The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-03-28

Zion Church, in this State, will be held
in Burlington on April 26.
Aaron R. Kimble, Peter L. vandegrift,
D. W. Powell and Budd Shedaker have
been elected Island Managers.
Rev J. B. Randolph, of the Second
Baptist Church. has been called to the
Mount Olive Church at Cambridge, Mass
The following school trustees were
elected on Tuesday Charles 7. Parker,
Samuel Bentley, B. w. Shedaker, Lewis
A. Craft, William M. Abdill, W. Scott
johnson, Edward Bowen.
About seven o. clock, on Sunday even
ing lamp in the dining room of the resi-
dence of William Amos, on Pearl street,
was upset and took fire, and burned the
carpet. No other damage was done.
Active work has been commenced on
the ferry slip preparatory to the advent
of the new boat. New piling will replace
those now in the slip, and everything
will be put in first class condition. The
boat will be launched this week.
John Donaldson, who was elected town
ship constable at the recent election, has
decided not to qualify fer the position.
This caused vacancy which has been
filed by the appointment of Martin J.
Fitzpatrick.
Twelve of the pupils at st. Mary's Hall.
Burlington, were confirmed Sunday of
last week. Rev. William P. Taylor is
chaplain of the school. The graduates
are raising scholarship fund, which now
amounts to nearly five thousand dollars
the sum aimed at. This will educate one
scholar for all time to come.
The annual meeting of the Farmers and
Mechanics Building and Loan Associa-
ton was held last Thursday evening.
The following officers were elected for tn 10
ensuing year. President, Francis W. Mil
nor; vice president. Robert W. VAIN
treasurer, Nathan Haines; secretary, H
S. Haines; directors, Alfred Inglin, G
Y. Vansciver, A. L. Severns, George
Reynolds.
The Presbyterian Sabbath School cele-
brated its fifty-sixth anniversary Sunday
evening with service of song The
Church was filled to OVERLOOKING. Prizes
were awarded to the scholars who had
been present at every session during the
wear and to those who had memorized the
largest number of Scriptural texts. An
address was delivered by Rev. Edward
B. Hodge. the pastor.
The Township Committee met on Fri
day evening and determined to call a
special town meeting on Saturday. April
10Th, at three o'clock in the afternoon.
The Committee appointed Martin J. Fitz-
patrick as constable, John Donaldson, who
was elected refusing to qualify. Thomas
M. Richardson, John R. Birkett, Harry
Mattson and Ellis w. Scott were appoint
ed overseers of the roads.
A class of tifty-five was confirmed Sun
day morning of last week at st. Mary's
church, Burlington, presented by the rec
tor Rev. Charles H. Hubbard, D. D. The
new Rood screen was put up and seen for
the first time 1t Is a beautiful piece of
wrought iron work, costing more than q
thousand dollars. 1t was erected by Mr..
Charles r. Grub, as a memorial of the
choristers who have died in the parish
since the introduction OF the male choir
II is the first of the KIND in the diocese.
All tenants living on the Silver Lake
farm have been notified to vacate. The
houses, as soon as empty, will be repaired
and other improvements made. The
farm will be given out OF shares again
this season, and will be divided among
John Mattson Albert Walters, and prob
ably one or two others. No hotels, trolley
roads or race tracks will be built this
summer but if nothing happens, Nature
will do her duty to make it one of the
handsomest parks in the country, and a
favorite picnic ground.
Helena Commandery, Knights Tenn
pIar, went to the Union street NJ. F.
Church, on Tuesday evening. After APP
propriate ceremonies handsomely en-
broidered banner was presented to the
Commandery on behalf of its lady friends.
After the exercises at the church, the
Knights and their friends went to Grand
Army hall, where repast had been
spread. Here, Mrs. Joseph Roberts, of
Riverton, presented the Commandery
with silk flag. Speeches, recitations and
singing followed the banquet.
The city election, on Tuesday, resulted
in Democratic victory, as all that ticket,
with the exception of Treasurer Alder
man and Overseer of the Poor, was elect
ed The officers chosen were Mayor, J.
Parrish Woolman Alderman. A. +.
Wells; Council, Theodore f. Ellis, Jr.,
George r. Apple, Franklin Gauntt. G. X.
Adams; Assessor, Joseph Miller. Sr.; Col
lector, d. F. Hammell; Treasurer Aaron
r. Kimble; Chosen Freebooter, W. r.
Schuyler OYerseer of Poor John Feni-
more; Commissioners Of Appeals, Charles
Ettenger w. S. johnson, A. RI Hancock
Constables, w. II, Hays, w Anderson, |