The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-03
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New Epvpt,s Carnival.

| The very best weather that could be ex
pected was enjoyed on Thursday. and the
people of New Egypt were thankful. Fol
it was the day of days for them. The car.
nival, which was initiated four years ago
as pastime, has grown into necessity,
and is looked for by the people of the sur
rounding country with an eagerness that
is intense.
Each year this event has grown to such
proportions that 1t looks like a big under
taking to handle, but so successful have
the promoters been, and so we'll acquaint-
ed have they become with all the work.
ings of the affair, that it is no trouble
whatever to arrange the details and carry
them out.
From the time the sun arose the people
began to stir around, and by the time the
first game of base ball was to be played,
there was a large crowd present. The
game was between New Egypt and
Hightstown. 1t was well played and hot
ly contested. New Egypt won, the score
being 2 to 1. After the game the specta-
tors wandered around taking In the many
amusements offered them.
Crowds came to the town in carriages
and other vehicles, but the afternoon trains
brought the great volume of visitors, and
by the time the cars were unloaded there
was wonderment where the folks were
going to be put. But New Egypt people
were not dismayed and every visitor was
well provided for.
The afternoon speciality was game of
baseball between New Egypt and Mount
Holly. The latter had strengthened its
field, but the pitcher on whom Manager
Lamb had depended did not appear A
young man who had officiated In other
games was on the ground and consented
to act. New Egypt had in the box Lief
ty" Craig, young man who is said to be
on the waiting bench for the Athletics. If
what he did on Thursday was his best,
there is little wonder that he is waiting.
Mount Holly won the game by the score
of to 3.
The carnival, however, was what the
visitors wanted to see, and long before
the time set for the boats to start, there
was a crowd of people on the shores of
the lake which gave the impression that
the towns within a radius of twenty miles
had been deserted.
There was no complaining on any &C
count. During the wait for the boats to
start the bands discoursed good music and
the people on the stands sang popular
tunes. At $50 the signal was given for
the start. The boats, however, did not
come down the lake as quickly as on for
mer occasions and messenger was sent
to discover the cause. He returned with
the statement that the plantation Float, y
prepared by Shady Grove house, had up
set. The occupants we're all thrown into
the lake, but fortunately the mishap oc-
CURED at point where the water was moi
deep, and beyond wetting and the tax
| ing of the float from the parade nothing
serious happened. 1t was great disap
pointment, however, that the float was
not able to participate. as it was beauti
fully arranged and would have added
much to the carnival.
The boats passed in review before the
| judges stand three times before the
judges could come to definite conclusions
on placing the awards. The boats al
had been devoted to them, and they were
certainly handsome sight.
The judges were DR.. G.. E. Titus ant
wife, Hightgtown; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
l. Berry, Merchantville; Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph G. Kingdom, Mount Holly. The
prizes were all beautiful and were nearly
of an equal value. so that each recipien
got something that adequately repaid fo
all trouble. The unfortunate float thai
toppled over into the lake was given {
prize.
The committee In charge of the affai
are entitled to great praise for the name
In which they carried the carnival to sue
cessful completion. Superintendent Bur
tbs, Of the Union Transportation Com
pany, had his hands full In endeavorinl
to carry the people He succeeded ad
mirably. The only thing that happened
was what could not be avoided, the train
were not all on time, but the crowd whicl
used them was SO far beyond the expecta
ton of those in charge that it was almos
wonder that the trains could run at a
And even at that the crowd was jolly
S good-natured assemblage, and they di
I not growl once.
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