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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-22
HUSTINGs COURT.

The March term of the Hastings Court
adjourned yesterday, after disposing of
the following cases:
A. l.. Fuqua vs. w. d. Myers. action
of assumpsit, the non assumpsit and
affidavit .of defendant filed and Office
Judgment set aside.
Grinberg e Morris VS.. Singerman Sc
Rothman, suit on attachment, an Or
der was issued Diminishing the bill, and
on motion of the compliments it was or
dered that a suspension of the decree be
given for sixty days in order that plain
tiffs might apply for an appeal, thoy
giving bond and good security in tho
penalty of S100.
j. w. Chewing Us. Jno. Mccarthy, a
suit in chancery, demurrer sustained
and bill dismissed.
West Lynchburg Land Company VS..
Nj. L. c. Jordan, an action of assump-
sit; plea of non-assumpsit filed and
office judgment set aside.
Diamond Ice Company VS. r, Fl. Day
and others, a declaration of debt; jury
found for plaintiff the sum 1890.
Edward e. Haley vs.. the Roanoke
Street Railway Company, the defendant
demurred to the declaration and to each
count. The demurrer was overruled
by the court and the case continued till
the June term.
c. T. Mennix VS.. Geo. e. Thomas, an
appeal from Justices decisions; judg-
ment was given for plaintiff.
Diamond Ice Company VS.. r. III. Day
and N. J. Tubbs, an action of debt;
Judgment given for plaintiffs by jury in
sum of 5000. Defendants then moved
that the verdict be set aside, but the
motion was overruled by the court.
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There arc four fine hotels-Hotel Roa-
noke, the Ponce de Leon, the Continen-
tai, and Hotel FeliX-besides q number
of smaller ones. All of them are
crowded and constantly turning away
guests.
Roanoke is well supplied with
BANKING FACILITIES,
The First National Bank has capital
of 100000; the National Exchange
Bank, capital of 100000; the Citizens
National Bank, capital of $1,000
the Commercial National Bank, capt.
tai of $780, 600; the Roanoke Trust, Loan
and Safe Deposit Company, capital of
$780, 900; the Traders Loan, Trust and
Deposit Company, capital of 500, 900;
the Fidelity Loan and Trust Company,
a capital of 100000, and several private
banking concerns transact a large
financial business.
All the leading denominations have
churches in the city, and there are
number of new churches going
up, with more soon to be started
The Southern Methodist, Presbyterian
and Catholic churches have handsome
brick edifces. The Baptists are erect
ing fine church, and the Lutherans
will soon begin the erection of $40, 900
structure. The Christian sect and
Northern Methodist churches also have
neat houses OF worship. The city has
number of excellent public and private
schools.
There are three fire companies, with
$50 members and modern equipments
The Roanoke Machine Works, with
capital of $5,O0O,O0O, pays out 500, 900
per month in wages to employees. About
S5,0OO,0OO year is paid in the city for
wages.
Some of the important
afANUFACTURING PLANTS
are as follows:
Roanoke Machine Works lem
ploy LOCO men) .......... So, 900, 900
Virginia development Co... 100000
west END Iron Co. ........... 100000
Grocer Steel and Iron Co.. 100000
American Bridge Works. .... 100000
Rifles Hydraulic Engine
Works. .................... $4,000
Roanoke Canning Factory. -. $4,000
Roanoke Rolling Mills. 500. 10000
Roanoke Spike Factory. 10000
Roanoke Iron Co., consisting
of a 200 ton Furnace, Muck
Bar Mill and Plato MILL. 100000
General Repair Shops N. 81
w. K. H..
General Repair Shops Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad. 800. ........
Roanoke Brewery. ....... $4,000
Bridgewater Carriage Com
pany, Of Roanoke. ...... 10000
Gambill FIGURING Mill Co. 80. $4,000
Roanoke Mining Company 49,. $4,000
Roanoke Gas and Water Co. 80. 100000
Roanoke Electric Light Co... $4,000
r. i. Terry Milling Co. 49,. $4,000
diamond Ice Co.. $4,000
ROANOKE Ice Co.. ............. $4,000
Roanoke Street railroad 49,. 100000
West End Brick and Tile
Works ........... 10000
Adams Bros. & Payne Brick
Co. ..:....... ........ $4,000
Tour pianlng mills. IS,
Two tobacco factories .. $4,000
Two cigar factories. .......... 5000
One mattress factory. .. 10000
This list is in no sense a complete
one. 1t IS given to show tho diversity
OF industries in Roanoke. Scores of en-
terprises, employing capital Of from
$4,000 TO $4,000, are omitted for lack of
space. Numerous enterprises, with
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Mayors Court.

A light docket was recorded for the
mayor to dispose of yesterday morning.
Only two cases were to be heard and
they were disposed of in few minutes
j. Summeryille, drunk on the street.;
fined So.
Patrick Mckinney, trespassing on the
railroad and jumping from moving train;
fined SO and jailed in default of pay
ment.
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COMPANIES ORGANIZED IN 1890.


monthly, weekly, almost daily.
COMPANIES ORGANIZED IN 1890.
During 1890 1872 companies were or
ganized in Roanoke with an aggregate
minimum capital of $40, 246, 300. These
companies arc briefly summarized be-
low:
Seventy-ive land and real estate in
vestment companies with an aggregate
capital of So, s64, 800.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing com
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an aggre-
gate capital Of S22O,0
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, $4,000
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, S15,o 900.
One engine company, S150,00O.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, $780, 900.
-Four loan, trust and finance COM
panies, $1,000
Academy of Music Company, $50, OOo
one steam generator company, $3.50, 900.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, SIS, 900.
Five coal. coke and iron companies,
$40, 1000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating, S4.33O,0OO.
For the year 1890, the charter books
show that forty-nino charters were
granted with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721 $50.
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty three, and the increase in the
minimum capital IS, 1925, $50.
The companies chartered during tho
year 1889 are summarized as follows:
Fltteen land companies with capital
OF S405, $50; five investment companies
with capital stock of 10000; two iron
companies with capital stock of $780,
600; three brick companies with capt.
tai stock of S31 900; two street railway
companies with capital of Sl2,5O6;
three medicinal spring companies with
q capital of $780, 200; three banks with
capital of $4,000; two machine com
panies with capital of SITS, 900; one
monograph company with a capital of
$500, 900; a carriage factory with s25 1000
capital; one hydraulic engine company
with capital Of 100000; one electric
light company with S95, 900 capital; one
literary and benevolent association
with $4,000 capital; ono zinc company
with capital Of $500, 900; building as
ISOLATION with capital of $4,000; an
opera house company with a capital of
S2o, 900; ono lumber company with $780,
600 capital; one driving park association
without $4,000; one gas and water COM
pany with 100000 capital; one baths
company with capital of $50, 900; one
chemical company with $4,000 capital;
one wheat separator company with
capital ofSl5,O00.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last wear
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-22
A Correction.

In the article yesterday entitled.
"Roanoke's Financial Outlook" THE:
TIMES erred in making Mr.. j. Il. En-
gleby president of the Traders Loan
and Trust Company Mr.. Engleby sus-
tains this relation to the Fidelity Loan
and Trust Company, organized in June,
1890, with a capital of $1,000 The
Fidelity is one of the popular banking
institutions of the city and much credit
is due to Mr.. Eng loby for it's prosperous
career.
DO you know who handles Smiths
Steel Roofing? 1t will pay you to find
OUT? mar11-1m
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LADIES' LIST.

Persons calling for letters will please say they
are advertised. A. S. ASBERRY, L. NJ
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Inns list Is in no sense q complete
one. It's given to show tho diversity
OF industries in Roanoke. Scores of en-
terprlses, employing capital Of from
so'ooo 10 S25, 900, are omitted for lack of
space. Numerous enterprises, with
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-22
amounted to sl7,oe7,oso from s,los

amounted to S17,O67,9 6o from 5,1o3
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 900 from about
5000 real estate transfers, so that the
increase in Roanoke's real estate trans
fers during 1890 over 1889 was approx
mately $40, 000,O 600, and the increase in
the number of deeds, 1000
over 81 100000 were spent on build
lngs in the year 1890 IN Roanoke. The
number OF houses built was about /, 900
or l,250, and the number of men given
employment in the construction of those
buildings, from the mason who laid the
foundation stones to tho painter who
put on the last finishing touches, was
1900.
In 1889, the previous year, 800 houses
were built at an average cost of 81 200
each. The year 1888 witnessed the
erection of 500 buildings.
The improvements in 1901 will be
even greater than the past. $500, 900 is
to be appropriated on the 18th Of March
for street paving and providing an efflc-
lent sewer system.
The Duval Engine Works, OF Zanes-
vile, Ohio, with q capital of 500, 600 and
employing 200 men, will be removed
here.
~ toI SO Pidut lOF IHo manufacture OF
shelf hardware with capital of $500, 900,
employing $50 men, will be moved here
from New England.
The Norfolk and Western will build
handsome new union depot, the finest
in the State.
A glass factory has been secured and
contracts for several hundred thousand
dollars worth of new buildings have
been made.
Buying extensively direct from the
manufacturers only for three large
houses enables the Hobbie Music Com
pany to sell the very best pianos and
organs at lower prices and easier pay
ments than you can buy elsewhere,
quality and make of instruments con-
sidered. Call 1T their Roanoke ware
rooms, los Salem avenue. G. II. Jen-
nings, manager, and examine their ele-
giant stock
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There arc four fine hotels-Hotel Roa-
noke, the Ponce de Leon, the Continen-
tai, and Hotel Felix-besides a number
of smaller ones. All of them are
crowded and constantly turning away
guests.
Roanoke is we'll supplied with
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-22
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
GENrLEMEN's LIST.

a list of letters remaining in the possoffce
at Roanoke, Va, for the week ending March
81
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-22
c. r. Gilbert handles Smiths steel
roofing, the cheapest roof in town.
You arc In n Bad Fix.

But we will cure you if you will pay
us. Nervous and Debilitated, suffering
from Nervous Debility, Seminal Weak
ness, and all tho effects of early evil
habits, or later indiscretions, which
lead to P. smature Decay, Consumption
or Insanity, should send for and read
the "Book of Live" giving particulars
of home cure. Sent (sealed) by adj
dressing DIR Parkcr's Medical and Sur
gical Institute, ISL North Spruce street
Nashville, Tenn. They guarantee q
cure or no pay.-The Sunday Morning,
On and after March 9th we will close
our store at p. IN. We do this through
consideration of our employees. Hereto
fore they have been working from IF
teen to sixteen hours per day, which is
moro than we intend to ask of them.
We hope our friends and the public gen.
orally will boar in mind our closing
hour e p. n.y. and make arrangements
to do their shopping accordingly. Jos.
COIN. L. M. DAWSON, manager. m5-tf
A. Is. C. Remedies are better Endorsed
than anv on the market They merit
your attention.
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hundreds Of employees and capital
reckoned by the hundred thousand, are
negotiating for foothold in this South
western Golconda, and are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
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GENrLEMEN'S LIST.
Armistead, James. Jordan, T.. ID.
3atchclor, .. ID. Lewis, John II.
Brown, NJ. j. Lewis j. l.,
Batchelder, Is. ID. Lewis, Joe.
Carroll. Il; J. Marcus, Lloyd.
Calleane, Henry. Moore 4.
Carey, =. III. Otey, Jas. \. (2)
Carter, NJ. f. Paxton. J. H.
Digby, j: Il. Pitcher, f. +.
Dogen. Earl. Rolling, w. Fl.
Duke il. Il. simpson, VIM.
Elliott. Stephen. Shirley, James d.
Ellis, w. =. Scott Chas
Filifey, Rev. d. Trace, VIM
Gilmore. Jessie. Walker, G. II.
Griggs, Henry X. Walker, Alonza.
Grcenspon, j. Williams, w. \.
Hancock. Jack. Wilson, C. c.
Hardy, w. j. Young. Wills.
Jones, Landon II. Fitch, James s.
Jones, Ed.
LADIES' LIST,
Burwell, Lotto NJ. Marsh, Miss Henry.
Cunningham, Fanny. Polter, Miss Eva II.
Chapman, Matilda. Ramsey, Miss J.
Ellison, Mrs. \. q. Read, Mrs. NJ. G.
Hook Miss Florence Smith, Mrs. L. H. b.
King, Miss Sarah L. Tinsman. Mrs W. r.
Minis, Miss Mary. Taylor, Miss Sallie,
Mohr, Mary. Ward, Mrs. Annie
Morgan, Mrs. F. f.
Persons calling for letters will please say they
are advertised. A. S. ASBERRY, L. NJ.
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AND UNDERWEAR

one hundred dozen ladies' Ribbed at 1oc each
Sixty dozen ladies' Ribbed at oc each
Sixty dozen ladies'
Ladies' Lislie Thread Vests at &c soc to 81 each
Ladies Silk Vests, all colors. to so each
fty dozen chidrens guaranteed black Hose 1910 na;r
rlty dozen ladies' guaranteed Hose IL &c pa
hundred dozen ladies' Hose black csc pair
cheap at pair. p''
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-26

brew bible in the Vatican library. They
were to give his holiness its weight in gold
aud rs the tome was SO heavy that it took
two men to lift it and they staggered under
the load, it is believed that no less than
one hundred thousand dollars would have
been paid for this Old Testament Bray
ton Ives, who is a Maeoenas i'll his collect
ing, gave Quatitch, OF London, fifteen thou
sand dollars for his Gutenberg bible, the
6rst book supposed to have been printed
with movable types, and then a first folio
Shakespeare was bought by N. Q. Pope, of
Brooklyn. for, it Is stated, some six thou
sand dollars.
"yhese men are not, however, to my
mind, true book hunters, as they leave the
this country and Europe. That wonderful
man Quaritch whom l mentioned, stands
pre-eminently at the head of the biblio-
polists and he thinks nothing of asking, as
he did not long since, $26, $50 for Il copy of
Fust and sehoetfar's Psalter of 1859. the
second book printed with a date and one of
the very rarest of the earliest monuments of
printing. Now he and his great rival,
your uncle, Henry Sotheran of London.
who has published one set of books, those
on natural history by John Gould at the
enormous price per set of some forty vol
unles for 81, 600 dollars will all tho plates
colored by hand-both do most of the
book hunting FOR these people and is it not
marvellous what bargains they occasionally
Some years ago it was common
talk among bookmen Oh the other side, that
having gone to an out of the way book sale
at a village in Cornwall. England. the day
before Quaritch reached there, Sotheran
to secure from the host of the
rural inn whore they had to put up, u
genuine first folio Shakespeare of 1923, for
a new family Bible and ten bright silver
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-26

Constitution Of Athens and We had the
original text in Spanish OF the Columbus
letter written up to death, at the time of
the Brayton Ives sale, but these two vol
umes are of far greater interest to me than
either of those | have last named. Let US
90 over tho story togetEes.
Before doing SO, however, do wo not
both agree on this? IL it not a fact that
volumes h ave been picked up for a COM
parstlve song TINT aro now worth hundreds
and thousands of dollars? OF course, you
say. Now, if it liz the truth that
a Gutenberg or Mazarin bible ia worth
$15,000 or u Columbus letter of some half
dozen pages as much as $4,000, if it be the
real Spanish Letter." or Il first folio
i think We shall not quarrel when | insist
that book hunting annot only be made
profitable, but interesting. Volumes are
hidden away in libraries in New England
and Latin America that might bring 81, COCOA
pace. Lucky the man then who cnn COM
bine both the knowledge and perseverance
to discover the two volumes that it is my hope
to personally lay my hands on, in some out
OF the way hacienda in Mexico or Spanish
America, or perchanoe in I'M 'overbnck'
New England farm house. But to my
story.
'"Ihe first booh printed in America is a
translation OF II devotional treatise by st.
Johannes Climacus, j. O., San Juan Gil
maeo. lts full title is 'Escala Espiritual
para llegnr al Cielo, tradueido do Lntin on
Castellano por el Venerable Padre FIR. Juan
dc In Madalsna, Regioso Dominica Its
printer was Jnan Pablos. the place of pub
LEGATION the city of Mexico, aud the date
1888 -36.
Now We know from two authorities,
Archbishop David Pndilla of San Domingo,
aud Alonzo Fernandez, that the volume had
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-26

RFCEIVER's ,SALE-NOTICE Is HEREBY
~ given that the undersigned receiver by virtue
of a decree made and entered in the United States
circuit court, of the Ninth Judicial circuit in and
Cor the district of Montana. on Wednesday. July
i, 1870, IN which Gilchrist Brothers 4 Edgar arc
plaintiffs. against Helena, Hot Springs and Smell
at public auction, to the highest bidder, on the
Asst day of September 1891, at the north door OF the
court house, in the county of Lewis and Clarke,
state of Montana, at II o'clock M. of said day,
nil the right, title and interest of the parties in
said suit to tho following described property to-
wit:
Springs and Snelter railroad, commencing on the
boundary line between the Broadwater Hot
sprinHss Hotel 81 property and the premises 9 fthe
~easterly direction to, and through the city OF
Helena. to the Northern Pacific depot. Together
with all thu lands. tenements and he~reditaments.
said railroad and branches. And all the ease
ments, rights, liberties. privileges, franchise, i'm
munities and exemptions of said railroad COM
pany appertalning to the owning, maintaining,
operating, using and enjoying the same; together
with all the railroad tracks, right of way, depot
grounds, station ground and other lands, struc-
lures, station house, engine house, car hou.e. fuel
houses, warehouses. shops; machine houses, turn
tables, superstructures, rolling stocks, cars, fur
niture. tools, implements, machinery, of said
railroad company, and all other property, sreal,
personal and mixed.
Written bids will also he received by the under
signed for said property. which sad bids will be
o Ienly read as the bids of parties making the
same. The sale shall he made subject to the APP
prevail and confirmation OF the above named
court.
The property will not be sold for less than
S35, 900, Of which sum al least $4,000 shall be
paid in cash. and the balance may be aid in six
upon the property, or such other security as may
be approved by tho court, all deferred payments
bearing interest at the V, rate Of Is Fight per Gent per
Receiver.
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NOTICE oF APPLICATIoN TocUT TIMgER

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TOCUT TIMBER
~ In accordance with the provision of section
., rules and regulations prescribed by the honora-
Bile secretary of the interior, May 5. 1891, /, the un-
dersigned. give notice that at the expiration
Of twenty-one days from the first publication Of
tho honorable secretary Of the interior for au-
thority to cnt ard remove all the merchandise
,saw,,logs, Pine and fir. on the following described
Commencing at the northeast corner of section
J., township is; north range 4 west; thence east
south along the left bank of said river to the
centre township line: thence west along said line
to the southeast quarter of section ID, township
Il, north range I west: thence north to the place
Of beginn,ng. Said land having thereon about
5000 Coz feet Of pine and fir timber.
fr Comm = enein 1sa at a oint abe about IT. one mile west
and Mengher counties cross Belt Creek: thence
south about eight miles to q point about one
Creek; thence west about six miles; thence north
about eight, miles TO the dividing line between
10th counties named; thence east to place of
beginning. taid land having thereon about
100000 feet of pine and fir timer.
Commencing at the southeast quarter corner
OF section Is. township l! north range 3 west,
and running thence east six miles; thence in .
northerly direction three miles west to
northeast section corner of section 1, township
place of beginning, said tract Of land having
thereon about 900, 90 feet of pine and fir timber.
also al Of section j, 2, s, II, y and 10, in
thereon about 600. coo feet of pine and FIR timber.
Also that certain other tract commencing at
the northeast corner of sect on IS, township Iii
north range 3 west, and running thence east six
miles; thence south three miles; thence west to
the southeast corner of section IL. township Is
north range 8 west: thence north to place of be-
ginning. Said tract Of land having thereon
about 1000, 900 feet of pine and fir timber.
All Of said land is unsurveyed, except what
is marked by sections. being none min
sral. rough and stesp and not adapted for
agricultural purposes, and is located in the
counties of Lewis and Clarke, Cascade, and
Msaghor. in the state on Montana.
HOLTER LUMBNR CO.
By CHARLES NEaNER, Manager.
First publication. june q. 1891.
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written about the time of and relative to
the discovery of this country as he did, and
successfully. too, from the archives of the
palace of Escurial. Another man of this
type was tie late Joseph Sabin a genius of
wonderful knowledge, and there are others
who still survive.
"What books would you recommend q
ttyro to keep in his mind when he goes book
hunting2"
Nov you ask me a %conundrum,' laugh
inRly said Halkett Lord. There are 80
many different degrees of rarity, n then
again every man has his particular collect
ing fads. Let him look out for first edi-
tions of T%hackeray, S%winburne and Shelley,
some of which now reach a hundred dollars
in value apiece, although published at any
where from twenty-five cents to five dollars.
Then in black letters and early printed
books, anything, printed before the year
1900 is OF value, but that requires a special
training DIS does a knowledge of illuminated
manuscripts, and of books valuable for
their bindings alone that either bear the
coats of arms of kings and famous collect
ors like Grolier or Diana of Poictiers, or,
on account Of the tooling executed by such
binders as Clovis Eve or Roger Payne.
Americana is good to pick up, and then
there are a number of French books,
quite recent too, such as the first
edition of Gautier's 'Mademoiselle
de Maupin' and Flaubert's Madame
Bovary.' Such as these are now worth large
prices, and a man would not do badly to
study the catalogues of both book sellers
and book auctioneers, particularly the last
named, if he can get priced copies, and
which are easy to obtain. The first edition
of Burns. and that was printed ut Kilmar-
nock in the year 1886, is worth hunting for,
as we'll as the New York reprint of 1888.
Then there is that vast mass of Elizabethan
literature, including the first quarto edi-
tions of Shakespeare.
"The field is SO diverse. however, that no.
body but a man who has made a special
study of any given branch of books can be-
gin to hunt for bargains. Why, when the