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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-05-12
Soldiers Reunion.

The survivors of the Twenty-third
regiment of New Jersey Volunteers held
their annual reunion at Mount Holly
Wednesday. Last year the meeting
was held in Camden, prior to that it was
at the home of it's former commander,
the late Gen. E. b. Grubb.
The meeting was held in the hall OF
Gen. A. Z. Shiras Post, No. &c, q. A. r.,
and was called to order by the president,
Rev. William T. Abbott, who is also the
chaplain and who made the opening
PRAYER. The record of the previous year
was read by J. r. Kirkbride, secretary
The financial report was read and eX-
pressions of sympathy were adopted on
the serious illness of the treasurer, Hon.
Thomas j. Alcott.
After the business had been concluded
addresses were made by president Will
liam T. Abbott and Samuel K. Robbins
The veterans spoke on the Mexican
situation and expressed themselves per
fectly able and willing to shoulder rife
and go out in defence of the stars and
stripes if their services were requested.
The following officers were elected
President, William L. Abbott, of Asbury
Park; vice president, s. l.. Wright
Chestertown, Md; secretary, ]. r. Kirk
bride, Camden; treasurer, Joel Vain
wright, New Egypt; chaplain, William
| t. Abbott.
After the business session the mem
bers of the regiment and their guest!
took lunch in the lower rooms of the
NJ. E. church, where the Ladies' AiC
had prepared very nice repast.
The old soldiers were well pleased will
the manner in which they were received
in Mount Holly and resolved to hold tn,
reunion here next year. Particularly
pleased were they with the display O
the National colors which greeted then
at every point.
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| Thieves broke into the railroad station
J at Columbus, on Friday night. Nothing
| was stolen except the money from the
Bell telephone toll box.
An operetta in four acts entitled
'sSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs, y
will be given by the Grammar school
pupils on Thursday night, May %, in
the Mount Holly theatre.
Captain Alfred Platt died at his home
near Centreton, on Saturday, from
Bright's disease, after a short illness.
For many years he was in the moulding
sand business, and of late years has
been connected with the J. X. Paxson
Company as manager of their sand bust
ness along the Rancocas creek. He was
II years of age. He was a member of
Mount Holly Lodge of Elks, Knights of
Pythias Lodge No. ID, l. o. o. +. Lodge
No. %, and Parker Grubb Post, q. A.
r., of Burlington. The funeral takes
place to-day. Interment will be made
at Odd Fellows cemetery, Burlington.
Lawyer Jonathan Kelsey was very
berton Borough recorder and during the
illness of Mayor Morris, "Jonty" has
been kept moving. His first work Sat
urday was to take charge of two drunken
men who came to town and proceeded to
put on coat of red paint. The recorder
did not take light action in the cases.
He fined each fellow $25 and costs, or
two days in Jail for every dollar put on
him. One of the men paid up, the
other came to jail. Mr.. Kelsey is also
with the Board of Health and
he was Obliged to quarantine house
with two cases of diphtheria. The chill
dren afflicted with this disease went to
Camden to escape the smallpox and
came home with diphtheria.
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Surrogate's Office.

| The will of Beulah A. Harding, which
was admitted to probate last week, names
a nephew, Henry w. Heisler, as execu
tor. The late residence of Mrs. Harding
on Union street, is left to Henry w
Heisler. Other requests are: 81 900 t.
Beulah A. Heisler; $500 each to Rens
Walton, Annie B. Keys, Rebecca Keys
and Aimee l.. Johnson; 5000 each t.
Mary ]. Nippins and the Society for the
Prevention of. Cruelty to Animals. The
balance of the estate is to be kept in
trust, the interest to keep up the buria
lot in the Mount Holly Cemetery.
Yesterday the will of Mrs. Samuel H
Chambers was admitted to probate. II
names John b. Davis and Eckard p.
Budd as executors and trustees, but the
death of the latter leaves Mr.. Davis sole
executor. A great portion of the estate
is left in trust. In this list there are
funds of $500 each for Mrs. Chambers
sisters, Louisa M. Burr, Sarah H.
Snowden and Rebecca A. Butterworth
and her brother, Henry G. Woodward.
The same sum is bequeathed in trust to
a niece, Ida w. Zelley. In event of the
death of the latter the money reverts to
her children. In the other cases in case
of death the trust requests go to the
survivors. One hundred dollars is left
in trust, the interest to be used to keep
up the family lots in the Mount Holly
Cemetery. The rest and residue of the
estate is left in trust for the benefit of
Rebecca A. Butterworth. At her death
it is to be divided into five parts, one of
which is to go to Mary w. Chambers;
and one to Frances w. Chambers, child
rem of the late Charles X. Chambers.
One share to Ida w. Zelley; one to
Louisa M. Burr, one share, in trust, to
Henry G. Woodward and Sarah IL.
Snowden, the survivor to have the ben
eft of the income from the others part.
At the death of both Henry c. Wood
ward and Sarah HI. Snowden, the share
held in trust for them is to be given to
the children of Louisa M. Burr and Ida
w. Zelley. Louisa M. Burr is dead.
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Columbus.

| Israel Kerlin, one of the most promi
nent and best known citizen of this com
munity, and life long resident of Mans
| field township, died at his home herr
| early Sunday morning after an illness o.
nearly two years, the primary cause Of
which was slight stroke of paralysis in
the fall 1912. Though inactive his death
was quite sudden. Fortunately he was
surrounded by nearly all his family ex
cept Raymond, an engineer on the Penn
sylvania railroad. Mr.. Kerlin was fol
many years prominent in social and
political affairs in Mansfield township
served as member of the board of free.
holders for two consecutive terms in a
manner so satisfactory to the taxpayers
that only illness prevented his continu.
ance indefinitely. Honesty, integrity
and big heartedness won for him the
| friendship and respect of every one, and
his sound judgement and business acu.
men were much sought aften by his
| friends. He was prominent member OF
the board of education for a number oil
years; member of the Franklin Fire Co.
for ten years, and secretary and treasurer
of the Firemen's Relief Association. Mr..
Kerlin is survived by widow, daughter
and four sons, prominent among whom
are Malcolm, assistant chief clerk of the
post office department, at Washington,
d. c., and John, a rising young lawyer
of the same city. The entire community
extends to the family in their bereave-
ment its sincere sympathy and con-
dolenceS,
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Political Notes.

10 the Editor OF The NEWS,
Dear Sir: Acceding to the request of
many friends throughout the Second
Congressional District, have decided to
become candidate for the Republican
nomination for member of Congress,
subject to the decision of the voters at
the party primary elections to be held
next September. The platform upon
which l will ask for the votes of the
Republicans of the Second District in
the forthcoming primaries is short.
believe in actions rather than high
sounding promises constructed to catch
votes, but to be forgotten after election.
Briefly, stand for an adequate tariff,
one that will protect home industries
and guarantee to American working
men steady employment and at just
wages. / do not favor the lowering of
the protective tariff to the present point
where it throws the products of Amer
lean mills, factories and farms into
ruinous competition with the cheap
labor of Europe and other foreign coun-
!. tries. l pledge my best efforts for the
| betterment of the conditions surround
ing the working man. | favor repre-
sentative government and am opposed
to usurpation of the functions of the
national legislature by any other branch
of the government. / stand for the
exercise of proper Federal supervision
over corporate activities calling for such
regulation, but | am opposed to the
craze for governmental interference with
everything and anything, which appears
to animate some of the most distin-
guished of our country's statesmen.
believe in giving business a chance to
move forward along proper lines, free
from the hampering moves by Federal
and State administrations which are in
a large measure responsible for the
present stagnation of nearly all lines OF
commercial and industrial endeavor. II
nominated and elected l shall go tc
Washington as no mans man and shall
hold myself answerable only to the
sovereign will of the people. The inter
ests of my constituents will be the only
interests to which l shall stand com
mitted.
Youry very truly,
BLA NCHARD HI. WHITE
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DIED.

ADAMs.-May s, near Burlington, Mary NJ.
wife of William H. Adams, in her 69th year.
BOWEN pril %, at Tuckerto1, g. Porter
Bowen, formerly of Smithviile, aged Is years.
BUDD.-May 4. at Juiustown, William H.
Budd, aged rs years.
CLEGG-May 8. at Philadelphia, Sarah,
daughter of the late Isaac and Ann Clegg
Interment at Burlington.
GRAvATT.-April 25, at Atlantic City. Ange-
line, widow OF ex-sheriff George Gravatt
aged l03 years and months
HANCE-May o. near Bordentown, Eliza
beth Warren, wife of Charles g. Hance, in
her 73d year.
HARBERT.-May I. at Burlington, Anna
Richardson, daughter of Frank q. and
Frances Harbert, aged years.
HoFFMAN.-May 8, at Smithvllle. Frederick
Hoffman, aged 81 years and months.
JoNEs.-May 8. at Tuckerton, Nathaniel
Jones'
KERLIN.- May 10. at Columbus, Israel Ker-
lin, aged 81 years.
KEELER.-May 6, at Mount Holly. Ella M i,
widow of Franklin b. Keller, and daughter
of the late Captain Samuel Carr.
LEEDs.-May 8, at Moorestown. Sarah p,
| wife of Charles II. Leeds, in her 18th year
NoLAN.-May 6, near Mount Holly, Robert
| H.. son of James M and Frances X. Nolan
/ aged years.
| WHELAN.-May g. at Philadelphia, Maria
wife OF Charles Whelan, of Burlington.
| PLATT May 9, at BOUCHER, Captain ALFRED
Platt, aged Il years.
Polls.
PERRY.-May 9. at Bordentown, Elizabeth
b., widow of the late William X. 8. Perry, IL
her s9th year.
WALLAcE.-May z, at Moorestown, Charlie
Wallace.
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The police are looking for sneak thieves
VINO stole blankets and other articles
from several automobiles parked in front
OF the Baptist church while the owners
were attending county Y. M. c. A,
convention.
BY the action of Common Council
another boat company was given the
privilege to rent the town wharf at the
foot of High street. A new line will be
placed in service between this CITY and
Philadelphia. The committee on streets
and wharves reported favorably on the
proposition of Frank T. Roy & Co.,
Philadelphia, for yearly rental of $50
per boat for the use of the pier.
While Clarence Diggs, negro bow
was cleaning an old revolver on Sunday
afternoon the weapon was accidentally
discharged and bullet struck Theodore
Jackson, 10 years old, another negro
piercing his leg. Diggs carried his in.
Jured friend to physician office. Later
jackson was removed to the county hos.
pltal, where the bullet was extracted.
Walter H. Corson, of Plymouth Meet
ing, Pa, on Thursday purchased the
tWenty-three acre farm belonging to
Mary X. Hayes, on the Columbus road,
at special masters public vendue. The
price paid was $1,000. The buyer and q
Mr.. Policy have pear orchard across the
road from the present farm and another
farm near by. He will clear off the wood
land on the farm and place it in a till
able condition.
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Quality goods at Boyce's.
ChatSworth.

The unexpected visit last Thursday,
of our county School Superintendent
accompanied by State school official,
and their Unsuitable though pardonable
curiosity respecting the educational
methods that obtain here, and which
bear the imprint of dusty antiquity and
absolute inefficiency, resulted in heart
to-heart talk between the visitors and
our local school board, wherein the
latter received some vicious jolts on their
bump of self esteem, respecting their
moral, educational and financial values
to the school system of this township.
1t was shown that certain state enact
ments providing for the betterment OF
school children were not enforced, one OF
the committee remarking that if such
was law, he would be willing to burn all
school books, He was Immediately in
formed that it would be more profitable
| if he went home and read, and studied
them. A few more short arm jabs
delivered in the same protesting spirit
may awaken some civic pride in COM
munity that is not yet aware that the
Philadelphia Centennial is over.
During recent discussion at the post
Office concerning the Mexican imbrog
| Ito, and the American attitude toward
it, Icy Poswolski remarked that the
administration policy of non-interven
ton NAV be summed up in two truly
expressive words, ''meddle" and mud
de-
Next week our annual outdoor dance
and ice cream festival will take place
and much secret practice to master thu
new rythm movements is taking place
1t is regretable that Phoebe Tailor
attack of appendicitis prevents he
adjoining the assembly.
One of the members of our baseball
team, whilst leaning over the hotel ba
the other day, remarked that much a
he liked beer, he could never drink
without head. THAT must be mis-
take" interrupted Andy, las you hay
done so, to my knowledge, this last year.
George Bozarth, our Freebooter, no.
wears the smile that will not come off,
since he cinched the State road propos
: ton that will start from Browns Mil
T and terminate here. We can see i
finish here all right.
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Who Owns Ii?

In the Office of the County Clerk there
is record of deed dated March 81, 1851,
and recorded in Book d, 5 of Deeds, page
80, which was executed by Isaac Y.
Brown and Jane A, his wife, to John
Wardell Brown, Joseph f. Burr and
Aquila S. Ridgway, trustees for Isaac
V. Brown, John Wardell Brown, Aquila
S. Ridgway, Joseph f. Burr, William
Brown, Charles Bispham, Lewis G..
Stockton, Samuel Bullock and divers
other associates who had signed and ex-
ecuted articles of association and agree
ment dated August 1, 1850, with the OBJ
ject of forming themselves together into
a voluntary association or company
under the name of The Mount Holly OBJ
servatory Company, for the purpose of
erecting an observatory upon the Mount,
at Mount Holly, improve the ground of
said association, supplying a telescope
and erecting building adjacent to the
observatory for dwelling house. The
articles of association provided for the
election of five directors.
The tract of land thus conveyed is on
or about the summit of the Mount at
Mount Holly, and is thus described BE
ginning at a white oak tree standing in
the line between adjoining lands now
belonging to the heirs or devisees of
William Rossell, deceased, and the
Mount property, which tree is marked
with blazes and hacks and runs o. south
Sc degrees 20 minutes west 100 feet to a
stone in said Rossell's line, being near a
small hickory; then ~ north five de-
grees Al minutes west 1896 feet, II links to
stone for corner near the middle of
Evergreen street; thence ~ north "a de-
grees 10 minutes east 100 feet to a stone;
thence (4) south five degrees 20 minutes
east, 1886 feet, II links to the beginning,
containing one acre. Together with the
privilege of the use of Evergreen street
and other streets heretofore laid out by
Isaac V. Brown.
time ago, and it is probable that the acre
referred to was not in the purchase but
still stands on record as quoted above.
But the question arises, if such is the
situation, who owns the plot? All of the
persons named are dead. Is there any
record of the organization of the Obser-
vatory Association? Many years ago
there was a monument: erected on the
top of the Mount and there was a scat
fold, but they were said to be the prop
erty of the United States Survey. A
system of signaling was used from the
top of this observatory" to the shore at
or near Tuckerton.
This platform stood on the spot for a
long time but it was finally taken down
as boys were accustomed to climbing to
the top of it and it was feared some of
them would get hurt.
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Election of Teachers.

/ The Board of Education of the Town
ship of Northampton met Wednesday
evening and elected teachers for the
year beginning July l. Mrs. Fred An
derson, formerly Miss Mary Grigg, did
not apply for reelection in the grade de-
partment. Miss Ida Prickett asked to
be elected to a position in the graded
schools, she having served year in the
Mary A. Dobbins school.
All the other teachers applied for re-
election with the exception of Misses
Gemberling and Warrington, OF the
High School.
Miss Rebecca E. Bourgeois asked for
leave OF absence for one year, but the
Board did not think it advisable to grant
the request. AS she is under the tenure
of office act Miss Bourgeois simply holds
her position until she sees tit to resign.
There were a number of applicants
and those selected were: Supervising
principal, William c. Sullivan; Mar
garet j. Ross, Myrtle E. Smith, Ethel
Nj. Burr, Marjorie MILFORD, Sarah r.
Lewis, Mary H. Kempte, Nellie A. Carly,
Eleanore s. Kahn, Marian Risdon, Mary
u. w dlOucI, Ieeild W. IldlllCo, houoiC II.
Eckman, Anna F. Harris, Josephine o.
Kenny, Josephine Hendrickson, Mar
guerite McClain, Gertrude c. Folwell,
Sarah b. Keller, Ray E. Robertson,
Fayette l.. Slimm, Mary E. Gregory,
Gladys M. VanDerveer, Theodore Mel
cher, Elsie E. Hughes, Lidie s. Fort and
Mary l.. Flynn.
The last two are new teachers to fill
the vacancies caused by the retirement
of Mrs. Anderson and the failure of cleo
ton of Miss Prickett.
Miss Julia Z. Williams and Miss Dora
A. Power were reelected as teachers at
the Samuel Aaron school.
Miss Edna Booth, of New York city,
graduate of Columbia University, was
elected a high school teacher to take the
place of Miss Gemberling, and Miss
Elizabeth A. Sands, of Jersey City,
graduate of Syracus University, succeeds
Miss Warrington.
The salaries of the teachers were kept
the same as last year with the exception
of Mrs. Lewis, who, as the senior gram
mar school teacher, was advanced $50
per year, and the teacher at the Mary
A. Dobbins school, who was advanced
the same sum.
The teachers have not yet been as
signed, but with Miss Bourgeois remain |
ing under the tenure of Office act, Miss |
Flynn will probably go to the Mary A.
DObbinS school,
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Advertisements.

Lost-small bunch Of keys. Reward
if returned to Mirror Office.
Furnished or unfinished rooms for
rent. Apply at News office.
Early and late cabbage and tomato
plants for sale by g. HI. Curtis, 20 Water
street.
A linen buster was dropped from an
automobile. The owner may lind 1T at
THE News Office.
A pleasant front room, without board,
will be rented to single lady or gentle
man. Apply at AZ Union street.
Lost on Tuesday night, string of pink
beads between the post Office and Ridg
way street. Return to this Office.
Carpenters wanted, ten, at Birming
ham Inn, Birmingham, Burlington
county, New Jersey. Regular wages
Bring tools.
Cleaning, pressing and repairing ladies
and gentlemen's clothing, by Mrs
Charles E. Stockton, 142 Mill street
Mount Holly.
Now is just the time to start an &C
count with the Mount Holly Safe De
post & Trust Company. Three pc
cent interest paid on time deposits.
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Teachers Association.


The Burlington County Teachers Al
ISOLATION met in the High School aud
torium Saturday, with rather poor al
tendance. So few were present tina
County Superintendent Stees was com
PEELED to state that unless more interes
was shown in these gatherings it woul,
be Just as well to discontinue them.
The session was opened by singing tn
hymn, 80 Jesus, Thou art Standing,
which was followed by prayer by Rev
Frank Wilcox, of the Presbyterian
church.
Ernest Atkinson gave a piano sole
which was so heartily applauded that ht
was compelled to give an encore.
Hon. John E. Gill, of Trenton, was the
hrst speaker. He said this was the first
time he had been privileged to address
a body of teachers in Burlington county
He had been here to make political
speeches, and he hoped his remarks al
this time would bear more fruit than did
his efforts during the campaign last fall
His subject was Character in teaching"
MIR. Gill said the fact that teacher was
highly educated and could possibly talk
In ten different languages did not con-
stitute ability to successfully carry out
the ideas of the profession she was en-
gagged in. Woman has a place in some
fields of endeavor the same as man and
her contribution on social and CONNER
cial conditions is valuable. Character,
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Memorial Day will be observed as old
home day by the Moorestown Field
Club. There will be entertainment fol
young and old during the day and q
supper in the evening.
John S. Collins, wife and daughter
have returned from their plantation neal
Miami, Fla, where they spent the
winter.
Mrs. Charles w. Stokes was in Boston
last week, attending the commencement
exercises of Emerson College of Oratory
Her daughter, Miss Katurah G. Stokes
was one of the graduates.
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IxtCUToK's NOTICE.

ESTATE OF FRANCES E. B. CHAMBERS.
Notice is hereby given that an order hal
been made by the Surrogate of the )unty OF
day of May, A. ID. 1914, upon the application
of John b. Davis the subscriber. requiring the
creditors of Frances K. Chambers, deceased
to bring in their claims against the estate o
said decedent under oath or affirmation, oil
or before February IL, 1915, or they will be de
barred of any action therefor against the said
executor.
JOHN b. DAVIS,
V. Claude Palmer, Surviving Executor
Proctor.
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