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

Der, 1889. Since that time he has held
cases on tho THE TIMES. He is one Of
the few muto printers in Virginia who
work on daily papers. lie is unmarried
and a Democrat.
Albert l.. Morsnck.
Albert l.. Morsack, composition. is
ono of the youngest iourncymen print
crs in Roanoke. He was born in Toledo,
Ohio, but moved with his parents to
Roanoke when ten years of age. lie
was educated here in the public schools,
after graduating from which he went to
tho case, working for about one week
on the Saturday Review and the rest of
his time on TIE ROANOKE TINES. lie
| is below medium height, unmarried and
4 Democrat.
Harry Sch wingcr.
Harry Schwinger, compositor, was
born at Hagerstown. Md, and is nine
teen years of age He learned his trade
in the Hagerstown News Office. He
has worked in the composing depart
ments of the Roanoke papers for more
than year, and has held cases on THE
TINES for the past eight months.
C. L. Gray.
c. E. Gray, compositor, was born in
Hagerstown, Md, in 1867 and received
his education at that place. lie worked
y
tor and then came to Roanoke, where
he was employed on the first issue OF
THE TIMES. lie was foreman of the
Herald for about one year and has
worked for TIE TIMES ever since as
pressman and compositor. lie is mar
ried and a Democrat.
Chas. q. Kizcr.
Chas. G. Kizer, compositor, was born
in Sumner county, Tenn, April %,
1866. He was educated in Salem. Va,
and has been working ut the case since
1876. He was first employed on the
Conservative, of Salem, and also worked
on the first paper ever published in Zig
Lick, the Big Lick Weekly News. He
has been foreman of the Farmville
Herald, and assistant foreman of the
Norfolk Nirginian. In 1890 he went to
Atlanta as the Norfolk delegate to the
International Union Typogra phical Con-
vcntion. lie has been with TIE RoA-
NokE TINES about four months, is UNI
married and a Democrat.
c. X. Schwrar.
c. II. Schwrar. compositor, was born
in Annapolis, Md, in 1860. and he re-
ceiyed his educa ton at that place. He
has been resident of Washington, d.
c., for the past eleven years, where he
was employed most of the time in the
Government Printing Office, but was
discharged for Democratic sentiments
under Iiarrison's administration. lie
was one of the fastest compositors under
the Government, and has record of
1000 ems per hour tor ten consecutive
hours. He is to-day the fastest compost
tor in the South and TIE TINES is pre-
pared to back him for $500 against any
compositor in this part of the country
in type-setting contest.
Harry Singleton.
Harry Singleton, compositor, is ma
tive of Salem and was born Decem Der
II, 1871. He began to learn the print
ing trade on the Roanoke Weekly Sun,
which was run by c. NJ. Weber, ex-
sheriff OF Roanoke county. He worked
for some time on the Salem Times Reg
lister, and has held cases on THE TIMES
for three months.
Samuel DALEY.
Samuel Daily, TIE TINES prcssm an,
was born in County Downc, Ireland, and
is thirty-three years Of age. At four
teen he went to Belfast, where he en-
tered the printing house of w. w. Gle
land, where he served an apprentice
ship of seven years at the prcssmcn's
trade. He then came to New York,
where he staid eight months, return
ms w hlc iOi iiiti pOSlllOI. ne WOTktu
for Marcus, Ward Il Co., one of the larg-
est printing firms in Europe, for some
time and came to America again two
years ago. He worked for different
Baltimore printing houses till he came
to Roanoke in January to take charge
of TIE TINES press room.
T.. a. Perry, and ii. y. Nycum
The Damon and Pythias of the Office
are p A. Perry and Ii. a. Nycum, the
press feeders, and what they do not
know about printing a newspaper is not
worth knowing. Mr.. Perry was born in
Orange county, Va, in 1874. He was
educated at the Aspen Hill School in
Louisa county, and came to Roanoke
February IL, 1889. lie was employed
on the Herald as pressman for nine
months and has been connected with
TIE TIMES for one year. lie is unmar-
ried and Democrat. IL. A. Nycum
was born in Bedford county, Pa. July
3lst 1873. lie was educated in the pub
lie schools OF Pennsylvania and West
Virginia, having moved to the latter
State when he was nine years of age.
He has been in Roanoke about one year
during which time he has worked for
TIE TINES, with the exception of two
months, when he was employed as
type setter on the World. He is Re-
publican, and is unmarried.
TIE VALLEY AND THE SOUTHWEST
The ~ ~ w. Railroad Company AN Impnr-
tnnt Factor In Its Developments
The Valley and the Southwest sec
tions of Virginia are prolific themes for
speakers and writer's. Much has been
said in their praise, but in no sense was
it an cxaggcration.
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