The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-10-12
A successfuI Exhibition.

! The weather was never more favoraol
than that enjoyed at the Mount Holl
Fair last week. Everything seemed t.
favor the enterprise. and the exhibits wer
better and In larger numbers than eve
before. All space was taken. and thos
who bought privileges did thriving bust
ness. Right at the start money began t.
drop into the associations treasury, ans
this was the case with all who had deal
ings at the fair. The moral atmosphere
Of the fair was good, there being tota
absence of the gambling SO noticeable {
year ago. The character of the shows
along the midway was also good. ant
some other Objectionable features of for
mer fairs were eliminated. The vaudeville
attractions were pleasing, and the races
were exciting and enjoyable. Good order
was maintained and there were very few
arrests. Benaiah P. Wills, president and
secretary, is receiving many tiattering al
lusions to the great success which he
made Of the fair of 1909.
Walter Voorhees,, of Lumberton, was
awarded silver cup for the best white
Wyandotte pullets in the show.
The Orchard Poultry Pen Of Lumber
ton, was awarded the first, second, third,
fourth and fifth premiums for Rhode Is
land pulIets.
Other exhibitors in the poultry building
were Alexander Forbes, Mount Holly,
Orpingtons; N. ]. Temple, Posopson, Pa.
white Cochins, Black Spanish, Hou
dams, Indian games, light and dark
Brahmas, buff and partridge cochins
and Orpingtons, Forest Lake Poultry
Farms, Browns Mills, ducks and geese;
W. V. Fischer, Media, Pa. buff Orping-
tons; Chestnut Hill Poultry Yards,
barred Plymouth Rocks; Elmer @. Stew
enson, Burnton, ducks and geese;
Horace G. Smith, Port Monmouth, N. j.
golden Wyandottes; ]. W. Morrell,
Chadd's Ford, Pa, was awarded the prize
incubator for the best Plymouth Rock
pullets In the show. Il. E. Cole, Trenton,
was awarded silver cup for the best
Rhode Island red cockerel. The Chest
nut Hill Poultry Farm was awarded
the $25 silver cup for the best barred
Plymouth Rock cockerel.
Kirk & Speakman, Wilmington, Del,
silver Wyandottes; Horace S. Smith,
Port Monmouth, Nj. golden Wyandottes;
Willard r. Greenwald, Lumberon, Leg
horns; John Hagaman. Toms River. Wyan-
dottes; George II. Hustled, Bridgeton,
Hamburga; W. S. Wright, Winslow, N.
]. white Plymouth Rocks; Mrs. Isaiah
W. Prickitt, Medford. partridge coch.
ms; George Carr, Lakehurst. game
cocks and hens; Richard Edgar, South
Bethlehem. Pa. Japanese bantams,
bearded white bantams, Poliah and white
do; Charles Fraser, Marlton, Leghorns,
Orpingtons, and a collection of high class
fantails; Arthur A. Hunter, Merchant
vile, Rhode Island Reds and ducks; J.
S. Miller, Allentown, Pa. golden and
silver Seabrights and rosecombs; Davis
Hand, Plainfield, N. ]. Orpingtons; B.
G. Elliott, Scotch Plains, N. j. Leghorns
and Orpingtons; Ida NJ. Moore, Chadd's
Ford Pa. partridge cochins and Ply
mouth Rocks; John A. Reed, Bristol Pa.
Rhode Island reds and Indian games; W.
Burtis Pew, Mount Holly, frizzle pullet;
j. G. Darlington, Media, Pa. red game
bantams brown, red and golden duck
wings. Fl. H. Haines, Phillipsburg, Pa.
game and cochin bantams; Harry W.
Britton, Moorestown, Wyandottes, Leg
horns, Rhode Island reds. black Japanese
bantams and Plymouth Rocks; Joseph
TaulnV Ff Hn1l1 OF ri,
Mrs. ]. A. Southwick, Mount Holly,
ducks and brakes; william j. Barry,
Moorestown black cochins; W. S. Gale,
Mount Holly. barred Plymouth Rocks;
William Sherman, Mount Holly, Orping-
tons and Indian games; Charles Coate,
Medford. Muscovy drake; Charles 81.
Hitler, Burlington, Wyandottes.
Horses for general utility were shown
by George G. Worthington, Philadel-
phia; Benjamin M. Haines, Moorestown;
Harvey d. Lippincott, Moorestown;
Samuel R. Gilbert, Burlington; W. S.
Bullock, Columbus Richard W. Wills,
Hornerstown; S. F. Coles. Merchant
Vile; Asa Roberts, Moorestown; Joseph
E. Roberts, Rancocas; Harvey M. Rob
erts. Moorestown; Mordecai S. Haines,
Rancocas; Joseph Haines, Burlington;
NJ. e. Std, Jobstown; Thomas L. Quig
ley. Mount Holly; John G. Stuart, Bever-
ly; A. F. Bradley, Mount Holly; John L.
Warren, Rancocas; D. Budd Jones, Vim
centown; Edwin Rogers. Medford;
George G.. Dennis, Mount Holly;
Thomas F. Hickey, Trenton; D. J.
Wright. Allentown; Edward G. Leeds,
Woodbury.; A. V. R. Coe. Cinnaminson;
Willard H. Rogers, Mount Holly;
Charles Stiles, Philadelphia; Benajah P.
Wills, Mount Holly; Andrew Taylor,
Mount Holly
In the live stock building there was
fairly good exhibit. David Garrett, of
Chester county, Pa. showed Holstein
cattle and Chester county and Berkshire
hogs; F. e. Stoves, Glen's Falls, Ayr
shire and Holstei1 cattle; ]. c. Stuart,
Beverly, Ayrshire and Guernsey cattle;
Aaron 81. Burtis, Mount Holly; Hol-
stems; William J. Mcfarland, Mount
Holly. herd of Jerseys; George o.
Morris, Mount Holly, Guernseys; Harry
v. Fort, Columbus, Guernseys;, JERSEYS,
Holsteins and Durhams; Shorb Brothers.
Utica, N. Y. Jersey Reds, Poland China
and Yorkshire swine; George S. Danz,
Columbus, Jersey Red swine; G. j.
Campbell, Oberlin, Ohio, sheep of the
Soutbdown, Hampshiredown, Shrop
shire and Merino varieties. George W.
Borden, Jobstown, Southdowns.
The principal exhibitors of wagons and
carriages were Judson Gaskill. Mount
Holly, G. 7. Woolston, Riverton, Harry
Norcross, Mount Holly, George Wolf, Med
ford, John W. Archer, Mount Holly,
John Craft, Burlington, Frink and Co.
Philadelphia. John Worlin, Mount
Holly, had an exhibit of harness.
In the main building the principal ex
hibitors of apples were Albert and Amos
Hansell, of Rancoeas. Charles B. Hornor,
Mount Holly, John W. aud Clarence Fl.
Adams, Burlington, George S. Danz. of
Columbus, had fine display of vegeta-
Bles.
Lewis Yerkes, of Lewistown, had a
fine display of farm implements such
as the Acorn planter. corn shelter, On
tario drill, gasoline engines, Eureka
two-row potato planter, Aspinwall
planter, Hoover potato digger, Success
manure spreader, gang pillow.
Charles A. King. of Mount Holly also
had his usual fine display of all sorts of
agricultural Implements. Charles Wit
craft, Fellowship, had display Of grain
drills.
The exhibit of the products of the
Standard OIL Co., in large tent near the
main building attracted considerable
attention.