The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-16
Along the Shore

Mayor Harold Chafsy OF Point Pleas
ant, was on Tuesday named as Sheriff
Of Ocean County by Governor Edge to
succeed the late Sheriff Wilsey, who
died on April l. In the interim Cor
oner j. L. Lane of Tuckerton, as an
appointee of Justice Kalisch, acted as
Sheriff, and had charge at the open
ing of the April court. The first act of
the new Sheriff was to reappoint AL
fred w. Brown, Jr., as under sheriff.
Sheriff Chafey was sworn in Thursday
before Judge Jeffrey. Under Sheriff
Brown also took the oath of Office be-
fore Judge Jeffrey on Thursday. Mr..
Chafey was the choice of a conference
of some forty or more Republicans
from all parts of the county, who met
at Toms River few days before the
appointment was made.
Last week two foreigners, one of
whom cannot apparently talk English,
and is down on the docket as John Doe
were arrested by the sentries at the
Tuckerton radio station, and sent to
the Ocean county Jail. The second
gave his name as Dick Nelson. They
were lettering about the vicinity of the
big radio tower, and that is something
Uncle Sam will not tolerate. The
secret service was notified by Judge
Jeffrey that it might investigate and
see If they were anything more than
the common tramps they appear to be.
Tuckerton reports that an addition of
some 80 men has been made to garri-
son at the station, or about 125 in all.
Judge Jeffery::granted a number of
wholesale and retail licenses for Ocean.
county on Tuesday. Following the
example of the Burlington county
court. the judge established the rule
that no sales by the quart or upward
shall be made except between the
hours of 6 a. m. and 6 p. m. Owing
to the reports that soldiers are obtain
ing liquor in Ocean county, the court
warned all license holders to be cautious
about this matter or revocation would
follow. A number of complaints have
been received that in Lakewood, partic-
ularly, the soldiers connected with the
military hospital have obtained LIQUOR
through the aid of citizens. II this
practice is not discontinued the govern
ment may order that towns bars
closed. Wholesale license holders were
warned not to sell outside their munic
ipality. Judge Jeffrey also stated
that information had been received
about the creation of fund by liquor
dealers to be used to corrupt voters in
the various townships where local
option elections are to be held. He
gave notice that no, money must be
used for illegal purposes, and that the
corrupt practice act will be rigidly en-
forced. He suggested that the prosecu-
tor employ detectives to watch at the
elections.
The United States Ordnance depart
ment has taken over the lease for land
near Lakehurst that was held by the Ed
dystone Company as range. Barracks
and other buildings to accommodate
500 men are being erected. The range
is to be used for experimental work
and will be known as the Lakehurst
Experimental Station. Quite num-
Der Of officers and men are already on
the ground and the work is being
pushed quite rapidly.
A Barnegat City fisherman, just re-
turned from Florida, where he fshed
during the winter, made trip to New
York to see the sights and fell among
the Philistines, who quietly relieved
him of his winters work-about $500
and a gold watch. He went to Florida
to fish for bluefish, while the New
Workers set their nets for suckers, and
made good catch.