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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-26
DIED.

DEAcoN.-December 25, at Mount Holly
Ann ?: Deacon, wife of Benjamin ID. Deacon,
in her SD year.
Relatives and friends are Invited to attend
the funeral from her husbands residence, lOl
Broad Street, Mount Holly, on Thursday,
December %, at 23O P. M. Interment Mount
Holly Cemetery.
KINER.-December 25. at Frankford, Pa.
Edward p. Kiner, in his 59th year.
Relatives and friends and Washington
attend the funeral from the residence Of
Harry l.. Durand, l26 Water street. Mount
Holly, on Thursday, at one O'Clock, p. m. In
terment In st. Andrews burytng grounds.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10, near Bustleton,
John Ashmore, ST., aged 70 years.
acknowledgements II, at Florence, Hester
E., wife of Henry Baker, aged So years.
BIRKETT.-Deccmber %, near Burlington,
+. Ernest, son of Frederick p. and Sarah
Birkett. aged l0years.
CoNovER.-December Is, near Bridgeboroy
Joshua Conover, aged 76 years.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is, at Philadelphia,
Carrie, widow OF William Howard, aged So
years. Inferred at Beverly.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT "a, at Smithville
Annie G., wife Of Edward r. Jennings, aged
81 years.
acknowledgements q. at Burlington
George w. M1nard,
MATHIs.-December II, at Tuckerton May.
belle, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. q. Ira Mathis
aged years.
MANLEY.-December q, at Burlington, Ed.
ward Manley. aged 81 years.
| MARKwooD.-Decembe 16, near jackson.
Vile, Maurice Seaman, son William f. and
Clara M. hardwood, in his 10Th year.
! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Is, at Moorestown
Anna L. widow of Furman l.. Milford, in her
/ SO year.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 20, at Burlington, Lii
lie Durell wife of Wills s. Newton.
| PADDocK.-December q, at Moorestown
| Miss Sophia S. Paddock, in the 85th year o.
| her age.
| RUss.-December 49, at Beverly, Albert Ed
ward Russ, in his 56th year.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 49, at Philadelphia
| Elizabeth Fenimore Sullivan, widow OF JohI
| M. Sullivan, and mother of William G. Sulli
van, of Mount Holly, aged IA years.
| acknowledgements 10, Margaret A. Sexton
widow OF James c. Sexton formerly ofCooks
town, aged rs years.
TAsH.-December %, at Camden, Mary j
widow OF the late Joseph Tash, aged "a years.
| Observation-Disclosures p, at Philadelphia
Sarah A Vanselow, widow of Captain Vanse
low formerly OF Florence, in her 9th year.
WARNER.-Decemberl 49, at Beverly, Charlie
. F. Warner.
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Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
Q a 8 r . RIA

AAAOOAC0@OWAs
Mrs. Myers has gone to Orlando, Florida,
for an extended stay.
Miss Coffin will leave on Saturday for
visit with friends In st. Louis. Mo.
New fiat top desks have been installed
In the ticket Office and baggage room at
the main railroad station.
Bart Mannion, who has been spending
some time at Hainesport railroad station IL
now looking after similar interests In
Palmyra.
The first lecture In the University
Extension Course will be given in the
town hall on Monday night, January Sth
New fire extinguishers and fire axe
have made their appearance at police
headquarters in the town hall
A boys department of the WestjMoores
town Y. M. Q. A. was formed at the home
of Malcolm Cox last week. William Bay
lor and Albert Sharp were chosen as
leaders.
John Riley, the foreman of this section
of the Amboy division, has been awarded
a premium by the railroad officials fol
having one of The best sections at the time
inspection was made month ago. Mr.
Riley shared this prize with his men.
One of the girl twins born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Barr over week ago, died or
Tuesday.
Work has been commenced on Harry
Pew's new garage on East Main street.
Wallace Eldridge has returned to his
home on East Third street after under
going an operation for appendicitis In 9
Philadelphia hospital.
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The Otto Plant.

Unless something unforeseen occurs the
Ottomobile Company will come to Mount
Holly and there is probability that the
industry will be In operation soon. Much
work was done within the past two weeks
by those interested In getting the plant
here and William D. Marren and William
8. Rendell were the earnest workers who
brought the matter to focus.
The two gentlemen referred to did much
travelling around in Philadelphia and got
residents of that city interested. A tenn
porary organization has been formed with
Murrell Dobbins, as president. and char
ter will be secured at the earliest date.
1t is ihoped that the permanent organi-
cation will be completed by the middle OF
January.
The company Is already manufacturing
automobiles and they are constructing
some with the very latest improvements
which are of decided advantage. Orders
are coming In from different parts of the
country. so 1t will be seen that the sffail
is not new concern, or an experiment.
The location Of the plant will not bs
decided upon until the directors meet mex
month.
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burlington.

Sneak thieves made an entrance into
the store Of Charles Atkinson, on High
street, early Wednesday morning and
succeeded In getting away with two
breech-loading. double, and one single
barrel gun, plush carriage robe and q
gold watch. all of which articles were on
sale In the store. Entrance was made by
the rear door by the thieves boring hole
near the lock, allowing 1t to drop to the
floor. In their haste to leave, the thieves
left necktie, chisel, pickaxe, and a
pointed post-digger, such as might be used
by employees of the trolley company. By
the evidence gathered from Abraham
Baugher, who lives near the rear of the
store, it seems the theft took place about
half-past three o'clock, as he states he
heard one man call, Hurry up, Mike. .
Mr.. Atkinson left the store about eight
O'Clock that evening. and on entering his
place of business the next morning saw
some one had made haul.
Death came suddenly at an early hour
Friday morning to George W. Minard, his
corpse being found in an alley leading to
the stable where he was going to feed his
horse. The deceased was in his usual
health on Thursday, attending to his busi-
ness, several of the neighbors having con-
versed with him. He was one of the old
est and best known residents of Burling-
ton, being about "a years old.
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A conterence

The members of the Board of Freehold
ers who will take their seats on the first
of January were requested to meet In
Mount Holly on Friday and have quiet
chat oyer the offices to be filled and to
consider the general conditions that will
confront that body when 1t meets for
organization. Five of the members failed
to respond. The others had long SEES
sion at which there was much talk but
little work was accomplished and when the
conference" adjourned nothing definite
had been determined upon.
The most serious problems that are be-
ing presented for consideration are the
election of county collector and county
engineer. For the former Office there are
candidates galore, and to select one from
the number willing to serve the county
is not going to be an easy task. There
was a straw ballot taken on Friday. 1t
was agreed that the business of the con-
ference should be kept secret and THE
News was admonished not to publish any
thing unless it had the matter straight.
hence what we give must be taken as we
received 1t. 1t is said there was ballot
on the Office of county collector which re-
suited as follows: Joel Horner, z; William
H. Garter. l.; A. Engle Haines, 2; John B.
Trick and Robert 7. Evans one each. One
member present did not vote.
On the suggestion of q candidate for
county engineer Earl Thomson is reported
to have received eight votes. and James
Logan received five votes.
There was no opposition to the candi-
dacy of Harry Hawkins, Jr.. as clerk; DR..
Richard 81. Parsons as physician at the
asylum; or G. Clarence Deacon as super
intendent of the asylum. DR.. William P.
Melcher and DIR. John j. Flynn are striv-
ing for the Office of physician at the
prison, but nothing was done on that
position.
The above votes on collector and en-
gineer leave the matter up in the air as
much as ever, as it is not known what the
five absentees will do when the regular
meeting is held In January. Rumor has 1t
that there will be some "bolting" unless
there is a change in at least one of the
contestants, 1t is useless to deny the fact
that there is strong opposition to the re-
election of Earl Thomson as county en-
gineer. This feeling is not confined to
any one locality but 1t is heard all over
the county, and 1t is quite likely Mr..
Thomson's name will not be considered.
Some change has come over the situa-
ton since the conference and it is likely
that matters will be satisfactorily adjust
ed by the time the board gets together
next Monday. The latest report is that
Thomson has withdrawn from the contest
The indications are that Joel Horner is In
the lead for county collector, but A. Engle
Haines. of Lumberton. is still candidate,
and proposes to remain In the contest I'M
til the matter is decided by ballot.
1t Ia stated that Peter L. Vandegrift,
one Of the two additional members elected
In Burlington city, does not intend to
serve.
The new Board of Freeholders will or
ganize at noon on Monday.
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Anna K. Fox, of Cookstown, was sentenced
to five months In the county jail on the
Murphy charge after his counsel, Robert
Peacock, made statement that Chamber.
lain had planned to make restitution In
both cases. The Fox case is to be held
over him until after the court sees how
the restitution plan works out. There are
several other similar cases In which Cham
berlain has figured and it may be that
some of the victims will come forward
with formal charges before his present
term expires.
Harry johnson, the fellow recently
caught in the act of robbing the charity
boxes at the Riverside Catholic church, of
which he pleaded guilty, was sentenced
to ninety days In the county jail. This
defendant had written letter to Prosecu.
tor Atkinson and his language showed
that he has considerable education, which
the court said could be used to better
advantage than such low form of steal
ing. The court also took occasion to COM
tthhment johnson upon the composition of
Wv .a.stter.
oniltvof Warner, colored, who pleaded
r untoh,nsoSpg chicken from Armistead
tooa = nj poSe Jscobstown, was SEN
Sn" sa,S mt t n,s ;; reformatory. The
father, who was arresteSS year oio grand
Jail under similar charge, M = no" 10
ledge Of the stealing, but no az az, Ano"
yet been taken to release the old man mas
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Action Was too Hastx.

An interesting case was heard before
Justice of the Peace Grogan at Riverside,
last week. John Jeanes, of Riverside,
sued Harry Longworth and Sabina, his
wife, of Delanco, Ia an action In tort for
the sum of $500.
Plaintiff testified that in October 1910,
be obtained situation at Sag Hsrbor and
left his wife aud two children at Delanco
and that by arrangements with defendants,
who succeeded to the tenancy of the
house at Delanco, formerly occupied by
him, 1t was agreed that his furniture, valu-
ed by him at $500 90, should be stored In
the attic of defendants house until he sent
for 1t to his new home. He testified that
when In November, 1911, he went to get
his furniture, that the defendants claimed
that 1t had all been sold for a storage bill
of $500. He also testified that not only
had the contents of three rooms on the
first floor, and three bedrooms been sold,
but all his and his children's clothes, in
surance policies, marriage certificate, ETC.,
had also been disposed Of by the defen-
dants; he stated that no storage was due
as he gave stove, wire netting, table, etc.,
of the value of SIT 90 to the defendants,
which more than covered any claim for
storage.
He also testified that eight pairs of lace
curtains valued at $40, Hnoleum, valued
at $40, china closet valued at $27, and
bric-a-brac valued at 81, and other articles
were at the present time in the possession
of the defendants. This was admitted by
the defendants, but they claimed that they
had been bought in by friend at the sale
for S. and sold back to the defendant a
the same price, In fact no money hal
passed between the parties. The defen
dants for whom lawyer Robert Peacocl
appeared stated that they had paid g to
Squire for advice, etc., and that he haC
directed them to sell the goods, after ad
vertising In the papers; that they CAV
plaintiff notice to pay the storage rent b,
letter, but did not send to them notice 0
the sale.
| Lawyer Spencer Simpson for the plain
tiffs, contended that the defendants ha
no legal power to sell the goods, and tina
the sale was illegal and fraudulent, an
that to sell goods of the value of $500 fo
bill Of $13 was evidence of fraud.
The court after hearing testimony {
, witnesses, rendered verdict for the plail
! tiff for 5000 and costs.
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Quality goods at Boyce's.
Business Notices.

Girl wanted In family of two persons.
Young girl preferred. Apply at 81 Wash
ington street, Mount Holly.
Cleaning, pressing and repairing ladies
and gentlemen's clothing. by Mrs. Charles
E. Stockton, 142 Mill ST., Mt. Holly.
Orders left with w. G. Bozarth, Ridg-
way street, for oysters or fish will be de-
ivered promptly. Both phones.
A wise choice in Christmas gifts for
mother, sister, son or daughter is an &C.
count with the Mount Holly Safe Deposit
& Trust Company, which will steadily in.
crease at Compound Interest. go Interest
paid on time deposits.
Having turned out with promptness {
large number of orders for photograph
wanted before Christmas. j. E. Whitman
whose studio is over Miss Nora Naylor'
store on High street. Is ready for furthe
business In this line from those VIII
desire pictures completed by New Yea
or sooner. His improved system for dom
work quickly has been appreciated b
many patrons since December 1st As a
eye specialist. Mr.. Wilman has built up
! nice trade.
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Shot During q OuarreI.


Residents and passers by on Main street,
In the centre of the business section of
Moorestown, were startled on Tuesday
night about 6 O'Clock by the firing of re-
volver shots. In less than five minutes
over a hundred persons had gathered at
the scene of the tragedy, where they
found Charles Hollis lying on the ground
suffering from three bullet wounds at the
hands of Clinton Barrett.
According to witnesses, Larry Herren
and another man were having discussion
at Coles Hotel regarding Boston, when
Barrett entered, unasked, into the argu-
ment. This became more heated and Bar
rett finally INVITED Heron out into the
yard to fight. This Heron refused to do,
and as Barrett left the door Charles Hol-
lis came along. Hollis stated on his way
to the hospital Tuesday night that Bar
rett came out cursing.
"If 1 were you would forget 1t and go
home" remarked Hollis.
To this Barrett replied: "WhaL is that
your business 2"
In the meantime Hollis started to enter
the door. and as he did SO Barrett shot
him three times In the back, twice in
the region of the kidneys and once in the
hip.
Barrett claims Hollis struck him, but
this is denied, and 1t was supported by
the evidence of two newsboys, Maurice
Hubbs and George Clark, who saw the
shooting and stated there were ID blows
struck.
DR.. Nathan Thorne was Immediately
called. He dressed Hollis wounds, after
which the man was removed to Cooper
Hospital, Camden.
After the shooting Barrett ran down In
to the hotel yards, but soon came back
and surrendered his revolver to Samuel
Richmond, waited until the arrival of
Peter Beatty, who placed him under ar
rest, and with Chief Conway took him to
the lock up in the town hall.
Both Hollis and Barrett are known
around Moorestown. Hollis has worked
for J. s. Collins & Son all summer, and
Barrett is employed by Elmer Braddock,
who occupies the Joseph Roberts farm on
the Hooten road. Chief Conway, who
accompanied Hollis to the Cooper hospi.
tai, Camden, states that when the wound.
ed man was being undressed for medical
attention one of the bullets, which had
gone clear through the body, fell to the
floor, while the other could be plainly felt
under the skin of the abdomen.
Barrett, 1t Is stated, always.carried re.
volyer.and had drunk pint of whiskey at
home that day, but nothing at the hotel.
1t is said also that only few days before
he had knocked down his wife, small,
frail woman, and beat her into insensibil-
| ity. She has had him arrested several
times for Ill treatment. At the hearing on
Wednesday morning Barrett was commit
ted to the county jail without bail, to
await the result Of Hollis injuries.
Hollis refused to be operated upon
when he arrived at the hospital.
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Christmas Rxercises

On Sunday evening last. before a yer,
large audience in the Methodist Episcopa
church, the Christmas exercises of tn,
Sunday School were given.
The program was as follows: Conpreoa
tional singing, "All Hail the Power q
jesus Name" Chorus by the school, 81,
is King" Prayer by PASTOR George T
Harris; response by choir. Words of well
come, Mary West. Chorus by school
christmas Praises" Responsive Scrip
ture reading. Chorus by school, "His
Birthday Song" Star drill, Miss Bertha
Swain and ten smaller girls. Solo and
chorus, Miss Susanna Brotzmann and
school, "a Christmas Lullaby"
Primary exercises, consisting of: Wei
come speech, Norman Cardwell. Singing
by Primary school. Recitation, Eleanor
Sleeper and BYard Allen. Recitation,
Charlotte Morris Singing by the boys,
Recitation, Beatrice Shade. Singing,
Martha, Eleanor and John Davies. Recita.
tion, Grace Stillwell. Singing by the
girls. Recitation, Edith Reynolds. Solo,
Athena Munns.
Chorus by school. Star of Bethlehem.
Christmas message, Rev. George T. Harris
Chorus by school, Happy Christmas.
O6ertory. Duet and chorus, Misses Ethel
Cronk and Susanna Brotzman, 1.-THE
Angels Refrain" At the close of this
song the school marched down to the
Sunday school room. the congregation
remaining and being dismissed after sing
ing the doxologY.
The session of the school in the lower
room was informal and consisted of the
usual exchange of gifts and the distribu.
ton of candy and fruit to the scholars and
teachers.
Altogether it was joyous occasion in
keeping with the spirit of the Christmas
tide.
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Court.

Court.
A number of criminal cases were dis
posed of by Judge Horner at session of
court held on Thursday.
Among the list of cases MoorestowD
was well represented by John Hopkins.
Stewart Bishop, Jr., and William BuzbY,
and Camden had one representative in the
person of Edward Toole, all of whom
were captured on Sunday by chief Con-
way. They were gambling in freight
car, and all waived indictment and
eaded guilty. The court learned all
about the game they were playing, gave
them fatherly lecture and started them
on the path to reformation by suspending
sentence and ordering the payment of
costs.
Harry T Simons and Arthur D. Shields,
indicted for permitting gambling on pool
tables In their establishments at Beverly,
and conducting disorderly houses, pleaded
guilty of the former but not guilty of the
latter. Prosecutor Atkinson said the dis
orderly house indictments would not be
pressed, as they were only companion
charges to cover anything that might not
be included in the real foundation for the
proceedings. The defendants denied a
report and statement before the court that
they had permitted school boys to play
pool for money, and said that In permit
ting men to gamble they had done no
more than is probably done in nearly all
other pool rooms in the county. They
were fined $50 each. The court said that
1t might be as well for all owners of pool
rooms to get better acquainted with the
law If they want to avoid prosecution for
wilfully violating the gambling acts.
Future cases may produce something
more serious than fine.
| Alexander Armstrong, sonin-lsw of
Daniel Cline, of Mount Holly, who was
recently arrested on the schooner Abbie
s., of which he is half owner, while she
was moored at Camden, pleaded guilty OF
deserving his family. whom he had moi
supported since last April. The court
said that man In Armstrong; circum
stances had no reason for leaving his fam
lily without support, and there was plenty
of ground for sending him to the state
prison, but the wife's plea for financia
assistance would save him. Sentence wat
suspended, he was ordered to pay his wifi
"a week and the costs of his prosecution
and report as required by the probation
regulations. The court also said that
} the prisoner had any manhood In him b.
would shake the affinity whom he did no
I deny having, and make the payments t.
his wife at least So week.
AlonKo Smith, colored, of Palmyrs
/ pleaded guilty of exposure. gave reason
t able excuse and was let off with sui
1 pension Of sentence and ordered to pa
r COSTS
William Arneck, indicted for stealing
# quantity of clothing from Albert Holmes
i of Evesham township, pleaded not guilt,
He will be tried early next month.
Alexander Apologize, indicted for stea
ing corn from Charles Rogers and Lyd
Stiles, of Southampton township, pleadt
not guilty and was released under So
bail for trial on January 8.
Samuel B. Chamberlain, who pleadt
guilty two weeks ago of obtaining mon,
under false pretenses In connection with
fake insurance scheme he worked on Il
late Leander Murphy, of Jobstowp, al
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MARRIED

NOTWITHSTANDING %, at
Chesterfield, by Rev. George M. Cowen, Harry
e. Chafey. and Miss Lydia j. Southland, both
of Chesterfield.
CHAFEY-HAMMELL-De 20, at Hor-
nerstown, Albert Chafey and Miss Myrtle
HammelI both Of HOrnerstown.
DoBBINs-JoHNsoN-De 90 at Mount
Holly, by Rev. James H. Durham, William
Ii. Dobbins and Mrs. Frances M. johnson.
both of Mount Holly.
EDGAR-KN ELL.-December 6, at Moores-
town, by Rev. Thomas II. Slater, Horace Ed
gar and Miss Charlotte M. KneI, both OF
Moorestown.
PERKINs-GIRDoN.-De ~, at Bor-
dentown, by Rev. ID. g. Stevens Sherman
Perkins and Miss Ella M. Girdon, both of
Georgetown.
PARKER-GoRDON. - December ID, at Bor-
dentown, by Rev. ID. g. Stevens, Sherman T.
Parker, of Georgetown, and Miss Ella M Cor.
don, of Columbus.
WISTER-SIMCox.-D 20, at Borden
town, by Rev. f. L. Jewett, Edward W1ster
and Miss Lola Simcex, both of Bordentown.