The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-12-28
Clifford Rsamer. of Paxson street. is IL
with typhoid fever.

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: i'll with pleurisy at his home on Paxsor
: street.
James Bradley, living near MANSFIELD
square, has rented the George w. Lun
Is dy farm at Arney's Mount
There will be watch-night service in
b the Methodist church on Friday night
beginning at half past nine o'clock.
+ Clarence F. Sharp. Of Pine street, en-
/ tered the employ of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, yesterday, in one Of the sec
i, ton gangs.
t Rev. James H. Terry is among the
numbers of persons who are suffering
: with the grippe. He was unable to
4 occupy his pulpit on Sunday.
!. The monthly report of the visiting
. nurse states that she had made sixty
: nine visits, in addition to twenty-seven
calls to inquire into the condition of the
needy.
The Prudential Insurance Company
has re-auanged the boundaries of some
of its districts, and the local office is to
be taken out of the Camden distric t
and placed in the Burlington division.
The following letters remain in the
post Office unclaimed for the week end
ing December 25: Miss Green, Papale
Gaetano. Philip Wendhose, ]. E.
Jockey, ]. Irwin McMullen, Bert Tisch-
ner.
The directors of the Union National
Bank, at the meeting on Thursday last,
declared the regular semi-annnal divi-
dend of SO and an extra of IL to the
stockholders, and also special Christ
mas dividend to the employees.
| The Christmas exercises of the Baptist
Sunday school were held on Thursday
night. The Methodist and st. Andrews
were held Friday night. Large congre-
cations attended the exercises, which |
were rendered in a delightful manner.
The girls Of Miss Julia A. Lippincott's |
Sunday school class of the Baptist |
church will hold pie, cake, bread and |
candy sale on Friday afternoon at 2 p. i
M. in the Y. M. C. A. rooms over the
post Office. Benefit OF the parsonage |!
fund.
A large number of singers went out |
Friday night about twelve o'clock and
ushered in the Christmas day by the
singing Of Christmas carols on the
streets, which were lendered in pleas
ing manner. and they Nreceived hearty
response along the route.
The Christmas exercises of the United
Brethren in Christ were held. IN the
court house on Thursday evening. Much
credit is due the ladies for the patience|
required to train the children SO well.
The singing was also very good. The
Santa was present and distributed gifts
10 the officers, teachers and scholars.
On Wednesday at las p. m. there will
be congregational meeting in the
Presbyterian church to decide on
steps looking toward securing pastor.
The usual morning church services will
be held next Sunday. In the evening
the congregation will unite with the
Methodist Episcopal church in celebrat-
the reopening Of the repaired church.
New Egypt is to have day of its own
at the Billy Sunday tabernacle in Tren-
ton, where that noted evangelist begins /
services on January 2. The date set I
aside for New Egypt and vicinity is i
Wednesday, January IL, when 300 seats
will be reserved for people from thatt
section. Cottage prayer meetings.
several each week. are being held there
in this connection.
The Northampton Firemen's Relief
Association elected the following officers
at the annual meeting last week: Pres
ldent, S. Earl Assay; vice president,
Richard P. Brown; secretary, George Nj.
Sleeper; treasurer, Albert G.. Mayer;
trustees, Eugene F. Haines, Good In
tent; Harry w. Kempte and Harry Mat
ack, Relief; Samuel E. Colder and
Rudolph Kumpf, America; William S. a
Fryer, Union.
Last evening fire totally destroyed the
oasn on a small farm near Mount Holly,
coated on the Rancocas road going
Town Water street, owned by Thomas
which was formerly the old
Isaac Shinn property. The place is now
occupied by Frank Mason, colored. ANS
sounded and the America and
Union chemical engines went to the
cene 1t was impossible to save the G
,arn, as it was enrapped in flames when
discovered, SO their efforts were centered
N saving the dwelling house, which 7
vas not damaged. Mr.. Cavanaugh Il
My carried very small amount of in g
urance on the barn.
1t has been necessary to make change
n the next number Of the Lyceum en-
course, which is being con-
IIcted in the Methodist church, on
ccount of the Arcadians disbanding :
heir musical company. Another COM !
AMY has been secured, 1.-THE Pilgrim =,
firls," which is higher price organiza-
ion and is recommended as high-class =
Ittraction. This company is composed
Il six young ladies, who are real artists {
n their line, and they play the same :,
lind of instruments as the Arcadians. !.
The Pilgrim Girls will be here on Tues
lay evening, January IL.
AT the meeting OF the Burlington
county Federation of Patriotic and :,
Religious Fraternities, held in Mount
Holly last night, the following officers
we're elected: Past president, Henry c.
Herr, of Moorestown; president. Walter T
Il. Bowker; vice president, Harvey E.
Rossell; general secretary, Eugene b.
Bates; recording secretary, Raymond w.
5prow; financial secretary, Roscoe c. lc
Gale; treasurer, William ]. Haines; q
chaplain, Nathan Miller. all of Mount d
Holly; master-at-arms, H. r. Snyder, of Q
Marlton; assistant master-at-arms, Will '
liam Fowler, of Marlton; inside guard, '
Allen Gladfelter; outside guard, William
J. Clark, of Mount Holly. II
An audience that taxed the capacity
of the hiph school auditOrium was Dres- (