The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-19

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Sergeant Jones: 1.-The police have
been notified to look after drains and
! CUTTERS, dangerous Accommodations of
snow on roofs, and we will exercise the
utmost diligence in this respect.
THE STORM AFFECTS TIE MARKET.
Market Master a. j. Davis was inter
viewed as to the visible supply of pro-
visions, rs well as the prospects for tho
immediate future:
well" said Mr.. Davis, '.as far as the
supply of meats is concerned, no apprc-
hension need, be exercised The butch
crs have the usual quantity in their
stalls for the time Of year, and their
slaughter houses are comfortable filled
with dressed meats. Their pens, also,
arc well filled with cattle, and although
all drovcs on the way to town are
stalled by the storm they can stand an
ordinary siege.
I'm eggs, butter and poultry, how
ever, there is by no means the supply
which should he on hand at this season
OF the year. From nearly all points We
arc receiving little ii ANYTHING in this
line, and We shall probably have to look
to getting shipments by rail to supply
the demand until tho roads are in con-
dition for travel. The surrounding val
! ley, however, is famous for the quantity
and quality OF these staples, and we will
never want these goods shipped hero in
| quantity for years to to come.
but am concerned about the vcget-
able supply, not only for the present
and the immediate future, but for the
remainder of the winter and the early
| spring.
To-day, for instance there werc but
SIX wagons paid curbage tax (amount-
ing to $2.l0), and this was the mainstay
of the market for vegetables. This,
OF course was duo to the bad condition
Of the country roads, but it is fact
that the surrounding country has boon
drained Of its boarded garden truck.
Tho cabbage and potato supply is almost
exhausted, and Roanoke will have to
LOOK abroad for it,; supply almost immc-
diatcly.
I'm not prepared to say whether or
not there will be any great increase in
acreage for next year of garden Aruck
Prices for what little Vegetables
there was in tho market this l%,rninr
ruled about as usual bat t..dsii-.sales
were very brieil wiKlc they lasted -.
a,sArpEAEANcE OF THE STREETS.
II Before the morning was at its full the
streets were echoins the merry jingle
of sleigh bells, and many the sieighs
tie thoromghfarcs toward the country
roads. When two vehicles mpt in the
narrow beaten roadway. the one to turn
out had TO be Shillfully handled in order
TO avert an upset, as the wagon track
was ilankod on either sido by hillocl1
OF SNOW of varying height, and every
one WAS in tho best of humor and most
accommodating mcrrimcnt prevailed.
and the seldom offered sport WAS en-
JoScd To its utmost.
l'y far the most striking turnout was
homemade affair, constructed Of run
ncrs hcwn out of saplings, TO which
were affixed upright posts. The latter in
turn being surmountcd By dry goods
box. This improvised sleigh was put to
the very nseful purpose of delivering
orders for prominent grocer, and was
at once u unique advertisement and a
understanding piece OF ingenuity.
The other extreme was reached by
DR.. Moomaw with his tandem team be-
fore IN elegant cutter. The laurel.
when it can be dug out of the snow, will
be awarded the doctor.
Ietwccn these two ran the gamut of
style. Ordinarily tho sleigh would be
but comfortably filled, but now and
again would dash by "A team dragging a
two-seatcd cutter holding three,
generally with Il gentleman in the
center. Ranked by his two best girls
How he managed to satisfy the one to
| his right was tho mystery, unless he
held the reins in his mouth.
relieving feature was the reappear-
ance of the divine sex upon the streets.
! from which she had been missed (no
pun) for thirty-siy hours. Rosy-checked
and rcd-lippcd She joyously picked her
way along the encumb ered streets,
breathing in the life and health giving
ozone She had missed the day before.
1T was remarked by an observant
member of THE TINES staff that he had
seen but one lady on tho streets on
Wednesday, and he had looked par
ticularly for them all day. Ills iden-
! tify, however, will be concealed as he
! IS married.
! frederick Brooks, the photographer
| was early on the streets with his * odak
and took many views of the streets and
the various wrecked buildings.
1T was reported that disease akin
to the grip was prevalent among the
horses of tho city, and the unfortunate
condition of affairs at the livery stables
tended to aggravate the complaint by
exposing the animals to the inclement
weather and then having To stable them
with the infected ones
The Magic City Transfer Companv
could not supply the demands made
upon it. condition of affairs attributed
about equally botwecn the weather and
the fact that this Sompany is a liberal
! advertising patron Of The TIMES.
w milo reporter for this paper was
gong out Roanoke street he was
attacked by a merry crowd of children
in front of Greene Memorial Church.
who assailed him with suowballs.