Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-02-27
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TOWN TOLD BRIEFLY
Fireman Faints at Hope Hose Meeting. New Automobile
Stolen Colored Singers Arrested Fined $1,000 Each.
Lumber Truck Demolished By Public Service Trolley

! Harry Anthony, ST., of WOODLAND,
has left, for trip to Florida.
4 Herbert Adams has added REQ
speed wagon to his feet of trucks.
/ Mrs. Theodore Martin and Mrs.
John Cook were Mount Holly visitors
on Thursday.
Postmaster David B. Rodman has
had the post Office thoroughly clean
ed during the week, which makes the
office look fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Marter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Marter. Of
WOODLAND, were Seaside visitors over
the week end.
Edward Pearce, who was bitten in
the hand by his dog which was fight
ing with another canine, had the
wound cauterized and is getting along
finely.
Many beautiful prizes were given
to the winners at the card party held
at the home of Mrs. Charles Blow, of
South Cooper street, on Friday after.
noon last. The affair, which was
benefitting the Paragraph Club, was
attended BY over forty persons.
Lloyd Jones, of South Cooper
street, employed by Charles J. Webb
& Co., the weIl-known wool mer-
chants Of Philadelphia, left ON Mon-
day with his mother and family on d
western trip taking il Salt Lake
City, Portland and other cities on the
West coast, where they expect to re-
main until early fall before returning
home.
Y Mrs. Margaret Peck Hill, National
Woman's Christian Temperance Field
Worker for the Department of Negro
Education will speak at the A. M. e.
Church on Magnolia street on Mon
day evening, March End, at o'clock.
Mrs. Hill is very fine speaker and
anyone hearing her win be well
pleased, and will learn what a fine
work the w. c. 7. U. is doing.
Everybody welcome.
Jerry Brooks. colored, of River
side, and Isreal Thomas, of this city,
were arrested on Thursday evening
last by Policeman Budd Stevenson,
charged with drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct The men were ex-
ercising their vocal chords on some
of the latest songs at 2 o'clock that
morning. The officer held them until
later in the day, when they were
brought before Judge Thompson, who
fined them $40 and costs each.
A brand new Moon touring car,
belonging to Joseph Milaiski, of
Broad and Third streets, was stolen
from in front of his house Monday
evening. The local authorities were
at once notified and fiiers were sent
out describing the car to all parts
of the county. The thieves, however,
did not get very far as the gas gave
out and the car was abandoned on
South Broad street, where it was
found and returned to the owner.
When the firemen of the county
held their monthly meeting at the
Union House in Mount Holly last
/ Wednesday night they took up the
question of permitting Mount Holly
to make cash contributions to the
outside companies giving assistance
at the recent big fire. there, and the
whole proposition was frowned on.
The firemen made it quite clear that
they want nothing but good will in
return for their services. AS re-
suit of this. the money that has
been collected by the newspapers
for the purpose IS to be returned.
!. The Hope Hose Fire Company's
lesson on first aid was favored with
reality on Sunday afternoon. While
in the midst of lesson on first aid
! to the faintings using fireman as
the supposed victim, Morris Roth
blum, of Spruce street, showed them
how it is done in reality. Morris
/ was watching the demonstration and
beginning to feet N, he started 70
leave the room, but had only gone q
! few steps when he fell to the floor
: in dead faint, landing on his face,
cutting his lip So as to require four
stitches. He was quickly revived
and medical assistance rendered.