Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-10-19

Fire Co. No. l, will be held mex
Thursday evening, to make final pre-
paration for participating in the fire
men, parade at Bristol, Saturday after
noon. A full attendance is requested
A surprise party was rendered Mrs
Chas. English, on Monday evening
A collation. was partaken of in tn,
dining-room, after which dancing wa
INDUCED in until a late hour. Mr.
Charles NJ. Higgins, furnished thu
refreshments.
The number of admissions to the
fair ground this year in the six days
was forty -fve thousand four hundred
and ninety-three, the amount of money
taken at the gate and at the granC
stand was something over seventeen
thousand dollars.
1t is reported that the buckwheat
crop will be large and of excellent
quality. Buckwheat cakes in cold
weather, with sausage added, and
spread with good butter and moIasses
or honey, as the taste may prefer, form
a very appetizing compound.
Now that the time has come to hand
for setting up stoves, it will be inter.
esting for housewives to know that the
mica of isinglass light in stove doors
if soiled from smoke, may be made
bright and equal to new by cleansing
with salt mixed with vinegar.
Foreman Adams, of Beverly Fire
Co. No /, has appointed the following
House Committee from Oct. II to
Nov. q, 1889: M. B. Kiple, Louis S.
Kite, w. S. Lenoir, H. A. Lenoir,
James Lay. The committee will meet
every Monday evening at the hose
house at 7.30 o'clock.
j. Harrison Coombs, of the Louis
Stokes farm, took special premium
for oats, first premium for eight stalks
of Keller corn and basket of pota-
toes, and second prize for field com.
His daughter Mabel took first for fin
est and greatest variety of grasses
grown in New Jersey-about 250.
A grand time was had by the K. G.
E., of this city, on Thursday evening,
in celebrating their fourth anniversary
Visiting Knights from Palmyra, and
Burlington. Nicetown Commandery
under the leadership of Capt. Jos.
Garwooi, formerly of this city, made
short street arade headed by ellis
fife and drum corps.
An exchange remarks that people
who like buckwheat cakes, and are
annoyed by what is popularity called
'buckwheat itch" are advised that a
teaspoonful Of Rochelle salts, dissolved
in the batter for the use of family of
several persons, will prevent annoy
ance. The quantity may be dimin-
isbed for small family.
Don't be alarmed about scarcity
of potatoes because the local crop is a
failure. The forthcoming issue Of the
Farmers Review will report that the
potato crop of 1889 will probable ex-
coed in quantity that of any previous
year in the United States. The total
crop is estimated at 100000
bushels, which exceeds last years
crop by over 100000 bushels.
The young ladies of some nearby
towns are busily engaged in filling up
q memory hoop" The hoop is a
light wooden one about eight inches
in diameter, to which is attached var
ious colored streamers of ribbons, in
scribed with the names of the donors.
When finished it knocks rainbow
higher than a cooked hat. Why are
our Beverly misses behind hand in
this important work.
The clerks of election districts should
be careful, when making out their re-
turns, to put in the full name of the
candidate the same as it appears OIL the
ticN voted, and not by abbreviation
or initial letters only, as the votes are
counted exactly as returned. If clerks
Of election would also see that the re-
turns are sent promptly by mail to
the County Clerk it will save the
Board of Canvassers time and trouble.
Whether a turnpike company can
collect tolls on roads that are unfit for
travel is about to be tested in the Bur-
lington county courts. Suit has been
begun by Robert Brock, tax collector.
for Delran township, against the Cam
den and Burlington Turnpike Com
pany, on a charge of collecting tolls
when their turnpike was not in
proper condition to travel over it.
Justice Rhoads, Of Riverside, will hear
the case ON Saturday next.
Charles Wills died at" his residence
in Mount Holly at five o'clock Satur-
day morning. The cause of his death
was Bright's disease, and he was i'll
but few days. Deceased was form
erly editor OF the Mount Holly Herald
and was prominent Democratic poll
tician. He held the position of County
Collector for number Of years, and
four years ago was the nominee of his
party for State Senator. lie was sixty
eight years OF age and leaves widow
and two children.
Gupners who are now foraging
through the forest and over;the;stubble
fields and marshes with blood in their
eye and powder in their horn, had
better pause in their wild career, long
enough to read the farmers warning
to trespassers, lest, peradventure, they
be jerked up short by the lasso Of the
law and made to pay fine for their
heedlessntss. The law is clear on the
subject of uespass, and hunters who
are not posted should read up before
they jump any fences.
Hats the size of wagon wheel are
among The Fall fashions. 1t is strange