The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-03-05

This is the last week for vaudeville q
e the opera house.
Quite singular Conscience is the fac
f that Mr.. and Mrs Barthman, living nes
r Moorestown, together with their 81,
! children, were all born on Friday.
Weather report, kept by Charles II
Estill, for month of February: Clear days
: IA; clear and cludy, 9; snow, 8; rain witt
3 lightning and thunder, 2; high wind, 1.
Judge Levin 1. Handy, of Wilmington
Del, will be one of the speakers at thu
: banquet of the Mount Holly Masonic
J lodge on Thursday of next week. Must,
will be furnished by Philadelphia guar
tette.
The third of a series of illustrated lee.
} lures, under the auspices of the Epworth
League, will be given In the Methodist
Church on Friday evening, March 9Th.
Topic: Among the Sons of Ham, OF
Africa"
While the family on the farm of Crook
V. Keeler, at Lewistown, was away from
home Sunday afternoon, fire broke out
and destroyed one end of the residence.
The fire occurred on the inside and burned
through, probably caused by defective
fiue. Much furniture was also destroyed
and the loss is estimated at $1,000.
Miss Mary Herald, youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Head, of Edge
water Park, died suddenly yesterday
morning. Miss Head did not get up at
her usual hour and members Of the family
who went to her room found her dying.
Doctors say that some time during the
night or early morning she had been
stricken with paralysis of the brain.
General regret has been expressed by
those who have heard that Rev. George
I Harris. pastor of the M. E church, has
decided not to ask to be returned to Mount
holly next year, Mr. Harris has achieved
excellent success in church work while
here and in the social line he has been
man who has gained the respect and af-
lection of those who have been so for
tunate as to enjoy his acquaintance.
New Jersey Lodge, No. 1. Knights of
Pythias, will give a smoker and vaude-
vile entertainment in Red Mems hall on
Friday night, to which those who might
become candidates In the future are to be
invited, each member having the priv
lege of inviting friend. In addition to
local talent that will appear, there will
be six good vaudeville acts. The affair
will exceed in interest any similar event
given by the Knights.
On Sunday night Detective Parker was
notified of the death of Raymond Bennett,
who was killed by the cars at Bayonne,
on Saturday night. The young mans
identity was established by papers found
on his person. Parker consulted sister
living in Mount Holly, and as relatives of
the deceased would not claim the body,
the Bayonne authorities were notified
that they mnst attend to the burial. Ben
nett was well known as criminal. He
had served several terms In state prison,
and was released from the Burlington |
county jail on February 20, where he |
served time for a robbery committed on
the farm of G. C. B. Stiles. While con-
fined In the county asylum several years
ago, he caused so much trouble there that |
1t became necessary to restrain him at |
times by placing him in straight jacket.
1t is said he was born in the vicinity of
New Lisbon, but he was of a rowing dis
position and had no home.
A rather premature announcement has
been made that Professor William @. |
Sullivan, of the Mount Holly schools, is
to be the supervising principal of the
and Westampton schools In
addition to those of this township. The
statement that the appointment was made
at recent meeting in the Office of County
Superintendent Stees Is incorrect. A
meeting was held In that office at which
The proposition was suggested. but it had
70 bepTee1t to the Boards of Education
Interested and until they have decided
what they wish, nothing can be done.
Even in the event of favorable action
nothing can be done until the state
have reviewed the proceedings
and placed the stamp of approval on them
The contemplated move would be of great
advantage to the country districts and
would put Mount Holly back on the list
with supervising principal"