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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26
VIRGINIA NOTES.

Princess Ammo county will vote in
November on the proposition to make
an appropriation OF $4,000 toward the
extension of the Virginia Beach railroad
from jackson Station to Pungo Ferry
The opposition in Republican circles
to the denomination of Congressman
l'owden has reached such proportions
that it is now whispered that he may
withdraw from the field.
The cotton receipts arc now getting
beyond three thousand bales II day at
Norfolk. The cotton men say that
south of the Carolinas the rains recently
have been excessive, and it is feared
that if they continue, not only will the
crop be cut short very materially, but
in quality will also be greatly damaged.
Bishop Van de Vyvcr, of the Norfolk
diocese, arrived from Richmond ycstcr-
day on visit to the churches of Norfolk
and Portsmouth preliminary to confirm
alton.
f. j. Bailey and c. III. McAuliTc have
purchased interests in the Winchester
News, and will assume the prac tical
management OF the paper. though tho
publication of the paper will be con-
tinued by the owners, Mcssrs Ward.
Bailey and McAuliire. under the firm
name OF the News Publishing company.
1t is understood thai the Richmond
and Petersburg Railroad Company arc To
build Il double track between Richmond
and Petersburg. and THAI the work viii
he commenced on the list of next month.
y dispatch received in Richmond Mon
day night announced chat cN-Alayor Will
liam {. Darlington, OF chat city. was III y
dying condition at the Eastern lunatic
Asylum. where he has been about one
year.
Tho belt line road around Norfolk and
Portsmouth is progressing again. and
the court will be asked to condemn
land for which cXorbitant rates are
charged.
The caisson for the foundation for
the lighthouse 10 be erected at Capc
lEatteras viii be built IT Norfolk, at the
Merritt Wroclling Company's yards
1t will weigh 1900 tons.
The case of John Howard. of Rich
mord. Il lawyer. against The estate of
the latc w. y. McNeigh. of AleXandria
WAS decided III the Circuit Court OF the
latter city Tuesday. the jury rendering
Il verdict in favor OF the plaintiff for
~1,G52 ana interest from 1888. the whole
amounting to nearly $4,000. The suit
was for fees in the famous hlcNcigh
cases for the recovery OF property sold
NJ coniscation sales during the war.
The reunion at Winchoster. Va. on
the ist of October viii not be confined
TO Ashby's old command. Ill ex-Con-
federates &rc invited and VIII h. warmly
welcomed. The Confederate Society in
Maryland has Dgcn invited to attend.
'rhe sculptor. Valentine. has nearly
finished The statue OF General Williams
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26
ROUTED By GRAssHo?PGRs.
Z. flock of TURKEYS Tut TO Flight by tho
Nortc!cu, i:.svc.s.

Farmer James c. Fairchild, OF the Up
per pcupac,i region, asserted To :. &cran
ton Ga.) correspondent Of the New
Nor!: San that he had never known
gras5hcppcrg to be IS thic. in this place
as they have been during August. In q
thrcc-acrc field Of late rye tho insects
were so numerous that they ate al tho
blades Off the stalks and sucked all tho
juice out OF them before the crop was
ripe. One day Farmer Nairchild lcls
his white vest ut tho edge OF the lot,
and when lie went 10 put il or "a night
he found THAT the Grasshoppcrs had
eaten hundreds Of holes in it. Tho
grasshoppcrs seemed to increase scy
crald fold each day in that particular
field, and it appeared TO him as though
they came out OF the ground nearly full
grown.
As soon as the rye was put into tho
barn, he turned tho turkeys into tho
s.ubblc. y high Stone wall surrounds
tho lot, and the turkeys drove tho
boards of grasshoppcrs ahead of them,
and gobblcd up what they wanted.
Ono day tho turkeys drove APP
parcntly millions of tho insects
into corner of tho field They
couldn't get over tho wall or through it,
and several bushels Of the grasshop-
pers, Farmer Fairchild declared, turned
upon his flock OF turkeys and came
within an acc of swapping thcm. The
fowls were completely covered with
grasshoppcrs, and the insects kept COM
ing at them SO thick and fast that the
turkeys finally took to their legs and
wings and went squalling toward tho
center Of tho lot as though something
had scared them half to death.
After little, ono Of the gobblors rail-
lied the flock and led then. back to the
corner. lIo gobblcG number of times
on the way and the other tom turkeys
marched abreast of him and gobblcd de-
family at the grasshoppers. tho hens
bringing up the rear and talking saucily
as they marched. VOL. up toward the
corner of the field the flock spread out,
and in moment innumerablo wings
were buz2ing toward tho wall. Pretty
soon the grasshoppcvs we're as thick in
the corner as they had been before.
There wasn't room for them all. and
again they turned upon tho turkeys and
the turkeys turned tail in an instant,
skcdaddlcd across tho lot ANA few over
tho bars INFO the roadway. Tho fowls
had plainly been badly scared by tho
grasshoppcrs, and since then Farmer
Eairchild las been unable to got his
turkeys to stay in tho rye field for ten
minutes at 4 timc.
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The I:it,c and Gray.

LExINGToN, Mo, Sept. % Special
"A call has been issued requesting sur
vivors of the battle Of Lexington. both
Federal and Confederate, to forward
their names and addresses to John Nc
Nulta, Bloomington, ILL.,: j. ID. Common.
Lexington. Mo. or G.. :. Grover, 500
Olive street, st. Louis, Mo. \ lnonu-
1nent is to be erected 10 the memory of
the fallen dead. and it is tho first time
in history That tho blue and gray have
Joined hands to perpctuate the memory
of those whom they left behind on the
field of battle
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NEWS.
DEDEonD CITY.


1tems and Happenings of Intcrcst--Roa-
nolSes Fair.
BEDFORD CITY, Sept. 25.--[Speciall-
Mr.. Tighlman Arthur was married yes
terdny to Miss Turner, both of this
place.
Messrs. Mannable & McCurdy, con-
tractors, have commenced the erection
g of two dwellings in Longwood.
Miss Susie Stratton, of Roanoke, who
has been visiting friends here, returned
home yesterday.
The contract for building large brick
tobacco warehouse, upon the property
of the Bedford City Land Company's
property, has been let.
AS soon as the streets. which are be-
ing opened by the Bedford City Com
pnny on the Burks and kasey tracts.
are completed, that property will be put
upon the market.
The K. w Coffee Machine Company
is making arrangements for the estab-
lishment of a large manufacturing
plant.
f. S. Lott. of Boston. Mass, is here.
and, we understand, contemplates en-
tering into journalism, but in what
form we are unable to state
The planning mills arc being put un-
der roof.
Roanoke will keep pace with the hest
of them. Ii she can't have county
fair. she Will have fall races. about
what the average fair is with the addi-
tion of Il pumpkin and Il penny-loyal
bull.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26
REORGANIZATION
THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD
COMPANY.

Holders of over 90 per cent. Of First
Mortgage Bonds or of certificates issued
therefor. and OF over so per cont. Of Gen
eral Mortgage Bonds. or of certificates
issued therefor. having asscntcd to The
Plan and Agreement dated August b.
1890, the latter is hereby declared effect
i've.
Atthc requcstof cartainsecurityh old-t
crs who have been unable to prescn
their certificates. the committee here
with extends the time III which security
holders may become parties to the Plan
up to Friday. September 2G. 1880. AZ p.
N. After that date no bonds can be de-
posted or certificates stamped except
subject to such terms as the Purchasing
Committee may impose.
The certificates must be stamped at
Office of the Mercantile Trust Company,
New York.
LOUIS RITzGERALD, pnrchosinn
FR0N,( p CLARK COMMITTEES,
scps3-4t New York, Sent. 20, 1890.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26
wtlAr a VOICE CAUSED.
Tho Truo Story OF How President IIar-
rson Won Ills Wife.


rison Won Ills Wife.
Editing tho river column Of daily in
flourishing Kentucky city on the
banks of tho Ohio is genial old gen
tlemen of about sixty years, who but for
ludicrous incident would have cut
President Harrison out of his wife.
Thaddcus Conant is tho name Of him
who got left in the race for the hand Of
about in this way:
In the country just back of Cincinnati
there used to be q school for boys kept
by q fatherly minister named Scott. AS
an accommodation no sometimes board
ed those boys who lived elsewhere,
and among his pupils who lived in
the house were Harrison and Conant.
Like every other boy in tho school
these two lads succumbcd to tho
charms of pretty Carrie Scott, tho six
teen-yoar-old daughter of the school
teacher. Very soon tho contest for
Miss SCOTS favor was narrowed down
to Harrison and Conant, with post odds
slightly on the latter. Harrison was q
dangerous rival however. IIo spent
much time indoors and around his
charmcr. Conant WAS boyish and spent
moro time on tho playground than at
his books. When he did talk to his
sweetheart he made good uso of his
time, for by the close Of tho session it
was openly discussed III the school how
Thad Conant had become tho choice Of
the principals daughter.
There also boarded in tho house n
youngstcr named Torian, and he was
the cause of al the trouble. Torian was
not different from other boys save in one
thing-he had Il thin, givlish voice, that
sounded like Il pipc-organ with voX HUI
mana stop pulled out. 1t WAS physical
iniira!ity and mover changed to The gut
tural tones OF manhood. This Toran
and Conant were intimate friends. Ono
evening just before an examination in
some study Conant and Toran deter
mined to break q rule by remaining up
after the retiring bell had sounded and
studying Il little for the coming cxaln-
nation. They did not go TO bed at tho
usual time, but remained up, though
they did much more idle talking than
studying. They were mono too careful
about the pitch Of their voices, and the
doctor on one Of his nocturnal prowls
in search of offenders passed the door.
He could not ovcrhcar che conversation,
but gathered enough to mako up his mind
on the course he Was % follow.
Right after breakfast the next morn
Ing Dr. Scout ana young Conaut met in
secret session. Nhon the boy got out
he was nearly exploding with laughter.
Calling his fellows Up he told them how
old Scost had heard Torian tallzing in
his room and Thought it WAS Lizzie, tho
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26
Not u Fayoritc Weed.

from the New York Sun.
1t is reported from Ccylon that an at
tempt is to be made to introduce Cey-
1onese cigars to the American market,
in the hope that the may win the favor
of American smokers. The cigars made
in Ceylon from the tobacco raised there
are somewhat like chcrootS in appear
ance if not in other respects. and they
can be bought for Il price much cheaper
than those which are made from the to-
bacco grown in Virginia. Cuba or Con-
necticut; but New Yorker who once
dwelt in Colombo says that the Ccylon-
ese cigars have Objectionable pcculiari
ties, for, though the smoke is fragrant.
the tase agreeable, and the price low, it
was out of his power to use any one of
them ''to the stump" 1t seems that
the consumer may enjoy one of them
till half of 1T has disappeared, but after
that it burns hollow" while the outer
leaves remain untouched by the fire,
and kind of hard cindcr forms in the
tube, SO that any effort To use the other
half is annoying and apt to produce
nausea. ii all this be true, the attempt
to introduce the Ceylon weed TO the
American market must prove a failure.
Mrs. NJ. Schaenbcrger. Beaver Dam.
4 w IS.. MIlGSs VIC UtNt uStu lbf.
Thomas Oil in our family for coughs.
cold, Group and rheumatism. 1t cures
every time.
For Rent.
Desirable Office or store room in TIMES
building, corner Third avenue and First
street s. W. The best location in the
city For terms and particulars, apply
at thir office.
Why not use y. II. c. Tonic ard al
terative'' and be relieved? Delays are
dangerous.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26

X. and s. Millinery and Cloak Palac
have opened at l35 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26
in Encensoa rre..c..er.

A Montreal clergyman YVES recently
invited to marry n couple, tho bride be-
ing his particul friend. The bride
groom, however, did not appear, and tho
minister was SO inconscd that he hunted
him up tho noXt day and gave him o
s5und tbrashing.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26

A number of my lady customers have
tried ''Mother's Friend and would not
be without for many times It's cost.
They recommend it TO all who are to
become mothers. r. A. Payne, Drug
gist, Greenvillc. Ala Write Bradtield
Reg. Co., Atlanta. Ga. for particulars.
Sold by Budwell Christian & Barbec.
OLD exchanges for sale at THE TIMES
Office: 20 cents per 100.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26

Eat We VIII cure you If You Will pay
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ness. and ali iho ci,cti of early evil
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or Insanity. should send for and read
tho Look Of Live" giving particulars
OF home euro. Hant (soalod) Is adj
dressing Nr l'arilor's Medical and Sur-
gical institute. 1911 North Spruce street.
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cure or no pay.-'rhc sunday Morning.
I|urdccl: Blood Bittcrs taken aftcr
eating viii relieve any feeling OF weight
CT oYcvfullncss OF The stomach. Sold
everywhere.
Grand opening Of stylish millinery and
cloaks at X. & :. millinery and cloak
palace October. list, 2nd. and 3rd. 49, Sa
lem avenue septl9-tf
Remarked by K. c. Joiner, CT Allen
p. o. IHllslalc Co.. Mich: Nothing
gave my rheumatism such quick relief
as Dr. Thomas Eclcctric Oii--bclicve it
infallible for rhcuma tics"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-26

OID exchanges for sale at TIE TIMES
Office: 30 cents per 100.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-04
OF GOOD FAMILY.
A Young Lady of Sherman Arrested ut Waco on
Two Charges of Theft.

A Young Lady of Sherman Arrested at Waco on
Two Charges of Theft.
Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, Aug. 3.-The sheriff
and marshal arrived to-day from Waco
with Miss Mecka Southern who Is wanted
on two charges for going into houses of
residents of East Sherman and taking
articles belonging to the inmates. The
young lady's parents, brothers and sis
tiers who have lived here for many years
have the sympathy of the community in
their trouble. Articles of clothing be-
longing to several neighbors were found
by officers and have been identifed,s al
though the lady has disposed of them.
They consisted of dresses, prin-
oipally arti les belonging to
the family of Capt. Wharton, whose
house was mysteriously burned several
months ago during their absence. Evil
dence has been found pointing to the
young lady very suspiciouslY as parti-
cipant in that confiagration. She was
greatly overcome when arrested, and
after reaching the city was placed under
q special guard until preliminary pro-
oeedings are held.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-04
A CASE OF FRAUD.
to Throw the officers on the
Track.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX. Aug. 3.-Petty Robin
son, negro who was under indictment
here and under bond, was reported dead
some months ago and the case was
stricken from the docket. Yesterday
Constable Lee jenkins and Deputy Sheriff
Burke found Petty near Bremond and
brought him IN, sure enough live
negro, just as vigorous as ever. 1t is
fact, however, that Petty Robinson s
bondsmen, Petty johnson and Joel Rob-
inson, did report him dead, after Offering
500 reward for him, surprising him to
have skipped. 1t is believed that a
coffin was buried without a corpse and
the report circulated that it was Petty
Robinson's funeral, this means being
adopted to prevent search being made
for him. He languishes in jail and the
officers will demand the reward.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-04

dence in the charges made against Mr..
p, IL ought to have had their proper
names TO it; if they didn't, it
ought not to have been written
even over q nom de plume. 1
suppose Mr.. Pendleton's offeuse lies
principally II failing to go before the
people and use the popularity and Infiu-
ence he had gotten from them in advo-
cacy OF what he knew to be wrong and
even fraudulent. The people, and es-
pecially his party, will honor him for not
doing it, and he is to-day stronger at
home than ever before. At least 1000
Democrats in Bell county will stand by
him to the bitter end. The woods
are full of them. They may be found at
the forks of the creek. down the branch,
on the hills, in the valleys, across the
prairie holding the pillow, pushing the
plane, welding the yardstick, and in
fact in every position, ayocation and pur-
suit where the sturdy Democracy acts in
the great hive of humanity and any
open or covert attack made upon him
here or in the state convention, will only
sink deeper and more lasting in defeat
the Rob rtson following and the "seven
county combine faction of this county
at the November election. A very no.
ticeable feature of the present disturbed
condition of the party in this county, is
that it has rallied to the true blue ~ or
Robertson faction of the party, quite
number of the political odds and ends
that have heretofore opposed Democracy.
These consist of Greenbackers, Prohibi-
tionists, Union LaborItes, Ben Butler
ties and Republicans, all shouting their
lungs hoarse and boiling in the interest
of pure Democracy, and one of these,
personal enemy of Mr.. Pendleton, is be-
lieved to be the author of the article in
question in your daily of the 18th inst.
Then in Justice to Mr.. Pendleton. his
thousands of Democratic friends and to
the good name of the party here, ear
nestly request the publication of this.
W. z. HANCOCK.
Salado, Tex, July 81, 1890.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-04
for which little provision has been made
in the mast

for which little provision has been made
in the past.
MUST COME TO POOLING.
81 mean by legaIzed community OF
railway interests legalized system of
pooling. 1t is useless to disguise the
fact that we have got to come to that for
the safety of every material interest of
the country.
al DO not mean to say, however, that
pooling should be permitted without re-
straint-there should be such statutory
regulations as would prevent the pool
being used as means of exaoting hard
conditions from shippers. 1t is easy
enough to regulate railways under the
pooling system SO that they will not use
1t as means of raising rates-the only
reason for the existence OF the pool is to
secure stability of rates. The present
law is an utter failure so far as bringing
about stability of rates is concerned.
Many other questions were cheerfully
answered by Mr.. Meek, who seemed to
believe that the people were entitled 10
frankness, and the gentleman was par
ticular TO emphasize his belief that the
only way out of the present difficulty was
for the owners of railway property to
work cordially with the people
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-04
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The Merry Wees of Windsor

are credited by Shakespeare with wonderful
doings; it remained, however, for the present
age to give suffering women that sterling rem
edy, Creole Female Tonic, the great invigorator
and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-04
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the postotice at Fort Worth, Tex,
Monday, Aug. 4, 1880. To obtain any OF
these letters the applicant must call for "adver-
tised letters" and give the date of the list Also,
all letters advertised shall be charged with
accounted for as part of the postal revenue, as
per section $50, page 54s. United States postal
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-04
BELL COUNTY POLITICS.
Statement OF the Party Situation-Justice
Done to Hon. George C. Psndleton
and the County Democracy.
SALADo, TEX, July 81, 1890.
Editor Gazette

Editor Gazette.
The following article was written for the San
Antonio Express and mailed to that paper on
the 2lst inst. with the request that If 1t was
declined to return it to the writer at Salado,
Tex. Postage was inclosed to pay return mail
or a copy of the paper if it was published. Up
to this date have heard nothing from it, and
have determined to ask space in THE GAZETTE
for its insertion trusting in its well established
reputation for fairness for its publication.
W. P HANCOCK.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-04

For 81 0 the Daily GAZETTE will be sent one
year, and also copy of the original Webster's
unabridged dictionary, l2s1 pages, express
charges prepaid to express Office nearest the
subscribe.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-07
The Stanford Mn.ennn

The special museum at Palo Alto to
which Mrs. Stanford has given $780, 900
and for which ground was broken a few
days ago will beused to store the archaoog-
zeal ouriosities which young Leland Stan
ford had collected in his lifetime. 1t was
the intention of young Stanford to use this
collection in establishing museum in
San Francisco. His early death prevented
his fulfillment of the design, but Mrs STAN
ford will nov carry it out, changing only
the place of location. In making this
change there can be no doubt that she has
acted wisely. In San Francisco the mu-
scum would have been but little more
than place where curious people would
go for pasttime. At Palo Alto, however,
1t will be part of great educational sys-
TEN where scholars historians and students
Will find it a mine of information and in
s!ruction. This, therefore, is the rightful
place for it. Il will also serve at the uni
versity as reminder Of what the nature
and aims in life of young Leland Stanford
were, and by attesting his interest in
knowledge and his intention to use his
wealth for the benefit of the public will
make manifest how well ne deserves to
have the university founded by his father
bear his name to posterity-,Sdn Jose Her
cltrU