Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-10-24

the crowd with comic, sentimental and
descriptive songs.
The liquor dealers of this county
have issued a circular calling them to
attend a meeting to be held in the City
Hall, Burlington, next Monday even
ing, for the purpose Of organizing a
Protective Association"
Mrs. Samuel Allen, of Lumberton
while at the Mount Holly Fair on
Wednesday had her dress caught in
some moving machinery and was
thrown to the ground, breaking an
arm and receiving besides, serious in
juries.
Tile Daily Ne,Os the sprightly
newspaper of Philadelphia, issued on
Thursday miniature copy of the an
niversary number of October Bird. The
Ne,os is ably edited and its style of
make up is being copied by several OF
its contemporaries.
Last Friday Barney Vankirk
killed 80 pin-tails and one red-head
duck on the river, and John Bintliff
captured 9 red heads, 3 pitfalls and 3
butter balls. The shooting is good and
number of our sportsmen have taken
advantage cf it lately.
The farmers in the counties of
Somerset, Sussex, Hunterdon and
Warren are combining to force the
various candidates for the Legislature
to pledge their efforts and votes for a
law making the legal interest on
mortgages per cent.
The leaves have fallen this week
and he maple trees are nearly stripped
of foliage. 1t would be we'll for house
keepers to remove the leaves from the
cutters in front of their residences so
that when it rains the water will not
back up over the sidewalks.
Jerseys the place to married in
now; they don't bother you with lot
of questions over there" was the re-
mark overheard in railroad car over
in Pennsylvania one day last week.
The young man had evidently been
studying up the new marriage law.
Prof. Gilmore and his company
in their grand entertainment, entitled
GA night with the Spirits" will appear
at the G. A. r. Hall, on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings of next week.
General Admission 20 cents, Children
10 cents. Entertainment commences
at 7.45.
The application to allow the Bur-
lington County Gas Company of New
York to lay pipes in the streets of Bur-
lington, was withdrawn at the meeting
of Common Council on Tuesday night
in that city. This is the company that
introducing gas into this
city, and for which permission was
given by our Council few weeks since.
There is some excitement in Bur-
lington over rumor that one Of the
police officers who was dismissed on
Tuesday night by the City Council has
made a statement that the ballot-box
in the First district was tempered with
in the Mayoralty election last Spring,
and enough votes changed to give the
present Mayor his majority over ex-
Mayor Rigg.
The item going the rounds of the
county papers that Rev. P. w. Stryker,
Of St. Stephens Church officiated at the
marriage of Mr.. Harry Peacock, of
Moorestown, and Miss Schurz of
is a mistake. Rev. r. G.
Evans, assistant rector of st. Stephens
Church, performed the ceremony.
The most contemplate set of men
in any community are those who are
too mean to subscribe for newspaper
but depend on getting their news with
out cost by stealing papers from off
doorsteps of regular subscribers. We
are sorry to state that this community
is afflicted with such petty thieves.
Calling Gun Co. B. of Camden
by Capt. Eckendorff for
merly of Co. F. this city, will engage
in the competitive drill at the Temple
Theatre, Philadelphia, during the first
week in November, for prize of $3.50.
Eight Philadelphia companies will
take part and they will have to do some
fine drilling to keep the prize in that
city.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Beverly Building and
Loan Association will be held in the
Association Room, corner Cooper and
Bridge streets Beverly. N. j., on Mon
day evening, November 2, 1885, at
7.30 o'clock for the purpose of electing
a President, Treasurer and Nine Dirco-
tors to serve the ensuing year. See
advertisement.
Station Agent Huff of late his
been greatly annoyed by unruly boys
who frequent the station in the carly
evening and make great noise on the