The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-01

Charles Norcross has rendered his res
ignation as secretary of the Baptist Sun
day school.
Rev. Milton Relyea was unable to go tc
New Egypt to preach last evening on &C
count of the storm.
An Epworth League rally will be held
at Bridgeboro on February 4, under the
auspices of Chapter 1888.
The colored lodge Knights of Pythias
of Burlington, has severed its connection
with the grand lodge of the state.
John Bowker and Miss Beulah S. Pier
SOB, Of Lumberton township, were mar
rled on Thursday by Justice Clevenger.
Sherman's Burlington studio will be
open hereafter on Mondays, Thursdays
and Saturdays only. Fine crayons and
beautiful frames at reduced prices. Cam
den studio open every day except Sum-
day.
A spiritual revival is in progress in the
Browns Mills Methodist Episcopal
Church, in charge of the pastor, Rev. d.
E. Clair. Nightly conversions are report
ed. An all day meeting will be held on
Thursday.
The members of the ''National Union
| Telegraph Company" held a meeting at
the bicycle railroad station, on Thursday
evening. and enjoyed talk over business
matters. There are now eight members
in the organization who are learning the
art of teleRraphy for amusement and in
struction.
At a meeting of the Central Baptist
Church, OF Palmyra and Riverton, on
Friday, a unanimous call was extended to
the Rev. L. H. Copeland, of Oak Lane,
Pa. Mr. Copeland has conducted SER
| vices IN the church since January l, and
has been very successful in his work. Mr..
| Copeland was pastor at Oak Lane for eight
years, and resigned that charge to take
one in Maine, but the climate not agree
! ing with his wife's health, he resigned
that charge and took up his residence
again at Oak Lane.
On Friday evening Capt. Richard Read
ing. of Lambertville, inspector of rife
practice, visited the armory of Co. F for
the purpose of distributing medals to
those members of the company who had
qualified as marksmen. The medals were
of bronze, and those who qualify FIVE
years in succession receive a silver cross,
and ten years in succession they are given
gold cross. Those who received quail
flying badge are: Capt W. s. Gale, Lieut..
Joshua M. Reeves, Sergeant Lee J. Wells,
Sergeant Shinn; privates Albert Wright,
Paryin Quigley, Robert Hsnkins, James
Berry, Henry Craig, Thomas Newton,
Nelson B. Gaskill. Providing Capt. Gale
qualities this year he will receive dia-
mond medal for having qualified fifteen
consecutive years. At the meeting of the
company last evening Joshua M. Reeves
was elected first lieutenant and J. Blake
Slack, second lieutenant. There we're A
members present out of a total member
ship of 81,
The following applications for new
roads in Burlington county have been sp-
proved and are awaiting the signature of
Road Commissioner Henry I. Budd Penn
berton to Wrlghtstown, Medford to In
dian Mills, Medford to Tabernacle, Ma
sonville to Moorestown, Masonville to
Medford road, Moorestown to Marlton,
Rsncocas to Beverly, Pemberton to
Browns Mills. Medford to the shore, q
distance of thirty miles; Jacksonville to
Columbus, Burlington to Columbus Col
umbus to Bowne's Corner, Columbus to
Jobstown pike, Burlington to London
bridge, Farnsworth avenue, Bordentown !;
small road from Marlton road across to
Church road, and petitions are out for
several other roads, one of which is from
Mount Holly to Burlington. The State
Road Improvement Association will ask
the Legislature for an increase in the ap-
preparation from 100000 to 100000. If
applications from other counties keep
coming in at the present rate, says Mr..
Budd, the appropriation will only allow
about FIVE miles to be built in each coun-
ty this year. The demand is SO great for
new roads that the state could use 81, 000,-
900 year for this purpose.