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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30

postofice. Who the sender may be is
mystery. but the village is all worked
up over the affair. Some think 1t is the
work of practical joker, but others who
have received the letters fail to see the
fun and are much worried. Several we'll
known residents have been warned in these
letters that they must leave town. or put
up cash for the Black Hand Society.
Some of the more daring recipients have
turned the letter over to the postofice
authorities, and the postal detectives may
be able to trace the senders.
The flask shed at the works of the II.
B. Smith Machine Company, at Smith
vile, was damaged by fire early. Saturday
night. The flames were extinguished af-
ter about one-third of the building had
been destroyed. Some casting is done In
this annex to the foundry, and hot iron
clinging to flask evidently started the
fire. The loss, consisting principally Of
burned patterns, will amount to $500 with
no insurance. The company has water
wheel kept espeCldily 1oH on omCi ksuCJ
of this kind. as soon as the fire was dis
covered the wheel was put in motion. en-
I ployes got out the hose and in quick time
streams of water we're doing effective
work.
II Thomas Wood, a contractor and build
er of Moorestown, came near being thu
victim of a holdup on Saturday night
, After paying off his men at the West Emo
Hotel, he started for his home on Church
street at about o'clock. Before reach
ing his destination negro sprang from
behind a tree and grabbed him, demand
, ing his money and valuables. Although
the attack was sudden Wood got right oil
to the job, punching the man on the jaw
and putting up a severe struggle. Dur
| ing the tussle Wood got the negro
} hand In his mouth, biting that membe
severely. The foot-pad broke away ant
| with a shout of pain disappeared in tn
, darkness, being glad enough to escap
without securing any booty.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30

delay and Inconvenience to those who
were compelled to change their residence
on Wednesday. Muddy conditions, of
course, made the situation sll the more
trying. Unlike former years, however.
the annual moving day is not so generally
restricted to March 25, time when many
farmers close their business for the year,
and those who have arranged to move on
the first of April may be favored with
better weather conditions.
Harry Clayton. twenty-five years old, Of
Birmingham. ran into the Goth and Jeffer-
son streets police station. Philadelphia,
early Thursday morning He was bare.
footed and declared that young mar
whose acquaintance he had made the pre-
vious evening, had taken him to house
and stolen his money and his shoes. 90
met the fellow at 9th and Vine streets
said Clayton. "He invited me to have &
few drinks and then Isaid he would take
me to party. 1 followed him up an alley
back of 23rd street, and We climbed fenc'
to the yard of house. He said we hao
to get in without the people In the house
knowing it. We climbed in window anG
sat down at q table. Soon l fell asleep
When woke up the fellow was gone ant
80 were my shoes and money" Douglas
and Hoagland, special policemen, arrested
Walter Downey, who lives on 22d street
near Oxford, and Clayton identified him a
his companion. Soon after Downey wa
locked up, Mrs. Mary Fife, 1911 North e3t
street, hurriedly entered the police station
and said that her house had been entered
as she supposed, by burglars. Investigs
ton by the police revealed, according t.
their statements, that it was her home tina
Downey and Clayton had visited. At
hearing before Magistrate Rau, Downe,
was sent to the House of Correction 70
one year and Clayton was discharged,
not being believed that he was an accom-
plice In robbing the house.,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30
GA 81 TO 7 Ia
Bears the '''S Mllu Iuu na.u n,malS OOus'"
sis. ct &l2zzZu
Rinnev Earl Again.

Burlington has a young man named
Binney Woodward Earl, who has recently
furnished much material for gossip in that
city. He has been trihe lively in his
, actions, and has left Burlington on one or
two occasions in manner to cause bis
name to be the subject for discussion.
About year ago he went to Baltimore in
company with young woman and it was
reported there was an elopement, but as
the woman was married there seemed to
be another charge. At any rate the young
man was brought home and the matter
was dropped.
Some time since Earl went to Florida
and word came that he was sick In that
state, so physician, a friend of the family,
was sent down to bring him home. The
next heard of him he had been married to
young lady of Burlington. This was
food for the out-of-town newspaper men
and they enlarged on it to the fullest ex-
tent. The stories published are to the
effect that as the couple lived in this
county there was no difficulty in getting a
minister, and the ceremony was perform
ed in Mount Holly. Also that the groom's
mother lie about to take steps toward in
curing into the legality of this marriage
with view of having the ceremony set
aside. This will probably prove hard
task as the officiating clergyman took all
precautions necessary before proceeding.
On Saturday evening an automobile
drove up to the door of Rev. James Stod
dard and young man and woman enter
ed the rectory and gave the names of
Binney Woodward Earl and Irma Rulon
Leigh. residence Burlington, and asked to
be married. Mr.. Stoddard asked all the
questions that are required by the statutes.
Earl gave his age as 20 years, and told
Mr.. Stoddard many incidents connected
with his life. He told the clergyman If
he had any doubt on the subject he might
telephone to DR.. Blair, of Burlington.
This Mr.. Stoddard did, but the physician
was out. The young lady gave her age
as 10 years. After having put to the
couple all the questions that he could
II
think Of as bearing on the subject, Mr..
Stoddard required each one to make aft
davit to the truth of their answers. Geo.
A. Mccoy, owner of the automobile
which brought the young man and woman
to the rectory. was present, and was a
witness to the marriage. After the cere-
mony Earl telephoned from the rectory to
his mother that he was of on his honey
moon.
Earl Is the son of Frank Earl, of Bur
lington, and is said to be the heir to a
large fortune. Miss Leigh is young
lady Of very good character and is the
daughter Of estimable parents. But for
the fact that Earl has been before the
public gaze once or twice previously, this
marriage would not have attracted any
more attention than any other, and II
probably being given more notice than II
is eRtitled to.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
CIGARETTE IS AN OUTLAW.
Smokers Buy at High Prices Dur
ing Last Hours.

The cigarette is an outlaw in Min
nesota. The new State law prohib-
iting the sale has gone into effect,
and it is now illegal to put them
on the market.
At Minneapolis the cigarette mar
ket assumed a good purchase in the
closing hours. The price varied
and was unsettled as the stock mar
ket after a furry in Wall street.
Early in the evening there was a
shortage in popular brands at some
cigar stores and clerks sent up
prices.
Report: CAME in from other sec
tions of the city that a fresh supply
had arrived, which caused rush to
these stores. The prices were kept
at top notch. At least a million
cigaretts were sold in Minneapolis
during the day. Nearly very store
in the cit: had sold alm.lt its entire
supply before the end came.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
% Hs 1l<hItII1
State Superintendent.
DR.. Carroll's Reply.

To the Editor of The News and
Courier: In its last issue the Sum-
merville Advertiser publishes the en-
closed letter from the Rev. J. H.
Harley to controvert a statement I
made in previous issue to the eff
feet that the mail order business
going out of Spartanburg amounted
to $500 daily for whiskey, this state
ment being based upon information
sent to The News and Courier by it's
Columbia correspondent.
To confound my figures the rever-
end gentleman consulted the express
agent at Spartanburg, and as a re-
suit of this consultation says: II
find, according to the statement
made by the express agent, after
consulting his booAe, that the aver
age amount of whiskey coming
through the express office here is
about three-tenths of gill per capt.
ta," which Mr.. Harley calculates to
be about 27 gallons day for 25,00s
people. After which astounding cal
culation he complacently adds:
There is quite a difference between
the actual facts and the statement
given out in your paper last week by
one Of your local physicians.
Evidently Mr.. Harley is not long
on arithmetic, and this statement of
his gives an illuminating instance
of his accuracy in verifying his So
called facts.
Now let's do this sum for him
and see how nearly this express
agents figures will approximate our
own, when the calculation is accu-
rately made:
Three-tenths Of a gill per capita
means three-tenths of gill daily
for every man, woman and child In
Spartanburg, and as Mr.. Harley tells
us there are $4,000 of these. we
simply multiply $4,000 by $40.
Here it is: 3-10x25,O0O equaling
$500. Now, $500 gills are equiva-
lent to 234.37 gallons, and not ~
gallons.
If this whiskey is worth on an
average 81 per gallon we will get
S9374S as the daily expenditure for
whiskey. In other words just $37.4S
more than my own figures.
Summerville with population Of
$500. and laboring under the curse
of the county dispensary, spends on
an average about $50 per day for
whiskey, or about two cents per
capita, while Spartanburg. according
to Mr.. Harley's own statistics. re-
joicing in the blessings of prohi-
bition, daily celebrates her happiness
by spending per capita Of 81 cents
for whiskey Evidently it is quite
unnecessary to be camel in Spar
tanburg.
F. JULIAN CARROLL.
Summerville, August 2.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
MATTER OF FIGURES
REV. MIR. HARLEY AND DIR. CAR.
ROLL FAIL TO AGREE.
An Interesting Statement as to the
Amount of Liquor Consumed hy
Spartanburg.

Mr.. ]. B. Meyer, of Summerville,
requests the Advertiser Of that town
in order to keep the record straight
and correct a wrong impression that
has gone forth as to the amount OF
liquor received at Spartanburg by
express, will you kindly publish the
following letter:
Spartan burg, S. c., July %, 1903.
Mr.. ]. B. Meyer, SummerYille, S.
C.-Dear Brother: l went to the
express Office to obtain facts in re-
gard to the shipments of liquor into
this town. I find according to the
statement made by the express agent
after consulting his books, that the
average amount of whiskey coming
through the express Office here is
about three-tenths of a gill per cap
ita, daily, or about 27 gallons day
for $4,000 people. There is quite
a difference between the actual facts
and the statement given out in your
paper last week by one of your local
physicians. I wish you would see
that the brethren of your town re-
ceive this information If you feel
disposed to do so you may print it
in your prohibition column as COM
ing from me.
Yours truly,
J. L. HARLEY,
State Superintendent.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
Fiendish Crime Charged Against
Young White Man.

The Journal and Review says on
Thursday afternoon P. P. Warren,
a white man, was committed to the
Aiken Jail on a very serious charge,
that of assaulting a young white girl
who lives near Wagner, in the Ly-
brand section.
The assault is alleged to have
been committed on the 5th day of
July, but only recently the young
lady's parents heard Of it. Rela-
tives of the girl swore out a war
rant as soon as it became known
to them and Warren was arrested
and committed to Jail by Magistrate
H. B. Garvin.
Warren runs mill, or is employ
ed at grist mill, and it is here
the assault is alleged to have been
committed one afternoon, when the
young girl went on business. The
young girl was alone there with
him at the time. The girl is only
thirteen years old, and comes Of
good people.
Under a recent law this is made
a capital offense. and il Warren is
convicted it will mean that he must
suffer the death penalty. This is
the second white man that has been
charged with this fendish crime in
this State in the last few months.
A speedy example should be made
OF one Of the tiends and then pos
sibly such crimes by white men
would stop.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
STARVED TO DEATH.
Three Children Found Asleep Be-
side Mothers Body.

The woman lying on a pallet on
the floor dead, her mouth filed
with bits Of cracker, a last effort
to sustain life and her three chill
dren, ranging in age from two to
nine years old, asleep beside the
body, one unconscious, was the grue-
some picture presented when neigh
bors forced their way into the tene-
ment apartment of Mrs. Della Chrys-
tie, 35 years of age, at Memphis,
Tenn, on Monday
Mrs. Chrystie had been i'll, dwell
lers in the tenement state, and for
several weeks they have ministered
to her wants. Monday night when
their request for admission to the
room was unanswered they forced
an entrance.
The condition of the body indi
Gated that the woman had been dead
for several hours. That death re-
suited from lack of Hourishment was
the opinion of the police surgeon
summoned.
Mrs. Chrystie came to Memphis
about twelve years ago from st.
Louis. Her husband died several
years ago. That she was a woman
of refinement, neighbors declare was
apparent.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05

dition Of the accounts at the mill
Office do not know what TO think.
1t is very strange case. Those
who have looked into the condition
OF affairs thus far say that they
have never known or heard OF any
thing like it. There appears to be
Il big shortage and on the other
hand there appear many old checks
and some money to decrease the
shortage Some Of the checks may
be good Some OF the checks were
from the government for cloth pur-
chased from the mill and some Of
these are several years old. Har-
ris is about thirty-fve years OF age,
and stands high socially. His bond
has been fixed at $4,000.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
WANT IT TO STAY
CHARLESTON BUSINESS MEN FA-
yOR THE DISPENSARY.
They Believe 1t Should be Retained
and the Blind Tigers Driven Out
of Business.

The Charleston Post says at
meeting of number Of business men
held Tuesday at the rooms of the
Charleston Chamber Of Commerce, a
resolution was unanimously passed,
urging the voters of Charleston to
support the dispensary system for
the regulation Of the liquor traffic
on August II, in preference to the
prohibition and committee was ap-
! pointed to use it's efforts toward this
end.
The meeting was held in response
to a call signed by E. K. Marshall,
Walter Pringle, NJ. Hornik, ]. c.
Hemphill, T. R. Waring, w. ]. Sto-
rem, E. H. Sparkman, James R.
Johnson and w. H. Cogswell. The
call announced that the tax rate of
the county of Charleston is now Al
1-2 mills, and the profits last year
from the dispensary were S11S,0OO,
and the enactment of prohibition
law for Charleston would mean in
creased taxation.
With the exception Of Mr.. Storen
and Mr.. Waring, the signers of the
call were present and among others:
Arthur Lyman, John L. Sheppard,
w. x. Tate, C. R. Walk, P. H. Gads-
den, T. ]. Mccarthy, ]. M. Connel-
ley, John Hertz, Capt. F. D. Phillips,
w. NJ. Bird, M. Frank, Capt. F. W.
Wagner, H. Pearlstine, DR.. Lock-
wood, Daniel L. Sinkler, B. I. Sim
| mons, M. O'Shaughnessy, Robert La
than, Albert Orth and Paul Wierse.
AS the first signer of the call, Mr..
Marshall, called the meeting to or
der and nominated Mr.. Hornik to
take the chair. Mr.. Hornik declined
and then on motion of Mr.. Gadsden,
Mr.. Marshall was made chairman of
the meeting. In taking the chair,
Mr.. Marshall made few remarks,
explaining the purpose Of the call
which was later read by c. Nor
wood Hastie, as secretary Of the
meeting.
Mr.. Marshall made strong plea
for an honest effort in enforcing the
law. He disclaimed making any re-
fection upon the administration, but
he thought that the time had come
for action. Business men have
changed their attitude toward the
dispensary and satisfactory and ad-
eQuate enforcement of the law is
demanded for the best interests of
Charleston's trade with the up-coun-
try, as we'll as for a community mat
| ter.
Mr.. Sinkler said that he had at
tended several sessions of the legis
lature and knew the sentiment of
many toward Charleston, and
thought that by consistently stand
ing to Charleston's attitude in the
past, the prospects were bright for
securing a license system. Mr.. Sink
ler declared that personally he is
opposed, to the dispensary and pro-
hibition and an advocate of the IL
cense system. He then offered the
resolution. expressing the sense OF
the meeting that the people should
vote for the dispensary.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
GREAT PLAGUE OF MOTHS.
Thousands OF Them Swarm Hotels
in New York.

What appeared to be a heavy
snow storm was really mylards OF
small white moths which again visit
ed New York Monday night.
Again the little pesto swarmed
into the brightly lighted hotels and
restaurants and clouded the street
lamps. but this time they were ac-
companied by millions OF large
brown moths, SOME OF them five
inches from tip to tip, and as these
fluttercd about the lights they look
ed like bats.
4 strange feature OF these vista
tions which this summer are worse
than ever before, and which the en-
tomologists are trying to fathom, is
what becomes of the moths at the
break OF day. With the first ray of
daylight they disappear. but no one
has found where they 80.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
Commit Suicide.

Two young French girls Of the
working class, aged sixteen and
eighteen, have committed suicide at
Nice by suffocation from charcoal
fumes. After strcwing the room
with flowers and drapng the bed
with long crepe bands, they put on
white dresses, tied their hair with
ribbons. drank some white wine and
lay down. When discovered both
girls were dead.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
Gloom Follows GlaIncss.

AZ almost the hour set for her
wedding in MI Souls church. Brook
l$ia Tho ss;;;,;;:,...'&.I ct '-;ag E.iZahc,h
LOwerrr. popular young woman,
took palcc from the home Of her
sister. Miss Lowerr". who was TO
have been the bride Of Edwin c..
Sherwood. of Bridgeport, Conn, was
taken suddenly i'll at Winthrop,
Mass, last Thursday.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05

Word was received from Charles
ton Tuesday night that the impress
sion in the city is that the attempt
to perevent the election on August
II is not taken very seriously. The
action of the lawyers is Of course
not instigated by the county dis
pensaries authorities and it is not
known precisely what faction or per-
sons are behind it except that they
are not in sympathy with the county
dispensary system. 1t is further be-
lleved that the prohibitionists, that
is, the sincere prohibitionists, have
nothing to do with it.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
PREVENT ELECTION
APPLY FOR A RE-
STRAINING ORDER.
Motion is Made Before Chief Justice
Jones in Lancaster - Petition
Would Continue Prohibition.

A dispatch from Lancaster to The
State says Messrs. HOLMAN and
Grace, lawyers from Charleston, ap-
peared before Chief. Justice Jones
for. rule to show cause in the case
of Thomas M. Jellico, petitioner, VS..
H. w. Conner. John H. Conlon and
VIM. D. Clarke, election commission
ers.
The case involves AL attack on
the recent statute closing dispensa-
ries and providing for an election
on August IT, charging unconstitu-
tionality on two grounds: First,
that it violates the article requiring
the subject of the act to be ex-
pressed in the title, and, second, that
it is special legislation.
The wish is that the supreme court
assemble on or about August II
and hear the case. If the court is
unwilling or unable to assemble then
a rule to show cause will he Issued
returnable before the chief Justice
and he will pass upon the case at
his chambers, subject of course, to
right of appeal to the whole court.
The effect Of sustaining the con-
tention of the petitioner would be
to prevent the elections and continue
prohibition in force.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
Buys Carload of Booze.

a Columbia dispatch says there
has been a good out-of-town whiskey
business done within the past week
or two in preparation for the dry
spell. 1t is said that one man got
a carload of whiSkey and beer.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
WAR ON LOCKER CLUBS.
birmingham Police Are Making
Wholesale Arrests

They are making war on the lock-
er clubs that operate in the different
cities and towns OF Alabama. In
Birmingham wholesale arrests Of
locker club prOprictors and inmates
Were made by the police department
Monday afternoon, and men were
still being brought to tho city Jail
Monday night. where they are lock-
ed up until gilt-edge bonds can be
made fer their appearance in court.
About 100 clubs are involved. Out
of-town detectives recently employ
ed by Mayor O'Brinc went to Birm-
ingham and obtained cards to prac-
tically every club In town, and have
been gathering evidence for about
six weeks.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
Texas Town Destroyed.

Marysville, Texas. was destroyed
by fire a few nights ago. The town
was inhabited chiefly by quarrymel
in the employment Of the Fort
Worth and Denver Railroad. \
number Of them narrowly escaped.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-05
Many We're Killed.

FL Monde. a newspaper Of Madrid.
Spain. places the number cf killed
at Barcelona during the rioting of
last week at 1000 and the wound
ed at $500.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-14
He Was Called "Private Car Lur-
ton," and the Sobriquet Sticks
Something About the Pros
pective Bulwark of Our Liber-
ties.
: BY ellison Gardner.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 13.-
! came here to see what kind of a
reputation his neighbors give to
Judge Horace H. Lurton, who has
been picked by President Taft to
succeed Justice Peckham on the
United States supreme court.
"The railroads and the cor
Iporations of Tennessee will be
entirely satisfied with Judge Lur-
tons appointment" said the first
man l asked. "He has served
them here in Tennessee long and
faithfully, and they will be glad
to see him promoted to the larger
field"
asked what evidence there
WAS of friendliness between Judge
Lurton and the railroads. "The
familiar designation, Private Car
Lurton,'" the lawyer answered
Il suppose you've heard what ev-
|erybody knows throughout this
section of the south about Judge
Lurton's habituaI use Of private
cars furnished by the railroads.
which were actual or potential
litIgants in his court. At one
time, am informed, there was
Ia receivership which brought the
management OF railway into