The Penn's Grove record., 1897-10-01
TRIBUTE.
DR.. J. p. Burnett.

mt of his life and usefulness -"
axis Sunbeam which VII ,n,e,,o,
nv in this vicinity, who dia NOV
he was dead. 49,, at
Dr. John p. Burnett was ID
Burlington 20, ~ -, %
ed near Haddonfeld, n: J.' 1n"' His
,07. in the Goth year OF MS age. the
r Church. They very early saw
ar son accept the Saviour and Joln
,eir o~ommunion. He was from tne
aainn;ng verg Jealous and gave marx
= evidence of ability to become ebr
'an,,u nseful. He WAS licensed 70
,rsach and it was thought he "o nm
,aanmos ! minister of the Gospel. luz
.r;ter remember hearing nm p,eaom
~ nav r. +. Woolston at Woous.omn
N ts57. when he was only 10 years oaui
Rnt he gave himself up 70 euu9a
10y He taught first at Wo"dstown'
WI ~ whom INT 90 years Of age was eiecV-
anu no;nal of ,he Mount Holly public
81 onls Here he remained until looz
,%,,o ;ssues of The war took II p~roiounu
IN If him. and filled with PATRIOTISM
~ a,Iis,ed a company of volunteers
M vas elected their captain. ne 10
aaa;ned In The arm at the head OF hS
con,pany until honorabiy d%iScna,so Of
a Ter lis return he pursued a COURSE
medicine and was graduated RON 49,
a,son College. He began the pract.ce
If his nIofession at PennsgroVe, "ho
he remained several years ,,d.
In The meantime he became plolo sa
ly impressed with the acR vi 'ation
cui,ies at Pennsgiove. lhe "s:"nod
for a large %bailding, wei 'qu,prTd
With all modern appliances ioi" snnr
-. nj 4, iIn III lt6 A3hpt'
~ mai meyer surrendered his put'
rose Int went forward mid gfta, Up
~,osii,on in this noble WORK. ManY
J ~ conservatism and fear OF eHpe"eo
! aannnncpd him, 1t was all 10 no pun
,.oaa lie was successful with Tue oo
poa,.tion of other progressive ci''Nehs,
1;ba buildinn now standing was openeu
y A. fraud dpmonsl ration bys the peop'o
romans AS n monument TO the eeh-
;nns If ills lover Of higher educ'Vlo"
sou, n,asaes of the people. The GU
g uana urged Dr.. Burnett to become 'ho
a. ,.%r;,,cinal AZ they knew he had oeeh !"
N saisndid SUCCESS at Mt. Holly.
ID Having become 50 eorporea'iy ~
~ .,a,,div wejnbtng about 215 pouhoS, NC
1e sonnd the practice OF medicihe w.,
,n,rdensome II was difficult LOT LIN
he 70 cot in and out Of his carriage auu
n esnecially to travel at night, 80 ho
u cepted the pripcipalship Of lne Son"s.
ST and carried on q drug store AZ es,ar
!, grove for several years. lie was, ~
ne an absence of so many years; ieie nnoI
or principal Of the Mt. Holly pnpiic s'l N,;th
Io. Here he labored again iof yea,n as
great acceptability q usefulness :"
- an educator. ,ao abroad In
roe by snl' ~. ~ our foremost teach
a in sm nc "A a consequence he was e,ec.ee
or'nc;naf Of The public schools Oh itach
IDS. ansack, N. j. IN this prominent p"sao
ion enc ra snent yea,s of excellent sefVice
ms lou NJ PonoTed and loved by the coz
mqn,vs, hare he was transferred u
al. viIa1and N. !. Here the educatlons
nv aa,,, was at the zenith OF psi,ecsiUa
,ates vet DIR. Burnett Is foremost III no !,
IN yeS oe an educator and here cioseu I
he loved labors of his iie. u;,o,.,
pur. liz health failed him al viue." ~
y ~ "A 10 HAS never able afterward 10 II
tn anma biSprofession as teacher. nc
ton. I ,hr3ueh various vicissltuaes, !
dis June 49, 1871, enters "A fatal
tack Of dropsy carries him on anu Ta,sa q
nds the career of n OF new oe,ss.
ast devoted and successful eaucaso
lie at Mt. Holly on the hist teiu IL
,ipal. he became acqnainteu "
plislIed Q
sdaugt
Oft
4 side '
OF the lead
= burlington county. II
i;fa voc like an ideal pc