Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1889-12-07

The four new states bring in an area
about equal to that of all New Eng
land, New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana
combined. 1t is an area three times
as great as the British Isles.
Secretary of State Kelsey has issued
the usual list Of Senators and members
Of the next Legislature with their post
office addresses. The next Legislature
begins on Tuesday, January 18th,
1890. Governor Albeit will be in
augurated on Tuesday, January 21st.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has placed maids on its limited
trains to attend to the wants of chill
dren and women, especially the latter
when travelling alone The "Pennsy"
is great road No company in the
United States excels it in any respect.
We understand our Mayor has given
our city officers strict orders not to en-
ter public places while on duty. We
hope all the city officials will take
warning. This reminds us of story
told by prominent preacher Don't
do as | do, but what l tell you to do"
Constable NJ. J. Swift has on hand
for collection quite a number of per-
sonal tax bills against delinquents who
are supposed men of integrity. Do
your duty, Michael, if you fill every
cell in the Town Hall. Men who vote
should pay their taxes.-Burlington
Gazette.
Potatoes must be kept in the dark,
or they will look yellowish when
cooked, and there fine quality will be
gone. An exchange advises that the
potato cellar be so dark that one can
not see to walk around, or that the
potatoes be kept in tight boxes or
barrels and well covered.
The FESTIVAL of Days given by
the Kings Daughters of St. Stephens
Church, in Mrs. Rodman's house,
Church and Jennings streets, was well
attended and many partook of the ex-
cellent suppers prepared by the young
ladies. The proceeds will be devoted
to the Parish Building fund.
Rev. James I. Good, pastor of the
Heidelberg Reformed Church, of Phil
adelphia, will give a lecture in the
Reform Club Hall, next Monday
evening, entitled "What I saw in
Europe" The lecture will be given
under the auspices of the w, c, T. U.
See advertisement in another column.
This week our Beverly dealers will
commence to stock up with holiday
goods. They will no doubt add many
new and handsome novelties, and the
public may look for anything and
everything from five cent toy to
five hundred dollar curio. Look out
for their announcements from now till
Christmas.
Miss Annie M. Bacon and Mr..
James r. Chant, of Coopertown, were
married on Thanksgiving afternoon at
the residence of the brides parents by
Rev. James Rogers, of the Beverly M.
E. Church. After the wedding a sup
per was served after which the happy
couple left on the SOB train for a
Southern tour.
Messrs William Hettinger, Joseph
Ker, R. H. Morrell and James Simp-
son, have had tagging laid on the
sidewalks in front of their properties
on Pine street, making a continuous
line from Sassafras to Elizabeth street,
Alfred t. Perkins is also laying flag
ging on his coal yard walk on Cooper
street above Second
The barbarous barbed wire seems to
be tightening its deadly grip. A trust
has been recently formed with a CAPT
tai of $4,000, 600 under an Illinois
charter. 1t has got control of pretty
nearly all the barbed wire mills in the
country, and the announcement is
made that the price Of this remorseless
Moloch will be put up after the 1st of
January.
An exchange gives this bit of advice
which is as good for Beverly as any
other place that we know off not
better Don't smoke in the post-office
1t is never pleasant to many, but now
that the cold season has arrived, when
the doors are closed, it is made doubly
offensive to those who do not like it,
and particularly so to ladies who may
be in waiting"
Don't let an auction sale of any
kind come to time without proper
advertising. An extra dollar or two
spent in this way to have an adver-
tisement inserted in the BANNER will
notify hundreds of readers, many of
whom would doubtless not see it but
for such publication, and the little out
lay could hardly fall short of bringing
an increase in profits and oftimes
might raise prices many dollars. 1t is
profitable to advertise we'll.
Governor Green, of this State, is
chairman of the Committee of Cover
nors of the Thirteen Original States,
anu llc llcS lHNlbcu JIlc NONGIuOIo VI
all the States and Territories to meet
in Washington, December 18th, to
urge Congress to appropriate a suffici-
ent sum to erect a monument in Phila-
delphia commemorative Of the Declare
ton of Independence and of the first
hundred years of the constitutional
history of the United States.
Reserved seat tickets for Prot. Ell
more's entertainment next Friday
evening, in the Odd Fellows Hall, for
the benefit of Beverly Lodge, No. 95,
l. O. o. F., can be purchased at the
Warren St. Pharmacy. Lovers of good
music will enjoy treat as the manage
ment has secured Mr. Joseph Chorley
the eminent pianist and vocalist, for
this occasion. The performance given
by Prof. Elmore is chaste in every par
ticular and very enjoyable.