The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-03-22
School Meetings.

| School Meetings.
The annual school meetings to cleo
members of the Boards of Education ani
to appropriate funds for the maintenance
of schools the ensuing year, were held
throughout the state on Tuesday. In this
county there were several spirited
contests.
In Mount Holly the usual triennial
contest was in view, but 1t faded away
when the moment for action arrived.
Two or three weeks since a movement
was started to make change in the Board
here, but after several attempts to secure
candidate who was willing to make a
contest, the matter seemed to become
quiet Sufficient interest had been arous-
ed, however, to bring the voters out, and
the court house was filed when the dis
trict clerk called the meeting to order
Sheriff Worrell was chosen chairman,
Franklin Din acting as secretary. The
report of the district clerk was read and
adopted without dissenting voice or
question being asked. James 8. Hulme
and George A. Sleeper were appointed
tellers at the box to receive ballots for
members of the Board of Education. and
Morris 81. Keller and Josiah W. Evan
took charge of the box for appropriations.
Samuel A. Atkinson, Richard G. Bar
rington, Joseph s. Shreve and Joseph c.
Kingdom were nominated for members of
the Board. William II. Brinson, a resi-
dent of West Washington street, while
not openly nominated, was voted for.
This was strictly correct, as the law allows
any one to be voted for whether he is or is
not nominated. There were 43s votes
polled, the result being as follows: King
don, 354; Darlington, 34S; Atkinson, 346;
Shreve, 100; Brinson, 80. The first three
were declared elected for three years. As
a fact 1t was not a contest. Mr. Shreye
had stated that he would not be a csndi-
date against any of the old members If
they desired to be re elected. Some en-
thusiastic friends, however, had a ticket
printed with his name on 1t and the vote
he received was complimentary for a man
who had not done any canvassing for the
honor. For appropriations 1888 votes were
cast and they were all In favor of $40. 800.
the sum requested by the Board of Edu-
cation.
Riverton had lively contest That
borough has favored having women on
the school board for some time, but there
was change of sentiment on Tuesday
evening when Mrs. Efie W. CORY was
defeated by Fred P. Hemphill. George
L Riley, candidate for reelection, was
defeated by Thomas Moore
In Beverly James D. Fish, George
Smith and E. Woolston were elected for
three years.
Pemberton township had the largest
meeting 1t has seen for long time. Last
year Barclay Seeds was turned down and
he took notion he would like to be rein
stated. He had opposition, however, and
there were four candidates, Victor Bush.
d. s. Lippincott, Barclay Seeds and vii.
Inns Simpkins, who contested for the
three year term. Thomas Clatts was also
candidate for three years, but he was on
two tickets and that saved him. The vote
between the others was: Lippincott, al;
Bush, 1873; Seeds, 70; Simpkins, 65. This
elected Lippincett, Bush and Clatts, and
J. M. Foster was elected to fill an unex.
pired term.
w. c. Sturtevant, Goodwin Donnelly
and w. Fl. Blsbing were reelected in
Florence township without opposition.
The annual meeting of the Board of
was held on Tuesday at Chest
erfeld. The chairman of the meeting
was Charles L. Francis; secretary, Walter
Black; judge, William A. M. Black; tellers,
Howard NJ. Rogers and John Miller. The
retiring members were Miss Mary R. Brais
lin, Charles E. Woodward and George
Sexton. The result of the election was as
follows: Mary r. Braislin, 11S; Harry
LaRue, "a; L. F. Klein and Thomas Ridg-
way, each SO votes. AS there were only
three to be elected for three years, the
county superintendent, Herman A. Stees.
will be called upon to see who is winner
for the third place. Charles E. Wood.
ward, the only candidate for the one wear
term, received 176 votes out of 1875 votes
cast. Appropriations of 800 for repair
of school and 5000 for current expenses
were approved.
At the annual meeting of the voters of
Fieldsboro, Tuesday evening, William II.
Carter, Mayor William l. Leonard and
Joseph Hesley were elected members of
the Board of Education. $3.50 was voted
to be raised to place a new heater in the
school house and for other purposes.
In one of the most lively and interesting
for members of the Board of Edu-
cation ever held In Bordentown, Charles
R. Garwood, Edwin A. s. Bechtel and
William 81. Horsful, on one ticket. defeat
ed George L. Robbins, George W. Swift,
Jr., and Albert ]. Wilkinson on the other
by the following vote: Garwood, 344;
Bechtel, S12. and Horsful, 1856; Robbins.
1888; Swift, 228; and Wilkinson, 1874. The
great interest in the election was due prin-
cipally to the bitter feeling which was
aroused in the community by the action of
the board In BUSTING two old teachers who
had been teaching In the school for over
twenty-five years, and 1t was thoroughly
understood by the sympathizers of the dis
missed teachers that the successful candi-
dates we're also opposed to the action of
the board. and it is expected that If the
teachers will accept reappoint-
ment the positions will be rendered them.
The polls opened at o'clock, and before
O'Clock nearly six hundred votes had
been polled.
Palmyra had an exciting time. The
voters were out in force, 1923 ballots be-
ing cast. The result was as follows: II.
Parker Hurff, 1876; Elias Morgan, 227;
James r. Weart, 217; Frank L. Durgin,
SO; Stewart L. Sherman, So; William J.
Mcconnell, 10; Francis J. Hamelman, 81.
The candidates were all striving for the
three year term. The first three were de-
clared elected. Charles c. Green was
chosen for the unexpired term of one
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