Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-11
Talking All Over The County q
Augusta.
An EXCHANGE IN STANTON
All the Lines to lie Connected
A Very Merry War-Two Rival As
socintions Making Things Warm
Personal Points.
Personal Points.

unbroken strain from Rockingham TO
Rockbridge from the Blue Ridge on the
east to the county's western confines
the altitudlnous Alleghanies. These tele-
phone systems have not been built for pub
lie profit; but merely for the convenience
Of the useys. They are mutual co-ope-
rative companies. They have proved to
be of inestimable benefit TO city and
country alike. Every day the farmers
and producers are called up by Stanton
and the days prlces ruling In the city
markets are detailed 10 all who may be
interested. The farmer is In this way
enabled to bring TO town his products
when the market IS most favorable 20
him, and when prices are best, while. on
the other hand the Staunton merchants
by this easy mode Of communication with
the producers find 1t advantageous in
keeping up a regular stock of farm pro-
ducts. Heretofore these various tele-
phone sytems. though running to Stann-
ton, have been Independent OF and dis
connected with each other.
The other day a meeting OF the various
interests was held, and a plan perfected,
by which all the county lines will run
into one central exchange in Stanton
which will greatly facilitate business and
enlarge the usefulness of the systems.
THE SEVERAL LINES.
The lines thus connected are the
Swoopes Depot line, 10 phones; the Fish
ersvllle- Barterbrook line. % phones;
the Middlebrook. Summerdean, and
Newport line. % phones: the New Hope
and Crimora line. 2S phones, the Hermit
tage and Waynesboro line. "a phones;
also. the Valley telephone line, piercing
! Augusta and stringing together stanton,
| Uarrisonburg New Market. Edlnburg, anu
Woodstock, with its 100 phones. III II
thought, too, that the Stanton ana Mon
terey line. &c miles long. can be induced
/ to join the combination.
| Miss Arson, Of England, a daughter OF
/ one OF the Queens chaplains at windsor
! Castle. and Miss Anson's nieces, Misses
Mary and Ethel Arson. Of Martinsyllle
/ Va. are in Augusta. being entertaiheu
/ by Miss Green, near Hebron. MISS Arson
/ viii return TO the old country in few
/ days.
The Rev. Robert c. Jet. OF Emmanuel
Episcopal church. is enjoying his vacation
at Clifton Springs, \. y.
! Nessrs George w Hutchinson. "A. ray
lor Weller. and Frank T. Mcfarland nave
returned from n ten days cruise on lhe
/ Shenandoah. Each, in his canoe en-
barked at Dudley's Mills. six miles from
| c,eunton and thence on via Port Re-
public. had a thrilling time In shooting
the rapids of the Shenandoah river. The
cruise ended without mishap at Riverton'
and the cruisers report bon voyage.
! To-norrow zion Evangelical Lutheran
1 church near Waynesboro'. will be dedi-
Gated. The dedicatory sermon VIII ne
nreachpd bv the Rev. w. S. Bowman, ID.
/ u of Charlotte. y. c., who was years
ago pastor Of this congregation Zion
being his first pastorate.
Other ministers are expected 10 DE pr
emf as participants in these interesting
religious exercises. n DIG ulhu,r VIZ
! he served during the day' uilueF NV
broad oaks OF the grove. -,
Misses I.ottie and Daisy Mason OF
1,rankfort. KY, daughters of Mr.. ana
| Mrs Uoratio p. Mason, are being enter
tained by their aunt. Mrs. John ilaSh'0S
Nr ard Mrs. Gilbert CT. Child nave as
their guest Miss Hopkins, Mobile Deie
Mr. AIgernon y. Reese, Of Chariot.e
~ g IS here visiting his ia'her' ~
Beverly 7. Reese. $4,000 Z.
Miss Ellen Guigon, or HIchiiionu'
spsnding the summer in stanton WIFI
her relative. Mrs. Chesley NM nistora
nos here during the week with his chill
dren. who are at the home OF the'i ei""N
mother. Mrs. Lewis Wake.
A MERRY WAR.
1,here Is a merry war going on here De
,u'een the Baldwin District Fair Asso
cation and the Virginia Live Stock ran
Association. .oo >,
these two examinations are fierce II
walls. and propose TO reverse the phiIoso
mic natural law that two bodies canho
occupy the same space at the same nm
The Baldwin Fair Association Whicr
Is an old institution, some years ago
sold its grounds and buildings TO th'
CITY. with certain provisions empowering
tho association TO annually hold It's eAhi
biton on the grounds.
Subsequently, a rival organization wa!
chartered-the 1--we Stock Association
This latter association, some time ago
having secured the city's PERMISSION u
! use the fairgrounds. advertised It's date'
| as September 10th to 18th, both inclusive
Al the CITY Council meeting this week
Colonel William i. Craig. as counsel FOL
the Baldwin people, addressed the Coun
ell enyeiching against the dates selected
bv the live stock crowd, as prejudicial tC
his clients interests, adding that meet
ing held at the time proposed woul'
"skim the cream" and leave the poo
blue milk TO the older organization
Mr.. r. S. Ker appeared for the Law
Stock Association. The Council did noth
ing conclusive at this meeting.
Later in the week Mr. j. Julian Pratt
secretary of the Baldwin District Fai
Association, addressed a letter TO MI
Ueber Ker, the live stock secretary, In
forming him that the Baldwin Association
had that day selected the dates alread!
claimed by Mr. Ker's associates. An,
that's the condition to-day.
What the outcome will be is difficult Z
determine.
FARM SOLD.
Mr. Charles T.. Ellerson. OF Richmond
boueht this week at the administrator
sale the valuable farm OF the late ID l.
Covner. situated some two niles iron
Waynesboro', in the richest farming sec
ton of Augusta.
The Hickory Hnr' property was in
clded in the sale. and the price paid wa
Sll.9S5.
DIR. Il. NJ. Atkinson was at the Green
brIer White Sulphur Springs this week
having been called TO see patient there
Mrs. Columbus Halle, Jr., OF 81. Louis
, who has been the guest OF her mother-in
law. Mrs Columbus Halle. OF West Enc
lot Wednesday for ii visit 10 the Canada
) summer resorts.
: Mrs. Henry Dwight Peck. OF Mont
somery Hall" left Wednesday TO Wis
friends In Boston, Providence, and Har'
! ford.
; Mr.. william Gibson and family.
; Richmond. are visiting Mr.. T. $. Hog:
: head at stribling Springs.
: MIR. Charles ID. DENT, editor OF the 81
: ,o,n Times Register. was on our street