Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-06-28

NO pedCH6S CuIS year, VI d lew ohiy'
This is the report from the whole peach
growing section in the country. The
buds started too early, encouraged by
the mild winter, and March was the
death of them. This will be a severe
blow to many people including growers
and consumers.
A useful attribute of paper not
generally known is for preserving ice
in a pitcher of water. Fill the pitcher
with ice and water and set it on the
center of a piece of paper then gather
the paper up around the top of the
pitcher and secure it tightly with a
rubber band, so as to exclude the air.
People cannot be too careful of the
sudden changes in the temperature so
ommon in early Summer. It's a
very enjoyable thing for a while, to sit
in a cool breeze while in a perspiration,
but a mar who does it is taking a great
risk, as it is liable to result in severe
colds and fevers and threatened pneu-
monia.
John Sampson, of Charleston, while
drawing a moving machine on his
farm on Wednesday became suddenly
ill and fell from the machine inficting
injuries to his head and neck. He
was taken to his house and about 5
o'clock was stricken with palsy and
remained unconscious during the night,
little hopes is given Of his recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ker, celebrated
the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
marriage at their home on Pine street
on Saturday from 5 to s o'clock, when
a large number of friends called and
rendered their congratulations. A
number of valuable and appropriate
presents were received. The guests
were chiefly from this city and Phila-
delphia.
We call the attention of our readers
to the advertisement of a select concert,
to be given in the Odd Fellows Hall,
on Wednesday evening, July 9th, at s
o'clock, for the benefit of st. Joseph's
Church. No doubt, this will be the
event of the season and all should
take this opportunity to attend, as
first-class artists will appear on this
occasion.
The late Legislature took a whack
at the chicken thieving industry by
increasing the penalty for engaging in
it. The new law provides that any
person who shall steal "any turkey,
goose, duck, chicken or other domestic
fowl" shall be liable to a fine of 500
or Imprisonment in the State prison at
hard labor for a term of three years, or
both at the discretion of the Court.
DIR. Lewis Rodman, an old practi-
toner of Philadelphia, died ut his
Summer home ON the river bank at
Edgewater Park, on Friday morning
last, in the 84th year of his age. The
funeral took place on Monday morn
ing, at II o'clock, services being held
in St. James P. E. Church, 22nd and
Walnut streets, Philadelphia. The
remains were inferred at Laurel Hill.
Local Branch, No. 1881 Order of
Iron Hall, had quite a large attend
ance at their regular meeting last
Tuesday evening. Several one thou
sand dollar certificates were given out
and a prominent citizen was initiated
Several applications we're received,
among them n from Burlington. 1t
is said that there will be quite a num-
Der received from Burlington next.
month.
On Wednesday afternoon while the
Twilight was lying at Beverly wharf,
Masters Fred. Albury and Joseph
Smick fastened their rowboat behind
the steamer, which on backing to-
swing out into the stream, the boat
was drawn beneath the wheels and
completely demolished, the lads escap-
ing with their lives by clinging to the
the braces beneath the deck of the
vessel, where they were rescued.
William Adams, of this city, at
tempted to board Conductor Stout's
line at Burlington on Tuesday evening,
and stumbling over a pile of gravel he
was thrown down, his right leg WIS
badly lacerated and the nail torn from
the great toe of his left foot. He was
taken to DIR. Gauntt's office where his
wounds were dressed and his toe am
putated, and then brought to his home
in this city. He was on his way to
visit his wife who is visiting at her
home at Easton, Pa.
Thomas Kelvy and William Mar
shall while in swimming ON Tuesday
evening, boarded the steamer Twilight
at our wharf and rode wei to Thomas
wharf on the Pennsylvania side of the
river, when they jumped off and struck
out for the opposite shore. When they
swan some distance Kelvy became ex-
hausted, and was saved from drowning
by his companion who had boarded Il
sloop lying at anchor, and threw him
a rope which he grabbed with a death
grip and was drawn aboard the vessel.
At the meeting of Beverly Council
No. 424 American Legion of Honor,
held June 23rd, the following officers
were elected to serve the ensuing 6
months: Commander, w. E. Blow ;
Vice Commander, G. G. Butler Ora
tor, S. B Taylor; Guide, Jos. Ham
nell; Warden, Capt. J. A. Payne;
Sentry, j. A. Cook. The collector,
Chas. Conard and treasurer, e. T.
Burnett, are elected for one year con-
sequently they will hold Office until
January 1, 1891. The amount paid
out by this organization the last twelve
years was $16,000,000 instead of s.
100000 as stated in our last issue.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, in order to provide an attractive
tour for the holiday season of the
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