Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-09-19

church III general are invited.
An adjourned meeting of Common
Council was held on Thursday evening.
The tax rate for the ensuing year was
fixed at $3.50 on the $780,, Full re-
port of proceedings next week.
The benefit to be rendered the
band at the Beverly Park Roller Rink,
next Wednesday evening should be
we'll attended. There will be some
extra attractions on this occasion.
The house on Pine street belong
ing to the Powers estate, formerly
occupied by Prof. Stees of the Public
School, has been rented by Mr.. Blyler
of Philadelphia, who has taken posses
sion.
Mr.. H. G. Van Meter, druggist,
has in his window display of grapes,
of the Early Pock lington, Concord and
Brighton varieties raised on the farm
Of Mr.. William Heal, on Perkins
Lane.
Some bad fellow helped himself
to one of Squire Fennimore's best
mason trowels. The Justice expresses
his willingness to allow the party to
keep the trowel if he will use it skill
fully.
Manager Higgins, Of the Burling-
ton Rink, is on the lookout Tor some
big attractions for this season. He is
now negotiating with the Elliott family
who were formerly with Barnum's
Circus.
Mr.. W. Blisard wishes us to in
form his patrons that he is still in the
stage business and will meet all trains
and boats. AL orders left at the War
rem st. Pharmacy will receive prompt
attention.
H. H. Hoffman, of Delanco, was
held in $500 bail in Philadelphia on
Wednesday of last week for conspiring
to defraud G. II. Partridge of the Fifth
street Market restaurant by giving
excess of change to confederate.
Last Friday evening some mali
clous person took carriage from the
stables of Mr.. Thomas w. Currie, on
Van Kirk street, and returned it with
the top broken, and the owner intends
to prosecute the parties if found out.
The scarcity of reed and rail birds
this season makes the sportsmen des-
pondent. The majority shot by our
gunners are of very poor quality. The
fattest and best birds are captured on
the marshes along the Rancocas creek.
On Monday night a hop was Civ
Ell at Groom's Hotel which was attend
ed by the young folks of Burlington
and this city. An orchestra furnished
the music for the dancing which was
kept up until late hour and enjoyed
by all.
The new special delivery system
Of the U. S. Post Office Department
will go into effect on the 1st of October.
Burlington comes under the head of
special delivery. Beverlyites will have
to visit the post office for their letters
as heretofore.
Great complaint is made of fast
driving on our streets. If our City
Marshal would keep his eye open on
Cooper street about the hour of the
arrival aud departure of the railroad
trains, he might succeed in getting his
clutches on the Jehus.
Three hundred excursionists came
up to Beverly Park on Thursday, on
the steamer Thomas Clyde. The peo-
Pile were fiom the M. + Church of
Chlistana, Delaware. They spent a
very pleasant time at the Park and
left for home in the afternoon.
Last Friday evening fruit party
was given at the residence of Mr.. John
Adams at Edgewater Park. There
were about fifteen couples present and
Mr. Adams came for them and brought
them home in a wagon. The hospitality
of the host was greatly enjoyed.
"A Prohibition Convention for the
purpose Of nominating candidate to
represent the Second Assembly Dis
trict, Burlington County, New Jersey.
will be held at the Reform Club Room,
Burlington, Tuesday the twenty.second
of September, 1885, at 2 o'clock P. NJ.
The Republican caucus to nomi-
nate delegates to the County Conven-
ton at Mount Holly on Saturday,
September 26th, will be held next
Tuesday evening in the City Hall, at
7 30 o'clock. The Democratic caucus
will be held on next Saturday evening.
The following residents of this
county have been drawn on the United
States Grand Jury at Trenton Howard
Aaronson, Columbus; Allen Fcnnimore,
II. ID. Gage and Joseph Regain, Mt.
Holly; William E. Gaskill, julius
town; Isaac L. w oolston. Crosswicks
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