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

A petition is being circulated in
Mount Holly for the pardon of Peter
johnson, who was convicted of assault
ing an 8-year-old girl at Riverside.
The girls mother has confessed that
she brought the charge against John
son in a spirit of revenge.
The Burlington County Courts
opened on Tuesday, and very little
criminal business from this city will
engage the attention of the court.
Hilyard Stokes is on the Grand Jury
and H. H. Austin and j. G. Jennings,
Jr., are on the Petit Jury.
Shad are running unusually large
this year. Fishermen say that there
will be a big catch this year because
it is the third year since the Fish
Commissioners put 10000 little ones
in the river and shad V returned
until the third year after Matching.
Barber Monitor, at Simon's has
bought out Frank Pierce, who will go
to Chicago about the first of May. The
shop at Simon's will be continued, not
withstanding the reports of malicious
persons. The place will be in charge
of competent tonsorial artists.
List Of unclaimed letters, etc, re-
naming at the Beverly post office,
April 18th, 1890. Miss A. w. Adams,
Mr.. E. w. Barrows, Miss Lvdie
Birkin, Mrs. John Comiskey, Mrs.
Sara Sherwood, Mr.. Richard Wellton.
JOS. H. Toms, P. NJ.
During the past week the Telford
pavement on Warren street was top
dressed with small broken stone and
the ruts and depressions were filled by
a gang of laborers of B. M. Stanley,
the contractor for the work. 1t is to
be hoped that the road will now fill
the bill.
Mif1in Paul, the founder of Sea
bright, who died last week, aged rs
years, was Il of the original owners
of the Camden & Amboy railroad.
He owned large orange groves in
Florida, and some years ago was the
owner of ground neal the Beverly
railroad station.
A four horse tally-ho coach with a
party Of Philadelphians passed through
this city, on Saturday on their way to
General Grubb's residence at Edge
water Park, where they spent Sunday.
The horses and coach were stabbed at
Russ Farmers Hotel and attracted a
great deal of attention.
Mccormick McCardle was arraigned
before Squire Inman on Monday on a
charge preferred by William Tevis of
the S. P. G. A., for cruelty to a horse
belonging to Stevenson & Son. He
ran the horse into a barbed wire fence,
cutting it 50 badly hat it cannot be
used. He was fined $685..
The days increase in length this sea-
son as follows; Ia the month of Janu-
airy, AZ minutes in February, one hour
and nine minutes in March, one hour
and q minutes in April, one hour
and 10 minutes in May, one hour and
one minute, and in June, II minutes.
Then they begin to shorten.
Nathan Cone, who has been a pilot
of the Delaware River Steamboat
Company for the last 80 years, had to
his position on the steamer
Columbia last week on account of fail
ing eyesight. During his service with
the company he has been pilot of the
steamers Thomas A. Morgan, John A.
Warner and Columbia.
The whale which was on exhibition
at Beverly Park, last week, brought to
mind the whale 80 feet long, which
came up the Delaware nearly thirty
years ago as far as Florence, and was
captured at Spruce street wharf, Phila-
delphia, and which got aground on the
marsh below Mount Holly street and
made the water fly for some time.
A fair and festival will he given in
the Ridgway Hall, on Friday and
Saturday evening, May 9th and 10th,
under the auspices of the Black Stock
ing Base Ball Club. A large number
of useful and fancy articles will be
offered for sale. Season tickets, 10
cents, which entities the holder to a
chance on a handsome stand lamp.
George Kerr, the unfortunate en-,
gineman whose untimely death occurred
at Bordentown on Saturday, had many
friends and acquaintance here, who
were mnch grieved to hear of the
event. A number of years ago he was
a pupil of the Farnum School, this
city, and will be remembered no doubt
by many Of his schoolmates who have
now grown into manhood.
Some hard hearted person poisoned
two dogs belonging to Gilbert Van
Sewer last week. One of the dogs
known to a great many by the name Of
"Chogy"-had a wonderful carer.
He was run over by the cars and
thought killed, and was shot a few
years ago and thought would die but
he survived and got well. Mr.. Van
Solver thought a great deal Of the dog.
The Beverly branch of the Order of
Iron Hall started its organization
Wednesday evening last at Reform
Club Hall. The officers will be elected
and installed next Tuesday evening at
Odd Fellows Hall, at s o'clock sharp.
AS there will be quite a lot Of work to
be done, all members and those who
desire to become charter members are
requested to be on hand at the above
named place and time, promptly.
State Entomologist John B. Smith,
of New Brunswick, N. j., is sending
out circular letters asking the co-opera-
ton of farmers in getting rid of insect
pests, He wants farmers who are
bothered with wire worms and root
louise on corn; the borer in melons and