The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-10-15
FAIR NOTES

During the $50 trot, on Friday, Thomas
mcfarland, of Burlington, was fined $25
for foul driving aud was sent to the rear.
He had narrow escape from being sus-
pended.
The management made a hit with its
double balloon ascensions each day. Some
OF the descents were made right In front
OF the grand stand, and they were of de-
cided interest to the spectators.
DR.. ]. B. Kuhns, of Dover, Delaware.
who was starter at the fair, did not have
the liking of many of the horsemep, who
were better pleased with Judge Allen.
who ofiiciated in that capacity last year.
Fred B. Shreve, of Philadelphia, for
merly of Mount Holly, was the official
announcer at the fair, and he rendered
valuable assistance to DR.. Kuhns, the
starter. Mr.. Shreve is said to be one of
the best posted horsemen in the country.
The racing judges were Fred B. Shreve,
of Philadelphia; James Fields, of Rights
town; Isaac Norton. of Crosswicks; timers.
Andrew Kelley and Edward A. Atkinson,
Of Columbus, and Clifford Homer. of
New Egypt. Clerk of course, Davis G.
Wells, of Pemberton.
A man on the ground gave Charles La.
Tour, clerk of Northampton township. a
monkey check In payment for a cunning
license. When the discovery was made
the fellow paid the amount Ia cash TO keer
from going to jail. 1t isn't safe to monkey
with Tot that way.
While Media Smell, belonging to vii.
liam Jones, of Medford, was being
warmed up on Wednesday afternoon, the
speedy animal ran into and tore out three
sections of the fence on the back stretch
which put her out Of the racing. Muscles
of fore leg and her breast were badly
torn but she survived the accident.
The high diver, who set fire to himself
and then landed in sea of fame, had q
new man assisting him on Wednesday
and the work did not progress asit should
As consequence the man was burned on
the face aud had his wrist sprained. He
received treatment at the emergency hos.
pital and was soon all right.
The Philadelphia Farmers Supply
Company offered pillow as a prize to the
person who guessed nearest to the mum.
Der of seeds contained In pumpkin. On
Friday afternoon the number was found
to be $50, and the pillow was awarded to
Mrs Charles Nj. Randall, of Cherry street,
Mount Holly, whose guess was sci. The
company's display was In cuarge of George
NJ. Kimble, of Jacksonville.
The silver cup offered by Augustus s
Butterworth, of Philadelphia, to the
horse making the fastest pacing time. was
won by John D., which coveredIthe mile In
2 OS4, equaling the track record. The
animal Is owned by e. s. Osbourne, oil
Liberty, Indiana. A similar cup for the
fastest trOtter, offered by the fair assoeia
ton, was won by E D. NJ, bay gelding
owned by James Bassett, of New York
The time was 2.144.
Samuel Brown, of Mount Holly. showed
fine specimens of his work In taxidermv
In the collection of subjects which BIZ
presented was a deer killed last fall al
Quaker Bridge, near Basto, by Theodore
Simons, of Vincentown In the space
allotted to Mr.. Browns exhibit, was some
thing of interest to ladies. 1t was frame
containing display of aigrettes, entered
by the New Jersey Audubon Society, anC
which was seized by the State Fish anC
Game Commission. These feathers wer,
obtained from insectivorous birds and it Ii
unlawful for ladies to wear them as ha
ornaments.
On Tuesday morning there passed
through town the automobiles of M. War
ner Hargrove and John Davis, of Brown
Mills; George Woodward, Joseph McCul
and Roy Woodward, of Cookstown; Harr,
E. Dubell. DR.. r. II. Parsons, ]. Aquilli
Jones and George D. Worrell, of Noun
Holly; Joseph ]. White. of New Lisbon
w. II Hartman and Joseph o. Jones, o
Pemberton. In their cars were fort,
patients from the county insane asylum
who enjoyed the day at the fair. The,
were In charge of Superintendent G.. Clar
ence Deacon.
| There was no department of the Fai
that did more real work than the emer
| gency hospital, which treated nearly 1Ol
cases during the four days, the mos
serious being that of lady who had q
attack of heart failure and who would IN
doubtedly have died before she coul
have been brought to the town. Their
were other serious cases, but the maiorit
were of minor importance. The idea
having a hospital on the grounds WI
preached by some persons and they wei
told the best thing they could do was
apply to the managers of the Buriingto
County Hospital. This was done and Il
arrangements were soon completed. A
of the medical stan and some of the nurs
were on duty, takiRg turns during eat
day. and all of them were faithful and u
firing 10 their efforts to relieve sufferin
lone Of the first patients was a man Ell
ployed by some OF the exhibitors.