Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-07-04
The White Sulphur.

OPENING OF THE sEAsON-A GOOD BE
GINNING-PROMINENT VIsITO Rs-
STANTON AT THE FRONT, &C.
The White is filling up rapidly. Or
Tuesday and Wednesday there were " ar
rivals, exclusive Of those at Dry Greek
Hotel, which is run in connection with
the White by Col. Geo. L. Peyton. The
prospect for good company this season
is better than for years past. Since the
Springs have been in operation there have
been only four or five years when there
were as many as 100 visitors on the 1st of
July. There are now more than double as
many as at this time last year, and judg-
gagged there will be nearly 300 persons
upon the grounds by the beginning of the
next week, and large company by the
18th of July. Among those already reg
| istered are Hon. Chas. J. Faulkner, West
Va; Judge Perkins, La; Brig. Gen. lei
lin. Washington City; John H. Wyman,
Arson Phelps Stokes and family and DR..
| H. P. Farnham, N. Y; w. D. Cleveland
and family and Rev. DR.. j. J. Clemmens,
Houston, Texas; Gen. Horlan, Philadel-
phiaj Dr. Gaillard, Louisville, Med. Jour
nall" Rev. DR.. Young, Peabody Institute,
Nashville, Tenn; VIM. G. Rives, Jr. and
family. Boston; r. H. Myers and wife and
DIR. I. F. Andrews, wife and daughters,
Baltimore; and Wickliff Preston, Mrs.
VIM. Preston and Miss Preston, Lexing-
ton, Ky.
On the efficient corps of assistants which
the proprietor has gathered around him
this season are quite number of Staun-
ton men, among whom are: Maj. j. N.
Woodward, Caterer; E. G. Peyton, Room
Clerk; D. I'll. McCue, Assistant; w. D.
Whitfield, Locator; R. P. Means, Assistant;
VIM. M. Allen, Stage Manager; A. U.
Kerr, Assistant; J. G. Kaller. Golden
Farmer; S. E. Miller, Linen Department;
Miss M. Harlan, Dairy; Uncle Josh Harris,
(col.) Bath-house and NJ. D. Miller Clerk
at Dry Greek; Mr.. VIM. M. Kinney is en-
gagged at the depot. Everybody is in place
and everything is in good order and run
ming smoothly, the weather delightful and
the number of visitors already located for
the summer are anticipating an unusually
pleasant season.
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WHEAT ITEMs.-Y esterday flour in
spector, B. F. Fifer, inspected the first
flour of the season made from new wheat.
1t came from J. Rollers, Mt. Crawford
Mills and was consigned to Christian
Miller.
The Rockbridge "Enterprise'' says S.
R, Moore of that county has harvested
crop yielding thirty bushels to the acre.
In 1877 the same land yielded thirty Three
bushels to the acre.
John S. Carson, of Mt. Crawford. has
new variety of wheat from seed sent him by
Judge Harris. The head is regularly shap-
ed with limbs or shoots running out, form
ing cluster, and the branches are well
filled as we'll as the main stem of the head.
Harrison c. Dovel, ESQ.,, has left at this
office bunch of wheat heads, representing
several varieties of that cereal, FultZ,
.sGipsey,'' Red Chaff and Poland, which
are decidedly the largest and most promis-
ing in regard to their yielding capacity we
have ever seen. The longest is II inches
aud the others approximate that length.
Two of the heads contained 204 grains,
ons 1O1 the other 103.-Page Courier.
Mr.. Joseph Grandstaff has sent us 81
stalks of rye which grew from one seed,
an evidence that it requires very small
amount Of rye to seed an acre of ground.
Woodst0cE Herald.