The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-11-28

| On Friday evening New Jersey Lodge,
}, No. 1, Knights Of Pythias. voted theil
annual appropriation of So to the Bur
lington County Hospital.
i Packard, the High street photographer
has sold his business to George Tichenor
of Burlington, who will arrange to have
the studio open for business on certain
days each week.
4 Charles II. Naylor, aged SO years, Of
Jacobstown, was buried yesterday at Ell
lisdale The funeral took place from the
residence of his daughter. Mrs. Sarah
Gourley, of Trenton, where he died.
Under law passed last winter the fisca
year of townships shall begin on the first
day of January and close on the 31st day
of December of each year. 1t is the duty
of all governing bodies of municipalities
except first and second class cities, to make
and file their various financial reports or
the last day of December In each year.
4 A delegation of over fifty members Of
the Union Fire Company will go to Phil
adelphia, on Thanksgiving, and take part
in the firemen's parade to be held in that
city under the auspices of the veterans OF
the old Hand-in- Hand Fire Association,
located on Poplar street, between Seventh
and Eighth streets. Those are the men
who remained in Mount Holly for three
days with band of music. and took such
interest in the centennial celebration of
the Union Fire Company.
The friendly rivalry between the Bev-
erly and Riverton foot ball teams will
again be manifest on Thanksgiving, when
they will come together on the grounds at
Palmyra for the championship of the
county. Neither side has been scored
against this year, and sharp contest may
be looked for. The game will be called
at three O'Clock and there will be pro-
fessional referee and umpire.
The Township Committee of Plumstead
has decided to have the electric lights
cut off at New Egypt after December 1,
at least until after an election, which will
be held early next month. The town by
this order will be in total darkness for
over week, and If the people refuse to
allow Mr.. Lamb, the owner of the plant,
an additional appropriation of 1926 for the
service, indications point to dark town
for the winter or until a new system
of lighting can be arranged.
A party of gunners found a horse and
buggy in the swamp near Hammonton
the other day. The horse was dead, and
was evidently starved to death. 1t was
tied to tree and had the harness on and
was hitched to the wagon. From all ap-
pearances some one drove into the woods
and after tying the animal abandoned 1t.
1t is the report that the rig was the one
stolen at the Mount Holly Fair from Isaac
Smith of Lumberton. The cruelty of
letting the animal starve is extreme.
In very interesting game of foot ball
on the High street grounds on Saturday
afternoon, the Mount Holly Juniors de-
feated the Burlington Juniors by the score
of 6 to s. Harry H. Cross was referee
and Harry K. Hand umpire. The local
boys line up was as follows Left end, r.
Sims; left tackle, q. Shreve; left guard.
r. Lewis; centre. W. Herbert; right
guard, L. johnson; right tackle, b. Grigg;
right end, N Lynn; quarterback, M. Per-
inchief; right halfback, J. Emerson; left
halfback, w. Haines; fullback, Il. Deacon.
Residents of New Egypt are jubilant
over the success of the move to build an
addition to the school building there.
There was only small attendance at the
special election held on Tuesday, but the
vote resulted favorably to the addition by
majority of 20 votes A new teacher and
more systematic instruction will be insti
tuted at an early date. The addition will
be one story and 16xS2 feet. The election
was the result of an order issued by the
State Superintendent, compelling the local
board to provide high school facilities.
Charged. with committing a murderous
assault on his father, whom he is alleged
to have cut with razor, John Bentcliff,
Jr.. of Beverly, has been placed In the
county Jail again, and the chances are that
he will be promoted to Trenton. Bentcliff
had been enjoying his liberty under pa
role. sentence having been recently
suspended by Judge Gaskill for assault
and battery on the city marshal of Bever-
ly, while being arrested for disturbing the
domestic relations of family living at
that place. Had there been no interior
ence. it is said that the father would have
been killed. His hand was nearly severed
at the wrist and he may lose the use of
that member. Joseph Dick and Bert
Ford, who interfered, were also injured
the former being cut on one of his fingers,
and the latter was gashed on the back.
A woman dead and man in a critical
condition from asphyxiation. at Rivertsn,
are the result of trying to heat small
room by burning charcoal in a preserving
kettle. The victims are Mrs. William
Brady and Wayman Beecham. William
Brady and his wife recently removed from
Palmyra. When he came home Wednes-
day night Brady tried the door and found
it locked. He forced the door and found
his wife unconscious on the floor. On the
bed lay Beecham. friend of the Bradys
He Immediately called for assistance
and DIR. G. 8. Mills was summoned.
The doctor pronounced the woman dead,
and administered restoratives to the man,
who partially recovered consciousness
On the floor, resting on some bricks, was a
large iron preserving kettle, In which was
quantity of charcoal The vessel was
still warm, and the fumes In the room left
no doubt as to what had caused DEATH
Coroner J. D. Janney was summoned and
viewed the body.
Many prominent residents of Edgewater
Park and other parts of Burlington county
are interested in the projected establish
ment of country club on the banks of the
Delaware there, where all the comforts,
Injuries and amusements of such an orga-
nization are to be established. If present
plans carry the club will purchase the
fine, large brown stone mansion of the
Glading estate, overlooking the river,
and which is valued, with its surrounding
ground, at $4,000. 1t is proposed to
gather funds for the improvement and
alteration of the place to suit the needs
| of the cluh II is said that there ia imme.