The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-04-10

! following officers on Monday evening last
: President, w. Budd Deacon; vice-presi
dent, Benjamin B. Phares secretary
: Edward P. Holeman treasurer, Edward
B. Jones directors, George French, Ed
ward Watts, William G. Phillips, William
Cronk and Charles Collins; foreman o
truck, Morris Rowan; fire police, Frank
Matthias, Albert Lear. William Harbert
William Thomas, Charles Fisher and
George Gaun.
The new church at Hedding, old Three
Tuns, will be dedicated tomorrow. DR.,
Hanlon, of Pennington Seminary, will
preach at 030 A. NJ, Rev. q. M. Boswell,
of the Philadelphia conference, at P. NJ.
Also a select reading by Mrs Nathan AT.
kinson, of Columbus Evening service
730, former pastors, including the follow
ing: Revs. G. C. Stsnger, ]. L. Surtees, T.
C. Parker, j. H. MaGee and others. Rev
j. II. Kirkbride is expected to be present
all day and assist.
The Rev. Robert T. Campbell, formerly
rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Bor-
dentown, has been called to Grace Church,
Crosswicks, with the care of Christ
Church, Allentown, and ST. Luke, Column
bus, added. Mr.. Campbell is now in
Baltimore and has the matter under con-
sideration. Crosswcks though a small
parish, has very beautiful home for its
pastor, and in summer time it is a most
attractive place of residence. Mr.. Camp.
bell is fond of literary work, and has re-
Gently published a very valuable contri-
button of history.
The annual meeting of Good Intent Fire
Company was held on Tuesday evening,
and the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Frank
Dill vice president, William j. Brannin !;
secretary, John F. Riley; treasurer, John
West trustee, three years. Robert s. Gas
kin; foreman, Harris Glover; engineer,
Frank Cain directors, Lorenzo L. Sapp,
Monroe Branin, T. Harry Branin, Charles
E. Mcdonald, Nathaniel Norcross, Budd
Watts, James Stewart, Howard Gale; jan
itor, Robert T. Coleman. The company
ordered 100 feet of new rubber hose.
Hon. Micajah E. Matlack appeared be-
fore the Orphans Court on Thursday, and
was granted dismissal of the rule allow
ing James Mortland, guardian, so days to
file an account Mr.. Matlack showed
plainly to the Court that the affairs of the
estate of which Mortland had charge were
in such a state that an accounting was
impossible. Mortland was guardian of
his two children, Edward Darnell and
George B. Borton being his bondsmen.
Through their advice, it is claimed, Mort
land accepted worthless securities for the
trust fund of $1,000 and Mr. Matlack now
proposes to bring suit against the bonds
men to recover the amount.
Remember the Relief Fire Company's
fair at the Arcade hall on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday evenings of this week.
The proceeds will be used to purchase
new wheels for the company's steamer
The present iron wheels are adapted to
unpaved streets and were bought before |
any of the thoroughfares of the town were
paved. The wheels will not withstand the
rough usage over our stone streets, and |
are in condition unfit for service. New |
ones are therefore an absolute necessity,
and every property owner is interested to
see that they are obtained. II you do not
feel inclined to attend the fair. purchase
one or more of the admission tickets, the
price of which is only ten cents each, and
can be obtained from any member of the