Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-10-05

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prophets have made up their minds to
have a hard winter, but the signal
service man is yet undecided.
There was a killing frost in this
vicinity Thursday morning. The lima
bean vines, tomato and pepper plants
gave evidence of this first visit.
VIM. Satterthwaite, of Edgewater
Park, shot very large crane day
or SO since, while cunning over at the |
mouth of the Neshaminy creek.
Mr.. Hergesheimer moved from one
of Uriah Adams houses, on Broad |
street, into Charles F. Stones dwelling
on Cooper street, near the railroad, on
Tuesday.
A special meeting of Beverly Fire
Co., No. 1, will be held on Monday
evening. A large attendance is ie-
gu led as business of importance will
be transacted.
The Beverly Band paraded the
streets on Wednesday evening, prior
to the Prohibition meeting in Odd
Fellows Hall, with a transparency
announcing the event.
Howard, son of William Vansciver,
was shot in the leg on Saturday al ,er-
noon, by an air rife in the hands Of
Thomas Kelvy. The wounds is pain
| fll but not of serious nature.
Quite lot of goods VIZ shipped to
Trenton on Saturday for the Inter
State Fair. Several large pump ins
were included, the largest grown by
Thomas Cross, weighing 143 pounds.
The hop given at the Beverly Rink
last Friday evening. under the man.
agement of Messrs. John S. Fish and
Frank Jolly, was succes7ful affair
and enjoyed by large party of the
lovers of dancing.
Black and fox squirrels may be kill
led in this State, during the last four
months of the year, but there is a
penalty Of $40 for each gray squirrel
killed, except between November 1st
and December 10th.
The city was in total darkness on
Monday night. We think the contract
with the Pennsylvania Globe Gaslight
Co., calls for the lights to be lit on
stormy and dark nights. Why do
this happen so often
Chicken thieves made raid on
George Kimble's hennery, on Monday
night, and carried off lot of fine
fowls. They also took large quantity
of preserves from the house. A
Beverly party is susp cited.
Henry S. Haines, of Burlington. on
tn 7day, surveyed the premises near
Merchantville, where Annie Leconey
YVES murdered. He will make map" of
the scene of the tragedy to be used in
the trial Of Chalkley Leconey.
Housekeepers will be pleased to
known that granulated sugar he's
dropped from 104 cents to 8 cents
pound, at retail. Sugar trust certifi
Gates have also dropped. Claus
Spreckles is consequently happy.
Somebody with taste for fgur
has made the calculation that in the
year 1890 the United States will have
a population of 1,000,000,000. This
paragraph should be cut out and pre-
served for reference at that time.
The Democrats will meet in Delsn-
co this Saturday afternoon and nomi-
nate a candidate for the I ssembly. |
Mitchell B Perkins, of Beverly town.
ship is slated for the nomination, and
it is expected will have no oppo ition.
VIM. F. Morgan, chairman of the
late Democratic County Convention
his appointed the following Central
Com tnittee: Charles Remine, VIM. K.
Flynn, Stacy II. Scott, Charles Heiss,
Jam o. Nichols At large Il. T.
Wills.
A large sized audience was PR cent
at Odd Fellows Hall, on Wednesday
evening, to listen to the advocates OF
Prohibition. Hon. George LaMonte,
was the leading speaker of the evening.
A number of forcible arguments we're
presented,
Frank Pierce, our colored tonsorial
artist, b moved into A. II. Perkins
hou, E, corner Cooper and Third |
streets, end hes opened a frst-clf
barber shop. The place pre~ents a
bright and attractive appears ace to
Pr ssers-by.
Sociablcs and surprise parties will
now be in order, and we trust those
interested iu any that may from time
to time occur will jot down the points
and hand them to US and we, @iii put
them in shape for publication in our
local columns
George B swick, of this city, en-
gagged in wrestling match lest Mon
day, with James Mcdonnell of Bristol,
at the latter named place, for $40 a
side. The mach was best out of three
falls and Beswick came off the victor,
being SO declared by the referee :.
Mrs. Southsrd, while coming home
from church on Sunday evening, fell
over the uneven flag stou in front Of
DIR. Taylor's house, and hurt herself
very badly. The street committee
should examine these uneven flag
stones and have them put into proper
condition.
One of Edward Russ' gray squirrels
escap on Saturday and while the
boys was trying TO capture it, il made
le p and fell on the iron picket
fence at Mrs. D. N. Perkins and was
inst ntly killed. Expire aman Hatcher
, took it TO Philadelphia on Monday to
have it stuffed