Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1890-03-29


Interest money and all outstanding
bills will be thankfully received by
those to whom they are owing. This
date is said to be the financial dog
days Of the season.
Frogs, toads, turtles and snakes have
left their winter retreats and emerged
again to the light of day Eels and
catfish have also come forth from their
muddy beds Are these signs of spring
being fairly opened?
Jesse A. jackson, auctioneer, will
sell at public sale on Thursday, April
3rd, all the household goods belonging
to Mrs. Mary E. Snyder, at her resi-
dence, Broad street near the Railroad
Sale to commence at 1 o'clock. Con-
ditions cash.
Bishop Scarborough, visited on
Wednesday of this week, two of the
missions in charge of Rev. P. w.
Stryker Trinity Church, Fairview, in
the afternoon, confirming five persons
and Memorial Chapel, Riverside, in
the evening, confirming eight.
The semi-annual payment of water
rents to the Beverly Water Company,
will be due and payable on the first of
April, (see their advertisement in an
other column. The water takers will
note that these rents are payable at the
works of the company on Broad street
near the river.
The people will have to arise in their
might if they would resist the encroach-
ments upon their pocket-pooks. 1t is
stated that four or more of the largest
school-book publishers have formed
combination to monopolize, as far as
possible, the manufacture Of school
books to raise prices.
A number of Burlington county
milk shippers have been East pur-
chasing cargoes of ice, which they are
obliged to use in cooling their milk be-
fore shipment. A small quantity of
ice has been gathered in some sections
Of the county, but it is not thought it
will exceed 90 tons altogether.
The law requiring Township Treas
urers to give bonds also provides that
said bonds shall be filed in the office of
the County Clerk. Under the new
statute which gives the license fees to
townships it is necessary that the bonds
be on file as required, that the Clerk
may know who is the proper person to
receive the money from licenses.
On the recommendation of Assem-
blyman Perkins, Governor Albeit, on
Wednesday appointed Henry G.
Thompson, Jr., a Commissioner of
Deeds for Pennsylvania. Mr.. Thomp-
son while resident of this city-has
his office in-and is considered one of
the brightest and promising young
Democratic lawyers, of Philadelp hia.i
A number of sportsmen were attrae-
ted to Riverside on Wednesday after
ternoon, to witness the shooting match
between l. B. Meeks, of that place
and Charles Van Camp, of Tacony, Pa,
for 500. at Is birds each, 1 ounce of
shot. The contestants tied on u birds
and a match for 5000 will be shot on
Thursday next.
AN HONEST Crowd. speaks we'll
for the general honesty of people that
Butler the grocer, says he rarely loses
by theft, in spite of the fact
that there is ample chance for stealing
in the abundance of goods in packages
within everybodys reach, and the
crowded condition of his store makes
Of customers impossible,
even if it were necessary.
The mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance of Clara Haverstock, who left
her home on the Haines farm, near
Masonville, was dispelled in Il measure
on Thursda yafternoon by the finding
of her decomposed body in Rancocas
Greek, about half a mile below Cen
terton. The body was discovered by
two fishermen. 1t was caught on
barbed wire fence extending over the
meadows.
The Board of Pardons last week re-
leased Thomas Riley, sentenced from
Burlington county in January, 1885,
for II years for murder. He cut
man named Borden with a knife, and
he was convicted of murder in the
second degree. A number of petitions,
signed by many citizens of Burlington
county, were presented to the court, in
which they testified to the former good
character of Riley.
A vocal and and Instrumental con
cert for the benefit Of the sick members
Of Co. H, will be given in Odd Eel
lows Hall, this city, this Saturday
evening. AS this entertainment is
given for worthy object it is hoped a
large audience will be present. A
well-known Musical Association, and
Washington Glee Club, of Camden,
will take part and render number of
vocal and instrumental selections.
A warrant was issued by Mayor Rob-
erts, on Wednesday on the complaint of
Aaron Burr, of Moorestown, railroad
detective, charging four lads with tam
pering with the cars on the siding near
the freight station. Marshal Fish ar
rested three of the boys, and the Mayor
sentenced them to six hours confne-
ment in tn city Jail. The authorities
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad are de-
termined to break up the practice
The severe rain and wind storm
which passed over Burlington county
Saturday evening blew down the sig
nal station at Knickerbocker station,
above Florence, on the Camden and
Amboy division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, causing it to fall across the
track. Gilbert Hawkins, seeing it fall,
made danger signal of his red hand