The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-11-02
Halloween at Medford.


: and best ever held in that progressiv
town. The weather was favorable, beir
} clear and the temperature pleasant, an
a vast crowd took the opportunity
witness or participate in the parade.
A special train took large numb'
from Beverly, Burlington, Mount Holl
and other towns, filling eleven passengt
coaches. Nearly 500 tickets were sold q
the Mount Holly station for this train.
1 A number of business places and res
dences were prettily decorated and illr
minated, some of them showing mucl
work and good taste. The total nun1be
of decorated places was less than las
year.
The sidewalks were congested with
good-natured crowd Of spectators. Their
was no disorder, and the absence of an,
intoxicated persons brought favorable
comment from every quarter.
The parade was superior to previou
events, being larger and of better quail
ity. The organizations in line, all o
which made fine appearance, wer'
Knights of lPythias of Mount Holly
Kippewa Tribe of Red Men of Beverly
Lakanoo boat club of Burlington, and
the uniformed rank of Jr. o. U. A. M
of Mount Holly.
There were more floats than usual
and all of them were good in conception
and appearance, some exceptionally so
The usual number of horsemen and a
larger number of persons on foot, in all
kinds of costume, were in the parade.
There were three bands and drum
corps to furnish the music.
The prizes and winners are as follows:
Best band, $40, Sutton's country band.
Drum corps, SIS, Mount Holly fife and
drum corps.
Club or fraternity with not less than
25 men in line, 800, New Jersey Lodge
No. l, Knights of Pythias, of Mount
Holly.
Club or fraternity with not less than
$50 men, $40, Lakanoo boat club, of
Burlington.
Decorated residence, 1st, cut glass
dish, DIR. Edgar J. Haines; I'd, 100 ID.
flour, Louis Rauser; Sd, lot groceries,
Mayberry Ballinger; 4th, half gallon
varnish, Mrs. Evelyn Belcher.
Decorated porch, 50lb. flour, Mrs Her
bert S. Bowker.
Decorated business place, lst, SO, Chas.
Braddock's hotel; I'd, Id. coffee, Med
ford bank; honorable m ention, S.
Thackara Haines.
Deco rated store window, 81. VIM. M.
Potts.
Advertising float, S., J. HI. Haines &
Son, showing machinery in operation.
Representative float, So, Women s
Christian Temperance Union, showing
a water wagon appropriately decorated
and placarded.
Agricultural float, prize corn shelter,
Wilbur HI. Engle. This float contained
a COW, which was being MIXED, and the
product put through cooler and separ-
ator, and made into butter.
Fraternal float, Daughters of America,
representing the little red school house,
with bunch of school girls.
Decorated automobile, pair gloves, A.
P. Cannon, the decorations consisting of
corn stalks and halloween lanterns and
carrying witches as passengers; I'd, house
rug, John Lapp, whose ear was elabor-
ately trimmed with flags
Crowd of six, "a, to a cowboy outfit
rom Mount Holly. Five of them were
and one drove prairie
schooner wagon. Their costumes were
N true cowboy style, and the young
men gave exhibitions of skill with lasso
,opes. Those mounted were Frank
Phares, who represented western sher-
If; Harold Phares, who represented
Slim, moving picture western charac-
ter, Sylvanus Warner, appearing as a
Texan: Clifford Matthews and Mel Nc
Kenna. The driver was Stephen Bake
ey, made up as farmer; passengers in
he prairie schooner were Russell Lippin
;ott, Orland Lippincott and Earle
Sylvan.
Crowd of four, mammoth cake, to a
luartette led by Charles Bishop.
Funniest rig, carriage lamp, j. Sweitz-
Ter; I'd, carriage whip, Charles Cowper-
shwait.
Representative character, mounted,
Umbrella, Edith Bozarth, dressed as
'quaw.
Decorated horseman, is ID. ham, w.
Z. Cotton, Jr.
Comical and original horseman,
Harm clock, Charles Major.
Character representing advertising,
drs. Lewis Gaskill, advertising O-cedar
mop.
Lady in lady attire, vanity case, Mrs. |
70 seph S. Haines.
Man in mans attire, pipe, Bayard |
Smith.
Lady in mans attire, umbrella, Sarah |
Benedict.
Man in lady's attire, meerschaum
'ipe, John E. Farrell.
Comically attired person, bottle of |
perfume, William Worthington.
Original character, lady, belt buckle, |
Irs. John Farrell. dressed as German |
oand man and carrying trombone.
Original character, man, box cigars.
'ocket knife, w. III. Jones.
Original character, girl under Is, LIST,
leck ruff, Sadie Friant, I'd, Ida Eddel-
on.
Toughest looking character, man box
andy, Samuel Eddelson.
Toughest looking character, lady, |
hina dish, Parapa Hufsay.
Clown, pipe, Norvie Vaughn.
Character representing Charles Chap |
in, box candy, Nelson Myers.
Darky nanny, hot water bottle,
Hattie Engle.
Cutest picaninny, pair baby shoes,
Joseph Jones.
Mutt and jeff, 2 boxes candy, Wilson
Turner and Charles Newman.
Display of false whiskers, razor, James
Hoffman.
Historical character, man, kettle of
ard, Raymond Wilkins, representing
Uncle Sam.
Lady, ancient costume, box candy,
Eva Ford, dressed as Pocahontas.
Character representing Philadelphia,
to Philadelphia Inquirer,
Ruth Johnson, attired as Quarkeress
Best pair, Margie Meconnahey and
Susan Strick, representing Buster
Brown.
Historical character, lady, set glass
ware. May Miller, representing Go ddess
Of Liberty.
Original character, man, box cigars,
II erbert Oliver.
Eastman's Kodaks, films, etc. L. S.
Boyce, Stationer. adv.
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