The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-07-06

the 6mDeZIlluS COuuSCAOA WIZ -
now serving sixteen years in prison, was
sold by the trustee in bankruptcy on Tues
day, and his other personal property will be
disposed of In the same way little later
His creditors will get about ten cents on
the dollar.
Edward Marshalee, eight years old,
son of Daniel Marshalee, of Mays Land
ing, member of the Republican county
executive committee, while playing in
bed Tuesday evening, fell out and broke
his right arm.
Finding that the usual method of
love-making was futile in his efforts to
win the heart and hand of eighteen-Year-
old Lucille Williams, of Paterson, Michael
Marone adopted unique method of COM
polling the girl to accept his attentions.
Marone entreated the girl to marry him,
and when she refused he is alleged to
have pointed loaded revolver at her and
threatened to shoot her If she persisted In
declining his suit. Miss Williams appeared
before Justice Samuel Percy Wednesday
afternoon and entered charges of assault
against Marone. When arrested the de-
PENDANT stated that he was not guilty.
He also said the girl was Chasing after"
him. Marone furnished bail.
After being in session less than two
hours on Wednesday evening, the Board
of Education of Eatontown unanimously
voted to uphold Miss Bessie Morris, a
teacher, who suspended Joseph Schieck,
10 years old, for bad conduct. Charles J..
Schieck, the father, applied for a public
hearing, claiming that his boy had been
suspended without just cause. After two
witnesses had been examined and letters
read from Miss Morris, Principal Allen
and Supervising Principal Crane, all cor
roborating each other as to the boys con-
duct, the vote to sustain the teacher was
recorded.
Friends of James B. Adams, of At
lantic City, treasurer of the Order of
Eagles and several other fraternal organi-
cations, who has been missing for three
weeks, have come forward with offers to
make good any shortages claimed by the
lodges whose officials have reported that
over 800 is missing. As a consequence
of the offers efforts are being made to To-
cate the missing man, who will be per-
suaded to return under promise that no
prosecution will follow. 1t is believed
that Adams became financially involved
following his venture into the real estate
business. Half score of wealthy resi-
dents there who believe that the missing
man can make up the shortage if given a
chance to get out of several deals, will
sign bonds insuring the return of the
missing money.
Declaring that he would not move his
train for all city policemen in uniform, OF
even for regiment of soldiers, when the
signal was set against him, Daniel Barry,
an engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad
at Trenton was ordered discharged from
custody in the police court. The city has
been trying to break up the practice OF
trains standing for long time on street
crossings, and finally passed an ordinance
making 1t a punishable offense. Barry
was the first person arrested under the or.
dinance. 1t was proved that the signals
were set against him. The city will ap-
peal to the State Railroad Commission.
With jocular remark that he would
either 'sink or swim, !" Thomas Martin, Il
years old, of Crawford, to show two com
panions that he would not take dare
plunged to his death In the Railway river
Wednesday afternoon. With his chums
he had been wading about the river bank,
the trio finding much sport in jumping tc
and from float moored nearby. As Mar
tin was unable to swim, he was little
more cautious than his companions, which
caused them to jolly him. But when one
of the lads dared him to dive into the
water, Martin showed his grit. and taking
a position on the float, remarked; "Well
l won't take dare. Here goes. I'll sink
or swiml" He had no more than uttered
the last word when he Owed into the
stream. When he did not reappear his
friends, becoming frightened, ran to Eliz
beth, where they notified Fred Schneider,
truckman, who recovered the body.
The movement started at Toms River
toward the restriction of drunkenness by
means of boards of guardians or protect
ors, under the new Hillery act, has spread
to Barnegat and adjoining townships
The Township Committee of Union Town
ship, of which Barnegat is the chief town
appointed board consisting of Ezra Par
ker, president of the First Rational Bank
Anthony Morris, superintendent of the
Barnegat Glass Works, and James Cahill
who is interested in various industrial
concerns here. Messrs. Parker and Cahil
took trip to the county seat to learr
how the law was operated by the board
there. In the adjoining township Of
Ocean, In the village of Waretown, the
Township Committee has also decided tc
appoint board of protectors.