Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-03-01


carmine and the one-cent will remain a
bright blue, as at present.
Formal possession of the Grace
Mission Chapel, on Broad street. was
taken last Sunday afternoon, when the
scholars and teachers met in the G..
A. R. Hall and marched in a body to
the new building, where the Sunday
school classes were formed.
Assessors should clip the following
for reference; A correspondent in
quires if parsonages are taxable. Yes
The decision in 3 Vroom in 1877 so
held. They are not buildings erected
or used for religious worship" and are
no more exempt from taxation than
the private property of the pastor.
The twenty-fifth annual meeting of
the lot owners of Monument Cemetery
will be held in the Reform Club Hall,
Cooper street, on next Tuesday evening,
March 4th, at s o'clock, for the pur-
pose of electing three trustees, for three
years. The annual reports Of the
secretary and treasurer will be read.
From all sections of the city we hear
complaints of the malicious acts of
tough boys. The Marshal has deter
mined to curb the young rowdies, and
if the parents of some of the ring
leaders do not correct them forthwith,
they will have to pay a few dollars
fine, independent of the disgrace that
will follow.
The sale of real estate for unpaid
assessments for curbing and tagging
sidewalks in this city, will take place
at the City Hall, on Wednesday, at 2
o'clock. There is still thirteen delin-
quents to hear from, and if they do mot
pay up before the above date their
properties will be sold Better settle
and save extra cost.
The Burlington Water Company
has reduced water rents. A discount
of twenty per cent will be allowed for
prompt payment. At present the
domestic draws are $500. This new
discount will reduce this to $3.50 net
if paid promptly. Bath room and
water closets were reduced from 800
to $500, net $40 if paid on time,
The russell shoe Will be worn again
as soon as the weather will permit. A
yellow stain that gives a good result is
made by boiling faustic berries in water,
making a strong solution, then adding
a small quantity of alum water. This
is bit premature, but gentlemen will
do we'll to cut the recipe out and paste
it in their handbags for summer use.
A lamp at the oyster saloon of A.
H. Perkins, nearly exploded, on Tues
day evening, about 10 o'clock. Mr..
Perkins being back in another room,
smelled smoke and on proceeding to
the store, he discovered one of the large
lamps all in blaze. He opened the
door and threw the lamp into the street,
thereby averting much dreaded ca
tastrohpe,
A careful estimate of the expense to
the state of the cost of the Leconey
trial fixes it at $500 in round fig
ures divided as follows, supposing that
it will last four weeks twenty-six CON
stables, 81, S75 jury's board, $1,100;
jurys fees, 1913 ;stenographers, $2,750;
witness fees, $500; subpoena service,
$3.50; experts, $500 detective service
and incidentals, $1,000.
One hundred and fifty-eight years
ago last Saturday George Washington
was born The glory of his character
and deeds is not dimmed by the lapse
of time, but it must be admitted that
Whereabouts but little attention is gen
orally paid to the birthday of the i'm
mortal George. The banks celebrated
the anniversary by taking holiday,
and the Gun Club held shooting
match.
Ice will be so precious next Summer
that it will be served out to the custo-
mers on druggists scales, so that the
J. the drachms and scruples may be &C
curately ascertained. But the public
will not>ose any thing by the mode Of
weighing. The old system Of throw
ing a ten-pound chunk Of ice on the
scales and bouncing the indicator down
to the 25-pound mark has about worn
itself out. The icemen will agree to
this.
The residents of Edgewater Park
have rebelled against the unloading Of
carloads of manure at that place and
have obtained an injunction against it.
The consequence is that hereafter all
manure cars will be left out at East
Burlington and the people Of that To-
cality will have monopoly Of detes-
table odors arising therefrom. The
farmers from here to Beverly will now
be compelled to haul the manure from
East Burlington.
st. Joseph's Church Fair produced
a net gain of over $3.50. The contest
for the gold cross resulted in favor Of
Miss Annie Armstrong, of Philadel-
phla, and the gold ring was awarded
to Miss Mamie Grant, Of this city.
Father McKernan, on Sunday, thanked
all who had helped in any way the
work of the fair, and especially those
friends who, although not members Of
the church, attended the fair and con-
tributed literally to its success.
Henry 1. Budd, secretary of the Bur
lington County Board Of Agriculture,
gives notice that meeting will be held
at the Court House. Mount Holly, this
Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock. The
notice wiEds up as follows: GA full at
tendance of members and farmers
generally, is requested. Let us come
together and consider auctions relating
to our prosperity, and all the more
since the Governor of the Stat has
espoused our cause with so much earn