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Omaha daily bee., 1891-03-08
Her Resolution.
| will make poor Freddie more content
BY giving up flirting during Lent.
GauI's " Holy City"

Thursday evenng Gauls oratOrio "The
Holy City" will be given as a mid-Lcnten
musical service a, Trinity cathedral with the
full strength of the choir, numbering fifty
voices. The oratoro was written and first
produced at the Birmingham, England,
musical festival in lSs? and at once took a
high place in church music. Each year the
work has grown in popularity until now il is
as famous almost as any of the other oratoi'ios
written for the church.
The first part of THE Holy City was sug.
gcsted by the passages of scripture, "Herc
have we no continuing city, "'Hhy kingdom
cOme,n and sets forth the desire for higher
life, as expressed in the following words,
MY soul is athirSt for God,N which desire is
followed by other passages expressive of the
perfection of the higher life, such as Eye
hath not seem The second part was sug.
gestcd by the words, 81 saw a new heaven
and a new earth for the first heaven and the
first earth were passed away thus realR-
ing the desire and the promises contained in
the first part. With the exception of two
hymns verse from Milton and three verses
from the Te Dcum, the words arc entirely
scripturai.
As is customary at the cathedral no charge
will be made for admission, but there will be
an Offering to dcfray the attendant expenses
that are rendered necessary in the way Of
programmes, etc
The choir has been actively rehearSinE ths
work for months past under the direction o.
Mrs j. w. Cotton and rare treat may bt
expected by lovers of high class music,
MIR John f., Gett cat an amateur musi Gale
WHAT'S he singing:
Miss Van Clef-Let Me Like a Soldier
Die.
Mr Gett-'If had my gun with me HI
should be gratitiedr'
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A Pink and Blue Luncheon.

Thursday at l.o'clock Mrs IL, Beard gave
a.piuk and blue luncheon to few of her most
intimate lady friends at her home on West
Burt street The luncheon was served in
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A Conversation Party.

What more delightful form of entertain
mcnt could be devised than u conversation
party, especially for the Lentcn season' To
talk upon variety Of subjects, but entirely
ignore the failiugs of your friends, your
neighbors, aud the little peccadiloes of your
iutimatcs all quite forgotten in the press of
other things. This is an ideal way ofobserving
the period of sack cloth and ashes, and Mrs.
&. ID. Hutchinson. who maugurated the new
form of entertain ment, deserves the thanks
of very large community.
Friday evening Mrs. hutchinson invited n
number of friends to join with her i'll con-
versatiOn party, fifteen topics for discussion
being printed on neat programmes. Each gen.
tlemen was compelled to invite lady TO alive
minutes talk upon the subjects arranged.
Prizes were awarded to the lady receiving
the most bells and to the gentleman receiving
the most bows, Just as in the german the lady
and gentleman being most favored are con
sidored the favorites. In the awarding of
prizes, Mrs Van Horn received silver
spoon, and Mr.. Ostram an ivory paper knife
After the termination Of the series of sub
jecs delightful luncheon was served. The
guests present We're: DR.. and Mrs. McClan-
ahan, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner, Mr. and Mrs.
Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Van Horn, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ostrum, Mr. and Mrs. Waring, Misses
Seaton, Holloway and Van Horn Mr.. and
Mrs Hutchinson, Miss Sallie Hutchison, Mr..
Page and MIR. Wead
Gracie-Why don't they write play with
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Williams. Mrs I. c. Barclay Of Council
Bluffs, MIR and Mrs, r.. Bourkc, Miss Arm
brustcr, Mrs. Lally.
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SOCIETY MOVEMENTS In LENT

Doings Of The fashionable World the
Past Week.
WHAT THE FUTURE HAS IN STORE.
Card Parties and Dinners Continue to-
BE the Main Feature of the En-.
tcrtainmCnts Movements
and Whereabouts.
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Gracie-Why don't they write play with
a thrilling gambling scene in it! jackpot
or somethin ng of that kind,
Harry-They can't; it would be an ante
Clima,.
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CONN., BI1kITFES.

DIR. Birncy cures catarrh, Bee bldg.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-03-08

LEM
Boston Courier.
The annual Lcntcn days hive come,
The mcckcSt Of the year,
The dress suit and the dcCOilcte
Together disappear;
The Eight, fantastic toe retiros
FOREST In slippcred ease,
Aud novolcttcs arc taken up
The modern belle to please.
Upon the fCstal board appears
No cpiCurcan dish;
The salads and ct CctoruS
DO abdiCatC 20 fish;
The faster members Of the ton
Now seasouably fast.
And every seventh day devote
Toa tilling-up rcpast.
The maiden and the cavalier
do practice self f-denial,
And emphasize their faith upon
Tines Cver-Chauglng dial;
But whatso'cr the maiden saves
You may depend upon it
VIII ne contributed unto
The darling Easter bonnet.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16

ing on bits of charcoal, bark and other
porous substances. Tho collection of
gcraniums at the South park is consid-
cred one of the finest In America, and tho
assortment of tropical curiositics to be
found ut the same place is not to be
sighted by visitors.
The North side of Chicago is 4 minia-
ture Berlin or Munich. Its population
Is German from the river to the utter
most limits of the city. 1t is, therefore,
supcrtluous to say that Lincoln park is
we'll supplied with plants and flowers.
Tho spring tulip display ut this park
has become justly famous. Thousands
of the pretty flowers varying in shade
from bright yellow to a red almost
black line the walks in the garden part
of the park or form beds whose rich
ness of color and surprising beauty are
beyond description. Later In tho sea-
son the tulips and hyacinths give way
togcraniums, pansics, hollyhocks, phlox
and roses a new greenhouse soon to
be erected promises to give the head
gardner, Mr.. C. Stromback, the room
necessary for the proper storage of
plants and u crcditnblc display Of tho
numerous tropical plants owned by the
park commissioners.
The geological department ut Lincoln
park is steadily growing in interest.
Within n year or two elephants, lions,
Bengal tigers, polar bears and other
rare animals have been added to the
really choice collection of domestic ami
mails and birds. The buffalo family,
housed III the central part of the east
end of the park, constitutes, it might
be incidentally remarked. the second
largest herd of these animals now In
existence, the largest being in Kansas,
where an entcrprising ranchman raises
young buffaloes for mcnagcries and
geological gardens In all parts Of the
universe.
Lincoln park is well supplied with
statues, among them being st. Gaudcn's
statue of Lincoln, On Indian group In
bronze, monuments of Schiller, La
Sale, Linn;eus and pedestal for an
equestrian statue of Grant. Tho statue
proper, which Is the work Of Rebisso,
will soon be put into place with up
propriatc ceremonies.
In Douglas park new greenhouse
has Just been erected ut u cost of S40,-
600. The gentleman in charge, Mr..
Charles lapel considers it the most
serviceablc structure of the kind in the
west, and promises to astonish his col
leagues By the production of rnrc
plants Of every known variety. liz has
but recently begun the arrangement Of
an intricate floral work called Liberty
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
COATES AJAR" At WASHINGTON PARK.

GATES AJAR At WASHINGTON PARK.
after short struggle with the boodle
element i'll the city legislature. and the
change has proved wonderfully bene-
fetal
Instead of being resort for toughs
and their female associates the small
parks are now resting place for wom-
en- ard children where many pleasant
hour is spent to the advantage of health
and morals. Hundreds of nurse-girls
take their infant charges to the charm
ing spots, and many q doctor is cheated
out Of fat fees thereby. People living
i'll country towns have no idea of the
value put on fresh air by jewellers in
large cities where the atmosphere is
heavy with smoke, dust and other i'm
puritics, and whcyc many of the chill
drcn of the very poor never sec grass
plot unless they are taken to tho parks
by their parents.
Each one of the larger parks Ia sup
piled with a greenhouse, many of them
being really artistic in design and finish
and containing great variety of trop-
zeal plants ard orchids.
The gardener In charge of the floral
decorations of Washington parl, and
Drexel boulevard, Mr.. Fred Kanst, Is
recognized as one of tho foremost artists
in his line and some of his creations are
enjoying an international reputation.
His chT GGurrc, according to compe-
tent critics, Is the floral globe In Wash
ington park, picture of which is pre-
scented with this article; but many CON
slider the Gates Ajar" and "Sol's
Clock" superior to the globe, both in
design and execution. Another of Mr..
Kanst's rare combinations Is u calendar
which tells the day of the week, month
and year. All of these pieces arc made
OF plants of different colors; the
ocean in the globe, for instance,
being green, and terra firma n rcd
dish brown. Three new flower ponds
have recently been added to the nttrac-
tions of the South park system. They
are devoted entirely to the growth of
tropical lilies, like the Victoria regia,
the water poppy, Zanzibar lilies and To-
tus plants. In the greenhouses particu-
lar attention is paid to the cultivation
and propagation of orchids, quecr-lools-
ing plants with fragrant blossoms grow
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
ONE HoUsErKEAKER CAUGHT.
John Tucker Taken From Custody In Roa.
nokc to Salem.

John Tucker Taken From Custody In Roa-
nokc to Salem.
John Tucker, the negro obtained from
the Roanoke lookup and arrested on
the charge Of breaking into Forman's
clothing store hero on June Is. was
taken before Esq. Weber yesterday,
who committed him to jail pending the
action OF the grand jury in his case to-
morrow.
M. Forman, the ciothier, appeared
and testified to the loss OF SIN coats of
the value of SO each on the night men.
toned.
Joe White, colorcd, said that IA negro
named Meadows, who is in town now
but could not be found in time for the
trial, saw Tucker hiding clothes the
morning after the robbery in fuckers
mothers back yard, and upon telling
the police, a search revealed the coat Is
in their hiding place.
Tucker maintained stout denial of
all the facts testified to until the very
last moment, when Squire Weber was
writing the mittimus, when all at once
he blurted out confession, saying that
cambridge broke the glass ana took out
the clothes, and that he only played a
weak second fiddle. He said he did not
hide the clothes himself in his mothers
garden on Water street, but IL OH the
fence and watched cambridge while he
hid them.
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THE FLORAL GLOBE AT WASHINGTON
PARK.

park, the most popular spot in the city,
with its valuable geological garden and
unparalleled view of Lake Michigan.
The West side Is particularly proud Of
Garfield park, whose artificial lake is
the favoritc retreat for amateur oars
men. The Northwest side has Hum
boldt park, as choice bit OF landscape
as can be found anywhere in the union,
and the Southwest side, the working
mems section Of the western metropo-
lis, has Douglas park, which for nat
ural beauty Is unexcclled and whose
new greenhouse is the finest ever erect
ed in the west
number of smaller parks covering
tired mothers and their children an op,
portunitY to secure breath of fresh
air amid surroundings pleasing to the
eye and wholesome to tho mind. These
little parks us we'll as the miles Of
boulevards to which the average Chi
cagoan refers with great pride aro
under tho supervision of state board
of park commissioners, appointed by
the governor of Illinois. In years gone
by the system was controlled. by the
city government, but the dcadening in
fuencc of ward politics proved dis,ls-
trous, and the smaller parks soon be-
came rendezvous for the lowest
classes of society. The press, aided by
the better part Of the city's population,
agitated the transfer of authority from
the municipality to the board of park
commissioners. Tho point wns carried
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hill" u picture of which accompanies
this article. The hilloclt is thirty-two
feet in diameter and fourteen feet high,
and is adorned with various patriotic
symbols mado of plants and flowers of
appropriate colors The apex of the
hill will be the hemisphere showing the
exact shape of North America and Eu-
rope, with tho Atlantic between. Below,
on the four quarters of the space run
ming up the sides of the elevation will
be monster eagle, the motto "In God
we trust" the goddess Of liberty, the
star-spangled banner, shield bearing
the legend "E pluribus unum," and
four dates of intense interest: 1909, tho
year of the discovery of America; 177G,
the year of the declaration of indie
pcndcnce; 1881, the year of the first
settlement of Chicago, and 1893, tho
year in which the Worlds Columbian
exposition Is to be held in Chicago. The
amount of work expended in the crea-
ton of n work OF this kind is almost be-
yond comprehension, tens of thousands
of plants being required in tho compile
ton of the elaborate design.
Most of the parks here mentioned arc
SA- Ne''J SOAhSSSSN W bouiCN uiUss, duO
efforts are now being made to unite the
entire system by an unbrollcn line of
wel-nade drivcways, forming the most
perfect boulevard system In the world
The money necessary to carry out this
plan is raised by special assessments,
and it speaks well for the people Of
Chicago TINT park taxes arc always
chccrfully paid.
a stranger who visits Chicago with
out seeing It's parks would go to Rome
without even inquiring for the vatican.
1t is tho one thing which even New
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16

In Cldcn Times This Phenomenon Would
Have Been Thought Supernatural.

In Clden Times This Phenomenon Would
Havo Been Thought Supernatural.
1t is pretty generally known that in
the Pascagoula river, near Scranton,
Miss. says the Philadelphia Inquirer,
strange sounds are frequently heard, as
of musical instrument played at dis
lance, under water. Boating parties
are often startled at the Gistinctncss Of
this music. They lillcn it to the sounds
produced by the vibration of musical
glasses or of harp strings. The sound
rises and falls as if waited by the wind,
and is locally known as the mysterious
music" The origin of the sound is Ccn-
orally ascribcd to movement Of sand
at the bottom Of the river, although
there Is no evidence offered that the
sand does move or any reason given why
it should move. The cXplanat b n doubt
less rests upon the fact that such n pho
nomenon rs singing or barking sand Is
known to exist in several parts of the
world. 1t is not likely that wet sand
would produce the sounds mentioned.
1t is moro probable that fishes make
these noises, for fish can sing, very
nicely. too. 1t seems rather funny to
speak of singing fishes, but many Of
them do produce vocal sounds. Croali-
crs get their namc from the noise they
make. Bluefsh protest Indignantly
when they are pulled out Of the water,
but these are not such sounds as consti-
tute the music CT the fishes.
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THE PARKS OF CHICAGO.
Unsurpassed In Beauty, Accessible
ity and Numbers
Ono Thing Wherein tho Western Metrop-
oils Exccls Every Otlcr City and Coun-
try-F1oral Designs Of Extrsoytlina-
~ Magnitude and Richness.
Especial Chicago Correspondence


Chicago may have no reason to be
proud of many of her streets, but that
her park system is the most perfect in
the world has been admitted by all who
have enjoyed the pleasure of drive or
walk through her numerous and
beautiful gardens devoted to public use.
Every section of the large city is pro
vidcd with its own parks. The South
side has Jackson and Washington
parks, where the Columbian exposition
is to be held, and Drexel boulevard, one
of the finest driveways in the world,
lined on either side with beautiful trees
and costly residences, the two road
ways being divided by n highly i'm
proved strip Of land decorated with or
namental trees and cmbollished with
choice flowers and the artistic Drexel
fountain. The North side has Lincoln
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SALEM
COUNTY COURT.
Charles Watkins May be Tried
at This Term.
ROANOKE TINES BUREAU, l
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM, VA.


The August term of the county court
promises to be most interesting one.
Charles Watkins. who is charged with
wife murder, will have chance to elect
to be tried in the county or circuit coui t,
as he has his choice of the two. Wat
kins has employed a. Is. Pugh to repre-
sent him. II is not known as yet " hat
Watkins intends in regard to a selection
of court to be tried in
The case of Jas. f. Shepherd, charged
with embezzling $500, the property of
his employer. &. Il. Strouse, will prob
ably be tried at this term of court.
Shepherd was convicted in the early
part Of the year in the county court and
given several years in the penitentiary,
but his counsel, Col. Hansbrough, OBJ
tanned q new trial for him, but he has
not yet had it.
A very important witness for the de-
tense is out of the State and he cannot
be obtained, but it is thought now that
his testimony can be given by another
witness. Shepherd has already suffered
a severe punishment, having lain in
Jail ever since last December.
John u. Dunford is to be tried on n
Indictment charging him with the MUIR
der of his wife's 16-months-old illegiti-
mate child. He married some time
after the child was born. and immed-
lately assumed the duty of training up
the child in the way Dunford wanted it
TO go, and as it had severe temper, it
is said Dunford whipped it SO severely
that it died OF it's injuries.
John Preston, the negro who at
tempted to shoot Mary Jones in Vinton,
will have his trial, and Tucker, charged
y, Ir4, 1rs e.
be tried if a true bill is found against
him,
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A Pick Mt The Pnficn

Thieves attempted to effect an en-
trance into the hen-houso OF Officer
Griffin early yesterday morning, but
were frightened away as soon as they
broke the lock. Thieves have a special
pick at the police Of late. The resi-
dence of Officers Rigncy and Reusch has
been attempted with robbery on two or
three occasions. Some one MIXED Chief
Morris COWS at night and several other
officers have suffered moro or less in
consequence of petty thieves
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
THE LIGHT TURNED ON.

Salem's Electric Lights in Full Blaze Last
Night.
The electricity wa, turned on last
night at o'clock, and in few moments
Salem, that has been in darkness since
the year Of her first settlement, except
for the Pickering of q few lazy gaslights
in later days, was soon ablaze with the
glory OF electric lights.
No moro burglaries nor housebreak-
ing, no sneaking thieves in the darkness
OF the streets, for Salem now has police
system swinging from the wires all over
the city.
Quite number of Salemites, among
them many young ladies of tho town,
were on Prospect hill to view the sight
while at the electric light house were
w. NJ. Nelson, d. Taylor Martin. Geo,
l.. Colgate, Frank Lovelock, of the
Times Register, ~. A. Banks, The
TIMES correspondent and others. AT
the time appointed, when the hands on
the watch of Mr.. Colgatc's indicated
only few minutes after eight, Carey
Nelson, and Glennie Martin, the sweet
little daughters of w. M. Nelson and
d. Il. Martin, together turned the
switch that instantly filled the electric
light house with blaze Of light that
almost blinded the spectators.
In the same instant every swinging
globe in the city Kissed and spluttered
for a moment and then blazcd forth re.
splendanIly, while the whole town adj
mired.
Salem Is largely indebted to w. M.
Nelson and d. Il. Martin, two of her
progressive citizens, for her splendid
system of lights, as both are largely in
terested in the plant, which is the
Thompson-liouston system, and was
put up under the management of Geo.
l.. Colgate, of Bedford City.
Major Martin repeated the scripture
about the electric light first being
turned on the world. AS he said, "And
there was light" the girls turned the
switch.
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Short Courts,i.ps.

Marriages are concluded II ian
original manner" among the convicts
on the island of Saghalicn. When n
party of female convicts arrive the men
are given half holiday and taken to d
park, where they meet the newcomers
A general inspection of brides then
takes place. In an hour or so the
guards call time. The men must then
come up to the officer il command and
point out the women they have selected
If the women arc satisfied the bonds
are tied then and there.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
LIBERTY HILL AT DOUGLAS PARK.

Workers admire and over which Wis
itors from abroad 30 into ecstasics- In
the course of year or two the indom-
table Chicago spirit will have pro-
duced wonders surprising in magni-
tude anything ever seen before. but
even then its rcorganized and COM
plcted park system will remain the
principal attraction.
G.. w. WEIppIERr.
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RAILROADS
N & & :: w H8rfoIksWestern
RAILROADS
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST $. 1so

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT AUGUST S. 1891.
wEsrBouND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
Ioo q; ~. for Radford, Pulaski, Bristol: also for
biueneid, Pocahontas, Elkhorn, Clinch VAL
icy Division and Louisville via Norton
Pullman sleepcrs to Memphis and New Or
leans. w" y.
1910 a. M. for Bristol and intermediate stations.
G2o p. M for kadford, Pulaski, Bristol Con
meets at Rauford for Bluchcld. No eonnec-
tons beyond Blucicd. Pullman slccpers r.,
Memphis via Chattanooga.
NORTH AND EAsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
t3O Il. m. for Petersburg and Richmond.
1851 p. M. for llagcrstown. Pullman slecpers 10
New York via Harrisburg and PHILADELPHIA
l2:i5 p. M. daily for Richmond and Norfolk pull
man parlor car to Norfolk.
5:30 y. III. for Lynchhurg; no connection beyond
5Iup III. for Shcnandoah no connection beyond
1l:2" p. nj. for Richmond and Norfolk Pullman
sleeper TO Norfolk and Lynchburg TO Rich
mond.
11:2op. M. for IIaccrstown. Pullman scepcrs to
washington via Shenandoah Junction and to
New York via Harrisburg.
CInch Valley Division-Lcaycs Buclcld daily
t:0J 4. m. for Norton. and 1858 y. IN. for Nor
ton, Louisville and points on l.. ~ n. II. r.
via Norton.
North Carolina Dvsion-Lcavc Pulaski daily
':l5 a. III. and eco D. m for Ivanhoc and Cos
San ana Sun 1. III. except Sunday for Berry
For all additional Information apply Mt ticket
Office or to w b. BEVIII
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke Va
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
Sfio Is Now.

"Was that your sister saw you with
last night?"
mot when you saw mcf hadn't
asked her then. Jury.
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BliEVITIES.
w. w. Moifett has returned.

Arthur Dickinson, wife and daughters,
Misses Bertha and Ethel OF Richmond
are spending the summer at tho Roam
noke Red.
Loren Dickinson, prominent tobacco
merchant of Richmond, Va, with his
wife and daughter, Miss Florence, are at
DR.. S. c. Wells for the summer.
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Three O'Clock In tho Morning

"Thcrc is music in the heir" said the
young husband, reaching for the pare
goric bottlc.-Harvard Lampoon.
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ROANOKE & SALEM DUMMY LINE

On and after Monday, February 10th.
1891, trains will be run as follows:
WEST. EAST.
Lv Roanokc.Ar. Salem Lv. Salem. Ar. Roanoke
700 am. 7:30 am. 7:i5 am. SIS a. m.
$3.50 AIN. 900 am. 9:l5 am. 0:45 a. m.
lO:Oo a.m.lO.3 am. lO:45 am. Ills n. M.
ll:3o p.m.l2:00 pm 1918 pm. l2:45 p. m.
ZOO pm. 1870 pm. 80 pm. 2:l5 p N.
2:3O PIN. 300 p IN. 3:l5 pm. 3:45 p. m.
400 pm. 4:3O pm 4:+5 pm. Sis p. m.
$50 pm. GOO pm. G:i5 pm. 6:45 o. m.
700 pm. 1870 pm. 7:l5 pm. Sis p. m ;.
On Sunday same, commencing with
$3.50 a. ~. from ROANOKE. ianl-tf
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THIS SPACE IS RESERVED
FOR ELLIS BROS, REAL ES-
TATE AGENTS. lie JEFFBR-
Sun STREET. janl5-1y