Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-11-30

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tions," in the December Lippincotts,
Thomas Gafney describes the benefits
that accrue to the members of these
Institutions tells how to form and run
such associations, and points out their
influence for good upon the nation at
large. Fiddler Rakes's Fiddle is a
very entertaining sketch of country
life in Virginia, by Roosevelt Page.
Charles Morris contributes an article
entitled "The Power of the Future" in
which he tells of the wonderful solar
motor, the storage of electricity, and
other methods of utilizing power which
may come into play in the future
Among the new regulations inaugur-
ated on the first of the month is that
all headlights of side-tracked locomo-
tives on the Pennsylvania lines west of
Pittsburg shall be concealed by cur
tains at night. The order went into
effect last Sunday The purpose of
this innovation is to enable engineers
of approaching trains to more clearly
distinguish switch and other lights, and
not be blinded and confused by the
glare of the headlight In conformity
with the new rule, all engines are being
provided with curtain and spring
roller, by means of which the head
light may be obscured readily upon the
engine taking the side-track.
We learn that the Enterprise Light,
Heat and Power Company has signed
contract with the United Edison
Manufacturing Co., for an Electric
Plant, to be put in imm, diately. The
system to be used is the Edison Three
Wire System, which is popularity known
as "Edison's Pet System One of the
greatest advantages Of this system is its
absolute safety. Not even child could
be injured by contact with its wires,
and no fire could ever be started by it.
If the large cities would discard the
present high voltage system in use, and
use the safe system of Edison, we should
not have to record any more such ter
rible fires as that which occurred in
Boston on Thanksgiving day.
The young ladies' of St. Stephens
Church, will give an unusually attrac-
tive entertainment, called, a Festival
of Days-on Saturday Nov. 30th, and
Monday and Tuesday Dec. I'd and Sd
in the house belonging to Mrs. Rod
man, corner of Church and Jennings
streets. Open each day from 3 until
halfpast ten o'clock There will be
large and beautiful collection of fancy
and useful articles suitable for Christ
mas gifts. There will also be a number
of other attractions and amusements.
Supper served each evening. 1t is
earnestly hoped that there will be
large attendance, as the proceeds are
for the Parish Building Fund, and
Mission work. Admission 10 cents.
Children free.
Farmers adjacent to Beverly com
plain that their fields are full of men
and boys armed to the death with guns
and dogs ON the hunt for rabbits and
other game. They can hardly poke
their noses out Of their doors without
seeing blunderbuss Of some kind, with |
a man or small boy at the other end of
it, and nine times out Of ten the same
blunderbuss is pointing right at the
body of the one who is looking out.
Where a little rabbit was seen last
summer cooking up his ears, is now
over-run with the industrious gunner
As soon as one gang leaves another
presents itself and go over the same
ground until every inch of vegetation
in which the innocent cotton-tail might
be lurking, has been investigated
LET THE BAND PLAYA number
of Beverly's young men are endeavor-
ing to organize drum corps and have
secured considerable of the material
available from among the talented
youth of this place, out of which to
form it. A drum corps is what this
town should have, not only one in
name but one which will be the pride
of the place. 1t is not necessary that
it be nuisance as has been limited at
by some that it will be. The subscrip-
tions to the fund have thus far been lib
eral and should there be some who
have not been asked to subscribe, don't
rush out and condemn the affair be-
cause your contribution has not been
courted, but come forward and unite
with the others for part in the enter
prise. Let us have the drum corps,
the good old martial music-the soul
inspiring, patriotic strains Of the fife
and drum. Subscriptions to to the
corps will be received by the following
committee: j. l.. Simon, Jr, VIM. j.
Craythorn, Harry Craythorn, Philip
Horner and Newbold Meeks.
STRANGER KILLED. - Engineer
Frank Thompson discovered the body
of man lying along the railroad track
above Lumberton as he was running
the early line to Trenton ON Sunday
morning. The body was cold and
stiff, the head being completely severed
and lying between the track while the
body was outside the rails. The Mer-
Ger county Coroner was notified and
on arriving at the place the mangled
and mutilated remains of well dressed
man of about 80 years was found. One
arm had been cut from the body, which
was also much mangled. In his poe
kets was found a new pair Of shoes for
child and return ticket to Borden
town, but nothing to indemnity the
man. A small amount of change lay
scattered about near by An officer in
the southern part of the city stated
that the man had been seen about ten
o'clock Saturday night intoxicated,
and it is supposed that having missed
his train to return to Bordentown, that
he started to walk down the track and
met his death.