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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-06-05
Florence.


Walter Hanley, Of Trenton, spent Sun
day here with friends.
Misses Laura Beaudry and Ida Dubell-
of this place, were Burlington visitors on
Sunday.
Charles Walters has returned from Lew
istown, Pa, where he has been employed
for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs Hiram Kelsey, of Phila-
delphia, spent Sunday here with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Gibbs.
Arthur Petit, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Petit,
Mrs. Sara Purvis and Miss Sara Purvis,
of Trenton, were the guests OF DIR. and
Mrs. David Baird, Jr., on Sunday.
There will be an election Of Street Light
Commissioners and appropriations. Tues
day evening Of this week, for the ensuing
year.
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More Incendiariatn.

: The farmers In the neighbOrhood OF
Medford are much sgitated over new at
tempts to fire barns Following SO soon
after the sentencing of two boys fora SINH
lar crime the farmers are naturally won
dering where this thing is going to stop.
On Sunday evening at $50 Charles
Ayres, who lives on the farm near Cross
Roads, known as the David Haines farm,
was told that his barn was on fire. He
hurried out and discovered that a lot of
hay had been placed near the front of the
building and had been fred, but before It
could do any damage it burned out.
A boy named Allen, who lives with Mr..
Ayres, told story of seeing strange man
hanging around the barn for some time
He had seen this fellow, according to his
story, looking out of window, and soon
after the fire he saw the stranger running
over the fields. A funny part of the Incl
dent was that the person who wanted to
set fire to the barn should carry hay out
side and ignite it when there was so much
infiammable material inside.
Yesterday morning at half past six, Mr..
Ayres. while on his way to the station
with milk, stopped to talk with neigh
Dor about the fire. In the midst of the
conversation the boy, Allen, ran up and
told Mr.. Ayres that the barn had again
been fired. The two men hurried to the
spot and this time discovered that the
horse barn, another building than that
fired on Sunday evening, had been ignit
ed. A few buckets of water soon settled
this The boy told the same story as that
of the previous evening, describing the
strange man, and giving the direction
which he took in making his escape.
The neighbors began to think that these
stories bore the imprint of untruthful- |
ness and they advised that the boy be
watched. Constable Peak went to the
farm and secreted himself where he could
watch the lad. He discovered enough
to warrant the boys arrest and he
was taken to the Medford lookup.
This morning Allen made complete
confession He said he could not give
any reason for the act. He is about six
teen years Of age, and has no father or
mother He has lived with the Ayres
family for about two years, but has shown
some dissatisfaction with his home, hay
ing run away once or twice. He has al
ways been considered good boy. He
attended Sunday school on Sunday, after
which he strolled around with some boys,
and it is thought that conversation on the
other fires may have had its influence on
his mind He was brought to Jail this
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Three Strikes and Out.

The third attempt to prosecute s. G.
Childs, of Camden, for the illegal distri-
button of circulars in Mount Holly, came
up before Justice Christian ]. Krayer.
Friday night, and there was non-suit. as
in the other cases. This time the justice
lost his Jurisdiction and prosecution on
this particular charge was dismissed.
When the proceedings opened Lawyer
Samuel W. shinn objected to the jurisdic-
ton of the court on the ground that costs
of the former suits In this case had
not been settled. Objection overruled.
A further objection was made on the
ground that the justice had no jurisdiction
to enforce penalty not exceeding 5000 by
virtue of any ordinance of any township
or any municipality. Again counsel was
overruled.
Policeman John L. Severns made the
complaint and testified to seeing Raymond
Mcintosh throw a hand-bill on porch out
Shreve street, the house being ten feet
back from the street line. Counsel again
moved for dismissal of the case, as there
was no testimony showing violation
of the ordinance, claiming that the town
ship had no right to pass an ordinance
prohibiting a person from delivering circu-
lars on private property, the owner con
trolling that matter. There was nothing
to show that any circulars had been dis
tributed which proved menace to the
public The township had no right to
make an ordinance to go beyond the stree
line, having jurisdiction over streets, high
ways, alleys and public places. Mr.. Shinn
moved that the defendant be discharged.
Instead of giving attention to this mo-
ton, the justice forgot himself, thinking
that Mr.. Shinn intended to present no evil
dence. On the strength of this the court
Immediately rendered decision that the
defendant was guilty.
Having asked for non suit, to which
there was no ruling, and having pre- judged
the case, object to any further proceed
ings being taken. as the justice has lost
his jurisdiction, said Mr.. Shinn, land l
challenge his right to proceed further"
Justice Krayer tried in vain to look
wise, but he was up against stiff propo-
sition. He pleaded extenuation, stating
that he had no interest in the case, and
thought counsel was through. Krayer
said he did not want to show any favors to
the plaintiff or do injustice to the defend
ant. If the case proceeded and the inter
ests of the township would be prejudiced
| in the Supreme Court he would rather dis
continue the case.
Under the provisions of law George
w. Hand, Bert Dill and Lewis Schuyler
were selected as triers to decide from
the evidence whether or net. by virtue
of his ruling. the justice had lost his juris-
diction, and after the facts were cited by
Lawyer Richard B. Eckman, counsel fol-
the township. the triers decided that the
Justice had no right to continue, and on
motion of Mr.. Shinn the action against
Mr.. Childs was dismissed.
He cannot be sued again until there Ii
another violation of the law. 1--WE viii
fight him on these lines if it takes all sum
mer, said Mr.. Eckman as he left the Office
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Court.

The appeal case of George Kasparaitis
VS.. the Burlington County Railway Com
pany for $500 damages for killing his
horse near Tricks station, between Mount
Holly and Burlington, on August 8, 1904,
about 10 o'clock at night, was heard be-
fore Judge Gaskill and jury on Satur-
day. Eckard P. Budd appeared for the
trolley people. and John H. Backus, of
Trenton. represented Kaspsrsitis. In the
suit before Justice Magee, of Bordentown,
the plaintiff secured verdict for the
above sum. George, Kristoph and Kas-
per Kasparaitis, Polanders, and Anna,
wife Of one of them, all testified to the
effect that workmen hauling gravel on
the trolley road made an opening In the
fence by removing some bars. through
which they drove their horses TO the wa
tering trough at the house. As the rails
were not replaced the horse got out and
walked on the track in front of car.
When Anna was called to the stand 1t
was found that she was German, and an
interpreter became necessary because she
could not speak English. Mr.. Backus
was permitted to act in this capacity, but
after talking to the lady he was unable to
state whether they understood each other
or not Harry Greenwald, of Moores-
town, one of the jurymen, was called
from the box by Judge Gaskill. For q
little while he shot off Dutch to beat the
band, and the witness was soon disposed
Of
The defence put up by the trolley com
pany enabled them to win out, the jury
rendering verdict of no cause of action.
Howard Cheeseman and Newman Col
Inns, the boys who admitted setting fire to
barns on the farm of William H. Wills
and Daniel ]. Cowperthwait, at Cross
Roads, were committed to the reform
school at Jamesburg. They hold the rec
ord of being the youngest boys commit
ted to that institution from this county,
Russell Collins, also implicated, was moi
sentenced to confinement because of his
extreme youth, being about years old
He was put on the probation list and sent
home. Mrs. William B. Abbey, Of Mount
Holly, wanted to have the boys commit
ted to the Burnham Home, In New York
but the court was obliged to refuse hel
application, which was not permissible
under the law.
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Medford.

Several alterations have been made to
the railroad depot
After successful season the Star Glass
Company has closed for the summer.
Josiah L. Haines has been confined to
the house by illness during the past week
On Saturday p r. R. Transportation
team defeated Medford by the score of 2
to /.
William g. Holmes is suffering with a
sore foot, being caused by piece of heavy
timber falling on it,
Raymond W. Allen is home for a short
vacation. He finishes his course at Rut-
gers college this term.
Medford has an almost entirely new
base ball team, but it gives promise of
being fast before the season closes.
In the new schedule which goes into
effect the latter part of this month several
changes will be made in local train service.
A lawn social for the benefit of the
Baptist church will be held on the lawn
of Harry Schopfer ON Thursday evening.
The cellar is being dug for Harry E.
Reeves new residence on Filbert street.
The house will be erected by Lewis G.
Mathis 6 Co.
Children's Day services will be held in
the Methodist and Baptist churches next
Sunday. Both churches are preparing
elaborate programmes.
The various cemeteries were the pretti-
est ever seen on Decoration day. The l.
o. o. F. cemetery especially was appar-
emily mass of flowers.
The Knights of Pyth1as attended divine
service In the Baptist church, on Sunday
evening and heard an appropriate sermon
preached by Rev. F. W. Randall
Two attempts were made TO burn the
barns on the farm of Charles Eayre early
Monday morning Both confagrations
were extinguished before much damage
was done.
Things were lively on the grounds of
the Field Club on Wednesday The Her
mon base ball club, which always opens
the season here on Decoration day, was
present, and took two games from Med
ford. The morning game was 6 to 8;
afternoon, 8 to 1. Gusts was on hand
and gave satisfaction by his umpiring.
Hotel keeper Braddock has fine female
hound which has two little puppies The
other day the mother of the pups was
seen to look intently into her kennel but
seemed afraid to go in. On investigation
it was found that Buff Cochin hen had
taken possession and was lowering the
pups, which she seemed to have adopted.
She would not allow the mother dog get
near her.
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GAS TO IA = A.
p..,.h. ,Ths Kind You Have Always BOlghl
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Personal.

Miss Mary Newbold spent last week
with friends at Wrightstown.
Miss Anna Coppuck. of Philadelphia, IL
visiting relatives in Mount Holly.
Scott Logan, of Sheldon, Iowa. is spend
ing season with Mount Holly relatives.
Mrs DIR. w. P. Melcher, who has beer
at Boston. has returned to her home, az
compsnied by her daughter. Dora. who
graduated from Boston school.
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MARRIED.

DoUaHERTY-SMITH-M II. at BORDEN
town, by Rev. E. f. Garrett, Peter Shrevt
Dougherty, OF Bordentown, and Amanda r
Smith, of Trenton.
HATCHER-SIMMoNs.-M "a, at Groveyfile
by Rev. q. T. Dugan, William Hatcher an.
Bessie simmons. both of Yardville.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY 30 at Pembertop
| by BENJAMIN White. Justice of the Peace, Wi
| liam Joslin and Harriet A. johnson, boil
of PembertOn township.
MILLER-BIEHL.-May2 q, at Riverside. b,
Rev. Walter Veit, Modice Miller, of Riverside
and Miss Elmira Biehl, of Philadelphia
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"Faken STORY causes rroub1e.

Troubled over the fear that
policy on her mothers life ma
be cancelled, Mrs Mary Cooper, colored
of West Washington street, daughter o
Mrs. Elizabeth Owens, is In anything Blu
pleasant mood She pronounces fake
the story printed in Philadelphia news
paper alleging that her mother is 105 year
old. The woman says she is nearly heart
broken over the matter.
Shortly after the story was published
Morris L. Throckmorton, representing the
Prudential Insurance Company, called or
Mrs. Cooper, stating that the age of hel
mother must have been incorrect when
the insurance was placed, and that was q
matter the company would have to deal
with. The agent gave assurance that her
rights would not be jeopardized and that
no advantage would be taken of her. Be-
cause of the uncertainty about the mat
ter, Mrs. Cooper refused to make further
payment until she could learn something
definite Should she fail four successive
weeks with her payments the policy,
which she says is valued at about $3.50,
will lapse, and she will lose all her pay
ments, amounting to nearly $500, which
represent hard earnings at the wash tub.
Mrs. Cooper says: Mother was not
born near Camden, Del, in March, 1901.
as alleged, her birth place being unknown
Neither does George Owens, who resides
in Camden, know anything at all about
the history of his mother, only that she
was slave.
when mothers life was insured, which
was for the purpose of defraying her flu
neral expenses at death, was careful to
place her age within the bounds of accu-
racy. The publication of this story has
given me lots of worriment."
Rev. johnson Ostman, Jr., general su
of the local branch of the
Prudential Insurance Company. says:
Mrs Cooper refused to pay any more
wing to the report which appeared In the
newspapers. She was afraid there would
,e trouble if her mother was as old as
represented to be. She was slave, and |
10 record was kept of her birth. When in
ured her age was given at about IS years.
nd according to the policy Mrs. Owens
would now be about so years old.
Should Mrs. Owens die now the policy
would be paid without question, as she
acted in good faith. The com
ANY does not insure colored people any
nore, the mortality being higher among
hat race.
Mrs Cooper must be mistaken about
be value of her insurance, which Ia only
7orth about 800. When she insured her
lother she went to Dover, Del, where
er mother resided, and searched the re-
ords for her birth, but could find moth
lg. Our policies are incontistibls after
ne year except as to age. If there is any
listake about this at death. a settlement
J made on corrected age basis"
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oF DRAWING OF BONDS.

Notice is hereby given that, in accordance
with the terms of certain mortgage made
by Mount Holly Lodge, No. 84S, of the Benev-
Olent and Protective Order of Elks to the
undersigned Trustees, bearing date July /,
1903, said Trustees have this day drawn by lot
to-wit, numbers ffty-nine, four, fourteen,
seven, sixty-seven, eight, thirteen, sixty; and
notice Is further given that the same will be
redeemed at par with interest then due by
the Treasurer, Charles c. Cowperthwaite, on
July l, 1906, on presentation to him of said
Donds with the proper coupons thereto at
of July, A. d. 1903, interest upon such mum
bered bonds SO drawn for redemption anC
payment, will cease.
| J. ID. JOHNSON,
June /, 1906.-2t Trustees
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w ills & w right
Real Estate Brokers
6ASKILL BUILDING MOUNT HOLLY
Next to the Post Once
Next to the Posi- Once

Real estate bought, sold and exchanged
Money loaned, rents collected, farms rented.
managed and improved. Sales of real and
personal property managed in every deta..
without annoyance to the owner. Farms and
other desirable property always ON hand for
sale and exchange.
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there were present every child and
grandchild of the aged couple. The total
number present was 43. They were G..
Frank Moore and family; Joseph B. Evans
| and wife; Harry B. Moore, and D. L.
Lowry and wife OF Philadelphia: William
/ n. Moore and family of Columbus, Har.
vey N. Moore and family of New Egypt
DR.. Joseph G. Moore of Baltimore, Thos
r. Moore and family of Riverton, Addison
| U. Moore, and w. c. Moore and family
Of New Egypt. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore re
ceived many valuable gifts, and the day
was spent very pleasantly by all.
On Thursday afternoon Prosecutor At
| kinson made known the names of thos'
persons to whom he had paid the $500 re
ward offered by Burlington county for tn
arrest and conviction of the persons VIII,
murdered Miss Florence Atkinson. Tn
money was divided into two parts. $15
going to Capt. A. ]. Humphrey, chief o
detectives, Of Baltimore The balanc
was distributed as follows: Detective
]. Lore, Bridgeton. 1925; Captain Dons
ghy and Detective John Lynch, Philadel
phia, $50 and $25 respectively; John Du
gan and Louis Morris, Moorestown, 81
each; Detective Ellis II. Parker $37, sc
Deputy Sheriff Joseph B. Fleetwood 81,
Constable John Throckmorton $25, an
, Constable Charles E. Gilbert $3.50, Q
Mount Holly. The township committe
! of Chester also has reward of $500 {
: pay out in this connection. They Away
4 told Prosecutor Atkinson that they woul
t divide the same as he did, and he acted o
1 that proposition. When he got things az
: justed and asked about it. they said the
+ wanted his list to see If the amounts wei
t reasonable. When he went to Moore
n town the committee said they would q
G cept, but not in entirety. 1t was fouu
e that they had agreed to pay Pumphre
It and Lore the same as the county did. Tt
d Prosecutor told them to do as they please
Il with their money, and that he would wa
l. no longer to get settlement for those e
]" titled, whose receipts he holds.
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who are maintaining mail boxes ON which
there are no signals will be required to
procure some sort of device which will
serve as signal to carriers. By this new
arrangement it is expected that the deliv-
cry routes will be greatly facilitated.
The Memorial day outing of 70-year-old
William II. Bozarth and his 7-yesr-old
grandson, William Stevenson, both of
New Lisbon, came near terminating IA
tally when they were run down at Bur-
lington. Wednesday morning, by horse
and carriage. while attempting to board a
trolley car The old man saved himself
and grandson from going under the wheels
of the carriage by selling the legs of the
horse. He was kicked In the head and
sustained painful bruises about the body.
The child's arm was badly bruised. Bo.
Earth and the boy were able to return
home after having their injuries dressed.
There has been quite shakeup In the
Board of Education of Springfield town
ship. Considerable dissatisfaction wal
expressed over the way things were be
ing conducted and at the last election
some new members were put In. Las
week Joseph B. Copeland was removes
and Frank Kelvey was appointed to sue
coed him This action was taken unde
the section of the law which provides tina
where ga member of board Of education
elected under the provisions of this articl
who shall fall to attend three consecutiv
regular meetings of said board, withou
good cause, may be removed by sal
board, and the vacancy thus created sha
be filed in the same manner a. other Va
esncies In the board of education are Allied.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-22
BURRELL
ON The STAND
Defense Has Inning Today
In Thompson-Burns
Land Suit.

In the contest over the Evans ranch
in the district court between g. w.
Thompson and Walter ]. Burns the
plaintiff rested its case early this
morning after G. w. Thompson had
been called and re-examined at
length.
The attorneys for the defense OPEN
ed their case without making state
ment of their defense, stating that it
would come out In the evidence.
Walter Burrell, president Of the
Lewiston Land & Water Co., was the
first witness placed ON the stand by
the defense and he will probably be
the direct examination has just been
closed at noon.
Mr.. Burrell stated that he made ar
rangements to buy the land in ques-
tion ON the 14th day of November.
1906, and on that date his company
paid $4,000, and the remainder was
secured by mortgage. He also stated
that he did not know at that time
anything about any contract for the
same tract of land that had been
made with Mr.. Thompson.
One of the principal points of con-
tention between the parties is the
ownership Of the land at the time
these contracts were made. The
plaintiff contends that the title was
in Walter j. Burns and the defendants
insist that it was T. B. Waite, one Of
the witnesses placed on the stand by
the plaintiff Saturday.
The attorneys for the defendants
made motion for a non-suit wher
the plaintiff rested, but Judge Steele
refused to consider it at this time
and stated that he desired to hear ths
| whole evidence.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-22
Man AND HORSE
MT BARB WIRE
John Strauss is Seriously
hurn in Runaway at
Lapwai, Saturday

John Strauss. q well-known EN-.
ploye of the Vollmer- Clearwater Grain
company at Lapwai. was seriously in
jured in a runaway late Saturday
evening and is confined to his home
In consequence.
Strauss was returning from Guide
sac Saturday eevning. when the horse
he was riding became frightened at
the train near Sweetwater and ran
into the barb. wire fence; cutting the
rider in the leg, foot and shoulder to
such an extent that the wounds had
to be closed by stitches. The horse
was SO badly injured that it /. had to
be killed.
Rufus Smith, who brought the news
to the city this morning. says that
Strauss was bodily cut and had it not
been for the heavy leather chaps he
wore would have been terribly lacer-
ated.- Dr. Alley Of Lapwai dressed
the wounds and the patient is resting
easily, but will be confined to his
Home several days.