Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-03
Letter from Roanoke.
Correspondence Alexandria Gazette.l


The GAZETTE is not straugerin Roanoke.
To one who has made it's acquaintance in
the city Of its immediate activity the GA
zETTE becomes necessity when he changes
his residence. 1t is thus with your readers
in Roanoke. know very prominent bue-
iness man in our city, once resident OF AL
exabdria, Who 10 go welded to the GAZETTE
that his wife keeps them 90 file, and more
than once have been indeb.ed to him for
back numbers OF the paper when ny own
COPY failed to reach me or had been mis-.
laid. l love the city and people of dear old
Alexandria, and love the GAZETTE. hail
its coming as the bearer of local, Stste and
national news items served up as only ex
perienced editors know how to do it. And,
then, that daily Washington letter 1t was
really gratifying to a friendly constituent to
note how many papers, dailies and Weeklies.
reproduced the GAZETTE's Washington let.
ter iu almost every issue, as the freshest nnd
best things they could give their readers
during the late political campaign. The
only thing to be feared from the GAZETTE is
that it will not help Cleveland to get back
to the White House in 1892 but if it gives
us another man just as good, there will be
10 objection to its fearless criticisms.
The Roanoke politicians seem to be per-
fectly satisfied since the late Virginia demo
cratic cyclone 1t is said that not much of
Gen Mahone's campaign fund was circulet
ed here. 1t was great disappointment to
our colored friends. That's what the demo
Gratis say.
Roanoke is or solid BOOM This is her
normal condition, She must go by her own
momentum. There ere too many indus.
tries in the city, and too much money in
these Industries to fear failure, or even e
serious set back. Here is what has been
started In Roanoke inside of the last two
months: new furnance company, capital
stock S400 900; the Roanoke Engine and
Machine Company, capital stock 500 600;
the Roanoke Faree Company, capital stock
$40 900; the Bridgewster Carriage Compa
ny, capital stock, $50 900; The Photograph
Company. capital stock, $4,000 and alas,
alas, the Roanoke Brewing Company, CAPT
tai stock $4,000 The GROCER Iron and
Steel Company have just started another
new furnance aud are running full hands 10
both furnaces The machine shops, the
car shops, the iron rolling mills and other
Industries are (some of them) running day
cgs are going up all over town, prominent
duUuS nulCu 10 tu0 uoW pilSh
known as the Allegheny Institute Building.
It's walls are up and rooted over. The school,
uoder the management of Rev. c. F. James,
L. D. late of Culpeper, is III successful
operation.
The contract for $4,000 Baptist church
has Just been awarded to Wol!z Bros. The
present house of worship owned By the
Baptists comes far short Of accommodating
the congregation ard the Sunday school.
Rev. 0 F. Flippo has just entered upon bis
4lh year as pastor of the church. Three
years ago the church numbered LOG mem.
bere now the membership is over 300 The
church has declared itself independent of
the State Mission Board, and in addition has
increased its pastors salary. a very grs
cous revival of religion is now In progress,
the young pastor, Rev. W. @. Tyree, of Fin.
castle, preaching every night to full houses.
Already about % persons have professed
conversion and many others are inquiring
the way of life. Rev. Mr.. Tyree is preach
er of great earnestness and power. His Cos.
pei sermons are perfectly irresistible. Our
Methodist friends are engaged in meeting
also, with very gracious results.
Our churches observed Thanksgiving day
pretty generally, the pastors preaching ser
mons appropriate to the occasion. Rev. o.
F. Flippo preached in the chapel at Hollins
Institute on Thanksgiving morning. It was
inspiring to hear 200 young ladies, with
Prof. Pauli at the organ, sing our national
hymns. PAX.