The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-09-28

| Michael Cary, of Mt Laurel township,
has adopted most unique method Of col
lecting claim of $141 so against the Cam
den and Suburban Railroad company. Mr..
Cary claims the above amount of damages
because one of his mules was recently
killed by reason of being frightened at a
trolley car on the Moorestown turnpike.
AS the corporation refused to pay for
the animal Mr.. Cary consulted ex-Judge
Howard Carlow, of Camden, as to his
rights on the Moorestown turnpike. He
was informed that if he paid his toll and
kept to the right he had even a better
license to use the road than the trolley
company. Not being able to get any
money for his dead mule, Mr.. Cary de-
cided to have revenge, and some fun at
the same time, at the expense of the cor
poration, although his novel method OF
doing SO proved rather annoying to the
residents of Merchantville Wednesday
morning.
Just as trolley car was about to leave
Merchsntville Wednesday morning, with
Mr.. Cary and ex-Judge Carrow as two of
the passengers, a shelving loaded with
hay was driven on the tracks in front of
the car by one of the fsrmhands of Mr..
Cary. The Moorestown turnpike con-
meets Merchantville and Camden and the
driver of the hay shelving, having paid
his toll, could not be driven off the thor
oughfare until the latter place was reached.
And he held his ground until the east
bank of Cooper's creek was reached. The
loaded hay shelving was driven from Mer-
chantville to Camden at snail's pace, and
the trolley car could 90 no faster. 1t took
nearly an hour to make the trip, and by
the time Camden was reached there were
half dozen cars behind the wagon, and
man could easily walk much faster than
they we're moving. The motormen, con-
ductoTs and some of the passengers were
indignant, but many of the riders sided
with Farmer Cary when they learned the
reason for the blockade, and they bore
the inconvenience to which they were
subjected with patience
Two constables who attempted to lead
the team from the track were warned by
Farmer Cary to leave the mules alone and
they promptly desisted, when informed
that the owner of the outfit had paid his
toll and was entitled to drive upon the
turnpike wherever he pleased so long as
he kept to the right.
Finally when Camden was reached the
driver of the hay shelving pulled out of
the car tracks and he gave everybody the
laugh as the crowded trolley cars hurried
by in procession so as to land their pas
sengers at their destinations as soon as
possible. Farmer Cary says he will pur-
sue the same tactics to block travel every
day until the trolley company pays his
claim for damages, and many Merchant
vile residents are contemplating walking
to Camden for the present to avoid any
delay.
He repeated the performance again Sat-
urday. One of Cary's big wagons, heavi-
ly loaded, took the tracks at Cooper's
creek bridge, and started slowly for Mer-
chantyille. The team, although keeping
to the right, was ABOUT inches on the
track, the rails being laid well over on
the right. Gongs were sounded and all
kinds of threats made, but the driver OF
the team, acting under orders from Cary,
never finched, and when they pulled
from the tracks at Merchantville more
than half OF the cars on this line were in
the procession. Among the passengers
was Judge Garrison. Mr.. Cary says he
is sorry to 80 inconvenience the travelling
public, but says he has rights and will
assert them.