West-Jersey pioneer., 1873-07-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

terry held in the lecture room of the
Second Presbyterian church, on Mon
day last, was called to orderat II o'clock
by Rev. j. o. Wells, who presided.
Mr.. W. S. Sites, icentiate, was
dismissed to Lockhaven Presbytery,
with view to his settlement over a
church in that Presbytery.
The resignation of Rev. DR.. Diefen-
dorf, as principal of the West Jersey
Academy, was rendered and accepted.
A resolution to this effect was passed:
That the President Of the Board of
Trustees be requested to call meet
ing of the trustees as soon as posi-
BILE, and if practicable to secure new
principal, and to report at the next
meeting of the Presbytery what, in
their judgement, is needful to be done
with or for the institution, and that
the ministers of the three Presbyterian
churches in Bridgeton be requested
to cooperate with them
Rev. A. Vaughan was received into
the Presbytery, and the call from the
church at Hammonton, for his pastoral
services was put into his hand and ac-
cepted by him.
Presbytery ordered an application
to the sustentation fund for $500, and
supplied Mr. Vaughan's salary for one
year
Adjourned with prayer by the mod
orator.
The Vineland Railway was sold at
Public Sale at the Vineland House on
Wednesday afternoon of last week
The Weekly says of the sale:-During
the day, Jay Gould in company with
several others arrived by special train
to look after things. Shortly after 2
o'clock p NJ. Mr. Dayton, the Master in
Chancery, read the notice and condi-
tions of SALE Mr.. B. R. Jane then
mounted chair and called for bid
Jay Gould who was sitting near him,
bid $4,000. After Mr.. Jane had vast
ed about thirty minutes in his most
persuasive oratory endeavoring to get
another bid, it was finally struck off to
Jay Gould Mr.. Gould Immediately
gave his check for ten per cent of the
purchase money as required by the
conditions of sale. The sale wipes all
the stock and floating debt. Those of
us who have been taken now, will, per-
haps know better next time
On Saturday, Tom Myers of this city
had a hearing for placing rubbish in the
streets; upon promising to have it removed,
he was released from custody, but not keep
ing his promise he was again arrested, and
was not released until the payment of fine
and costs.
On the Fourth of July Mr.. Robert
Ware, residing near Roadstown, had
valuable COW seriously injured by hav-
ing one of her legs cut by a moving
machine. The COW was in good o1der
and was Immediately slaughtered.
An up passenger train on the West
Jersey Railroad, on Saturday night
last, ran over and killed very valua-
BILE horse belonging to Mr.. P. J. Gill
gan, Gloucester city. The accident
happened near Pine Grove
A horse belonging to John w Davis
of Millville, was drowned in the canal
near Langley's Mill, on Wednesday
morning of last week The animal be-
came frightened and rlnmanageable. and
backed into the canal.
The body of man was found in the
woods, near Smiths Landing, a few
days ago It is supposed to the person
who attacked Mr.. F. P Gale, the sew
ing machine agent, and at whom the
latter fred
The first mail for the new postofice
at Go1ldtown went out from this city
on Monday last. Seneca Bishop is the
newly appointed postmaster, and Jacob
B. Pierce has been appointed to carry
the mails.
Private information from the friends of
Vice President Wilson is to the effect that
he does not recover as they had hoped lie
would, and that his condition is such as
to cause them much apprehension.
The Fourth was celebrated at Mays
Landing by those who remained at
home by an old-fashioned clambake be
meath the shade of the of the oaks in
the court yard.
On the Fourth of July, five persons,
two gentlemen, two ladies, and boy,
while sailing in boat at Niagara Falls
got into the rapids and were carried
over the falls.
Rev. Mr.. Clark, of Cedarville, will
deliver temperance lecture in Gross
cups hall, on Sunday afternoon, July
18th, at o'clock