The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-06-20
Bordentown.

Bordentown.
The commencement exercises of the
Bordentown High School were held in
Trinity Methodist Church, Wednesday.
The graduates were Hattie NJ. Chapman,
Katharine L. Miller, Miriam H. Boileau,
Mabel l. Mcmillan, Helen R. Carter.
Myra j. Estlow, Margaret A. Ravens, Leo
M. Swain and Howard S. Margerum.
Henry L. Holt, who has held the posi-
ton as teacher of science at the Borden
town Military institute for the past ten
years, will sever his connection with that
institution at the end of the commence
ment exercises, which take place to-day,
the goth inst. He leaves the institute to
take position in the state public school
system.
James Flynn and Frances McHugh, aged
IA and 10 years, respectively, started out
in canoe to take ride on the Delaware
river here Thursday night After reach
ing the channel in the vicinity of the
mouth of Blacks creek the canoe in some
way upset, throwing the boys into the
river. They managed TO hold on to the
canoe and their cries for help were heard
by Ralph Reeder and Edgar Satterthwait,
members of the Yapwei Aquatic club
who put out from the clubhouse and res
cued the lads.
Ten days ago a man claiming to be an
agent for publication called Rams Hor,
was in Bordentown and secured num-
Der of subscribers for the book. The
price was 80 cents, payable in advance
1t was to have come through the post of
fee, and it was to have been here on Sat
urday last. Those who paid their money
have not yet received it, and they are now
wondering whether they have paid their
money for nothing. The man said he was
canvassing in order that he might secure
| funds to complete his education for the
ministry.
The case of FL. j. Marian, former city
mashal of Bordentown, who brought up
to the Supreme court on certiorari the pro
ceedings by which he was dismissed by
the Bordentown common council, has been
decided adversely to Marian. The charges
against Marian were drunkenness while
on duty, unprovoked assaults on citizens
and other illegal conduct The plaintiff
relied on the tenure of Office act of 1885,
but the council claimed this was super
seeded by the act of 1899 as amended in
| 1909. The action of the council in re-
moving Marian was affirmed with costs
The opinion says: "The proceeding ap-
settled that the court will not review the
evidence of a board of police commits
sioners or a common council, if he has
been tried for specific offense, and there
be evidence to justify the conviction of
the charge upon which he was tried"
Judgment was rendered by the state
board of taxation last week in the matter
of the appeal of Wilbert t. Sutterly, "a
resident of Bordentown township. 1t will
be remembered that much comment was
made some four or five weeks ago by At
torney Harold B. Wells, making the open
assertion that the assessment in Borden
town township was used as a means for
Irewarding those standing in the good
graces of the officials and of Furnishing
those whom the officials disliked, among
which latter class Mr.. Wells claimed that
Mr.. Sutterly was and that he had been as
sessed proportionately very high because
he was not in favor with the so-caled
gang" Mr.. Sutterlys assessment as
fixed by the officials was as follows: Real
estate, 81 600; one third interest in sixteen
foot lane, 430 feet long, $500; personal
property, $500. The state board, on the
recommendation of Senator Henry J.
Trick, who heard the case, made the assess
ment as follows: Real estate, including
lane. SO, 700; personal property, $500. The
assessment, which in all amounted to S.
900, was reduced to Sd, 200.
An opinion was handed down by the
Supreme court Wednesday dischargihg
rule to show cause why new trial should
not be granted in the suit of Mrs. Annie
Hamilton, of Bordentown, against the
Bordentown Electric Light and Motor
company, the Postal Telegraph and Cable
ha 81
Telephone company and the Pennsylvania
Railroad company. December 4, 1900,
Alexander Hamilton, husband of the
plaintiff, was shocked to death by taking
hold of a wire of the Bordentown Tele-
phone and telegraph company, which
had come in contact with the wires of the
defendants. Mrs. Hamilton brought suit
for $780, 900 damages in the Burlington
county Circuit court Justice Garrison
tried the case and the jury rendered YER
dict for 81. 400 for the plaintiff The de-
PENDANTS appealed and asked for new
trial to be granted. They alleged error
in that the court refused to non-suit the
plaintiff and further than that the court
refused to direct verdict for the defen-
dants. 1t was also held that illegal
evidence was admitted, that the charge to
the jury was erroneous. The opinion was
by the court and says: "Our examination
of this case leads us to the conclusion that
there was no error committed by the trial
judge either in refusing to non suit, or in
refusing to direct a verdict for the defen-
daDt. We cannot say that the verdict is
clearly against the preponderance of the
evidence. The rule to show cause, there
fore, must be discharged
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