The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-02-07

MISS WARY LIuIey, VI OHeSIeruelu, spent
Sunday with Miss Gertrude Sapp
Miss Clara Kelsey led the B. Y. P. U.
meeting of the Baptist church on Sunday
ev ening
Mrs. William H. Bishop and Mrs. A. l.
Davis were visiting relatives in Philadel-
phia last week.
The regular meeting of the W. G. T. U.
was held at the home of Mrs George
Riley last Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Ann Vanderveer and her
daughter, Emma have returned after a
delightful visit to Camden with relatives
Mrs. William Haines, who died att her
home at Magnolia, last Thursday, was
buried here in the NJ. E. burial grounds
on Saturday afternoon. She had been
sick for some time and her death was ex-
pected.
A party of blind students from the Hart
ford, Conn, school for the blind will APP
pear here in the l. o. NJ Hall, Monday
evening, February 18th. They are en-
gagged in a worthy cause and encourage
ment should be given them.
Benjamin R. Powell, Jr., has sold his
farm at Magnolia to George W. Borel, Jr.,
of Twin Oaks, Pa, who will take posses
sion at once. Mr.. Powell will move on
the Pine cottage farm owned by Mrs
Earl R. Lippincott.
Miss Emma Worth was appointed dele
gate by the W. G. T. U. to attend the
county convention of the Union to be
held at Riverside tomorrow The selec-
ton is good as Miss Worth is well up in
the work, taking a great interest in the
welfare of the Union.
The members of the New Lisbon NJ E.
church gave supper in the hall Saturday
which attracted a large audience who
helped to dispose of the good things of
which there were plenty. The proceeds
will go toward paying the pastors salary.
Budd Shemeley, who is in the employ of
W. F. Gibbs, farmer near here, was
thrown from his wagon last Friday. The
wagon was full of ice and passed over
Shemeley's leg breaking it and otherwise
infiicting serious injuries. The mules
which he was driving became frightened
at something and ran away, causing the
accident.
Mrs. Hope A. Lippincott, corresponding
secretary and treasurer of the Burlington
County Sunday School Association, has
issued a pamphlet containing the minutes
of the twenty first annual convention OF
the association, which was held in the
First Baptis Church, Moorestown, in
| November, together with her report as
treasurer, showing balance in her hands
of $4773. Mrs. Lippincott is to be con
graduated upon this work as it shows
that she has prepared the book with grea
care. 1t shows a full account of the pro
ceeds of the convention, and is very in
teresting reading
The matter of having the borough
placed back in the township is causin!
trouble all along the line. The taxpayer
of the township say there will be heaps o
trouble before it shall come to pass, anC
are already making preparations to visi
the capital in body to enter their protest
The people of the township say that the,
have troubles of their own without hav
ing those of the borough thrown upol
them. The major part of the people liy
, ing in the borough are opposed to tn
change especially the members of tn
Law and Order Society who say that the,
, prefer to govern themselves without an
influence. The wise men say that ther
will be no change.