The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-13

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! in very rapid manner; finally t
> crashing of glass was heard. At tt
stage of the game the proprietor sent
, call for the police and four officers land
there about the same time. Upon Il
. investigation of the police it was di
covered they were throwing whisk,
bottles at each other. The police final
got them settled down and they promis,
to be good the remainer of the night
no arrest was made. They lived up
their promise.
The Prudential Insurance Compan
booth, in charge of David R. Sooy, W.
a new feature.
| George Albright and Roger Boyd ha
their bicycles stolen while they were a
tending the fair on Tuesday.
Elwood Sleeper and Frank Reame
of Mount Holly, had their watcht
picked from their pockets while at til
fair.
The dahlia exhibits of A. & G. Ro.
bach, of Pemberton, and Andrews
Leonard, of Trenton, were much &C
mired.
The department of curiosities an
relics was better filled than usual, and
number of valuable and interesting al
ticles were displayed.
The eating stands reported good bust
ness. One proprietor is said to hav
made the rent of his stand the Sunda,
before the fair opened.
The Women's Political League, O
Newark, had booth in the main build
ing, and distributed large quantity o
suffrage literature during the fair.
There were but three exhibitors O.
farm machinery. s. Collins & Son
Moorestown; McWhorter Manufacture
ing Co., of Riverton; and E. P. Warner
of Medford.
The Burlington County Farmers Elk.
change had tent where literature was
handed out and information given about
the many articles on the exchanges list
of supplies.
Two hand embroidered dresses that
were on exhibition were stolen from the
show case on Tuesday. One of them
was a baby's dress worked by Mary
Sleeper, of Mount Holly, who had given
it way and borrowed it to take to the fair.
She received second premium. The
other dress stolen was valued at $35.
Automobile owners had plenty of OPP
portunity to select places in which to
leave their cars. The fair association
charged 81, while Chester Pratt, who
rented DIR. Barrington's field opposite
the mount, and Samuel Evans, at his
farm beyond the fair grounds, were
storing cars for so cents.
Oakland Direct, Jr., made three heats
in trotting class in 2.144, 2.144, 2.154,
and his owner, William H. Leese, of
Brooklyn, was awarded the cup offered
by the Association for his horses per-
Torrance. The animal lowered his record
four seconds. The Butterworth cup for
the fastest PAGER was given to Edward ID.
Ravens, of Asbury Park, for his horse
Pete. His record was 2.104, 2114, 2.11a.
Exhibitors of automobiles under the
grand stand were George c. Gum,
Burlington, Buick and Haynes cars; ].
c. Merrill, of Bridgeboro, Krit; Horace
c. Grooms, of Mount Holly, Detroiter;
Fred Peter, of Burlington, Overland.
Jeffrey and Imperial cars were also there.
The Studebaker display was in another
part of the grounds, and Louis Yerkes
of Lewistown, exhibited the Maxwell
car in the wagon building.
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
Following are the names of the lucky
persons who secured premiums at the
Fair:
One weeks board at the Wiltshire
hotel, Atlantic City, given by Samuel
s. Ellis, for basket of white potatoes. to
Aaron II. Burtis, Mount Holly. Same
prize for best angel cake, to Miss Bessie
Columbus.
Set of single harness, by James Fl.
Birch, for best road horse with record of
three minutes or better, to Richard w
Wills, YOUNGSTOWN.
Prizes of halters and other articles. bv
Mari Ridge Stock Farm, YOUNGSTOWN.
won by William Hoffman, Birmingham:
John Davis, Browns Mills; Walter
Chandler, Allentown.
Wooden cooling blanket given bv
George b. DeKeim Co., Philadelphia,
for best yearling colt, to j. E. Cramer'
Abram r. Gerber, Mount Holly, gave
three premiums. Suit of underwear for
basket of Smiths Cider Apples, to AL
bert Hansell, Jr., Rancocas. Sweater for
best basket of Green Mountain potatoes.
to Joseph A. Sheppard, Mount Holly.
Hat for best basket of sweet potatoes 10
w. G. Joyce, VincentoWn.
Fifty pounds of Childs' flour for loaf of
bread made from same, to Mrs. Frank
Mount Holly.
The New Jersey Mirror, years sub
scription for best basket of peaches, any
variety, George S. DANTE, Columbus.
The Farm Journal, Philadelphia, Pa.
offered five 81 years subscription to
that paper for the best basket OF seckel
pears, John T. Murphy, Mount Holly.
Another for best basket of turnips.
George S. DANTE, Columbus.
Henry Rosenfeld, Mount Holly, three
premiums. Table for basket of seckel
pears, John T. Murphy, Mount Holly.
Rocker for basket of Irish Cobbler
potatoes, to Joseph A. Sheppard, Mount
Holly. Rug for basket of cabbage,
Joseph A. Sheppard, Mount Holly.
William Curtis Wetherill, Mount
Holly, $3.50 gold piece for chocolate cake
and mince pie, Mrs. Harry Kirkbride,
Medford; $3.50 gold piece for basket OF
Irish Cobbler potatoes, Harry B. Wright,
Mount Holly.
Alexander Dubell, Mount Holly, five
pound box Liggett's chocolate candy. fol
best crocheted dolly set, Miss Florence ],
Moore, Mount Holly
The Fair Association offered prizes fol
those who were in the Bows Agriculture
al contest. There was considerable com
petition and the successful bows were az
follows:
Ten ears of field corn, LIST prize. SO
Arthur Hawson, Birmingham; I'd prize
81, Humphrey Shockley, Mount Holly
Sd prize, 81, Herbert Sheppard, Noun
Holly.
Ten ears sugar corn, LIST prize, So, Hum
phrey Shockley, Mount Holly
Ten ears pop corn, LIST prize, 81, Johr
c. DANTE, Jr., Columbus; I'd prize, 81
w. Chester Cowperthwait, Medford.
Basket potatoes, 1st prize, So, George
s. Kimble, Burlington; I'd prize, S:
Norman s. Kimble, Burlington; 81
prize, 81, Humphrey Shockley, Noun
Holly.
l. P. Thomas & Son, Philadelphia
half-ton of fertilizer for basket of whit
potatoes grown with aid of their fertili
ger JoseDh A. SheDpard Mount HolIv