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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-05-01
Court Affairs.

! When The NEWS went to press
Tuesday, the court was listening to tn,
request of Francis Tracy Tobin to b.
released from all responsibility in con
nection with the verdict against him
! for damages in the suit brought by
Arthur Phillips for false arrest. Tobin
had applied for release under the in
solyency act. He said he was actually
penniless, and did not have any money
or any property and that he had been
compelled to dispose of everything he
could turn into cash in order to provide
for his defence against the charge for
damages. The point was then raised
that Tobin had been outside of the Jail
limits and had, consequently, forfeited
his bail.
On this point Justice Kalisch said
the original law of 1895 provided for
Jail limit, which might be the prison
grounds, or space indicated within
the town where the Jail was situated
and if the prisoner under bail went
outside of those bounds his bail might
be forfeited. In present instances and
under more recent act the bail given
by a person under indictment or being
required to provide bondsmen is meant
only to be surety that the person so
bonded will be in the courtroom when
desired. He discharged Tobin as an
insolvent and appointed court crier
Hawkins assignee of the prisoner.
On Friday Judge Lippincott con-
sidered the applications for license to
sell liquor. Before granting any privi-
leges he spoke of the complaints that
had come to him about violations of
the liquor laws and, strangely enough,
the were entered by those in the bust
ness. The complaint was that men
would get drunk at one place and then
go to another and make public nuis-
ances of themselves and the keeper of
the hotel where they raised the disturb
ance would be held accountable. Judge
said it was the duty of
every man in the hotel business to
be detective and to dis
cover where the men spoken of secured
their liquor and to inform the court,
thus protecting themselves and also
aiding in having the law obeyed. He
said he had always felt that the taking
Of half-pints of liquor from a hotel was
wrong in principle. There is one place
in this county-Halleran's hotel,
Moorestown-where there had been an !
understanding when the license was
granted that the wholesale proposition
should be entirely eliminated. This
promise by Mr.. Halleran has been
kept and the result has been
very satisfactory. To sell over the bar
exclusively was the courts idea of con-
iucting the liquor business at hotel.
After these remarks the following
Licensees were prantad.
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Graduation Expenses.

The following letter has been receiv-
ed by THE News, called forth by the
item in a recent issue on the subject of
expenses of graduating classes. The
letter came from a city some miles
from Mount Holly and the writer says:
81 saw piece in your paper about
the lessening of expenses TO the gradu-
ates of your high school, and ! bought
maybe if / told you how the question
in a measure has been met by the
principal here it might help you to
suggest something of the sort in Mount
Holly. The giving of flowers and
presents was stopped several years ago
by the board of education, and al
though at first there was some
trouble, it soon smoothed down. Then
came the question of dresses, some girls
outshining Others and causing great
rivalry. Last year the principal made
her first experiment. She got the
mayors wife, who is very clever wo-
man and is greatly interested in the
school, to 60 to Philadelphia and get
samples of pretty but inexpensive
materials and trimmings and ribbons,
and then the principal and the sewing
teacher gave tea party to the mothers
of the graduating girls and by means
of the samples showed them how
pretty dresses could be and yet be in
expensive. OF course it took a lot of
tact but most of the mothers were won
and bought from the samples and
made the dresses at home.
| This year the same tactics were used
with another end in view, to try to
have the girls make their own dresses
in the dressmaking classes. 1t has
been pretty hard work but again all
| but one mother were won, and the
girls are making their dresses and the
| mayors wife is helping them and the
teacher, and to make it more attractive
the mayor has offered prize of a wrist
watch for the best dress. You see the
dress making class has made lovely
dresses before, and the principal said
she did not see why they could not do
this. Some of the girls are not entirely
satisfied yet and have not promised to
wear their dresses at commencement
but it is thought that after the school
has seen the dresses at the fashion
show that is to be held after all the
dresses are finished, the girls will be
more satisfied and give in.
1.-THE supervising principal is a wo
man and thinks nothing too much
trouble to help the girls. OF course you
have man principal but you have
women on the board and they could dc
\ a lot. Having the samples to show
was so much more convincing thar
just talking, you see. Maybe you car
get something out of this, and if so
will be glad. Maybe merchant coulC
: have an exhibit of pretty and mex
pensive materials and trimmings anC
ribbons all labeled Commencement
Gowns He could demonstrate how
dresses could be made for certain
prices"
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DIED

ABBEY. - In France, Easter Monday,
April 9, killed in action, Edwin AUSTIN only
son OF William Burling and Katharine
Eleanor Abbey, formerly of Mount Holly.
CARMELIA. April q, at Mount Holly.
George I. Carmelia, In his 18th year.
CoRBETT.-April 26, at Riverton, Charles
]. Corbett. In his Slst year.
CARrY.-April 20, at Riverside, Elizabeth
Carly.
DoYLE.-April q, at Jersey City. Harry
r., son OF Harry K. and Mary A. Doyle, OF
Florence, In his I'D year.
GAMBLEs-April "a, at Delanco, Nettie r
wife of Rev. j. Ward Gamble, aged Sc years.
HARLEY.-April II, at Philadelphia. John
Harley. Inferred at Beverly,
KoPPENHoLFER.-Apr il q, at PaImvro
Pauline, wife Of Charles Koppenholfer.
LA RoCHE.-April %, at RIverton. Carl
La Roche, aged 81 years.
MILLER.-April %, at Riverside, Jane
Miller.
MEREDITH,-April Is, at burlington. Belle,
wife of Sandy Meredith, aged SO years.
RICE.-April %. at Burlington, John. Jr.
son OF John and Anna K. Rice, aged years
and months.
RowAED.-April2 "a, at Columbus, Augusta
II. Rowand.
sTAUB.-April q, at Burlin gton. Charlie,
Staub.
WOODWARD. - April 2s, at Cookstown
Lorenzo u. Woodward, aged " years.
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Chauffeur Shnnts Maid

Clifford Fooks, colored chauffeur il
the employ of DIR. Charles Mills, O
Riverton, shot Amy Granger, colorec
maid, who also works for DR.. Mills, on
Saturday, and seriously wounded her.
His version Of the affair is that it
was entirely unintentional He was
working in the Mills garage, when he
saw the girl coming toward him. She
entered the garage and took Fooks'
bicycle, going toward the house with
it, and remarking that ifhe wanted the
wheel he must come after it.
Fooks stated to a friend who was on
the premises, that he would have some
fun with the girl. Picking up 22-cali-
bre rifle that had not been used for
long time, he pointed it at the girl and
told her to return the bicycle. He
pulled the trigger and says he was
amazed to find that the rifle was load
ed.
The bullet entered the body of the
girl and she fell to the ground. appar-
emily dead. A hurried examination
showed that she was badly wounded.
She was taken to Cooper hospital,
Camden, where it was found that the
bullet had missed striking any vital
spot, and it is thought she will recover.
Fooks was arrested and committed
to jail. On Sunday night he was re-
leased under $1,000 bail. DR.. Mills
was the bondsman.
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MARRIED

BENNETT-MCELvEN.-A pril rs, at Mount
Holly, by Rev. johnson Oatman, Jr., Seth
Bennett and Mrs. Amelia McElven, both of
Pemberton.
JOHNSON - SCHMIERER. April %, at
Bridgeboro, by Rev. Joseph e. simpson,
Schmierer, both of Bridgeboro.
LAcRoIx-JoHNsoN.-A pril rs, at Delanco,
by Rev. w. r. Memmert. Ernest II. Lacroix
and Miss Bertha N. Johnson, both of
Delan0O.
MoHRFELD-CARTY.-A 8, at Hedding,
Charles A. Mohrfeld, of Camden, and Miss
Julia Alberta Carly, of Hedding.
MATTIs-SMITH.-April %, at Beverly, by
Rev. I. j. j. Wright, Clarence q. Maths, OF
Riverton, and Miss Mary L. Smith, of
Beverly.
PUNrANI-AeABITI.-A Is, at Trenton.
by Rev. ID. Griffin, Massimo Puntani ana
Miss SOfie Agab1ti, both of Bordentown.
RAINEAR-RoNAN.-Ap Is, at Borden
town, by Rev. J. V. McCorriston, Clifford
Rainear, of Bordentown, and Miss Ida
Roman, OF Crosswicks.
RoBERTs-DuNPREY.- Is, at Wood
lynne, by Rev. Harry p. Grim, Franklin
Elizabeth Dunphey, of Marion.
pril 26, at Elkton, Md,
Caleb s. Shinn and Miss Edith K. Hulse,
both of Mount Holly.
STEvENsoN-BRooME.- Is, at Cooks
town, by Rev. q. Q, Reynolds, Raymond
Stevenson and Mrs. Marie Broome, both of
Oak Hall.
VILE-DURHAM.-Apri1 q, at Burlington
by Rev. L. M, Eastwood, Arthur q. Vile and
Miss Lucina Durham both OF Beverly.
Yoos-SwEENEY.-Apri Is, at Hainesport.
/ by Rey. John F. Bornhold, Frederick l..
Yoos, OF Hainesport, and Miss Ella f.
| Sweeney, OF Moorestown.
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Political Notes

Mr.. Mann, chairman of the Republi-
can committee on committees. has re-
ported the nominations of the minority
members of the House committees to
the House of Representatives. Con
gresham Bacharach was given a
place on the committee on public
building and grounds, one of the most
important committees Of the House.
and included in what is known as the
big Thirteen Committees. This
committee passes upon all public build
ings projects, and its appropriations
amount to many millions of dollars
annually. 1t is very probable that Mr..
Bacharach will be put on the sub-com-
mittee (of this committee) for New
Jersey, in which event he would be re-
quired to pass judgment upon all pub
lie building projects for the state. Mr..
Bacharach also retained his place on
the pensions committee, which is also
an important committee of the House.
Mr.. Bacharach was very prominent
ly put forward as a candidate for a
place on the ways and means com
mittee. He had the support of ma
Jority of the members of the committee
on committees for this place, and had
1t not been for the fact that there were
other candidates from this state for ap-
pointment on that committee. it is
very likely that Mr.. Bacharach would
have been named. The committee
fully realized the Importance of having
good, practical business man as
member of the committee to fill the
one vacancy that existed, and thew
also realize the Importance of the state
OF New Jersey as a manufacturing
state, and believed, that since the state
had no representation on either the
majority or minority side of the COM
mittee, that the place should go to
New Jersey. However, as more than
one candidate from the state was put
forward for the nomination, the result
was that the place was given to Illinois,
and New Jersey, the sixth state in the
Union in importance as manufacture
ing state, is without representation, as
she has been since 1918, on the most
important committee of the House,
which is the tariff making body of the
country, and the author of all legisla.
ton which has such vital effect upon
the manufacturing industries of our
state. 1t is greatly to be regretted that
there sho1ld have been other candi-
dates from the state besides Mr.. Bach
arach, who had the support of the
most influential members of the COM
mittee on committees, and would
doubtless have secured this appoint
ment for New Jersey.
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Ringing Bros. Coming This Wa,

Ringing Bros. Coming This Way.
Announcement is made that on Mon
day, May 21st, Ringing Bros. circus
will give afternoon and night perform
ances at Camden. The famous show
men are this season presenting an all
new and wonderful program. The tre-
mendous fairyland spectacle, "Cinder-
ella" will appeal TO both young and
old. More than 1000 persons take part
in it. 1T is easily the biggest spectacle
Ringing Bros. have ever staged and
its glorious ballet of the Fairies, !"
with 300 dancing girls, is in itself worth
going many miles to see. Following
Cinderella 400 arenic artists appear
in the main tent program. The Ring
lings have secured scores of circus per-
formers never before seen in America.
An entire trained animal show has
been made a part Of the main tent pro-
gram this season. The menagerie now
numbers 1909 wild animals. The ele-
plants, including big Bingo", the
earth's largest pachyderm, have been
increased to Al and almost 800 horses
are carried. There will be 60 clowns
and a big free three-mile street parade
show day morning.
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Billy in Japan.

A Japanese operetta, with the above
title, will be produced in the Mount
Holly theatre on Tuesday, May 18th,
for the benefit of the local Red Cross
Society.
This will be the first opera to be pre-
sented in Mount Holly for two years.
The cast will consist of $50 of Mount
Holly's best local talent.
Billy in Japan is a frolic of mirtb,
dance and song. The scene, as the
title suggests, is laid in Japan. The
plot deals with young college grad
uate who lost his four front teeth in q
football game. A new set Of teeth is
secured, and in order to get accustom-
ed to their use, he and his mother and
sister take trip to Japan.
While enjoying the sights Of the
mikado's kingdom, Billy meets his
sweetheart. While proposing to hel
he again loses his teeth. This leads to
many humorous situations,
Mingled with the plot are IL specia
dances and IA musical numbers.
Seats are now on sale at Jones' drue
store.
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Gustay Warner, Palmyra $50
Geo. w. Collier q Son, Chesterfield LIS
A remonstrance has been filed
against granting wholesale license to
w. H. Mooney, at Columbus. Samuel
A. Atkinson represented the applicant
and the court asked if there were any
present who opposed the granting of
the license. Nobody answered and the
case was laid oyer until future date.
The remonstrance was OF general
nature and did not contain any specifi-
cations, so the court said that on the
final hearing there must be specifica-
tions of violations of the law.
w. A. Comfort, of Cookstown, asked
for wholesale license. Mr.. Comfort
has retail license and the application
for the other was new ma tier. Judge
Lippincott said there must be a neces-
sity shown for the privilege to sell by
wholesale and he would let the matter
lie over for period.
Joseph Swazciss applied for license
ID sell liquor by wholesale at Cam
bridge, near Riverten, but the court
could not see any necessity for the
place and refused the application.
The grand jury came into court on
Thursday morning and reported hav-
ing found Al bills of indictment.
Several of those who were indicted are
not where the officers can get at them
SO the indictments cannot be made pub
lie. Those which were given out, are
as follows:
Joseph G. Kingdom and Harry L,
Walters, of The NEWS, libel in connec-
ton with an item published in which
Frank D. Berry, of New York, feels
himself aggrieved.
Dr. Martin w. Curran, of Chats
worth, indicted on the same charge
Mike Ksykievicz and Antoni Tor
Camden, selling liquor contrary to law
at Hainesport; three indictments
against Tor.
Henry Warner, Florence, rape on
Alice Durham.
Michael Cain, Bordentown, stealing
$10.17 from Joseph III. Green.
Jerry Armstrong, MOOrestown, indie
cent assault on Edith Brown.
William Tribolet, Mount Holly, set
ting fire to house on John Worth
farm at the edge of Mount Holly.
Charles B. Lynch, Pemberton, LARGE
ny of property of Sallie Anderson Ere
mont.
Lloyd Moriss, Mount Holly, stealing
culvert plates and other metal from
the property of George B. West.
Harry Vanamburg, Riverside, rap,
on Matilda Brazil and stealing he
ring.
Giuseppe Buonanni, Bordentown
receiving stolen chickens from youn,
men who recently pleaded guilty befor
Judge Lippincott.
Walter Greenbury, Bordentown, lar
ceny of chickens, valued at $3.50, ant
a lamp.
All of the above pleaded not guilty
The grand jury did not finish it's in
vestigation of matters connected will
the jail and will continue that worI
later. They were not discharged blu
adjourned to future date.
| Justice Kalisch gave notice, on Tues
day, that all jurors engaged in farm
ing. would be excused from duty i
they SO desired. Out of 66 summone,
80 are FARMERS and OF that number
have put in applications to be excused
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public sale, on S "
THURSDAY, MAY "a, 1917
between the hours OF II and clock in the
afternoon of said day (to-wit at O'clock /,
at the Court House. Mount Holly, N. j..
Lot No l. Beginning at stone standing
on the south side of an alley, which stone is
In the line of property belonging to Jose ph
Hulme and runs thence, (D along said alley
south sixty-siX degrees forty-fve minutes
east one hundred and thirty-eight feet to a
stake for corner, thence ~ south twenty
three degrees fifteen minutes west one hun
dred and seventeen and twenty-five hun
dredths feet to q stake corner to Joseph
Hulme. by W hich 1t runs (B) north slXtv-six
degrees and forty-fye minutes west one
hundred and thirty EIGHT feet to an oak tree
for a corner, thence az still by the same
north twenty-three degrees and fifteen
minutes east one hundred and seventeen
and twenty-five hundredths feet to the
place of beginning, be the contents what
they may.
Lot No. 2. Beginning at a stake in a pub
lie road which is north twenty-three de-
grees and fifteen minutes east fifty-two and
hve-tenths feet from a stone which is on
the line of the first course of the above de-
script1on and one hundred and thirty-seven
rect from the sc 7Ond corner, and runs
thence ~ north sixtysix degrees and forty
i've minutes west one hundred and twenty
four feet to plum tree, thence (2) north
twenty-three degrees and fifteen minutes
east twenty feet TO stone, thence ~ south
slxty-siX degrees and forty-five minutes
east one hundred and tWenty-four feet to n
stake In the above mentioned road, thence
l4l south twenty-three degrees and fifteen
minutes west twenty feet TO the place of be-
ginning, be the contents what they may
seized as the property of George Davis,
DEFENDANT, taken in execution at the suit of
Elizabeth Karg, by Blanchard H. White.
complainant, and to be sold by
WILLIAM T. STECHER.
WILLIAM A. SLAUGHTER, Atty. Sheriff
Dated April n, 1917. Prs adv fee Sl9.0I
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Kodak Banks at Bovce's.
Advertisements.

The Mount Holly Safe Deposit &
Trust Company conducts its business
in a conservative, careful and safe
manner-and extends to its patrons
every facility and consistent advant-
age in banking. Accounts invited.
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between the hours of IL and O'Clock in til
afternoon of said day ito wit at two O'Clock
at the Court House. Mount Holly Nj.

at public sale on
THURSDAY, MAY II, 1917
between the hours of IL and O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day ito wit at two o. clockl
at the Court House. Mount Holly, N. j.:
All that certain tract or parcel of land and
premises, situate in the Borough of River
ton County of Burlington, and State of
New Jersey. bounded and described as fol
lows: Beginning in the northerIy line of
sixth or Broad street, at the southwest cor
ner of Lot No. 200; thence (D extending
northwardly along the westerly line of said
Lot No. 200 to the building line for Broad
street; then continuing on in the same
direction one hundred and fifty feet in all
10 Jne northwest corner of Lot No. 200;
thence ~ extending westwardy on a line
parallel to Sixth or Broad street to the build
ing line for Elm avenue; then on In all
about one hundred and fty-six feet two
1ncnes to the nOrtheasterly line of said
Elm avenue; thence ~ enthusiastically
along the northeasterly line of said Elm
avenue TO the building line of Sixth or
Broad street; then on in the same direction
In all one hundred and sixty feet five
inches TO the northeast corner of said Sixth
or Broad street and Elm avenue; thence ~
extending ENTHUSIASTICALLY along the
northerly line of said Sixth or Broad street
to the building line of Elm avenue; then on
In all ninety eight feet nine inches to the
place OF beginning. Containing within said
bounds Lots Nos. Dol and 202 on Thomas
Extension of the Plan of Riverton, filed of
record in the Clerks office.
Seized as the property of Robert p. Stack
mouse, ct ALL defendants, taken In execu-
ton at the suit of West Jersey Bond and
ant, and to be sold by
WILLIAM I. STECHER,
Sheriff.
KAIGHN & WoLvERToN, Solicitors
800 Market Street, Camden, N. j.
Dated April "a, 1917. lPr's adv. fee $3.50. |
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A NNUAL MEETING.

Phe annual meeting of the Burlington
county association for the Insurance OF
owners of Houses and OF her RniIdJn0s from
Loss Loss by Fire, Will be held on Second dav.
o o1ish month 7th. Monday. May 7th 1917, at
Hne o. CLOCK IN the afternoon, at odd Eel
lows Hall, Medford, N j.. for the election
vi eleVen directors and the transaction of
su en- olher business as may properly come
before the meeting. SAe
HENRY P. THORN. Secretary
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OTANDARD BRED BARRED PLY
MOUTH ROCK EGGS for Matching
VI per 10; So per so eggs. Winner of the blue
ribbon at the Mount Holly Fair. WIN
FIELD 8. GALE, 3l5 Broad street. Mount
Holly, N. j.
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Get Kodak or Brownie camera BY
using Kodak bank which we furnish
lfree. L. S. Boyce, Eastman Kodaks
and supplies. adv
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Spalding's base ball and tennis sup
plies. L. s. Boyce, stationer. ad
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

One house, No. 222 Garden street, with al
improvements. -Four houses. No. 81, %, 81,
81 Buttonwood street. These properties
must be sold to close the estate. Full charge
taken of farms and city properties. Rents
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BY virtue ola writ of alias fl. ia. de bon ct
ter, to me directed, issued ont Of The Rnrt
llngton Common Pleas Court, l will sell at
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DOR SALE

4
Burlington County, New Jersey, ~ per
cent. Hospital and Bridge Bonds.
THE FARMERS TRUST COMPANY,
Mount Holly, N. j.
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CHEKIFF's SALE.
THURSDAY, MAY II, 1917

By virtue of a writ of fieri facias, to me
issued out of the Court of Chan
Gerry OF the State of New Jersey, will sell
at public sale on
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|. H. LIPPINCOTT
No. IL Garden Street, Mount Holly