The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-10-05
Burlington.

The young mems meetings have been
resumed in the Presbyterian Church.
Thomas Allison of this city secured q
number of premiums on his fine display
of poultry at the Trenton fair last week.
Frank Gilbert, who has been spending
the summer here with his father and
other relatives, has returned to his home
in Kansas City.
Shoe and Leather Fact of Philadelphia
is preparing a historical sketch of the
shoe business in Burlington, to appear
during the holidays.
Councilman John W. Davis, who has
returned from five weeks cunning trip
in Canada, is the picture of health. His
outing did him heap of good.
William Erickson, local preacher of
this city, conducted revival service at
Hainesport one night last week and met
with very favorable reception.
The first significant frost of the season
occurred in the early part of last week in
this vicinity, and was sufficiently severe
to damage crops still in the ground.
The Hecker Company have arranged to
conduct a booth at the Union M. E.
Church bazaar next week, and will dis
pense hot cakes as is their custom at
county fairs.
Francis Chairs. of Baltimore, has been
the guest of Hon. E Budd Msrter the
past week. He has made this visit an
nually so long that he has made an ex-
tensiYe acquaintance hereabouts.
Little Charles Fireng has badly burn
ed face. He procured quantity of pow
der and spreading it upon board set fire
to it. His injuries are not very serious,
but the lesson taught him will probably
prove profitable
Alexander Larzalere, who learned the
printing trade in the Gazette Office, when
it was owned and managed by Joseph L..
Powell, many years ago, was buried on
Saturday, at his home IN Pointville, Pa
He was rs years old.
The advance Agent of Prosperity" is
here again. Messrs Farmer & Carmsn are
building 3O-foot three-story addition to
the north end of their shoe factory. This
additional room was made necessary by
recent orders received for goods.
Revival services were begun last even
ing in the Broad Street M. E. Church, an
der the auspices of the Epworth League.
The meetings will be addressed by Reys.
Surtees, Read, Howard and others. Next
week the League will have charge of a
similar service at Charleston.
The school trustees met in special SEES
sion on Thursday evening and directed
Judge Hendrickson. counsel for the board,
to begin such action as he deems wise.
Mandamus proceedings win probably be
commenced against City Treasurer Kim
BILE, in order to get the matters in dispute
before the court.
A German singing society from River
side rendered a serenade to Landlord
Fritz Peters of the Alcazar on Wednes-
day night. The open air concert by the
large chorus of trained male voices was
highly appreciated by the public. Mr..
Peters entertained his guests in a very
handsome manner. THE News was rep
resented.
Rev. J. B. Bills was billed for an ad-
dress at protracted meeting going on at
Emile, Pa, on Thursday night. He learn
ed to his regret that no means of trans
portation would permit him to fill his en-
gagement, so he secured row boat and
ferried himself across. Entering into the
enthusiasm of the meeting it was eleven
O'Clock when he was ready to return
home to Burlington, and at that hour
there were no transportation facilities
whatever. Nothing daunted, however,
he remembered that he had the row boat
he came across in, and he made good use
of it, ARRIVING on this side in due time
He enjoyed the experience immensely
and delights in telling of his lonely pul
for the Jersey shore in the murky, misty
midnight. Dominee Bills, however, is Z
nervy man, physically as well as morally
and with him to think is to act.