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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-05
KILLED BY a TRAIN.
colored Man Horribly Mangled
by Freight.

Samuel Majer, colored, was killed by
an cast-bound freight train at Vinton
early yesterday morning. 1t is supposed
that he was beating his way to Lynch
burg and fell between tho cars.
His body was horribly mangled, both
legs being broken in several places An
arm was broken and he was bruised all
over the body.
He WAS brought to Vinton by the sec
ton worlmcn of the railroad, and Mayor
Gum, deeming an inquest unnecessary,
had the remains buried there.
Majer has been in Roanoke sometime.
and was regarded as worthless sort of
Il man, who did odd jobs about town as
!. laborcr when compelled to work. lie
divides his time between Roanoke and
Lynchburg. and it is supposed he was
Ell route to pay another visit to the Hill
City when he was killed.
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PERSONAL ITEMS.
What People are Doing In and
Out of Roanoke.

Major 7. E. Morris, cashier of the
bank of Newport News, was at Hotel
Roanoke yesterday. lie is here on a
pleasure trip.
Mr.. O. ID. Dcrr, who has been confined
to his room with sickness for several
days, was out yesterday in time to vote
for Farmer Edmunds.
MIR. James Greer, who has been in the
city several days, left for his home at
Rocky Mount.
Mr.. Joe Frank, tho jefferson street
clothier, left yesterday for Il brief visit
to Baltimore.
MIR. w. ~. Doane, chief engineer on
the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and
Western railroad. arrived in the city
yesterday from Creda, w. Va, and is
registered ut Hotel Felix.
Miss Annie Bailey spraincd her ankle
in getting from Il buggy AT her home on
Ninth avenue W. Yesterday after
noon.
Married by Rev. O. +. Flippo. Nov.
4. 1890, Mr.. X. H. Wingo and Miss Maude
NJ. Doss.
Mr. II. c. Aunspaugh, of Glasgow, was
in the city yesterday.
Rev. o. +. Flippo will leave on the
iC'iV oiuit iHlo luOT1llHn 10 GIUtDU inc
Tooth anniversary of the Masonic Lodge.
DR.. Flippo has been invited to read an
original poem on the occasion.
Mr.. t. Purcell, Jr., Il contractor on
the Norfolk and Westerns Ohio extern
sion. is at Hotel Felix.
William a. Glasgow, Esq. an attor-
ney Of Fincastlc, was in the city ycster-
day on legal business.
Mr. George Wr..sn,, for long time
baggage Master and latterly assistant
ticket agent at the Union passenger
depot in this CITY, has beer appointed
night station master at the Norfolk and
Western depot at Lynchburg. and left
this morning to fulfill his new assign
ment.
Mr.. Il. q. Johnson. until recently the
stenographcr to superintendent of the
Norfolk and Western, now has an Office
with c. 'Lcary.
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y Donsnck Election story.

n ludicrous election story arrived iii
Roanoke last night from Bonsack.
IL Is to the effect that man in bust
ness at Ninton, but who votes at Bon
sack, went TO the latter place yesterday
morning TO vote. He inquired where
the polls were and was directed from
one place to another, and finally to the
depot, but could not find the place.
eventually he asccrtained that IA big
constructing was in progress three
miles across the mountain, and suspect
ing that the Judges Of election were in
attendance, went to see. Sure enough
ne found them there, and they had for
gotten all out the election and their
part in it until thus cnjoincd.
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Stock
Roanoke Developm'nt


Passenger train No. . ran against n
pusher engine at Browns tank. Two
miles east of Radford, yesterday morn
ing, but its speed had been so reduced
before striking that no damage WAS
done.
1t seems that the pusher was on the
main track waiting for some frcights
to pull off the siding, when il was to take
the side track for No. . to pass. The
engineer dropped off to sleep, is seems,
and forgot to go on the siding. Fortu-
nately the passenger engineer saw the
danger in time TO avert what might have
been Il severe accident
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-05

Tho new rock pit for the Gas and
Water Works was completed yesterday.
This pit holds 10000 cubic feet of
ga, just three times tho capacity of the
present pit The work of laying the
largo mains on Wells street as substi-
tutc to the smaller one which had be-
come too small to supply the demands
was also finished yesterday, and a test
showed that the pressure in the south
eastern part OF the city had increased
from siX-tenths to twenty-tcnths, giving
4 beautiful light.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-05

TIE STOCK EXCHANGE.

IL Opcncd Yesterday Under Most Favor
able Auspices.
The opening of the Roanoke Stock
Exchange yesterday morning was we'll
attended by the business men of Roam
otc and was decided success.
Many OF the best stocks Of Southwest
Virginia have been listed and for Il
time the bidding was lively.
Yesterdays transactions amount 10
SG060.
The rooms will be open from 10 a. nj
till p. m, and buyers and sellers of
stocks are invited TO visit the Exchange
on the second floor of the Exchange
building. corner Salem avenue and
Campbell street.
The call of stocks will be from II to
r. Considerable interest has been mani
ifcsted in the enterprise and it has start
ed oil well promising TO be very success
full.
TIE TINES will print the quotations
of the prices at the Exchange daily. Tho
following is yesterdays transactions.
Stock. Bid AsA'd SIS Pres
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DUBAIC SALE or STOCK.

The following named Subscribers TO
tho capital stock of the Crystal Spring
Land Company, having failed to pay tho
first and second call on the said stock,
as required by the president and board
of directors of said Company, in pnrsu-
ancc of resolution of the board of di-
rcctors of said Company, the stock of
said delinquent subscribers in said COM
pany viii, on WEDNESDAY, tho 10Th
day of November. 1890, at 1890 o'clock
M. in front of the Courthouse, in the
city of Roanoke, Va, be sold at public
auction Cor cash.
Said calls were each for 10 per cent. of
the amount SUI bscrihed, and wero paya-
bic on or before the Goth day of March
1890, ana the Goth day of July, 1890, re-
SppctiyelY
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Mr.. II. n. Fairfield, of Lynchburg,
made narrow escape at tho Unioa
depot yesterday morning. lie wanted
to board No. Is, but waited until the
train had started before attempting to
do so. He missed tho front bar. but
chung to the guard rail of the car with
his left hand, and was jerked between
tho cars. Several passengers pulled him
up on tho platform, but had he fallen
upon the track he would undoubtedly
have met with horrible death.
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ELECTION DAY ROBBERY.
Mr.. u. OppenhciH Loses Between &"I
and $50 from His Cash Drawer.

Mr.. Il. Oppcnhcim Loses Between SEQ
and $50 from His Cash Drawer.
Chris Dick O'Brien and Jim Tuttlc
stole between SO and $50 from the cash
drawer of L. Oppenhcim & Co.'S bar and
staurant. at No. IL Commerce street,
yesterday morning about : o'clock.
For two weeks O Bricn has been en-
ployed there as Il waiter, and Tuttle as
bartender. This morning O'Bricn came
to MIR. Il. Oppcnheims room and pro-
cured the key to the room in the rear of
the bar under the prcterce of making
fire. One hour later Mr. Oppenheim
camb down. and was 81 rprised to find
that O'Britn had not made fire, and
could not be found about the premises.
This aroused his suspicious. which led
to the discovery of the robbery. Tut
tic accompanied OBrien. and it is evil
dent that they entered the bar, took tho
money and skipped,
Chief of Police Morris was at once
notified, and every effort is being made
to capture the miscrcants, but at last
accounts the police had procured no
clue rs to their Whereabouts.
. Brion and Tuttlc arc both Young
white mon, apparently about 30 years Of
age, and put i'll their appearance in Roa-
nokc about two weeks ago. Tuttlc
claimed to have como from New York
and OBricn from Washington. They
did not know each other until they met
in this city. Mr.. Oppenhcim employed
them, and is now sorry of it,
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Runaway Horse.

a horse ridden by DR.. st. John became
unruly at the corner OF Salem avenue
and Jefferson street late Yesterday
afternoon. and ran against a buggy.
Amidst the confusion tho saddle girth
broke, and the doctor WIS thrown to the
grounl with considerable force. Fortu-
natcly he was not hurt, and the horse,
apparently having accomplished his
purpos,, was very docilo and manage
able afterwards
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-05
Cloak and Shawl Department.

In this department. you will fl nd tho
largest and best selected stock of ladies'
misses and childrcn's wraps from the
finest plush to the cheapest cloth.
Plush astrican and cloth capcs in all
styles and colors. An endless variety
of shawls at very low prices.
Full line of blankets. comforts, quilts
In all colors and prices. You'd be
astonishcd to sec how cheap they offer
their goods. An all-wool IOxi white or
red blanket for So so.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-05

The street railway to Big Spring, by
way of Jefferson street will probably
be an electric line. Mr.. j. c. Rawn,
chief engineer Of the Roanoke Gas and
Water Company, said to TINES re-
porter yesterday evening
The company is thinking seriously
of propelling their cars by electri sity
instead OF horse power, as at first in
tended. Tho line will be built very
soon, and in my opinion it is more than
probable that an electric system will be
adOntnd -
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Atthc Opera House Last Night.

The Marie Greenwood Opera Company
appeared before a packed house last
night. The performance was first-class
i'll every respect The company main
tanned its high reputation and delighted
the audience, who appreciated the en-
tcrpriso in furnishing the election news
between the acts, and applaudcd all the
news favorable to the Democrats.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-05
ANOTHER; STREET RAILROAD.
IN Informal Meeting TO Decide Street
Railway Buildiuy

Mcssrs. =. L. Terry, j. II. Wingatc
d. l. Lawn and several other gcntlcmcn
met in the Office of the Gas and Water
Company yesterday evening, and had an
informal talk regarding the right of
way for a contemplated extension Of an
electric street car line to some point in
the northwestern part of the city.
The proposed line is to run towards
the Watts farm property. now owned by
the Gas and Water Company.
This meeting was merely the begin
ming OF project Of this kind. and ad-
Iourncd before accomplishing anything
one way or the other. Another meeting
sill be held tomorrow. when the plans
will probably take Il definite shape.
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To Improve the Streets.

tcn-ton steam road roller was re-
ccivcd by tho Gas and Water Company
Yesterday. 1t is a very substantial and
interesting piece of machinery, and an
entirely new acquisition in the matter
of street making in Roanoke. 1t will be
used by this company 60 roll the mac
adam on the streets they are opening up
and merchandising. and will be put to
work at once on the Jefferson street cx-
tension to tho CRYSTAL Springs propertY.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-05
R6S1SPl.bauIl BIOS,
AZ Salem Ave.,

lave received the largest stock of i'm
ported and domestic dress fabrics ever
shown in this city, consisting OF ane
dress robes, DOUGLAS, cashmcres, helri-
ettas and flannels in striped aud plain.
Their stock of black dress goods are
novels OF beauty, consisting of plain
and fancy stripes in cashmercs, sorgcs
and Henriettas, and dozen different
qualities of silk warp henriettas.
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Join! Join. Joint

Tho Scxscnnial League of Philadcl-
phia pays $1,000 in six years; S25 per
week sick benefits; assessments, S2.ao.
For particulars address TEMPLE G. An
DERsoN, box 81, Roanoke, Va noy4-3w
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-05

number of Roanoko's capitalists
will leave this morning for Petersburg
to attend The sale of lots by the West
End Land Company there tomorrow. A
special car has been chartered for their
transpo! tation, which will be attached
to No. at the Union depot at 10
o'clock
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Snow at I,Iucflcld.

Railroad men who left Blueficld ycs-
to-day morning at 10 o'clock say that the
ground was white with snow, and it was
still showing rar idly whom they left.
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Oppenhein & Co.'s
EXCHANGE.
Ill Commences street.
FINE old RYE WHISTLES,

Clover Club, Golden Crown, Oliycttc,
Monticello, Oppenheira's Choice and
oGhcrs arc always kept in stock, AZ are,
also North Carolina Sweet Mash Corn
and pure French and native oognacs
Analyzed by the best professors.
C2y restaurant. connected with tho.
bar, serves all the luxuries of the sea-
son we'll cooked and served
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-05

Collections from street letter boxes On. m: I
D. M; y. III. and $50 y. III.
Sundays, IL 81. III. and 7:;s0 y. III.
Special collections from the boxes near Nor
folk and Western offices, corpcr Salem avenue
ana Jefferson street and all OF the hotels, 20
minutes before the closing OF all mails.
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Mot ami Adjourned.

Tho City Council met last night and
adjourned without transacting any busi-
ness, to meet again Thursday night at
1880.
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Kicked hY II Iinrs,..

Mr.. a. 3. Bowers, while teasing a
horse at stable near Planter we're
house yesterday morning, was kicked
on tho right leg by the enragcd animal
and painfully hurt. His wounds we're
dressed by DR.. Jones. Mr.. Bowcns is
now hobbling around with the assist
ance of two walking canes, but in fair
way to recovery.
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POsTOFFIcE DIRECTORY.

Tho postofllce is open from o'clock n. m. TO
Up. m. Money order and Registered letter do
partment, from ga. nj. to 6p. III.
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MAILS CLOSE

For the West and South, Il. M; $50 q. Il
and SIP. III.
For the North and East, 8 u. m; $50 u. Il
For I,ynchburg, Virginia Special" p. m.
For the North via S. V. IL. H., 5 Il. III.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-05

WANTED-A good reliable boy who
has had experience in feeding presses
and unders stands something about them
Apply in person at once to HANMoND's
Printing Works
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rom the West and South, 8a. IN.
From the North and East. Q u. III. and y. m
:, From Lynchburg and intermediate points,
1880 Il. IN.
- From Pocahontas and intermediate points,
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SUNDAY uOIrRS
MAILS OpEr

General delivery and lettcr-carriors' win
dow open from 10 u. IN. to ii II. M, and from
D. III. to p. III.
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Notion and Fancy Goods Department.

Here will be found everything in
notions and fancy goods, such as oolsets,
hose, gloves, laces, Ilamburgs. handkcr-
chiefs, collars and cuffs, dress trim
mings i'll cut steel, black, silver, gold
and colored gimps, silk fringcs, and all
Now styles of dress trimmings can be
found in this department.
The largest and best selected stock of
table linens, napkins and towels
Stamped goods of every pattern and at
very low prices.
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Ladies'. Take Notice.

Mrs. Fned Brooks has opened an art
exchange department at Brooks photo
graph parlors, ground floor, opposite
postoilicc. All kinds of fancy work sold
on commission. Ladies wishing to dis
pose of fancy work VIII do well to place
their work on sale here in tine for tho
holiday trade. oct2S-tf
Stated by III. Il. Cochran, druggist.
Lancaster, Pa. Have guaranteed over
300 bottles of Burd0ck Blood Bittcrs for
dyspepsia, sour stomach. bilious attacks,
liver and kidney trouble.
Have used DR.. Thomas Eclcctric Oil
for Group and Gods, and declare il a pos
tive cure. Contributed by WA. Kay,
$40 Plymouth Ave, Buffalo, n. Y.
The amouns OF business done by the
Virginia Brewing Company is guar
antec for the purify Of their goods
Telephone No. 10i, Roanoke, Va.
nov43t.
coon riding and driving horse will
be sold at public auction in front o.
Market House on Saturday 10 a. m,
oct30-3t
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O XSTERS

Received daily from Baltimore and
Norfolk, served in Baltimore style
Dining room first-ciass in every particu-
lar. Call and see rs.
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THE BUTDoCK PLANT is one of the best
diurctics or Kidney regulators in the
vegetable world, and the com pound
known as Burdocll Blood Bittcrs is un-
surpassed in all diseases OF the kidneys,
liver and blood.
have analyzed the whiskcy known
under the brand of ''B Select" CON
trollcd by Julien Binford, Richmond,
Va, and lind it free from Eusil Oil. and
other impurities. and recommend its use
for medicinal and family purposes. j.
il. McCAw, NJ. d., late Professor of
Chemistry. Medical College of Virginia.
This reliable whiskcy can be had at
Marshalis European Hotel, IL Salem
avenue, Roanoke, Va. Oct34-eod2w
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Millinery Department.

In this department they are crowded
with all the latest styles OF French pat
tern hats and bonncts, also all tho nov
elites i'll birds feathers, ostrich tips
plusncs, vclvcts and ribbons. They also
show an immense stock OF baby socks,
hoods cloaks and capes. All they ask
is al inspection of their immense stock
AM low prices.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-05

II. S. TROUT, President.
w. s. McCLANAIIAN, Secretary.
TlIOS. w. MILLER, ATTORNEY.
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Underwear Department

This department embraces all the
new and different qualities of ladies',
misses and childrcn's underwear in
wool and cotton, both plain and ribbed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-18

Although onions are not popular. vet
they are hcalthful when properly
cooked, and contain valuable medical
properties. Perhaps nothing in the way
of food is better for a cold than cooked
onions, or for tho ear ache than a
roasted orion applied to The scat Of pain
AS hot as it can bo borne. They arc
also said to he Il specific for slccpless.
ness, induced by ovcr-cxcr,ion. They
should b. eaton raw. just before going 10
bed. The whitc-sicin variety are tic
mildcst. and when boiled in sailed
water until perfectly tender and then
drained until dry, with butter and a
little sweet cream added to them, arc
perfectly harmless TO tho weakest
stomach.
Escallopcd onions arc prepared by
boiling them i'll saltcd water until
tender, then drained and pat into q
deep dish. y white saueo with which
to cover them is made by putting a
tablespoonful of butter in q saucepan.
and adding TO it ono tablespoonful of
flour: after being stirred well together.
4 cupful of sweet milk is added. stirring
until well blended together. This is
turned over tho onions, little bits of
butter and cracker crumbs arc added,
then baked III the oven until Il nice
brown.
The old-timc dish of fried onions is
prepared in the following manner:
Fry several slices OF pork until crisp;
take the slices up, add to the gravy a
quantity OF sliced onions, IL little salt
and pepper, then cover closely and cook
until done, stirring occasionally
To pickle onions, select small
white variety, remove the skins, scald
i'll saltcd water until scaldcd through,
after which place them in good cider
vinegar. IL IL mixed pickle is desired,
caa!inowcr, green tomatoes or cucurn-
bors' with spices, can he added.
Country Gentleman.
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a GROUP OF HYDE PARK SWIMMERS.

reserved for them was marked off on
the beach by 4 railing and the soldiers
out for an evening stroll with their best
girls modcstlY passed behind the railing.
The swimmers were forbidden by
placard to approach nearer than fifty
feet 10 the north shore. whcro tho be.
lated carriages still rolled by. Three
o. four boatmon lay 10 their oars off in
the stream TO enforce the rule and res
cue any swimmer whose strength might
fail Within the boundaries there was
splashing OF water, cleaning Of
white barred limbs, u running OF races
and playing Of pranlls that were worth
going good distance 20 see. There
were some splendid swimmcrs-mcn all
The way from twenty years up TO fifty,
but fully tnroe-fourths OF the number
were boys. A few formed an exception
TO the rule of nallcdness by wearing
trunks, but they were very few.
On the shore were heaps of clothing.
realized whore Disracl got his IA
nous phrase about catching the Libcr-
ais in bathing and RAINING off with
their clothes. Some OF the bathcrs had
provided against such catastrophe by
'dcputing one of the group, usually the
smallest and fccblcst, and always
against his fearful protests, to watch
the clothes OF the others. In most cases
Ibis excess of caution was avoided. IN
deed 1T seemed unnecessary, for there
was bobby in blue clothes and bored
expression of countcnance on the beach,
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any dinorcnceq Is it as lively in win

any ulHcrcncef is IL as lively In win
tcr?"
Very nearly. Perhaps there aren't
quite as many, but there arc n good
many who como here regular every day
all tho yoar round. Hi thcrc! Get on
this side of the railing" no shouted to
couple OF lads who wero running
race oil across tho park clad in Adams
buff
Shades of Sir John Franklin and
shadow of the North Pole! An English
summer is cold enough. Imagine bath
ing in Hyde Park in January! Perhaps
it's no worse than tho Potomac whero
President Adams used to take lis morn
ing dip winter and summer.
After half an hour or so of splashing
the older bathors began to dress, and
tho younger ones to run races among the
great trees Of hundreds of years growth,
yews, somo of them, whose gnaried
stumps bear only the slightest fringe of
green. The byStandcrs have way Of
administering encouragement to tho
rearmost runner with wet towel which
is very conducive to speed. Ono poor
fellow noticed. though he could swim
we'll enough, did not try the running.
One sound leg and crutch were his
mears of locomotion.
On ;:" -rass at tho cdgo of tho beach
sat a boy of five, patient and motionlcss,
except 4 cnr;i0u1l shiror;"r. which
testified to tho GOODNESS OF the London
cvcning air. oven in July. lie was one
of those big-headed, gravc-eycd, little
bodied fellows who grow in cities and
who oftencst die carly. by and by one
Of the skylarlcrs came to where he was
and began wiping him with towel not
untendcrly, and putting on his ragged
clothes. l had noticed tho Same big
brother before trying to teach the child
to swim. There wcrc plenty of other
boys as young and small rs this one,
but none quite so helpless though per-
haps dozen required some help in tho
adjustment of their rags. Not that all
were rags. Some of the full-grown
youths had clothes good enough for a
President or Prince Of Wales
All things have an end, and Hyde
Park bathing is malum prohtJitum, if not
maium per Sc, after $50 p. m. by and by
the last shoe was pulled on, the last coat
adjusted, and tho motley regiment be-
gan to file out of the park as quietly as it
had come. Some wore their towels like
rcgalia of honor, others rolled them