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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-09-04
Death of Jacob c. Hendrickson.

Jacob G. Hendrickson died at his home
on High street, Mount Holly, on Tuesday
morning. He had been suffering with
heart trouble for some time, having been
confined to his room for several weeks
While residing in Pemberton Mr.. Hen
Erickson had severe attack of pneumonia
and he did not appear to entirely recover
from it, Stomach trouble set in and in
digestion affected his heart. He did not
appear on Tuesday morning to be worse
sudden weakness occurred which he had
not the strength to resist and death fol-
| lowed
Jacob G. Hendrickson was born in New
Egypt, on January 10, 1855. When 16
years of age his mother removed to Mount
Holly and Jacob attended the academy of
Charles Aaron. Later he attended Prince
ton University and after three years
course removed to San Francisco and took
law course. He returned to Mount
Holly ia 1877 and after studying with his
brother, Judge Hendriekson, was admitted
to the New Jersey bar in 1881. He opened
an office in Mount Holly and practiced in
this county to the time that i'll health COM
PEELED his retirement.
Mr.. Hendrickson was a Democrat and
was active in behalf of his party He was
frequently called upon to address meetings
in different parts of the state. He never
aspired for high offices. He was clerk and
solicitor of the Board of Freeholders for a
short time, and was member of the Bur
lington County Board of Registry, holding
that position when he died. He also was
member of a commission to revise the
laws of this state. His law practice was
extensive and remunerative. In several in
stances he was called to assist the Prose
cutor of the Pleas in important criminal
action.
In 1881 Mr.. Hendrickson married Miss
Hannah A. Fort, daughter of Andrew II.
Fort. They took up their residence in
Pemberton, removing to Mount Holly
few years since, purchasing the property
formerly owned by Judge Hendrickson
The widow and seven children survive
him.
Jacob G. Hendrickson will be mourned
by large circle of friends who remember
him as genial companion. He was de-
voted husband and father and his loss will
be greatly felt in the home circle. He
was member of Mount Holly Lodge of
Elks and spent many pleasant moments in
the rooms of that society. His funeral
occurred on Friday, the services being
conducted by Rev. George M. Hughes, of
the Mount Holly NJ. E. church Inter-
ment was in the Mount Holly cemetery,
the remains being borne to their last rest
ing place by John B. Mutt, H. Colby Budd,
Blanchard H. White, Pemberton; Samuel
K. Robbins. Moorestown; Eckard P Budd |
Benajah P. Wills, Mount Holly,
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Sporting Notes


Randall will probably pitch for Mount
Holly next Saturday.
Medford will play at Mount Holly, on
Saturday, when another good game may
be expected.
There was listless game at Burlington,
ON Saturday, when Palmyra Y. M. c. A.
defeated Burlington Field Club-16 to s.
The Florence Burlington team had
Morris Field Club for its opponents on
Saturday, and defeated it by the score OF
Z to 3.
By the score of 4 to 3, White Hill
stopped the victorious career of the Flor
ence Rosebuds, administering the first de-
feat the latter club has had in long time
The game between the Independent
Smart Set and Uncle Sans Butt Dangers
lasted II innings yesterday, the score be
ing a tie-13 to Is. Game was called OIL
account of darkness. The tie will bt
played off on Saturday
Mount Holly met defeat at Burlington
yesterday, when it played the Florence
Burlington combination The score wa
to 2 in favor of the latter. The pitche
engaged by Mount Holly did not arriv
and Vickery was put in the box.
Pemberton went to Medford yesterda
for two games. The Pemberton manager
were determined to win and the.
took the Philadelphia Professionals up t,
do the trick. 1t was no walkover. Med
ford played great ball and although shu
out in both games held Pemberton's scor
down to close figures. In the morn
ing the score was: Pemberton, 2; Medford
0. Afternoon, Pemberton, 1; Medford,
Mount Holly had good game of ba
on Saturday, when the strong Riversid
team was here. Manager Lamb had his RI
organized team in the field, and it was tn
best aggregation he has yet had. There wer
some good hitters in the lot and the wa
they landed on to the hitherto mysteriou
curves of pitcher Mood gave that youn
man something to dream about. TIL
score was to in favor of Mount Holly
Randall. a former Burlington Count
League pitcher, was in the box for Mcun
Holly, and did good work.
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weary and tired feeling that is not relieved
by rest. unhealthy eruptions on the skin, con
stipauion, loss of appetite, pains in the sides
and hack, etc. These are but few of the symp-
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POPULAR TOUR TO GETTYSBURG AND
WASHINGTON,

The annual six-day personally-conducted
tour to the Gettysburg battlefield and Wash
September 49, One day Will be spent on the
battlefield, and the great conflict will be
graphically described in lectures by Capt.
Long. Two days viii be spent in Washington.
The rate, S22.00 from New York, $500 from
Philadelphia, and proportionate rates from
other points, Will include all necessary ex-
penses For itineraries and full information,
apply TO ticket agents address Geo. w.
Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia.
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LOW RATE NIAGARA FALLS ExCUR.


Popular ten-day excursions to Niagara Falls
will be run by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company on Fridays, September 7, 2l and
October IL Special trains of parlor cars
coaches and dining car Will start from Phila
delphia and Washington.
Niagara Falls, Niagara Gorge, the Whirl
pool and Rapids never lose their absorbing
interest to the American people.
For illustrated booklet and full information
apply TO nearest ticket agent.
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MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has bee
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The Miniature Fair.

The Fourth grand annual Burlington
county fair Gin miniature), by the De-
lance A. A, will be held at their grounds,
Delanco, on the evenings of September
A. 5. 6, 7, s, and there is every indication
that the exhibition will surpass all other
efforts of the association.
There will be novelties from every ma
ton, newest scientific productions. novel
amusements, The Pike" par excellence;
free vaudeville features, concert orchestra,
electric theatre, flying horses, mystic cab
bage patch, confectionery congress, and a
number of other amusements.
There will be an excellent program
nightly, in which the Aerial Rogers,
Americas youngest sensational double
trapeze artists, will present number of
daring feats. Charles Thompson, the
world-renowned tramp juggler, will pre-
Gent funny and marvelously skillful ex
hibition. All trolley cars stop at the
gates
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MARRIED.

CALLAHAN-WAT ID, at Moores
town, by Rev. G.. II. Humason, Charles w.
Callahan, of Gloucester, and Miss Edna H.
Watson, of Moorestown.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES %, at Bur
lington, by Rev. Francis X. Purcell, Villa N
d. Limeburner and Margaret Hunter, both of
Burlington.
REINMAN-ALsToN.-A 2S, at Mount
Holly, by Rev. George f. Smith, Lewis Rein
man, of Little Rock, Arkansas, and Helen
Aston, formerly of Mount Holly.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10, at Trenton, by
Rev. Jacob S. Smallwood Waverly w Soog
of Green Bank and Lucy A, daughter of Mark
Alloway, of Friendship.
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Children who are delicate feverish and ere s
viii get immediate relief from Mother Gray :
Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse II e
stomach, act ON the liver, making sickly
child strong and healthy. certain cure fCI
worms. Sold by all druggists, 25c. Samp.s
NY.
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Theatres.

Post Card Albums. Buy it at Boyce's.
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Association of the Mount Holly High
School will hold its quarterly meeting in
the Buttonwood street building at 7. 45
O'Clock. A large attendance is requested
as business of importance will be consid-
cred. Nearly one hundred tickets have
been sold for the University Extension
lecture course to be given under. the au-
spices of this association.
A trip from Little Rock to Mount Hol-
ly, their marriage and return to the west,
was the experience, last week, of Lewis
Reinman and Miss Helen Aston, both OF
Arkansas. The bride came here to visit d
relative, Samuel Elbertson, on Garden
street, and it was at the latters home
on Tuesday evening, where the ceremony
was performed by the Rev. George F
Smith, pastor of the Lumberton Metho
dist Church.
1t was sad news that spread over Mount
Holly, on Wednesday morning, when i
was learned that at 3 o'clock Harold John
son died at his home on Broad street from
typhoid fever, after an illness of abou
two weeks. The young man, who was
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos johnson, wa
10 years old He had clerked in the drug
store of Edward B. Jones about fou
years. The deceased was popular youns
man and large circle of friends regret
his untimely death. The remains were in
tered in the Mount Holly cemetery OF
Saturday afternoon.
The carriages that Judson Gaskil, tn
Garden street carriage man. got about tw,
weeks ago, went so rapidly that he wa
compelled to get another lot Fortunate
ly, he had contracted for more to be made
trimmed and painted according to his di
, rections, so he did not have to wait, tn
second lot being ready for shipment a
once, and they arrived last week. TIL
lot contains buggles, surries, business
jaeger and milk wagons, all fiIst-class il
every particular. The quality of tn
goods he handles, together with the fac
J that he is satisfied with small profits, i
what makes his carriages go so quickly. :
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-04-18
Legislature Still at Work.

Finding it impossible for the
Legislature to complete its work,
the Governor issued his proclama-
tion on Saturday morning extend
ing the session another week. IL
is expected the work on the new
code will be completed by that
time.
On April goth. Field Day, the
Pearl River Railroad for the
round trip will make rate of one
fare from all points east of Brook
haven. A special train returning
to Monticello will leave Brookha-
ven at 5 p. m. on that day.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-04-18
A History Of Rhitecappine.

A Franklin county man of far
more than the average intelli-
gence, has decided to write and
publish in book form when com
pleted, a history of white cap
ping in the South. y This gentle
man was a member Of the Far
mers' Protective Union and the
Farmers League in that county
up to the time the latter went
through the form of publicly dis
banding at Meadville, and is there
fore in position to speak from
personal knowledge of the secret
history of these organizations.
He has given The Leader permis-
sion to publish in advance a few
of the most interesting chapters,
the first installment of which ap-
pears in today's issue. Another
installment will appear in next
Wednesday Leader. The hlsto-
~ is an impersonal one, but it
teaches plain lesson to every
true and honest citizen of Lincoln,
franklin and Amite counties,
where the moral blight and other
evil effects of whitecapism have
been chiefly seen and felt.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-04-18
AN EARTHQUAKE
THIS MORNING.
San Francisco Partially Destroyed Fire
Now Raging.

The following was received at
the Brookhayen Cotton Exchange
just before noon today:
San Francisco, April 18.-A
disastrous earth quake occurred
here this morning at 5:12 a. IN.
lasting three minutes, destroying
and injuring many buildings. A
disastrous fire has broken out on
The south side of Market street
and is now within one block of
the Palace Hotel. The water
mains have bursted and the fire
department is practically helpless.
All business is suspended. At
this moment there is only one
wire out of San francisco, a Pos
tai wire. The Postal Building is
damaged badly. The power of
every kind is gone and there are
DO lights, either gas or electric.
The fire is burning on both the
east and south sides of the Postal
Building The damage BY earth
quake apparently extends all over
the city. Buildings are being
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-04-18
HURRAH FOR TILLMANl
We Hope He Will Get This Mans Off
eiaI ScaID.

Washington, April Is. Senator
Tillman has presented charges
against Assistant Secretary
Barnes, who has been appointed
postmaster of Washington, d. c.,
in an endeaVor to defeat the con-
firmation of Barnes.
The charges are four IN number
and are as follows:
That Mr.. Barnes is lacking in
gentlemanly and manly considera-
tion for ladies which caused him
to abuse his authority so far as to
order the expulsion from the ex-
ecutiVe Offices of Mrs. Minor
Morris on January 4, 1906, with
out any justification or good rea-
son therefor.
That having issued the order he
stood by and saw it executed IN q
most brutal and outrageous man
ner without interference, compel
ling the policeman to drag and
finally, with the aid of a negro,
employed at the White House to
carry her, with the negro holding
her BY the ankles, with her limbs
exposed the entire distance from
the executive offices at the vest
lern end of the White House to
the eastern exit where she was
thrust into cab and sent to. the
house of detention, by which bru-
Il tai treatment her life was endan-
gered and health seriously impair
ed from the shock and injuries
received.
That after this tyrannical and
outrageous abuse of his authority
be lodged charges cf insanity
against Mrs. Morris and compell-
ed her TO remain in prison for
more than four hours, thus adding
insult to injury and producing in
the public mind impressions de-
rogatory to her reputation and her
mental condition.
That be made 4 statement to the
press which was full of falsehoods
and which proves him to be lack
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ing in integrity and high charac-
ter which high government Off
cial should have.
Senator Tillman asks that seven
witnesses, including all the news
paper men at the White House at
the time, be summoned before the
committee.
1t was distinct affront to every
lady in this country and every
one In the District of Columbia
in particular for the President to
nominate Barnes for postmaster at
Washington after his recent dis
graceful conduct at the White
House and the Senate owes it to
the womanhood of the country
and to itself to turn the nomina-
tion down.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-04-18
Brookhayen is Growing.

One of the best evidences Of
this is the postofice receipts.
These we're $11 1874. or $1s896.
IA in excess of receipts for the
year ending March 81, 1905.
There is no better index to the
growth of a town than the post
Office receipts.
The enlargement Of the post
Office will soon be finished, much
to the qualification of Postmaster
Jobes and his corps Of assistants.
The brick work has been complet-
ed and the false walls in the rear
we're removed this morning.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-04-18
CHANCERY COURT.

The Chancery Court of Lincoln
county met Monday morning
with Chancellor Robt. B. Mayes,
presiding This is the last term
|of court that Judge Mayes viii
hold in this county, since on the
10th of May his term as Judge
of the Supreme Court begins.
Good headway is being made on
the docket. The Leader Will pub
lish a list of all cases disposed of
in its Saturdays issue.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-04-18

Capt. G. Gutenberg is to be the
editor of new paper at Lexing
ton called the Holmes County
Times. That means that the
Times will be worth tue subscrip-
ton price.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-04-18
dynamited to check the flames.
Residence districts are safe as far
as heard from. The streets are
blockaded with debris.

Hon. R. L. BuIlard, Of Scott
county, has been appointed Judge
of the new Thirteenth Judicial
District. Hon. ]. R. Byrd, of
Newton, has been appointed
Judge of the Eighth District to
succeed Judge Enochs. He is a
member of the observation-disclosures
and brother of Congressman
Adam Byrd.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-04-18
Started Out as the Farmers Protective
Union.
The Death-penaIty Oath.

s..N ~~'sss ESes~ssSJ NsAssAs
with the right hand upllfted,
| do solemnly swear to keep and
never reveal any of the secrets of
this organization, and do solemn
ly swear that | will 1--we and abide
by any of its rules as they are
now or as they may be hereafter
revised. That if ever called upon
to sit upon any grand jury, or
other jury, to hold out forever
against any bill or verdict direct
ed against any member of this
organization; also, that / will as
sist in every way directed by the
organization to compel negroes to
yacate any and all property own
ed by merchants, and to assist to
put out of the way any and all
obnoxious negroes living within
the jurisdiction of this club, and
that | fully understand that death
shall be the penalty to any and all
members revealing any of the
secrets or workings of the nrgani-
zation, SO help me God, =
There were signs, grips and
passwords given to each member
after the obligation had been adj
ministered to him.
This organization was first
effected by organizing small clubs
in each and every community pos
sible. The only officer in the local
clubs was captain. His duties
we're to swear in new members
and set the time and place for the
next club meeting, preside and
exercise general supervision over
| his local club.
The purpose of this organiza-
tion was to intimidate the negroes,
both by. threats and personal vio-
lence. Their prime object was to
drive the negroes off of mer-
chants lands. where the merchant
did not have a white man to over
see for him, and to prevent
negroes from buying land and
prevent them from homesteading
public land of the government.
Also to prevent them from en-
ploying any labor, save their
Immediate families, and to re-
move all obnoxious negroes from
the community. This organiza-
tion was closely woven together.
The members were not to diVulge
the secrets Of it under penalty Of
death. They we're to stand by
each other in The courts and ac-
lcording to their obligation, were,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-04-18
Sandbar at Shallow Ford the Central
Meeting Place.

After the local clubs we're we'll
fixed for doing business, they had
a central meeting place at Shallow
Ford, on the Homochitto river.
To this central meeting the local
club membership would 90 or
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-04-18

The Methodist parsonage prem
ises are more comfortable and
home-like than ever before in
their history.
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send delegates. The officers of

send delegates. The officers of
this central meeting consisted of
a president, a vice-president and
a secretary. This was where the
different topics were discussed.
It has been claimed by some that
the Farmers Protective Union,
the Farmers League and the
White Caps were three separate
and distinct organizations. This
contention will hardly do. The
Farmers League was born of the
Farmers Protective Union. These
local clabs were first organized
under the name and guise of the
Farmers Protective Union, but at
one of these central meetings held
on the sand bar at Shallow Ford,
on the Homochitto river, a resolu.
ton was gotten up by doctor
and lawyer and adopted to
change the name of the order from
that of the Farmers Protective
Union to the Farmers League,
and, to change the time and place
of their central meetings from the
night time on the sand bar at
Shallow Ford to the day time and
to the court house in the town of
Meadville.
Name Changed % Farmers League al
Night Meeting on Sandbar.
This resolution was read and
adopted by a majority of the
members present that night. Sc
the Farmers Protective Union
was transformed into the Farmers
League right there on that sand
bar on Shallow Ford. Right
there on the same night and on
the same sand bar, when the name
was changed to that of the Far
mers' League, the orders to do
the riding, whereby negroes we're
ordered of Of merchants places
and some of of homestead entries
we're given, and were given di-
rectly to the Farmers League.
So it cannot be successfully dis
puted but what the Farmers Pro
tective Union, the Farmers
League and the White caps are all
one and the same thing.
! Continued in The Leader Of April %.
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if drawn on grand jury to vote
against all bills Of Indictment
against brother, and if drawn
on q petit jury to try one of their
members they were to forever
stand out for acquittal regardless
Of the testimony that might be
produced against him.
The original promoters of the
white caps undoubtedly designed
converting this secret organiza-
tion into a machine for their own
political advantage, for article 12
OF the constitution of the Far
mers' Protective Union. print
ed and secretly circulated, con-
tanned the following significant
language: "The clubs must for
ever remain non political and nom
sectarian, but this does not pre-
vent the clubs from endorsing and
voting for men friendly to the
farmers interests, or voting
against men who oppose them,
which is a reasonable course to
pursue.