The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-07-30

ed by the warm rays of the sun. All out |
door games that could be thought of were
put into practicewhich helped to make time
pass pleasantly. In addition to the regu-
lar scholars the number was swelled by a
large party of the Bedford Mission children
attending. At noon the tables were spread
with dainty and substantial edibles which
in the children's eyes was the main fea-
ture of the days outing. The youngsters
did full justice to the good things set be-
fore them which tasted better after work
ing up an appetite by a mornings romp
helped by the fresh air of the woods Play
resumed after dinner and was kept up un-
til halt was called late in the afternoon
when lemonade and cake were distributed
just before the shades of night had fallen
the wagons had arrived at the woods and
the journey home begun. Every one ar
rived home In happy frame of mind.
The choir boys of St. Marys P. E,
Church left yesterday morning for Tuck
erton, where they will spend the week.
There were about twenty in number
The annual picnic of the Aged Women's
Home will be given to the old ladies and
their frieuds by G. E. Atkinson on Wed
nesday. P. L. Vandegrift will furnish
the wagons which will take the old ladies
out to Mr.. Allinson's farm in this town
ship.
When bathing at Loeb Arbor few days
ago, Rev. A. L. Longley swan out to the
rescue of fellow bather who had been
caught In seapuss. Mr. Longley was
himself in an exhausted condition and
was caught by seapuss, and could not
make his way back to shore The guards
on the beach saw the predicament, how
ever, and went quickly to his aid with a
boat. Both men were pretty well tired out
when the boat reached them, but no SER
ious results accompanied their rescue.
Rev. A. L. Longley is well and favorably
known to many in Burlington, where he
was at one time curate on ST. Mary's par.
ish.
Swooping down upon a band of gypsies
the police Thursday night corralled the
band in the Factory Woods. Complaints
against the tribe had been coming in
thick and fast by telephone as soon as
the wanderers had made their appear.
ance in that neighborhood Wednesday
afternoon. Day Patrolman Marter re-
sponded to one call during the afternoon
and moved the band from the Salem
road to the Factory Woods. At night
fall more alarms were sent into the police
headquarters from farmers and others liv-
ing near the woods who feared raids upon
their crops and property. Police Captain
Shumard and Patrolmen Gusrang and Nc
Cormick were dispatched to the woods in
the city police patrol They found things
quiet at the gypsy camp and no arrests
were made upon the promise of the leader
to move his band from the city immediate
ly. The tribe broke camp and passed
through town with train of seven or
eight wagons which were filed with
CulldTen OF all ages.
In the "wee sma' hours" Wednesday
morning robbers were abroad on High
street and that they did not finish their
purpose is due to the timely awakening of
Mrs. Mary Heisler and searching eye of
Jack" Phillips, a north High street
barber. Mrs. Heisler, having been awak-
ened from sound sleep by noises of a
drunk in front of her house when arrested
was not able to get to sleep for long
time after it had grown quiet The sound
OF voices in front of the house caused her
to go to the window where she looked out
and saw two men standing on the pave
ment. MIR. Phillips had also been
awakened by the inebriate and had dressed
and went to the front of his shop, where he
stood for some time, when his attention
was attracted by the movement of two
men on the opposite side of the street.
He saw the men cross over and stand in
front of Mrs. Heisler's house, and in or
der to get better view of what the men
were doing he went out into the alley along
side of his shop where he could plainly
see and hear the men. Mrs. Heisler and
Jack" both heard the men say: "This
place is all right; we can find something
here" And with this sentence they
started to raise the outside door to the
cellar in which Alfred Baylis stores
vegetables and fruit. Just as they had
gotten the door opened Mr.. Phillips, with
pistol In either hand, started out of the
alley after the would-be burglars, but it
was not for him to make sensational
capture as the men had heard the gate to
the alley creak as Mr.. Philips opened it,
and they started ON a run for Delaware
avenue, turning west when they disap-
peared in the gloom with their identities
unknown to either Mrs. Heisler or MIR.
Philips. 1t is thought that they were a
couples of hoboes who were after some.
thing to eat from Mr.. Baylis' store of
goods.