Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-08-01
Mr.. F. Cooper, shoe dealer of

Burlington, had on exhibition last
week in his store window sample of
six pairs of shoes made by a Boston
firm for woman and her five daugh-
tiers living in Nashville. Tennessee.
The shoes were all the same size, being
IS inches long, 123 inches around the
ball, soles inches wide and around
the top of the uppers they measured 10
inches and weighed 2f pounds each.
1t has always been said that Chicago
girls take the largest shoes but they
will now have to give the laurels to
Tennessee females for big pedals.
A DANGEROUS PRAcTIcE.-A walk
through the city in the early morning
shows that many of our people are ad'
dicted to very dangerous practice.
The fumes of coal oil used in starting
fires is waited on the morning air and
brought with all its disgusting smell
to you nostrils. We have frequently
called attention to this matter, and ad-
wise those who are in the habit Of use
ing it to desist, as they are liable to
not only destroy their own lives but
may set fire to the house in which they
are and burn large portion of the city
down. Stop this dangerous practice at
once.
The old reliable Trenton Business
College begins its Dist annual session
under the most favorable auspices.
1t has recently taken possession of the
new quarters specially designed for it
in the new Masonic building, where,
among other appliances, it has added a
large and fully equipped gymnasium.
With these improved facilities the col
lege will now enter upon new era of
prosperity and an enlarged sphere of
usefulness. Its principal has recently
been honored by being elected President
of the Business Educators Association
of America deserved compliment
to one who has long been recognized
as leader in this department. of Prac-
teal Education.
MIR. John Taylor, of Orange coun-
ty, New York, was in town on Thurs
day, in search of gray horse which
was stolen from his premises last Fall
by gang of thieves who had been
operating in that section. The whole
rig was purchased by Edward Russ, of
this city, at low price. and he sold
the horse to Lewis Vansciver, who i'm
mediately disposed of it to Philadel-
phia party, after which all traces have
been lost. The stolen wagon was found
in Mr.. Russ yard. We would advise
horse purchasers to be little careful
when strangers offer animals at low
prices as a business is made of selling
stolen stock throug hout this section
and in Pennsylvania.
The law inten led that the guide
posts set up at the road crossings in
this state, should guide the traveller on
his way, but much complaint is made
that in most townships these sign
boards have either been destroyed ma
liciously or are so defaced by the
weather as to be useless. The law on
the subject is very plain. 1t specifies
that township committees shall erect
and maintain guide posts at every
road crossing that road overseers
shall report where such are necessary,
under penalty of SO for every ne
glect to do so that within three
months after such report the township
committee shall erect or cause to be
erected such guide posts, failing which
the township shall pay to the county
treasury $40 for each and every guide
post which it so neglects or refuses to
erect and maintain. For every disfg-
urement or mutilation of such posts
the penalty is SO.
On Tuesday night there was a
fine scrapping match at Geo. Sulcey's
barber shop on Cooper street urea
Warren. From what we could learn
of the affair, it appears George Sulcey,
the proprietor of the shop, left the
place in care of his son-in-law William
Bruce, who during his employers
absence thought it would be a good
time to go ON spree. He accordingly
took the contents of the cash drawer and
a couple of razors. He hired horse
and carriage and seemed bent on hav-
ing a good time. About eight o'clock
Bruce drove up to the shop when Sui
cey who had made his appearance
demanded the money and razors.
Bruce refused to hand them over and
when Sulcey stepped forward to take
them from him, Bruce drew out the
razor and gave Sulcey a slash across
the hand, making an ugly wound,
besides receiving cut on the left
shoulder, he was stabbed twice in the
face with small knife. Bruce fol-
lowed up the attack but Sulcey
knocked him down with chair. AT
this point Marshal Austin arrived and
securing Bruce, escorted him to the
1 citv lock-uD. DIR. Town dressed the