The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1896-08-04


The 102d birthday anniversary of
Christianna French, said to be the oldest
woman in Burlington county. was cele-
brated on Saturday. Several generations
gathered about the venerable woman at
her home in West Mooresto wn, and she
appeared to enjoy the event.
While returning from a funeral with
the hearse, last Monday, H. A. Rambo's
horses took fright and became unmanage-
able. To avoid collision with carriage
load of ladies. the driver, Aaron Mat
lack, turned the horses into the sidewalk
where the hearse struck an awning post
in front of the Moorestown cash grocery
store. Some little damage was done but
the horses were stopped. Had it not been
for Mr.. Matlack's rare presence of mind
several ladies would undoubtedly have
been seriously injured.
The second annual tennis fete aud tour
nament of the Moorestown Field Club
was given on Saturday on their grounds
here. Clubs we're present from Beverly,
Camden, Haddonfield, Merchantville, Riv-
erton and Woodbury.. Among the events
were ladies' doubles, mixed doubles,
mems doubles. mems singles, which were
followed by progressive game. The
grounds were prettily Illuminated at night
and an orchestra furnished music.
The members of George Fl. Barrett
Camp. No. "a, Sons of Veterans, of this
town, have originated movement which
will In few years become universal with
the Sons of Veterans. This camp, in con-
junction with the camp at Riverside and
Mount Holly, will go into camp at River
side the first week in September. The
strictest military discipline will be en-
forced The boys will be given their first
taste Of camp life. The affair will be con-
Quoted on the principle of the national
guard encampments.
At the regular Meeting of the town.
ship committee, last week, the question
of granting privileges to bicyclers was
considered. George M. Wells appeared
for the wheelmen and presented petit
ton asking that a number of amend
ments be made to the present ordinance
The petition was signed by $50 bicyclists.
After hearing all sides and considering
the many different aspects of the case.
the committee refused to make the pro-
posed amendments. They showed where
the wheelmen were unreasonable in their
demands, and in view of the disastrous
results of trying to asquiesce to their
wishes in the past, did not feel that it
would be justice to the taxpayers to com
plicate the question by adopting the
amendments, and thus throwing them
selves open to the possibility of further
damage suits. The present ordinance was
drawn up at the dictation OF the wheel
men in a manner that would preclude
legal complications. The ordinance is the
most liberal and allows the Wheeluen
more privileges than any now In force in
the state. In most other towns of this
size the wheelmen are denied the privi-
lege of the sidewalks at all times, while
here they are allowed to use them with
the exception of nights and Sundays with
in the built-up portion, while outside of
those limits they are allowed to use the
paths at all times. The committee made
an investigation into the alleged unwar-
ranted arrests by the police few Sun
days ago, and the evidence they secured
showed that no arrests had been made
outside the regularly prescribed town
limits.
While the ordinance covers the entire
township, the committee has instructed
the police to enforce it only within the
boundary of the following: The toll gate
on the east, the Elbow lane on the west,
Hooten's bridge on the south. and J. S.
Perrine's and the A. M. E. Church on the
north. 1t was also ordered that large
signs be painted and. erected at these
points warning wheelmen of the ordi-
nance.