West-Jersey pioneer., 1873-10-24
The gioneer.
3ridgeton, MI, October Oath, 1878
Local Affairs.

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No LICENSE IN BRIDGEToN.-Since the
action of our City Council on Tuesday
evening last, in refusing to grant the appli-
cation of G. o. Davis for license to keep
hotel in the First ward, there remains but
two or three saloons and no hotels in this
city whose term of license have not expired.
The vote of Council in reference to the
above named hotel was two for license and
four against. Those Councilmen who vo-
ted against granting license to MIR. Davis
for the sale of Intoxicating liquors, deserve
the thanks and commendation of this com
munity, for the independent course which
they pursued. We have nothing to say
against Mr.. Davis so long as he observes the
law, and refuses to sell liquor while he has
no license, and if we are not mistaken,
there will be no liquor obtained on the sly at
the hotel over which he presides. This, for
many years, has been the principal hotel of
Bridgeton. While we cannot endorse the
feauture of the sale of Intoxicating liquor
thereat, we believe it can be well sustained
without it. If Mr.. Davis keeps good ho-
tel, is accommodating and attentive to all
who patronize him, sets an excellent table,
which he has the reputation of doing, and
refuses to sell without license, he should be
not only commended but sustained by our
citizens and the travelling public. This will
afford an opportunity for class of persons
who boast so loudly about sustaining tenn
perance houses, to show their faith by their
works, and do all in their power to encour-
age at least one good hotel in Bridgeton,
where Intoxicating liquors are not sold.
We know nothing of MIR. Davis plans in
reference to keeping open or closing his no.
tel, but we venture the prediction that he
has too much principle and good sense to
close his doors against the travelling public.
PoTAToEs.-The late crop of white pota-
toes in this section Of the State, is turning
out much better than was anticipated, while
the early crop, on account of the drought,
was considered failure. AS long as farm
ers continue the practice of planting the
smallest potatoes, they may expect that the
crop will deteriorate, and that they will be
compelled more frequently to introduce new
varieties from distance, in order to raise
reasonable sized crop. In selecting seed
wheat, corn, oats, or almost any farm pro-
duct but potatoes, the largest and best is
always sought for, in order to keep up the
standard or improve the crop, and there is
no good reason why the exception to this
rule should be made with potatoes. There
are some farmers, however, who do not al
ways follow in the footsteps of their prede-
cessors, but experiment for themselves, and
give the results of their experiments, for
the benefit of others.
A few day since, we received from Hon.
Robert More, of Hopewell, three peck
basket of white potatoes, twenty filling the
basket, and weighing over thirty pounds
Mr.. More had another basket which was
filled by fifteen potatoes, which weighed
the same. They are of an Eastern variety,
resembling the Peerless, with light skin,
and are solid and white within. We have
tasted them and can recommend their supe-
rior quality as well as their appearance.
About five hundred bushels of these pota-
toes were raised on one acre of ground, the
present season. No other fertilizer was
used but barnyard manure.
THE CoUNTRY.-At this season of the
year, the country presents delightful ap
pearance. We read of the ''sombre hues
of the Autumn" We admit that there is
gloom in connection with the fading Of
the grass and flowers, and the falling of the
leaves; yet, withal, to the eye of the be-
holder, there is pleasure in beholding the
various tints of the forest trees, iuring the
Autumnal months. The different shades
of red, yellow, green and brown, blending
so harmoniously, form beautiful picture,
rarely witnessed except in nature. In our
climate, the month of September and the
early part of October, is the most pleasant
season of the year. Many of the orchards
are heavily laden with apples, in some cases,
the yield has been so abundant, that the
ground beneath the trees is literally covered
with the fruit, the farmers not having had
time to gather it; the corn fields with their
abundant crops, already stacked; the fields
where sweet potatoes have been dug, and
have yielded in such profusion as to almost
cover the surface; the thick, heavy wheat
stubble, through which the grass is already
springing-all these things display an abun-
dant harvest, which can but awaken feel
ing of gratitude in the heart Of the farmer.
Hon. Cornelius Walsh and wife visited
this city on Saturday last, remaining until
Monday. On Sunday morning, they at
tended the Commerce street M. E. church.
In the afternoon, Mr.. Walsh addressed the
Washington Street Sabbath School, and af-
forwards the temperance meeting in Gross
cups Hall. The report that he married
lately without the knowledge of his child
rem, was on par with that of his failure in
business. 1t is true that Mr.. Walsh was
recently married to very estimable lady of
New York in the presence of his family with
whom she resides in perfect harmony. That
gentleman in partnership with his son is
still conducting an extensive and prosperous
business in the city of Newark. He is not
a dead man yet, financially, politically or
literally.
BEETs.-One of our contemporaries says:
s'Mr. L. Sharp living near Bowentown, raised
a blood red beet this season on his farm,
which weighed nine pounds" In answer
to their question, ''who can beat that beat?"
we would say that there are lots of bigger
beats in Bridgeton than the one they speak
of. They are commonly termed "dead
BEATS Some of them will weigh nearly
two hundred pounds, and measure as much