The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-09-21

Richmond in the interest of the Knights
OF Pythias. He said he had a pleasant
time despite the hard work.
Henri Strange, noted colored elocu-
ZIONIST, will give recital of Paul Law
renee Dinfar's poems in Bethel A. M. E..
Church, on Thursday evening. Proceeds
for the benefit of the church.
D. Morris Haines. who resides on the
Rancocas road, entertained small COM
pany Of friends on Friday evening. Wat
ermelon was the piece de resistance after
the social programme was over with.
Landlord Peters, of the Alcazar, was a
veritable "blg injin" at the gathering of
the tribes in Philadelphia last week. Be-
sides standing 6 feet inches in his stock
ing feet, Fred is distinguished past off,
Ger of the order.
Rev. James Olmstead, of Schenectady.
N. T., who was recently called to St.
Mary's P. E. Church, has given official no.
tification of his acceptance, and that he
will be ready to assume charge of the
parish about October l.
Emma Bailey made charges against
Julia Taylor before Justice Smith. yester-
day. Emma has just got back from Rich.
mond, and alleges that letter came for
her containing SIS which is gone. The
Justice has not yet disposed of the case
The Clerks Association celebrated the
third anniversary of the organization on
Thursday night by a banquet at caterer
DubelPs parlors. Covers were laid for 35
members and invited guests, and very
enjoyable evening was spent by all who
participated.
A woman living on Clar kson street,
whose husband is employed out of the
city, has been annoyed at nights of late
by man who makes his appearance up-
on the roof of the house. He had a yery
narrow escape from falling into the hands
OF the police the other night.
Daisy Davis was rendered. a pleasant
surprise party at her home on Delaware
avenue on Thursday evening. Those par
ticlpating were Bessie Stowell, Reba
Phillips, Alice Hawkey, Pamela Bowen,
Alice Brown, Lydia Bowen, Kate Davis,
May Cline, Minnie Davis and Eddie
Hawkey.
Councilman John w. Davis is in Cana
da, enjoying a well-earned vacation, and
on Friday Mrs. Davis gave a yachting
party to number of Mount Holly, Riv-
erton and Burlington friends. Thew sail
ed up the river as far as Bordentown and
returning went to Edgewater Park, en-
joying luncheon en- route.
A jolly crowd went from here to Vim
centown the other night to enjoy water
melon party. They were Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Evans, Mrs. H. Jones, Abbie Gardi
ner. Ethel Gaskill, Martha Sampson, Car
RE Powell, the Misses Maurer, John Pet
tit, Elmer Doolin, Alfred Morgan, Morris
Robinson, William Morton George Clay
ton, Daniel Miller.
The narrow platform at Burlington,
leading from the trolley station to the
bridge, is very dangerous, on account of
the close proximity of passing trains.
Some people are made nervous when thus
penned in, while others become dizzy and
are liable to fall over on the track. There
is ample room to widen the platform and
this ought to be done without delay.
There was a novel service at the Broad
street M. E. Church on Sunday night. 1t
was called Songs of the Night" and pre-.
coded the regular evening service. At
$50 the doors of the church were closed
and the lights were put out, and for an
hour the services, consisting of singing,
short addresses and prayer, were conduct
ed in utter darkness. The novelty of the
affair drew an unusually large attendance
of young folks.
The service Songs of the Night" con-
Quoted by the Epworth League of Broad
Street M. E. Church in the dark on Sun
day evening, packed the house and was a
novel affair. AS the lights were extin-
gulshed the hymn "Jesus, Lover of Ny
Soup was started and sung by the congre-
CATION, which was followed by familiar
hymns and scriptural Rotations until the
close. 1t was counted complete success
and very impressive.
The work of selecting the delegates for
the county convention, which eliminated
last night, was unusually active in this
city during the past week, and since Sat
urday last, until last night, little else was
discussed on the street and in public
places. All sorts of rumors are afloat as
to the choice of senatorial candidate OF
those selected to represent the city and
township in the convention, but Just
whom they favor can best be told on Sat-
urday. 1t has been a holly contested
hight here owing to the withdrawal of our
candidate, Col. Halnes, but there has
been no rupture of party lines. and there
will not be even the semblance of a
slump from the nominee of the conven-
ton whoever he may be. The struggle
for delegates has resulted in no party dis
affection whatever.