Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-07-09

public buildings of The place are OF very
creditablc appearance. Manufactures are
not wanting, but are only such as the ext
gencies of growth have made necessary to
the place-planing mills, grist mills, can
ming factories, etc. One daily and three
weekly newspapers attest the literary in
clinaliohs Of the inhabitants the folly
of printers. " ... .- -s..t
BRIDGEroN,
ten miles southwest OF Vineland, is place
less known TO New Englanders. II is a
city of about 5000 inhabitants, and is very
pleasantly located on Cohansey creek, a
stream empiying into Delaware bay, which
is distant about ten miles. The creek is
navigable to this point for sloops and
schooners, and n steamboat runs daily to
Philadelphia, which is some forty miles
north. Bridgeton is an old place, and has
the advantages, while it suffers the disad-
vantages, which attach 10 that fact. AS
compared with Vineland, it offers, to my
mind, very decided advantages as a place
Of residence. The broad, unbroken plain
on which Vineiand is located affords too
little variety to the landscape. Eyes accus-
toned 10 looking out upon green slopes,
wooded hillsides and winding streams, are
likely to soon tire of monotonous level.
About Bridgeton the country is more roll
ing, and the creek, and fine ponds sur
rounded by beautiful groves and grassy
slopes, give variety to the scenery aud af-
ford fine opportunity for boating aud 9TH
err enjoyments. Then the advanta yes of
water communication with Philadelphia
and other cities are by no means insignia
cant. Bridgeton, too, is the shire town of
Cumberland county, and is from its Local
ton and size quite centre for trade and
mark citing. The adjoining country, par.ic-
ularly in the towns to tue west, near The
line of Salem county, is better adapted to
farming purposes than any we have hither-
to seen in the State. Indeed, tie Connect
lieut. valley-the pride of New England
boasts no finer farms than are 10 be found
in aud about Shiloh, Greenwich, Bowen
town and Deerteld. The soil here is fine.
clayey loan, excellentIy adapted 10 the
growing of cereals, grass, and fruit of va
rious kinds. The oad, handsome fields
OF oats, Indian corn and clover-the latter
in most cases unmixed with herdsgrass.
which doesn't do we'll here--were alike n
relief and surprise TO us, contrasting in
such marked manner with the sandy.
sterile fields of which the Country is for
the most part composed. Mari occurs in
apparently inexhaustible quantities near
Shiloh, and to the use of this fertilizor is
largely due the present productiyeness of
the farms in this section. II is now about
MY years since farmers here became aware
OF the wealth that existed in these mari
pits. This substance, marl-it is, perhaps.
unnecessary 10 inform our readers-con-
sists of decomposed sea- shells, which. in
not very remote age of the world, were de-
posted by the ocean in beds or LAYERS of
immense extent and varying thickness,
over large portion Of southern and east
ern New Jersey, and contains Just the ele-
menis of fertility needed by the soil. These
mari beds are found perhaps a dozen feet
below the surface ofthe ground, and usual
ly by the side of some stream, whore the
washing of the banks base xposed them to
view, Fifty cents per load (of twenty
bushels) is the price paid by farmers at tLe
pts, and hiteen or twenty bushels applied
to the acre cause a marked effect on yege-
lation. Since the use Of this fertilizer has
been adopted by the farmers of this sec.
lion, their lands have increased in WELD
from two to -four fold, and the increase in
value OF land has been proportionate.
Farms located within three TO five miles of
Bridgeton command in many cases from
'iOO 10 gov per acre. The lighter lands are
more especially adapted to the raising of
sweet potatoes, watermelons, and "garden
'ruek' generally. Apple and peach Or
'hards abound in profuslon, and pears.
'herries, Strawberries, cranberries, and
'ther fruits are abundant in their season,
The city of Bridgeton covers a good deal
u ground and extends on both sides of The
'reek' The streets mostly run at rig hit an
sles, aud afford excellent building sites.
rhe private dwellings-mostly built of
"ood-will compare well in point of ele-
Sahee and architectural beauty with those
u the average Northern city, and even
hose OF humble pretensions have an INNS
ial aif oil tidiness and aud comfort. Climb
ng roses and honeysuckles festoon the
torches and windows; dOor-yards bl ossom
Win flowers of varied hue and fragrance;
Ind shade trees-among which The oak. the
lnden' the mulberry, the cedar, the ma
'le' the buttonwood aud the weeping will
ow are eonspieuous-abound In profusion
ln manufactures Bridgeton has nothing
be ashamed OF. The creek affords excel |
ent waterPoWer. and tits not allowed TO run