Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-09-24

Ihefe is a neVer-falllng spring under
the tree which holds about 10 barrels
of water.
An interesting discovery has been
made on the Rio Grande sugar planta-
ton in Cape May County. 1t was
learned that the seed of the Chinese
variety of cane, which is grown extern
sively on the plantation, is used for
food in China, and one of the hands
boiling some of it like rice, found it to
be an excellent food. 1t is now much
used as such in that neighborhood
A newborn colored baby was found
at the Baptist Church, Railway, few
days since, on the grass near the en-
trance to the church. The child was
wrapped in strip of white muslin, and
evidently had been placed there but
short time before its discovery, as its
wrappings were scarcely wet by the
dew. Officer Conger took charge of
the founding and will make an effort
to ascertain its parentage.
The Toms River Comier's latest in
formation as to the cranberry crop in
Ocean County is that the yield is likely
to be fifty per cent. greater than last
year. The scald, which a few weeks
ago threatened great injury to many
of the bogs, has not done as much
damage as was feared. Reports from
the other cranberrygrowing sections
of the State, with the exception of
some parts of Atlantic and Cape MAY
counties, indicate a much larger yield
than has been the case before in sew
eral years.
The town of Garfield, in Bergen Co.,
near which the United States cattle
quarantine station is located, has been
sold to Lucius F. Reed and John A.
Bowman, trustees for persons in New
York, for $200,000. The property com
prises 1, 100 city lots and about thirty
houses, and was mainly the property
of Gilbert D. Bogart, the founder of
the town, who negotiated the sale.
Garfield three years ago was an ex-
panse of cornfields; now it has a brick
school house, post office, graded
streets and many neat cottages.
The Warren County Democrats held
theirprimaries on Saturday. Ex-Mayor
Thomas L. Titus, of Phillipsburg, de-
feated 'Uncle'' Isaac Wildrick for the
Assembly nomination in the Second
district, and Mr.. Wildrick's friends are
very sore and threaten to beat Titus if
the Republicans and Prohibitionists
unite on candidate. DIR. William P.
Baird was nominated in the First dis
trict. Theodore P. Hopler, an Oxford
township farmer, will receive the nom
ination for County Clerk, for which
there were half dozen candidates.
Holly Beach, above Cape May, has
for several months been afflicted with
incendiaries who have a special spite
against the churches. About six weeks
ago the new Presbyterian Church was
set on fire and entirely destroyed.
Since then there have been a couple of
other mysterious fires, which, however,
did but little damage. The last act of
the firebugs was to set fire to the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, which had but
recently been constructed, at an early
hour Saturday morning. 1t was burned
to the ground, Great indignation and
excitement existed among the residents.
Many people believe that the object of
the incendiaries is to annoy the relig-
lous portion of the community. Sus-
picion rests upon certain men, and
clew which may lead to their arrest, it
is said, is being energetically pursued.
At the annual meeting of the West
Jersey Game Protective Society, at
Camden, recently, Secretary Barnard
reported that the expenditures from
April 10th to September 10th of the
present year We're $600.54; amount
paid during the year from September
18th, 1884, to September 10th, 1885, for
police services, $79s.90; for bounties on
hawks, $614.55; for the purchase of
quail, $726.93. The bounty of fifty
cents for the capture of hawks was
continued. The following directors
were elected: William Eisenbrown, of
Philadelphia; Levi N. Foster, Cape May
Co.; Jeremiah Watson, Salem: Samuel
Reeves, Gloucester; George Thomas,
Atlantic; John H. Avis, Cumberland;
John H. McMurray, Camden William
Eisenbrown was reelected President;
Charles H. Barnard, Secretary; George
e. Taylor, Treasurer. Each member
of the Game Committee was allowed
$s5peryear for services. The directors
were instructed to use their best eff
forts to secure such legislation as will
make the season for shooting rail and
reed birds commence on the same day,
changing it from the 25th to the first of
September.