The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-08-22

W GnelT tuOrIS Is Gne 1CJle Town IHueDteu
for the prominent position it now holds.
The music of the New Egypt band an
nounced that the festivities were on, and
it was not long before the crowd was on
its way to the ball ground where there
was to be game between Hightstown
and New Egypt This was the first dis
appointment of the day, for Hightstown
won the game by the score of to O..
However, little thing like that was not
to be allowed to dampen the enthusiasm
of the day, and Manager Thompson got
the band to play Good times coming, "
and "There'll be hot time to night" and
everybody got in good humor.
In the afternoon the two clubs again
met and this time the New Egypt team
was the victor, score to g. Then the
people left the ball field and went around
to the different points of interest, and
there were many of them, for the citizens
had We'd with each other in the effort to
have the finest decorations.
At $50 large crowd gathered at the
depot to greet Governor Stokes. who was
to be present as the invited guest of Sena-
tor George L. Shinn and his wife. There
was no disappointment, and when the
train drew into the station the Governor
stepped from the car and was saluted
with hearty cheers and the mnsic of the
band. He was driven to the residence of
Senator Shinn, where dinner awaited him.
Quarter past eight was the time fixed
for the carnival, but long before that hour
the banks of Oakford lake were lined with
people anxious for the event to begin.
There were fully $500 persons in attend
ance and the preparations made for a
large crowd were none too ample.
Walter Cottrell had been chosen Com
modore for this occasion and he marshaled
his fleet at the upper end of the lake.
Promptly on the time set he fired his gun
and the fleet moved They were towed to
the judges stand by a naptha launch,
passing the stand twice. All along the
line the boats were greeted with cheers.
And the reception was warranted, for a
prettier sight was never before witnessed
on the pretty little stream. There were
% boats in the procession and each one
bore evidence of great care and attention
in preparing for the event.
The judges were Fred. B.Appleget. editor
of the Hightstown Gazette, William H
Heisler, of Pemberton, President of the
Manufacturers National Bank. Philadel-
phia, and Joseph G. Kingdom, editor of
The News. With so many beautiful dec
orations before them, all worthy of notice,
the judges were compelled to request
the fleet to pass twice in review before
deciding. When the awards were finally
announced the old idea of misfortune
resting in any one number was swept
away for No. 10 took first prize. The
second choice fell to No. /, the naptha
launch of W. CYAN Horn, while No. Z, the
boat belonging to Henry Barry, of the
American House, took third prize. The
prizes were: First, silver loving cup;
CLOCK; third, vase
The boat which took the first hossr was
a large fiat composed of two rowboats
Joined together, wide platform being
placed on them. 1t was brightly illu
minated by a number of Chinese lanterns
which displayed all of its artistic beauty
to great advantage. The float was named
the Constitution, and was symbohcal
On the bow of the float
were Wisdom, represented by Miss Carnie,
of Jersey City; Law, Miss Minnie Parkus,
of New York; Justice, Miss Lottie Davis.
of New Egypt. Each young lady was at
tired in white and held symbol of the
part she was taking. In the center of the
float were George Edwards, of Jersey
City, and Carl Hanna, of New Egypt, who
represented the phantom ferrymen, sur
rounded by fairies, Misses Cora Michaels.
Marguerite Koehler, Julia jackson, New
York, and Adele Smith, of Trenton. In
the stern of the float stood Mrs Harry L.
Jauss, of New York, supporting large
stacks of corn and other products.
representing the Goddess of corn
and harvest. The persons to whom
the credit of this display belongs
are boarders at Shady Grove Farm, the
summer resort of Mrs William T. Brown,
whose daughters conceived and carried to
completion the plan which resulted in
securing the first Drize
The winner of the second prize was a
naptha launch-The Mayflower-and it
was somewhat difficult to decide between
1t and the Constitution, so artistic were
the adornments. The boat is the property
of William G. Van Horn, and to him and
his wife belong the credit for the decora-
TONS The body of the launch was cover
ed with white cheese cloth. Frames made
in the shape of stars hung from all parts
of the boat and each star was composed of
carnations, 600 of which were used.
Under the large stars hung Liberty bells
made of white satin paper, and large
Chinese lanterns gave brilliant effect.
In addition to these lights bicycle lamps
were placed in various parts of the boat
which'was marvel of light and bright
ness. In the boat were three ladies and
one gentleman all attired in white.
The boat which took the third prize was
a rowboat with a single occupant. The
decorations were beautiful festoons of
w ita nuar orohoo from, +ha oon4or ~
which hung a white Liberty bell. Around
the arches were Chinese lanterns, while
on the sides of the boat were smaller Ian.
terms giving the effect of electric lights
While these three boats were decided tC
be most worthy of recognition the Others
were beautiful. There was not single
one that did not call forth expressions Of
delight and in announcing the decision Of
the judges the speaker voiced the regret
of all that there was not prize for all
who had done so much to make the oc
casiou a success. While the number OIL
boats in line was not as large as has beer
witnessed in the carnivals at Asbury Park
that noted resort has never witnessed any
thing more beautiful, for while that place
has had many that secured only passing
notice, there was not one in the New
Egypt carnival that was not worthy Of
honorable mention. 1t may be said hert
that more attention should be given to thu
matter of light on the boats, for there
were several that bore evidence of having
required time and attention in their prep
aration, but as they were not sufficiently
Illuminated the judges were not able tt
rat a rood x;auy re tho danorotiono