The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-03-16

i Nine persons expressed desire to leat
a Christian life at the Sunday evening
service in the Lumberton Methods
church.
The marriage of Chester K. Pratt ane
Miss Pearl A. Cain took place last even
ing at the home of Louis Shinn, or
Church street. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Thomas J. ]. Wright.
4 Edward Hack is busily engaged get
ting his feet of canoes ready for the ap
Iproaching season. The pleasant weather
Of Saturday and Sunday brought out
number of eanoeists Oh the upper creek
1t is reported that suit is to be brought
against Burlington county for damages
dome to the business of carrying passen
lgers and the mails, which it is claimed
occurred during the building of the Bass
River bridge.
The attendance at the Baptist Sunday
school has increased to such an extent
that the primary department is being
held in the former Borden property ad-
Joining the church, in order to give the
other classes more room.
Ernest E. Nixon and Miss Clara ID
Donahue, both of Mount Holly, were
united in marriage at the M. E. parson.
age on Thursday evening by Rev.
Thomas J. ]. Wright. The witnesses
were Miss Cora Donahue, sister of the
bride, and Harold Nixon, of Vincentown.
| A ''still-alarm" of fire was sent in
this morning and instead of calling out
the entire department., the auto-truck of
America Fire Company was sent to the
residence Of James Hargrove on Miffiin
street, where a chimney was on fire.
Two charges from the chemical tanks
settled the affair.
AS Captain Slaughter was walking
along Ridgway street, last evening, he
noticed smoke coming from the chicken
house of William Hoffman, on Judge
Wills property. The captain went into
the house and found one Of the incuba-
tors was on fire. A bucket of water
settled the affair but not until five
chickens had been suffocated.
Mrs. Anna M. Norcross has purchased
the dwelling house recently occupied by
John H. Peak, on the alley, running
from Buttonwood street back of the
Good Intent fire house to Pearl street,
and presented 1t to the Children's Home
to whose grounds out Pine street, it will
be removed and fitted up for the use of
the children for such purpose as the
board of managers may see fit.
The special evangelistic services at the
Presbyterian church opened auspiciously
on Sunday. There is genuine spirit of
evangelism in the church and it was
powerfully manifested on this opening
day. At the evening service thirteen
made an open and clear confession of
allegiance to Jesus Christ, and numbers
requested an interest in the prayers of
Gods people. These were all adults.
The order Of services and subjects for the
second week of the campaign is as fol-
lows: Sunday, March 81, 1890 a. M,
"The At-one-ment." Special evangelis-
tic theme on the atonement wrought by
Jesus Christ. 7.SO p. M, THE Prodigal
Son." March %, $3.50 p. M, special SER
vice for boys only under 16 years Of age
in the chapel. Subject "A mothers boy"
Parents are urged to see that their boys
attend. 7.30 p. M, Life and its habits.
Special service for all youth of both
sexes. March %, $50 p. M, special SER
vice for girls only under 16 years of age.
Subject, IA fathers girl" Parents are
urged to see to it that their girls attend.
7.30 p. M, subject, Some bubbles. y
Gospel dynamite for the devils excuse
factories. March "a, 7.30 p. M. Subject,
Same more bubbles" With more Cos
pei dynamite. March 25, 7.30 p. M. Sub
iect, what our Lord says about future
rewards and punishments. March 26,
7.3O p. M. subject. Nuts for you and
me to crack" The general public is cor
daily invited to attend all of these SER
vices.