The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-10-08
Annatic Notes.

Aquatic NOLeS.
Several canoeists started out bright and
early on Sunday morning, and while up
the creek succeeded in gathering quite
few chestnuts.
The largest pike caught at the mill dam
during the past week was landed by Brad
ford Herbert. 1t was "a inches long and
weighed over three pounds.
A short time since seventy pike were
caught in one day in the pool below the
dam at Eayrestown. The fish came up
the creek on the high tide caused by a
storm.
A large coveY of quail, a number Of
squirrels, rabbit and two ducks com.
prise an assortment of game that was
seen by canoeists on Charley's island Sun
day morning.
The warm weather last week revived
business at Edward Hacks wharf, where
boats were hired by many people who de
sired to see the beautifully tinted foliage
to be found on the upper creek.
While preparing to return home from
Fishers dam on Thursday afternoon,
Mount Holly angler had the misfortune
to lose one joint of valuable bamboo
rod that contained agate runners.
Taking advantage of the fine weather
on Saturday afternoon, Miss Alice Kent
Stoddard, an accomplished artist and
daughter of Rev. James Stoddard, went
up the creek and painted very pretty
landscape scene.
Byron Webster and Eugene Evans, of
Riverside, have almost completed the
construction of a unique canoe. 1t is
made of the most diverse materials and
construction, and yet 1t is shapely and re-
sembles an Esquimaux canoe in some par.
ticulars.
On arriving at the Charles street boat
landing at o'clock on Sunday morning,
Game Warden Morton, who had planned
to watch for gunners, found that there
was not enough water in the creek to GET
out with his launch, so he shifted his op
erations to Florence.
During the past week large tree fel
into the upper creek from the embark
ment opposite CharleY's island, which Il
dangerous to those boating after dark. l
is supposed to have been undermined b,
muskrats, which have made repairs ne
cessary to Durand's embankment alon,
the racewaY.
On Thursday James Cole, of Chairville
awell known angler, trolled from Vincen
town to Fishers dam and only caugh
one pike. He said he knew he woul,
not have any luck when he started, as b
can tell by the smell of the atmospher
when pike won't bite. The day befor
he landed nine fine ones.
Miss Hannah A Moore and her brother
Lorenzo, after spending three weeks a
their former home in North Carolina, re
turned to Mount Holly last week. Mis-
Moore, who Is an enthusiastic canoeist
at once sought the pleasures of the uppe
creek, declaring it to be the most beautl
full stream of water she had seen durin
her absence.
While cunning down the creek for RAJ
birds. last week, George Smith, of Waite
street, Mount Holly, found on the marshe
} at the forks new canoe. The boat cor
tained FIVE blankets, tent, complete camp
ing outfit, cooking utensils, dishes, etc
Such find as this might indicate that tn
. occupant of the canoe had been drowned
AS no inquiry in that section, it has bee
ascertained, has been made for such a loss
Mr.. Smith is holding the property in cas-
the owner might claim it.
1, While pleasuring up the creek in a CO
noe day or two since, Harry N. Warne
and Walter G. COUNSEL met with an ur
expected mishap They were watchin
a squirrel overhead, which made a mi:
take In calculating the distance when
attempted to jump from one tree to ar
other and fell into the creek The me
reached pretty well out to catch the AM
NAL, which caused their canoe to upse
and Its occupants were thrown into til
water. While fishing short time sine
Mr.. Warner had the misfortune to dro
his watch overheard for the second time
and now 1t lies at the bottom of the cree
In front of the Early Risers' bungalow.