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Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19
COMMISSIONERS SHLE OF
REAL ESTATE

IN THE CITY OF ROANOKE.
AS special commissioners ofthe Hust-
ings court Of the city of Roanoke. Vir.
ginia. in the chancery cause of J. w.
Webb's administrator VS.. j B. Pollard
[ shall sell on the premises, to the
highest bidder. by public auction, at 10
O'Clock M. on
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1890,
all that certain lot or parcel Of land i'll
said proceedings mentioned, consisting
of about acre lying on the northeast
corner OF Salem avenue and Twenty
fifth street of the CITY of Roanoke. Va.
TERMS.-One-lhlrd of the purchase
money cash. and the balance in two
equal credit installments at six and
twelve months from the lay of sale. and
the purchaser giving his negotiable
notes for-the credit installments. the
title to the property to be retained uu-
til the full purchase moneyis paid, and
conveyance directed by the court,
j. Al LEN WATTS,
Co umissiuner.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19
1EO. W. LAMBERT.
Contractor and Builder.
Satisfactory work given.
BnX 93. Roanoke. V.
GENE RAL

Referred to by permi>siuu Planter
National bauK. Rclmoud. Va; Frs
NalionaI Bank of Roanoke. Va; Co
w E. Cutshaw city engineer Rich
mond. Va; Lewis II. Rlair. cap
iialist. Redmond. Va; j.
+ Anderson, president Miunesut;.
Iron Car company. Duluth MINI :
Capt In NJ j. Dlmmnck, arch
meet, Richmond. Va; y W. Bow.
real estate agent. Richmond. Va; j
? Yrncy, wholesale notion houses,
tichmOud. Va; Warner Monre. whole.
-ale merchant. Richmond. Va; Rober
E Wendlnhurg. wholesale m.rchan'
Richmond, Va Hon II. S. Tiour.
resident FIRST national bank, Rna
uoke, Va. jan : w.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19

ISIS Brooke, clerk of the Husl-
Jugs court ofthe city OF Roanoke. Va /.
do hereby certify that the bond of 5000.
required in the chancery cause OF
Webb's administrator vs Pollard. has
been given by the special commissioner.
J. Allen Watts, witt, approved security
Witness my baud this 9th day Of au-
uary. 1890. S. s BROOKE,
iu7-ts. Clerk.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
MAYORS OFFICE.

ROANOKE, Va, Jan. Is, 1890 !
In obedience to the following ordl-
nances, notice is hereby given that
the polls will be opened at the several
voting precincts of the city of Roa-
noke, at sunrise on Tuesday, Febru-
airy 18th, 1S00,for vote to be taken as
specified in said orders.
VIM. CARR, Mayor.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19
A Good Bank.

The Commercial National Bank, cor
ner Jefferson street and Third ave
nue.. is the only bank in the city that
has 6re-proof vault and time.locs
safe. They do a general banking bust
ness and make collections on all points
They also pay interest Oh deposits.
jan8-tf.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19

James 5. Summons s. Co., real estate
agents, have placed the property OF the
Incleside Land company Oh the market
ut s250.per lot. on terms OF $50 cash and
$40 per month. These lots are unsur
passed for beauty of location, and a
parties wishing a desirable site for q
home should call at once at the office OF
JAS. S. SIMMONS & co.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19
SPECIAL LOCAL NOTICES.

ice tl SSilOShi i''''--
Artists material at Picken'S.
jan17-tf.
Go to Catogni's for all kinds OF
taffy. jan1+ II
Lynn Haven oysters on the half
shell at CatogniS. janl4 tt
Gents fine handmade shoes at f.
Goetz's, 81 Salem-avenue. noyl4-+
Ifyou want lots in Hyde Park
call at once.
noI5 TT FRANCIS B. KEMP & Co
Go to Davis Il Co., jefferson sheet,
for staple and fancy groceries.
dec20-lmi
A beautiful stock OF japanese goods
have just been received by E. II.
Stewart & Co. T
Buy Your cooking stoves from NH.
Jennings & Co., near market house.
Salem avenue. I
For fire insurance call at the office
of the Roanoke Trust. Loan aud Set,
Deposit CO. dec-S-tt
Antique oak dining and chamber
suits in large variety at E. H. Stew
art s Co.'S. +
y Stoves. stoves. stoves. cheaper
than ever at NJ. H. Jennings s. Co..
&Salem avenue, near market house.
6ct7-tf
Oysters on the halt shell at Catogni's.
dec 14ti
Cheap lots on installments, cheap
lois for cash. cheap lots usual terms.
F. Wingfeld, insurance and reai
estate agent. I
S. Joseph COIN. the clothier, has just
moved into his new quarters Nom
kSalem avenue, George II. --pverv: A
$stand, anl has opened lie avs old
i taiIoy % firSt-cias>
fs'ai s'a. .sessshmeut in connection,
2 ,ssasssss.ssssesa management OF his cutter.
+. II. Ayers. Janlo-t'
Pure country lard, sugar-cured hams.
breakfast bacon aud bologna at Davis
s. Co.'s. dec2o-lm1
If YOU want good barrel Of family
flour go to Davis & Co.. grocers, Jet
ferson street. they keep in stock I
L. Terry's fancy family, Vinton fam
ily Cave Spring family, and Bonsacks
~ l. deco. lmi
Reduction on all heavy suits anc
overcoats OF Jos. Cohn's, the Sa.en
avenue cother. Now is your chance Il
seta good suit or overcoat cheap.
jan loft
The largest and best selected stoc'
of suitings and trousering in the city
can be found in the tailoring deparl
mentof Joseph Coin the Salem aveuu'
cr0lIlTe..-ttGtc5o. Il. Davis old stand
Their artistic cutter, MIR F. II. Ayre>
is now on Band and ready to 'ake v''-
measure. janlO-tf
Finest imported suilings aud lrous
erins at Joseph Cohn's, Salem avenue
next door to Rosenbaum's dry good
store. janl0-tf
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19

,1iEAss.ANTs LODGE, NO. 90, A. F;
and A. Nj. There will be stated
communication held in Masonic TEN
ple on Monday evening, January Goth,
at 1880 O'Clock.
All Master Masons in good standing
are fraternally invited to attend. BY
order of the Worthy Master.
H. c. MACkLIN,
i,,1o1t Secretary.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19

Plaster your house with Marble
Rock lime, best on the market. Ifyou
don't believe it. call on Garner & Co..
sole agents. Remember they are the
cheapest sash, door and blind manufac-
turers in the city. Satisfaction guaran-
l
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19

In obedience to the foregoing OF
lers, notice is hereby given that tn
polls will be opened at the several vo
ding precincts, of the city OF Roanoke
It sunrise on Tuesday, 18th day o
February, 1890, for vote TO be takei
u specified in said orders.
G.. w. THOMAS,
- - Sorn.ant
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19
HAY! HAY! WHEAT! WHEAT!

Fifty thousand bushels prin, uLe a
Five thousand tons No. aud y o.
timothy hay for sale.
2. B. SUBLETT &EON,
sdsu i8sST StaunIoni Vas
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19

HAVING BOUGHT OUT THE SA-
Ii loon of Mr.. r. +. Coleman at
No 81 Salem avenue,I will continue to
keep the very best
LOU ORS.
WINES.
BEERS
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19
ian. Him
An o RDgMANCE

Be it ordained that any person who
hall construct or maintain on in
proved premises Il barbed- wire fence
in immediate proximity to any publ
.treet or alley, shall be proceed
against as for Il nuisance
TO WHOM 1T MAY CnNCE RN
All persons are hereby require
o comply with the requirements o
the foregoing ordinance on or befor'
the 1st day OF February. 1890.
WIN. CARR,
Iec 90 law iw sat Mavor
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19

AND DRINKS
OF all kinds. Feeling grateful for past
patronage and hoping I may merit q
continuance OF the same, l am most
respectfully, LAWRENt p DE1ANY.
jantH I'm
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19

JAS G. BATTERSUN. President
RODNEY DENNIS. Secretary.
JOHN E MORRIS. Asst Secretary.
GEORGE ELLIS. Ac,uary.
EDw. V PRESTON. Sup't Of Agencies.
j. B. LEWIS. M. D., Surgeon and
Adiusler.
o. M CUMMINGS,
Agent,
u North Charles sts Baltimore Md.
ispas St I
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19

ERNEST AVENUE, s W.
have their cooper-shop in operation
and are prepared to furnish dour
barrels, time barrels and apple barrels
nu5 short notice iv24-tf
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19

STATISTICS FOR The YEAR 1859,
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
No. life policies written to .o-
QaC6 ......... .'.'.''...'. VO,AOo
New life insurance written
in 1881. $780,. So, 439, 6oO w
Paid life policy-holders to
date..... o,4Uo,9oo 10
Paid life pollicy-holders to -
date in 1851. .......".. 553,oll "
ACCIDENT DEPARTMENT.
No. of accident policies
written to date ........ 1913, 800
No. of accident policies
written in 18S9............ lO4,34o
W. maid in 1889 800. 14,42S
Whole number accident
claims paid. ....".... 20l,o9I
Amt accident claims paid
in 1889. ........ ............. 81 ,026,oo2 %
Whole amount accident
claims paid. ............" ST., O63, $50 "a
Total losses paid, both
Dept's................S SIT, 4i0,o4o %
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19

.0nTH ANNUAL SrATEMEN + Oh
~ The Travellers Insurance Con
any, Hartford, Conn, January
1889.
PAID-UP CASH CAPITAL, $4,000 c
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bributed their mite and have raised a
considerable sum of money with which
they intend to build place of wor-
ship.
Father Tolton is a man 81 years of
age, and is the only cOlOred priest in
Chicago, or, so far as known, in the
West. All of his life he has been
studying for the priesthood Born in
slavery in Rails County, Missouri, he
early evinced decided liking for re-
hgiOn- He was unlike other boys, and
always attended church on Sunda in
stead of going nutting or swimming
with the other pickaninnies. His mas
ter, Stephen Elliott, set him and his
mother free when he was young. When
TOltOn was z years Of age his mother
came to Quincy, Ill, and took up her
residence there.
The lad went to work for local
tobacco dealer at the princelY stipend
Of 80 cents q week. He became so
proficient at his trade that he was pro-
NOTED to the position Of "stemmer," and
received So a week. He kept at this
until he reached his eighteenth year,
when he left the business to learn the
art of making horse collars. Finally
the boy got a chance to fit himself for
the priesthood. During all of these
years he had studied secretly, in the
hopes of some day becoming a Catholic
priest Father Rector of st. Francis
Church at Quincy conceived a liking
for the lad and took him in, and young
Tolton studied under the priests direc-
ton. When TOltOn became of age he
entered the Propaganda at Rome.
Here he made rapid progress. At the
age Of 27 he was ordained q priest by
Cardinal Parrochi.
Father Tolton then returned to his
old home at Quincy, where he created
quite a sensation. He preached in st.
JOseph's Church there, and crowds
focked to hear the eloquent words that
flowed from his lips. After staying in
Quincy for several years the colOred
priest decided to remove to Chicago.
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to the city in its most crowded por-
lions. Or it could be used as an ap-
prOach for railroads, thus rendering
possible one enormous union passen-
ger-depOt in lieu of the half score now
in existence.
The great objection to this plan is
the enormous damage the property
owners who have vested rights in the
way of dOckage along the entire length
of the river would sustain. The Worlds
Fair may give Chicago such an impetus
-"boOm" is perhaps the better word
as to bring this about; otherwise it
viii be a long time before we see it &C
cOmplished.
In the meantime, as stated in the
outset, the swinging bridges are a con-
tinuing menace to the lives of most Of
those who are compelled to cross them.
Patrons of North and West Side street
cars, except of those which pass
through the La Sale street tunnel,
seem in peculiar danger. OF late, on
most lines crossing the river, the con-
ductors are compelled, after q certain
hour in the evening, to run forward
and ascertain from personal inspec-
ton that everything is right, after
which they signal the drivers to come
ahead.
Railroad tracks run on thenorth and
west sides of the river in the downtown
portion of the city. These are, in all
cases, crossed by Yiaducts. In some
instances the top Of the viaduct is
higher than the bridge and quite
sharp descent must be made to reach
the latter. 1t Is here that there is the
greatest danger of accidents. Not
many weeks ago q street car APP
preached the Clark street bridge, the
horses on q keen run to acquire the
momentum necessary to carry the
heavily loaded vehicle up the sharp
incline. Like a number Of others, this
bridge is swung by an elevated steam
engine, and opens with extreme rapid
ty. The driver did not observe that it
was already in motion until within a
few yards of the precipitOus wall of
stone. By a miracle almost he was
enabled to stop the car and save his
half hundred passengers from a fearful
plunge, which would have meant death
to the majority of them. His strong
muscles and rare presence Of mind
saved them, but it was a close call.
Not many years ago carriage con
tanning three children, who were being
driven to a South Side depot to meet
an expected relative, was driven over
the approach to the Harrison street
bridge, which unfortunately was open,
and all three persisted. While the
vehicle was upon the long viaduct
which crosses the numerous railroad
tracks a locomotive whistle beneath
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the bridges. Then an ordinance was
passed regulating the opening Of the
bridges and limiting the time for them
to remain open to ten minutes. At
present, much to the disgust OF ting
men and vessel oWners, still further
restrictions are imposed, and during
the time-motning and evening -When
the great mass Of clerks, Iaborers,
artisans, and business people gener-
ally are going to and from their work.
no bridge is allowed to swing.
Many. schemes for the abolition OF
the bridge nuisance" as it is popular
" called, have been and are still be-
ing proposed. The most feasible of
them seems to be the one which pro
poses to build docks, protected by
breakwaters, along the lake shore, and
close up the river entirely. Emptied
Of its foul water, the channel could be
filed up, thus adding q large acreage
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sounded shriIly, the spirited horses
took fright, became unmanageable,
and. despite the best efforts Of the
coachman, who narrowly escaped with
his life, dashed on to death and des-
tructiOn.
Fires are not the only dangers that
menace the men whose business it IS
to extinguish them. The open bridges
are their constant dread. The horses
are driven at the highest possible speed
attainabIe, and are given, universally,
the right of way. Dashing along, fre-
ouentzv in the dead of the night, with
a storm raging overhead and icy paw
ing-stOnes beneath, what wonder that
accidents frequently happen. Many
Sire laddie" has found his way into
the river. and 1t Is miraculous that
many lives are not lost through those
cateways of death. the open bridges.
Not long since a hOse-cart was driven
where a North Side bridge was sup
posed to have been, and the horses
were drowned.
But not runaways, darkness or icy
pavements are to be chargeable with all
the disasters and losses Of life by rea-
son Of open bridges. During a busy
time Of the day, or when a vessel s
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-16

disposition have you made of the silver
case-dOllars I have loaned You from
day to day."
"A pOrter-hOuse with mushrooms, go
cents; coffee, TO cents; glass of wine,
Is cents; cigar, ditto"
"Whew! cried the seven auditors in
a breath.
"To your sordid souls, 412I miser-
able little grains of dross seem vast
sum to pay for a meal in which may
Turk the nucleus of a second Paradise
Lost or the still unwritten Great
American Novel I am, happily, cast
in different mold. My soul rebels
at the thought of free lunch, my
stomach revolts at the sight of red
hOts, while what little gorge there is
within me rises up at the bare men
ton of bologna sausage"
And have you subsisted upon one
meal a day? ?" asked Jacob
Except for a few trifes specially
prepared for me by the woman where
1 room, and which I sometimes eat
with real relish"
"She has been trying to build you
up, that you might pay the bill you
owe her, L suppose 2"
81 trust poor human nature is not so
debased. No, sir. She has provided
me with a few inexpensive dainties be-
cause she repects genius, admires true
poetic fancy!"
Then she shall not remain unre-
warded You have often expressed a
desire to earn your bread-beefsteak, I
mean, by writing"
81 yearn to do it. ="
AT some little trouble I have Sc
cured you work. Mr.. SamueIs wants
an article Of two thousand words on
the drainage question, for which he
Will pay six dollars, while the Broad
-ACe viii give eight dollars for three
columns on the dock saloons"
They are low and vulgar subjects,
Jacob, and will lead me-"
To your room. At an expense of
half a days time 1 have collected all
the necessary points. You can write
them up by tomorrow evening and get
your fourteen dollars the next morn
ing. They viii keep you until then.
"Ihey" proved to be a pair of silver
dollars, which Gall fastened to pocket,
while he looked in hesitating way at
the memoranda which had accompanied
them.
"WeII?" queried Jacob.
"The fact is that my vitality "
"Oh, bother your vitality! Go along
and get to work, and when you're
through with that, I'll find you some
more"
Cline may restore my shattered vi
talitv. but at present. / have a
proposition to make you, Jacob"
"Weu?"
"You take the memoranda and write
up the articles and I'll divide the four
! teen dollars with you"
There was roar of laughter, during
which the vitality exhausted poet van,
! ished from the Bohemian den.
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aTrue, Mr.. Jacob, but it has barely
suficed to keep me alive, and left
nothing to restore the ravages which
weeks of fasting have wrought in my
naturally delicate system.
"a dollar a day viii buy four good
meals, Gall, ." declared the ex-banker.
with a vehemence. that attested his
knowledge Of the subject of cheap
eating.
~ATeaIsr" repeated the poet, scorn-
fully. could I, graduate Of Yale,
the son of the poetess laureate of the
great State of Rhode Island, enter
lunch-rOom? Would you expect to see
seated before a dish of that mysterious
compound, vulgarly denominated hash,
one whose great thoughts need only
vitality to project them upon an ex-
pectant world in the form Of meshes Of
wild song a man who, by reason Of his
published verses, is entitled, among
the living poets of his native land, to a
front rank?
aThe moon, with cold and siIvery beams"
"Hold on !" rudely interrupted Jacob.
"We'1 cOncede their rankness. What
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suggests the dangers and nuisances
peculiar to cities intersected by river
provided with movable bridges.
Few of the large cities Of the cOun-
try are altogether exempt from this
difficulty. As, however, the nuisance
varies with the frequency that bridge
is opened, it follows that Chicago, with
its enormous lake commerce, must be
the most afflicted of all
/ kThe present metropolis Of the West,
and. as most of her citizens and many
outsiders as we'll firmly believe, the
prospective metropolis Of America, was
originally founded at the mouth OF
small and exceedingly sluggish creek,
which was crossed by its few inhabit-
ants on a single plank that could be
removed to admit of the passage Of an
occasional canoe or skiff, the only kind
of craft then plying upon the Chicago
River.
AS the embryotic "Queen of the
West" gJew in population and impOr-
lance. the value Of the river began to
be more and more appreciated by her
enterprising iphabitants. Gradually
it was br0adened, Strengthened and
deepened to allow of the passage of
/ vessels of larger and still larger ton
mage.
When the west and north divi-
sions of the city began to be quite
largely settled, the river was no longer
REGARDED as an unadulterated bless
inc. and complaints were numerous
and bitter. As emigration from Eu-
rope and the older Eastern States was
attracted by the marvellous reports
from the CITY by the lake, the nuisance
became more pronounced, the muir
-murs and protests louder and deeper.
The "citv fathers" wisely conclud-
inc that business was desirable, even
at the expense of inconvenience on the
part of the people, Disseminated In
favor OF commerce, and gave vessels
the right of way, compelling teams
and foOt-passengers to wait for vessels
to pass the bridges. With view to
Iessening the pressure and diminishing
the difficulty, additional bridges were
constructed These merely had the
effect of preventing the trouble from
greatly increasing since the city,
known now throughout the world as g
synonym for push and progress, more
than kept pace with the improve
ments, and crowded them, as fast as
completed, to their maximum capacity
The panacea for the growing evI
was believed to have been struck IN the
idea Of tunnehng the river. This was
soon acted upon, and at an enormous
expense two tunnels. each for wagons
and pedestrians, were constructed IN
der the river, connecting the SOutI
with the North and West Sides.
At first these were very popular
but before long the people Wearied o.
them and returned their patronage t
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Hints to the SIeeDless.

How many hours sleep do you re-
quire? No rule can be laid down.
Jeremy Taylor thrived on three hours,
and so does Cardinal Newman. Many
centenarians are contented with five
hours, blt some Of them require eight
or nine. But there are two rules of
sleeping which everybody may adopt
without hesitation. L. Never let your
self be awakened by anybody else, but
wait until you have slept out your
sleep. .. Get up as soon as you are
awake. If you follow these two rules,
the hours of sleep viii very soon regu-
late themselves. If you read yourself
to sleep, you should read a heavy book,
not a light one. A dull book is good,
a stupid one is better. Some persons.
recommend a cup Of ef-tea-iust to.
amuse the digestion. James Ga
zette