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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-10
REMARKABLE GROWTH
Of Salem, 1.-THE Queen City Of
the Southwest" in One Wear.

The Salem Improvement Company,
the most successful organization of its
kind in Virginia, had it's first sale of lots
December ], 1850. Since that time the
growth of Salon has been marvellous.
About 400 houses have been built; ST.
100000 spent in buildings and improve
ments; the population nearly doubled,
and the business of tho postofiice and
telegraph office increased 500 per cent.
The iron furnace about to go into blast,
the factories in operation and actually
secured will employ several thousand
hands and insure tho doubling of the
present population of 1000 in another
year. Among the industries recently
secured are a rolling mill from Circin-
natl. the Olean Speed Cart Works from
Olean, N. Y, and wire ma WON, nom
Parkersburg, w. Va.
Negotiations are in progress for ad-
ditional plants to employ large num-
Der of hands, and the land companies,
with an aggregate capital stock of
S4,O0O,O00, have voted liberal sums
for new industries. A wooden
mlll lnearly completely that vii,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-10
WANTED = Two boys to deliver
w The TIMES i'll Salem. Apply at
Tie TINES Bureau, Hotel Lucerne.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

At meeting of the board of directors
of the Salem Improvement Company,
held at the company's Office December
goth, 1891, the following order was pass
ed:
Resolved, That the president and
treasurer be authorized to receive stock
OF the Salem Improvement Company at
$50 per share in full payment for all
lots as specified by number on price list
of December 18th and 18th, 1890, and at
the prices named in said price list, re-
naming unsold, in any section east OF
Delaware street and south of the line of
the Roanoke Street Railway Company,
provided that the right to purchase
under the above named terms Shall be
availcd OF between the 18th of February
and the first of April, 1891, and that a
copy of this resolution shall be mailed
to each stakeholder of record S. d.
UNCOMMON, Secretary febl-cod
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-10
BAPTIST oRPHANAGE.
A $4,000 Building to be
Erected Immediately.
The ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM, VA.

The executive committee of the
Baptist Crphanage, which met in Salem
last week, decided to have plans i'm
mediately drawn up for the erection of
necessary buildings, the main building
to cost $4,000, which will front toward
the city, and will be located OH the land
of the orphanage in North Salem.
A superintendcnt's house and several
cottages are also to be built.
The building committee was instruct
ed to let the contract for laying 5000
feet of pipe from the water works spring
5000 feet beyond the site of the orphan
age. The laying of this piping will cost
$1,000.
Those present at the committee meet
ing were Rev. DIR. VIM. E. Hatcher, Of
Richmond; Mayor Evans, of Roanoke;
DIR. C.. L. Cooke, of IIollins, and c. II.
Lawson, A. G. Duncan, o. l.. Stearnes,
and j ohm NJ. Evans, of Salem.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-10
AN INTERESTING REVIVAL.
Or. AGREE Drawing Crowds Mt the Baptist
Church.

DR.. AGREE Drawing Crowds Mt the Baptist
Church.
Tho interest in the revival at tho
Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. DR..
AGREE, deepens every day.
DR.. AGREE is we'll built man, though
not over tall. His hair and abundant
mustacbe are as black as the ravens
wing, and he wears gold trimmed spec
tacles on the bridge of prominent
nose. DR.. AGREE has a powerful voice
and when he occasionally lets it out in
the singing it browns the voices of the
choir almost.
DR.. AGREE has thorough knowledge
of human nature, and it is here that his
power is create vt. He knows all the
frailties and weaknesses of men. The
fact is, as he himself acknowledges, Tho
has been there himself"
Frequently his audience is wiping the
tears from its eyes and again they
smiling, and it is very evident that if
the preacher was not restrained by be-
ing in the pulpit he could say some
very funny things.
He drew picture Sunday night of
the church member who always slept
till 10 o'clock Sunday morning, while
the devil sat on the side of tho bed
and said to himself with glance
at the slumbcrng church mem
Der, ''rhat's the kind of man l like TO
have in the church"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-10
Philip Nelson Dcnd.

Philip Nelson, tho father of w. NJ.
Nelson, of Salem, secretary of the State
Real Estate Exchange, died at his farm
at Arlington, Nelson county Va, Sun
day. He was about 50 years old, and it
is thought that his death was caused
from pneumonia. His son, w. M. Mel
son, left for Arlington yesterday morn
ing.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-10
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Interesting Society Events Briefly Re
lated.

Interesting Society Events Briefly Re
lated.
Miss Mary Jones, Of Pulaski City, is
visiting Mrs. d. r. Martin, of this city
Miss Edna McCommon has returned
from a short visit to Miss Willie Gam
bill, at Roanoke.
Mrs. George St John, of Colorado, is
visiting in Salem, and is at her fathers,
Major j. IT. Wilson's.
George L. Colgate, of Bedford City,
was in Salem yesterday.
Miss Alice Kendall of Paris. Va. is
visiting her sister. Mrs. c. +. McCor-
mick.
w. 0. Crawford had twenty chickens
stolen from him Saturday night, only
two being left by the thieves. Mr..
Crawford thinks this was very repre-
hensible.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-10
Southwest Virginia Mineral,
Timber, Farm and City Property
Agency.
Principal Office, Roanoke, Virginia.

The undersigned have opened an Of
flee for the sale of mineral, timber and
farm land, and city property on commits
sion. They will develop mineral lands,
analyzo ores, give instructions for de.
veloping on reasonable charge, sell
farm and timber lands. All mineral.
farm and timber lands listed with them
for sale will be extensively advertised
through agencies in tho Northern States
and Europe. A record of all ores, their
analyses and location will be kept in
our Office for inspection of buyers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-10
SALEM ADVERTISEMENTS.

A TTENTION, SOUTHWEST VIR-
"A GINIA-Dclivery wagons, hand
made, furnished on short order by the
SALEM CARRIAGE WORKS, Salem,
Va. maricod4t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-10

And dealers in all kinds OF cooking
and heating stoves. Plumbing and gas
and steamfitting done. Tin roofing a
speciality. Satisfaction guaranteed. 10.
lis First avenue, Roanoke, Va. nov4-tt
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-10
MINERALS A SPECIALITY

All persons having E.ina raj, farm or
timber lands are requested to list them
with las for sale. The long experience
OF our senior, Mr.. j. a. Daily, in mining
and sale of real estate warrant us in as
surfing our patrons that their interests
will be properly guarded in the sale OF
their property, and all money coming
into their hands will be promptly paid
over. Owners may, if preferred, employ
their special agent or ttorneys.
Persons, in sending descriptive list OF
property, are specially cautioned against
giving overdrawn descriptions, as it
lessons chances of sale. We also advise
against giving options on mineral
properties, they often interfere with
sales and lead to litigation.
We shall do legitimate commission
business.
Active, reliable agents wanted in
every county in Southwest Virginia.
All city property listed with us viii
have prompt attention, and sold to best
advantage.
We have booked for sale list of i'm
proved and unimproved property, bust
ness and dwelling houses in different
sections OF tho city.
Persons wishing to buy or sell are
respectfully invited to cali on us.
Office, Room 8, Moomaw Building,
Jefferson street.
Refer to First National Bank of Roa
nokc, Virginia.
j. A. DALBY, SONS & co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
Personal Mention.

Mrs. J. Y. Dashieil is yet seriously i'll.
w. T. Merriweather, of PearSall, is at
the Mahncke.
Mr.. H. D. Kampmann is in the City of
Mexico on visit.
Geo. c. Clark. q prominent gentleman
from Waco, is at the Menger.
Mrs Nolan and Miss Bessie Dryer
have gone to Washington on visit.
Z. j. Gurley. promident railway con-
tractor from Waco, is at the Menger.
Dennis Corwin, of Austin. formerly
sheriff of Travis county, is in the city.
D.J. Kearney, one of the Arkansas Pass
railways station agents, is at the Nav
erick.
Sam. w. Bennett and Mrs. Il. f. Yoa-
KUN have gone on visit TO the City of
Mexico.
J. K. Thrill. the well-known and pop
ular St. Louis travelling man, is at the
Menger.
Mrs. Hollis, of Grand Lake, Ark,
mother of Mrs. Nathan Hart and Miss
Belle Hollis, arrived yesterday TO visit
her daughters, Miss Belle Hollis being Sc
riOusly I'll.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
HE WORRIED ABOUT 1T.

FROM THE ENGLISH, BY "sHARPETE.
They called for the books. some fellows OF
late,
And he worried about It.:
Books may be books and not balance first
rate,
And he worried about it;
Twas more than quite plain to man up
tree
That books could be crooked could be,
And look at the same might bring misery,
And he worried about it.
There's danger in books that balance not
well,
Ana he worried about it:
When opened at times queer stories they
tell,
And he worried about it.;
There's something in figures however put
down
More potent than armor or even crown,
And 6 is a though turned upside down,
And he worried about it.
The maxim is old that figures won't lie,
And he worried about it;
A string tied to books shows something
aWry,
And he worried about it;
The eye of the public is searching and
And lights up the darkness of error and
wrong,
And mplCs into wailirg the evil ones song,
And he worried about it.
Ink, hayward ink, may leave the straight
line,
And he worried about it:
Pens may be coarse and yet write too fine:
And he worried about it:
\ book in the hand is wOrth~tWO in the
slot
The binding tho giided may cover but
rot
And error may shelter beneath a small
d II.
And he worried about it.
Books are oft traps TO catch even men.
And he worried about it:
There's danger 1T times 10 cen touch the
pen.
And he worried about il:
The slyeSt of mOrialS may monkey awhile
With pen. ink and papers and cover all
guile.
But the poor tOOthleSs devils will soon
gnaw file.
And he worried about it!
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
Wedding on the Helotes.

The wedding of VIM. Braun and Miss
Amalia Biering was celebrated Saturday
last at the residence of Fritz Braun, at
the HelOtes settlement.
The brides groOmS and maids were An
ton Braun and Tina BOrman, Theodore
Biering and Emelia Braun. Her dress
was cream nuns yelling, with orange
blossoms.
Judge Calm performed the ceremony.
There were fully SEQ guests present and
fine time was enjoyed by all. Among
those present were noticed Ed Calm and
wife, VIM. Boerner. and wife, J. DellSite
and wife, II. Steubing and wife, J. Epp
and wife, G. WOeltz and wife. Ben Biering
and wife. E. Epp and wife, Chas. Braun
and wife, and others.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
Rig Pile OF Stove Wood.

A representative of the Light called at
the wood yard of A. Il. Kerr & Sons (knOwn
as the San Antonio wood Yard this morn
irg, and was shown by Mr.. w. b. Kerr,
the enterprising manager of the firm 5
business in this city, the largest pile of
dry post oak stove wood ever seen in San
Antonio The firm has been running
their machinery, both here and elsewhere,
all summer and fall, during the dull
season for wood, and by this means have
accumulated pile of stove wood cover
ing large space of ground, which could
be safely estimated at not less thar 800
cords valued at more than three thousand
dollars. The firm also carries large
stock of cord wood.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
PRACTICAL ADVICE.

When you are getting ready to
move into finer quarters make it a
point to come around and get our fig
ures on floor coverings, stair plates,
curtains and pale trimmings, etc of
every kind We show strong line
and always make our prices interest
ing for competitors.
Ii 1856 JOSKE BROTHERS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
JUST RECEIVED BY. EXPRESS: EBY
JOSkE BROTHERS.

A full line of Dress Material, Vel.
vets, p inches wide, the rejgning fad
Just brought out in Paris and New
York. All prevailing colors in Cord
and plated Braid GIrdles. A COM
plete assortment of narrow Silk
Headings, and also Pearl heading
for evening costumes. IL l6 st.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
A Store Omen

Officers Springer and Gulwest Saturday
night discovered an attempt of what
looks like Burglary, in the rear Of Haas
& Oppenheimer'S store on Market
street A CRATE had been removed from
the sidewalk and on searching the base
ment where a large lot of valuab goods
were stored, the cellar door leading up
into the main store was also found
opened. Nothing had been disturbed,
however
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
Lord Stanley Sick of Canada.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Nov. 16.-A
dispatch to the Winnipeg Tribune
from Ottawa, Ont, says Lord Stanley,
Governor General of Canada. is on the
point of resigning to go to India. y
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
a SACRIFICE,

John X. Beretts & Co. are going out
of business by the end of this year
and are closing out splendid stock
OF clothing, hats, dress goods notions,
ETC., at and less that cost. ll-l6-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
The Worth of Your Money.

Go to Piggott's and get the worth Of
your money in wagons, or carriages.
Horse shoeing and painting a speciality
Cor. + aston and Soledad streets. z 3n
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
oNE-BALETHEIR REAL VALUE.

At Martins cost sale you can get
ladies' kid oxfords and chIldren's
shoes at one-half their real value.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
consul PTI0k.

Ihave positive remedy for the above disease; by It's
thousands of of the worst kind and Of long
standing have been cured. Indeed so strong is faith
IN its efficacy that will send BOTTLES FREE with
VALUABLE TREATISE on this disease 10 any sui
ferer who will send their Express and p o. address
T. A. slOcum, NJ. c., 1873 Pearl ST., n, Y,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
POST OFFICE DRUG STORE

ll5 Ave. D, OPP. Post Office.
ED.:C. JUNGKIND, Proprietor
Drugs, fancy toilet articles, perfume
ries, soaps, etc, all articles usually kept
in Drugc SITS stock Prescriptions filled at all
hours, day and night ADy calls left at store
for physicians will be promptly attended TO.
Telephone No. "a.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
Olsen & Wake.

Always ready to move, pack and
store your furniture. 1l-9-lm.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
Accountants.

James Anderson,
Chartered Accountant and Auditor,
No. II East Houston Street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
Chinese Store sTw. Houston

st. QuOng Man Yuen, Prop. Impor-
ter of fine Chinese Dry Goods, China
ware and Teas. Also full line of Chi
nese CuriOsities.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
Visiting Cards free.

Apply to FRED SMALL, City Circula-
tor for the Daily LIGHT, 4 E Commerce.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
Carriage Painting.

:. Pasche, sos Ave. B. The Celebrat-
ed Noble & Horse best English-Varnish
used Satisfaction guaranteed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-11-16
Miscellaneous Notices.
Paper Hanging
HerWiCk NJ. Painter,

And Paper banger, and dealer in all
kinds of supp ies; prices reasonable. Ala
mo street, near JOslSe's.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-24
Tic ,IeUlsh AI,iance of America.

\ branch of the above organization has
been established Ut Dallas, Texas. The
reasons and necessity for its existence and
efforts are wcll-kuown to every reading, in
teiiccnt man. Past ages Witnessed unplr-
:lleled crueties and expressions upon the
Jewish inhabitants of Europe. They were
then numbered by hundreds of thousands
there are now 5000, 900 of Jews driven from
their homes and denounced as Outcasts,
hcggars and criminals. Consequently the
aid asked for is 4 necessity forced by the
dismal. ferocious and tyrannical policy of
European couutrcS-cspecially Russia. We
appeal in the name of liberty. freedom and
humanity 70 every citizen of this great
state.
Every person contributing becomes 4
member Of the association and his or her
hcip. encouragement and participation are
expected to be exerted in the cause, and es-
pccially il founding auxiliary branches of
This association in every city and town III
the state.
Names and communications should be
sent TO Dallas, Texas, to the undersigned. :
+. Nj. TiILMAN,
SAMUEL Y. GOLDBERG, President.
Sncrpf.il.V
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-24

An Entertainment in Their Honor Last
Evening.

At the Hotel de Mason last evening there
was an enjoyable entertainment in behalf
of the young ladies (and their friends)
who were successful in the recent
scholarship contest fer scholarships in the
university at Knoxville, Tenn. There were
about thirty couples present, and the early
part Of the evening was spent in listen
ing to finely rendered prom
gramme Csof instrumental and vocal
music and enjoying innocent parlor games.
Misses Woodland and Johnson rendered
some fine selections on the Piano.
The winner Of the state contest was Miss
Susie Wilson of this city.
Miss Mary Alexander was the winner of
the city contest.
Miss Mary f. Jackson Of Dallas was sec
ond best in state contest, and was awarded
a scholarship by the Dallas club. She was
present last night.
Miss Eliza Alexander, sister of the victor
in the contest, will also go to Knoxville, as
will Miss Mamie Taylor, sister of the
Items editor.
The feature of the evening was the pre-
sentation of the gold badge to Miss Wilson.
The presentation and speech was made by
Professor j. w. Bryant of the city colored
schools. The speech was eloquent and to
the point. abounded in good advice to the
one for whom the badge was intended and
laudable TO the railway boys.
Miss Wilson responded in happy mood,
and assured her donors she would wear
the memento with honor to herself, to the
railway boys and to Texas.
Champagne and wine were served and
many were the toaStS made and re-
SpOnded TO.
This over, the guests were invited to sit
down to one of the most elegant spreads
ever got up by the colored people in
Fort Worth. Thomas Mason. the proprie
tor of the hotel, had spared neither
pains nor money to procure
everything the choicest market afforded
and had placed all temptingly before 1his
guests ana babe them partake. The 5eaut
fully decorated dining hail was brilliantly
lighted by chandeliers and half dozen well
trained walters, attired in snow-white uni
form, looked after the guests.
The badge presented to Miss Wilson was
indeed handsome, representing a shield
suspended by tiny gold chains from BAN
ner scroll. OF: which was Inscribed,
susie Wilson, Presented by the
railroad men of the Texas and
Pacific, Fort Worth and Rio Grande
and Fort Worth and Denver City
Railways October 20. 1891" on one
one side. while on the other We're the
words: ''Our Champion, Winner Item
State Scholarship, Oct. IA, 81 in the CEN
ter was engraved an engine. rounding 4
curve in full speed.
The girls leave this morning at o'clock
over the Cotton Belt, on 4 special reclining
chair coach, through to Memphis, thence
over the Memphis and Charleston TO Knox
will
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-24
IN SECRET BONDS.
An Oath-Bound Political Society Within
the Borders of Texas.


the Borders of Texas.
THE GAZETTE exposed secret oreaniza-
tion in October. 1883, known as the s.Na-
tional Order of videttes. - which enlisted. it
seems, to alter or abolish the government
because, to use the language of its pre-
ambe, 1.-The gulf which separates the CAPT.
talist from the laborer is rapidly eplarG-
ing"
After the exposition of their political
conclave, which pledged its members to
always implicitly obey the orders of the
council and the officers thereof - and swore
them never to reveal the ex-
istence'' of that organization,
it ceased to exist for 4 while. 1t, however
revived again under different name, with
the same object ana principles with sub
ordinate secret organizations. 1t obigateS
its members never to reveal its existence.
The following is printed on the title page of
the pamphlet containing the secret work Of
the '.viGettes:'
Constitution, bylaws and ritual of the
States of America
Applying the key to the above name, by
changing TO and to o and vice versa
and transposing the syllable and reading
them backward, we have National Order
OF NidetteS.'
THE PLEDGE.
q repeating each his own name) Of my
own choice, in the presence Of the supreme
ruler of the universe. Solemnly swear
without evasion or mental reservation,
never to reveal to any human being, except
a mic, ader using the key, comrade), or by
order of this nuic. loc., tcouncil) anything
that l may see or hear while as
sembled in biv, or any secrets of our