The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-19

S1"o viz uloe year aICeF inc CLOSE OF the
war working on my fathers farm. OF
this l sent SIS to a man in Missouri who
Loaned me SIS to come homo on after 1
was taken prisoner by the United States
soldiers.
Rush u. Derr, superintendent of the
city schools: l made my first money
by collecting newspaper accounts in
Lynchbnrg, but am not certain whether
my first hundred was accumulated in
this way.
r.. III. Woodrum: 1 earned my first
dollar after 1 started out in life for
myself, picking cotton in Texas. 1t
still.
Col. John E. Penn: My first 500 was
earned in the practice of law in Patrick
county.
R. II. Angel, of Huff & Angell, lum-
Der dealers: Working on q farm at $40
per month.
j. p. Coon, of Groves Sc Coon, real
estate agents: l bought q piece of prop
erty in Roanoke inc sold it before MAX
ing tho first payment at an advance of
$500. That included my first 500.
H.. G. Cole: l saved my first 500 out
of my salary as q clerk in o bank in
Marietta, Ga.
Secretary kreh, of the Commercial
Association: AS manager of a telegraph
office in Maryland.
G. f. BlCunt: My first hundred dollars
was made in q general merchandise
store.
A. S. Asbcrry: Flowing barefoot in a
field in Roanoke county.
ID. Il. Jesse, Iron Belt Banking and
Loan Association: making, IL
linois Watch Company, Springfield.
Started so cents a day.
James 5. Simmons, president of the
Virginia State Exchange: 81 made nv
first 500, clerking in a store for $50 for
the first year and S75 for the second"
Ed. L. Stone, manager of the Boil
Printing Company: l started by work.
ing In a printing Office evenings after
school for five cents an evening, and
twenty-five cents on Saturday.
j. Al. Gambill: l made my first money
picking blackberrics on the banks of the
Ohio river, on the kentucky side, and
selling them in Portsmouth. The next
work L did was breaking rock on the
streets of Decatur, Ala, on Saturdays
for a dollar a day, after attending school
in the week.
riage maker by trade. His first work
was buying an old buggy, which he re-
paired. Then he secured o horse and
fatted him up and sold tho horse and
buggy, making his first 500. This he
invested in a fine horse, saddle and
bride, went accounting, and had a
dreadful experience.
Waller p. Huff made his first 500 by
specializing in real estate. He was
c!erking for P. L. Terry Sc Co., at the
time for $12.50a month and board. He
boughta lot by paying IS a month. He
SCOT sold the lot at $50 profit.
EQfOn Rnn6o1,l ~--l- -. o. nan
by corresponding for Washington news
papers in 1876. Mr.. Randolph wrote
historical sketches and essays on the
current issues of the day.
John Chalmers clerked in the hard
ware stores of Jones, Watts & Jopling
at Salem and Danville. He thus saved
his first money. Afterward his father
started him in business.
w. U. Evans mad his first S1O0 clerk
ing in tho hardware store of Jones,
Watts e Bell, of Salem. 1t took him
four years to save this amount. After
thai the balance came easier. Mr..
Evans can now make SlOo in one day,
not as mayor of Roanoke, however.
w. *. Andrews: Trading horses be-
fore L was sixteen years old. l bought
a horse. traded the horse for a mule,
traded the mule for a horse, and then
sold the horse. l haven't traded horses
since.
Roy B. Smith taught school fifteen
years in Campbell county and earned
his first 500.
c. A. Woolford helped to put the first
iron bridge across the Susqehanna and
saved his first $500.
u. Is. Thomas made his first 500
farming.
M. G: Thomas and w. C. Thomas
made their first 500 on a farm.
S. d. Ferguson saved his first 500
about eight years ago while clerking
for Rogers, Fairfax Il Houston. Their
office was then located on Commerce
street.
Chief Morris made his first $500 rails
ing fine tobacco in Charlotte county
Sergeant Jones saved his first 500
while working as a foreman on the c..
and o. railroad.
B. Lacy Hoge made his first 500
farming and raising tobacco.
D.. F. Christian made his first 500
clerking in q Stanton drug store. He
saved 1T In a building association.
Officers Appointed.
The following non-commissioned Off
GERS have boon appointed by Captain b.
A. Rives, OF the Roanoke Light Infantry
Company:
First sergeant, W.. ii. Pretzh,an:
second sergeant. II. c.. Elliott; third
sergeant. A. b. Bolts; fourth sergeant,
w. A. Woodson; fifth sergeant, W.. A..
Dickerson; first corporal, II. l.. Warner;
second corporal. Judge Gooch; fourth
corporal, John Moses; fifth corporal, j.
w. Dyer. j. Is. Abbott was appointed
quartermaster.