The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-17


bnt who had heard of them, wer
quite anxious to observe the man
: euvers.
While everybody enjoyed the fai
there-was noticeable falling off il
the exhibits. Present conditions wer
responsible for this, in measure, bu
there were other factors, In the poul
try department, as an instance, tn,
superintendent said that many of tn,
exhibits which he had been notified
would be on hand, had not reached
Mount Holly. The fakirs and midway
people, however, did not miss a train
1t was expected that a band from
Camp Dix would be on hand, but it
too, was switched off. But Gil Irons
was there with his Burlington Metro
Ipolitan band and the music rendered
was satisfactory to all. In fact it would
not seem like fair if Gil. Irons did
not have his band there. The Camp
Dix singers rendered the popular songs
with the audience joining in several Of
them, and the band played the music
which it saw for the first time when il
was presented to the players to accom-
pany the singers. The. Metropolitan
band may be depended upon to do the
right thing at the right time.
! Hon. Champ Clark was to have been
the drawing card for Wednesday, His
speech was said to be good one by
those who were fortunate enough to
hear it, but it was necessary to be very
close to the speaker to hear him Those
who were in the grand stand some dis
lance from him, caught snatches of
his remarks, intersperssd with cries of
pop corr" ice cream blocks, etc.
Politicians day was not the big card
it has been in the past. The idea
seemed to be that politics is adjourn
ed" Governor Edge was on hand
with his jovial smile, and Hon. Ed
ward w. Gray, the Governors oppo-
nent for United States Senator, was
also present, t-there was not great
amount Of enthusiasm over his advent.
Frank M. McDermitt, Democratic can
didate for United States Senator, was
said to have been present, but few
people saw him.
The following special premiums
were awarded:
The Burlington County Fair prizes;
10 ears of field corn, So. to Humphrey
Schockley, Mount Holly; second, 50,
Walter Shepherd, Lumberton. 10 ears
sugar corn, So; Humphrey Schockley;
second, 81; Walter Shepherd. 10 ears
pop corn, 50, w. Chester Cowperthwait,
Medford. Basket of potatoes, SO,
George S. Kimble, Burlington; second,
50, J. Willard Lippincott, Mount
Holly; 81, third, Everett Bradley,
Mount Holly.
Mount Holly Business Mems Asso-
citation, display of agricultural pro-
ducts by any grange in Burlington
county, $50 to Medford Grange; I'd, $25,
Marlton Grange; Sd, $40. Pemberton
Grange.
William c. Wetherill, display of
canned vegetables by a Burlington
cohnty woman, so, Mrs. George DAM,
Columbus. Sleeveless army sweater
and pair of army knitted socks by
Burlington county woman, $40, Miss
Florence Moore, Mounts Holly.
Abraham Saltzman, basket sweet
potatoes, So, Lizzie Nippins, Mount
Holly.
Samuel Ellis, basket white potatoes.
one weeks board at The Wiltshire, At
lantic City, George S. DAM, Column
bus. Angel cake, same premium, Mrs.
H. C. Kirkbride, Medford.
Edward B. Hulse, pan of raised bis
cults by girl of Is years or under, "A
admissions to Mount Holly theatre,
Miss Grace Budd, Mount Holly.
Kirby Bros, winter wheat, one
eighth of barrel of "fifty-fifty" war
blend -four, 'Alva sColkitt, Mount
Holly. Winter rye, same premium,
Elmer c. Stevenson, Burlington.
Mount Holly Herald, basket sweet
potatoes, one years subscription, Liz
zie Nippins, Mount Holly.
Creedon Hardware Co., apple pie,
aluminium tea kettle, with combined
rice boiler, Mrs. Jack Worth, Mount
Holly.
Henry Rosenfeld, russell pears, 50
rug, Charles N. Gaskill, Mount Holly.
Aliens Pharmacy, angel cake, five
pound box of chocolates, Mrs. Jack
Worth, Mount Holly.
Farm, Journal, basket seckel pears,
five years subscription, Z. ], Hogan,
Mount Holly.
Philadelphia Record, loaf of war
bread. one years subscription, Mrs.
Benjamin Aaronson, Mount Holly.
Monnt Holly did pretty well in get
ting premiums. Miss Grace Dicker-
son of Grant street, had display of
canned vegetables and fruits which
attracted much attention and which
gained the young lady handsome
financial reward. In the work by girls
under IA years of age, Miss Mildred
Budd got the first prize for biscuit
and Miss May NJ. Hart took second.
In the under 16 year old class Miss
Alice Cooke was first in the pie contest
and Miss Sarah Haines in the biscuit
department.
In the cakes the successful Mount
Holly women were Mrs. Jack Worth,
Mrs. John w. Wright, Mrs. William
b. Pearson and Mrs. Charles E. Frazer
Handsome evidences of artistic abil-
ity we're shown by Mrs. Clarence H /.
Polhemus and Harold Pharss.
There was % entries in the manual
training dspar Uncut. Among the
Mount Holly boys who got premiums
were the following, John Morton fol
an original problem; it being an inn
itation tank; Everett Bradley for a
morris chair; and John Whitaker, air
craft; Raymond Saltzman was very
lucky, taking three first prizes. Every
article in this department was worthy
of special mention.
OF course the racing attracted thu
attention OF all and there were som,
very fine contests. The best time mad,
was in the free-for-all pacing class
when record of 2.1l was registered
Three silver cups were given by the as
ISOLATION: to the owner of the best COW
, went to Harry H. Leeds, Rancocas
, for owner of the horse making th