The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-17
Along the Shore

of the Irwin cottage was broken in by
the weight of snow.
| Beach Haven council has granted a
franchise for an electric light plant to
the Holmes Electric and Power Co., of
Baltimore. 1t is said the company will
also erect an ice plant.
Letters of administration in the estate
of Capt. Nicholas Shepherd, of Tucker
ton, were taken out on Tuesday bv his
two sons, George and Henry Shepherd,
of New York, with the former as adj
ministrator. Capt. Shepherd lost his
life with his aged wife on the night of
January 20, when their handsome home
at Tuckerton burned to the ground.
Having been forced to pay the remain
der of the purchase price of SO, 800,
George Gould, of New York and Lake
wood, has finally taken title to the fam
GUS Clam islands of Barnegat bay for
which he was the highest bidder when
the noted cunning preserve was disposed
OF at public sale more than a year ago.
Following the sale of the islands to
Gould's representatives. he endeavored
to drop the transaction, but action was
started to compel him to pay there
mainder of the stipulated figure, and he
has finally decided to take title. 1t is
now Gould's intention to erect a magnifis
cent hunting abode on the islands and
make it an exclusive cunning club for
himself and friends.
With view of getting together the
Board of Freeholders, the contractors on
the various sections of the road from
Manahaw<in to Beach Haven, and the
property owners on Long Beach and the
main land that are interested in this
road, SO as to make sure of its compile
ton in time for use this summer, a din
ner was given by the Property Owners
Association of Beach Haven at Mama
hawlzin on March 8. 1t was termed a
testimonial dinner to the Board of Free
holders, was served by Fred Shafto at
the National hotel, and was attended by
more than thirty people, in spite of the
fact that the roads were impossible for
automobiles. The contractors promised
to have the work completed not later
than June l.
Discussion was occasioned in the Sen
ate on Wednesday, when it took up for
final passage President Slocum's bill
containing the appropriation of $4,000
for the building of an inland waterway
from Barnegat Bay to Manasquan Inlet.
The inlet is one and three-quarters of
mile long, and will open up hundreds of
acres of oyster grounds in Barnegat
bay. Senators Slocum, Colgate and
Mathis urged the passage of the bill,
pointing out the ultimate value of the
waterway proposed. Senator Hennessy,
while in favor of the measure, expressed
himself as opposed to the general plan
of appropriating money for waterways
He suggested that in each instance
where waterway should be constructed
the municipalities along them should
be assessed according to their benefits.
He cited the plan now in use in Cali
fornia where irrigation systems are being
built upon that plan. The bill passed.
William f. Simmons, secretary and
treasurer of the Ocean County Trust
Company at Toms River, was committed
to Jail last week, for Incorporating
$500 of the companys money. Sim
mons left Toms River on the morning of
March LIST for Philadelphia, with 1880
in cash to deposit in the Fourth Street
National bank, that city. He was ex-
pected to return to Toms River the next
day. The train became snowbound at
Writings and he did not reach PhIladel-
phia until about midnight on Monday,
when he went to the Continental hotel
and registered in his own name. There
is evidence that he had been drinking on
the train during it's long blockade to
keep warm. The following Wednesday
he went to Pittsburgh, where he regis
tered as J. L. Bailey at the Monongahela
hotel. He had not called at the Fourth
street bank, Philadelphia. 1t has since
been learned that Simmons called at
bank in Pittsburgh and asked for ira
veler's checks to the amount of 5000,
and also boosted in drunken manner,
that he had $4,000 in his valise. The
bank clerk became suspicious and tele
phoned to the Pinkerton detective
agency in that city to watch Simmons,
which the agency did by detailing three
men to shadow him. During that after
noon Simmons visited various saloons
and took ten drinks of whiskey. He
also bought diamond pin and ring.
He returned to the Monongahela hotel,
where he was arrested on suspicion of
having committed theft, after having
made partial confession. The Pinker-
ton men notified the Toms River con-
Germ of the arrest, and George c. Van
Hise, one of the company's directors,
went to that city and took Simmons to
Toms River together with about $4,000
| that was left of the company's money.
After his arrival at Toms River SIM
mons confessed that during the past five
years he had stolen about $500 from the
institution. An examination of the
company's books by experts proves the
assertion to be correct. Simmons is
bonded for $l5, 900, SO the bank will not
lose anything.