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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-25
P0lifical Mates

All indications point to the appoint.
ment of Senator Wells to succeed
Judge Lippincott. Despite the state
ment of the political prognosticator
that Senator Wells had not spoken
definitely on the subject of being a
candidate for governor, we can say
! that the Senator, on Monday of last
week, in the presence of three gentle
men, said positively that hs would not
be candidate for Governor.
Using the language of very dear
friend we can say mo surprise was oc-
casioned among those in touch with
the trend of affairs at Trenton" when
Governor Edge appointed Lawrence q.
Mingin County Clerk, to fill the un
expired term of Harry l.. knight, who
took his seat on the Public Utility
Commission on Tuesday. The only
change that can be noticed IN the office
IS the fact that Lawrence is now the
chief officer and for the present is at
tending to the duties be has heretofore
given attention to in addition to those
i'm posed upon him by being the Coun-
!y Clerk in fact. The appointment of
Mr.. Mingin gives general satisfac-
ton, the only objection coming from
some fellow who gets paid for space
writing" in daily newspaper and
which will be spoken'of later.
An attempt will be made to create
feeling because Medford seems to be
getting the long end of the stick in
political pap, and the writer in Phil
adelphia newspaper says the river front
will have something to say when the
time comes for an election. The river
front has never been neglected so far
rs we can discover. Look over the
records for twenty years past and see
what is noted. Sheriffs Fleetwood,
Norcross, Jordan, Stecber, with one
deputy from the same family as the
first named and still in Office. County
Collector Pine, indicted into Office
while StecLer was in from the same
township and still in the position. 1t
had the majority in the small Board of
Freehorders during the short life of
that body. 1t has held the Office of
Jury Commissioner ever since that
position was created and the Office has
never been out of Burlington town
ship; coroners, members of County
Boards of Elections, County Boards
of Taxation, Auditor, Surrogate,
and other officials have come from the
river front, so that there is not any
reason to complain of neglect along
that line. But the fellow who wrote
the article referred to had to make his
cash and at the same time he proba
bly, had pipe dreSW that he could
start something"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-25
To Revive Spelling Bees

The spelling bees that created so
much interest years ago are again at
tracing. attention and there have been
several conducted in different parts of
the state. There are many in this
neighborhood who will recall the con-
tests that were held in this county,
some years ago, the first being in the
Methodist church, Mount Holly. Those
who intended to take part brushed up
on their spelling, and there was good
sale for pocket dictionaries and the
study of words was INDUCED in at
every spare moment. One doctor who
was very much interested carried the
book with him on his trips to his pa
tients and he discovered words that he
never knew before existed.
At the meeting of the Burlington
County Board of Education in Janu-
airy County Superintendent Kaiser sug-
gested that it might be good thing to
have a spelling bee In which the pupils
of the county could take part. This
idea was heartily agreed to, and the
superintendent has been perfecting
plans for the contest. He has prepared
rules which provide that each school
district.shall be entitled to one repre-
sentative for every two hundred pupils
below high school. Districts having
less than two hundred pupils will be
entitled to one representative. The
judges will be selected from outside of
the county.
Prizes will be offered The first of S.
will go to the best speller; 81 each to
the three next best, and so cents each
to the nine next best. The contest will
take place in the high school auditor
ium, Mount Holly, on Saturday after
noon March Is.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-25

DIED

BRoDIE = February 49, at Philadelphia,
samuel Brodie of Mount Holly.
BAGGs-February H. at Delanco, Mary d.,
wife of George Baggs. Sr.
BURNIcK ER-February 10, at Riverside,
CaIoliDe, widow OF Joseph Burnicker, IN
her Goth year.
BIKcH-February q, at Burlington, Sallie
Fl Birch, aged Do years.
BURTIs - February 10, at Haddonfleld
OH, E., daughter of John NJ. and Jennie
a. Rurtis, formerly of Cream Ridge, aged
81 years.
DIX-February IL, at Moorestown, John
l.. DIX. in his nth year
F1xARY-February %, at wIlkes-Barre,
Pa Laura ". wife OF Lawrence ID. Ffxary,
of Rlverton-
GILLISGHAM February 20, at Moores-
town. Tacie K. Dillingham;, in her Slst
year.
GAGER-FebruaTy 20, at Medford, Carlton
W. eager aged 81 years.
discretionary 20, at Edgewood. near
Yardley, Pa, william Hance, formerly OF
Florence.
JOHNSON = February II. at Mansfield
Lydia A., wife of Benz ia min +. Johnson
JONES February Is at Burlington, Ru
hannah r., wife of Archibald G. Jones.
KossELL-February 81 at Mount Holly
William Rossell aged 81 years.
RYAN-Febrpary Is. at Burlington, Harry
! A., son of Villa IN +. and Ellen Ryan.
| SHINN February II. at Mount Holly
Caroline wife of Walter II. Shinn. aged 4
years.
| cHAFFER-February IL near Marion
John Sebafrer. aged GS years.
WARNER - February Is. at Burlington
Jennie A.. daughter of the late Samuel auC
Beulah Warner.
WHITAcRR - February 10, at Ceilings
wood. Mary W., wife of Reeee Whitacrs
aged7R years.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-25

The engagement of Miss Martha
Stewart, of Mount holly, and Corporal
Duval, of Kentucky, has been an
nounced.
Thomas Logan Gaskill states that
he has recovered from long illness
and has returned to the general
practice OF law and is not connected
with the local railroad companies.
A Jail delivery was defeated last
week. In one of the corridors were
several prisoners awaiting trial on
serious charges. Among them were
Frustaci who was sent to the state
prison yesterday for atrocious assault
with intent to kill, and another man
who has since been taken to Trenton.
They had secured steel knife on
VIII ich they had nicked saw teeth and
with it did not have any trouble in
cutting through one of the soft iron
bars that are supposed to be protect
ion to the windows. Frustaci discover
ed the plot and gave information to the
Sheriff. When the men were searched
one of them had large revolver in his
possession.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-25
DUBLIC SALE OF
pUBLIC SALE OF
Sock
Crops, Implements
IS - u
The subscriber will sell at public sale on
Thursday, March 10, 1918

Inc subscriber VIII sell at public sale on
Thursday, March 10, 1919
at his home on the road between Mount
Holly and Lumberton. one half mile from
latter place, the following:
STOCK-Bay horse, good for work or driv-
ing; COW, soon fresh; COW with calf by side
and two heifers with their first calves;
heifer due to calve by day of sale; six
months old heifers. This is all pure bred
Guernsey stock and entitled to registry.
ROLLING STOCK-Family carriage, lea
ther top, excellent condition; light rubber
tired spindle, excellent condition; light
Rockaway; two-horse open wagon. DeHart
make; two-horse low open wagon; set truck
shelvings, 4-inch tread; iron one or two
horse wagon; sieighs and several straps OF
bells, 2 sets hay rack shelvings.
MACHINERY Johnson harvester and
binder, in good order; Deering mower In
good order; Side delivery rake dump rake,
Keystone hay loader, only used two sea-
sons; hay tedder, in good order; Bradley
two-horse corn planter, iron land roller,
scratch harrow, one-horse harrow, two
horse Planet Jr. cultivator and several one
horse cultivators Randall disc cut harrow,
in good order; weeder, hand corn planters,
potato planter; potato digger, standard po-
tato duster, 2 hand busters, barrel spray
pump and other pumps, hay and stalk cut
tiers, grain and seed drills, grain fan, hay
fork rigs, with ropes and blocks. good con-
dition; hoes, shovels, forks, chains, log Dol.
sters, cant hooks in variety, cranberry sep
arator and cleaner, two 25O-egg incubators
in good order, bushel and half bushel
measures wire sieve etc.
HARNESS-Set double light driving har-
ness, Pricke tt make, in excellent conditions;
several sets of single harness, collars,
brides, lines, halters, etc.
CROPS-Abou 500 bushels of corn, about
10 tons unthreshed rye and about tons OF
unthreshed wheat, 20 tons of hay. part OF
which Is timothy, balance mixed hay
bright and of good quality.
LUMBER-About $500 to 1900 feet of cedar
lumber. l6 and % feet long, by two by five
inches planed on one side, suita BILE fol
tanks, hardy and free from loose knots
well seasoned and the kind that is difficult
to obtain these days. Lot of locust posts
and other lumber. Also lot of scrap iron
and many other things too numerous toe
mention.
sale 10 commence at IL O'Clock noon
COnditions-SiX months credit ON sums oil
$40 or over on approved note; under S2(
cash at close of sale.
d. B. COLES, JR
s. q. Parker, Auctioneer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-25
Ocean County Affairs

1t is probable that free delivery mail
service will be established at Toms
River The volume of business at the
post Office has increased sufficiently to
warrant this service.
Capt. Fred Swanson and Axel Carl
son, of the Seaside Heights fishery,
have contracted for two hundred tons
of ice to be delivered at once. This
ice will be a reserve stock, should
Capt. Fred be fortunate enough to fill
his house from the bay. The prospect
for a cold spell looks anything but
good at this late date, and their move
was wise one.
Last week Governor Edge appointed
William G. NanHorn to be member
of the Ocean County Board OF Tax
alton to succeed U. S. Grant, who
resigned because he was elected surro-
gate. Mr.. VanHorn is resident oil
New Egypt. This was a personal ap-
pointment by the Governor as the re.
suit of old friendship, dating back to
the days when the present Governor
was secretary of the Senate and Van
Horn was one of his assistants. Van
Horn has been collector of taxes in
Plumsted township for many years.
When the Tax Board law was passed
he was the choice of Senator Shinn fol
place on the Board, but Governor
Stokes named A. o. S. Ravens oil
Point Pleasant instead. There will be
another vacancy to be filled this session
of the legislature. The term Of James
d. Holman, of Whitesville, expires
This will be three. year term, while
that of VanHorn is for a one yea
vacancy,
The deck of the Island Heights and
Seaside Park bridge is to be repaired
in the near future and put in good con
dition before summer travel opens
Last year the bridge took in about
$40, 900, and but for the gasless Sun
days, would have had at least another
thousand of income. 1t paid the in
terest on it's bonds, and repairs tina
were made last summer and fall out o
the income. , An expense OF 1920 ha'
been imposed by the State Department
of Commerce and Navigation for the
riparian rights used by the bridge
This is in addition to the fee of 500
charged some time ago for the right t.
land at either shore, by the state.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-25
Columbus

On the first of April Columbus will
have a "Postmistress" instead of a
Postmaster. The causes responsible
for this change in postal officialswould
make interesting reading and swell
the corpuscles in the blood of every
fair minded person. Just why little
handful of nonresident monkey-poli
ticians should presume to infiict in
justice and inconvenience upon the
people of Columbus and vicinity by a
change in location of the post office
as we'll as in officials, could be more
readily understood if the public were
furnished the history of the grafters,
slachers, pro- Germans ndother "offal"
that were compelled to scurvy for
cover, by the activity of the retiring
postmaster, during the most intense
period of raising an army by the "se-
lective draft" No amount of "Cama-
fiouge" can conceal from the intelli-
gent people of this postal district the
real reasons back of the change. The
only wonder is that the Department
at Washington was so easily duped.
Miss Ada Hill was the guest ovel
Sunday of Miss Alice Lippincott a
Jobstown.
Thomas R. Poinsett is seriously il
at his home here.
A spelling contest by the pupils o
the sixth, seventh and eighth grade
in the schools of the township will b
held in Grange Hall here, on Tuesda
evening, March IL. The occasion wi
be enlivened by repetition of the re
cent Liberty Sing" under the direC
ton of Prof. Hughes, of Camp Di,
and an address by County Superinter
dent Kaser, with other interestin
| features. The public is invited to /
i. present.
4 On March II an oyster supper wi
be given in Grange Hall for the BEN
lift of the Presbyterian church.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-25
LIQUOR Elections SET Aside

Justice Parker delivered the opinion
of the New Jersey Supreme Court, on
Tuesday on the local option elections
held last spring at Toms River, Mont.
clair, DuneIlen, East Orange and Cald-
well. The elections all were set asid e.
These all were special elections and
therefore were on different basis, as
to advertising and publicity, than a
regular election.
The opinion said in part:
by reason of the soldiers vote act,
the provisions of the local option act as
to giving notice of a separate election
by posting and publication are rem
dered imperative as constructive no
tice, and voters in the national service
coming within the provisions of the
soldiers vote act
The soldiers vote act is not rem
dered nugatory nor does it lose its eff
feet as statute, because of tempo
rary mpractirability of carrying out
this provision, due to official action of
federal authorities in Withholding adj
dresses of men in service.
"a failure to carry out the require
ments of the soldiers vote act whereby
substantial percentage of voters lose
the opportunity to vote, is more than |,
a mere irregularity in conduct of an
election, it is a practical disfranchise-
ment of such voters.
Where the soldiers vote act re-
quired the Secretary of State to mail !
voting papers to each voter in service |
| believe 20 DAYS before any general or
special election, and he was unable to |
do so because Of the failure of local |
authorities to notify him in time that
such special election was to be held, it
cannot be said that there was reason
able attempt to comply with the pro-
visions of the act.
1.-The statutory view of local elections
under the law of 1918 is not an election |
contest to determine which party was
successful but review of the legality |
of the entire election, to determine |
whether it was held according to law.
1.-The soldier vote law is not uncon-
stitutional as providing different
method of counting the soldier vote |
from that provided in demonstration,
article 2, paragraph IL
In each of the six cases under consid- |
Grafton the court has set aside the
election under which the municipali-
ties have voted dry on the ground that
proper opportunity had not been given
to the soldier to vote. In each OF the
cases it appeared from the records that
the absent soldier vote would have
been sufficient to convert dry victory
into one for the vets. One of the con-
tentions advanced in support of the
legality of the election was that there
was no practical way by which the
soldier vote could have been obtained.
The constitutional question was also
raised on the ground that the soldier
vote act did not follow the method
prescribed by the constitution for can
wasting the votes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-25
Fail to Agree on Tomato Prices


Tomato production and packing,
which broke all records last year under
the wartime impetus of the national
food-raising campaign, coupled with
an exceptionally big yield of this crop,
will be cut approximately in half for
the season of 1919, according to the
retrenchment attitude shown alike by
farmers and Gamers.
Growers and Gamers of Maryland,
New Jersey and Delaware, which rank
in importance in tomato production in
the order named and which turn out
go per cent of the annual output of
canned tomatoes in the United States
; have failed to reach auy agreement
over contracts for next seasons crop.
Growers have effected strong organi-
cations and are making a united
demand for $50 a ton for canhouse
tomatoes.
| Representatives of the Federation of
Tomato Growers Association from the
five principal tomato growing counties
in South Jersey, Burlington, Camden,
Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland,
held secret conference at Woodbury.
on Saturday afternoon to try to recall
some decision regarding the next crop.
This federation represents more than
1900 of the biggest growers who control
a large proportion of the $4,000 acres
usually devoted to tomato growing.
The officers are: President, A. r.
Kohler, of Gloucester county; vice.
president, Harry Brick, Burlington
county; secretary, a. Clinton Clement
of Gloucester county; treasurer, J,
Henry Bacon, of Cumberland county
Delaware and Maryland have similar
organizations of tomato growers. These
organizations have just been completed
: this year to an extent to make it posi-
: BILE for the growers to unite in ;
demand upon packers in regard tt
a contract terms. What is now aimed a
e is the utilization of the associations o
e the three states, which would be abb
e they believe, to cope even more effect
!, lively with the Tri State Packers
Association, which comprises the lead
+ ing canning-house men and has bee
G lorganized for several years.
e One thing that makes The came
: goods question problem for this yea
/ is the fact that the government cor
/ tracted for large supplies which it sti
e has upon its hands. With the d,
Ie mobilization there will be lot left owe
1t 1t is estimated that the governmer
now has more than 100000 cases
n tomatoes alone, which it contracte
at for at a price of SI.S7 a dozen can
The packers are said TO have Il
III promise of the government that it wi
not release these goods on the hon
of markets this season, and there is
es chance that the big surplus may
be disposed of in hungry Europe.
,v BY reasons of the unsettled co
i'll ditions the Gamers have ANNOUNCE
o. their intention to pursue cautio
20 policy and to curtail production. Tn,
* have replied to the growers deman
m at recent conferences in Wilmingt
no and Baltimore with the statement th
no thew cannot take chances in contra
ing for next seasons tomatoes at
ill ton.
I
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-25
Rordentnwn

George p. Miller represented Olympic
Lodge No SO, Knights of Pythias, at
the annual convention of the Grand
Lodge at Newark on Thursday.
A number of representatives of the
local Presbyterian Church attended the
New Era Conference at the Burlington
Presbyterian Church on Thursday
evening. In the near future mass
meeting will be held by the Presbvter
ians of Burlington, at which time
Major Black, of New York. who re-
Gently returned from overseas. will de.
liver an address.
Over $50 was realized ut the recent
cake sale, held under the auspices of
the Home and School Association.
The next meeting of the association
Will be held on March l. There are at
present 80 members on roll and il is
thought that the number will be great
ly increased +
Mrs. Walter Robbins, who was strick-
en- while on a visit to her mother in
Philadelphia, is reported to be in an
improved condition, and it is expected
that she will be able to return to her
home here in short time
Michael Moran has purchased mod
ern brick dwelling on Elizabeth street
IromeAbram L.. Mitchell
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-25
Advertisements.

Rhode Island Matching eggs for
sale. Samuel Fryer, SO Grant street. ;
An oak beadstead and bureau and a
hair mattress for sale. Apply at No. 10
Brainard street.
Strike out now for yourself on the
safe road of thrift. Step into the
Mount Holly Safe Deposit and Trust
Company and o. en- an account. Three
per cent. interesi paid o time deposits
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-25
Military Affairs

Company B, Second Battalion. State
Militio, is engaging in it's annual gal.
lery rifle practice. About half the
members have thus far completed their
scores. A match between teams COM
posed OF a corporal and six men each,
was conducted few days ago, fifteen
shots to man. At the conclusion,
the scores of the sides were a tie, SO
each man was given another. shot,
making total of 16 each, with a pos
sible score of 80. The score follows:
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MARRIED

GRESHAM CRAMMER = February 49, al
Woodbury.. by Rev, Henry J. Zelley, w
Chester Croshaw and Miss Virginia Zelley
era miner, both of Mount Holly.
NEVILLE = HUBBs February 10, at De
Ian CO. by Rev. William Memmert, william
Neville, of Beverly, and Miss Ida Hubs, o
Delanco.
PRICKlTr-H ILEs-February Is, at Med
ford, by Rev. William Thompson, Harry :
PIickitt and Miss Nolo A. Hiies, both o
Medford,
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MARsHAL's SALE
In the District Court OF the United States
for the District of New Jersey.

NEARSHAL'S SALE
In the District Court OF the United States
for the District of New Jersey.
Between Jessie Dorothy Eames, COM
pIafnant, and Howard Eastwood, trustee
for Harry Werkiser and John Brown, Rob
ert q. Hutchinson, receiver of the Burling-
ton Ice Cold Storage and Feed Company,
and the Burlington Ice. Cold Storage and
Feed Company, defendants Fieri Facias.
By virtue OF the above stated writ OF ii. ia.
to me directed and delivered, Iewiii expose
for sale at public vendue, on
Friday, March IA, 1919
between the hours of II noon and O'Clock
in the afternoon of said day, that is TO say
al o'clock p. M. at the Sherin's office, IN
the court house, in the city OF Mount Holly.
in the county of Burlington and state OF
New Jersey, all that certain lot or parcel OF
ground situate on the south side OF Column
bus street east of the Mount Holly railroad
In the city and county of burlington, VIZ;
Beginning at the corner of Columbus street
or road and Logan street, and extends
thence southwardly along the west side OF
Logan street one hundred and forty rect
and three lnches thence (2) westwardly al
the right angles with said Logan street,
one hundred and eighteen feet and nye
inches to Mount Holly Iavenue, thence (3js
uorthwardly along said Mount Holly ave
uue the curves thereof. to Columbus street.
thence az eastwardly along the south side
| of said Columbus street one hundred and
| torty-four feet eight inches to the place OF
beginning. Together with the free use and
| privilege OF said Logan street, which is laid
| out twenty-five feet In width, lso of Monnt
Holly avenue, being twenty-five feet in
width along the east side OF land of the
/ railroad pany. Said streets 10 be free
and clear of gates and barricks and TO be
used in common With John Freddy. his
/ heirs and assigns. Being the same premises
which Annie Rigg, by deed dated December
| 20, 1898, and recorded in Book 1856 of Deeds.
/ pages 3O6 &C., in the Clerks office of Bur
| iington granted and conveyed unto Her
man f. Potter in fee.
| And also together with the engines, boil
ers, Skating both main and auxiliary
steam piping, vapor piping, ice making
TOOLS appliances and machinery, pans. watts
tanks. connected with and used in the man
ufacture of ice making, and all tools ana
Appliances used in and about the cold stor
age business, whether affixed to the reali
or otherwise, and In, on, and about sale
| premises
And to be sold by
ALBERT BOLLSCHW
II United States Marshal for til
District of New Jersey.
FRANK s. KATzENBACH, JR., Sofr.
February 10, 1919. FRS. al lee ~