The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-03-11
Columbus.

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hutchinson left
last week for Florida.
Mr.. and MIS-. George A. Wills have re-
turned from visit to Washington.
Rev. ]. W. Wainwright, pastor of the
M, E. church. is attending the annual con-
ference at Atlantic City.
Budd Obert, health inspector of Asbury
Park, was the guest of his mother. Mrs.
Lydia Obert, from Thursday until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. t. N. Stevens left last
Saturday for weeks visit among rela-
tives at Woodbury., Ocean City and Cape
May
Malcolm Kerlin, of the post Office de-
partment at Washington, D. c., paid a
flying visit to his home here one day last
week.
Ex-freeholder Kerlin, who is rapidly re-
gaining his former health, has been the
guest of relatives at Trenton for the past
ten days.
Members Of the local W. O. 7. U. to the
number of 40 were entertained last Wed
nesday evening at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. N. Prentice.
Miss Jennie G. Riley. former teacher
In the Columbus public school, was the
guest over Saturday and Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. L. N Prentice.
T, N. Stevens, William M. Craft and
Fl. A. Nagles, were at Atlantic City last
week, as delegates to the state convention
of the Improved Order of Red Men.
The Franklin Fire Company, having
recently remodeled and refurnished its
headquarters. will tender banquet In
honor of the event TO It's officers, members
and friends on Thursday evening, March
Goth.
The Columbus School Minstrels, under
the management of Prof Edgar Haas,
will give an entertainment In the Grange
hall next Saturday night. This will be
the most interesting and pleasing event of
the season, and as the proceeds are to be
used toward the purchase of a piano for
the school, every patron of the school, al
least, should encourage the children by
being present.
1t is rumored that John P. Hutchinson,
John l. Bishop and John B. Comfort
will be candidates for members OF the
Board of Education at the annual school
election next Tuesday. These gentlemen
are representative citizens who could
serve the public in position that re-
quires intelligence and tact, and it is to
be hoped that they are willing to serve as
members of the Board.
The oyster supper given by the Column
bus Grange last Thursday evening ex-
ceeded the expectations of the most fastid.
ious. The ladies of the grange spared no
pains in the preparation of the supper
and among the hundreds who were fortu-
nate enough to get served come words OF
the warmest approval. The grange people
never do things by halves and the general
public always waits for the recurrence OF
such events. The supper was also a
decided success financially.
A committee representing the taxpayers
of Hedding school district, waited upon
the Mansfield board of education at Its
meeting last Friday evening, and request
ed the board to call a special election to
ask for an appropriation of q, 900 to build
a new school house In that district. The
board requested the committee to select a
suitable building lot and to obtain an
option for its purchase, and to report at
an early date, when the necessary action
would be taken to submit the matter to the
taxpayers for approval.