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The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21
Murder Susnected

With the men charged wich the mur.
der of of Henry Rider awaiting investi.
cation and with another man in
prison on the charge of killing his
wife, the grand jury OF the county will
have busy time looking into crimes
of this nature, as one more has been
added to the list and now another man
is locked up on suspicion of murder
ing his wife. His name is Edward
Cook. He is % years of age and he
lives at Bordentown. His wife, Bertha,
also aged % years, was found Sunday
afternoon in the kitchen of her home
with the back of her head blown off by
a charge of bird shot.
Nsighbors of the couple were startled
when Cook ran out with the heannounce-
ment that his wife had shot herself.
Those who went into the house were
shocked to discover the woman's life
less form in great pool of blood on
the floor of the kitchen and nearly all
of the back Of her head blown away.
Chief of Police Thorn was soon on
the scene, and to him Cook told the
story of hearing shot fred while he
was writing letter in an upper room.
He was unable to give any reason for
his wife's supposed suicide and did not
appear willing to talk much about the
case. The double-barreled shotgun
with which it is supposed the young
wife was killed was found standing
against a table.
Coroner Gaskill was sent for and
after an investigation he decided that
there was not much credence to be put
in the statement of the husband. The
coroner carefully examined the posi-
ton the body was in and the wound in
the woman's head He came to the
conclusion that it was impossible for
the deceased to have committed the
deed. So we'll satisfied was the coroner
on this point that he communicated
with prosecutor Kelsey, who ordered
The nuSDand committed TO jail to await
the result of the inquest.
: Cook, who had been employed as
laborer at a brick works at White Hill,
married Bertha Smith, daughter of
Harry Smith. of White Hill, in March
last. They lived in apparent happi-
ness for time, but the report came
that Cook was giving attention to an
other woman and his wife upbraided
him for it. They are said to have
frequently, and at last de-
cided to separate. They had lived
apart for several months, when recent
ly a reconciliation was effected and
they started life over again.
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21
AIono the Shore

The Ocean County Mosquito Exter-
mination Commission, at meeting in
Manahawkin recently awarded the
contract for from 2OO,OO to 10000 feet
of ditching on the meadows in the
south end of Ocean county to Jesse p.
Manahan, of Red Bank. Mr.. Mana
han has his machines in Tuckerton
and will start work near the radio
station at once.
Beach Haven Borough has won a
new trial in the State Supreme Court
in the suit brought by the Atlantic
Construction and Supply Company of
Atlantic City, which in former trial
was awarded verdict of $4,000 by FORM
er JudgeC. v. D. Joline of Camden, sit
ting as referee. The company sued the
Borough for the amount of their con
tract on the sewer mains laid here by
them. The Borough contended that
the work was not done on time, and
that forfeit was therefore due; also
that the work was not done according
to contract, and the Borough had to
spend additional moneys to put it in
working shape, because the joints OF
the mains leaked. Referee Joline
found against the Borough on both
these points, and on both of these
points the Supreme Court has reversed
him and ordered new trial. The Su-
preme Court seemed to think the evi-
dence showed that the work was not
completed on the contract time, and ii
was not done according to contract.
DR.. Herbert~Willis of Beach Haven
has obtained writ of quo warfanto to
compel William l. Butler to show by
what right he holds the seat on the
Ocean County Board of Freeholders fol-
the township of Long Beach, which in
cludes the boroughs of Beach Haven,
Surf City, Harvey Cedars and Barne
gat City. Willis claims that he was
duly elected on November 2, 1915, to
represent the township on the board.
and the first of last January he appear
ed at the reorganization meeting of the
board in the Ocean county court house
prepared to take his seat. A motion
was made to this effect, namely that
he be seated; by vote of Z to 5 the
proposition was defeated and the direc-
tor of the board forthwith declared
William L. Butler, whose term had ex
pired, the representatives, from the town.
ship of Long Beach.
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21
Daniel B. Smith, ST., Of Mill street,

Daniel B. Smith, ST., Of Mill street,
has been stricken with paralysis.
The State Board of Health reports
that an analysis of the public water
supply of Mount Holly, made from a
sample taken from tap on November
14th, shows it to be potable and free
from disease germs. A sample taken
from the creek on the same date shows
some contamination.
James E. Russell, chairman Of the
Palmyra township committee, died
suddenly Wednesday morning in
Cooper hospital, Camden. Mr.. Rus
sell, although he had not been in
good health for some time, went to
work as usual Wednesday, but was
taken i'll in Philadelphia. His son-in-
law was sent for and he started to take
Mr.. Russell home in an automobile,
but the. patients condition became so
serious when Camden was reached
that he was rushed to the hospital.
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21
Random Remarks.

The housewife was dismayed last
week when the farmer came around
and told her the price of eggs had ad-
vanced to go cents dozen and they
would probably go higher before a
month rolls by. With turkeys at 40
cents pound and flying toward SO
cents, it looks as if ham will be the
Thanksgiving dinner.
Very frequently the newspapers re-
ceive a notice from the Civil Service
Commission of the United States to
the effect that examinations will be
held for postmasters, rural carriers and
clerks. The notice asks that the infor-
nation be published without charge
to the government regardless of the
fact that the space taken is worth from
50 to S.. THE NEWS has received
several of these requests but cannot see
any good reason why the United States
should not pay for advertising the
same as local merchants and adver-
tisers do.
The imposition Of q fine ON a local
merchant for allowing his female en-
ployes to work more than ten hours in
any one day, was carrying out the pro-
visions of the law on the subject, al
though there might be a misunder-
standing as to the exact meaning.
The law provides that no female shall
be employed, allowed or permitted to
work in any manufacturing or mercan-
tile establishment more than ten
hours in any one day, or more than six
days, or sixty hours, in any one week.
The six working days prior to Christ
mas are exempt from this provision.
The merchant who was punished put
up the plea that his employees did not
work over sixty hours in any one week,
but the justice who heard the case de-
cided that the proviso of ''ten hours in
any one day" was the basis of the COM
plant and that it did not matter how
much the week averaged, the single
day was all that could be considered.
There are several places in the county
where the female employees work but
eight hours in four days of the week,
but in the latter part they put in ten
and eleven hours. This makes the
employer liable and there will un-
doubtly be revising of the schedule 30
that the ten hours in any one day will
be strictly observed.
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21
MARRIED

ALLEN-MILLER.-No Is, at Med:
ford, by Rev. William Thompson, Elwood
Allen and Miss Katie Miller.
DUDLEY-BURR.-Nov ember IL, at Moores-
town, John G. Dudley and Miss Ethel M.
Burr, both of Moorestown.
MANcH HEsTER-ANTHoNY.-N l5,
at Burlington, by Rev. Charles s. Lewis,
Benjamin Brown Manchester, Jr, of Provi-
dence. r. l., and Miss Josephine Emily
Anthony, of Burlington.
RANsoME-FRIsHMUTH 9, at
Riverton. by Rev. John Rigg, Percy A.
Ransome, of Plainfield, and Miss Clarice +.
Frishmuth, of Riverton.
oHNsoN.-November IA, at De-
lance, by Rev. Joseph E. Simpson, Louis K.
Sewers and Miss Marion ii. johnson, both
OF Delanco.
THoMLIN - HUNTER. : November IA, at
Germantown. Pa, by Rev. Mr.. Cook, j.
Lybrant Thomlin, of philadelphia. and Miss
Estella h. Hunter, formerly of Riverside.
THoMAs-BRoADBELT.- IA. al
Burlington, by Rev. I. M. Eastwood, vii
liam ID. Thomas and Miss Martha Broadbelt
both of Burlington,
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21
Resolutions of Esteem.

At the meeting of the board of direc-
tors OF the Union National Bank at
Mount Holly, held November 10Th, 1916,
the following minute on the death OF
DR.. Richard H. Parsons was adopted:
Dr. Richard H. Parsons, for nine years a
director of this bank, passed away on Nov
ember 11th, 1915.
Since he has been identified with the
bank as director he exhibited deep inter
est In the institution, being very regular In
attendance at the board meetings, and in
all the affairs relating thereto.
He was genial and courteous with his as
sociates, and possessed good judgment,
which was exercised fmpartially.
We shall miss his presence and painstak-
ing care and consideration which charac.
terized his official acts.
We hereby order that this minute shall
be entered on the records of the bank and a
copy sent to bis family and we take this
method of extending our sympathy to his
family in their bereavement.
s. L.. TOMLINSON,
Secretary of the Board of Directors
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21
Receivers for Boat Comnanv.

Receivers for the Delaware River
Transportation Co. were appoint
ed on Friday in suits instituted bv
stockholders and creditors by the Fed
eral courts in Philadelphia and Tren-
ton.
William S. Marter, of Burlington.
was appointed original receiver in
Trenton, and Judge Thompson in
Philadelphia appointed Mr.. Marter
and William o. Hemstead, auxiliary
receivers. The bond of the receivers in
each proceeding was fixed at SIC, 200.
The company operates a passenger
and freight line of steamers on the
Delaware between Philadelphia and
Trenton. While a statement in the
bill in equity filed by Mrs. Anna d.
Massey, stakeholder, and |. franklin
Howard, creditor, for $780, ,66, appar-
emily shows that the assets OF the COM
pany greatly exceed its liabilities, it is
asserted that the company is without
cash to meet demands for the payment
OF its current and maturing debts. The
receivership is a precautionary step
against the disintegration of the COM
pany's assets, through the sale of its
property on attachments and judg-
ments obtained in the courts by credi-
tors. The embarrassment of the COM
pany is only temporary, according to
William j. Conlen, counsel for the
stakeholder and creditor, and it is ex-
pected by him that the affairs of the
company will be adjusted within q
short time.
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21
Fatalities in Rider Family

Beginning with the death of his
brother-in-law, Mayer Pettibone, OF
Flint. Mich, few months ago, pecu-
liar and relentless fate seems to have
pursued the family of Andrew J.
Rider, the cranberry king of Hammon-
ton. Mr.. Rider is worried for fear of
what may come next.
Following the death of his brother-in
law, who died as the result of an auto
mobile accident, came the death of his
son-in-law, Robert Smathers, who was
taken ill with typhoid fever, and who
was getting along nicely when his case
took sudden and fatal turn, and he
died before his brother could get to his
bedside.
1t was but few weeks after the
death of Mr.. Smathers that Mr.. Rider.
his brother, Henry Rider, and his
daughter, Mrs. Smathers, and one of
Mr.. Riders foremen were going through
a piece of woodland on their way to
pay off the cranberry pickers when
their automobile was held up by band
its and Henry Rider shot and killed.
Andrew ]. Rider and his daughter were
wounded and the foreman injured.
Right after proclamation issued by
Governor Fielder offering a reward Of
81, 500 for the capture of some of the
bandits who escaped after attacking
the Rider pay car reached Mr.. Rider,
he received a telegram announcing the
death of his sister, the widow OF MAYER
Pettibone, at Flint, Mich. She died
suddenly after an illness lasting but a
few hours.
Mr.. Rider and his family are pros
trated at this new grief which has
come upon them, and they are begin
ming to wonder when their misfortunes
will have an end. The grim reaper
seems to have followed various mem
bers of the family for the past six
months, and so frequent have been
the deaths that it is almost uncanny.
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21
DUBLIC SALE OF
REAL ESTATE, Etc.
VIII be sold at public sale, on

Saturday, December 2, 1915,
at the double dwelling house opposite
MECHANICS HALL, LUMBERToN, the fol-
lowing described Real Estate and Personal
Property:
DOUBLE FRAME DWELLING HOUSE
situate on the west side of Main street, op-
posite Mechanics hall, Lumberton. Has
frontage of 81 feet and depth of l48 feet to
Walnut street. Very desirable property.
Rents for $40 per month.
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE-on wester
ly side of Chestnut street, Lumberton, with
about one and one-third acres of land. In
cludes the right to an alley to landing at
the creek.
PINE LAND and CEDAR SWAMP
Eight and eighty-five hundredths acres of
cedar swamp and pine land, 81 uate on one
of the branches of Burr's Mill stream, near
Dickey's Cabin.
CEDAR SWAMP-Six and nineteen hun
dredths acres of cedar swamp in Bear
Swamp, on Miry Run branch, Southampton
township.
BUILDING LOT-No. ITO, on Lincoln
street, San Domingo tract, Mount Holly.
One Share Mount Laurel Farmers Club.
Five Shares H. b. Smith Machine Com
pany.
Forty Shares Burlington County Farmers
Exchange.
Sale to begin at one o'clock, p. m.
Conditions made known at time OF sale.
CHARLES COLES
Executor Estate Martha M. Powell.
s. G. Parker, AuctiOneer.
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21
Who Stole the Rooster?

This question, which has been at
tracing much attention the last week
was settled last evening, at the opera
house, when the trial of Harry Cross
for the alleged theft took place. Col.
Newton. who conducted the breach of
promise case here some. time ago, was
in charge of the entertainment. The
house was crowded. many being com
PEELED to stand. The stage was set to
represent court room, and the entire
show was conducted on the principles
of legal procedure, even to having
Harry Hawkins, Sr., as court crier, a
position he filed with the same solem-
nifty that characterizes his acts in the
court house. The jury was composed
of men who were given names of prom
inent personages, Rey. Mr.. Terry being
called John l.. Sullivan and announc-
ing that he was a ''rounder." Captain
w. s. Gale took the part of Teddy
Roosevelt and when asked if he was
pleased to be present he brought down
the house by showing his teeth and
calling at the top Of his voice, "De-
lighted"
The testimony of the witnesses was
full of hits at local people which were
highly enjoyed by the audience, even
though some of the latter were caught.
Senator Harold B. Wells was the
prosecuting attorney. That's all thai
need be said. Anyone who has evsI
heard the Senator will know what
happened when he conducted the ex
aminations and cross-examinations
and his speech was one that was Harold
from start to finish. Col. Newton de
Tended the prisoner and he made q very
humorous and impressive speech in
favor of his client. The jury retired
and after sending in for corkscrew
returned a verdict that the defendant
was not guilty but that he must re
turn the rooster.
Going to press so soon after the en-
tertainment it is too late to give any O
the interesting features of the show
which would fill column. The affai
recalled the breach of promise cas-,
that was tried here several years agt
and a peculiar incident, not at al
planned, was that while Harry Cros
was the defendant ia this case, hi
father was the defendant in the other
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21

ESTATE OF
ELIZABETH MARIA LOUISE PALADINI.
Notice is hereby given that the accounts
of the subscriber, surviving executor and
trustee OF Elizabeth Maria Louise Palad1nf,
deceased, late of the county of Burlington,
will be audited and stated by the Surrogate
and reported for settlement and allowance
to the Orphans Court of said county at a
session to be held on the Fourteenth day OF
December, 1916.
ALEXANDER COLVILLE.
Surviving Executor and Trustee.
LEWIS STARR, Proctor.
October 30, 1916.
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21
Christmas Greeting Cards, cents to
25 cents each. l.. S. Boyce, stationer
Eqan Act Test Exnected.

That the Egan road law ratified at the
recent election, authorizing bond is
sue $1,000, 900 for the construction of a
system Of state highways will be test
ed in the court is taken for granted.
The only question seems to be how and
when the test proceedings will be
brought.
Although the attorney generals of
fee has been consulted from time to
time respecting various features involv-
ed in the preliminary consideration of
the act, no definite conclusion has
been given to the state road depart
ment as to what would happen should
it develop that the entire system con-
templated by the Egan law could not
be built for the amount provided in
the bond issue.
Two possibilities present themselves.
One is that the commission created
under the act will conclude, upon ad-
vice from the attorney general that the
act is uncomfortable and will doInoth-
ing, and the other is that it will pro-
ceed to provide for the issuing Of bonds.
Such affirmative action by the COM
mission, it is thought, would promptly
be followed by some form of attack in
the courts, either on the part of in
dividuals or municipalities.
Failure of the commission to take
action would present more compli-
Gated situation. 1t has been suggested
that in this event some municipalities
might apply to the supreme court for
a mandamus compelling the commits
sion to proceed with issuance Of bonds.
This, it was pointed out, would prob
ably prove an effective means of de.
termining the many mooted questions.
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21
VXTANTED

WASTED
Ten or q dozen bright young men will ing
to work and learn the trade of a Machinist,
Foundryman or Patternmaker. Good pay
and full time guaranteed to industrious
workers. Apply at works for Superintend-
H. B. SMITH MACHINE CO.,
ll-21-4t Smitbville, N. j 4.
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21

We are now ready to take orders for
Personal Christmas Greeting Cards.
Owing to the severe congestion which
prevails each year as Christmas ap-
proaches, the advantages in placing
these special orders early are self-evi-
dent. We cordially invite your early
inspection. L. s. Boyce, stationer. ad
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21
Advertisements.

A broken circle of pearls was lost
yesterday. IThe finder will be reward
ed on returning to THE News office.
One hundred years of uninterrupted
success inspire confidence in the old
reliable Farmers Trust Company of
Mount Holly.
Don't let your funds remain idle.
Start an account with the Mount
Holly Safe Deposit & Trust Company.
Three per cent interest paid on time
deposits. adv.
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21

Thanksgiving Post Cards. L. S.
Boyce; stationer. ad
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21

Christmas Post Cards. one cent each.
l.. s. Boyce, stationer. I'D
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21
NoTIoE OF sETTLEMENT
ESTATE OF

ll-214t smitl
The Mount Holly news., 1916-11-21

pnla noSplCal, Wnere III Is reported he is
doing nicely.
Last Thursday evening about 80 men
sat down at luncheon in the Pres
byterian church and enjoyed q splen-
did bean supper. After the supper
Rev. John S. Carlils, of Moorestown,
delived most delightful and forceful
message on "a Mans Religion. A
Brotherhood was organized with George
T. Reid, president; Richard Garou, vice
president; Frank A. Hendrickson,
secretary; and Charles r. Pierce,
treasurer.
William J.. Powell, one of the found
ers of THE News, has become local
editor of the Penns Grove Record, and
took charge last week. Mr.. Powell has
been connected with the printing office
of Strawbridge & Clothier for some
time but he received very flattering
offer from the publisher of the Record
and decided to get back into news
paper life, something which has
always held an attraction for him and
field in which he is especially adapt.
ed. He will undoubtedly fill his new
position to the satisfaction of his em.
ployer and to his own credit.
Three men came up the creek in a
motor boat Sunday afternoon and
landed back of the Woolworth store.
They walked up the yard and examined
windows and doors, and neighbol
saw them and notified the police, but
the men got away. The footprints o.
the men were plainly seen and there
appeared to be evidence of an attempt
to open window. 1t is not thought
the intention was to enter the store
Sunday, but that the party was getting
ready for future operations. The men
were strangers. There have been fire..
qnent expeditions up the creek in boats
and property has been taken from the
yards along the stream. Boxes have
been stolen from the rear of Aliens
drug store several times,
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-29
LOCAL ATTORNEY WINS
HARD WISCONSIN CASE

Attorney r. F. Murtha returned dM
Tuesday evening from Hurley, Wis,
where he represented Leopold Dal-
heirner, who resides IL miles north of
Belfeld, in a suit brought against
him by VIM. H. Lucia and VIM.
Walter of Hurley, Wis.
1t seems that the plaintiffs each
have a store at Hurley, and that each
also owns a section Of land north of
Belfeld, Stark county. In 1911 they
leased their land for n year to
Leopold Dalheimer, who came out
here from Wisconsin and put a por-
ticn Of the land into flax, advancing
to him at the same time $1,000 with
which to buy seed and the necessary
farm equipment. The crop proved a
failure. Mr.. Dalheimer continued to
reside upon the land, and the fol-
lowing year again put in a crop, with
out making out any new lease. That
| year he ran about $4,000 behind.
While Mr.. Dalheimer was visiting
in his old home town of Hurley, Wis
c%onsin, last fall, Lucia and Walter
brought suit against him in the sum
of $500 and interest for three years,
claiming that negligence in the seed
ing and harvesting of the 1911 flax
crop resulted in a loss of $4,000 and
for the same reason there was a
loss in 1912 of $4,000.
Shortly after this suit was insti-
tuted: in Wisconsin, in plaintiffs came
to North Dakota to look at their
land, and Mr.. Dalheimer filed suit
against them here for wages and
expenses for himself and wife for
the year 1912, when he worked under
no contract, claiming the sum of
$4,000.
Attorney Murtha made a strong
plea in the Wisconsin court for the
defendant, with the result that the
jury found no negligence on the
part of Dalheimer, and as the con-
tract was not renewed he could not
be expected to stand the 1912 loss.
The defendant admitted that he
owed the plaintiffs the $4,000 adj
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-29
MUCH DAMAGE DONE By
BEAVER IN THIS SECTION

From all over the western part of
North Dakota come stories of the
d%epredations of the beaver, protected
by state law until 1920, and umerou
are the calls upon the state game
board for relief from the little pests.
A rancher on Garner creek in Bill
lings county, near Roosevelt's old
Maltese Cross ranch, tells the biggest
story yet. He figures he has 80 or
40 beaver OF his land, their dams
varying from five to ten feet high.
They have, he says, cut fully 1000
trees on his place, and he has written
Gov. l.. B. Hanna asking that a
bounty of 81 per tree be granted in
lieu of the wholesale destruction of
live timber.
The beaver work mostly on moon
light nights and very swiftly and they
do not appear to mind being watched,
seeming to know they are secure from
harm for several years yet. They
store the small twigs and the grain
shocks, which they have purloined, in
their ponds for future food. One
farmer estimates they have taken
about rs bushels of wheat from his
farm the past year. At the Garner
creek ranch, two miles west Of the
Little Missouri river, the beaver re-
Gently cut a large tree which in fall
ling barely cleared the hen house, but
demolished the woven wire fence.
The beaver ponds furnish drinking