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BORN.
SMON-Tn this city, October 1891, 10 the wife OF
Samuel II. Simon 4 son.
LEAN In this city, September 80, 1891, to the
wife oil A II. Lean. dtu shter.
LEYY-In this city. September 26. 1891, to the
wife OF NJ. ID. Levy,
HUREWIIZ-In this city. September 81 1891, to
the wife of Phi. Hurewtz. daughter.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. I9, 1891. to the wife OF A.
+. MaudeTs, daus hter.
MISUNDERSTANDING 20, 1891, to the wife OF j.
7. ROrdln, son.
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Never Questioned.

III ouPClIol Pullly, StlChSll dllu WllOleSOIllS-
ness of Royal Baking Powder is never questioned.
While other baking powder makers are expos
ing the impurities and shortcomings of their own
and many other powders, and the official tests by
the Government are revealing the improper in
gradients, the low strength, and lack of keeping
qualities of ordinary brands of baking powder, no
question is raised, doubt is entertained of the
great qualities the absolute purity and efficiency
of the Royal Baking Powder. 1t stands alone,
above suspicion.
Exhaustive Government tests, the tests by
juries of competitive and industrial exhibitions,
the minute and prejudiced searches by rivals for
something wrong have had but one result to
more fully establish the fact that the Royal Bak-
ing Powder is faultess, the greatest in strength,
absolutely pure and wholesome.
Do not permit the grocer or pedder to sub
stitlte any other brand in place of the Royal
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The Roanoke Real Estate Exchange
was organized, at the solicitation of L.
r. Brinkley, who was then in charge OF
the Roanoke Land and Improvement
Company, in April, 1889, with tho fol-
lowing officers: f. T. Brinkley, presi-
dent; w. NJ. Wager, vice president; r.
H. Gray, treasurer, and a. d. Rice,
secretary.
The director We re ]. S. Simmons, +.
Is. Kemp, c. c. Taliafcrro. j. +. Wing
field, A. d. Rice, S. w. Airhart, Il. 6.
AIassie, L. A. CARRIER and w. p. Dnpuy.
AT that time there was only one other
real estate exchange in the State. The
efficiency, energy and general good
work of the Roanoke Real Estate EN-
change gave it such a wide reputation
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Cornelius O'Leary is about thirty
eight years old. IIo was born and
raised in Alexandria, Va, and received
his education at st. Johns Academy,
of Alexandria and also at Georgetown
College.
The early part of his business career
was as clerk for Settle &, Stuart,
Wholesale commission merchants. Of
Alexandria. Leaving that firm he
Virginia Midland and Shenandoah Val
10y railroads for number of years;
then he came to Roanoke to take charge
of the storchousc of tho machine works,
where he was employed till January ],
1885, when he became land agent for
the Roanoke Land and Improvement
Company.
On tho 1st of January, 1880, he formed
a partnership with A. ID. Rice, as real
estate dealers.
On September 0, 1870, he married
Miss Hanna e. O'Lcary, of Fauquicr
county, Va, and they live at 926 Jcifcr-
son street.
Mr.. O'Lcary is president of the Street
Railway Company, the Electric Light
Company, the Oak.ands Improvement
Company, vice-prcsident of tho Com
mcrcial National Bank, 4 member of
Tho FIRM OF d. IL. Greene " Co.. Z. +.
Whaling t Co., j. 7. Marshall &s Co.
treasurer of the Lake and Driving Park
Association, and holds a number OF
other positions of trust
A. d. RICE.
A. d. Rice was born in pittsylvania
county, Va, January ii, 1857, anu
moved to Roanoke county when he was
one year old. His father, DR.. John H.
Rice, was physician at Cave Springs.
near this city. He received his educa-
ton in the county from private IN
Structors.
At the age of II, Mr.. Rice went to
work for the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
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iations and president of tho Roanoke
Drug Co., and ranks as one of the solid
ana conservation citizens of tho city.
C A. HOFFMAN,.
{. a. Hoffman, of l.. l.. Powell & Co..
was born on August /, 1861. at Bridge
water, Rockingham county, Va lie
received his higher education ut Wash
ington and Lee University
After spending some years of his
life as commercial traveller and n
number in the merchandise business in
Harrisburg and Lexington, Va, he
came to Roanoke in September, 1887,
and worked in tho Office of Wager &
Campbell for three years until ne en-
tered the firm of l.. l.. Rowcll & Co.,
on the lst of April, 1880.
MIR. Hoffman married Miss Lula Is.
THOMPSON, OF Washington city, ID. c..
February 6,elss9.
lie is the secretary OF the Old Do
Miaion Paper Bag Company, and holds
other positions OF Importance. His resi-
dcncc in West End, mountain addition,
is one of the finest in the city, being
valued at $50. 600.
C. c. TALIArERRo.
c. c. Taliafcrro was born IN Culpapcr
county, Va, April IL, 1916, and lived
in cnlpeper county until 1861, when he
entered the Confederate army and
served through the whole war.
Mr.. Taliafcrro entered the army with
the Nineteenth Virginia Cavalry, and
served In the sam, for ono year, when
he was detailed as scout and courier
for Stoncwall jackson until Jackson S
death, after which he served in the
same capacity for General Lee till the
close of the war. lie carried the flag of
truce at AppomattoX Court House be-
tween the contending armies, which
Lees army.
At tina close OF tic war he located in
Prince Edward county, Va, and en-
gagged in merchandising and farming
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I until March,, 1888, when he came to
4 Roanoke, Va, and became associated
| with Mr.. Dupuy as real estate dealer.
\ Mr., Taliaferro is agent for the Roam
! oke Land and Improvement Company,
and is counted as one of the most pro-
| gressive citizens and real estate agents
Of the city.
He married Miss. Mamie Terry
daughter of DR.. b. +. Terry, October Is,
1865.
GEORGE F. HUNTER,
of the firm of George Y. Hunter &,
Co., was born in Fluvanna county, July
IL. 1871. lie received his education in
the county schools and in the lfluvanna
Military institute.
Mr. Hunter was raised as farmer up
10 the time of the war, when he Joined
company c, Fourteenth Virginia infan-
try, serving at Pickett's division.
lie was in the battles of Seven Pines
Malvern Hill. Dury's Bluff. Chester
station, Suffolk and the fights around
Richmond and Petersburg, and was shot
when within twenty feet of the Stone
fence at Petersburg in Pickett's CHARGE.
lie was captured April /, GA, and spent
the latter months of the war at Point
Lookout. lie was in the signal service
at one time and reported the move on
Fort Harrison ut IL o'clock on tho night
prior to its fall
After the war he was in the lumber
business, and for n time commissioner
of revenue in Fluvanna county. He
came to Roanoke in June, 1887, and has
been engaged in the real estate business
for about twelve months.
Mr.. Eunter was married October. 1874.
to Miss Emma f. Wilson, of Fluvanna.
J. II. CUTCHIN.
y II. Cntchin, of the firm of Cutchin.
Ellis & Co., was born in Nansemond
county, in February, 1916. He received
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road as a telegraph operator, and after
three years in the train dispatcher's
Office at Hinton and Huntington, W.
Va, he was promoted to the position of
train dispatcher. upon the promotion of
his superior, Captain Mallory, to the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the road. lie held
the position for seven years and for one
year after was train dispatcher on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
road at Atlanta.
Coming to Roanoke in 'S4, he was for
five years connected with tho Roanoke
Land and Improvement Company. and
on January /, 1889, he and Mr.. O'Leary
formed the real estate copartnership
which t&ey still maintain, and both arc
among the most aggressive and pro-
gressive of Roanoke's citizens
On November 90, 1878, Mr. Rice mar
ried Miss Sutio a. Shaver, who died
Novcm Der 9, 1854
MIR. Rice is secretary and treasurer of
the Oaklands lmprov emcnt Company.
the Commercial l.aMi Company, the
Roanoke Development and Guarantee
Company. the Bennett Springs Com
pany. and Il director il Il number of
companies.
WILBUR s. POLE.
Wilbur 5. Pole, of tiic firm OF Wilbur
5. Pole az Co.. was born in lIagcrstown.
Maryland, October -. 1867. lie at
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army, serving with Pickett's division
and being engaged in some OF the moss
hard fought battles of the war, and wae
never on the sick list during tho who'll
time. l.
Mr.. Cutchin has been engaged in acs
tive business since early manhood, and
has had success in his undertakings. Htn
was for number of years member or,
the Norfolk Cotton Exchange and latch
of the board of trade of Chicago.
Mr.. Cutchin, with Mr.. Ellis, estats
lishcd tho real estate firm OF Cutchin
Ellis IL Co. in August 1889.
J. n. ELLIS. /,
j. r. Ellis, of the firm of CutchinEI
Ellis & Co., is one of the good-lookiISi
rcal-cstauc men of Roanoke, and wall
born in Southampton county in 1866
where he lived until old enough to leave
home, at which time he attended Eass
man business College, graduating ii
1857. &
Mr.. Ellis engaged in the mercantile
business in Franklin until january
1889, when, impressed with the future o
Roanoke, he removed to this city, an6
with his brother conducted the clothina
business for short while, and III
August the firm of Cutchin, Ellis &c Co
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o. II. Evans, in tho merchandise and
canned goods brokerage business, which
firm is still doing thriving trade. Last
January he entered the firm of +. Il.
Kemp Il Co.
Mr.. Evans married Miss Katie r.
Nofisinger. OF Botetourt county, Va,
on December %, 1885.
:. W. ROSWELL,
OF the firm of Gray Sc Roswell, was born
in James City county March 20, 1867.
lie moved TO New Kent county ut the
age OF q years, and was educated in the
schools OF that county.
Mr. boswell was clerk in the store
of j. w Earnes, of New Kent county,
from tho spring of 1882 until the spring
of 1886.
At this time he came to Roanoke and
engaged in the real estate business in
the Office of j. r liockaday from the
spring of 1886 untts Saptember, 1850, at
which time he, With his partner, Mr.
Gray, established the real estate ;firm
OF Gray ~ Boswell which still flotlrishes.
IL CuIIPMAN.
H. Chapman, OF the firm of a. Chipv
mar ~ Co., CAME t. Roanoke january
"a, fSS2, as supcr[ ntendent of the Roa-
nolas Land and Improvement Company.
at SHAT time there were no buildings in
what is now known as Roanoke. below
Commerce street, and the real-estate
men had to walk up and dow the rail
road with map il. hand to point out to
investors lots &arllcd off by plow-fur.
rOEiS.
Mr.. Chapman was member of the
firm OF Chapman, Massic Il Co., until
the recent dcatM of hfs partner, Afr.
Missile, who WAS waylaid ard murdered
lie has been identified witl, the real
estate interests of the city ever since it
began to boom, aud has had the welfare
of Roanoke ever at heart.
Yer. Chapman is q native OF Boston and
WIS born on July II, 1914. He received
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paper was consolidated with THE TIMES
rs the Times-Telogram, afterwards be-
coming THE TINES
Mr.. Pole afterward handled rubber
stamps, and at the same time dealt in real
estate, having desk in L. L. Powell's
Office. In May, 1890, no established the
firm of Wilbur S. Pole e Co. Most of
his dealings have been with Maryland
parties, and he has been successful in
forming syndicates for purchasing real
estate.
Mr. Pole married Miss Emma Antrim,
of Roanoke, November 5, 1890. Upon
tho reorganization CT tho old Stoncwall
brigade he was made captain of ord
nance under Col. Jos. A. Melton.
d. s. MEADOWS.
d. S. Meadows, of the firm of
Meadows IL Co., was born in Giles
county, December o, 1859.
MIR. Meadows says that he was init
mately acquainted with tho real estate
on his fathers farm till he was . years
of age, when he came to Big Lick in
April, 1881.
He came to town with S1.25 in his
pockets, but soon obtained employment
with Wade Il Terry. tobacco manufac-
turers, as booskeeper. Accepting a
position with the First National Bank
as bookkeeper N 's2, no remained with
it until September 10, 1890. when he
gavo up the place Of teller to embark
in the real estate business.
FRANCIS II. KEMP.
Francis Il. Kemp OF the firm of Fran
els Is. Kemp &c Co., was born i'll Brook
Ign, n. y, January 20, 1864.
The family moved to Eastern Virginia
when Mr.. Kemp was youth of nine
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Miss McKinstry, of Union Bridge, Mary

Miss Mckinstry, of Union Bridge, Mary
land.
Mr. Simmons is president of the Cen
trail Park Land Company. the Develop
ment and Guarantee Company, the North
Roanoak Land and DEVELOPMENT Com
pany. the Inglesidc Land Company. the
Woodland Park Land Company, vice
president OF the Home Building and Con-
veyancc Company, and a director in
many others.
II. l.. CIIILEs.
ii. L. Chilcs, of the firm of ID. S.
Meadows & Co., was born in Louisa
county. July /, '67. lie received his
education in the public schools Of his
county and also attended the Louisa
Male Academy for two years
Mr.. Chlles was connected with Louisa
Advance, a weekly newspaper published
at Louisa, Va, for year before coming
to Roanoke He was associated with
Judge w. $. Gooch in the editorship.
Coming to Roanoke last January, he
accepted n position as secretary and
treasurer in tho Old Dominion Invest.
ment Company, and still occupies that
position.
F. II. LUDWIG.
f. Is. Ludwig, the second member OF
the firm OF Francis b. Kemp e Co., was
born at Charlotte, n. c., April II, 1864.
lie resided in Charlotte till 1870. attend
ing in tho meantime the CITY schools
and also the Charlotte Military institute.
In 1876 he removed to Statesyille. n
G., where he was living when he received
the second appointment made under
Clcvcland's administration, that OF mail
agent on the Richmond and Oanyille
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identical with the Roanoke Land I'm
proyement Company.
w. T. DUpUY,

w. L. DUpUY.
w. p. Dupuy, of the firm Of Dupuy 6
Iailaferro, was born in Charlotte county,
April Z, 1S45. He moved to Prince Ed
ward county in 1851, and this county
was his home until he entered the
Confederate army, in 1863, rs private in
the Third Virginia cavalry. Mr. Dupuy
served through the war with same regi-
ment, which was in Fitz Lees brigade,
Stewart's corps, and was wounded twice.
He was at Fredericksburg, the fights
around Richmond, Gettysburg and other
hard fought battles.
At the close of tho war he returned
to Prince Edward county, and engaged
in merchandising and farming. Mr..
Dupuy has the honor Of being the first
Democratic member of tho State lcgis-
latufc from his county in twenty We
years, and has represented his county
three times with honor and distinct ton.
In 1888 he moved to Roanoke and en-
tered the real estate business as the
senior member of tho firm of Dupuy e.
Taliafcrro.
Mr.. Dupuy is secretary and treasurer
OF the Janette Land Co., tho Transpar-
ant Ice Co., several bank and loan asso-
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though nevertheless. most successful
business men of tho city He was born
IN richmond July II, 1867, and received
ms eaucation at the Richmond schools,
aptlenolng last the University School of
nichmonu' preparatory school to the
University OF Virginia.
Mr.. Powell came to Roanoke in Sen
TENDER, 1888, and worked as a clerk In
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lie got his walking papers from Mr..
Harrison on April 80, 1880, and in June
following he connected himself with the
firm of Ludwig & Kemp, brokers, till
OctoOer, 1889, when the firm was bought
out by o. p. Evans & Co.. whereupon he
connected himself with the real estate
firm OF Francis Is. komp &; Co.
JOHN 7. BROWN,
of the firm of Geo. L. Hunter & Co.,
was born in Fra alllin county September
10, 1862. He was educated in Franklin
county.
Three years later he sold out and
came to Roanoke, and opened the first
baggage transfer in this city, known as
the Roanoke baggage Transfer Com
went to merchandising, at which he
continued until he connected himself
with this firm, about five months ago
Mr.. Brown was married to Miss Dora
y. Kafauver December 10. 1882.
l.. L. EVANS.
L. e. Evans, of the firm Of L. T..
Kemp e Co., was born February 4, 1864.
near Boyce, Va. lie moved to Alcxan-
dria when seven years old, and after
three years again removed to Baltimore,
where he attended the public schools,
and for year Was = stud nt at Balti-
moro City College
After working as boohkccpcr for two
years, he went To Joyce rs n tele-
graphcr, and for six years thereafter
was an agent and operator along tho
line of tho Shenandoah Valley railroad.
In August, 1889, he came to Roanoke.
forming partnership with his father,
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was established, Mr.. Ellis being the,
junior member. ~
Il. IL GREIDER.

Il. IL GREIDER. Il
=. l.. Grcidcr was born in Lancaster
county, PENNSYLVANIA. in 1860. lie livadf
there until he was sixteen years of ago,
when he was employed by the Pennsy11I
vania Railroad Company out on the limos
in Maryland and Pennsylvania until
1880, after which ne was with n railro@dq
contractor in Toronto, Canada, for tMC
years. Mr.. Grclder lived in Chicago
until 1886, and during that time he was
in the employ of b. X. Hutchinson, tho!
well-known ''Old Hutch" on the hoatdt
of tradc. Leaving Chicago he becameE
agent for the Shenandoah Valley rail.
road for year, and finally engaged inI
the real estate business in Roanoke inE
1887, at first with 4. S. Asberry, unGleII
the firm name Of Asberry Greider & Col
In September, 1885, Mr.. Asberrv rel
tired and the business was continued
under the firm name of Is. Il. Greiderj
& Co.
Mr.. Grcidcr is pre- ,ideht OF the Roam
oke Block Marble Company, the Beall1
Investment Company, tho Buchanan
Investment Company, secretary of thel
Roanoke Racing Association, Wall
Street Investment Company. and thel
Rife Engine Company.
II. II. GREIDER.
H. II. Greider, of the firm of b. al
Greider & Co.. was born in Lancaster
county, Pa, in 1852, and lived in that
county until he was twenty-one years|
old, when he went West, to Indfan|
Territory and Kansas, building bridgcs.l
After five years in these States he rel
turned to Harrisburg, Pa. and engaged
In the mailing business with the firm of
b. M. Greider 81 Co.
The company was burned out in 1877,
sunerlng heavy losses. and after hiS|
misfortune Mr.. Greidcr received anil
appointment i'll the railway mail service
until March /, 1890, when he came tdI
Roanoke and became partner in the
hrm OF Is. l.. Greider &c Co. He is sect
rotary of the Roanoke Block Marble
Company.
l.. l.. POWELL.
l.. L. Powell, of the firm of L. III
POWELL Il Co., is one OF the youngest,
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his education in the public schools on
Cape Cod. lie left home at sixteen
years OF age and worked his way up in
life, engaging in the mercantile bust
ness in Philadelphia and baltimore be-
fore coming to Roanoke.
MT. Chapman drew up the constitution
and by. laws and fixed the rates for the
Roanoke Water Company, which was
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The Roanoke Real Es-
tate Exchange.
SKETCHES OF LEADING MEMBERS
Facts, Faces and Figures From
Headquarters.

The Organization of tho Kcnl Estate Ex-
change-A Live Body From the First
Its Officers ana Members-Who They
arc and What They Have Done-A
Body of Young NIcn-The Pride of the
Magic City.
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that in few months many other towns
in this and adjoining States, which de-
cidcd to organize similar bodies
wrote to the secretary OF the Roanoke
Exchange for copies of the constitution
and bylaws of the exchange, and many
of the constitutions of these exchanges
will show identical wording with that OF
the Roanoke organization.
In May, 1890, +. II. Brinkley, who 90
failing health compelled him to give W
business and seek streagth in travel, re-
signed the presidency of til" Exchange
and was succeeded by VIM. Wager, who
remained president until the enlarge
ment and reorganization of the cx-
change November ist, 1890, when j. Il.
Hockaday was elected president, and
the exchange is, unocr his energetic ad-
ministration, doing good and faithful
work
President Hockaday's hands are up-
held in conducting the exchange by the
following officers
w. +. Dupuy, vice-president, and L.
W.. Terrill, secretary and treasurer,
and by the following board of directors:
r. Is. Kemp, j. ii. Cutchin, l.. ID.
Yarrell, d. 5. Simmons, $. Il. Wingfcld
l. v, vi, L
and G. r. Paris.
The meetings of the exchange have
been held every Monday night since the
organization and have always been we'll
attended. There are tiftytwo firms in the
exchange, which average two mcmbcrs
to each firm; each firm has on the aver
age three employees.
The exchange in it's organization in
November fitted up rooms in the C.
O'Leary building on Jefferson street
out on the 10th of January, 1891, the
quarters of the exchange were removed
to the third story of The TINES
building.
j. r. HOCKADAY.
John Radcliffe liockaday, the prosi-
dent of the Roanoke Real Estate Ex-
change, was born in New Kent county,
March 8, 1880. He attended the old
time log cabin schools till he was
eighteen years old, after which he re-
moved to Richmond and workci ut tic
house joiners' trade until the breaking
out OF the war, when he identified him
sell with volunteer company of his
native county, the Barhamsyille Grnys,
afterwards Company B. 53d Virginia
regiment, Arinistead's bridge, Picketts
division, in which he served as orderly
sergeant throughout the war; twice re-
IuSlng promotion to the captaincy of his
company. lie was twic. wounded.
though slightly both times. Among the
hottest fights he rc,lls are Seven
Pines, Malvern Hill, Second Manassas.
fredericksburg, the Wilderness. the
capture of llarper's Ferry, and pickctt's
charge at Gettysburg, where he went
with his company through the breast
works.
Being transferred to the navy, Mr..
Hockadny served on the gunboat
"Raleigh, and also in the navy ward
at Wilmington. lie was captured in
February, 10, but was released in July
and in the fall of the year went into the
mercantile business at Richmond with
Richard Cauthorn.
lie married Miss Bette Thomas
Gregory, daughter Of Rev. james Greg
: DRY, OF Chesterfield county, in February.
1858. Two years after lie engaged in
the produce commission business OH MS
own account, and built IN large trade,
which he closed out in ~, to come to