The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-10-03
Waynesboro Items.


Most OF ur merchants have received
their fail froch .. !. and trade is
ia +, considering our farmers are held
bac Z tlelr fall work on account OF
mucl- wet. From time to time new
fractions and improvements are being
added to the stores Cohen Bros and
L. II. Antrim have erected awnings.
he former have built a thirty foot ad-
diton in the rear OF their store. Mr..
Frank White ls-now operating on his
own account, having purchased the in
Uerest or James A. Patterson, Jr
The fertilizer trade has been quite ac-
tive. The ware-roOms of those engaged
in this trade are almost empty-the
goods are lying in the farmers barns
ready to be applied to the wheat crop.
A large acreage will be sown
The energetic Secretary of the Bald
win District Fair has favored us with
the annual catalogue. 1t contains some
excellent suggestions, those on pages
fl to 43 being those in which the great
mass OF farmers are specially interested
1t is pity that the Society cannot offer
some substantial inducement, SO that
there would be an inducement to ex-
pertinent in the direction there indi-
Gated. Take an example: Son the
distance at which corn should be plant
drills and checks on the yield, the num-
Der of stalks to the acre being the same'
To determine the point here sought will
require the whole period of growth of
the plant, six months or more. Other
experiments will require full year. AS
desii able as it is that these matters
should be definitely ascertained and
made known to the public, individuals
are 10th to do SO unless there is a pros
pect OF money consideration. No
doubt the Agricultural College will give
the matter their attention and will be
satisfied with the Society's Diploma, but
farmers for whose benefit the Fair is
conducted, cannot give their time and
attention to such matters for the COM
mon good, without the prospect of being
paid Stockmen spend time and money
in the care and attention to produce fine
stock. When these are brought together
at the Fair, the best receives the award.
Let the same policy be adopted in other
branches and the Fair will fulfill larger
mission-be more attractive to the farm
ing community, and the gate receipts
will be larger.
This writer has no other motive in the
criticisms here offered than the promo
ton and building up of the Fair. We
wish it success in all it's departments
Mrs. Winston's school for girls is al
most full, and Prof, Fishburne has
goodly number of boys. Mr.. Fishburne
has contracted with A. Hanger to super
intend the laundry department.. Mr.
Hanger has fitted up rooms for the pur-
pose at the old Debtor Hotel. Prepare
tions are being made for the opening of
/ the free schools. Some of the teachers
have secured their situations.
We take pleasure in introducing to
your Middle River readers the Misses
Thomas, who have-located in New Hope
Miss Maggie spent several weeks during
the Summer in Baltimore with those
leading mi liners, Armstrong, Gator & Co.
She was not IMMERSED in this art, having
worke d in this line several years ago in
Indiana. In the dress making line they
are adopts. Give them a call, good peo-
pie of Middle River
Robert Hyper, a Chesapeake and Ohio
fireman, received quite a severe burn on
/ the face several days ago, by the burst
ing of a lubricator.
Harry Myers starts to the Medical Uni
versity of New York on the 28th. We
predict that he will be bright M. d.
some day.
w. N. Fishburne will hang out his law
shingle soon. THOMAS.