Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1886-04-29

Pennsylvania Railroad for 100000 for
| the burning of their establishment on
February 18th, 1885, when an accident
on the railroad and the fire which fol-
lowed it destroyed Il great deal ofprop-
| erty adjacent to the tracks.
The removal of Timothy A. Byrnes,
of Atlantic City, from the position of
Indian Agent at Yakima, Washington
Territory, to which he was but recently
appointed is said to have been the re-
suit of troubles at the Agency brought
on by an attempt on the part of Byrnes
to force Catholicism upon the Indians.
1t is also said that he had trouble with
the Chief Clerk.
Several New York capitalists have
surveyed the grounds opposite the
Elizabethport station for mile race
course. The grounds will be purchased
and laid out handsomely. They will be
we'll adapted to trotting and running
matches, also hurdle racing. 1t is re-
ported work will be commenced next
month, so as to have the track ready
for racing in the Fall.
William Strange is weaving the silk
off his looms in Paterson and discharg-
ing the weavers as they get through,
with a view to closing up his mills.
He says he will not continue manufac-
turing unless he can get some guaran-
tee from his hands that they will not
strike while he is carrying out con-
tracts for the manufacture of silk
He expects to close his mills in three or
four weeks.
On Friday night last fire broke out
in the barn of Patrick McEvoY, who
resides near Trenton, Mercer county.
Mr. McEvoy is one of Trenton's largest
milk dealers, and had a fine stock of
milch cows. The fire spread rapidly
and the barn, grist mill, ice house and
other buildings were soon destroyed.
Sixty head of cattle Gall cows were
burned. Mr.. McEvoy's total loss will
reach $4,000.
A middle aged laborer named Dris
coll, employed by the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company on the
Port johnson coal docks, at Bergen
Point, was fatally injured on Thursday
afternoon by being crushed between
coal cars upon the upper dock. He
lived long enough for several of his
comrades to convey him to the home
of his daughter. The unfortunate man
was the father of family of ten chill
dren, four of whom are living in this
country. Some days ago he expressed
his intention to visit his children in
Ireland after the next pay day.
Cornelius Fine, while sexton of the
Grace Methodist Episcopal church of
Paterson in 1880, was convicted and
sent to State Prison for seven years for
stealing a horse and wagon and setting
fire to barn. His term expired a few
days ago. Ashe.was leaving the prison
he was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Herring, of Bergen county, on the
charge of setting fire to another barn
and the Grace Methodist Episcopal
church. He is now lodged in Hacken-
sack Jail. OF the witnesses who gave
evidence for the defense at Fines
former trial the only one living is in a
dying condition.
Louie Blacknan the pretty school
mistress, who created sensation a
few weeks ago at Golfers Mills, in
Ocean county, by entering a public
school meeting and roundly thrashing
with birch switch, ex-senator Eph-
rain p. Emson, the social, political
and financial autocrat of the region,
was indicted by the Grand Jury last
week, upon complaint of Mr.. Emson,
for assault and battery. She pleaded
! guilty and was fined $50, which was
promptly paid. She says it was cheap
at twice that price, and threatens to
give Mr.. Emson another dose if he
ever again says anything against her
character.
| At the recent session of the annual
| Conference of the A. NJ. E. Church held
at Camden, the membership through
out the State was announced as follows:
! Camden, Macedonia church, 279 MEM
bers; Morristown, 81; Madison %;
Little Washington, 81; Orange, 72;
Newark, 100; Elizabeth, 60; Railway,
so; Fair Haven, 81; Long Branch, 20;
Freehold, 81; Rocky Hill, As; Bound
Brook, IS; Navesink, 33; Trenton, 1876;
Princeton, SO Allentown, 43; Nights
town, 45; Pennington, AZ; Woodbury.,
rs; Burlington. A Snow Hill, 81; Jor-
dentown, 1871; Bridgeton, 1l9; Spring
town, 50; New Brunswick, ~; Asbury
Park, So; Middlebush, 45, Bushtown,
| NJ