The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-02-23

PembertOn.
Mrs. Joseph Scroggy leaves this weeE
for her new home at Island Heights.
The entertainment that was to have
been given on the 9th of March by the
fire company, has been postponed to 9
date to be announced later.
Mrs. Sarah Bell, widow of the late John
Bell, died on Saturday morning at her
home here. She will be buried to-mor.
row, funeral services being conducted in
the M. E. Church.
The Epworth League convention, which
met at Burlington Thursday and Friday,
was represented by Miss Lucy Riley, Miss
Olive Burke and Mrs. G. R. Smith, of the
Pemberton League
Engineer Szlapka, of the Phoenix Bridge
Works, Phenixville, Pa, has furnished
the Burlington Board of Trade committee
with duplicate plans of the proposed Bur-
lington-Bristol Delaware bridge.
Washington's birthday was celebrated
in the l. o. NJ. hall in the evening by the
members of the M. E. Church. Singing
and reading constituted the entertain
ment, music being furnished by Ru-
dolph's orchestra, of Camden. The hall
was well filed, and the proceeds will be
used for the benefit of the church fund.-
The County Board of Election, at a
meeting held in Mount Holly on Thurs
day, appointed officers for the first and
second precincts of the second ward /:
First precinct Charles Price, Edward
Minnick, Frank Stiles and John Phillips.
Second precinct, Reading Mitchell, Will
liam s. Tillinghast, Charles Fl. Parker
and Frank Bryant.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
Church has elected the following officers
for the coming year: President, R. Fl.
Robbins; LIST vice president, Lidie Cross :;
I'd vice president, Hannah johnson Sd
vice president, Olive Burke; 4th vice
president, Lucy Riley secretary, Fannie
Danley; treasurer, Bertha Gibbs; organ
list, Matte Johnson; superintendent of
Junior League, Mrs. c. R. Smith assist
ant, Matte johnson. After their election
the officers were installed by Rev. G. Rol-
in Smith, pastor of the church.
The third annual convention of the
New Jersey Epworth League was held in
Burlington last week. The following Off
GERS we're elected President, Rev. ].
Hoffman Batten, of Asbury Park vice
presidents, H. G. Titus, of Camden Mrs.
L. H. Swain, of Goshen, and W. L. Mil
Ter, of Merchantville; superintendent of
junior work, Samuel II. Thompson, of
Camden; recording secretary, Henry
Hendrickson, of Long Branch; cores
ponding secretary, Rev. Marshal Owens,
of Palmyra; treasurer, Joseph P Severns,
of Burlington.
The twelfth anniversary of the Mission
Band of the Baptist Church was celebrat-
ed in the church Sunday evening. There
was present missionary from Burmah,
who has been there for several years. She
delivered an address on the natives of
that section, and was accompanied by
native attired in the dress worn in that
land, who sang several hymns in her ma
tive tongue. The following programme
was then given Organ voluntary, hymn
by choir, prayer by the pastor, recitation
by Beatrice Hawkins, hymn by the pri-
mary class, led by Miss Ella Stratton.
Miss Reeve Oliver sang very pretty solo,
followed by recitation by Helen Conner.
After an address by the pastor, DR.. ]. c.
Buchanan, the offering was taken, follow
ed with singing and the benediction.
The finance committee of common coun-
Gil sat in the council chamber Wednesday
evening to open bids for the sale of new
bonds. The committee received bids ag-
gregating $24.lOO. There being but S.
500 for sale the committee decided to
award them as follows City of Burling-
ton sinking fund, $500, at par DR.. ].
Howard Pugh, trustee. SIS, 700. at 1t per
cent. premium Henry R. Beldon, ST.
600, at Ii per cent. The unsuccessful bid
ders were the United Forester Benefi-
cial Association, who offered to take $500
at premium of one per cent; Charles
Harmer, executor, who offered to take
$500 at par; Howard Flanders, who Of
fered to take the whole or any part at 3
of one per cent. premium, and the Bur-
lington Gas Light Company, who offered
to take $4,000 at ITO per cent. premium