The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-05-16
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I, Aquatic Notes.
Edward Hack is looking for some heav,
y timber that will be suitable for making re
pairs to his wharf.
d Mount Holly anglers have been catch
}. Ing some large catfish at Centreton an(
!. near by points during the past week.
v Finding that the craze has become 81
popular, Edward Hack has been obliged
to purchase five canoes to meet the de
!. mands made upon him. He expects Il
have all of them In use by the end of THU
week.
q A Philadelphia photographer, accom-
panied by his wife, who spent Sunday IN
canoe on the upper creek, said that Of
all the views he took, the best was that
which included the bungalow of the Early
Risers' Club
George Latta, of Burlington, will re
move his yacht from Toms River this
week to the Delaware river, and dock the
boat at the wharf of the Oneida Boat
Club, for use of himself and family dur.
ing the present season.
Frank Petit, member of the Mohican
Boat Club, of Florence, is the first mem
Der of that organization to take a life
partner. On Friday evening the bride
! and groom were visited by friends who
J left presents of silver.
Through the volunteer work on the part
of a number of canoe owners, many
distractions have been removed from the
upper creek. giving pretty clear course
to Pemberton, above which point it is
more difficult to navigate.
! The season for pike and bass will open
next Saturday, when some Mount Holly
anglers expect to be up at the peep of
day to try their luck at some of the
streams in this section which have been
stocked with these game fish.
/ William H Dobbins and Oliver G. Bill
lings declare that If they go fishing early
on the morning of Memorial day they
will take life preservers along. not hav-
ing forgotten what occurred to them when
the old soldiers celebrated year ago.
Representatives of the legal and medi-
cal professions were strollers among those
who visited the mill dam on Sunday. At
that point many people enjoyed lunch
during the day, and watched the bathers
disporting themselves in the pool below
the dam.
1t is estimated that oyer 100 persons
were boating on the upper Rancocas creek
on Sunday. Among the number were in
cluded sixteen from Germantown, Pa,
with visitors from Merchantville, Moores-
town and other places Some of the la
dies returned to Hacks wharf with beau
tifully colored blossoms, ferns and other
plants which they had gathered along the
stream.
That canoeing is sport which appeals
strongly to some people, may be inferred
from the fact that late on Saturday night
a gentleman called at Edward Hacks
boat house to rent canoe for use on
Sunday. Being disappointed to learn that
he could not secure one for that day, the
stranger was bound to have trip up the
creek anyway. AS canoe was available
at that hour, he started out at II O'Clock |
and padded by moonlight until the peep
Of day.
Complaint has been made to James s. |
Hume, superintendent of the Mount Hol- |
ly Water Company, of the presence of
dump cart in the upper creek. 1t is To-
Gated at the first high hills, along which |
runs the road to Smithville and belongs to
Fred Schrayshuen, being the only surviv-
or of team that slipped off an embank-
ment on Thursday. when horse and the
vehicle tumbled into the water Since
that time several canoes have heen injured |
by striking the derelict at night, and &C.
cupants of other boats have had narrow
escapes, as the obstruction Is getting COW
cred with rubbish. Mr. Hulme promised
to give the matter his attention.
As soon as he can find time to begin the
work, Edward Hack will extend to double
its capacity one of the boat houses on his
property on Mill street. The limit of space
has been reached for the storing of canoes,
and no more boats of this kind can be
cared for at his wharf until room is made
for their reception. Action on the part
of certain canoeists may result In de-
mand being made upon them for an In
crease over the present rates charged for
storing their boats. Mr.. Hack reports that
he has not only suffered a loss in receipts
from his feet of row boats by the presence
of so many canoes, but that this deficit is
made greater by the fact that some owners
have fallen into the habit of loaning their
canoes to friends Persons frequently enter
the boat house, and ask for some par
ticular canoe, stating that they have OBJ
tanned permission to use it from the
owner. but afterward this has been found
to be false. In order to break up this
taken from its rack without written per-
mission first being obtained from the
owner.
Had 1t not been for prompt action taken
on Sunday morning, serious accident
might have occurred. Three Polanders,
living on Green street, together with three
of their children, whose ages range from
II to IA years, hired boat at Hacks
wharf. 1t was not then noticed that the
men were under the influence of liquor.
One fellow secured the boat and took on
the others a short distance from the land
ing. 1t then became apparent that the
men had been drinking too much. In at
tempting to row all the success they made
was to run into the bank on either side of
the stream. This was regarded as sport by
the occupants, but the situation changed
to one of alarm when one fellow began to
rock the boat, which came near taking in
water. Ladies and gentlemen standing
on the wharf thought that tragedy was
about to occur. and warnings were shouted
to the foolish men. AS these were not
needed, Mr.. Hack jumped fence, ran
along the raceway and ordered that the
girls be put on shore. This was done
amid storm of abuse, and then com
mand to return the boat to the wharf was
complied with. There was no attempt
then to conceal protruding whiskey bot
ties that were hidden when the party
started out.
Personal.
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