The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-01
8itI1moud DispattIt,
FRIDAY. ....sEpTEMBER I, 1871.
THE CIRCULATION OF THE DISPATCH
is LARGER THAN THE COMBINED CIR
eULATION OF ALL THE OTHER DAILY
NEWSPAPERS OF THE CITY.
Springs Correspondence.
Letter FROM yIATOH.
White Sulphur Lexington Shiloh Baptist
'.''z~ Association.
.[Correspord, d,nce Of the Richmond Dispatch I
PLEASANT GROVE, GREENE Co., I

| .[Correspord,nce Of the Richmond Dlspatcb.1
PLEASANT GROVE, GREENE Co.,a
August 80, 1871.
! After our last we ran up for few DAYS
! TO the White Sulplur--not iii quest of
| health nor i'll search Of gayety. but that we
| might obtain needed rest from protractCd
| la6ors at that queen of summer resorts.
| We were surprised at the rapid progress
| that is pcrcepti5le in the work on the
| Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. Gooch is
pushing that immense work at Milboro'
!; with an energy and vim which will COM
piete it in ample time for the heavy frcights
from the West, while "thc Napoleon of
! railroad contractors" G.. Z. Mason, ESQ,
is showing the enterprise, skill, and sue
cess Tor which be is so famous in his work
at JerTy's run.
We hear that like progress is being made
, along The whole line west OF the White, ard
that there is little doubt the cars will ruu
, through from Richmond to the Ohio in 10.
Your regular correspondents keep your
readers so well posted on everything that
goes on at the White (even to the details Of
, tho toilets OF Miss Brown and Mrs. jones',
that but little IS left that has not been al.
ready said. We will, however, repeat our
admiration Of the splendid management of
i this immense establishment.
a hotel 420 feet long, covering over an
; acre Of ground, with dining-room capable
, OF comfortably seating over 1900 guests,
about 1000 rooms in the hotel and cottages,
lawn containing over so acres, over 400
employees to be looked alter, and LOO
guests in the hcighth of the season to be
provided with all of the comforts, luxurics,
ana dellcac!cs which visitors to the Springs
requlre-all these demand an administrative
Talent which = rnra1C fp11nf fha aI
mlrable manner i'll which Peyton and his
, corps meet these demands prove them to
be princes among hotel men.
IhlS has been one OF the best seasons
they have ever bad here, and it is likely to
, be more protractcd than usual because the
! people are beginning TO find out that Sep.
temher and October are the most pleasant
| months to visit the mountains aud the best
time to drink this Incompatible water.
We were more than ever struck with the
fact that this is resort both popular and
| pleasant for all classes and conditions. The
statesman, the lawyer, the merchant, the
editor, the professor, the preacher, the gay
and the grave, the invalid and the pleasure
seeker, all alike find here congcnial society
| and c0ngenial employment. One can be in
| the height of the fashion and find any
amount OF Sayetv. or he can be as Quie;
and retired as he may choose.
! But we must not forget ourselves, and
branch of before we know it into "a letter
from the White Sulphur" Leaving the
| White, we ran down to Goshen, and had
the delights (so.cslled) of ride to Lexiny-
ton on slage-coacli which carried nine in
+, SIDE and four en- top. The ride was, how
ever, enltYcncd by IL very pleasant party +,
and It's tedlum relieved by an hours rest
and an excellent supper at the Eockbridge
| Baths.
! We found all Lexington stirred uD by the
recent malrlaoc OF Il distinguished citizen,
who had actually made aud consummated
his arrangements without letting Mrs.
GrunGy or Miss Gossip know anything
about it.
| There has been a recent change in the
editorial management Of the Virginia Ga
zcttc by the retiring Of Captain Morrison,
aud the return Of Mir. J. NJ. Leech, who
has recently come back from soiouTn in
California.
Spending only a day in Lexington, We
! came back again by the same stage line to
Goshen, and thence by rail TO Gordonsville,
and by private convey ance to this point.
| We found along this road Crom GorGons-
vile hcre) number Of new houses, and
very manifest evidences that there have
been coming in new settlers, and that in
dustry and thrift have prevailed. We hear
! that Il number Of the large farms have been
divided up, and small tracts sold to enter
| prISlng newcomers.
/ The recent rains have sreatly refreshed
the fields, and the crops are looking very
well.
| We have come TO this (Grccne) county to
! attend another Of those "inCyiiablc" Bap-
| tiSt Associations, which arc accustomed to
meet ct this season OF the year.
J The Shiloh BaDtiSt Association convened
on yesterday, with the Pleasant Grove
| Baptist Church, in its stIiy.slrth annual
session. This venerable body has within
| It's limits 81 churches, - ordained minis-
tiers, and 1850 members.
| The letters indicate Il good degree of in
! terest in the churches; 2GS have been b2p.
tlZed most OF the churches have Sunday
schools, and there seems some good degree
OF progress in the effort TO SECURE q contri-
! button from all Of The members OF all OF
| the churches.
The association was rgtrized by elect
| ing Maj. james Field moderator, Rev j.
n. Fox clerk, and MIR. B. Herndou trea-
| surcr.
| The Introductory sermon was preached
| by Rev. DIR. A. NJ. PoindeXter, from I'd
Timothy, 1, 6. 1t was in his usually able
and earnest style. The congregation yes
terday was large, but it is still larger to-
| day. The people come from every section,
and by every mode of conveyance, and it
is pleasant to witness such good order and
earnest attention in so large a crowd.
| While the association was in session in
the house this morning, Rev. W. D.
Thomas, of Norfolk, and Rev. Dr.. W. f.
BroadduS, of Fredericksburg, preached at
the stand and this afternoon, Rev. B..
Grim>lcy, of Rappahannock, was the
| preacher.
The congregations were very large and
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