The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29
PRICE THREE CENTS

year has been more fully reported in
HE ZINES than in any other Roanoke
paper
LIE TINES was the only Roanoke
paper 10 SEND representative to tho
famous Baker trial at Abingdon in July.
and its reports Of that great trial were
commended by counsel on both sides as
the most accurate and impartial that
were published. The TINES was tho
only Roanoke paper to send Il staff rep
resentative to the Virginia Worlds
Fair Convention at Pulaski in July, and
its account of that event was the fullest
pub lshed in any paper. TIE TINES
was also the only Roanoke paper to
have staff representative at the meet
ing Of ,hc Virginia Real Estate Ex-
change in Wytheville. and its report of
that important meeting was also tho
fullest published by any paper.
TiE ZINES was the only paper in
Roanoke to publish a report Of the pro-
ceedings OF the Southwest Virginia
Synod of tho Lutheran Church at
Wytheville. in July. TIE TINES an
nouncod, before any other paper. that
the Bridgewater Carriage Works were to
bc enlarged and moved to the Roanoke
Development Company's property: that
the Virginia Blanket Mills had been
secured for the same property, and that
the Duvall Engine Works and Norwich
Lock Manufacturing Company were to
have their plants removed TO Roanoke.
Also through the columns of TIE TINES
the people of Roanoke first learned
definitely that hotel and observatory
are to be erected on Mill Mountain. TIE
| TINES also announced exclusively the
resignation of Superintendent Ifaupt,
of tho Roanoke Machine Works, and tho
| appointment OF his successor Richard
| +. Soulc.
1t was through TuR TINES that the
public learned of the reorganization OF
| the operating department. OF the Nor
| folk and Western railroad and tho APP
! pointment OF the different officials.
Among the important matter OF news
THE TINES superior telegraph facili-
ties have enabled it to lay before its
readers, ahead of any other Roanoke
| paper, are tho Important news Of Con-
| gresS, tho embarrassment of tho Barring
| BROS, which was tho starting of tho
financial stringency from which tho
whole country has suffered for tho past
year; the movements Of the members of
the Iron and Steel Institute, Of Europe
who made tour of this country last
iall tho explosion OF tho Dupont Pow
| der Mills, the death Of Justice Miller,
tho sudden death of Secretary Window.
OF tho Treasury Department., Mt ban
quet in New York; tho New Orleans
riot i'll which eleven Italian murderers
were killed; the big railroad accidents
in Ohio and West Virginia in May, and
the big accident ut Sta tesville, n. C. re-
Gently; the recent accident in Park
Place, New York; the lynching of n
negro by mob OF 5000 in Bristol, in
June. and hundreds of other important
items OF news which lack of space for
bids mentioning.
| 1t is needless tn add th,t rrur Tr,,po
was the first paper to announce the de-
| falcatiOn of Chief Norris as tho public
is we'll aware of it.
| ~ Tow months after tho paper started
under the now management Mr.. p. T..
Terry resigned as President and as a
member OF the Board OF Directors and
Judge Gooch succeeded him as President.
On March LIST, Mr.. James a. Pugh. tho
former editor OF the Herald. and Presi-
dent of the Virginia Press Association,
became attached to the staff OF TIKI.
TINES. On the first of May, MIR. H. ID.
l.arerty, d. Ill. Mats II and Herbert j.
| browne purchased Mr.. C.. r. Grandy's
! interest In the paper and Il large por-
| ton of the stock held by other members
| OF the Company, and reorganza ton
was perfected. Mr.. Lailerty was elected
PRESIDENT OF tho Company, Mr.. Matson
Secretary and Treasurer; MIR. Grandy
i.1ii'N iiotii IHc manaPcmcnt or tho
Company and Mr.. Browne, the editor,
was also elected Vice President and
General Manager. The staff of THE
ZINES has been strengthened from time
to time and is now composed Of tho
| following gentlemen:
Herbert j. Browne, editor and general
! manager: Charles |. Stewart, news edi-
tor; w L. Thomas and II. A. Colman,
reporters; James a. Pugh, travelling
correspondents; III. c. White, local sub
scripton agent; Il. A. Lemcrt, collector:
Frank a. Lovelock, Salem correspond
ent; j. K. Wilkinson, Ninton correspond
ent; George Martin, advertising solicitor;
j. AZ Reid, bookkcepcr; John II. Ber-
nard, mailing clerk; j w. Carroll,
foreman; III. w. Shobcr, II. c. Gensler,
). {. Jones. Albert Morsack Harry
Schwinger. c. T.. Gray. G. X. Schwrar,
Chas. e. kizer and Harry Singleton,
compositors Samuel Daily, pressman:
Arthur Perry and H. Nycum, pres
feeders.
Tho following are brief sketches OF
the staT OF THE TINES:
Herbert Jnnvrin Browne.
Herbert Janvrin Browne, editor and
genera manager OF The ROANOKE
TINES, is native of New lIampshire.
After receiving 4 liberal education he
left college and learned the printers
trade. lie was connected with tho
Morning News and later with the Even
ing Item, of Portland, Me. In 1852 he
came to Washington and took posi-
tion on the Post, where, in turn, he
served from proof-reader to night obi
tor. tie came 10 Roanoke one year ago
n . Atts oil,