Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-07-11


on Thursday night and will close this
Saturday evening. There is a good
display of useful and fancy articles and
eatables in abundance. The proceeds
for the benefit of the Church Go and
help the ladies.
Charles Marter, Of this city, was
a contestant for a gold watch at the
fair for the benefit of the Church of
the Sacred Heart, Riverton, last week.
Clemens Haas, of Riverside, captured
the prize, turning in $3O1.55; j, Lam
ger, of Riverton. $45.56, and Charles
G. Marter, $40.76.
While Mr.. A. Smith, of Wood
Lane. was driving a horse on the
Fourth, in Burlington, the animal
became frightened and started to run.
The driver succeeded in refining him
in close to the sidewalk when he was
caught by two men. The harness was
broken but no other damage done.
On Monday afternoon, Marian,
daughter of Or. E. G. Town, of this
city, celebrated her fifth birthday.
About twenty little folks assembled at
the Doctors home on Warren street
and had all enjoyable time. A num-
Der of presents were received by Miss
Marian from her friends and relatives.
A new potato bug has made its
appearance. 1t is smaller in size than
the original vine destroyer, bat seems
to have equal, if not more, power, as
Immediately after attacking the vine
the plant becomes as if frozen. The
color of the insect is red, and it would
be well for vegetable growers to look
out for it.
MIR. William Tevis, of this city,
displays specimen of his handi-
work in the window of the Warren
Street Pharmacy consisting of a
poplar board in which is burned with
a stove litter and soldering iron, rep
resentation of dog in a reclining po-
sition. The work is novel and attracts
good deal of attraction.
We don't wonder now why it is
that the average cigarette stinks so
abominably. An Italian was caught
in the streets of New Yew York few
days ago gathering cigar stumps, and
ON trial he admitted that he sold them
for ten cents pound to a cigarette
maker. Cigarette smokers will bear
this in mind while they inhale the
revised incense of a cigar stump.
Many persons thoughtlessly draw
up their wagons and hitch their horses
in such a manner AS to leave the
vehicle stand directly over the cross
ings, in MANY places between the street
corners. This necessitates pedestrians
around the team in the mud
Or dust, or going to the next crossing.
fhe habit is bad one and of almost
laily occurrence. 1t ought to be
stopped.
Thieves stole sorrel horse aud
light open wagon from Joseph Marlin
and two sets of harness, buffalo robe
and some other articles from Horace
Spackman's stable at Darlington, last
Tuesday night. One Of the sets Of
harness and the robe was the property
Of ex-Sheriff Hays. The owners board
ed the cars as soon as they discovered
their loss and started for Camden to
which place they had traced the thieves
They also made visit to Philadelphia
in seacrh of the missing property.
The hearing of David Campbell
of Beverly Park, charged
with assault and battery on Daniel
Fadden, of Bristol. took place on Mon
day night before Squire Fenimore.
The prosecutor who had Mr.. Camp
bell arrested on the Fourth of July,
failed to appear and the de-
PENDENT was discharged and the case
From what we can learn
Mr.. Campbell was endeavoring to pre-
serve order when he was assailed by a
mob and drew revolver in self
defense.
The milk producers of Mansfield
township held a special meeting at
on Wednesday evening
Riley A. Shinn and Joseph Biddle
were appointed special committee to
call on certain Philadelphia dealers,
with reference to the demand for an
increase of one cent per quart for milk.
One Of the dealers acceded to the re-
quest but the other firm declined ana
the producers refused to send the milk.
This brought the backward firm to
terms and the milk is now being
shipped.
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