The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-10-15
Augusta Dots.


Farmers are through seeding. Large crops
| have been sown.
Corn is being cut up and the crop is fine one.
Corn starts at IS cts pr bushel in the field.
Mrs. A. A. Arnold who was thought to have
been attacked with diptheria is somewhat I'm
proved.
For 10 days the weather has been intensely
not, much hotter than in mid summer cool
wave struck us yesterday {Monday).
Rev. DR.. Dinwddie of Greenwood filed the
pulpit of Thinking Spring church, last Sunday
and the Sunday before.
1t is rarely ever that a congregation Is treated
to such rich feasts as were given them by DIR.
DInWllddie in his two sermons His first was
from Eph.Il5 IS and more beautiful theological
structure than that reared by him in the presence
OF the delighted people can not be imagined.
The second sermon was a continuation of the
same subject, based upon text from Revela
tons The first was message from Paul to the
Ephesians-the second was one from Christ to
the same church.
Dr. Dinwiddie is a christian after the true
pattern. His heart takes in the whole world OF
believers, and his life work is to make as many
christians as possible, denominationalism being
a secondary consideration with him. May
Gods blessing follow the good Dr. wherever he
may 60
Rev. John W. Wolf closed protracted meet
ing at Fishersville on last Sunday week. There
have been 40 conversions. The interest kept up
to the very last hour and on Thursday night, al
though twas dark and rainy there was fine
congregation and several penftentS at the altar.
General disappointment is felt and expressed at
the unexpected closing of the meeting.
Mr.. Wolf was ably assisted by Rev. Chas. Pot
ter of Staunton at several of the services. Mr..
Potter made many friends here and proved him.
self great worker In revival services
1t is hoped that the services have only closed
temporarily and that they will be begun again
at an early day. Too much cannot be said in
praise of the young ladies and gentlemen Of
other denominations who by their presence and
assistance contributed largely to the success OF
the meeting. PresbyterianS, LutheranS, United
Brethren, Baptists and others rallied nObly to
the standard of Christ
There is a Weakening up in our district among
the mineral people, and twill not be long before
we can report active operations in several OF
the mines hereabout.
Several parties are Interested in the Gibson
bank and the outlook now is that that most val
liable property will soon be turning out thous
ands of tons of the valuable ore it contains
This bank Is one of the most valuable In the
state. For several years Richmond Company
operated it and supplied their furnaces with the
product of the bank, but by the failure OF one OF
the largest furnace company's suspension be-
came necessary. AT the time OF giving up work
the miners were working on so tt. vein: and
as the prospecting showed. this vein runs
through long range of hills in this vicinity.
The property is located most favorably being
within mile Of the & O. r. r. and road
could be constructed over which cars loaded
with would run by gravity from the mines
to the station There are two furnaces on the
line OF the road and on both are veins of the
same ore.
We learn that parties from the east and north
are looking after this valuable property and, as
before remarked, work will not be put or
great while.
j. Blodgett Britton made an analysis of the
ore taken from this bank and herewith hand
a CODY of the same.