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Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19
THE coNNELLYs' LEGACY.
Startling Improvidence Displayed
hx the Xerx Poor.


81 have news for you," the district
visitor said, dropping into the Asso-
ciated Charities Office one noon.
what" the secretary asked, resign
eddy. "has happened to the Connellys
now?"
The visitor laughed. "You are wrong
this time. Mr.. Connolly has been at
Jimmy has had no accident, barring
two or three black eyes, for a week.
They have had legacy"
The secretary dropped her pen. Her
voice was full of dismay.
"a legacy! In all my worrying over
the Connellys 1 never once thought of
that. Just when We had got them to
going. too. How much is it?'
"a hundred dollars" the visitor re-
piled. "But, Anna, think you are
wrong this time. I have had a seri-
Gus talk with Mrs. Connolly, and
planned out with her just how the
money could be best invested. She
seemed very reasonable. I'm quite sure
that we sha'n't have to do anything for
them for six months at least
"Six months!" the secretary retort-
ed, gloomily. "I'll be surprised If they
aren't back in six days. You're new
you don't know the Connellys."
"At least" the visitor returned, 81
have some confidence in human ma.
ture"
1t was, perhaps, five days later, as
the secretary and visitor were walking
home from the Office together, that the
secretary suddenly stopped.
Look across the street." she said.
The visitor looked. Upon the oppo
site sidewalk she beheld the whole Con.
nelly family, gorgeously attlred, stroll
ing with an air of elegant and mex
haustible leisure, Jimmy eating banan
as, the baby sucking candy, and Mr.
and Mrs. Connolly RECALLING themselves
from paper bag Of cream puffs.
"What did 1 say?" the secretary
groaned "They will be back to us II
three days"
1t was not three days. but it wa.
about a week later that Mrs. Connolly
gay and beaming, appeared at the Office
with a demand for work. She met tn,
secretary's reproaches apologetically
but unregretfully.
"Twas the tonne of me loife, Mis-
PRESCOTT she declared "Sure, til
beyond me powers to tell you all w,
did. We gave q party that made tn
Flahertys open the eyes Of thin, ant
they won't be troublin' US no more TO
wan while; and Jimmy, he treated tn
byes in school and took bouquet +
the teacher, an it's hero they thinl
he is, an twill be savin' the doctor
bills, dye moind, for thin accident
they was always gettin' him into. or
. twas grand tonne all round. and it
not the work I'll be moindin' now.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19
Caution.

''Why do you avoid making speeches
yourself?" asked the friend.
'It's better to have some one else
attend to the oratory," answered Sena-
tor Sorghum. ''In that way you can
ascertain which of your opinions are
unpopular and repudiate them
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19
Cards Were Out.

Miss Johnson-Ah come with a ace
OBJ marryin' Abe Persimmons once.
Miss Jackson-Yaih?
Miss Johnson-Yais. If he'd had
another ace, he'd ha' won a JACKPOT,
an if he'd won dat jackpot, he'd had
money ,nough co. to git married on
Puck.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19
By Count.

Heavy Tragedian-Kind sir, could
you tell me the distance from here to
Bacon Ridge?
Farmer-Ten thousand, by heck.
Heavy ragedian--Lunatic! Do you
mean to tell me Bacon Ridge is 10000
miles?
Farmer-No; 10000 ties.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19
The strenuous Life.

There can be no question that the
prevalence of certain diseases has in
creased during the last half century.
Conspicuous among these are diabetes
and insomnia, both of which are large
" due to the mental stress of harder
~truggle for existeuce-Prac titioner.
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of Course.

Gunner see where a man in the
southwest had twenty-three children
and then disappeared. What do you
think of that?
Guyer-Why, that was nothing I'M
usual.
Gunner-What?
Guyer-Why, twenty-three -skidoo!
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19

Jimmy-Ain't yer vaccination healed
up yet?
Tommy-Naw.
Jimmy-Gee! Don't it make yer feel
bad?
Tommy-Naw! The doctor told nom
mustn't take bath till it's all healed
up.-Philadelphia Press.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19
PER1pATET1C MUTTON.

There's no domestic blessing"
quoth Mrs. Harvey, "like the tele-
phone. 1t makes every housewife sui
f1cient entirely unto herself" "Oh,
yes her aunt made answer. "And
we're all for independence nowadays.
1t works well-I think. But SO did the
old fashion of friendship and generosi-
ty and gratitude. remember once
leg of mutton Did 1 ever tell you,
Kate, about Mrs. Corcoran's leg of
mutton?"
She looked so wistful to tell it now
that Mrs. Harvey was glad to say no.
why, it was this way. One day on
the old farm we were lacking a COM
Portable, and all working, in a hurry
to get it off the frames. We planned
TO have a bite for lunch, and not stop
to cook a sit-down meal. Sam had
gone to the mill, and father was drawn
on jury, SO we'd no men folks to look
after. But about IL o'clock Allie hap
pened to glance out of the window, and
said she, What on earth shall we do?
Here comes the Jarvis sleigh, and ev-
cry one of 'em is in it!'
You may believe we were startled.
That meant five or six visitors, who
had driven seventeen miles and were
hungry, Of course.
Mother started for the door, In
those days a welcome meant running
out on the porch to meet one. sup
pose she thought hard for a minute,
but she was a manager. Women had
to be, that brought up a dozen chill
dren out on lonely farm. AS she laid
her hand on the latch she said over her
shoulder:
"'Slip out the back way, Maria, and
run across lots to the Corcorans.' Ask
what they're going to have for dinner
and borrow something to help out
81 did as she said. I ran through
the butt'ry and out into the path we
kept worn between the Corcorans' and
our house. Down through the lot ]
went, under the fence and up the SLOPE
&c the kitchen porch, where Selma saw
me coming and met me on the steps
What is it?' said she.
Company, 1 told her, and moth
Ing in the house for dinner. Wha
have you got?'
''She few into the kitchen and bacl
again, carrying a kettle in her hand
It's a leg O. mutton said she. TAKE
1t, quickl'
81 snatched at the kettle and off
went, under the fence, and across tn,
lot. and so up to our butt'ry door.
stole softly into the kitchen, put TIT
meat on the stove. and then tidied my
self and went into the best room to SCI
our company.
ITO my amazement, they hadn't IA
ten off their things. OF course 1 mad
an outcry at that, and mother and tn
girls gave me a queer sidelong look
They insist upon it, said mother, tina
they can only stay a few minutes
They have planned to go to the Cor
corans' to dinner
81 knew what that meant. AS 500
as 1 could steal out again 1 hastene
to the kitchen. Throwing on my hoot
1 grasped the kettle once more, openc
the door quietly and chased like tn
wind down the path. across the 10
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19
unable to Snecifx.

Ruggles-How are the heating arrange
ments in your fiat?
Ramage = Heating arrangements?
There's a mitigating circumstance or two
in the basement, 1 believe, but l don't
know of anything as definite as an ar
rangement.
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incompatible.

"Going to the football game next Sat-
urday?"
NO; I've quit going to football games"
"Why?'
Because I allowed myself to become
excited over them last fall, and I found
out this summer that had nearly ruined
my golf accent"
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19
A Candid Estfmate.

what do you think Of that bank
robbery Of hundred thousand dol
lars?"
WELL" answered Mr.. Dustin Sax.
when 1 consider the magnitude of
most operations nowadays, it looks to
me like petit larceny" = Washington
Star.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19
a Choice OF EVILS.

Landlady-Would you advise me to
send my daughter to a cooking school
or to a music school?
Boarder (refiectively)- 1 think
I'd send her to a cooking school, 1t
may be more fatal in its results, but it
isn't anything like so noisy.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19

There goes another of those automo-
biles Geei How it smells But why
doesn't it make the regular chug chug
sound?"
Because it runs by electricity"
"Why-er-so it does. Trib-
une.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19
Only Incidentally.

"What is your occupation?" asked the
justice.
Pm packer, your honor" reluctant
ly answered the prisoner, who had been
arrested for fighting.
"A packer? Hogs?"
Some of 'em are hogs, your honor.
I'm a STREET car conductor"
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19

The hoodlum threw stone at the
japanese boy.
IF you do that some more" said the
little brown boy, II tell Mr.. Roocyfel' on
your
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19
P1utocratic Anima1s.

Missouri has a hog worth $4,000
and rooster worth $780," says Kan
sas City paper. 1t pays, apparently, to
instruct barnyard pets in the art Of
saving. Post.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19
Up to Him.

The Caller-Am J overstaying my time,
Miss Agnes?
The Callee-I'm sure 1 don't know,
Mr.. Lingerlong How much time did you
allow yourself?
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19
Under Water.

"You see," said Subbubs, 81 bought
the property for a truck farm, but
was badly swindled."
Cant grow anything on it, eh?"
asked Gilman.
well, might grow fish on it II
only knew how."-Philadelphia Press
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-02-19

From reading the Household Hints
we learn that a real chef makes a dis
tinction between a fowl and q
Chicken" What Is it:
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-24
De ath of DIR, Lott,

DR.. William Olawson Lott, a widely
known physician and a member of the
First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry
died on Monday at his residence, 40O1
Walnut ST., as the result Of a compli-
cation of diseases.
Although he has been ill for some
time his death was a great shock to
his relatives and hosts of friends. DR..
Lott was born in Bridgeton. N. j.,
September 30, 1862 the son of Richard
Lott and Ellen Maria Bolton, and was
of distinguished Revolutionary ances-
try. His earliest ancestor in this
country settled in New England in
1885.
He was educated in the South Jersey
Institute, and was graduated in 1882
from Brown University, subsequently
being graduated from the medical
school Of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania in the class of 1885.
At the outbreak of the Spanish
American wal, DIR. Lott enlisted in the
First Olty Troop and served as Quar-.
termaster Sergeant of that organi-
zation during the Porto Rican cam
paign. He was identified with the
Presbyterian Hospital in several ca
pacities. DR.. Lott was Fellow Of the
American Academy of Medicine, and
Of The Philadelphia Academy of Sur
gerry and member of the Philadel-
phia County Medical Society.
In 1896 he married Susen Katharine
Teresia, daughter of the late Karl
Gustaf Bergendahl, colonel Of the
Boyal q eto Artillery of Sweden. He
is survi ID by his widow and two chill
dren. The funeral will be held Thurs
day moruing at IL O'Clock from his
residen~. 400l Walnut st. The Rev.
DR.. Get E. Rees, pastor of the New
TaberD cie Baptist Church, will Off
ciate. I4leruent will be private in
Woodland Cemetery.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-24
MYSTERY ABOUT
A STRONG BOX.

Mlllville, N. J Jan. 18.-A strong
box believed to contains large sum
OF money was unearthed yesterday by
Domlnick Lascolz d, a member of
gang of workmen engaged In razjpg
an Old stone building on Columbia
avenue here, Lascoloz has disap-
peared with the box, and the authori-
ties are anxiously seeking him.
The building was built in 1868 by
the owners of the old iron foundry
and cotton mill, and for almost a CEN
tuy and a quarter was used as the
company's store. Lascolzo was using
a crowbar against the side of an old
vault and threw aside a number of
records dated 1910 Striking deeper
his bar struck a heavy box of hard
wood Withdrawing it from its hid
Ing place, he seized it, and was last
seen hurrying toward his home, on
Foundry street.
The managers of the Millville Man
ufacturing Company. which owns the
old property, at once sent men in pur.
snit OF Lascolzo, bnt he succeeded In
eluding them. His wife said he was
not at home, and standing in the door
OF their home defied anyone to enter.
The hunt for the man was continued
through the night without success.
and to-day an officer with a search
warrant discovered that LasooIoz and
his wife had fled. 1t was lie rned
that LascoloZ and his wife went to
Vineland late last night on a trolley,
he carrying heavy sack and his wife
having heavy bundle.
The managers of the mills are Ger.
tain that the box contained a large
sum OF money, and they will make a
thorough search for Lascoloz.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-24
E. joys Life at Eiehty-Fiye.

Mrs. ]. R Graham last Monday
reached her S5th birthday. The ami
versary was celebrated by family
dinner given by her daughter, Mrs.
Samuel M. Allen, at her residence on
North Laurel street.
The members of the family who
gathered in the glad festivities were
Mr.. and Mrs Harry r Graham, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel M. Allen, Mrs Isaac
L. CLARK and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Greer, of Washington, d. Q.
The dinner was served at O'Clock
p. m. and the occasion was greatly
enjoyed. Mrs. Graham is in remark
ably good bealth and for one of her
years is in remarkable retention of
her mental faculties. She is bright,
gifted with fine conversational powers
and of retentive memory. In appear
ance she hardly appears to be over
three score years old.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-24
Judgment for Plaintiff.

An important Civil case, il some re-
spects, was tried before Justice of the
Peace Charles Fielding Monday in
which Mrs. Rebecca Hepner was the
plaintiff and Henry Sayre was the de-
fendant. James J. Reeves represent
ed the plaintiff and Orestes Cook the
defendant.
The case appears to be that nineteen
years ago Mr.. Sayre rented right of
way across lands of Mrs. Hepner, at
an annual rental of Sc per year. This
he paid for 13 years and for six years
ne has not paid anything. Mrs. Hep
ner sued for six years rent and inter-
est amounting to $4l.4O
1t seemed to be pretty plain case,
but Mr.. Sayre set up the defence that
he had been told that if he paid the
rent for ten years he could have the
right of way forever afterwards. This
statement was not proven and was
'contradicted by the fact that he had
paid the rent for IS years.
At the conclusion of the trial the
Justice gave judgement for the plain
tiff in the full amount OF claim.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-24
Hunt Brothers
GREAT BUSINESS
AT THE POST OFFICE.

The bridgeton Post Office is doing
the agest years business ever done
in Its existence. 1t looks like a
$50 600 a year, with but short time
yet 10 go before the Postmaster's year
is up, That is big jump. Last year
it was something over S26 600. This
means the mailing business alone, the
selling of stamps and mailing pack
ages with stamps upon them. 1t is
fal and away ahead of anything any
otitsr similar South Jersey Office has
evtr done.
The vast money order business does
not 60 to the credit of the business of
the flee. This year the money order
bu insss will probably aggregate 500.
600. When it is considered that SlOo
is tue largest money order that can be
taken out, this means a vast amount
OF money. AS matter of fact the
office will handle during the year
nearly lou, 900 money orders, so that
the business will average orders OF
about 81 each. OF course man are
more. but it is surprising how many
smaller ones than that there are.
This office does some foreign bust.
ness but not nearly SO much as Vine
land with its large Italian population.
According to the indications pointed
by the records thus far for the year.
there will be considerably more money
received here through the money order
department than has been sent away.
It is said that the business of post
Office is barometer for the business
of town. II this be so it indicates
that Bridgeton is doing pretty we'll
these days,
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-24
SESSION OF COURT
THIS MORNING.

Judge Hildreth of Cape May County
hold court Monday. 1t was the Or
nbans' Court which was opened, but
Prosecutor Fithian had a matter for
the Quarter Sessions, in the case OF the
little boy George Johnson. who was
charged with committing several petty
robberies in the Second Ward.
This matter was taken up first. The
Johnson boy was represented by Law
YER Samuel Iredell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson, the boys parents, were in
court.
Some of the charges were read by
the Prosecutor to two of which he
pleaded guilty through his counsel.
To one or two others he pleaded not
guilty.
The Prosecutor said he would not
press for trail on the cases in which he
had pleaded not guilty, but would ask
for Judgement on those to which he
had pleaded guilty.
Mr.. Iredell asked the Court to
suspend sentence on the boy or else to
commit him to the custody of the
Probation Officer.
The Judge desired to know some
thing about the boys actions in re-
lation to those petty crimes. and he
had Constable Ed. Reeves sworn and
relate history of the petty crimes.
After questioning his parents closely
the Judge suspended sentence and
committed him to the custody OF the
Probation Officer of the County, and
he was allowed to go in company with
his counsel and his parents.
The matter engrossing the attention
of the Orphans Court was the objec-
tion to the final accounts of one of the
administrators of the will of the late
Benjamin Middleton.
The legatee of the will is Mrs.
Minnie Watson Gilbert, of Vineland,
and she, in conjunction with the
Cumberland Trust Co., was made
administrator.
The final sum turned over to the
administrators, by the administrator
bendente lite. Thos. Whitaker, was
$l4, S54 AZ. and the matter disputed is
counsel fee of $3.50 to Lawyer Lane.
Roy L. Fuller appears fer Mrs.
Gilbert, the contestant, and Messrs.
Lane and James S. Ware for the other
side. Mrs. Gilbert thinks the counsel g
fees are exorbitant.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-24
Hunt Brothers
GOLDEN EAGLES
AT PORT NORRIS.

Aspecial car left here Tuesday night
at O'Clock with a large contingent.of
Knights of the Golden Eagle, under
the care of Conductor Bennets Mat
lack. reuently admitted young Eagle
into Bridgeton Castle, bound for Por;
Norris. There were 20 Eagles on
board from Bridgeton Castle No. 13
and at Cedarville large delegation
joined them from Cedar Lake Castle.
No. 48, of that place. At Port Norris
they were met by full representation
Of Cumberland Castle. No. 65, of that
place and conducted to their hail
where the District meeting of this dis
trict was held.
The grand officers present were
Grand Chief VIM. B. Kirby, of this
city; Grand Vice Chief Oscar M
Condit, OF Asbury Park; Grand Sir
Herald Sidney j. Hall, of Millville.
When they were met in the hall the
third or Crusaders Degree was con-
ferred on one candidate, and then the
members resolved themselves into the
district meeting, which was presided
over by District Grand Chief Ernest
Brlneshults, of CedarvflIe.
Addresses were made by each of the
Grand Officers and I. T. Nichols.
spacial session of the Grand Castle
was then held. which was presided
over by the Grand Chief VIM. B
Kirby. at post, who conferred the
Fast Chief degree upon eight candi-
dates from Cumberland Castle. one
from Bridgeton Castle and three from
Cedar Lake Castle.
In these ceremonies Grand Chief
Kirby was assisted by Grand Vice
Chief Oondit at post, Grand Sir Her
aid Hall at post. P. o., J. Oscar
Muiford, of Cedar Lake, as Past Grand
Chief; P. @. Jos. H. Ernest, of
Bridgeton Castle, as Grand High
Priest; P. @, Oscar Buzby. of Port
Norris, as Grand Master of the Castle :;
P. Q. II. W. Terrell; of Bridgeton
Castle, as Grand Gnardsman.
AT the conclusion of this work the
members repaired to the hall below
where bountifuI lunch prepared by
Cumberland Castle. was served.
The returning party arrived in Bridge
ton about one O'Clock this morning.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-24
To Much Public Begging

Begging on the streets by a certain
class of men and boys with their usual
whine Loan me dime partner" is
becoming public nuisance. In front
of every public place Of amusement,
game rooms or cafes there is the
usual line up each night, each with
his particular hard luck story who
stop the passerby, whether they know
him or not, and beg for nickle
or a dime-healthy looking individ-
uals capable Of doing days work and
even at this time of the year when the
glass factories are advertising for help
they are brazen enough to tell you they
have been looking for employment in
vainand dime will help themso. The
boys who have acquired this habit gen
orally hold out in front Of the amuse-
ment houses and ask for anything
from a cent to a dlme-night after
night these boys play their begging act
until the people are becoming tired Of
it. The average citizen doesn't mind
helpiog out man in hard luck but
when he knows its for ginger, or
amusements and that the men and
boys are capable of earning money
but as it happens in most cases won't
work for it, he has right to be pro-
tected from these nightly annoyances
10y having the practice broken up.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-24
Interesting Dates of 1907.

The following which gives the days
Of week on which legal holidays will
fall in 1907, is valuable bit of i'm
formation and should be kept by every
reader.
This year. Ash Wednesday,, the
beginning of Lent, will fall on Feb
ruary 13, March gath will be Palm
Sunday, March 29th Good Friday and
March 31st Easter Sunday. There
will be two eclipses of the sun and
two of the moon. The first eclipse Of
the sun occurred January 14th and.
was invisible in North America
There will be partial eclipse of the
moon January 29th, partially visible in
the United States. There will be an
other eclipse of the sun annular on
July 10th and this also will be invisible
in North America. The last eclipse of
the moon will take place on the night
of July "a, and will be visible through
out North America. OF the holidays
Lincoln's Birthday February 18th,
will fall :on Tuesday; Washington's
Birthday. February 20, on Friday
Memorial Day. thei 3Oth of May, On
Thursday;l the Fourth of July on
Thursday Labor Day the first Mon
day in September, on the I'd; Thanks
giving Day on the 28th of November,
and Christmas, December 25th, on
Wednesday.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1907-01-24
BRlDGETON n. j., THURSDAY. JANUARY a. 1907
MAY BE NO
WRECK PROSECUTION

Atlantic City, Jan. l8 Prosecution
OF officials of the West Jersey & Sea
shore Railroad Company, held respon-
sible by the Grand Jury yesterday for
negligence that resulted in the wreck
OF the electric train on October % last,
and the death of three score of its
passengers at Thoroughfare bridge,
Will not be brought at this time.
County officials interpret the present,
ment OF the Grand Jury as subjecting
the officials to Indictment only in case
the recommendations of the inquest
are not at once complied With, par.
tioularly as regards reconstru> ting the
draw and rail-locking system and
operating trains under an eight-loile-
an-hour limit upon the structure.
"The Grand Jury could find no evi i.
dence that would warrant the lndict-
ment for criminal negligence of any
particular official or officials" said a
member of that body to-day. "It
seemed apparent that the railroad
company adopted what it believed to
be the latest and most efficient bridge
system. Railroad experts also told us
there is an element of danger attached
to all drawbridges, and that accidents
may happen. no matter what precau-
tions. 1t is believed that the railroad,
in replacing the present antiquated
system, will substitute an electrically
operated automatic arrangement that
will not permit the towerman to throw
. white signal for ausonoomlng train
until every rail is securely locked in
place.