The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-01-09

ton of Charles h. Sterling to keep hote
at Hartford was then heard.
James Mercer Davis represented the
applicant, and V. Claude Palmer appeared
D, for the remonstrants.
! Albert G. Briggs was the first witness
r He said there are IS or 90 houses in the
place. No business place except the little
5 store kept by Sterling. This is on the
line of the trolley with cars running every
: half hour, and few people stop at the
j town. Ia opinion OF the witness there il
no need of hotel at the place.
t Albert j. Roberts, farmer, hauls freight
and sends men to the station at Hartford.
There is no occasion for the latter to stay
/ In the town for meals. Mr.. Roberts did
! not think there was necessity for hotel,
as nobody can do any business there.
Witness was not opposed to hotels as a
general proposition. He believed hotel
I in some places necessity. According to
his idea hotel at Hartford would not pay
expenses.
Richard A. Warrick, who lives on the
edge of Hartford, said the only business
place in the Ivillage is the small store
kept by Sterling. He was not acquainted
with the inside of the house. The stable
might accommodate a horse and wagon.
There is no demand for a hotel at the
place. Mr.. Warrick has lived at Hartford
for "a years and In that time he thought
five new houses had been built.
Joseph Ashead, postmaster, did not
think there was any demand for a hotel
at Hartford. In answer to a question
whether he had ever had people apply at
his home fer meals, he said: Nobody
but tramps."
John B. Warrick said he did not think
there was any necessity for hotel at
Hartford. No demand for any of the
accommodations hotel would supply.
Robert Sharp also thought there was no
need for hotel at Hartford but admitted
he knew little about the place, so far as
that village was concerned.
Levi Dudley often goes to Hartford to
get freight or to haul produce On none
of these occasions has there ever been any
need for hotel accommodations. In 10
years there have been two new houses
built. The township business is con-
Quoted at Mount Laurel A hotel at
Hartford without license would not pay
expenses There is no public place there
where persons who miss a train or trolley
can wait, except the station. Mr.. Dudley
is opposed to the licensing of this place
mainly on account of the bad effects
resultant from the sale of liquor.
John G. Dudley, director of the Far
mers' Exchange, frequently goes to Hart
ford and cannot see any necessity for a
hotel there, in fact 1t would be a detri- |
ment to the community. Being pressed
for definition the witness hesitated a
long time, but finally admitted that it
would be detrimental to the farmers and |
Others whose employees might become
addicted to drink.
Edward Warrick lives at Hartford.
Knows most of the residents of the place. |
He went over the list of signers to the |
application and told where they resided, |
very few of whom lived in the village |
He then examined remonstrance and
showed that majority of the signers
lived in the village. There are IS houses
in Hartford. No demand for place |
where meals would be served
Paharf Euono 10OHad oror kha o,o..n
cation and said he could only recognize
two signatures as those of residents of the |
village. A hotel there would be detri- |
ment. 1t would be nothing but drink
ing place that would be patronized by
berry pickers and others of that class.
Silas Walton goes through Hartford two
or three times a day. He could not see
any necessity for hotel there. 1t would |
be a detriment to him in the picking
season as drinking place would entice
his pickers away from their work. Hansel |
Lippincott said there is no busidess of
much account at the place. A hotel there |
would not benefit anybody in Hartford, |
and travellers who go through the place
would not stop for meals. Giving his |
experience with Italian farm-hands, he |
could not imagine what the residents of
the place would do with lot of drunken
Italians who generally go armed. Even
nov this class of help goes to nearby |
hotel and there Is always trouble. Be-
sides, many of the residents have boys
growing up and it would be bad thing |
to have drinking place put right in their
way. He thought hotel would be very
detrimental.
Aubrey Walton thought hotel was not
necessary as there was nothing at Hart
ford to attract people beyond the allure
ments of drinking place.
Albert Haines. Samuel c. Roberts,
Richard Baggs, M. c. Stafford, Levi Wal
ton and Owen L. Dudley corroborated the
above witnesses. This ended this side of
the case.
The applicant called John T. Evans, a
farmer. He frequently has blu siness at
Hartford and thinks hotel there a
necessity. He ex amined supplemental
pCtlblOuS 1OI tue llCcuS6 anu IOuuu JDe
names of several residents of the village
on them. He knew Sterling's place. The
stable Is about 1920 and will accommo..
date five horses. He looked over the
petitions and called several names of per-
sons whom he knew had occasion to put
their horses under sheds as they could
obtain.
Jackson L. Kelley lived opposite to
Sterling's place some time. In his judg-
ment hotel property conducted would be
a great benefit to the entire community.
The travelling public does not stop at the
place because there is not hotel.
Thomas Gallagher thought hotel
necessary.
William A. wilkins also thought public
house necessary at Hartford, although he
generally uses the railroad station at
Masonville. Pressed for an opinion as to
the necessity for hotel at Hartford Mr..
Wilkins said he really was not at the place
enough to give an opinion.
John Riley thought hotel at Hartford
necessary, but based his opinion on the
idea that every town ought to have hotel.
Thomas Gibboney lives near Mount
Laurel, knows the place where Sterling
lives but not very well. Goes to the viii