The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-19
Burlington.

The Hope Steam Fire Engine Company
of Burlington, has accepted an invitation
to participate in the firemen's parade al
Elizabeth, in October.
The Presbyterian Ushers' Association
minstrels, Thursday night, gave an open
air performance on the lawn of Samuel
Greeley. in the suburbs. The performance
was witnessed by large number of the
members of the Burlington Grange.
Edmund D. Oliver has certioraried the
action of City Council in leasing the town
wharf to H. l.. Brown.
Mr.. Oliver contends that the leasing of
the city property to private individuals is
illegal, and that the lease operates to de-
prive citizens from the free and uninter.
rupted use of the end of the public street
on which the wharf is located.
Charged with an assault upon his SON
in-law, William Rogers, and John CAMEL,
both of this city, Charles Britton, of Kin
kora, has been held under bail for court
Britton is alleged to have gone to Rogers
home with three friends and attempted to
remove some furniture. Rogers objected,
and, he says, the four men attacked him
and beat him numerically. He face was
terribly swollen when he appeared in the
police court and he was badly battered up
Canell, who is friend of Rogers, was hi
In the head with hammer during the
melee.
Thirteen young men and young women
Friday night received their diplomas al
graduates from the High School of this
city, at exercises held in the Auditorium
Theatre. The address of welcome was
made by Raymond Eastwood, president Of
the class. Pen and ink sketches of the
class were presented by Miss Reba A.
Wittmeyer, and the class prophecy was by
Miss Viola E. Apologize. One of the
prettiest features of the evenings pro
gramme was drill by one hundred girls,
who presented Japanese fantasies on the
theatre stage Cooper H. Prickett, presi-
dent of the Board of Education, presented
diplomas to the following: English course,
Mary M. Greigg, Lima Ford, Bertha E.
Jones, Mary E. Jones, Natalie Vaughn
Jones, Raymond Eastwood, Arthur w.
Haines, Earnest Sutton; classical course,
Viola E. Apologize, Ella Lovett, Adelaide
Thomas, Reba A. Wittmeyer; special
course, Eugene Fl. Latta.
Litigation threatens to eat up large
part of the fortune amassed by the late
Firman Dubel. Nathan Worth, a mer-
chant, alleges that he holds bills of sale
for some of the best properties of the
estate in this city.
Worth made public this claim shortly
after the death of Dubel, eighteen months
ago. He asserted that he had received
from the old man bills of sale for foul
properties, and presented receipts. The
properties are two large stores in High
street, two story frame building in Union
street, used as barracks by the Salvation
Army, and Dubel's homestead in Stacy
street. These properties are valued a
about $25, 900, but Worth says that BIZ
bought them for $4,000.
Earnest Watts, executor of the estate
refused to recognize Worth's claims, and
Worth retained counsel and will press his
case in the Court of Chancery. Chancellor
Grey is i'll, and the matter cannot be hearC
until fall.
Forty-six nieces and nephews have beer
declared the legal heirs to Dubel's estate
the value of which is estimated at 800,
600. A first division" is expected some
time this month, when the heirs will re
ceive about $1,000 apiece A further divis
ion will be deferred until the settlement o
the Worth case.