Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-04-19

Playing progressive euchre fol
prizes has been declared a violation o.
the laws against gambling in Missouri
Not so in New Jersey.
Monday evening next, grand final
rehearsal for Queen Esther. All con.
nected Herewith, both great and small,
are earnestly requested to attend.
Presiding Elder Ayler, of Princeton,
lectured on the Origin of the Negro
in the A. M. E. Church, on Monday
evening, to a small-sized audience.
Womens' Patent Leather Tip lace
and button shoes at $1.25, have you
seen them at Anthony's Shoe Depart
ment, opposite post Office, Burlington.
Broken paper boxes, tin cans, ban
ana peels, barrel hoops, etc, scattered
about the street in front of a business
place looks like anything but business.
Mr.. Ling, of Tioga, formerly super
intendent of the Grace Mission, spent
Sunday in Beverly, and received a
warm welcome from his many friends.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Beverly Water Com
pany will be held on Monday, May 9TH,
at 4 o'clock, P. M. See special notice.
The fire at Davis shoe factory, Bev-
erly Township, could be plainly seen
at Burlington and was watched by a
number of persons at the railroad sta
ton.
j. 7. Morrell, treasurer of the Fair
Committee, of Beverly Fire, Co. No. l,
requests all those having bills to pre-
sent them as soon as possible for settle
ment.
The Delaware shad crop promises
we'll this Spring, and the fishermen
have commenced hauling them out in
large numbers already, and fine ones
at that.
The" annual meeting of the Delaware
River Transportation Company was
held IN Monday, at Beverly Park when
directors to serve the ensuing year were
elected.
A bill introduced in the Legislature
makes the clerk of any school district
liable to a fine of $40 for failing to post
notices of an annual election of school
trustees.
We are not responsible for the senti-
ments and expressions ofour correspon-
dents. Those entertaining different
views from ours can have a hearing in
these columns.
General E. Burd Grub was presen-
ted with a set of engrossed resolutions
expressive Of its esteem by the Harrison
Union Veteran Legion, of Camden,
Friday night.
Postmaster Toms was taken suddenly
i'll while on duty on Monday, and was
compelled to 90 to his home where he
was confined for several days. He is
now on duty again.
Prosecutor jenkins, of Camden, has
returned to Francis Lingo the cloth
ing taken from him at the time of his
arrest on suspicion of being the muir
derer of Annie Leconey.
Pearl, daughter of J. P. Eldridge,
of South Beverly, who has reported
very i'll last week, at last accounts was
getting better. We trust the little one
will soon be convalescent.
The engine that was wrecked at Bor-
dentown on Saturday passed through
this city Monday afternoon in tow Of
another locomotive. 1t looked as if it
had been struck by a cyclone.
The balmy air of last Sunday
brought out a large number of prom
enaders on the streets and the benches
on the river front neal Laurel street
were occupied as in midsummer.
A public meeting of the w. c.. T. U.
will be held in the Reform Club Hall,
this Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Downs, State President, will adj
dress the meeting. All are cordially
invited.
The members of the 23d. Regiment
New Jersey Volunteers, will hold their
annual reunion at the home of their
old commander, General E. Burd
Grub, at Edgewater Park on Satur-
day May Sd.
The sacred cantata of Queen Esther,
will be produced under the direction
of Prof. Carl Reese, in the Presbyterian
Chapel, next Thursday evening. Ad-
mission 25 cents. See advertisement
in another column.
The announcement is made that the
annual spring fair of the Moorestown
Agricultural Society will not be held
this year, and there is a strong i%nclina-
ton among the stockholders TO abandon
the fair altogether.
Senator Carter presented to the Sen
ate last week a petition from Burling-
ton county merchants d~eprecating the
great injury done to their business by
peddlers and hawkers and urged the
matter of legislation to relieve them.
Practical EcoNoMY.-One result
of times being a little close, is to make
people look around for the most
omical trading place. Butler says he
thinks his steadily increasing trade
must be attributed to this as much as
anything.
The Fair Committee, of Beverly
Fire Co. No, l, desire to express their
thanks to all who assisted in any way
to make the event a success, especially
the ladies who had charge of the tables,
and those visitors who Embossed their
purse-strings.
In the gold watch contest at the fair
of Beverly Fire Co., No. 1, Miss Mamie
Champion was the winner having re-
ceived $64.16 and Miss Susie Ward, of
Edgewater Park, $61.97. The latter
was presented with a ring set with gar-