little time to bring him to a
realization of where he was and what had
happened. He and Mrs. Gaskill took a
trolley car to Mount Holly, the other two
remaining to look after the automobile
The accident happened between the
farms of N. P. Greedy and Oscar Witt
meyer and those gentlemen were soon on
the scene to render all aid possible. Mr.
Wittmeyer took two horses to the place
and endeavored to right the machine, but
was compelled to go home after two more
horses and block and fall with which he
finally succeeded in putting the automo-
bile on the road It was taken to Mr.
Wittmeyer's farm for the night and in.
spection of it showed the damage to be
very Slight
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-20
MARRIED.

R-NoRCRoss.-June Is, at Penn
linger and Miss Ethel Norcross, both of Penn
berton.
BUDD-EARLEY.--June l5 at Pemberton, by
Rev. Milton Relyea, George Harold Budd and
Ella May Farley, both of Pemberton
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10, at Mount
Holly, by Rev. James IL Durham, Herbert
Carman, of Wilmington, Del, and Miss Bessie
Atkinson, of Burlin gton.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a. at Column bus, Al
fred E. Hall and Miss Margaret Kinsley, o
Columbus.
LANGEN-BIsHoP.-June IA, at Riverside
by ]. II. Fielding, Arthur Langen and Miss
Elsie Bishop both of Bridgeboro.
LEHMAN = LEONARD June IA, at White
Hill, by Rev. William H. Carter, William )
Lehman and Miss Alice Leonard, both OF
White Hill.
MAsoN-IvINs.-June IA, at Delanco, by
Rev. j. A. Matheson, Samuel Mason, OF cam
den, and Miss Martha WINS, of Delanco.
RES-KINsLER.-June Il, at Mount
Holly, by Rev. w. g. Meyer, Benjamin I
Phares and Annie Kinsler, both of Mount
Holly.
PFEIFFER-RoGERs June l5, at Moores
town, Charles G. Pfeifer, of Philadelphia
and Miss Sara R. Rogers, of Moorestown.
RoGERs-DEACoN.-Jun II, at New Lisbon
by Rev. ]. f. Long, Edwin d. Rogers. of Med
ford, and Miss Helen NJ. Deacon, of New
Lisbon.
Observation-Disclosures IA, at Point
vile, by Rev. w. l.. Shaw, Howard S. stack
house, of Juliustown and Miss Leila w. Har
ker, of Pointville.
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DIED.

BAKER June 10, at Philadelphia, Edwin
NJ, youngest son of Helen +. and late DR..
Charles A. Baker, aged rs years.
BowNE-June u, at Bustleton, George Nor
ris Bovine, in his SD year.
BUzBY.-June 15 at Masonville, Sarah d.,
wife of Mark II. BuZby, in his list year.
DAvIs.-June A. at Wrightstown, James S.
Davis, in his list year.
ENGLE.-June 49, Eleanor, infant daughter
of Robert f. and Sarah A. Engle
FALKENBURG June II. at Burlington
Eliza p. Falkenburg. aged rs years.
MCILvAIN.-June IS, near Rancocas T. Ster-
ling McIlvain, in his Goth year.
McBRIDE.-June 6, at Mount Holly, Mary f.
Mcbride, aged 40 years.
MooRE.-June 10, at Mount Holly, Elizabeth
Moore, aged As years.
TEsNow.-June 10, at Delanco, Christina NJ
widow of late Henry 9. Tesnow, In her fotl
year.
FRIEL-June IL, at Florence, Albert N, son
of Mary A. Friel, aged II years.
RYAN.-June IA, near Fellowship, Joseph E.
son of william j. and late Mary Z. Ryan
aged 20 years,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-20

| The State Superintendent of Public In
struction, having disapproved the plans
for building an addition to the Columbus
public school, the proposed building will
be delayed for another year. 1t has been
suggested that a proposition to build a
$2O, 900 high school be submitted to the
taxpayers.
The commencement exercises of the
Columbus Public School were held in the
Presbyterian Church on Wednesday even
ing. The church was filled to overflow
ing and many were unable to obtain adj
mission. The church was very prettily
decorated with flowers and palms and
pennants of orange and black, the colors
of the graduating class. The exercises
were opened with an instrumental selec
ton by E. S. Atkinson, followed by pray
er by the Rev. H r Hall, pastor of the
church. The salutatory address was by
Miss Leah Ridgway, and was delivered
in very able manner. "The Sleeping
Sentinel, recitation, by Miss Nina Anne
Shinn, was marvel Of memory training,
and its rendition was highly creditable.
Master Eckersleys vocal selection, 'Fore-
shadowing Events in 1908" was excep-
tionally good and was heartily applaud
ed. Miss Edna Doherty's "A New Cure
for rheumatism, humorous recitation,
was feature of the programme that was
well received by the audience and it's de-
livery was excellent. Augustus Town
send was the valedictorian. His subject
was Pockets, and the admirable man.
ner in which it was presented showed that
much study and research had been given
to the subject
| The address was delivered by the Rev.
| Il Of he ath ad icf
Church. Mr.. Eckersley took occasion to
| refer briefly to the various improvements
which have been made in the town in the
past few years, and the large amount If
money spent for good roads, for water
and for gas, and then compared these
with the very small expenditure that had
been made for the advancement of edu-
cation in the town, and pointed out the
utter lack Of proper educational facilities
which are being provided by the Board of
Education of Mansfield township. Pre-
| judice based on ignorance" is the only
qualification that seems to be necessary
to become member of school board.
Mr.. Eckersley said he hoped that be-
| fore another commencement Columbus
might have high school, to which it is
entitled, and which he believed the ma
jority of the people were in favor of. II
the Board of Education had any doubts
as to their duties in the premises, the sug-
gestions of Mr.. Eckersley ought to be OF
value. at the conclusion of his address
Mr.. Eckersley congratulated the teachers
upon the excellent work they had accom-
plished with the limited facilities at theil
command, and in a few we'll chosen re
marks presented the diplomas to the grad
uating class, who were Misses Nina Anne
/ nnh
Katherine Kingsley and Augustus Town
capd
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q L. 81 K IL R l. "A.
Bears thu n The Kind You Have Always BOugh
Signature af A<AzzZu
Florence.

Florence team met its first defeat on
Saturday at the hands of Nicetown by the
score of to l.
John Heron, George Giles and Eber
Lobb, of Conshohocken, Pa, spent Sun
day here with friends.
Miss Rachael Higgins of this place, is
spending the summer with friends at
Coatesville, Pa:
Miss Edna Ireton, of Camden, was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Ireton, over
Sunday.
Schuyler Richardson, of this place, had
two fingers mashed, while at work in the
Florence Iron Works, here last week.
George Frank, farm hand employed
by Abraham English near Florence, was
attacked by a vicious bull in the barn
yard on Saturday, and was badly injured
being gored by the animal. He would
have been killed had it not been fol
another farm hand, who went to his rescue
with pitchfork. He was removed to St
Francis Hospital at Trenton with crush
ed chest.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-20
Moorestown.

The Firemen's Relief Association has
elected Walter " Inman, Nathan l..
Wright and Samuel E Chambers dele
gates to the State Firemen's Convention to
be held at Atlantic City, September IL
and IA.
Deciding to rid his pigeon house of rats
Bart Sutton placed poison in several diff
ferent places and succeeded in killing sew
eral of the rodents. but the result proved
more serious than he expected. His val
liable dog ate quantity of the poison and
it was considerable time before DR.. Gardi
ner was able to pronounce the animal out
of danger.
J A special school meeting will be hello
this evening. Resolutions will be submit
ted to purchase the James Smith property
remove the old dwelling house to the real
of lot facing on Third street, fix it up fol
janitor build a new school house or
Second street, repair old school building
All to cost not more than $50, 900.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-20
Medical Society.

The regular quarterly meeting of the
Burlington County Medical Society was
held at Moorestown, on Wednesday. Dr..
anuG. Stroud, of Moorestown, presided,
nv the minutes of the meeting were kept
the secretary DR.. George Tracy, of
Beverly. DR.. W. P. Melcher, of Mount
Holly, paid flowing tribute to the late
DR.. Pugh, of Burlington, DR.. Taylor, of
Beverly, and DR.. Stokes, of Moorestown,
all of whom were members of society for
nearly fifty years. A minute of respect to
Dr. Pugh was read and ordered published
in the State Medical Journal.
The following papers were presented
and thoroughly discussed by the members:
Major trauma of the eye in general
practice" by DR.. w. F. Shoemaker, OF
Philadelphia; 1.-The study of fracture in
volving large joints" by DR.. G. G. Ross,
of Philadelphia; Preparations and post
operative care of surgical cases, by DR.,
j. E. Blair, of Burlington.
Following the meeting the usual ban
quet was served at Coles Hotel
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-20
Burlington.

Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Kathleen Shaw, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Shaw, of this city, to the
Rev. Everett D. van bright, to take place
in the Union street NJ. E. church, or
Wednesday evening, June %.
Mrs. Amanda A L. Sholl, of Burling
ton, George J. Vandegrift and Henry s
Prickitt, executors Of the estate of the
late Joseph Sholl, of Burlington, have ap
piled to the court of chancery to construC
the late Mr.. Sholl's will. The estate is ,
large one, embracing a number of farm!
in this county and valuable property or
Federal street. Mr.. Sholl left all of hi
estate to his wife, but his will is somewha
vague.