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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23

went on roaring arrer the others.
When the New Salemites got to the
edge of the grove they could hear a
number of regulators climbing into
the treetops. Samson had a man In
each hand; Abe had another, while
Harry Needles and Alexander Fergu-
son were in possession of the man
whom the dog had captured. The
minister was out In the grove with
his bloodhound that was barking and
growing under a tree. Jack Kelso
arrived with a lantern. One Of Sam
sons captives began swearing and
struggling to get away. Samson gave
him a little shake and babe hin be
quiet. The man uttered a cry of fear
and pain and offered no more resist
ance. Stephen Nuckles came out Of
the grove.
1.-THE rest o. that ar party done gone
upstairs to roost," said the minister.
81 reckon my dog'll keep 'em thar. We
better Jest tote these men inter the
house an have a prayin' bee. I've got
q right smart good chanel, now, to
whop OF Satan"
They moved the raiders horses.
Then the party-save Harry Needles,
who stayed in the grove to keep watch
took its captives into the cabin.
Three of them were boys from
eighteen to twenty years of age. The
other was a lanky, bearded Tennes-
seean some forty years old. One Of the
young lads had hurt his hand in the
evenings frolic. Blood was dripping
from it. The four sat silent and fear
full and ashamed.
Sarah made tea and put it with meat
and milk and doughnuts and bread and
butter on the table for them. Samson
washed and bandaged the boys
wound. The captives ate as if they
were hungry, while the minister went
out to feed his dog. When the men
had finished eating Samson offered
them tobacco. The Oldest man file
his pipe and lighted it with a coal.
Not one of the captives had said a
marked after his pipe was going:
"Thankee, mister. You done been
right good to u.s."
"Who told you to come here?" Sam
son demanded.
"'Twere a man from st. Louis. He
done said you hated the South an
were holpin' niggers to run away"
"And he offered to pay you to come
here and burn this house and run
Traylor out of the county, didn't hep
Abe asked.
HE did-yes, suh-he suah did,"
answered the man-like a child in his
ignorance and simplicity.
Il thought So" Abe rejoined. you
tackled a big job, my friend. Did you
know that every one of you could be
sent to prison for a term of years, and
I've a good mind to see that you go
there. You men have got to begin
right now to behave yourselves mighty
proper o. you'll begin to sup sorrow"
Stephen Nuckles returned as Abe
was speaking.
you jest leave EN- to me, Mr.. Lin
coln," he said. "These be good men,
but OF Satan done got his hooks on
EN-. Mis- Traylor, eff you don't mind,
l be goin' to do a job O. prayin' right
now. Men, you jest git down on yo'
knees right hyar along o me"
1t Is recorded later in the diary that
the rude Shepherd of the prairies
worked with these men on their farms
for weeks until he had them wonted
to the fold.
Continued Next Week.
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erNuPsIs.

-
CHAPTER I~.-samson and Sarah Tray;
lor, with their two children. Josiah and
Setsey, travel BY wagon from their nome
u Vergennes, Vt, to the West. the land
81 plenty. Their destination Is the Coun-
Try of the Sangamon. In Illinois.
CHAPTER IL-At Niagara Falls they
meet q party Of immigrants, among them
o youth named John Mcneil, who also
decides 70 go to the Sangamon country;
AL Of the party suffer from fever and
Of q youth, Harry Needles, in the last
stages of fever, and he accompanies the
Traylors. They reach New Salem, Illinois,
INC are welcomed by young ABE" Ln-
coin.
CHAPTER u1.-Among the Traylors'
Jack Kelso "A his pretty daughter BIN,
ie years Of age.
CHAPTER Iv.-Samson decides to To-
cate at New Salem, n begins building
his house. Led by Jack Armstrong,
rowdies attempt to break. up the proceed
iuGs. Lincoln thrashes Armstrong. Young
Harry Needles strikes Bap McNol, OF
the Armstrong crowd. tad McNoll threat
ems vengeance.
CHAPTER VA few days later Harry,
alone, is attacked by. McNofl and his
gang, and would have been roughly used
o shotgun. John Mcneil, the Traylors'
Niagara Falls acquaintance, Is markedly
attentive to Ann Rutledge. Lincoln is In
love with Ann, but has never had enough
courage to tell her So
CHAPTER VI. - Traylor helps two
slaves, who had run away from st. Louis,
to escape. Eliphalet Biggs, owner Of the
slaves, following them, attempts to beat
up Traylor and in a fight has his arm
broken.
CHAPTER vII.-Waidng for his arm
to- heal, Biggs meets BIN Kelso, with
whom Harry Needles has fallen in love.
Biggs asks for Bins hand, but her
father refuses his consent. Biggs re-
turns to st. Louis.
CHAPTER VIII.-Bim confesses to
Harry hat she loves Biggs, and the
youth is d~isconsolate. Lincoln decides to
seek a seat in the legislature. He and
Harry volunteer for the Black Hawk var,
and leave New Salem.
CHAPTER K.-Biggs comes pack to
the village and he and BIN elope. Harry
learns of 1t on his way home from the
war" Lincoln's advice and philosophy
sustain him in his grief.
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NOTICE TO LIMIT CREDITORS

Estate of Mary E.. Gartside, Deceased.
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Ass, Surrogate of the County of Cane
May, made on the first day of November.
A. ID. 1921, on the application of the sub.
scriber, administrator of said deceased
notice is hereby given to the creditors Of
SAID deceased to exhibit to the subscriber
and demands against The estate NJ saiS
deceased within six months from the 1rst
Day OF November, A. D. 1921. or thew viii
pc De forever barred of any action against
Dated November 1, A. d. 1921
OCEAN CITY
TITLE & TRUST COMPANY.
w cows Administrator.
Proctor.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23

ID Berry. IF we amt careful we'll
prayed for plenty"
If the customers don't come faster
eckon We'll need it," said Abe.
'Howdy," said the minister as he
pped at the hitching bar, dismount-
and tied his mare. Don't be
1eered o. this ere dog. He were tied
yhen 1 left home but he chawed his
'ope an come alter me. | reckon Il
nobody feeds him he'll patter back to-
night. Any plug tobacco?"
"A backload of it," said Berry, go
ing into the store to wait on the min
lister.
When they came u the latter
carved off a orner of the plug with
his tack-knife, put it into his mouth
md sat down on the doorstep.
"Where do Samson Traylor liveT"
Abe took him to the road and point
ed the way.
There be goin' to be a raid" said
Nuckles. IT reckon, by all I've heard,
it'll come on tonight"
"a raid! Who's going to be raid
ed?" Abe asked.
"Them Traylor folks. Thar be a
st. Louis man, name O. Biggs, done
stirred up the folks from Missourey
and Tennessee on the south road bout
the Yankee who holps the niggers out
O. bondage. They be goin' to do some
regulatin' tonight. OF Satan'n break
loose. Eff you don't wa'ch out they'll
"We'l watch out" said Abe. "They
don't know Traylor. He's n Of the
best men in this county,"
1--WE heered he were a he man an
a right powerful, God-fearin' man."
said the minister.
Hes one of the best men that ever
came to this country and any one
that wants to try his strength is vel
come to; I don't" said Abe. Are you
going owe thereT"
II were goin' to warn EN- an help
'em eff I CAIN"
"Well, go on, but don't stir 'em up
Abe cautioned him. Don't say a word
about the raid. I'll be over there with
some other fellers soon after sun
down. Well just tell EN- it's a he
party come over for a story-tellin' an
a rassle. I reckon we'll have some
fun. Ride on over and take supper
with 'em. They're worth knowing"
In a few minutes the minister
mounted his horse and rode away fol
lowed by his big dog.
"f I was you I wouldn't 60" said
Berry.
why notT'
It'll hurt trade. Let the rest OF
Traylor's friends go over. There's
enough of EN-"
"We must all stand as one man fol-
law and order" said Abe. IF we
don't there won't be any"
As soon as Abe had had his supper
he went from house to house and
asked the men to come to his store
for a piece Of important business.
When they had come he told them
what was in the wind. Soon after that
hour Abe and Philemon Morris, and
Alexander Ferguson, and Martin Wad-
dell and Robert Johnson and Joshua
Miller and Jack Kelso and Samuel
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
BOOK TWO.
p x.

In Which Abe and Samson Wrestle
and Some Raiders Come to Burn and
Stay to Repent
Within a week after their return the
election came off and Abe was defeat
ed. although in his precinct two hum
dred and twenty-seven out of a total OF
three hundred votes had been cast for
him. He began to consider which way
to turn. Maj. John T. Stuart, a law
yer of Springield-who had been his
comrade in the "war'-had encour-
aged him to study law and, further,
had offered to lend him books. So he
looked for an occupation which would
give him leisure for study. Ofut, his
former employer, had failed and clear
ed out. The young giant regarded
thoughtfully the scanty opportunities
of the village. He could hurl his great
strength into the axhead and make a
good living, but he had learned that
such a use of it gave him a better ap-
petite for sleep than study.
John Mcneil, who for a short time
had shared his military adventures,
had become a partner of Samuel Hill
in a store larger and better stocked
than any the village had known. But
Hill and Mcneil had no need of a clerk.
Roman Herndon and William Berry
had opened a general store. Mr..
Herndon offered to sell his interest to
Ahn ond toIyo notes FOR hfc nov II
was not a proposition that promised
anything but loss. The community was
small and there were three other
stores. and there was no other Bill"
Berry, who was given to drink and
d cams, as Abe knew.
Abe Lincoln had not been trained to
weigh the consequences of a business
enterprise. The store would give him
leisure for study and New Salem could
offer him nothing else save consuming
toll with the AK or the saw. He could
not think of leaving the little cabin
village. There were Ann Rutledge and
Jack Kelso and Samson Traylor and
Harry Needles. Every ladder climb
er in the village and on the plain
around it was his friend.
Upon these people who knew and
respected him Abe Lincoln based his
hopes. Among them he had found his
vision and failure had not diminished
or dimmed it. He would try again
for a place in which he could serve
them and if he could learn to serve
Sangamon county he could learn to
serve the state and, possibly. ever the
republic. With this thought and a
rather poor regard for his own in
terest his name fell into bad company
on the signboard of Berry and Lin
coin. Before he took his place in the
store he walked to Springfield and
borrowed a law book from his friend
Major Stuart.
The career of the firm began on a
hot day late in August with Bill Berry
smoking his pipe In a chair on the lit
tie veranda of the store and Abe Lin
coin sprawled In the shade Of a tree
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23

CHAPTER VII.-Waiing for his arm
to heal, Biggs meets BIN Kelso, with
whom Harry Needles has fallen in owe.
Biggs asks for Bins hand, but her
father refuses his consent. Biggs re-
turns to st. Louis.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23

rnau partly overnung It's roor, readlng
a law book. The face of Mr.. Berry
suddenly assumed a look of anima-
ton. A small, yellow dog which had
been lying in repose beside him rose
and growled, his hair rising, and with
a little cry of alarm and astonish-
ment fled under the store.
Here comes Steve Nuckles on his
old mare with a lion following him."
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23

CHAPTER H1.-Among the Traylors'
first acQuaintances are Lncoln's friends,
Jack Kelso and his pretty daughter BIN,
ie years of age.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
NOTICE

Borough of West wildwood Tax Duplicate
Now Ready
The assessment books of the taxing
district of the Borough of West Wildwood
Will be open for inspection at the Council
Chamber by any taxpayer on January 2,
1922, between the hours of l and 8 p NJ.
All taxpayers who desire to do so may
call at the above time and place for the
purpose of ascertaining the value placed
upon their property and to confer with the
undersigned in relation to the correctness
of the same.
j. LOUIS BACHOFER,
Assessor.
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Copyright. Western Newspaper Union
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Continued from Last Week.

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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
TAX NOTICE

The assessment books of the taxing dis
trict OF the Borough of Wildwood Crest
will be open for inspection by any fax
payer on Friday, December 80, 1921, at the
Borough Hall, between the hours of / and
8 P. NJ. %
All taxpayers who desire to do so NAV
call at the above time and place for the
purpose of ascertaining the value placed
upon their property and to confer with the
Undersigned in relation to the correctness
of same.
WILLIAM A. JUSTICE.
Assessor,
December 16, 1921.
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NOTICE

body, with hoist, will be sold to the highest
bidder at the Todd Farm on Main Sea-
shore road, north of Green Creek road,
Rio Grande, N. j., Tuesday, December 81,
1921, at 2 o'clock P. M. Terms cash. Sale
rain or shine.
JOHN BRIGHT. Attorney,
Wildwood, N, 7.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-12-23
NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS
IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY
To Frank j. Floyd, Agnes E. Floyd and
Bryn Mawr Trust Company:

bryn MdWr trust Company.
By virtue of an order of the Court of
Chancery of New Jersey, made on the day
of the date hereof, in a cause wherein
The City of Wildwood in the County of
Cape May is complainant, and you and
others are defendants, you are required to
appear, plead, answer or demur to the bill
of said complainant, on or before Febru-
airy Is, 1922, or the said bill will be taken
as confessed against you.
The said bill is filed to foreclose a Ger
tifcate of Tax Sale given by Robert j.
Kay, Collector of Taxes to the said COM
lands in the City of Wildwood and you
Frank J. Floyd are made defendant be-
cause you own said lands; you Agnes e.
Floyd are made defendant because you are
entitled to an inchoate right of dover in
said lands, and you Bryn Mawr Trust
Company, are made defendant because you
hold a mortgage on said lands.
John Bright, Sol'r.
Wildwood, n. J.
Dated Dec. IA, 1921. 12-23-4tpf$10.54
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A dollar invested in the Journal will
Dring you all the news of Five Mile
Beach for one year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-03
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 No Exch,
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- Come
 the big savings of-, aao;t;v shoes prices. o'clock
 Refunds f';;;.s, Sss g
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
THEATRE EMPTIED
BY FIRE NEXT DOOR
Park Row Audience Needless
of Managers Assurance.

Not needing shouts of the manager
that there was no danger, four hum
dred patrons of Rose Gordon's Venice
Theatre. a motion picture place at 2O7-
200 Park Row left hurriedly last night
when firemen began work on fire
next door, at 21l Park Row, where
five story loft building was badly dam
aged on it's upper floors.
There were about 800 persons in the
theatre when the clangor OF the en-
gines. the shouts Of firemen and the
sound of chopping interrupted the per-
formance. About half the audience
arose and began moving toward the
door, women gathering up children and
Fastening out The exit of tho audience
did not reach the panic stage, however.
as Patrolman Philip OLeary or the
Oak street station Joined his lungs to
those OF the manager, Michael Mario,
and by shouting that everybody must
move slowly succeeded In slowing down
the exit so that nobody was hurt.
The fire started on the fourth floor
OF the loft building and worked upward
ana downward, producing stubborn
blaze that was not under control for
half an hour and required about Two
hours to extinguish. The damage was
estimated at about $500.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
WOMAN LETTER WRITER
SOUGHT IN KIDNAPPING
Detectives Say She Can Help
in Vorotto Case.

Assistant District Attorney Dineen OF
the Homicide Bureau declared yester-
day that IL detectives are able to find
the woman who wrote an anonymous
letter leading to the arrest of four ma
terial witnesses Thursday in the Giu-
seppi Varotta kidnapping and murder
case the authorities will be a Ions
step forward in Us solution.
Believing they know the letter wri-
ter's identity, detectives of the Italian
squad were looking for her yesterday.
1t was on the basis of information
furnished in the letter that Mrs Fran
ces Lococo. a midwife; Andrew Lococo,
her son: Paul Bondi. a presser, and
Joseph d. Martini of Carlstadt, y. j..
were taken into custody. Detective Ser
geant Michael Fiaschetti said on Thurs
day the arrests were made on confi-
Dental informa ton. This information
was furnished i'm the letter
According to Fiaschetti persons an
swering the description of Mrs. Lococo.
her son and Bondl lured the VarottA
boy from his home on May q in an
automobile.
Judge Talley in General Sessions or
dered Bond and Martini sent to the
House of Detention yesterday when
they failed to furnish $4,000 bail. Mrs.
Lococo was held without bail until July
IL in the Essex Market Court yesterday
on the technical charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons. Assistant District At
torney Goodman said the woman had
criminal record Lococo. the son, Is
held as a material witness.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
ROCKEFELLER HAS A TOOT--
WITH A BAND--FOR BIRTHDAY
Musicians Play Two Hours at Pocantico Hills-Cuts
Huge Cake With Candles for 50 Years-Offers
Advice on Living Long

Edwin Franko Goldman's pand went
up TO Poeantico Hills near Tarrytown,
yesterday afternoon to play for John d.
Rockefeller on his eighty second birth
day. and members of the band said that
when they left the estate the oil king
was hale and hearty and enjoyed his
birthday party immensely.
Boys" said Mr.. Rockefeller as the
band men started away. II hope you all
live to be as old as am and that you
will feel as we'll as ] do. I have no
aches or pains and l enjoy my food"
Mr.. Rockaway wore a gray cutaway
suit Of light material and tan shoes
when he came down the steps of his
house to greet the band. and he insisted
on shaking hands with each member of
the organization. They gave their con-
cert in the Temple of Love, while Mr.
Rockefeller and his guests sat in the
shade of the grape arbor.
The musicians worked for two hours
and at Mr. Rockefeller's request played
medley of Southern airs which includ-
ed "Old Black joe" and my Old Ken
lucky Home" The band also played the
barcaroe from the Tales of Hoffman.
and Ernest f. Williams played a cornet
solo that pleased the oil king so much
The New York herald., 1921-07-09

that he demsnded two encores. 1t was
after Williams's playing that Mr.. Rookie
feller remarked
"A musician is the gift of God"
The concert ended shortly before 5
o'clock, and Mr.. Rockefeller asked his
guests and the musicians to wait for
him.
I'm going to cut my birthday cake"
ne said.
The huge cake was brought from the
house on a tea wagon. On top of the
mountain of icing were eight large can
dies, representing ten years each. and
two small ones, while in the centre was
the figure of a golfer Mr.. Rockefeller
cut the cake and helped in the serving.
Lemonade. orangeade and ginger ale
were also served.
Mr.. Rockefeller insisted upon shaking
hands with the bandsmen again as they
were leaving, and when they compI-
meated him upon looking so well he re-
piled:
We'll. you know people are learning
how and what to eat. and 1t won't be
long before doctors will tell us how to
prolong life for many years. / have a
friend who is 81 years old, and he goes
down TO his bank in New York three
times a week. / hope ] will see you all
again next year"
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
MISSING BROOKLYN GIRL BACK.
Amnesin Victim Was I'm Gypsy
Camp Eight Days.

After an absence OF eight days. which.
she says. she spent in n gypsy camp
where she was treated kindly, Fannie
Simincelli, n fourteen-year-ol school
girl returned 10 her home Mt 522 briggs
avenue. Brooklyn last night She could
give no connected account OF where she
had been. and is believed to have suf-
fered from amnesia caused by over
study. Tho girl led her class in the
Eastern District High School and was
considered a brilliant student.
She could not tell the. location of the
camp, or how she came to go there, or
by what route she returned. or why.
physician who examined her found she
was normal except that her mind APP
peared to have been affected by too
much strain.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
BILL RAISED; BANK
CLERK, WIFE HELD
$40 Note She Offered for 50
Cent Purchase Was Orig
inally a 81.

Walter Moran, 21 who since last May
has been employed as a clerk in the
receiving teller's department of the
Bowery Bank, was held in $1,000 bail
yesterday by United States Commits
soner Hendrickson In Jersey City on
his possession. Moran's wife, Anna, is
similarly accused and held in the same
bail. She also gave her age as 81
years.
Mrs. Moran. in the course OF a shop
ping tour In Jersey City Thursday af-
ternoon, made purchase in the de-
partment store of Emil Stein, 129
Newark avenue. The proprietor of the
store caused her arrest. explaining that
in making n SO cent purchas Sc she had
given what appeared to be a $40 bill
in payment. Scrutiny of the bill, how
ever, showed it had been skilfuny
raised from a 81 bill by a process Of
substituting mutilated parts of the cur
rency which is familiar TO United States
Secret Service officers.
While Mrs. Moran was held a prisoner
Detective Sergeant Michael Kelly and
Secret Service Agent Edward Connors
of New York went to the home of the
MoranS, 1S5 Mercer street. Jersey City.
There. they say. they found in a bureau
drawer the mutilated ends of s. bill
from which the numerals had been re-
moved. Moran was then put under
arrest.
He denies all knowledge of the af-
fair, and his wife insists she received
from n woman friend in New York the
Objectionable SO bii in exchange for
a 800 bill
Moran on May Is last. answering n
newspaper advertisement, applied for
the position which he obtained in the
Bowery Bank. In his letter of appli-
cation he said: IT am not particular
as to salary and hours. as am looking
forward TO a good future"
The officers of that institution have
on file recommendation of Moran
from the Seaboard National Bank. Is
Broadway. which says Moran entered
its employ January 26. 1920. land re-
signed without advice on July Is. 1920"
Another letter, from the Hudson Trust
Company, Broadway and Thirty ninth
street shows the young bank clerk
entered the employ of that institution
after leaving the Seaboard National.
He resigned. the letter explains. "tc
take position in n brokerage con-
Germ"
The receiving teller of the Bowery
Bank believes ii would have been i'm
possible for Moran to have utilized
currency passing through his hands in
the bank for Illicit purposes without
detection.
The New York herald., 1921-07-09
BENNETT HEADS HIS
TICKET FOR MAYOR
Lockwood Listed for Comp
troller, to His Surprise.

William NJ. Bennett had placed in the
field Yesterday n complete city ticket
headed by himself and with Senator
Charles c. Lockwood for Comptroller
and Frank D.. Wilsey of Manhattan
former member of the Board of Educa-
ton. for President OF the Board OF Al
dermen.
The ticket was announced in this
statement:
"Tiring of the inaction Of the Repub-
lican organization and the Joseph M.
Price committee Theodore T. Baylor
called a meeting of the Citizens Com-
mittee of Enrolled Republicans at 81
Broadway yesterday to decide on plan
of action The committee after discuss
ing the situation decided that in view OF
the near approach OF the primary O
straight Republican city ticket should
be nominated that would appeal TO tho
enrolled Republicans"
The statement went on to say that the
committee had named" the ticket al
ready given. Mr.. Baylor is the law
partner Of Mr. Bennett.
First I've heard of IT," laughed SEN
ator Lockwood when the statement was
read TO him. I'm not candidate for
Comptroller"
Nonsense !" exclaimed Mr. Wilsey
who was Mr.. Benefits running mate In
the 1917 primary IT wasn't even con-
suited about this. I'm no politician and
[ do not want to get mixed UP In it,