Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-02-01

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Company offers a reward of SO for
the arrest and conviction of anyone
found breaking the city lamps. A
number of lamps have been broken
lately and the company is determined
to put a stop to it.
The forty-fourth annual fair of the
Burlington County Agricultural Socie-
ty will be held on their grounds adj
jacent to the town of Mount Holly,
N. j., on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
September 8, 8, 10, II, II and 10,
1890.
The management of the Burlington
base ball club has secured the &c. O.
d." musical comedy company for an
entertainment this Saturday evening at
Birch's Opera House. The company
gives an amusing and clever perform
ance. A number Of Beverlyites will
take in the performance.
The Directors of the Agricultural
Society held a meeting Saturday after
noon at which time Isaac Fenimore
and Judson Gaskill resigned their
positions as directors. Henry |. Budd
was made President in the place of
Mr. Fenimore. Their places as direc-
tors were not filled but will be at the
next meeting.
Sunday, February 2, is Candlemas.
OF that day some weather-wise one has
said If Candlemas be clear and bright
winter will have another flight; but if
Candlemas be clouds and rain, winter
is gone and will not come again." The
plain English of the above is ground
hog day, the story of which won't bear
repeating at this time.
DIR. William H. Bradley, formerly
Of Burlington, who had charge Of the
mailing department Of the Philadelphia
Press was convicted in the Philadel-
phia Courts on Wednesday, for misap-
propriating funds which he had re-
ceived while acting in that capacity,
and was sentenced by Judge Biddle to
five years imprisonment.
The New Jerseys cranberry crop is
nearly all on the market, and the grow
have very Jews berries on hand. They
are quite scarce this year. There is
usually at this season of the year any
where from $4,000 to $4,000, bushels
on the market. This year to get 1000
bushels even in small lots would be
difficult Last year at this time grow
ers had held back somewhere about
10000 bushels
Mrs. Ann M. Lowden who had been
ill for several weeks died at her home
on Laurel street on Saturday evening
at 7.30 o'clock, of heart trouble. She
leaves a husband and large family of
children to mourn her loss. The fun
eral took place on Wednesday after
noon, Rev. j. Roe, of Burlington and
Rev. j. Rogers, of the Beverly M. E.
Church, officiating. The interment
was at Monument Cemetery.
George w. Jessup, Emmor Roberts
and John Warwick, have been appoin-
ted a committee by the farmers of
Camden, Gloucester and Burlington
counties, to place the markets and
sheds at Market street ferry, Camden,
in proper condition for the purpose Of
providing a suitable place on this side
Of the river for the sale of goods not
necessitating the hauling of produce
several miles through Philadelphia.
The value of hand grenades for the
extinction of incipient fires has been
abundantly demonstrated, and they are
to be found in corners and corridors
of many public buildings and private
houses. There is, however, no neces-
sity for paying fancy prices for this
useful and indispensable article. A
perfect substitute for it is to be found
in an ordinary bottle filled with the
solution. The solution is composed of
one pound Of common salt and one
half pound of sal-ammoniac, dissolved
in about two quarts of water.
A small audience greeted Rev. w.
A. Needham, at Odd Fellows Hall,
on Monday evening The reverend
gentleman drew for the audience a
number of landscapes, marine views,
caricatures, etc, and his exhibition Of
free-hand drawing with the crayons
was remarkable. The various views
were described, and the lecturer who is
possessed of a clear distinct voice was
listened to with great attention. We
trust when he again makes his appear
ance in this city he will be received
by larger audience as we can assure
all who attend pleasant time.
Since the introduction of the type
writer it is claimed that the demand
for steel pens has been materially de-
creased, amazing as the fact may seem.
Thousands of these machines are now
in use in all official offices where
copying of important documents is
made by the process, a result which is
claimed as likely to put an end to
much confusion, out Of which costly
law suits have arisen. The typewriter
is also largely used in preparing copy
Ior printers by reporters Vi Legislative
and other bodies, in all which cases
the pen has ceased to be factor, and
while it may be mighter than the sword
in one sense, it falls impotent before
the typewriter.
FORTY YEARS OF FARMING.-We
are in receipt of copy of Harris Ru-
raj Annual for 1890. 1t is forty years
this spring since Mr.. Harris moved on
to his present farm of $50 acres, near
Rochester, N. Y. For ten years he was
editor and proprietor of Genesee
Farmer. His "Walks and Talks on
the Farm" commenced in the Genesee
Farmer, and continued for many years
in the American Agriculturist. have
made his farm known to tens of thou