The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-12-29
BURLINGTON
ROB'T B. CARTER,
EDITOR
cHKIsTMAs-TIDE.

From the happy, aye right merry
faces of both old and young, Christ
mas was heartily enjoyed by Burning
tonians. The balmy weather Induced
large attendance at the churches,
which we're beautifully dressed, and
the sermons and music were in con-
sonance with the joyous occasion. On
Monday our city wore 40 exceptional
ly ga appearance. Many very hand
some Christmas trees graced the win
dows of a number Of dwellings,
the streets were fairly alive with
pedestrians, and the welkiu rang with
rh- sound of the drum and fife aud
the discord stootings" of unnumbered
horns Of every size Visitors had the
pleasure of seeing sufficient Of our
splendid Fire Department to judge Of
its high standard, delegation from
each company, and headed by the
worthy Chief, uni,ing in fra,erual
mauoer, and escort,ng to thu hope
steam lire company's house their new
sod handsome hose carriage from the
freight d. pot Their march through
The principal streets was much en-
livened with capital music By the
Burlington band aud Beverly fife and
drum corps In the evening one of
tho largest audiences ever seated ID
the Opera H use, enjoyed Bulwer's
popular melo-drsma, The Lady Of
Lyons" and well performed by the
Eighth street (Phils.) company
Whatever Mr.. James Birch says shall
be success, and such he predicted
this entertainments would be, never
proves failure. We never saw a
more appreciative or more orderly an
assemblsge, aud its size may be judy
ed, from the side aisles being well
filed also, and very large Dumber
crossed the river from Bristol and its
vicinity.
THE JUVENILE FESTIVALS.
The eyes of some thirty little ones.
pupils of 81. Mary's parish schs"l,
twiDkled merrily as each was handed
by their iDdefatigsble aud mosr
efficient teacher, Miss Mary T. King
don, appropriate gifts from their
handsomely dressed Chris'mss tree on
Monday p. M, assembled in their
school room In old Sc Mary's Church,
and which was fsstefully decorared
with banners, he scholars warbled
their carols in very pleasing and
effective manner, being accompanied
on the organ by their jealous and
successful music teacher Mss Mary
Rodgers Rev. DR.. Hills, addressed
the children upon the nature of the
festival, and reminded them of her
who had always sent him handsome
sum towards the gifts they had recei-
we'd, as we'll as another kind h-arted
donor now absent from her home 10
his cry.
90 Monday evening the children
Of the Broad ST. NJ E. s. 8, were
happy over the SCHOONER" loaded
down with gifts, and which were pre-
,eDted to the scholar by young sailors
from the vessel To M, ] p. Sew
erns the able Superintendent of the
suodsy school, is due the credit We
believe for the conception of thi,
arrangement.
The Sunday school Of ST.. Bsruabs>
Church had royal Christmas tree
The infant Sunday school of tn,
Presbyterian Church had a real
"Kriss Kripgle" which was much
enjoyed on Tuesday P. NJ, One Of
the hsndsomest Christmas trees was
that Of the Sunday school of the
Union street NJ. II. Church, and of
which, and others not mentioned our
space forbids until next issue.
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
% Friday last We had the pleasur
of being at the closing exercises .
tbe primary and portion of the CIR
grammar departments of our uur'veIle
public schools Und-r the princip
of the former Miss Anna NJ. Gill,
and her capable ASSISTANTS, the
scholars showed drilling and fu
comprehension "a very important MAJ
ter) of every study. Their prom
aud correct answers, their reading a.,
spelling we'll emphasized and careful
selected and exceedlerly we'll deliver
speeches, fully qualified our heret.-
tore high endorsement of the nude
reaching adopted in these schools
At the close of the singing for which
much credit is due their teacher Miss
r. g. Rodmau, Trustee A. Hutchio.
ad dressed the school 10 ver7 happy
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