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The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29
DIED

CLEYENGER-April 25 at Washington. D.
C., John ID. Clevenger, aged 81 years.
Relatives aud friends are invited To at
tend the funeral from The Baptist church.
Mount Holly, on Wednesday, the 3Uth inst.
at 2 p. NJ.
ANDERsoN-April p, near Five Points.
Rachel A., widow of William Anderson, in.
her 9th year.
BIsHoP-April 26, at Burlington Theodore
p. Bishop, aged 20 years.
CoYLE-April 81, at Burlington, James
Coyle.
CRowELL-Aprii %, at Moorestown. Caro-
line Matilda Crowel widow of Calvin s.
Crowell, in her 18th year.
DoRNEY-A April 26, at Florence Heights
Edward ;. Dorney, aged 20 years.
FENsTERMAcHER-Ap D. at Allentown.
Pa, Leon Fenstermacher, formerly OF
Hainesport. aged II years.
GERMAN : April p, at Riverside, John
German.
GREY-April 20, at Bordentown, Lydia H..
widow of Ernest W. Grey, IN her I'D year
STEINMETz April 2l. at Bordentown,
Mary A., wife of Albert j. Steinmetz in her
54th year.
SCOTT April 23 at Burlington. Julia
4 Price, widow OF Matthias Scott.
( VALENTINE-April %. at F'ieldshoro. Mrs
Emeline Valentine, in her sist year.
! WYcKoFF-April 20, at Beverly, Edward
s. Wyckoff, aged % years.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29
Military Affairs.

George w. Lippincott, who has been
in the overseas artillery service, arrived
at Camp Mills on April 20 and later in
the week received his discharge. He
is now at home with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Stacy b. Lippincott.
Sergeant Albert G. Worrell, who
entered the military service with Com
pany Z, National Guard, writes that
he is a student in the A. E. F. Uni
versity, located at Beaume, France,
taking course in electricity, mechan-
ical drawing and French. There are
about 5000 soldier students in the uni
versity, which offers instruction in any
kind of work the men desire to take.
Salvatore Lamantini, formerly en-
ployed in Levi Shinn's barber shop,
Mount Holly, was killed in France, &C
cording to information in a letter just
received from Sergeant Harold Powell
by his brother, Lieutenant Clifford r.
Powell. According to this letter the
writer found Lamantini's grave in the
Verdun sector. This clears up the fate
of the young soldier, who officially had
been reported as missing in action. He
left Mount Holly with Company E,
National Guard. With the exception
,of Carl Becker, who has not yet been
located, all the members of Company
E have been accounted for.
Information has been received that
Benjamin Bozarth, Burlington lad,
who was in the service overseas, and
was expected home in the near future,
was killed April by the accidental
discharge of gun. News of the death
of the young man came in letter
from Corporal George Morgan. who
wrote to his mother, stating the ex-
plosion of gun occurred during target
practice. The gun was manned by
Morgan, and in exploding struck the
weapon operated by Bozarth. The gun
was broken, and two parts of the iron
struck Bozarth. He was hurried to
hospital, but died en- route to the place
He was wounded in his side and stom-
ach. Bozarth was member of Com
pany NJ, which was organized in Bur
lington by Major Edward B. Stone,
and afterwards became Company NJ,
of the Hath Infantry. He was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Davis Bozarth, of that
city, and was formerly employed by
the U. 8. Cast Iron and Pipe Foundry.
General Hugh L. Scott, command
ant OF camp DIX, was rendered teStl-
monial dinner at Burlington, last
night, by number of civilians of Bur-
lington county, in appreciation of his
fine services at the camp. The other
guest of honor was Colonel G. H.
| White, chief of General Scott's staff
The principal speeches were made by
Judge Harold b. Wells and President
of the Senate William n. Runyon
Both speakers lauded the career OF the
general as soldier and a patriot anC
spoke of the states pride in what ht
has accomplished in making Camp
Dix the cleanest and most efficien
of all army training and demobilizing
eantonments. General Scott, in his re
ply, expressed his appreciation of tn,
kind words uttered and told about af
fairs at Camp Dix, of it having beer
made permanent camp, and that /;
full division of troops isto be maintain
ed there. About 800 citizens attende,
the banquet, which was held in th
social hall of the Baptist Church.
Eastman's kodaks, films, film pack
: and other supplies. l. S. Boyct
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29

as the Three Tun tavern. Some ad-
Joining land was purchased from An
drew Conrow in 1862, and the entire
property descended to Rebecca White
upon the death of her husband, in
1850, by a will written in 1775 Mrs.
White continued to rent the property.
and Butler Atkinson was one of her
tenants. The inn was owned bv the
whites for sixty years. Among those
who may have conducted the place as
tenants of Josiah White and his widow
between 1748 and 1908 we find Isaac
Wood, at whose inn number of ses-
sions of the Court of Admiralty were
held in June, November and Decem.
Der of 1880, and in October of 1881.
Daniel Jones was an innkeeper in 1855.
and we hear of him again in 1853.
Thomas Atkinson signed the organiza-
ton minute of Relief fire company in
l752 as an innholder. George Winsor
appears as one prior to 1858. In 1903
the tavern was sold by Rebecca
White to her tenant, Butler Atkinson.
Mount Holly Lodge of Free Masons
had been constituted three wears be
fore. Atkinson was a member. and he |
hung out large square and comnasses
the emblems of the order as his sign
This was probably an attempt to in
duce the brethren to meet at his inn
Thomas Atkinson succeeded Butler
and the signboard was changed II
then displayed an effigy OF General
Andrew Jackson, and the place was
called the Jackson House. Tradition
says that Thomas was a verv violent
politician, and made it very unpleasant
for those who had the temerity to differ
from him. He is said to have exerted
such influence that many people came
to him, in the days of his power. and
asked if they might have Office. After
Atkinson we find mentioned as land
landlords or owners: Charles Sailer
or Saylor, John Loper, Thomas Pearce.
Elisha Barcklow, Isaac Alloway, Abra-
ham Kelly, Isaac j. Morris, William
Hodgson, Evan English, William H.
Kinley, John F Smith, James w.
o. 'Brien, John Vansciver, Grant Davis
and Fred Parker
Nothing of especial interest appears
IN the later history of the hotel. The
place passed through many hands.
some owners conducting it themselves
and others renting it. 1t is not claimed
that the list of later landlords is abso-
lutely correct. The names of some of
the many who dispensed hospital
ty in the historic old inn NAV
nave escaped our notice. After
Thomas Atkinson s time we are con-
ent to leave the succession of proprie-
'ors to some future local historian who
nay wish to continue the work.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29
Local Soldier Units Have Sailed
For Hnnle

G. G. CowperthwaiL, chairman of the
township committee, received a tele-
gram this morning from General Fred
erick Gilkyson, adjutant general of
New Jersey, stating that "all units of
the Hath Infantry, 29th division, ex-
cept companies X, l. and NJ, sailed
from Saint Nazaire, France, on the
steamship Madawaska, on April 24th,
and are due to arrive at Hoboken on
May 5th." This includes the return
of the Mount Holly and Burlington
National Guard units, which were not
expected to arrive until late in June.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29
The Victory Loan.

The canvass for the sale of the Vic,
tory loan is being made in Mount
Holly, but the results thus far are not
up to expectations. 1t is hoped
that within the next few days there
will be an awakening and that the
quota will be subscribed.
There is nothing philanthropic about
subscribing for the Victory loan. 1t is
the best investment in the world. In
addition, every patriotic citizen owes it
to himself and to his country to SUBJ
scribe literally. The nations obliga-
tions must be paid.
In front of Verdun Uncle Sam is lay
ing out cemetery that will contain
the remains of 5000 brave soldiers
the largest cemetery of American
heroes in the world. Subscribing for
bonds, which is not hardship, is an
insignificant duty in comparison to
the sacrifice made by these heroes.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29
MARRIED

HARRIs-CoLKITT = April 10, al Trenton
by Rev. Francis e. Palmer, Earl w. Harris,
of Trenton, and Miss Marian IL. Colkitt, of
NincentOwn.
HEwIrT-RAHN-April % at Burlington.
by Rev, Marshall ovens William f. Hesr-
lit, of Pittsburg, and Miss Jane Rain, of
Burlington.
IRoNs-WRI GHT.-April u, at Chester
town. Md. by Rev. j. L. Ward. Joseph 9.
irons and Anna 3. Wright, both of Mount
Holly.
LAwRENcE-WILBUR - April l2 at Bnr-
dentown, by Rev. James, Burns, Clifford b.
Lawrence and Miss Ella NJ. Wilbur both or
Jobstown,
STEMMER-CoNNoR-A pril ., at BnrIing-
ton. by Rev. Henry Russi, Alfred Stemmer
cf Rancocas, and Miss Anna May Connor,
of Buriin gton.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29
Former Hainesport Bow Killed

Former HaineSport Boy Killed.
| On Wednesday word was received OF
the death of Leon Fenstermacher, son
OF Mrs. Ella N, and the late John J.
Fenstermacher, formerly OF Haines-
port. The young man, some time ago,
moved to Allentown, Pa, and was en-
pioyed in the steel works at Bethle-
hem. Later he became chauffeur for
Col. James w. Fuller, of the Fuller
Lehigh Company. On Tuesday, in
company with another employe of the
company, Mr.. Fensteymacher had
gone in Col. Fuller's limousine, to a
neighboring iron works to get the re-
suits OF some laboratory tests. They
got what they went after and started
on the homeward trip, using crossing
that was for pedestrians and employees
of the company.
AS they went across the railroad
track Lehigh Valley express came
along and struck the limousine with
great force, carrying parts of it at least
800 feet. Both men were instantly
killed. Just how the accident occur
red has not been disclosed. 1t is not
laid to carelessness ON the part of the
men in the auto, as Fenstermacher
was regarded as one of the most care
full and cautious drivers in the busi- |
ness. 1t is thought by some that the
engineer OF the express train had shut
off steam and was drifting along in
order to make sharp curve further
along. The testimony seems to show !
that the train was going at so miles an /
hour even with the steam shut off.
Mr.. Fenstermacher will be remem-
bered by many OF the people OF this
After he had got settled in
his mother sold her prop
erty at Hainesport and went to live
with him. He was her only child. He
leaves wife. His remains were in
TERED in Fairview cemetery, Allen
town, on Saturday
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29

In relation to necessity for hotel Ii
censes, he stated that the custom 0
the Court had been to assume that the
old places were an accommodation t
the public and that only 10 cases O
new applications had this issue beer
raised.
MIR. Peacock also contended that the
court has power to issue licenses for
less than year. The recent legisla-
ture passed bill, which was approved
by the Governor providing rebate,
where licenses were granted for a year,
10 be paid TO the holders in case the
business is discontinued by federal
statute or constitutional amendment.
This act, he claimed, clearly can be
construed to mean that licenses can be
granted for less than year.
Judge Wells stated that there had
been considerable curiosity as to his at
titude on the question Of licenses. The
law, he said, provides for issuing Ii
censes and gives the court judicial dis
cretion on the subject; it is not ques-
tion of the personal opinion OF the
judge.
In view OF the amendment to the
federal constitution, which is to take
effect on January l6, 1920 the Judge
said he was not willing to grant licen-
ses to extend beyond that date, because
the holders might thereby have the
right to continue business beyond that
time.
He stated that there is doubt about
the legality of issuing licenses for less
than year, but the plain intentof the /
legislature, as shown by enactments,
was not to stop the sale Of liquor in
this state, and he therefore would
grant the licenses to be in force until
December 26, 1919, the next date for
considering such applications by this !
court.
The spirit of the law is to issue licen-
ses, and it is the duty OF the court to
obey.
He admonished all license holders to
comply strictly with the provisions of
the excise laws, dwelling particularly
upon the question of selling to minors.
TO persons of confirmed intemperate
habits, and to those under influence
0f hquor. He announced that the
first duty of the inn keeper is to ac-
the public; the liquor
privilege is an incidental and a side
ssue.
The court said former Judge Lippin-
,ott's rules in relation to excise mat
.ers would be continued and enforced,
one of which is that no liquor is to be
carried outside the hotel building.
The following licenses were granted,
.he fees being on the proportionate
part of the annual charges heretofore
made.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29

We compete with our possibilities,
not with our neighbors. We aim to
keep an up-to date store, with the
highest quality goods, at reasonab able,
legitimate prices L. S. Boyce. sta
toner. adv
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29

tuesday. May 9th, 1919
al the hour of Two O'Clock, in the afternoon.
az the houses Nos. lis and III East Second
street, Moorestown, New Jersey, all those
ihe improvements thereon. lately belong
ing 10 Alfred II. Burr, now deceased situate
at Moorestown, burlington county New
Jersey, described as follows, viz:
First: Being double dwelling house nd
lots, Nos. ll5 and III East Second street.
Each house contains five rooms, attic and
shed and is supplied with township water
ana sI mas sewer connections. The lot has
and depth OF 1885 feet running along the
easterly line of lane that extends from
East second street to Plum street.
second: Being a double dwelling house
ana iots, NOS. ia and ll6 Plum street. Each
mouse having four rooms, attic and shed
ana is supplied with township water and
has sewer connections. The lot has a front
age OF 40 rect on Plum street, and depth of
H. 1 ~. ieet running along the easterly line of
iane tnat extends from East Second street
to Plum street.
Third Being single dwelling house and
lot, NO. 2l2 Frenchs avenue, containing
III eli, ~ y rooms attic and shed, and is supplied
WIN township water, and has sewer con-
nectlons. The lot has frontage of SO feet s
lnches on French's avenue, and depth OF
10 ieet, having ground for nice garden
All the above properties are well located
~ quiet neighborhood, very convenient
to both train and trolley, and Will make
very good homes for working people. hav-
Ing business at a distance
sale.
For further particulars apply to the sub
scriber.
BURLINGTON COUNTY TRUST COMPANY,
BY w. w. Stokes, President.
Trustee under the last will and
testament of Alfred II. Burr, de-
ceased.
Dated April %, 1913.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29
Ewanville

Roland r. Caudle has purchased a
Briscoe automobile.
Mrs. Samuel Tomlin spent Sunday
with relatives at Lumberton.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29

Judge Wells held the usual session of
court on Thursday but he did not have
much business before him. One boy
was brought in on complaint of the
truant officer of Mount Holly and he
was given some good advice by the
court. The boy promised to go to
school and on that promise he was al
lowed to depart with instructions to re.
port to the court on the 22d-of May.
William A. Slaughter applied for a
writ of habeas corpus to release Joseph
Murphy from the county Jail. The
prisoner was sent to the prison by
Mayor Garrison under the disorderly
act. He was sentenced to six months
imprisonment. AS the maximum
punishment under the disorderly act
is 80 days Imprisonment and s25 fine
Mr.. Slaughter contended that the mar
should be released as he has been con
fined 80 days which is more than twic,
the number of days for which fin,
could be imposed.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29
LICENSES GRANTED.

Application for hotel and wholesale
liquor licenses were considered by
Judge Wells on Friday. He stated
that general remonstrance against
granting any licenses had been filed
by Charles NJ. Levester, district super
intendent of the Anti-Saloon League
of New Jersey.
The objections offered in the remon-
STRANGE were that the real necessity for
issuing licenses had not been stated in
the application; that the granting of
Licenses will encourage tippling and
drunkenness; that the hotel men claim
they cannot continue business without
bar, which is an admission that the
liquor trafficis the-chief source of profit;
that under the laws of New JERSEY
licenses cannot legally be granted fol
less than year, which overruns thf
date when the amendment to the
federal constitution takes effect mex
January.
Robert Peacock, who represented {
number of the applicants, in his reply
to the remonstrance, stated that thr
court has right to grant licenses for
year, but the federal amendment woul,
lnuIlify them upon its taking effect.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29
SALE OF REAL EsT.Tr
tuesday. NAV 9th. 1910

Pursuant to the provisions of the last will
and testament of Alfred II. Rnrr dereaesd
Ine @ subscriber, trustee under said Will, will
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29

HOTELS
George w. Baker, Indian Mills 8 81
william L. Corrigau, Riverside 1874
Charles sack, Riverside 1874
Henry NJ G. Fry, Mount Holly 200
william II. Hartman, Pemberton 1884
Richard Lamb, Mount Holly 2O9
Peter j. Hafner, Riverside 1874
William II. Jennings, Lumberton 100
Rebecca b. Marren, Mount Holly 200
Thomas j. Barrett, Fleldsboro 1874
John w. Stone, Roebling I77
Fabian IL Mccullough, Riverside 1874
John L.. Jacques, Riverside 1874
Villa IN q. Maute, Riverside I84
William f. Parker Florence 1874
William II. Mooney, Columbus 100
John Moran, Chesterfield 81
WHOLESALE
George L. Garwood, Mount Holly $500
Thomas T. Barrett, FieldsDoro 81
Fabian & Mccullough Riverside 100
g. w. Collier u son. Chesterfield S4
William +. Parker, Florence 81
John w. Stone, Roebling 1874
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29

Remonstrances had been filed against
Charles Braddock, hotel, at Medford,
and Joseph Schafer, wholesale, River
side, but were withdrawn and those
applications were granted, the fees be-
ing fixed at S67 and Sly respectively.
William A. Comfort and Mary f..
Grant were refused licenses for hotels
at Cookstown, on account of being
within the dry zone of Camp Dix.
William Donovan, of Beverly town
ship, had his application refused be-
cause that municipality voted for
prohibition at local option election.
A number of persons indicted by the
grand jury entered pleas as follows:
Clifford Britton, Mount Holly, lar
ceny of IA chickens and receiving
stolen goods, not guilty.
James Gibson, of Beverly, gambling
at games of crap, not guilty.
Judge E. Y. Dendy, colored, porter
on pullman car, atrocious assault
and battery on James K. Ferguson,
railroad superintendent at Camp Dix,
not guilty.
Bertha Powell, Mount Holly, adul
terry, not guilty.
Theresa Reeve, Mount Holly, as
sault and battery on Mary f. Slimm,
guilty.
Carl Monroe, aged 10, of Moorestown,
malicious mischief, guilty. Sentence
was suspended and he was placed on
probation.
The Mount Holly news., 1919-04-29
Historic Mount Holly
THE EARLY INNS AND 1NNKEEpnRs

The following paper was prepared for Tn f
NEWS by local historians William A.
Slaughter and Henry G Shinn. Succeed
ing papers will take up the old Black
Horse, Cross Keys, and State Arms taverns
ans also'the Washington House and Arcade
motel. Messrs slaughter and Shinn have
Deen working on these articles for some
lme and have discovered many interesting
items which Will appear in later issues. We
are sure their appearance Will be looked
forward TO by our readers.-Ed. NEWS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-01-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
AN ORDINANCE

Ordering Il special election in School Dis
trict No II to take the sense Of the
qualified voters and taxpayers on the
question of voting special tax of mills
on the dollar for five years, said tax to
be used to build and equip school houses
in said district.
Section 1 BE it ordained by the Boesier
Parish School Board. That special cleo
ton be held in School District No. II, Bos-
sier Parish. ut Bellevue, on Saturday. Feb
ruary I, 1919, to take the sense Of the
qualified voters and taxpayers on the cues
ton of voting special tax of mills on
the dollar for five years. said tax to be used
for building and cquipping school houses In
said district. -~--
Sec , BE it further ordained. That said
election shall be held under the general
election laws of the State of Louisiana. ex-
cept as hereinafter specified.
Sec. >. That fall qualified voters and tax
payers shall bf entitled to vote. and pro-
vided also, tAlt women owning property in
their own R,mc shall be entitled to vote,
either in Ucrson or by written proxy.
Sec. That the ballots used shall nc
either printed or written. ana shai, rea al. .
a proposition to vote a 5-mill tax Tor nve
yeari said tax to be used to oui,a ana
cqui school houses in District NO u.
For the tax, Il;
&"Against the tax. IL
amount of property, s.;
Name,
Soc :. That the returns of said elcctioi
shall be made to the School Boards ofliee
IN the town Of Benton. within three day
after the holding of said election
Soc. &. The following named commis
sioncrs and clerk are hereby appointed
hold said election: o. NJ. Shelby, Hcrbei
clark and f. +. Vickcrs, commissioners
]. &. Burragc. clerk.
W. E. rCoNNELL. President
$ School Board, Bossicr PARISH l-ouisian
/ BENTON. La~Ian. ,. 1919. ian ''ol
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-01-23
BONE-DRl lHERICA.

January 10Th. Nebraska having ratified the
constitutional amendment providing for nation
wide prohibition the first phase OF the battle
against the saloon business in the United States
came to a conclusion by reason of threefOurths
of the states having ranged themselves in line
for the suppression of the liquor trafflc. 1t Is
generally understood that the new order or
things will go into effect one year from January
IT, 1919. though it is also claimed by some
authorities that Secretary Lansing will name
the date in his acknowledgment of the fact that
three fourths of the states have ratified the
amendment Other authorities. too claim that
the amendment will become effective July, 1919
But. at any rate, these United States OF Amer
lea will be bone dry within about year and
the moral forces that have carried on the fight
for two or three generations can turn some of
their energy to missionary work in the sister
democracies.
That the war against rum is to he carried into
all the habitahle parts of the world is as certain
as the universally Of the spirit that has fought
the fight in America Morality knows no from
tiers An invasion Of armies may be resisted.
lut moral ideas pass without a challenge the
frownin. fortresses. Even on our own continent
Canada and Mexico remain to be conquered for
prohibition. America is the first great nation to
prohibit for all time the manufacture or sale OF
alcoholic drinks. and there is good long cen
fury Of fighting ahead of the organization which
has Just won the first victory of the first mag
nitude.
And while the war against tlnr liquor tramc
is to be carried abroad and increasingly waged,
yet Il home defense army will always remain
necessary. There will always be lawless men
who will endeavor to defeat the enforcement OF
the amendment where opportunity seems to
offer them Il chance Of temporary success. 80
the fight for enforcement begins where the war
for enactment ends We have won the hrst ana
a decisive battle Of what is really world war
that may last for yet long While.