The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-04-03


Al Mayor E. HI. Flagg, Of Rivertor
who is candidate for the Republica
nomination for Sheriff, was in Noun
Holly, yesterday, looking after hi
fences in the neighborhood.
} Special holy week services will
held in the First Baptist church Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Frida,
evenings Of this week under the aus
pices of the Baptist Young People
1 Union.
The members Of Bright Star Lodge
Shepherds of Bethlehem, are request
ed to be present at the next meeting
which will be on Monday evening. Ii
addition to business of importance th'
monthly social supper will be served.
| The first Sunday in May has beer
designated by the State Firemen's As
ISOLATION as "Firemen's memoria
day" The Northampton fire depart
ment has been invited to attend ser
vices in st. Andrews church tina
evening.
On the 18th of this month tea will
be served in the Public Library, or
Murrell steeet, from three until iv'
o'clock. Sarah B. Askew, of Trenton
win give talk and the charter ant
otherpropertyof the Bridgetown library
will be exhibited.
The next meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association will be held in
the high school auditorium on Thurs
day evening Of next week. Instead Of
having one speaker for the evening
there will be ten-minute papers on in
teresting subjects read by five differ
ent persons.
Sir John Stainer's beautiful and inn
pressive cantata, 1.-THE Crucifxion,'
will be sung by an augmented choir in
st. Andrews church, on Friday even
ing. at alf-past seven o'clock. A cor
dial invitation Ia extended to the pub
lie to be present and hear this beauti-
full production.
Union Fire Company had hurry
call yesterday afternoon. A building
on the lot at the residence of Holmes
Howe, on Branch street, was burned.
1t was originally chicken house but
had been used as Toulouse. There
were several small articles in the place,
all Of which were destroyed.
A meeting OF Mount Holly branch
of the Red Cross Association was held
last evening and very encouraging
reports were made. Various commit
tees were appointed and there were
about IS additional names placed on
the roll. The total enrolment in the
association is 2O4. There were over a
hundred persons present at the meet
ing last evening.
The Metropolitan band. Of which ].
Gilbert Irons is leader, will give con-
cert in the Auditorium, Burlington. on
Monday night, April 10Th, for the
benefit OF the Burlington County Hos
pital. ]. p. L. Eckman, of Mount
Holly, will be one Of the soloists.
Tickets are on sale at Dubell's drug
store, or can be obtained from any of
the hospital managers.
A two-story frame dwelling house,
the property Of John Worth. situate
near 'Bucto, was destroyed by fire, be-
tween nine and ten o'clock, last even
ing. The house has not been occupied
for some time and there is no doubt
the fire was of incendiary origin. For
tunately there were not any other
buildings near that could be burned.
A barn on this same property was
burned about month ago.
Saturday OF next week will be the
date for the annual anniversary at
Dubslls Pharmacy. This has come
to be an event that is looked forward
to every year with great pleasure and
the present time Is no exception as
customers Of the store have been in
quiring when the anniversary will take
place. Mr.. Dubell will have an an
in The News and he will
present some attractions that will GER
tainly be worth waiting for.
Next Tuesday the Presbytery of
will hold its annual Spring
meeting in the Mount Holly Presby-
terrain church. This is a very import
ant meeting as business of some inn
portance will be transacted. Commits
sioners to the General Assembly which
is to DO held in Dallas, Texas. will be
elected. The Synodical committee Of
the Presbytery will meet here on Mon
day evening prior to the meeting of
Presbytery. Some seventy-five dele
gates, ministers and elders will be
present.
The Woman's Foreign Society of the
Presbytery of Monmouth will hold its
annual all day session next Thursday
beginning at 9.45 o'clock in the Pres
bvterian church. An interesting pro-
gram is announced and all are invited
to enjoy the session. B. Carter Milf |
ken, Of the Foreign board, and DIR. |
Annie Young. Of India, will address the
Society. Mr.. Milliken is educational
secretary of the board of Foreign Mis-
sions, and DR.. Young has seen hard
service in India They will be worth
hearing and you cannot afford to miss
their messages.
Easter Greeting cards and Post
Cards. L. s. Boyce, Stationer.