Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-08

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day for Penn Argyle, near Easton, Pa,
where he has secured position with
the Index Publishing Company.
A bill has been introduced into the
Legislature at Trenton, to provide all
school children with free books. The
expense is to be betrayed by a special
tax.
The frame addition to Parsons
steam tool works on Railroad avenue
will be used by the proprietor to man
ufacture steel-faced shoemakers ham,
mers.
Arthur R. Fougeray who committed
suicide in Philadelphia last week some
years ago resided in A. K. Robinson's
house on Cooper street near the rail
road.
The Young Peoples Association of
the Beverly Baptist Church will give
an Oyster Supper in Odd Fellows
Hall, on Saturday evening, February
22nd.
The dance of the Gold Leaf Social
at the armory on Thursday evening
was fine affair and INDUCED in by
number from this city and neighbor-
ing towns.
Conductor Kirkbride had his hands
full Monday night on the 9.55 train
from Trenton. A crazy man got on
at Bordentown and was controlled with
great difficulty.
The steamer Twilight has been with
drawn from the river for the season
and the Warner is running in place of
the Columbia, which has gone into
quarters for repairs.
The regular monthly meeting of
Common Council was held on Thurs
day evening. Owing to a press of
other matter we are compelled to lay
it over until next week.
Rev. Mr.. Rogers, pastor of the Bev-
erly Methodist Church, made the open
ing prayer, in the Legislature, on
Tuesday morning. Assemblyman Per-
kins secured his services.
Herald Castle, No. II, K. G. E.,
this city, paid fraternal visit to Red
Cross Castle, at Nicetown, Pa, on
Monday night. The members returned
home on the "owl" train.
A number of our merchants and
business men have joined the Retail
Merchants Law and Collecting Asso-
citation for protection against the "dead
beats" which inhabit this city.
Grocer Arthur Hurry has new adj
vertisement in this issue. During our
hurry to get to press last week his card
was overlooked and several errors were
in it regarding prices of articles.
The evening service at the Baptist
Church next Sunday will commence at
7 o'clock, and close at s, after which
prayer meeting will be held in the
lecture room. All cordially invited.
Mary Horan, seventy-fve years old,
was struck by Pennsylvania Rail
road freight train at Bordentown,
Tuesday, and killed. Her husband
was killed by train twenty-six years
ago.
A number of residents attended the
performance at Birch's Opera House,
Burlington, on Saturday evening for
the benefit of the Burlington Base Ball
Club and were we'll pleased with the
show.
Just think of it ! corn SC can, toma-
toes &c. Do not think they are not
good because they are so cheap, they
are as good as you pay s and 10c for.
Anthony's opposite Post Office, Bur
lington.
w. E. Schermerhorn, Jr., local edi-
tor of the Burlington Evening Reporter
has accepted a position as editor Of the
Carriage Monthly published in Phila-
delphia and will assume charge of that
journal the first of March.
VIM. Peak will farm c. M. Aliens
place this season. Harry Mattson will
go on Mr. Farmariss' farm on the
Coopertown Road. John Smith will
farm Thomas Kemble's place of ten
acres on the Camden Pike
Women who dislike to tell their ages
have about four months in which to
decide what figures they will give the
census enumerators. 1t is limited that
some are no older-in their own mind
than they were ten years ago,
There were a large number at the tea
given by the Kings Daughters of the
Beverly Presbyterian Church last Sat
urday afternoon, at the residence of
DIR. Wyckoff, on the river bank, for the
benefit of the Broad Street Mission.
The following unclaimed letters, ETC.,
remain in the Beverly Postoffice, Feb.
9TH, 1890: Messrs. c H. Creesey q Co.,
Mr.. T. j. Harculton, Mrs. Annie
Medley, Dr. Robt White.
w. X. VANsCIvER, P. M.
In our last issue in a marriage notice
the name of the officiating clergyman
was omitted and at which the interested
parties took some umbrage. The error
was one of those common in newspaper
offices and no disrespect was intended.
The latest gossip in regard to the
post-office fight is to the effect that
Editor Logan is to be the coming man,
and that the powers that be hope to
pour oil on the troubled waters by
appointing him.-Bmlington Gazette.
| Charles S. Southland has been elected
Treasurer of the Progressive Farmers
Club, in place of j. d. Cornish who
declined to serve. Charles k. Van
solver resigned as Secretary and H. v,
Bishop was elected to fill the vacancy.
James George, who died in Phila-
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