The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-06-03
Aquatic Notes.

Joseph Frake Is using new Old Tow
canoe which arrived last week.
William 9. Wetherill and B. Harold
Wills have purchased Old Town canoes
Eyerette Zelley has received new is
foot Mullen canoe, which is the only ON
of that kind in town.
Several persons interested are trying t,
raise money for the erection Of boa
house at the saw mill basin.
SeventY-fve canoes from Hacks boa
house were in use on the upper creek o,
Memorial day, and fifty were ont on Sun
day.
On June 10th, Edward G. Haines, Cen
treton, expects to put canoe on the up
per creek, to be propelled by gaso
line engine.
While at Evans pond few days sine,
after pike, William W. Bareford, Of Mari
ton, killed white-throated black snak,
five feet long.
Three fishermen who were angling Al
Tomlinson's pond, near Marlton, last
week, each caught fine pike. The three
fish weighed over twelve pounds.
A space about fifty feet square has beer
cleared on Paducah island for the benefit
of aquatics on the upper creek. 1t makes
pleasant spot to stop for luncheon.
Arriving at Hacks wharf on Sunday
after spending the day on the upper creek,
number of canoeists from out of town
brought with them large punches of lau.
rel In bloom.
Some local canoeists had their boats
shipped to Pemberton, New Lisbon and
Browns Mills on Friday and Saturday.
They enjoyed an easy paddle and reached
Mount Holly on Sunday.
In the presence of Game Warden Nor.
ton, on Sunday morning, while in the
racewaY leading to the saw mill basin,
Samuel J. Taylor, who was trolling TO,
pike, caught large bull frog on a spoon
hook.
Camden parties using three canoes left
Mount Holly on Decoration day. They
padded up to Browns Mills and return.
ed ON Sunday The trip was such an en-.
joyable one that they decided to take II
over again soon.
Several parties occupying launches
from Philadelphia spent pleasant time
on the lower creek Memorial day. They
gathered fine lot Of magnolias and shot
several snakes. Fishermen along the shore
reported nothing doing
Members of the Cherokee Canoe Club
of Pemberton. have decided to spend ter
days at the Delaware Water Gap THU
month, to which place they will ship theil
canoes. They will return home by tn,
Delaware river.
Getting into a boat again after he haC
stepped ashore to secure some minnowl
while pike fishing on the upper creek las
week, A. E. Gaskill failed to useI prope
precaution and upset the boat. Harle,
Shemeley fell overheard at the same time
Two ladies from Philadelphia, Will,
boating on the upper creek on Sunday
came near being swept from their cano,
by running into large dead limb tina
protrudes from chestnut tree nea
| Paducah. The obstruction is a dauperou
one and should be removed.
Edward Hack shipped four of his ca
noes to Browns Mills on Saturday for tn
use of DR.. Rodman and party, of Phil
adelphia, who went to the pines on tn
cars. They returned to Mount Holly OF
Sunday evening and reported having hal
a very enjoyable trip.
While reaching to get something GU
of canoe on Saturday, a gentleman liv
ing at Moorestown had valuable golt
watch to slip from his pocket into dee
water The timepiece, which was pres
ent from his grandfather, was recovere,
by Edward Hack. 1t was still running
when brought to the surface.
Robert G. Chance, Sd, his wife, mothe
and some guests from Connecticut, spen
Memorial day on the upper creek, and al
ter eating lunch at Beef Island they 500
fell asleep. Great was their surprise whe
Claude B. Bullock quietly entered thei
camp and began to play selections on hi
victrola just as the party had becom
dead to the world. His unexpected az
pearance put the kibosh on all turtle
desire to snooze.