Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-01-03

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large quantity of ducks to Europe this
season. Our English cousins seem tC
enjoy American game. sfsd
-On Monday evening the Christ
mas festival Of the Sunday school Of
the Methodist Church was held in the
! chapel. They were several recitations
and singing by the scholars, after which
the gifts were distributed. III
A party of young men dressed in
fancy suits from Riverside, became
involved in a fight with some of the
Beverly boys on Thursday night, in
< front ofMr. KEEPERS oG7Broad street
We understand that two Of the River
side boys got hurt pretty badlylfj
Number 4S9 drew the pin cushion
at j. L. Perkins Bee Hive on New
Years Eve.Ehen il was found that the
number was held by member of the
family, Another drawing, took place
and No. as drew the prize, Harry
Oliver being the holder Of the lucky
ticket. inaas no
4 Darling Conrow, a farmer of Gin
naminson township, dropped dead last
Friday morning. Heart disease is
supposed to have been the cause of
death. The deceased at one time was
a candidate for Assembly from this
district.
The anniversary of the Baptist
Sunday school took place on Tuesday
evening in the Sunday school room.
There were singing and recitations by
the scholars and Christmas gifts were
distributed. There was a large audi
ence present and all seemed to enjoy
themselves. eAAAAss 91hs
"A roller skating rink has been
built at Indianapolis. the floor of which
is made of paper 1T hurts just as
badly, though, to sit down on it sud-
denly as if it we're made of boards or
stone, owing to the treatment the paper
has undergone.
"A glass ball shooting match will
take place this Saturday afternoon at
the Dunk, Ferry Hotel, onsthe Penn
sylvania side of the river. The prizes
to be shot for are double barrelled
breech- loading shot gun and clinker
built sail boat with sails and oars COM
plete. The match will begin at 2
O'Clock. SsSg kM sgNsa
The scholars of St. Stephens Sun
day School celebrated their Christmas
festival last Friday afternoon The
Christmas carols were sung in the
church and after the services were
| finishes, the scholars went to the Sum
day school room where the large tree
was placed. Each scholar received
cards, boxes of confectionery, etc.
Daniel w. Ryan, late of the firm
of Ran q Higgins, grocers, left for
Denver, Col, on Monday, where he in
tends TO. engage III the business Of min.
erssupplies. He will visit the Lu.ay
Caverns in Virginia, thence 60 to the
New Orleans Exposition for a couple.
Of weeks, after which he will leave for
MS hume iii the west. F
-On Friday evening the Christmas
festival of the Presbyterian Sunday
School was held. There was large
congregation present. A large tree
was erected and young lady Of the
Church appeared in a grotesque dress
and personated Santa Claus which de-
lighted the little folks. After singing
and some recitations, the gifts were
distributed to the scholars.
Col D. B. Murphy has completed
the annual inspection of the. Second
Brigade, National Guard of New Jer.
sey, comprising the Sd, 9th and 9TH
Regiments. He reports the brigade
in first class condition and the discipline
good. The mem berss of the National
Guard are unanimously, in favor of
| General Sewell as the Commandant Of
the Division. s s
The headquarters for Jerseymen
attending thegrand Exposition at New
Orleans are said to excel all others.
The walls were. papered by Janeway
/ & Carpenter, of New Brunswick, and
the floors by the Rittenhouse Mfg. Co...
of Passaic. All the Jersey papers are
on file, and bound volumes of the
journals of each. State are preserved
for Comparison. 53sG9
The following officers Of Mystic
Lodge No. "a, Knights of Pythias, of
this scity, ewerea eleetedhan4 Wednesday
evening :: On O., Mn. w. Hatcher !;
". Cs. James r. b Heisler Pralate,
John Fl. Swanson; Ks,R. 81 Ritner
Praul / NJ of 4. !, Charles M. Higgins !;
M. Of E., Garrett D. Logan; Trustee,
II. w. Perkins Representative, G. d..
Logan, Alternate, L. W. Perkins. 4
Is Miss Susan Smith who FIJI: over,
sixty years was teacher of a private
school aon,s Union street, Barlington,
l4died last Monday evening AT the age
Of SO yeans. Tue Venerable lady has
tangnt, four generations Of children in
that city A,nong some of Her pupils,
still living, are Gpl. f. w, Milnor.
Nv R. vaeAegrift, + i,n sVaHdegrift
and D,esAb dill, chief q tiie Burlington
Fire Department. 1M%
The New Year waasusbeg 10 by
i the ringing ofsSt. Stephens Church
bell and aAgsneral racket AZ party
i, Of pasqAeraders clad II character dress
! scamesapS olEthe 1l03&train and went
to Odd Fellow al where they
spent The night q "a 81 e dan cl9g IDS De