The Roanoke times. [volume], May 16, 1890, Image 1

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) FOL. Vi--NO. 13(5.
are OFFERING some
-ARE BARGAINS!
this week;
SuJi as h?ve never'been
heard of before.
150 dozen large size Huck
Towels, at 1 .-^c; never sold
for less than 15c.
300 yds. Pure Turkey-red Ta?
ble Cloth, 60 inches wide,
at 25c. a yard.
500 yds. double fold Skirting;
reduced from 20c. to 15c. a
yard.
Full size white Bead spreads,
at $1; usual price gt,25.
S'cuble fold Cashmeres, at
ia#c.ayd. , / j
54-inch checkedSuiting in one;
shade, only 2Sc. a yd.
( All woo! Suiting, 38 inches
wide, at 20c. a yd.
Stripr-.d Cashmeres, 36 inches
wide, 25c, a yd.
V-> ool Henriettas, in black and
colors, 38 inches wide, 25c.
a yd.
Wool Henriettas, 46 inches
wide, 39c.
All wot 1 striped Suiting, 40
indies wide, 37 1-2c yd.;
usual price, 50c.
Special Bargains in black and
D '..red Surah Silks.
Black Silks in ail the newest
we aves, from 75c. a yd. up.
i lot of figured Pongee Silk,
at 37 i- 2c. a yd.
1 lot of figured China Silk, at
75c and $1 a yd.
Snyfler, Sttpsfl McBain
134 SALEM ?VEM'E. S. W.,
ROANOKE, ---- VIRGINIA
1IEO "IRKE
COTHIERS.
OUTFITTE HS.
THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST.
f
We know our
?8 AND SS SUITS
Arc superior to all others, but
we want you to see them. We
have an increasing demand
lor our
SI0:r-::$12 BUSINESS SUITS,,
And as sizes arc broken, those
we have left, we cut from
$10 ar.d From $10 to $8.
This will give you a chance to
be well dressed for little
monev. The black Cheviot,
formerly advertised at $10, we
are selling at $0.50.
What lave we ai $15 ?
Fine Diagonals, Corkscrews
and newly-patterned Cassi
meres.
WORKMANSHIP SO EXCELLENT
?AND?
PRICES SO LOW
Tb.it it will make the leading
tailor wonder
"How We Bo It,"
OUR FLANNEL SHIRTS
ARE THE LATEST.
It will pay you to look at them be?
fore you buy.
i
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-FOR SALE AT
108 Commerce St.
Prices as Low as the
Lowest*
WHERE M CM BUY
Champignons, Petits Pois,
Du rkocr* Salad Dressing
Lea A Porrin's Sauce
Essence of Anchovies.
Walnut Catsup, China Soy,
Truffees, Currie Powder
Celery Salt, Chili Sauce,
Canned Shrimp, Deviled Crabs,
Snails, Pitted Olives,
Frencd Capros, Mustard Sardines,
Sardines in Oil,
Cross <fc Blaekwill's Chow Chow.
Mixed Pickels and Gherkins,
Cross & Blaekwill's Assorted Jams,
Orange Momolade
Turkish Preserved Roses,
Richardson k Robinson's
Potted Meats ami Plum Pudding.
Edam, Pine Apple, Sweitzer
and Cresm Cheese.
FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC FRUITS.
-AT THE?
Checkered Front Grocery
CMARKLEY&CO.,
PROPRIETORS.
Yaiiglm.TI oward&Co,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
! Carnegie City, Va., (Formerly Big
Spring.)
Investors would do well to corres?
pond with us. ap25-1 ni
U?ANOKE
IMIIOS
WILL OFFER
THIS WEEK
SP?CIAL ? DRIV?S
Iu black and colored fiiiilo Sil!?a, nt
O?o. per yard; regular price 81 25.
Silk ftni?h?d Fleuriettn clnl.li. b*8t
quality, 40 inches wide, 90c. per yard.
All silk Fish N?l, 46 int-Lus wide.
S9e. p?r yard; s >!d elsewhere at $1
AU wool Stripes and Plaids, sprius
Rhades, SC inches wide, 35c. per yard;
regular priee 50c.
.V few more pieces Infi., 40 inc.!; wool
stripes at 15c. per yard.
Twenty dozen ladies1 bKuse waists
at ??Jc. apiece.
Full line of ladies1 muslin autl cam?
bric undetwear.
The largest assortment <>f Towels,
Napkius and Table Lir.eu ?n the city,
at New York prices
-OUR
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Department
18 COMPLETE
IN EVERY PARTICULAR.
AT PRICES THAT
fy Competition.
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4L' Salem avenue.
BUSINESS.
10 to 15 Per Gent
SAVE
BY FAYING CASH 1 OR
Your v Groceries,
AT
BloMt'sDiamonflFro?t
154 SALEM AVENUE.
WHOLESALE PRICES ON
FLOUR,
Oil Sold at Night.
ATRIAL ORDER SOLICITED.
Respecfullv,
C F. BLOUNT.
mv3-tl
HICKS, PANE & KELLY,
Real Estate Agents,
GRAHAM, VA.
They are associated with J W Hicks,
Attorney-at-Law, wlio furnishes ab?
stracts of title. apl7-3m
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inp: nicely decorated in either oil
or water colorp. Carr cun do it.
marfi-tf_
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\J ner Third avenue and First street
N. W. inar?-tf
?BEDFORD CITY?~
REAL ESTATE_ EXCHANGE.
H. B. COLBURN.
W. S. McKENNEY,
?AGENTS?
BEDFORD CITY LAND AND IM?
PROVEMENT CO.
efer to Francis B. Kemp & Co.
Rapl0-3m
N. SALE AND CO.,
Real Estate ?&ts,
BEDFORD CITY, VA.,
Agents for
The Bedford City Land and Im?
provement Co.
The Otter View Land Co.
The Longwood Park Co.
And the most desirable business and
residence property in the town.
Refer to the First National Bank,
Bedford City. Va. apl.5-3m.
Vi K GIN JA, FE ID AY MO R XING, MAY 16, t *9?>
PR
A BIG BANQUET.
THE VISITING EDITORS EAT,
DRINK, AND ARE MERRY.
SMSSING LINKS.
! nishcd Washington, Massachns
i had fnrhjishcd John Adams. I
i iiig to the civil war he said that .
two sections hud been tanght in dif?
ferent schools and that both were I rncoiD at? tup urmrmp a,-t\
I honest. He had tested the fighting | GOSSIP OF J iIL WR1 FLRS AI'D
qualities of Massachusetts and knew'
FITZ LEE'S ELOQUENT ADDFE&S
Graceful Rcp?ea l>.r ; Visitors?
The Talk About Unoats hiiiI Boom,
lets It IvnN ti Great .Kluir Add 11
<?rrnt Supper.
The banquet given at Hotel Roan?
oke last night by the business tuen of
Roanoke to the Massachusetts Press
Association, was eminently successful
in everj* particular, and a fitting cul?
mination of the day's enjoyment A
score of gas jets cast light over the
L-shaped table within the dining
room, upon which the banqnet was
spread. Covers were laid for sixty
and every seat was tilled. The table
was decorated with pyramids of fruit
ami large boquofs of Mareclial Neil,
Li France and Jacqueminot roses.
The menu was prepared in Manager
THEIR TRIP.
its courage.
Er-Goyernbr Lee's speech w as full
of feeling, and cannot be reproduced
in a brief synopsis. Ex-Governor Lee
then referred to the views and feel?
ings of the founders of the Federal j-??
Constitution Virginia has no other The Daughter ofthe. Regiment
ambition now than togoside by side j
with Maifcaebusctts and see which |
should be entitled to the crown of
the greatest success. lit art to heart
and shoulder to shoulder, the people
of botluStatcs now enter into the
contest.
Dr. J-fJ. Gleason told how near the
people w Massachusetts came being
Virginians. The Pilgrim fathers had ,,
intended to hmd further South, but A u,l,1,au ?'e?P?? and in them they
had landed on the coast of Massa made their homes, eating for the
chusett|jand could not get away. The | most pari there, sleeping it. them
questing of the hour was how we ad
DOWN ID A P?CAHONTAS MINE
Aiiont
Banquet*, Dojt.h mid ItntK?Two
Wights in a Nlecoei JSotv fhvToiir
luis Vimiicd Themselves.
It was the merriest party that ever
went through Southwest Virginia.
They filled comfortably a couple < f
Post?
was :
?il<
E best style, and the bill of fare
Consomme, En Tassco
Sherry
d Rock Fish, Sauce Aus Auch
Pomino Hollandoisc
Sauterne
Spani
Sw
Olb
EnglLh Gherkins
I Breads. Sautee, A La Toulouse
Asparagus Vincgrottu
< Iroejuetb
Cntleti De
ie Volaille, A La Keine
I'n acli Peas
omard, Sauce Supreme
Claret
English Snipe, on Toast
Potato tironuottos
(lhampagne
Boned Turl
(Ihicken Salad
I ongu
Lobster I
la-e
id
Madeira Wine Je
Portgual Cake
Macaroons
Romi
i!\
< !harlotte Kn
Lady Finget
French Waffles
II ] "llIK-ll
Assorted Nuts
Swiss Cheese
Enghsh C
* huelette, An Rum
Fancy Fruit
xpuefort (!hcc
ickers
Cafe
Chartreuse
At 12:20 o'clock
president of the
Denn Tasse De
Noir
Cognac
Mr. Wiu (i. Evaus,
City Council and
chairman of the banquet began hi
addtes-. of welcome. lie referred t(
the pleasure it gave him to greet th
visitor*. HnspoKuoi tbc.change tha
Ii d come over Virginia, a few yei?r
ago perhaps they would not hav.
been so glad to welcome visitors from
Massachusetts. Rattles had given
way to peace, and the hum of spin
dies bad taken the place of the sound
of musketry. lie was glad indeed to
hare the opportunity i.i behalf of the
city of Roanoke to welcome the vis
[tors to our midst and assure tbeui ol
a hearty welcome.
Mr. A. Pope, general freight agent
of the Norfolk and Western railroad,
responded to the toast, "Our Guests.'1
He spoke of the duties of the host
and of of the hospitality of the peo?
ple of Virginia. He was sure that
the people bad found many things
that would interest the'r constitu?
ency. He spoke of the power of the
press, and bis speech throughout
abounded in quotations from classic
prose and poetry. The people who
had landed at Pilgrim Rock pos?
sessed the same heritage as the fol
lowers of Walter Raleigh. The speaker
referred to the material wealth of the
Southwest section, and the progress
it was making.
C. 13. Fisk, President of the Massa?
chusetts Press Association, said that
it was a common expression that rail?
roads were a soulless corporation.
They had certainly found that this
expression did not apply to one corpo?
ration. (He referred to the .Norfolk
and Western road.) He was delight?
ed with what be had seen, and from
the manner in which they had been
located, be was almost prepaired to
say, Give me Virginia or give me
death.
James A. Pugh, President of the
Virginia Press Association, spoke of
the negro problem. He said there
was no suppression of the ballot, but
that the white man must rule. He
was especiail'y glad to greet the visi?
tors.
Francis A. Proctor, of the Cape Ann
Advertiser, said that the people of
Roanoke had every reason to feel
proud of their success. They were
Southern Yankees intensified. We
thought if the progress continued that
the North would have to move down
here.
Vice-President Eddy: "We accept
the offer."
When ex Governor Lee was an?
nounced to respond to the toast
"Massachusetts and Virginia," Mr. E.
G. Brown moved that three cheers be
given for the ex-governor and they
were given with a will.
Ex-Governor Lee said that Virginia
and Massachusetts probably had
more to do with the formation of the
Government than any other States.
Virginia had her John Smith and
Massachusetts her Miles Standisb.
He then reviewed the history of the
country at length to show the promi?
nence of the two States in the ante
revolntionary contest.
Patrick Henry had said that an
tack on Massachusetts was an attacl
on Virginia. When Virginia had fur
vanc.c tlm civilization of ibis country.
Each section had its own peculiar
problems. Massachusetts had shown
with all her rock and sand, that men
most make something, with their hand
andnotpependentirely upon agricul?
ture if they wish to achieve the
highest success. The agriculturist
was Im: one step above the nomad.
The business of the country was to
develop^ its magnificent resources.
In this movement the North would
act hand in hand with the South;
Dr. Gle&son's speech was thoughtful
and eloquent, and well received.
Judge George B. McLaue responded
to the toast, "The Magic City." He
could not deal in reminiscences of the
past,he .-aid. as Roanoke was only
five years old. He spoke of Roan
oke's numerous works and employes.
He referred to Roanoke's wonderful
growth; the large number of build?
ings that have been erected hero re?
cent]}*, and praised the liberal spirit
of the corporations whose railroads
centre here Ha .-poke of the new
rolling mill to be erected and cited
statistics to ?bow the vast interests of
this city. Judge McLane also re?
ferred to the political freedom exist?
ing in Virginia and asked the ladies
to bring more single ladies with them
the next time they visited this sec
t i< >u.
K. Gerry Brown, of the Bunker
Hill Times, responded for Bunker
Hill. His introduction was full of
humor, and created great laughter.
Referring to the remark about the
number of bachelors in Roanoke, he
said thai he had brought the only
single lady in the party, and had
I.ecu wortied almost to death every
day to find mit what young man she
was with He was going to quit the
Bunker Hill Times, and form a stock
COinpanv to bring Massachusetts
-iris here.
He was confident that the South
wool 1 play an important part in the
progress of the future. He spoke of
the furnaces that had gone out in his
Slate. The reason was that they had
been lit in Southwest Virginia. He
praised Vice-president Charles <i.
Eddy and the work he w as doing in
building up this section. He also
-aid that if the Massachusetts Press
Association could do anything for
Southwest Virginia, Mr. Kddy had
only to call on its members.
Cole-eel John B. Peon spoke on the
mineral resources of Virginia, He re?
ferred to the lateness ol the hour. (12
m) us preventing him from dealing
with such a subject, and made a brief
but well-timed speech, drawing a
graphic picture in his remarks of the
bid Virginia gentleman, and the
change that had come over him and
bis Slate.
Mr Evans made a few fitting remarks,
then closed the banquet at 2.1-", a. m.
The special train containing the
party will leave the Union depot this
morningat 10 o'clock for Lynchburg,
where they will remain until tomor?
row, when" they will go to Richmond.
steeping
every night, and being whirled over
the country for the remainder of the
time. The journalists from the old
Bay Slate are as jolly a crowd of
fellows as one would care to meet.
They are out for a good time and they
don't care who knows if. And the
people of the Southwest did their
share towards making their excursion
an enjoyable one.
der of the Times knows
.-pent the morning
city before leaving
further towns. They
through trip, making
! Every rr
bow t hi
in this
for the
made tin
but one stop?at Wytheville?wherea
dozen of them had dinner, and the
remainder of ihcni afterwards wished
they had. If was c??sy enough to
while away the time. The scenery
wa? beautiful, and the fleeting views
snatched through the windows can lie
compared to no other in the country.
Then, too, there was card playing,
plenty of good cigars and, just a little
snake medicine^ In the afternoon
the ladies invited the gentlemen into
their car, and then tin- .'act was de?
veloped that a number of ;!;<? party
had good voices. Mr. Brown, of the
Bunker Hill Times, has a clear, mu?
sical, tenor voice, and be uses it to
advantage. He led, and the ladies,
seconded by the married and hacbe
lor editors, followed.
Then came Bristol, and a delegation
of citizens, with introductions bv Mr
Smith, ol the Bristol Evening ftews.
And then also cam.- an amusing in?
cident. There is but one unmarried
lady with the party?Miss Edwards.
She was most popular along the trip,
and her fame had gone before her. A
young fellow, al one time the Mayor
of the Tennessee sfde of the town, had
heard of her ami he had the be.-t
turnout in the town awaiting the
arrival of the train. In a moment,
almost before the expectant batchelor
editors had time to get the dust out
of their throats, he had her in the
buKgy and off they went up the main
Street? f the town. Thesorrowfnledi
tors followed more slowly in the ve?
hicles that had been provided by the
citizens.
But it was a gay procession, never?
theless Even the dug- turned out to
do the visitors honor. And Bristol is
famous for its dogs. They followed
;!?<? long line of carriages about town,
and wht n it came to the FairmoniYt
Hotel, they stood outside the fence
ami looked through wistfully. Hi
hungry every one was ! Hut supper
wasn't ready, and the great majority
<?:' the vUitors had had no dinner.
They bore it patiently, however,
watching the doors of thedioiog-rooiu
t ion of l wo.t urne.i back and returned
to the hotel. The others continued
on and had a most interesting time
until most, of the lights burned out
ami left them to grope their way 1? ick
in the darkness.
Supper at Bluefield Inn that night
and then back to Radford in the early
morning, and breakfast in the train
yesterday. Most of the party ate
beans, which as a brain food, cannot
be surpassed.
By 10:80 o'clock they were in Salem,
and there a number of prominent cit?
izens with white satin ribbons ou
their lappels, inscribed "Salem Wel?
comes the Massachusetts Press Associ?
ation," met them at the station.
There was a most enjoyable ride
about, the city and its environs, end
ing at the library of Roanoke College.
As the members of the party filed in?
to the room, they wen- met by a group
of charming young ladies, who fasten?
ed badges and bottonieres to their
coats ami made them wish thai they
could always remain in the delightful
town. Dr. Oscar Wiley made a most
graceful and appropriate address of
welcome. He .-aid that, he would like
to give them all a corner lot fronting
on four streets, and paid an eloquent
tribute to the power of the press.
President Fiske responded in Ins hap?
piest vein and was followed by ex
Senator Gleason, of Massachusetts.
President Dreher, of the College, in?
troduced the speakers. At 12 o'clock,
good byes were spoken, and the
party, after enjoying another drive,
Look the train for this city.
< orpus C'lirlNlI?Jf arbor and Vit jr.
Corpus Christi, Texas, is one of the
most beautifully located cities in the
South, ami has the finest harbor in
the Gulf of Mexico. All the deep
water frontage at Corpus Christi 1ns
been purchased by wealthy capitalists
from the East and West, who have
formed a company under the uam-* of
"The Port Aransas Company," hav?
ing for its purpose the opening up the
unsurpassed harbor which Aransas
- affords the promotion of cotn
merceandthe holding and disposing
<?! real estate. This port, is of neces?
sity, the eomiiig gulf port, and the in?
exorable and ineontestible logic of
figures, gives the prodigions area of
2,450,000 square miles of rich, acces?
sible and rapidlydovelopingterritory,
embracing the richest mineral regions
in the world, which must naturally
fall tributary, for the bulk of its trade,
to this West gulf port when establish?
ed. Nothing can, we believe, defeat
the future success of this city, blessed
? .--it is with every advantage of Na
Lurc. We look forward to th.- day
when Corpus Christi, Texas. s\iil be
the great commercial city of the
South, rivaling New York City in
population and wealth.
We call attention to the prospectus
of the Port Aransas Company in our
today's issue.
anxious]
the tov
happier
Some m:
and cam
?S.'OUS to
looking
Lutheran Cbtircb at Viiifon.
Busy mechanics have already com?
menced work on the Lutheran church
at Vinton. The building committee,)
consisting of Messrs. William H.Muse,
11. F. Holloch and Allen Jones, have
decided on a very churchly design
and will push the work rapidly to
completion. The inside of the church
will be rust ic iini.-h?windowsof gothic
style. The lot occupies ? command
ii : position, and when the church i;
Gnisln d. the whole will add materially
to the beauty of the town. The Lutll
' Itrans manifest commendable zeal in
securing the second church in Vinton,
a, neighboring village, with bright
prospects. Messrs. William H. Muse,
Allen Jonesand Hon. H.S.Trout will
hol 1 the property as trustees of the
church
WAS UE HITBDEKEO?
Play
A Lithla Man 91 Ihm ins nnil E'oi
Suspected.
A pretty petite woman boarded
the Shenandoah Valley train
No. :! yesterday afternoon. She was
weeping and seemed in deep distress,
and when approached by a TIMES
reporter, told a very pitiful story.
She said her name was Mary Goins
and she lived about a mile from Lithia
on the Shenandoah road. Monday
night her husband, Charles (.Joins,
left for this city to draw his monthly
wages, he having been in business
here and resigned his position some
time ago. Since that time she has
not heard from him and does not
know where he is. Mr. (joins told his
wife that be intended to go down to
Buchanan and buy a lot for them.
She went to Buchanan, hoping to
find him, 'out her search proved fruit?
less and she returned home yesterday
aluiost heart-broken. The couple has
only been married about nine months,
and Mrs. Coins says he has been as
kind and affectionate as possible and
she knows he hasn't deserted her, but
fears foul play. So faras can lie learn?
ed the man hasn't been seen in this
city.
A Sew Paper.
A new paper, it, is contemplated, is
to be started at Buchanan by Messrs.
Louis S. Hall and Harry Gibuore, of
this city. Jt will be a seven-column
weekly" Mr. Hall leaves this morn?
ing for Buchanan to make all the
necessary arrangements for the ap?
pearance of the sheet. Mr. Hall was
for a long time foreman of the Timks.
when it was under the management
of M. H. Claytor, and Mr. Gilmore
was until recently city editor of the
Evening World. Being efficient
newspaper men the paper will doubt?
less be a good one.
Deacon Jacob Estey was at the
head of the organ manufacturinc inter?
est of the world and his death will be a
great loss. His sou and son-in law
Bristol, everyone knows, sits
t-raddle the State line. One Bide
P is local option, on the other the sa?
loons are licensed. The editors
strolled down the Tenm sseesideof the
sfnet. Which was local option? Well,
that question need hardly be asked,
for the Knights of Fabir were weary
and needed refreshment. But they
rot bscl: in time for the banquet,and
The
they did full justice to i
French cook go: excited and partici?
pated in an animated
the proprietor.and ev<
there would be a fight, but there
wasn't. Then they went to bed in
the cars, and at the peep-o-day were
on their way back over the road
liroivu, die 31 iud-Iteatler.
'Jr. .!. Randall Brown, the world
famed mind-reader whose marvelous
? I: monstration"have excited the won
der and admiration of the entire sci?
entific world, is to visit roanoke and
?ive one of his peculiar ami unparal?
leled services at the opera house
Monday night. Mr. Brown has re?
cently given a series of entertainments
in Richmond and crcat< d the greatest
interest and enthusiasm He i.- with?
out doubt the most wonderful phe
npmenon ofthe age and will be sure
dialogue with ! td draw very larg ly in this city. No
ybody thought |ohe should fail to see him. lie is the
original mind-read: r and was the
tutor of the late W. irvimr Bishop,
whose tragic death in New York l .st
spring wiil he remembered of old.
Which had. la-en
fore.
: aversed t he day b<
Breakfast at Rad ford ami then a
drive about the flourishing little
town. There was music on the banjo
by two traveling musicians, one of
whom had a wooden leg. and by noon
the train was craw ling slowly up the
steep grade of the New River branch.
It is a wild, picturesque and magnifi
cent country through which the rail-j
road winds its way. Bold bluffs rise I
on either side and the river runs|
swiftly through. Now and then fer-l
tile valleys where the blue grass grows
and sleek cattle browse all day long.
It is a great grazing country and the
hills are green with verdure.
At -1 o'clockPocahontas was reached,
and the rain was coming down iu tor?
rents. Mackintoshes ami umbrellas
were in demand, but the Inn was not
far and supper was waiting with two
bottles of claret to every two feet of
table. The talk was for the most part
of moonshiners and coal mines, and
after the cigars were disposed of, the
more adventurous spirits, including a
number of ladies set out on a trip to
the mines.
Ilii.stina^ Court.
William Robertson presided
Hustings Court yesterday
: but very little business was
?d. The following cast s came
Judg
at tin
i mornin
transac
up :
George Smythe, who is in jail on a
charge of felony, was hailed in the
sum of $500for his appearance before
the grand jury at the June term to
answer the charge.
Betty Price, felony, pl?ad not
guilty, and was remanded to jail.
A charter of incorporation was
granted to the Commercial Land Com
I pany.
Dark, cold passages, with coal over?
head and at either side. Mr. Wick
hain led the way, the torches flared
and great rats ran across the haUway,
at sight of which the ladies raised
their skirts and uttered timid little
cries. One of the party told blood
curdling stories of how mines had
caved in and crushed exploring par
will continue the manufactory of the] ties and drew a word picture of how
A iCoanokc Bit'.y Married.
Mr. Harry N. Gordon, of Auditor
Ooxe's office, and Miss Annie Parkin?
son, of Richmond, were married iu
the Leigh Street Baptist Church yes?
terday afternoon at ii o'clock. Mr.
Samuel Christian, of this city, acted
as bis '"best man." A tremendous
crowd of friends was present, and af?
ter receiving their congratulations
the newly married couple left for a
trip to the Northern cities. The
presents were numerous and very
handsome. The floral decorations
were very pretty Their future
home will he in this city.
The Closing; Exercise".
The final examinations of the First
Ward school will be completed this
morning.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock the
closing exercises will bo held in the
chapel of the school building. They
will consist of music, recitations,
drills aud the presentation of scholor
Bedford City
LAND and IMPROVEMENT COMPANY
- $1,000,000
CHARTERED BY SPECIAL ACT OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF YTRGTRIA.
Authorized Capital ---------
until $5 a paSr SSSbSS for $10 issued. This company has three thousand^^^^^^^^%Sl
Bedford City. Incomparably the best property and the most beautiful sites. The town s st^i^? "e^^iJ |^ dr^i?8? Sly 4 000
Randolph Macon College Academy is there and a new first-class hotel will be erected as opn as the
lonnlation now Fifteen d1u?- tobacco concerns. The largest and most successful woolen mills in the State except t-nariottes\ nie. xw ent-y n\ e manu
Fa?? The^Bedford and James River ^^^S^S^^ ^re^nt^
For those who want a safe investment the stock and land of the Bedford City Land Companypresents the s??X^^?jnt8; llie pre8ent 8c,,ln?
value of the property is worth more money than the total amount of stock the company offers for sale. F^jp^icuJars aa^eBS
ap 5 m PRESIDENT OF THE BEDFORD CITY LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, Bedford City, Y a
ICE - - FIVE CENTS
OVER TIE WIRES.
A NEGRO LYNCHED FOR AN
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.
IHPITALISTS COMING TO BOAHOKE
?jwe IIiv)I Ncoren or Yci!crd?j The
Tariff Debate-The Koblent Drmii.
oral of the Arc-A 8300,000 Flre-Tho
Work on ho Amemfctle*.
tiy United Pres.*. ?
Washington, May 13.?Congress?
men from the Agricultural 8tates and
members of the Fanners' National
Alliance crowded the Ways and
Means Committee room at the capitol
today to liear Mr. Livingstone, the
national lecturer of the alliance ex?
pound his views on the PickW bill for
the establishment of sub treasuries for
the deposit of grain, natf, corn, to
bacco and cotton.
Ir is stated that ti?e president, re?
fuses to sign the free coinage silver
bill.
The president today nominated U.
:i. Repass, as postmaster of Wythe
ville.
The General Monlhern Aisnnhij.
j.iy United Press.
ASHEVILLB, N. C, May 15.?The
General Assembly of the Presbyte?
rian church opened here today with
130 commissioners present D.H. G.
Hill, of Fayetteville, retiring modera?
tor, preached tlie opening sermon,
and Rev. James Park, of the Nash?
ville Synod, was elected moderator
by a vot" of seventy-three to flfty
six for Rev. C. R. V. Hemphill, of tho
Synod of Kentucky. The commis?
sioners were tendered a reception to?
night, and Governor Fowle delivered
an address of welcome.
They Will Arrive Today.
Ry United Press.
ChattaxOOGA, Tenn., May 15.?
The party of Eastern capitalists in
charge of Mr. Underwood, arrived
iiere at 2 o'clock this morning. The
forenoon was spent on the summit o'
Lookout Mountain. The object
of the visitors is to inspect
the resources of this part of the conn
try and verify the reports. They
left tonight for Roanoke, Va., and
expect to reach Washington by the
end of the week.
The Flneitt in the World Destroyed.
By United Press.
WexaGo, K.AX., May 15.?The Wen
ago flouring mills were destroyed by
fire today. The loss is $300,000 The
mill had a capacity of '2,600 barrels a
day, and was the finest equipped
in ill in t lur "oi Id;
Rnrfert ill n 53Inc.
By United Press.
WlLKKSBARRE, Pa., May 15?An
extensive cave-in occurred at. noon
today in No. 8 mine of the Lehigh
and WHkesbarre Coal Company ?t
Ashley. The number of men iu the
mine is estimated at twenty-eight.
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Sum Kmnll lor the Legislator*.
By United Press.
Atlanta, <ta., May 15?Rev. Sam
Small has announced himself a9 a
candidate for Fulton county for
election to the next Georgia house of
representatives on the straight out
prohibition platform.
Indian Troubh'?.
By United Press.
Dexver, Colo., May 15.?The
Apache Indians along the border be
tween Old Mexico and Arizona have
committed several murders lately.
Bj Ten Lengths In 2.10.
By United Press.
Brooklyn, May 14.?Castaway
won the Brooklyn handicap by ten
lengths. Badge was second and Eric
third. Time, 2:10.
The Xogro <lne?tion.
By United Press.
St. Joseph, La , May 15.-r-Ssrious
race trouble is threatened here and an
outbreak may occur at any time
A Rig Failure.
By United Press.
New Y03K, May 15.?Doran and
Wright, stock brokers, have fulled.
Liabilities, $300,000; assets, nothing.
BitNC ?!?ll v?tlTd?T.
By United Press.
atlantic league.
At Washington ?Washington. 4;
Newark, 17.
All other games were postponed on
account of rain.
american association.
At Rochester?Rochester, 4; Colum?
bus. G.
At Syracure?Syracuse, 0; St. Louis,
none
All other games scheduled were post?
poned on account of rain.
player's league.
At Brooklyn?Brooklyn, 7; Chi?
cago, 6.
The games at New York, Boston,
and Philadelphia were postponed on
account of rain or wet grounds.
All games that were not League
games were postponed on account of
rain.
Another Banking InsjUntloa.
The Fidelity Loan and Trust Com?
pany was organized in this city yes?
terday. The capitol stock is $200,000,
being the largest capital of any bank?
ing institution in the city. A number
of moneyed men from other sections
are interested in this enterprise. The
object is to do a general banking,
brokerage and Loan business. It will
commence business about June 1st.
Following are the officers: Jas. T.
Eugleby, president; C. A. Moomaw,
vici president; W. F. Winch, John
Engleby, C. O'Leary, Joseph H.
Sands, Col. Thomas Lewis, Geo, C
I Moomaw, L.-E. Simmons, T. T. Fisb
jburne, B. B. Hanpt, James S. Sim?
mons, Capt. M. M. Rogers, directors.