The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-04-13
Ocean County.

Much interest is being manifested over
the efforts of some of the yachtmen to or.
ganize club to be known as the Barne-
gat Bay Motor Boat Club. A meeting has
been called for the purpose of organization,
and it is expected that Charles Earle, OF
the Palm Beach Power Boat Association,
will be present to assist in the organization
of the club. He will also arrange for the
holding of power boat races on Barnegat
this summer. Barnegat Bay has been Sc
lected by the association,on account of the
superior advantages it possesses In q
straight course of fifteen miles and with
an ample depth of water with no interior
ing currents.
Mrs Emma Brown is anxious to- be re.
lieved of her duties as postmistress at Pass-
dena, but under the new order of things
requiring the holding of an examination
for the appointment of fourth class post
masters, she is obliged to hold the Office
until the civil service commission can get
some one to take the place. Pasadena is
small town, and Mrs. Brown has the
only place that is suitable for the post
office. The compensation is small, only
$73 last year, and does not pay for the
trouble, but nothing can be done until
some one has had a chance to take the ex-
animation, and if no one takes the
it the post Office at Pasadena will prob
LII, haxra ~ ho olouod
Rains have put an end to the big forest
fires that covered much of the territory
between Toms River and Lakewood, do
ing great deal of damage. The loss was
principally to timber and fencing, but one
house was burned, and Charles Peterson,
of South Lakewood. lost 1000 cords of fire.
by the fire. The fires travelled with amaz-
ing rapidity before the strong west winds,
and the winds had dried the underbrush
so that it burned like finder. 1t Is i'm
possible to estimate the losses as the fires
were in so many localities. One of the
largest was started by careless automo-
bilist. who threw lighted cigar from the
car among dry leaves, and the fire was
soon beyond control.
County Superintendent of Public
Schools Charles A. Morris is enforcing the
truancy act in Ocean county with vigor
that is astounding to the parents Of chill
dren, who had heretofore looked upon the
law as a dead letter. Boys and girls who stay
from school are brought before the county
courts and given their choice between at
tending their own school or being commit
ted to the state reform school. The latest
batch of boys before the court on Thursday
comprised Willie Fitzpatrick, son of An
drew Fitzpatrick, and Kenneth Cranmer,
son of Oscar Cranmer. both of Barnegat
The two sons of Thomas Gaskill, of Toms
River, were given the same warning.
Since the county superintendent began his
crusade to compel children to attend
school the number of truant officers in
Ocean county has been increased from one
to eleven. As the state fund is apportion-
ed largely by the days attendance, the in
creased attendance has added greatly to
the amounts received by local districts
from the state fund.
Mrs. Harriet W. Brown, wife of Theo-
dore ]. R. Brown, Prosecutor of the Pleas
of Ocean county, died Wednesday morn
ing, April Z, after long sickness, at the
age of 81. Mrs. Brown had wide &C.
quaintance among both the all year around
residents and the summer people OF Ocean
county, and was universally admired and
loved. She was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William White, of Toms River, for
merly residents of Manasquan, at which
place Mr.. White was Postmaster under
President Cleveland. She was graduate
of the Elmira, N. Y, Female College, and
a member of It's alumni association. She
leaves no children and but one sister
Mrs. Harry Dickson, of Point Pleasant
1t would seem as if Prosecutor Brown and
his family were having more than their
share of misfortune. About month ago,
Harry Dickson. the husband of Mrs.
Browns sister, died at Point Pleasant from
after being i'll but two days
Two weeks ago the big summer hotel at
Brielle, Monmouth county, owned by
Captain T. s. P Brown, father of Prose-
,utor Brown, burned to the ground with
oss of at least $40. 900 beyond the insurance,
When this happened, Mrs. Brown
vas known to be dying.