The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-08-13
CORRESPONDENCE.
Augusta Dots Gathered by Rove,

OolrIpIoI OISAllIN0E.
g Augusta Dots Gathered by Rover
! Truly kind Providence has dealt we'll witt
our people this season. for the apple, peach, pea
and plum trees are loaded to their full capacit,
to bear their loads Thousands OF bushels OF ths
finest cherries went to waste for the want OF
hands to gather them. All who chose to stretch
forth their hands to pick them got all they
wanted free OF charge. The berry crop has been
most abundant one and it is very important
one with all classes of people. First came the
strawberry and raspberry crops close together.
and they were not gone before the whortle- and
blackberry crops came in and they are bein q
gathered now. Go where you will and you can
! see dozens of men. women and children, white
and colored. at the work of securing the shining
black beauties which hang in such abundance In
every fence corner as that they may be stripped
| from their briers by the handful. The wheat
crop was beyond the average in yield while the
acreage sown last fall much larger than
uaual. The oats crop is good one in quality
considering the smallness of the acreage put In.
There will be an enormous crop of corn pro-
vided nothing occurs to cut it short and at this
writing the promise is so good that 1t almost in
sures the whole crop. We should be deyoutly
thankful to the bountiful Father who has so
blessed u.s. for not only Is tire blessing manifest
in the bounteous grain and fruit crops, but in
the fact that we have a season remarkable for
it's freedom from any great amount OF sickness.
The Baldwin District Fair managers did wise
ly when they changed the time OF holding their
exhibition from October to August. The time
chosen is exactly right for the people in the dis
trict for it is as near Off time, or nearer, as
comes to this section. while there Is scarce
ly ever bad spell of damp weather, such as
that during their last show. at the time they
now advertise to show. That they Will give q
fine exhibition can not be d0ubted-the very
names at the head of the management Is proof
sufficient as to that. That they will have big
crowd is beyond question, for even at the busiest
seasons the crowd comes. There is not citizen
OF the district in which this fair is held that
should not feel himself bound to use his best
efforts toward making a success of the Baldwin
District Fair No other one thing that ever has
been done or ever can be done, that benefits our
people more than this very fair, and while the
management labors to make things attractive
for few days in each year, every citizen should
see to it that all he can do he will do towards
assisting them in their IA ost laudable and useful
enterprise. There is scarcely farmer or house
wife who could not enter for exhibition and
and competition some animal or article that
would help to make up the sum total OF a big
exhibit, while those of us who are not so fortu.
nate as to be the possessors of anything worth
showing can aid the enterprise by being on
hanu WIN our ialhines anu oy urging our care
1898 heisiipors W JOIN US III the iestisies ol inc
season.
We hear good things regarding Clifton Forge
in the cities north of US Those who are best
of Judging in such places as Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and New York, say that there
Will be a forward movement In all such places
as ChItoh, iron cate, Staunton, Basic, &C.
~ hat iS no nth fnrp
pie TO De scared or Fearful regarding the recent
let up IN aIalfs-tha5 there can be no backward
movements even though things may stand still
awhlie. | can well remember couple OF dull
SEASONS 1ha1 cahe upon ROANOKE Cluy. ABOUT
Tour years ago the weak-kneed gentry cried out
IN dlsmay ana thought they were LOST Deyond
redemptlon. some SOLO out at no profit some at
put httie advance, and great many at a loss
six mon1hs later, the change began and proper
W 1na1 hao oeeh marc TO sell at any price went
up thousand points at jump rrlend OF
oufs-a physlclan-who mad bought Two years
oelofe, d lot Iof S1's ana putting up residence
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'io o'.Ao 10 ahoi Wy coming "hen such aceiSIy
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ia vvbae is to come marp tho ,,,ed,otion. tho
world do move ~ and +bipos ara nranarina for
q sba1-inuun o4 .stba ,,,, anos +t,o+ ,,,1 ,,,aLo
croakers stand from under mighty quick
Croakers may for a moment think things at
standstill, but there is an advance movement
preparing at this moment that when it starts
VIII brush the SLOW, shaky, mllk-ano-water
lolAs OUT OF slSht SO quickly that their heads