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HE fflSDBAlJGH! as.LMSfora&Son, The Pioneer Agents. present", the largest foreign and American companies. Twenty years' experience as agents and adjusters; also issue surety bonds.. Commercial National Bank Building, Ground Floor. We have a nice lot of Split Bamboo and lance Wood .... Fishing That we wish to close out at cost. Our cost is as low as cash can buy. See our line and prices on Hammocks. NELSON & MYERS, Hardware Dealers, 207 COMMERCE STREET. C5&*~ Agents for Fairbank's Scales. Money to Loan. - Parties desiring to borrow mouey -? In small loans ranging from $200 -to $600 from the Lynchburg Per -petual Building and Loan Com -pany on improved Roanoke city -real estate will call and file appli ?-cations with J.W. BOSWELL, Agent, 110A Jefferson Street. CUT THIS OUT! \ and brine it to my store on Jeffer? son street and it will he accepted as FIVE PER CENT, payment on any bill you may make. 1 I. BAG HR ACH, Breakfast 25 cents; dinner, 25 cents; supper, 25 cents. Meal tickets. $4. J. J. Catognl's restaurnnt Coming and Going. Miss Tetisa "Magrl, of Lynohborg, ls ?Isttins her friend, Miss Julia E. Lovctte, 418 Salem avenue s. w. Joe Button, clerk ot tho Virginia seu j ate, was in the city yesterday. [ J. J. Cox, proprietor of the St. James Hotel, is on the sick list. Mrs. Dr. W. S. Gregory is visiting rel? atives In Charlotte county. A. W. Grore is busy tearing out tho t'lo flooriug of the St. James Hotel and will replace It at once with North Caro? lina pine. Dr. J. H. Jones returned yesterday trom a visit of several weeks to Balti? more aud other points through the Val? ley of Virginia. 1' rank B. Bell left yesterday on a busi? ness trip to Chicago, 111. H. W. Adams returned yesterday from a visit to his family, who are spending some time at Gladys. Miss Sue Read Fellows returned to Fincastle yesterday, where she Is spending a month with relatives. Little Inez Hopcroft left yesterday on a visit to relatives at Grottoes. D. J. Early, of the Norfolk and West? ern, was in the city yesterday. Col. Giles W. B. Hale, of Rocky Mount, was in the city yesterday. Geo. M. Helm, of Franklin county, was here yesterday on business. R. P. Good returned yesterday from a business trip to Waidsboro and Rocky Mount. Miss Crawford, of Cave Spring, return? ed home yesterday after a pleasant visit to friends at Rocky Mount. Mrs. N. A. Rector left yesterday for Elb?, Pittoylvania county, to visit her brother, Jno. C. Moore. Mrs. W. M. Miles went to Campbell county yesterday to visit relatives. R. S. Griffith returned yesterday from a trip to Montgomery county. Judge Brand returned yesterday from a business trip to Radford. Mark Reid returned yesterday from a visit to hit faaii'y in Radford. Col. James S. Browning, ot Pocahon tas, was in the city yesterday. A. L. May, of Cincinnati, formerly a resident of Roanoke, is here on a visit to hi" father, G. May, and family. Mrs. Sam. W. Stone left yesterday on a three months' visit to her father, Dr.T. S. Freeman, and family, at Bherman, Texas. Mrs. Dr. Geo. S. Luck will leave today for Bedford City for a visit. B. A. Davis, of Rocky Mount, is a guest at St. James. Archie A. Phlegar and Jno. R. John? son, of Christiansburg, were_in the city yesterday. POSTPONEMENT. Tho lawn party advertised to be given by St. John's Church at Crystal Spring has been postponed until Tuestlnj nnd Wednesday nights of next week. BRANN'S ICONOCLAST for July now ready at, JACK'S NEWS DEPOT. Fresh Pineapples in to-day, sweet and luscious. Direct from the Florifla pine graves. J. J. CATOGNI. Sr?wm?P ?_:-. Well, a night dPtv/o ago a gentleman said: v "Look her?, if you keep on growing as you have done for the past year or two, you'll soon have to work a regular night force." What do you suppose is the cause of such growth? GOOD SERVICE FAIR PRICES ATTENTION TO BUSINESS EXTRAORDINARY FACILITIES Any one of these would have its effect?but the combi? nation is_ bound to win. Try the Combination. The Stone Printing and Mfg. Co. Opposite Hotel Roanoke J? Roanoke, Va. EDW. L. STONE, President. Representing ? uiie of the best companies in ex jP-*^ istenee, we respect? fully solicit your business. W.S.McGianalian&Go. Fire, Life and Accident Insurance, 7 Campbell Ave.. Roanoke, Va. VIRGINIA PHARMACISTS. To Meet in Annual Session at Jefferson Park notel Near Charlottesvllle. The sixteenth annuni session of the Virginia Pharmaceutical Associatiou will ho held at Jefferson Park ;Hotel, Char lottesville, July 20-23. H. C. Barnes, the Jefferson street drug? gist, was appointed by J. 'L. Avis, presi? dent of the association, to interest the drucgists of the Sixth Congressional dis? trict in the meeting nnd was highly com? plimented by him for the efficient man? ner in which he discharged his duties. Quite a number of valuable papers have been prepared for the meeting and a pro? gramme of entertainment has been pre? pared that will fill up pleasantly all the time between the sessions. Among those who will read papers are Dr. J. W. Mal? let and Prof. F. P. Duunington,*. of the University of Virginia, Dr. M. D. H?ge, Jr., Col. J. R. Purcell and R. W. Pow? ers, of Ricun;ond. A public receptlon'will be given the pharmacists at tho hotel on Toesmiy evening, July 20. The address of wel? come will be delirered by Mayor Samuel McCue autl Judge R. T. W. Duke, Jr. The response will be made by Mr. Jns. L. Avis, of Harrisonburg, presldeut of the association Polk Miller, of Rich? mond, and Prof. Walter B. Tripp, of the Emerson School of Oratory, Boston, are down on the programme for several se? lections. At the conclusion of the oxer LAWRRNCB 8. DAVIS, Flic, Ufo and Acci? dent Ii euranc:. No. 6 Campbell arenas W., Uu?noke, V?.. COMPANIES : North British and Mercantile, ot London. Philadelphia Underwriters', ot Philadelphia. Phoenix, ot London. Hcotiish Union and National, ot Hdlnbargh. Nc-nvlch Union, cf England. Lomtnar- lal Union, otLondon. Ne? York Underwriters', ot New York. Lion Fire, or London. Mntual Lifo Insurance Co.. ot Now York. Standard Accident, ot Michigan. Union Teachers' Agencies of America. Bot. Ii. D. BAS9, t>. D , Manager. PltlBbnrK. Ph.; Toronto, Canada; New Orleans, La ; New York N. Y.; Washington, T>. C; ban Francisco, Ca! ; Chicago. 111.; St. Louis. Mo. and Denver, Colorado. There aro thousands ot positions to be ? led wit bin the next few months. Addreer, all applications to UNION TS ACHE US' AQJBN0I88, Salisbury. Pa clses a complimentary hall and banquet will be tendered the members of the asso? ciation. An extensive programme of amuse? ments haB been arranged for the visitors during their stay, Including trips to Monticello, McCormick Observatory, a visit to Brook's Museum and through the grounds and buildings of the University of Virginia. A full programme of outdoor sports has also been outlined, with hand? some prizes for each event. These in? clude baseball, lawn tennis, croquet, a target contest, running race, running long ;unip, etc. The exceedingly low rate 'of $1.25 per day has been secured at the hotel for the members of the association, while the reg? ular price is $3 per diem. The Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio and Southern railways and all other roads entering Lynchburg will sell tick? ets at tho rate of one and one-third fare for the round-trip. Mr. C. G. Maphls. the local secretary, says that this is expected to be the larg? est and most profitable meeting held by tho association for a number of v cars. ^ OASTOHIA. "Dead Stuck" kills roaches, ants moths and bedbugs. Non-poisonous, 2 cents. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE. ; At Pittsburg-Pittsburg, 8 runs, 11 hltB, 1 error. Boston, 7 runs, 18 hits, 3 error. Batteries: Hawley and Sugden; Nichols and Bergen. At C'eveland?Cleveland, 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 euor. Brooklyn. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error. Batteries: Young and Zimmer; Payne and Grim. At Chicago?Chicago, G'runs, 6 hits, 0 errors. Baltimore, 3 runs, 0 hits, 5 er? rors. Batteries: Griffith and Klttrldge; Pond auu Clark. At St. Louis?St. Louis, 0 runs, 8 bits, 0 errors. Philadelphia, 3 runs, 7 hits, 2 errors. Batteries: Donohue and Mur? phy; Orth and Clements. At LLouisvllle?Louisville, 0 runs, 5 hits, 6 errors. New York, 10 runs, 14 hits, 1 orror. Batteries: Miller and But? ler; Rusle and Wilson. At Cincinnati?Cincinnati,- 5 runs, 10 hits, 1 error. Washington, 10 runs, 24 hits, 0errors..Batteries: Ehret and Peltz; King and Fan ell. Standing of the Clubs. W L P ?t Boston. 47 10 713 Cincinnati. 43 21 078 Baltimore. 42 23 065 New York. 80 25 018 Cleveland. 37 30 555 Philadelphia. 34 87 480 Brooklyn. 81 87 458 Pittsburgh.,,. 30 30 455 Chicago. AO 30 485 Louisville. 20 80 400 Washington. 20 30 400 St. Louis. 13 54 188 ATLANTIC LEAGUE. standing of tue clubs. W L P Ct Newark. 45 28 618 Lancaster. 41 30 577 Richmond. 35 32 532 Hnrtford. 36 34 514 Paterson. 35 37 486 Norfolk. 32 34 485 Athletics. 81 37 456 Reading. 22 45 338 EX-COUNTY TREASURER INDICTED Lynchburg, July 15.?At 'Campbell Court House to day the grand jury brought in an indictment ^agatndt \T. S. Moorman, ex county treasurer, charging him with misappropriating $25,000 of State and county funds. Moorman was bailed in the sum of $5,000 to unswer at August term of the court. SAVED PROM THE GALLOWS. ' Springfield, 111., July 15.?Governor Tanner tlds '. afternoon commuted the death seutence of Rogers Price under sen? tence for murdering a Greek (ieddler. He was to'have- been'hung to-morrow. "July 18, 1806, our store.foni dwelling houses and three bnrns were washed away by a Hood. Soon after the comrru nlfy was visited by an epidemic of bloody ftux. In a short time we sold ten dozen of Chamber.nlu'sCollc.Cholera and Diar? rhoea Remedy and in every case where it was used the results were all that could be desired; In iact our physicians ad? mitted that it would do more toward bringing about a cure of flux than they could do."?BUSH .fc KINSLEY, Auburn, \V. Va., Oct. e, 1'896. For sale bv H. C. Barnes, "He put? of presetp tions. Breakfast, 25 cents; dinner, 25 cents; supper 25 cents. Meal tickets) (4- J Catogni's restaurant. 3 THINGS TO KNOW: 1. ?"?Vho represents the best companies ? 2. ?What .to Insure. When to insure. SEE RO. M. KENT. JR. Insure Your Life, Property and Limbs at Once. Office No. 107 (ground floor) Terry B'ld'g, ROANOKE, TA. RESCUE WORKERS "MEET. ? _ Mrs. Barrett, of Washington, Addresses ' the Crittenton School of Methods. Mountain Lake Park, Md., July 15.? The first annual session of the Florence Crittenton School of Methods, which is. being attended by delegates representing the Florence Crittenton Rescue Missions in the vtrlous oities, ^hegan here yester? day, and will continue until the 10th. Mr. [Charles N. Crittenton, '.the New York 'njlMonulre, the founder of the homes, is in attendance. Besides the del? egates there are many ve.setie workers here, and great interest hns been aroused by the reports and address. To-day Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, of Washington, superintendent "of the' homes In this country, explained the objects and meth? ods of the mission, and Mother Prlndle described "Personal Work Among Street Girls." . Among the prominent workers In at? tendance are Col. S. !H. HadlcJ*, W. V. Wheeler, Sister Charlotte, Mrs. J. Frank? lin, Dix, of Baltimore; II. B. Glbbud, Mrs. A. D. Pary, and Charles S. Morton, the evangelist, of Washington. Prof. H. P. "Van Llew is giving'stcreoptican views of places, scenes and .incidents connected with rescue work. ^LIGHTNING TORE OFF SHOES. Remarkable Escape From Death of a West Virginia Man. Klngwood, W. Va., July 15.?Curtis Miller was struck by lightning, which passed frem the tree under which he was standing, 'near Arnettsville. The bolt tore eff Iiis hat and the soles of his slices, and oadly bnrned his body. After being unconscious for two hours Mr. Miller re? vived sufficiently to he nMe to crawl nearly, home. He will recover. ? Who can fail to take advantage of this ofler? Send 10 cents to us for a generous trial size or ask your druggist. Ask for Ely's Cream Balm, the, most po:dtlre ca? tarrh cure. Full siv.o 50 cents. ELY BROB., 50 Warren street, N. Y.r City. I suffered from catarrh of the ivorst kind ever since I was a hoy, and I never hoped for cure, hut Ely's Cream Balm seems to do even that. Muny acquaint? ances have used it with excellent results. ?Oscar Ostruui, 15 Warren avenue, Chi? cago, III. Breakfast, 25 conts; dinner, 25 cents; tapper 25 cents. Meal tickctB, $4. J. J. Catognl's- restaurant. w ^^M?MOL AT THE "BIG CASH STORE." Th? Bi^fi6St Y?l??S ever pu* before tne P^OP'0 of Roanoke. Of course you will find a crowd of busy buyers?they Ye always here? but then there's plenty of room and a large force of salespeople. All can be waited on promptly. Ask to see the goods advertised. You'll find them at the " Big Store " as described? if any odds, better. A GRAND OFFER. One hundred and twenty pieces "J&eonat Duchesse*," the best thing that's made in 12?c Lawns; choice lot of new Printings, many pretty things in black and white in the I?t; they go at just half price at the "Big Store," only 61/C. Big lot beautiful styles in Corded Lawns and' Luce Striped Lawns, worth 8c; marked down to- fx*. Come- at. once if you want these.. Remember the price. 5c. Ten pieces liest '.'Covert Cloth" for Separate Skirts, in the choicest colors yet produced, just opened, fresh fromthe hands of the makers, only 12Ac. "Tailor-made" Duck Suitings for Separate Skirts,, al? ways L2^c; at the "Big Cash Store" 10c. Linen Homespun for Separate Skirts and Reef eir Suite; at other stores I2?c; the "Big Cash Store" stills it for IM Great values in Black and Novelty Dress Goods for Separ? ate Skirts. Many very desirable things at abomt one-half actual value. Special in 36-inch Linen Homespun Suiting for Ladies' wear;:worth 25c a yard. Come early to get it. 1 Now E5c. Our grand line of beautiful 12ic Lawns have been whacked off to 8c. Fine Sheer Linen Batiste, the correct thing for very hot weather, pure linen: only 12?C Sonn- very fine ones, per? fect beauties, at 17<\ "20c and 25c. HOW ABOUT THAT TRUNK ? During the past week we have sold Trunks to go. to Texas, Florida, Montana, Washington (State), Baltimore, Md., to say nothing of the ones that were to go to places nearer home, and some that never go away from home. We beat the man that makes them when it comes to price. Your name printed on, if you want, without charge. Eighty-five dozen Towel* will be- seen on table at en? trance (east side).. Some. big. All-Linen Huckaback, some Hemstitched Huckaback. Just eighty-five dozen in all? equal to any 12$e Towels in the land. Here y?nr choice for 10c; or $1.115 per dozen. One case White Counterpanes, largest size, hemmed and ready for use?the equal in quality and appearance of any $1.25 Counterpane?if you are in qjxest of bargains come to the "Big Store"?here only 98c: Case Indigo Blue Denim for workingmen's overalls; just the proper weight for hot weather; easy to wash; good as you usually get for 10c; at the "Big Store" for 9c. One case White Counterpanes, summer weight, pretty designs; other stores ask 59c; our special price for pay-day only 41c. Special in plain Holland Dress Linen, 28 inches wide, worth 17c, for 12.U\ Finer grades at 15c, 17c, 25c, 33c. Fine linen Gauze Dress Goods with pretty colored stripes, 32 inches wide, was 25c; balance to go for only 17c. Twenty pieces Dotted Swiss Muslin for Curtains, 40 inches wide, only 12. Sheer White Lawn Checks, worth 8c; going here for 5 cents. ' The "Big Store" Always Leads. WATT, <Sc OLAT'S.