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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-06
TSNRUSTEES SALE.


liy virtue OF decd OF trwst executed
to me :s trustee by S. ID. Ferguson,
dated the 9TH OF December, 1883, and Of
record in the clerks Office Of the Has
tings Court Of the city of Roanoke, Va,
in deed book Is, p. PAT, to secure to
Herman Cruger and T.. IL. Stewart tA,e
payment OF tho sum OF $1,000, due and
payable i'll two equal annual payments
III one and two years after date, re-
sp, ctivcly, rs evidenced by two nego-
table notes drawn by the said =. ID.
Ferguson and payable to the said Her
man Crugcr and L. III. Stewart De-
fault having been made in the payment
OF the last of said notes, at the request
OF tho Roanoke Trust, Loan and Safe Do
post Company, the holder thereof.
| shall sell to the highest bidder by
public auction, in front o. the court
house in Roanoke city. on Thursday,
January Goth, 1891, at IL M, that scr
tain lot OF land lying in Roanoke, Va.
and bounded AS follows, to-wit: Begin
ming at point on tho n. +. corner OF
Pine and Commerce streets, thrcnoe
with Commerce street n. q minutes w.
2l31a feet TO an alley, thence with same
rs degrees Is minutes T.. l45L feet to an
alley, thence with latter ALLY ). 4 de-
grccs 30 minutes T.. aa21. feet 10 Pin,
street, thence N. SIS degrees Is minutes
w. li0H feet to the beginning. it being
the same lot conveyed 10 said ). d. Fer
gnson by said Herman Cruger and Il. H.
Stewart by deed bearing even dato with
said deed OF trust.
Terms: Cash enough to pay tho costs
OF sale rs provided for in said trust decd
and To pay of said last mentioned note
with interest to date Of sale in equal in
stallmcnts of one and two years with
interest from dato of sale, secured by
decd OF trust upon the property
ROY Il. SMITH, Trustee.
The payment OF the above mentioned
note OF MIR. ). ID. Ferguson was assumed
by the purchaser from him of the above
described property as part OF the pur-
chase price. ROY Il. SMITH
dCc3O- ira
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-06
Cd Indian Signs.

About five III les above Morvcn, says
tho Macon GA. Telegraph, is u mystery
which the people of that community
can rot explain. In Il humr:ock rea.
tAc river arc two complete circles. ono
ninety and tho other ono hundred and
forty feet III diameter, the smaller circle
i"sldo tho larger. These circles, vhich
arc much like those left by cir us per-
ormarcc, arc completely barren of veg.
ot..tinn OF ali ,:inds. The ccirclcs hare
tccn ;hcrc since the recollection of the
Oldest citizen. and mono know how or
wnCn they came there. Unjust bc that
they ;ro Indian signs, lies OF by-rone
days, when tho savage warrior was lord
of all nc surveyed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-06
4 BOOMING TOWN
WYTHEVILLE

Advances IN tho race OF progress.
Called the Saratoga of the South lu-
dustricS nearing completion and con-
tcmplatcd. Its churches and schools.
The scenery surrounding magnificent.
WytEcvillc's boom is attracting the
attention Of the country.
Wythc county is noted Ior it's blue
! grass and fine herds and rich agricult-
1lral area. 1t cmbodies the mountain
scencry and climate and inc mineral
waters of Ashcvillc. Il. c., with iron
nd coal vastly superior to birmingham,
liz. the midst Of an agricultural soil uni
We rsaiiy superior TO either. Located
up on the Norfolk and Western railroad,
hal way between Roanoke and Bristol
the former of which is situated upon
the eastern border and the latter the
western border OF the great upland
mineral basin known rs Southwest Vir-
ginia The proposed Virginia and Ken
lucky railroad, on which work will be-
gin soon, crosses the Norfolk and West
crn at this point. The Parkcrsburg,
Little Kanawha and Virginia railway
has also decided to build the proposed
connecting link between the Black Dia-
mond system and the Cape Fear and
ladkin Valley via Wythcvillc, making
Wythevillc II competing railway centre.
These lines will bring the Gossan ores
OF Carroll, the mountain ores of Bland
and the limonite ores of Cripple Creek
and New River and tho coal fields of
Wythc, Bland and the Flat Top to-
gcthcr at Wythcville, making it the
great iron and trade centre of uthwcst
Virginia.
New factories and industries arc be-
ing located every week, among which
are two hotels costing SGO.O 900 each.
Steel Range and Stove Factory Sl25, ZOO,
while applications for sites are con
stantly coming in. Tho Wytheville
Manufacturing Company, organized with
dozen hands few months ago, engag-
ing III the building business, has in
creased its force to - hands. with
twelve months work ahead engaged,
ana will now increase their force to $50
hands. Streets are being graded every
where, rail sidings for factories, while
every movement goes 10 Indicate that
the place will be the growing industrial
town Of 1891. The Wytheville Develop
ment Company, the pioneer mover in
the good work, owing 77S acres of land,
had It's first sale of lots from its choice
property. beginning September 3Oth,
when all the lots offered were soon
taken up, and to meet a growing demand
for purchasers 300 more lots will be Of
fcrcd December 18th and 18th, intrin-
sicily considered as valuable perhaps as
that of any company being offered in
Virginia. yet at prices OK extremely reason
able, which it, is earnestly hoped viii
encourage actual settlers rather than
lot speculation.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-06
MUSIC AND MONEY.
Tho Speculative Tendeaey Of Musical
CoNpescre.

Tho Speculative Eendeaey Of Musical
Composers.
In sharp criticism OF tho purely
money-gstting spirit evinccd by many
writer's Of music Prof. Louis Lombard,
OF Utica. N. Y, hns this to say:
Occasionally, at least. every musician
should play or write what he likes
rather than that which he thinks will
please or sell. Musical position is
too Ofton turned into commercial specu-
lation. The money-mxking disposition
OF our people, by oeusing them TO con-
slider tho psouniary before the Intrinsic
value of their art products is the great
est obstacle to their artistic develop
ment
For tho purpose OF moncy-getting
some musicians offer almost shy thing,
however bad Others, moro honest than
wiso, Professionally try 10 ram into the
public's ear compositions that can
neither be understood nor enjoyed with
out preliminary education, which they
know full we'll the public has not had.
Commercially, this Is soon found to DO
most Improbable. and as no artist is de-
void Of a stomach though ho DO tho most
refined among men, another course is
soon followed Tho musical missionary
gives up his post rather than starve.
He no longer attempts to nourish souls
by the PROCESS used in fattening geese
for 2ates do fase-grds-the bold art-cru-
sadcr finally falls into tho ranks of dol
lar-pickers!
In tho %ttainmcnt OF desirable things,
extremes should be avoided. A Nation
el musical taste c.>n no moro DO created
by Bach's fugucs than by tho vapid jingle
called popular mustG."
Is thero no golden mean, ono is
tempted to ask? Must artists stoop to
peoples pockets, or shoot over people 8
heads? Can they not cultivate the
tasto Of their hearers by gradually in
Producing Il better class of music in our
homes, our schools, our churches and
orr thcatcrs? In doing so judicivusly,
they would benefit themselves qu V 40
much as the public, for in time, they
would como to DO regarded as educators,
while now they are known only as desL
crS in pleasant noise.
we have many musical tcmporaments
that only await tho opportunity for de-
velopmrnt. and our Nation is able to paw
for the best instructors. What grandor
things too. than our noun tains, can
yons, caves, forests and rivers could be
found on earth to inspire composers?
IL it not sad that music should he at SO
low an cbb in q country SO richly en-
dowod by nature, and where. iii almost
oil other fields, men have attained tho
greatest results? The blame for this
dcrlorahlc condition OF our music lies
with those musicians-ardth their narlc is
lcgion-who busy themselves exclusive
ly with moncy-maki ing, to the dctri-
mont of the art-lifc Of t heir country.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-06
THE PEACOCK IN TRADITION.
Why ia Fos.hers Arc Considered I'm
lucie..

Hero is an answer to the question
why poacoc!;s' feathers arc unlucky,
and trust that it will satisfy the lac y
on whose hchGlf | mado tho inquiry
says 4 writer in London Truth.
''Whcther this be tho true explanation
can not say, bat should think it will
do ;s well ~ any other:
~ lady FOR whom lately searched
Notes and Queries in quest Of iniorm..-
ton on tho reason for tho alleged UNI
lucliincss Of pcacock:;' feathers, has for
wardcG nc cutting from tho current
number OF your Journal.
81 found in Notes AID Queries, series
ILL.,. vol. viii. p. 5@6, references TO Pal
graves Central and In tern Arabia l.,
$50. We learn from that source that.
according TO Mal:omctan tradition. the
peacock opened ,be wicket OF Paradise
t sSa;a:.. and received very ample
share Of tho punishment awarded to
him"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-06
HRUSrEE'S SALE.

By virtnc OF n decd of trust executed
tn me as trustee by a. u. Koincr and
w. Il. Baker, dated nth day of Novem-
Der, 1855, and OF ri cord in the clurk'x
Office of the liustings Court for Roanoke
City, Va, deed book II page lac. to So
cure to T.. w. Sykes and Ellen Sykes
the payment of the sum OF 81, 1888. 81. AZ
evidenced by two negotiable notes OF
81, G6G.6G each, due in one and two years
from November 18th, 1883, with inter
est. Default having been made in tho
payment of the last of said notes, as
the request of the said beneficiary.
shall sell 10 the highest bidder, by pub
lie auction. in front of the Courthouse
i'll Roanoke city, on SATURDAY, JAM
uARY 10Th, 1891. at II NJ, that certain
lot Of land lying in Roanoke, Va,
bounded rs follows, to wit:
"Beginning 1T corner to George p.
Tayloe's lot on the north side OF Salem
avenue, thence north l79H feet TO an
alley, thence east with said allcy so
feet to the lot of T.. +. Van Miller.
thence south with Van Miller's line
l70}9 feet to Salem avenue, thence WITH
Salem avenue west 30 feet to the begin
ming, which lot OF land embraces two
lots, each fronting on Salem avenue %
feet it being the same lot conveyed by
f. w. and Ellen Sykes to A. u. Koinor
and w. r. Baker. by deed bearing eyea
date with this deed"
TERMS: Cash enough to pay OF said
note and interest, and the costs OF exc
cutting this trust: the balance in one ana
Two years, secured by deed OF trust
JOHN L. PENN,
December 5th. 1890. Trustee.
dec62tawtojanI0.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-06
SWIFT RETRiCUTION.
How N Faith eYs I1nshand Was suddenly
Exposed

How N Faith ess Ilnshand Was suddenly
Exposed
So long aS women VIII he foolish men
will be deceptive. Ono day sat behind
couple on al Ohio &. Mississippi train,
and it wasn't ten minutes before dis
covered that tho girl WAS village bcllo
who knew nothing Of tho world, and
that hor companion was l traveller who
saw III her u vic i'm. Several others
noticed thcm Is we'll, but IL wa, hard to
sce how any thing could bo done. says
writer in tho New York Sun.
Lilo protested great admiration for tho
girl. and sho blushinSly quericd:
But how do | know you arc not q
married man?"
that am not"
Whore do you liver"
ain Louisville"
"And you have neither wife nor chill
drcnp
No"
At that instant tho conductor came In
with Il telegram and callcl out tho q l.
dress. That's foc me-" said the man
in the scat ahead.
1t WAS handed to him. and no was
smiling a. he tore it pom Next mo-
ment no fell forward in heap and
rolled into the i'.e in dead faint.
Half n dozen OF Us, including tho girl.
read tho dispatch. 1t WAS dated AZ In
dianapolia. and read:
Your W fo and bai y burned up with
tho house last night. Come at once"
1t took us ~ quarter OF an hour 10
bring him to, and it was half an hour
later whom he left tho train. lie had
forgotten The girl who shared his scat,
and sho was crouchLd down and crying
like baby.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-06
Following List the Industries Secured and in Operation

operaton
oo Saddle and
Mills Lumber
$4,000 Wire operaton
nnt Co Iankcrs
3o0O Lexington
atn Co. Tin IN Livery Stables
Blind Planning
Working Establishments
50 all Al
j ID
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-06
Buena Vista, Virginia,
Offers Free Sites to Substantial
Industries.


SIr it specially to those looking for
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-06
AN ELECTRICAL SNow-sToRM.
Wonderful Sight Witnessed CT riko.s
Peii5.

Wonderful Sight Witnessed Oh I'iko's
Peii.
In paper describing perilous ascent
OF Pixies Peak, Lieutenant John u. Fin
Icy, United States Signal Service, saws
that tho ascent vas made in April, when
the snow was the deepest OF ell months
Of tho year, and the Lieutenant Was ac-
cONrpanicd by tho sergeant of tho sta
ton. Tho ascent was ACCOMPLISHED or,
mulc back until Il Zono of dccp snow was
reached. and then tho animals wore
taken back to tho halfway house below.
Into tins snow they sometimes sank to
their armpits and saved themselves
from pnnging deeper by spreading out
their arms. At one tmo they crossed
q frozen crust in the shane of n
tnrtlc'S back, where q foothold bnd tn
I DO cut 1T every step and where mis-.
3stcp would have sent them thousands CT
\ feet down tho mountain. Electric
storms sometimes wcrc witnessed there.
when each snowflake charged with olcc-
tricity discharged y spark as it touched
o mules back in its fail. Electric sparks
strcamcd from tho finger tips of up
raised hands. In their ascent they en-
3countcrcd storm of slcct that cut their
faces SO as to draw blood. Tho last fivo
miles was fight for lifo against wind,
1elect, cold and rariiicd air.
Effect 81 T"bncco Smoke Oh tho Throat.
Sir Morcll Mackenzie is authority for
the statement that most of tho leading
3hctors suffer from a relaxed condition of
tho upper throat, brought on, ho be-
aresscs arc rarely affected that way. lIo
5has noticed the samc thing in public
aspcakers and clcrgymcn. IIo says that
&for delicate throat tho usual smoke
alaion atmosphere OF common railway
ear Is even worse than tho actual use of
tobacco.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-02-16
NOTICE.

4 NY person or persons found shoot
~ ing on the lands of KukuuaeG
and KOula. will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law
737 I'm MRS G. Z. WARD.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-02-16
BROWN LEGHORNS /!

q DROWN Leghorn Cooke
a ST ID rels for sale. guaranteed
~ - thoroughbred, Address ''Ha-
Wv ,waIian Ostrich Farm Ka-
~ piolani Park; Mutual Tele-
phone 325. sos
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-03-06
REV, DIR. zAHNER LEAVES OMAHA

The Omaha Bee of recent date
contains the following concerning Rev.
DIR. l. Zahner, formerly rector of St.
PauPs Church of this town.
"Rev. DR.. Zahner preached his
farewell sermon at All Saints church
on Sunday morning, and to the uni
versal regret of his people, goes to st.
Marks church, Adams, Mass
The following minute was adopted
by the vestry at a late meeting: "The
vestry has received with surprise the
resignation OF Rev. DR.. Zahner as rec
tor of All Saints church. The vestry
has felt constrained by the urgency of
the terms in which the resignation
was communicated to accept the
same. This, however, was with sor-
row. We cannot forget that DR..
Zahner came among us before more
had been done in the organization of
the parish than the election of yes
try ; there were neither building. nor
services nor people, nor any of the
appliances for parish After four
and one half years, to. day we see ac.
complished among us results which
are largely due to the zeal. devotion
and energy Of the rector. DR.. Zahner
carries with him to his new home the
gratitude, respect and affection of the
vestry and people of All Saints church.
Nor can we forget that during his
brief service among us, to him and to
his family and to some of us. sore af-
flictions have come which have bound
us together by the ties of sympathy
and affection. We hope and believe
that the memories of these four and
one-half years will help to keep alive
and active the kindly feeling of this
hour. For our part, we shall never
cease to hold these our earthly friends
in fond remembrance, and to pray
that theirs may be the best gifts of our
Father in Heaven"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-03-06
WALLER.

Mr.. II. II. Hirleman, one of our
cnterprising merchants, talks Of sell
ing his store and going west. He
does quite large business.
Messrs. B. l.. and G.. Hartman of
Central, came home last week. Their
sister who has been very ill for the
past few weeks is getting better slowly.
Some of our young folks attend the
protracted meetings which are going
on at Benton and Guava. There is,
no doubt, a great deal of good done
by these protracted efforts.
Hon. f. M. Tewksbury will please
accept our thanks for documents,
with which he has been keeping rs
supplied.
Thomas Yorks expects to go south
again in few weeks.
George Hirleman is on our sick list,
but he is improving.
Rev. Shortess goes to conference
this week. He will probably come
back to this circuit for another year.
Winter has again visited us, but we
had not entirely forgotten it, for there
was considerable ice and some snow
yet in this section to keep us in mind
| of the season.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-03-06
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES.

Every mail brings in additional ap-
plications for catalogues, and addition
al engagements of rooms.
The new rooms in the dormitory
are nearly finished.
The new circular to take the place
OF catalogues, the supply of which is
exhausted, is in press.
Principal Welsh attended the Ma
tional Meeting of the Department of
Superintendents last week in Phila
delphia. He says the discussions
were very interesting
The State Superintendents met in
the same place on Friday. One OF
the topics for discussion was Manual
Training. Much interest is develop
ing in all parts of the State, on this
subject. Our Normal School is tax
ing the lead in turning out teachers
prepared for this work.
The Park Sisters are to be here or
the I3th. We can hardly wait til
they come, so eager are we for theil
good music and elocution.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-03-06
IN MEMORIAM.

Passed away at Orangeville Pa,
Feb 10Th in her Soth year, Mrs.
Margaret l.. Ricketts,, wife of Z. c..
Ricketts,, deceased. She was the
daughter of Robert and Florinda Leigh
Lockhart who came to this county at
an early day and settled in Northum-
berland, where the deceased was born.
Later her father removed to Colum-
bia Co., near Rohrsburg. Her mar
ried life was spent in Orangeville
where she was respected and loved by
all who knew her.
Mrs. Ricketts, was a member of the
Methodist f. Church for more than
fifty years. Her simple child like
faith was only equalled by that chris
tian fortitude that enabled her to en-
dure a trying illness of nearly forty
ears-but the "golden bowl Sc
shattered, is at last broken at the
fountain, the silver chord is loosed,
and calmly and peacefully her spirit
winged its way to the God who gave
it.
There is no death What seems SC
is but transition. The life of morta
breath is but suburb of the life Ely
sium, whose portal we call death-the
vestibule to the "House of many
Mansions
"As the bird to its sheltering nest
When the storm on the hills is abroad
So her spirit hath flown from this
world of unrest,
TO repose in the bosom of God"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-03-06
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

An adjourned court was held on
Tuesday, March sd at 9 O'Clock, all
the Judges on the bench.
c. F. Knapp appointed guardian of
Mary S. and Jennie S. Knapp, minor
children of Peter E. Knapp.
Ada Lewis VS.. Frank Lewis, sub
pena awarded.
Specific performance of contract
decreed in estate of David Kocher,
with c. B. Myers.
Amendment to return OF sale al
lowed in estate Of John Hoats.
Assigned estate of r. Brenner q
Co., petition for discharge of assignee
fled. Publication ordered.
Hearing of application for license
of Manor Rest Inn continued until
March s7th.
c. G. Barkley, Esq, appointed
auditor in estate of Daniel Brewer.
Col. Freeze announced the death of
A. X. Oswald, Esq, and Judge lkeler
made some appropriate remarks on
the deceased.
Adjourned until March a7th at 9
o'clock. |;
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-03-06
LIGHT STREET.

Protracted meeting still continues
with good success.
Rev. Whitney's daughter Bertha is
lying very sick
Miss Banghart Of Williamsport, is
visiting Miss Mary Lee.
Miss Lizzie Siddler of Berwick,
spent few days with David Lee.
Miss Lille Siddler of Berwick,
visited during the past week at J. H..
Townsend's.
Mrs. Sampson Townsend is still
confined to the house.
John Wanich has taken new
boarder, one which came to stay
awhile.
Will Robbins has entered upon the
duties of clerkship at A. B. Whites.
Mrs. Jacob Girard is on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Evans of Mon
tour township, spent Sunday with Mrs.
A. B. Vanliew.
Frank Evans, formerly Of Blooms
burg, has taken charge Of the old
wagon-maker shop Of ]. ]. Kester.
May success attend him in his work is
the wish of all.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Terwilliger at
tended the funeral of Mrs. John Hum
mel at Forks on Monday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-03-06
Suing for Big Damages.
REV. WILLIAM HOLDEN, OF HAZLETON,
ASKS TWO RILRoADS TO PAY HIM
SIoO.OOO

REV. WILLIAM HOLDEN, OF HAZLETON.
ASKS TWO RILRoADs TO PAY HIM
$Ioo,ooo.
Rev. William Holden. rector of St,
Peters Episcopal church, Hazleton,
entered suit recently against the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. and the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. for $780,
900 damages for injuries received at
the Cranburry Crossing CT these rail-
roads near Hazleton, on Aug. 81,
1880. He states in his affidavit that
while driving across the tracks at that
place in company with Mrs. Hayden,
their carriage was struck by a train
running at an unusually high rate of
speed. The horse was instantly killed,
while the carriage was smashed to
pieces and thrown alongside the track.
The crossing, he says, although eX-
tremely dangerous, has neither gates
nor hagman to warn the people of the
approach of trains. The injuries re-
ceived by Mr.. Holden were serious.
He was confined in the hospital for a
long time, and it became necessary to
amputate one of his limbs near the
thigh, his hip having been broken by
the accident His earning power has,
therefore, been almost totally destroy
ed and he is unable to resume his
former calling. 1t is charged that the
companies were guilty of negligence
in failing to provide safety gates or
hagman at the crossing, and that the
train at the time was running at an
unusual and dangerous speed through
a thickly populated village, and over
crossing traversed by large numb
er Of people every day. Mrs. Hayden
who was driving at the time of the
accident, saw the train bearing down
upon them and tried to back the car
riage off the track, but before it could
be done, wagon, horse and occupants
were thrown into the air and fell in
confused heap nearly twenty feet dis
tant, The plaintiff claims that the
engineer did not blow his whistle; and
that he had no warning of the danger
until too late to save himself. John
T. Lenahan and William Dryton OF
Philadelphia represent the plaintiff. =
WilkeS- Barre Record.