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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-08-29
Personal.

Irene House, of Camden, is visiting
friends In town.
E. Lewis Schuyler and wife were As.
bury Park visitors last week.
William Dobbins and family, of Camden,
are visiting relatives In Mount Holly.
Miss George Seaman, of Jersey Cit ,
Is visiting relatives in Mount Holly.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Throckmorton, ST.,
were Atlantic City visitors last week.
Harry N. Warner and wife arrived
home yesterday from their wedding trip.
Mrs. May! Titus and son, Of Camden, are
visiting Mrs. Thomas Chafey, on Cherry
street.
T. Clifford Keller and family left on
Thursday to spend week at Island
Heights.
Walter Sheeler, the newsdealer, paid a
two days visit to his mother at Spring
City, Pa, last week.
Harry G. Bullock and family, of Cam
den, have been spending a week in Mount
Holly with relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Jones and daugh.
tiers Ella and Mary, of West Chester, Pa,
are visiting In Mount Holly.
Miss Annie Winters, of Mount Holly
avenue, is spending six weeks with rela.
tives at Massilon, Ohio.
Miss Mary Elberson. corner of UEion
and Buttonwood streets, is spending q
few days with relatives at Burlington.
William H. Pennell, postmaster of Dun
cannon, Pa, was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac H. Wainwright, on Thursday.
DR.. Louis Harvard Webb, wife and son
Of Chapel Hill. N. c., are visiting the
lstter's sister Mrs. Woodington. on Cherry
street.
The Misses Maud Danley and Beulah
Scroggy, of Birmingham, have been visit
Ing relatives In Mount Holly during the
past week.
Harry M. Abdill, Mrs. Esther Streeker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Pierce, of Mount
Holly, are occupying Dantz's bungalow at
Pine Beach this week.
Clarence L. Price and wife returned to
Indianapolis, Ind. yesterday, where they
will remain for year in behalf of the
Victor Talking Machine Co., of Camden.
Miss Madeline G. Raby, aformer teacher
in the Brainard school. now holding a
similar position In Portland. Oregon,
was Mount Holly visitor last week.
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A Youthful Criminal.

Joseph Swanson, 16-year-old son of re-
spected residents of Beverly, was com.
mitted to the county jail without bail by
Justice Stevenson on Tuesday, charged
with brutality attacking Annie Smith, 10
year-old daughter OF Preston B. Smith, a
farmer Of Beverly township.
Fifteen minutes. after he had been
given employment on Smiths farm, Swan
son hid in the tall corn along the road and
awaited the return Of the girl from an
errand in town. He sprang out at her
and knocked her down. Struggling to her
feet, she kept of the brute and ran.
Swanson pursued and again leaped upon
her, but the girl wrestled with him and
screamed for help. Her mother, hearing
her cries, came running to her rescue, and
Swanson fed through the cornfeld. Mrs.
Smith telephoned the Beverly police, and
constable Holland arrested the boy as he
was about to push of in q row boat tc
cross the Delaware.
After grilling. Swanson acknowledged
that he had his base purpose In view wher
he hired at the Smith farm. He confessed
rifling baseball players clothes while tn,
games were in progress. securing consider
able money. He also told the police tina
he was the person for whom they hat
been looking, who made q practice O
climbing upon roofs and watching womel
In their rooms at night. Five years az,
he was arrested for breaking into hous
and stealing lead pipe.
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pol;tica1 No+as

DR.. Elmer D. Prickitt wants to correc,
report that he is not In the race fol
township committeeman. He expects tc
be In until the votes are counted.
DR.. George W. VanDerveer has decided
to be candidate for the Republican
nomination for township committee. He
says he is not much on the electioneerinp
proposition, but he wants the vote Of
every man, and In return, If elected he
will work for the best interests of the
township.
The Democratic county committee, it IL
reported. is urging DR.. Marcy. of River.
ton, to allow his name to 90 before the
primary for Assembly.
james Mercer Davis, of Mount Holly,
Republican candidate for Assembly, made
an open air speech on Broad street, Bur.
lington, Saturday night. The Metropoli.
tan band furnished music. Mr.. Davis
was SO interesting that large audience
stood In the rain to hear him talk.
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Suit over Mill

Harris Hammond, son of John HAYS
Hammond, the eminent engineer who rep
resented the United States at the coronation
OF King George ", and John v. Rice, Jr.,
the famous engine builder, figured In a
suit in Trenton on Thursday.
The suit was brought by the Bonaparte
Park Farm corporation. Of Bordenton, con-
trolled by Messrs. Hammond and Rice.
against Abraham Cohen, Trenton milk
dealer, who had entered into an agreement
with Charles Conard, superintendent of
the farm, to buy certain quantity of milk
daily. 1t was the defendants claim that
the agreement was broken when the farm
company stopped delivering the milk at
his store and began leaving 1t at the rail-
road station. 1t was shown that the
change had been sanctioned by the defen-
dant, and Judge Gnichtel ordered a judg.
ment against him for $139 IS, the full
amount of the claim.
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DIED.

BIsPHASI. August "a, at Windsor, Vermont
Laura Wistar Bispham, widow OF william
Bispham. of New York, In the nth year OF her
age.
FITzPATRIcK.-August %. at Mount Holly
Mary, widow ofPatrick Fitzpatrick.
HAIEEs.-Augnst "a, at Medford, Martie c.
wife of John w. Haines, aged 81 years.
JoHNsoN.-August 20, at Manchester. N. Y,
Charles p. johnson. OF JObstown aged 81
years.
JoHNsoN.-August 25, at Manchester, N. Y,
Dorinda, wife OF Charles p. Johnson. OF Jobs.
town, aged 90 years.
PAYUNG.-August 25, at Cinnaminson
Charles, son of Charles and Minnie Paying
in the Goth year OF his age.
PAGF.-August "a, at Burlington, Mary A.,
wife OF the late Richard Page, aged SO years
SruART.-August %, at Burlington, Helen
| A., daughter of Joseph F. and Sophia Stuart.
aged year and months.
UNcLE-Augnst Is, at Manchester, N. r.,
Isaac 8. Uncle, OF Smithville.
1 UNcLE.-August Is, at Manchester. N. Y.
Hettie, wife Of Isaac 8. Uncle, Of Smithvills
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Fatal Accident.

Very sad was the news which came to
Mount Holly on Saturday morning,
recording an accident on the Lehigh
Valley railroad at Manchester, N. Y. A
broken rail threw cars from the track and
killed % and injured many passengers.
Among the killed were Isaac 8. Uncle and
wife. of Smithville, and Charles P. John
son and wife, of Jobstown. The broken
rail- was near bridge and three cars top
Piled over and landed In a shallow river.
The drop was about forty feet and. the
four above named were In one Of these
cars
These people had been on trip to
Niagara Falls and were ON their way home
when the accident occurred. The morn
Ing papers, with an account of the sad
affair, gave the names of Mr.. and Mrs
Uncle so that there was no mistake In
their identity. but there was a doubt
about Mr.. and Mrs. johnson which was not
dispelled until a messenger was sent to
the scene and identified the bodies.
Not having been away on an extended
trip for 81 years Mr.. and Mrs. Uncle
decided to go to Niagara Falls. Mr.. John
son, an uncle of the former couple. con-
cluded to go with them and the party
started. They had intended staying
longer and why they returned before
they had expected to will never be known.
Before starting Mr.. and Mrs Uncle
attached to their clothing tags giving
their names and requesting that, In case
Of accident, information be sent to Charles
Holzbauer, Jr., of Burlington, operator at
Smithville. This was what led to the
prompt Identification of their bodies,
which were sent on at once, arriving at
Smithville on Sunday.
Ellsworth 81. Burtis went to Manchester
and identified the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs.
johnson and brought them home yester-
day.
Mr.. Uncle was employed at the works
of the II. B. Smith Machine Company and
Mr.. johnson was farmer. Both leave
families Of grownup children.
The funerals will be held this afternoon
when the bodies Of the four deceased
persons will be inferred In the Mount
Holly cemetery, both funerals arriving at
the grounds at the same hour.
Among the passengers on the train were
Miss Irene Sprague and Miss Myrtle Har-
mer, of Burlington, and Miss Emelia
Reeves. of Florence. all school teachers.
The car which they occupied ran off the
track but did not turn over, so they
escaped injury.
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"The Girl in the Tax" which comes
to the Auditorium, Burlington, for an
engagement on September I'D, was first
produced in Paris under the title "Le Fills
Papa, which might be rendered" Like
Father Like Son." The piece created
one OF the greatest sensations the French
metropolis has ever known and ran for
more than 1000 nights. 1t was originally
written by Anthony Mars, that past
master in the art of intrigue. The Ameri-
can adaptation was made by Stanis1aus
STANCE, and holds the record for the long
runs of any similar play in New York,
Chicago and Boston. The locale has
been changed from Paris to New York,
but the play retains all the humor and
atmosphere of midnight life which made
it so popular abroad.
Mars, the author, has long been known
here and in Europe for his clever and
amusing entertainments. He was only
twenty-one, when in connection with
Bison, he wrote Surprises of Divorce, ;"
and although he will not reach half-cen-
fury for another twelve-month, he has to
his credit an average of play year.
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Eivin Norcross Is again In the limelight.
Some weeks ago he was arrested for as
saulting man and was let off with fine.
The justice who was so lenient was very
positive what he would do 'ff he comes
before me again." But inside of two
weeks Norcross was before the same off,
cial for infraction of the laws and again a
fine was imposed. His last offence may
get him more severe punishment.
Victor Haines is the owner of an auto
mobile. On recent occasion Norcross
took this machine without the consent of
the owner and had Joy ride The offence
was overlooked except for the fine men,
toned. On Tuesday Norcross got an idea
that he wanted another ride, so he went
after the same automobile. 1t was in
yard on Water street, having been placed
there by blacksmith who gave orders
that nobody was to take 1t out except on
written permit Such a little thing as
that, however, did not affect Norcross,
and he took the machine and went down
the Moorestown road.
Just what he did is not known. except
that he got mixed up with the railroad
track in some manner, and finally ran the
automobile into ditch, where he left 1t.
Inspector Anderson Shinn heard of the
affair and he came over to inquire into the
matter. From what was discovered he
decided that Norcross was not a proper
person to have chauffeur's license, and
that privilege was taken from the young
man. The automobile was found where
1t had been abandoned and 1t was not in
good shape. One tire. was completely
torn off.
Norcross was not In sight. He did 90
to the neighborhood the next day but
from what he had learned he evidently
thought he had better get away, so he
took trolley for Camden. The offence
of taking an automobile without the con-
sent of the owner amounts to larceny, and
1t is likely the grand jury will be asked to
look into this matter.
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Quarrel Ends In Muraer.

Fatal results followed quarrel between
three Italians which started on the farm
of James N. Stokes, near Centreton, on
Saturday morning about $50 o'clock The
foreigners, who were employed on the
place, were permitted to cultivate piece
Of ground for their own benefit, and II
seems to have been a dispute over this
work that brought about the trouble.
While the men were disputing, Salvatore
Argona, known as Samuel, drew revolt
yer and shot Guisseppi Materi, who went
bY the name of Joseph. The bullet en-
tered back of the left ear and caused in
slant death. In trying to capture the as
sassin two shots were fired at Charles Ma
teri, nephew of deceased. but neither
took eject. Argona then ran to the
marshes along the creek. He was seen to
flee by MIR. Stokes, who was then ignorant
OF what had happened. On receiving mo-
tice Of the shooting, Sheriff Worrell, De-
tective Parker and Constable Myers has
tened to the scene In an automobile. They
were Joined by others in the pursuit, but
the posse were unable to capture the man,
who came this way and reached Mount
Holly, where he was seen by q number of
people. He boarded a trolley for Cam
den. On reaching Masonville Conductor
Isaac Reeves, who had become suspicious,
told Edward Gibbs, pitcher of the
Hainesport base ball club, to notify the
authorities at Moorestown, where Argona
was arrested by Officer Murphy. After
the prisoner had been brought to jail he
admitted the shooting.
Coroner William Grobler took charge
OF the body, which was viewed at Keeler's
morgue yesterday by the following jury:
Eckford Watson, William Kumpf, George
M. Sleeper, Jesse Wells. George Fl. Bran
son and George w. Hand. The inquest
will be held at the Court House this
morning.
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MARRIED

ALDEN-RoGERs.-Augus II, At Moores-
town. by Rev. Harold Morse, John Sparks
Alden, of Wfllimanset. Mass, and Miss Nina
Swain Rogers, Of Moorestown.
Z MCCoY-ALToRFER.-Au Is, at River
side, Harry Albert Mccoy, and Miss Emma
H. Altorfer, both of Riverside.
PKTTIT-CHAFFEY.-Aug %, at Pember-
ton, by Rev. Rev. Peter Carly, Samuel s.
Petit, of Burlington, and Miss Isabel Chaffey,
of Pemberton.
REAGER-WARRINGToN. August 81 at
Riverton. by Rev. Samuel Sargent, Frederick
Reager and Miss Violet Warrington.
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Business Notices.

Mrs. L. v. Keeler's select school will
open September 8. Send for booklet.
Cleaning, pressing and repairing ladies'
and gentlemen's clothing. by Mrs. Charles
E. Stockton. 1z2 Mil ST., Mt. Holly.
VIC. Bozarth makes fine Ice cream and
guarantees prompt delivery to families,
parties or picnics. 30 cents per OF.
Systematic deposits In the Mount Holly
Safe Deposit & Trust Company will estab-
lish valuable habit and bring Increased
prosperity. You are cordially invited to
open an account. 81 interest paid on
time deposits. -
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For a New school House.

The special meeting to vote upon the
proposition to build new school house
and to bond the township to raise the
money, was held In the court house Tues
day evening. Sheriff Worrell was chosen
chairman, District Clerk Kingdom acting
as secretary. The chair appointed Philip
s. Irons and Beverley G. Kingdom tellers
and the voting began.
The propositions were to buy three lots
Of land adjoining the Heard property on
Brainard street, already owned by the
township, to build school house on the
land, to dispose Of the houses now ON the
lots, and to authorize bond issue to cover
the expense. which is thought will reach
the sum of $4,000.
These propositions had been advertised
and talked about for some time and 1t was
natural to expect that there would be a
large number of citizens present to give
expression of their ideas on the subject.
But during the two hours the polls were
kept open only 211 voters appeared, % of
whom were women, who took advantage
of the law allowing them to cast ballot.
The number Of male voters was In the
proportion of about one In ten. And on
this vote authority has been given for the
Board Of Education to expend In the
neighborhood of $46. 900.
The majority in favor of the propositions
was an average of so. Several peculiar
ballots were cast. One voter expressed
himself in favor of buying the lots but
was against raising any money by bond or
otherwise. More than one voted not to
buy any land although perfectly willing
to raise all the money asked for. And
there were several other ballots of a
similar nature.
The action of the meeting will have to
be ratified by the State authorities In
the meantime plans will be adopted and
every preparation will be made to hurry
the work along
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Out Of the Race.

Dear NRWS.-
Since 1t was announced that would be
candidate for the Office of coroner In
Burlington county this coming fall, ]
have learned that shall be required to
spend large part of my time out of the
state In the future, which would be In.
compatible with the service. have there.
fore withdrawn from the canvass In favor
Of my worthy friend Elwood w. Bolton,
of Moorestown.
8 mo. I28th, 1911. JOSHUA D. JANNEY,
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Rain prevented games in the Burlington
County League on Saturday.
Rancocas base ball team defeated the
Hainesport nine at that place on Saturday
by the score of 10 to 1. Rancocas will
play Moorestown on next Saturday.
The Mount Holly base ball club has dis
banded. Owing to Burlington going out
OF the league there was no game scheduled
Tor next Saturday, and there were but
three games to be played-one regular and
Two postponed. The support given the
management has been very poor and the
latter could not see any reason why they
should go into their pockets to give en-.
tertainment to few.
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School supplies. Our assortment is large
and complete, and will please you L. s.
Boyce, 81 Main street.
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BURLINGTON AUDITORIUM

On "Wednesday, August 80, at the Bur-
irgton Auditorium, one of the seasons
special events will be presented, the at
traction being 1.-THE Newlyweds and their
Baby" which may be briefly described as
one of the highest class and most brilli-
antly written and arranged musical plays
touring. Diminutive James Rosen, the
midget comedian who plays the diverting
role of little Napoleon Newlywed, and
also that of Major Knott Much, who is
substituted for little Napoleon at a GER
tain critical moment in the plays story, is
the leader in assuring success for ''The
Newlyweds and their Baby" Heso COM
pletely realizes the renowned and beloved
Napoleon to the eye that it is as if this
entertaining infant had literally crawled
out from the pages of the comic supple
merits and made his way to the stage in
his own proper person. Rosen is an ex-
cellent comedian, not only giving to the
stage its funniest baby in the person of
little Napoleon Newlywed, but also max
ing side splitting figure of the trouble
some and mischievous Major Knott Much,
the sideshow prodigy who makes hopeless
love to well grown woman from the top
OF ladder braced against her own shoulder
and who does his utmost to bewilder the
doting Mr.. and Mrs. Newlywed during
their frantic search for the missing Napo-
leon.
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CHEsrNUr SrREEr THEArRE.

AT the Chestnut Street Theatre, Phila-
delphia, next week, the offering by the
Orpheum Players will be "The Virginian, y
dramatized from the novel by Owen
Wister. This play dealing with Ameri-
can life in Wyoming. 1t has attracted
theatre-goers in many cities and has
always pleased those who have grasped
the opportunity to see it. s'Tbe Virginian''
is well known on account of the book
which has probably had larger circu1a-
ton than any work of the kind. The
play opens with a scene in a Western
cabin where there is to be a christening
Awaiting the arrival of the Bishop who IS
to perform this interesting ceremony, the
guests decide to have a dance. All take
part and the cowboys pay particular at
tention to Molly Wood, school teacher,
but she remembers one who had rescued
her from danger, and who had not yet ar
rived. He was ''The Virginian.' When
he did get there Molly had determined
MOTTO show her preference too plainly, so
she snubs him. Not having anything else
to do, the man decided to have some fun
of his own and he goes into the room
where the babies have been left and he
changes their wraps and when the parents
go home they all have different children.
Molly chides the man for his act and from
then on it is case of first love, then cold
ness between them, although it comes out
all right in the end. There is villain in
the plot, of course, and he thinks he
should have Molly and to that end he de-
votes his energies. 1t is case of match
ing wits between them and 1.-THE Virgin
ian" and the latter shows that he is the
better man in all respects. The play is
one of continual plot and fun. The say
ings and doings of the cowboys, the scenes
on the ranches, the conflict between the
cattle thieves and the vigilantes, all go
towards making the play one of the most
interesting that the Oipheum Players
have presented.
This week the offering is ''The Gentle
man from Mississippi" a political play
that had long run at the Walnut street
theatre last winter and which is one of
interest from beginning to end.
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NEXT SATURDAYS GAMES.
Riverside at Medford
Reverlv at Florence
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longing to William Henry, Vincentown
farmer, whose horses became frightened
al a trolley car In front of the Arcade
Hotel and dashed of at high speed. Az
ter entering White street the team ran on
the sidewalk at Mayors bakery, colliding
with peanut machine and the fence. The
tongue snapped and the wagon was over
turned and damaged. The Osgood boy
was hit by one Of the traces OF the pass
ing horses. Henry, who was thrown to
the ground. was cut about the head and
shoulders and he had several bad bruises.
He was taken to the Burlington County
Hospital by William Barry and Joseph
Taylor, but he returned home the next
morning. Weston Leunox, who was also
thrown from the wagon, escaped injury.
A very pretty home wedding took place
Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Chafey
near Pemberton. when their daughter,
Isabel Dewitt Chsfey, became the bride Of
Samuel s. Petit. son of Mr.. and Mira
Ivans Petit. of South High street, Bur
lington. Tue marriage ceremony wal
performed by the Rev. Peter Carly, pas
tor Of the Methodist church at Hedding
The members and relatives of both fami
lies In numbers attended the wedding
The bride was attended by her sister
Hattie Chafey. and the groom by Little
ton Abdill, OF Burlington. cousin. Thu
bride wore gown Of white silk and
carried bouquet Of white roses. A wed
ding feast was served after the ceremon,
and the young couple after receiving tn,
congratulations Of the assembled guests
started on 9 wedding tour which will b,
spent at Ocean Grove. Among the pres
ents was the gift Of the house at IA
Federal street. Burlington. which wa
given to the young coupls by Ivans Petit
father OF the groom.