Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-06-14

matters going on on this ground. One OF
the first men | saw busy as abee, was State
Commissioner of immigration, Charles
Grattan of Staunton. He had Virginia
as she is. a book recently issued by the
State, distributing it to all who were from
outside of Virginia. The last time | saw
him he had market basket full OF them on
his arm carrying them to his tent to re-
plenish his stock. Several Of the North
western men that he saw he told me, were
anxious to buy in Virginia and gladly took
all the printed OF other information he had
to give Them Mr.. H. II. Fultz, the Depu-
ty immigration Agent for Augusta, was
with him. At another tent | saw a large
map Of Buena Vista posted, with Capt. z.
E. Wilson explaining its merits to every
body that showed any disposition for infor
nation. AT another tent, Mr.. Allen M.
HoWison. Secretary Of the ''Grottoes Of the
Shenandoah Company, had the literature
of that organization distributing it. All
he lacked to have gathered a crowd, was the
splendid series of photographs lately taken
of the Grottoes. Rockbridge had her lit
erature there and 50 did Roanoke and other
places. These tents were rented out by the
conference for g, % a week and are water
proof. Not in tent but in his car which
stood on a side track, and into which ran a
telegraph line was the ubiquitous Charlie
Dudrow, Travelling passenger Agent of the
B. & 0.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There are about hundred tents on the
ground and occupied, but l think from the
outgoing evening professions Of vehicles
and railroad trains, that the great body Of
the visitors from abroad go home with the
brethren of Rockingham and Augusta at
night. At shutdown the roads are black
with loaded vehicles taking people home,
and the railroad trains going las they were
coming) have their aisles and platforms
filled. l was told that at the little station
Of Mt. Sidney, the average sales of tickets
since the 'big days. commenced was "A,
In the main street Of Harrisonburg an
enterprising merchant has a prettily paint
ed hogshead with four faucets, and the in
cription Free Ice Water" 1t has patrons
all day.
There is good deal of advertising enter
prise going Oh. The columns of the ''Ddily
Conference SPIRIT" a daily edition which
Mr.. D. S. Lewis, the enterprising proprietor
of the Spirit of the VALLEY is getting out
for the occasion, were filled with advertise
ments, and the Conference news as well.
But advertising in another form has not
served the advertiser so well. AT the camp
ground gate and on points going into the
city, merchant has put up large boards
with s. has the largest store in
Harrisonburg." Right under every one OF
them competitor has nailed another board
with, 'But- - sells the cheapest"
The Moonlight nights are serving the Con-
ference a good turn, for the grounds are
poorly lighted otherwise.
On Sunday, the pulpits of all the churches
of Harrisonburg were occupied by promi-
nent German Baptist ministers from the
Conference, and many able sermons preach
ed.
The Conference has purchased eighteen
beeves and has them slaughtered as they are
needed, daily. Their weight averages 1,750
pounds.
A distressing death took place Sunday.
Mrs Katie Pitcher Of Baltimore, while
walking on the Conference grounds in eX-
cellent health, was Frustrated by hemor-
image. She was taken to the house of Rev.
Dr.. S. X. Cox, where medical aid was
called. She died that night. Her remains
w. III. Pitcher. She and her husband were
visiting Harrisonburg and were the guests
of Rev. Dr.. Cox. II. C. t.