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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-05

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A New Congregation.

Among the new enterprises just star. :
ing in Roanoke, is that of a new congre-
CATION of the Reformed Church. For
some time thcspastor Rev Lewis Reiter.
formerly OF Hikory, n. c., has been at
work gathering up members On last
Sunday worship was begun in the Odd
Fellows Hall, No. II Jefferson street.
The services both morning and night
wero well attended.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-05

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Satisfaction guaranteed to every pur-
chaser of a piano or organ from the
liobbie Music Co., 1OS Salem avenue, G..
f. Jennings manager, Roanoke, Lynch
burg, Knoxville.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-05
The Kings Daughters. Violet TEN

The Kings Daughters of this CITY
comprise number Of the best known,
most enterprising and accomplished
ladies of Roanoke. Remember their
entertainment, to be given at the resi-
dence of Mrs. DR.. Koiner, this evening"
from TO 10 o'clock. Encourage a
benevolent enterprise by your presence
and patronage. The entertainment
promises to be an exceedingly rctty one.
Handsome upright pianos-7L octaves
in rosewood, French Buro walnut, or
natural color mahogany cases. with
nice scarf or cover and silk plush stool.
S275, payable S25 cash and SIS per
month. Estcy organs sold rs low as
$40 cash and 50 per month. Tho Hobbie
Music Co., l0S Salem ave, C. Il. Jen-
nings, manager. Warerooms also at
Lynchburg and Knoxville.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22
AT THE TABERNACLE.

$50 p. m.-the workers meeting.
About one hundred of the special work
ers were present. Scriptures were read
and prayer offered by Evangelist Updike.
All were called upon to quote passages of
Scripture on prayer, resulting in broad
range of Scriptural instruction, after
which many earnest petitions with thanks
giving found expression from many over
flowing hearts-hearts filled with graft
tude for blessings on their labors in lead
ing precious souls to Christ. A large
number Of voluntary speeches were made
in which that experience and perception
which belongs only to the followers
of Christ found expression. All
were mutually helpful. The burdens
of life made lighter, darkness driven away,
and the visions of the eternal future
brought out more clearly to the eye of
faith and hope. 1t was a great encourage
ment to the workers to see those in whose
salvation they had been instrumental, so
earnestly engage in this meeting. The
spirit of the meeting was such that 1t was
dismissed in the midst of unfagging in
terest, and all retired from it intent upon
doing more and better service than ever
before
The service at p. M: Subject of dis
course, How to receive Christ" Text,
Luke 80 6.
"And he made haste. and came down
and received him joyfully."
The evangelist recited the history
Christ's giving sight to the man who was
born blind. A man who had never seen
Il human face, or form, but where his eyes
are unsealed and he realizes that he is
gifted with sight he leaps with joy and
shouts with JOY and greets his friends
and all the time exclaimtng Jesus gave
me sight, Jesus healed me. Jesus
was my friend, Jesus is my
Savior. How joyfully he received Christ
And so it was with ZacEeus "he made
haste and came down and received him
joyfully" The religion of Christ is de-
signed in its very nature to make men
happy, even to rejoice in Affections" and
hence Christ said to his disciples blessed
are you when men shall prosecute you and
revile you and say all manner of evil
against falsely for my name sake. Rejoice
and be exceeding glad, for great is our re-
ward in heaven" The speaker overleaped
the ordinary bounds in the discussion of
the depravity and corruption that
prevails in this community. The
demand for repentance and reform could
not be made more emphatic nor a more
faithful description of the Fearful looking
for of judgment and fiery indignation that
shall devour the adversary"
In thirty years of experience and obser-
walton never have l known sins of every
class denounced with such "fery indigna-
ton"
Twenty-seven persons came forward.
The addition to the tabernacle will be
completed today. Number of accessions
to date, 325. Preaching at s p. m. Sub
iect: Justification"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22

There was a remarkable clock in the
Union depot Tuesday evening. 1t was
quite large one, and was done up in a
package which young man had placed
upon the fat back of depot settee while
he waited for train. The remarkable
thing about the clock was that it struck
and struck. evidently for a better posi-
ton, and did not stop striking until its
demand was complied with. People
came in, heard the musical chime, looked
around for the clock and saw it not.
Some passed by with evident surprise
at not being able to see the cause Of the
sound. Others, after looking up and
down and all around, located the sound
in the package lying Oh the back Of the
settee. The owner Of the clock said to
a companion that the clocl, began strik-
ing when he was coming down Asylum
street and had kept it up ever since. It
lay ca its side On the settee until finally
some one tipped it up into its proper po-
sition, when it promptly ceased to strika
Hartford Courant.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22
Dir. M:Iler's Farm strangely Disappearin:

3Ir. MiIler's Farm Strangely Disappearing.
The farm of John II. Miller, who lives
eighteen miles southeast of Sedalia, No,
is slowly being swallowed mp in what
seems to be huge river flowing beneath
the surface of the earth. The phenome-
non was observed first Saturday, when
Mr.. Miller's family heard a rumbling
noise in the orchard. Investigation re-
vealed hole in the ground about six
feet in diameter and several feet deep,
with water at the bottom. The rum
blings continued, and the hole has been
constantly enlarging since that time.
F. p. Clayton visited The spot and
made a thorough investigation of what
he terms the most wonderful thing he
has ever seen. He reports that the cav
ity is nearly circular IN form, sixteea
feet in diameter at the top and tapeTing
to ten feet at the water line, which is
twenty-six feet from the surface. The
water is twenty-five feet deep and seems
to be flowing river, as sticks thrown
into it are carried rapidly away by the
current. The opening Is in prairie land,
not near any spring or body of water.
Several years ago farmer III that i'm
mediate neighborhood was driving a
well, when the tools became detached
and lost, but it was thought to be mere
ly pocket, and no attention was paid
to it,
The cavity is gradually enlarging, and
as Mr.. Miller's residence is only sixty
feet distant he is greatly alarmed for tho
safety of his home and family.-Cor.
Chicago Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22
Shoes Find Their Mates.

Avery remarkable shoe story has been
brought to light. About four years ago
Dosser Bros. bought stock Of shoes
from Ziegler Bros, in Philadelphia,
and some time after the shoes had ar
rived they discovered box that con-
tanned two shoes that were both for the
same foot. They supposed that some
one had got the wrong shoes and would
find it out and return them and correct
the mistake, but this was not done, and
the shoes were marked odd and put back
on the shelf. where they remained for a
long time.
About two years ago Mrs. S. S. Lut-
rell came to this place from Washington,
bringing with her pair of Ziegler
shoes purchased in that place. On her
arrival she discovered that she had two
shoes for the same foot, and the distance
being too great for her to send them
back she left them with r. NJ. May, of
this place. The odd shoes had been in
Mr.. Nays store for about two years
when last week his wife decided that
she would try to wear them, and finding
she could not use them gave them to
Mrs. A j. Patterson, who brought them
to Dosser Bros, thinking they might
send them to the factory and have them
mated. They examined the shoes and
recognized them as being the identical
pattern of the odd shoes they had in
stock, when a further investigation
proved that they were the same lot,
number, and corresponded in every par
ticular.
These shoes had been manufactured in
Philadelphia-one lot shipped to Wash
ington city, the other to Jonesboro, and
after four years time the shoes were
mated, having been shipped in different
directions and about 500 miles apart
Jonesboro (Tenn.) Herald.
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ghe aaahia Daily eagle aalednesaay ine gully r. 1891.

bids were rejected and city clerk instructed
to re-advertise. Was carried.
Mr.. Goode moved TO include in the adj
vertisement walk on west side of Fourth
avenue Mr.. Buckeridge wished walk on
west side of Park Place avenue between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets included
No objections being made same were in
Guided.
The fire marshal, endorsed By the fire
committee, made the following report,
which, on motion, was adopted:
In accordance with instructions from
your honorable body l respectfully sub
nit the following report. viz: That the
services of two of the regular members of
the department and the Waterman at
Burton be dispensed with, TO take effect
July 81, 1891.
My reason for modifying my former rec
sweeping will be assigned to the fire de-
partment, making the services of one more
man necessary"
The plans and specifications of city engi-
neer on construction of cinder walks was
read and on motion adopted.
Mr.. Buckeridge stated that the new
gypsum from Medicine Lodge was being
handled By our citizens and desired Dor
ton TO be used in city building. Mr.. Mos
bacher moved that a sample be submitted
to our engineer. Carried
Mr. Tucker moved. that committee to
condemn the isolated and useless side
sidewalks be appointed. Carried. The
mayor appointed Messrs. Tucker, Lever
idge and Goode as said committee.
On motion council adjourned.
JOIN B. CAREY, Mayor.
Attest: FRED. SCHATTNER, City Clerk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22
A Big Stick of Timber.

Colonel D. Soper, member of a Chi
cago lumber firm, was sent out to this
coast about four weeks ago by a promi-
nent brewing company to obtain, if pos
sible, a stick of timber over 100 feet loAg
and feet square. After spending some
little time in prospecting, he finally found
tree in Shoqualmee valley, in Wash
ington, which filed the bill. The job of
cutting down the tree and trimming and
loading it on the cars was let to a con-
tractor, who successfully did the work.
A half mile of railroad track had to be
laid to the spot where the tree stood in
order to load it on the cars.
The suck from this tree is III feet
long. 1t is cut square, each side be
ing 4 feet. 1t was loaded on three
34-foot fat cars, its weight being 90, 900
pounds. The cost of getting out this
stick of timber has been so far 81, 300.
The cost of moving it to the cars was
500 and the tarpaulin to cover it cost
800. 1t will be placed in a big beer
hall, in which it is TO be used for a
counter. 1t will be polished up in the
highestst of art.-Portland Oregoniar-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22
JOE ALIENS FRIEND.

W. c. McPike, wholesale druggist at
Atchisou for twenty-five years, and one Of
the best known business men of Kansas,
spent day before yetterday in the city.
His last previous visit to Wichita was
nineteen years ago when it was the In
dian Territory QUILTING point and hur-
rah cattle town. Ex-Mayor Allen put in
a half day with his carriage showing him
the result of that nineteen years opera
tions. He was shown everything that we
are proud of as a city and everything
that we are ashamed of as a municipal
ity, being landed finally, at sunset, on the
summit Of Paramount, where the wonder
of it all faded out with the light of the
falling day, or rather was resolved into
the CLINT and CLEAN of a thou
sand carbon points and innumerable
gas Jets that blazed and danced in the
ocean of foliage at his feet The only thing
Mr.. McPike said that he was disappointed
in was in not finding the editor of the
EAGLE a very aged man, as he had known
of him for about thirty years. 1t is true
that the ordinary men wear out, grow old
and die. with town still in its infancy,
but the men who made Wichita yet kick
up their heels and go a fishing and pic
nicking, put on dress suits and go to merry
folks parties, and blush to be called
grandfathers. So if Mr.. McPike would
grow young again. let him move his whole
sale drug establishment to Wichita, where
the demand for cosmetics and OF face
powder to hide the bushes Of mirthful
faces is a never failing one.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22
Yicarious nIartyrdom.

The grip is depopulating the Indian
wigwams Of Alaska and Vancouver
Island. The malignity Of the disease
seems, indeed, proportional to the limo
cence Of its yictims-a phenomenon
which might be explained on the theory
that epidemics prove specially fatal 70
individuals of an unpreparcd race. a
native Of the Allegheny highlands may
be almost killed by a catarrh contracted
by nights lodging in bedroom filed
with an atmosphere which the habitues
of the city sluIns could breathe with
comparative impunity, and the chron-
icler Of Captain Cooks voyages relates
that a community of South Sea Islanders
was affected with an alarming influenza,
in consequence Of a few minutes con
versation with sailors who had passed
the nights Of long voyage IN a stufy
cockpit.-Fehx l.. Oswald in Philadel-
phia Times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22
Brothers, Death strangely Colncldent.


One of the most remarkable coinci-
dences that it has ever been the province
of a newspaper TO record comes from the
lower end of the county. Henry Trum-
bauer of Ross township, few miles
west of Shickshinny, farmer, forty-ive
years old, retired at an early hour on
Sunday night In his usual good health,
and to all outward appearances never
felt better in his life. The next morn
ing his wife was Mortified by the dis
covery of his dead body in bed. He had
passed quietly away in the night with
out struggle.
On the same night his brother viii
liam, living in Hunlock township, about
ten miles away, retired hale and hearty.
He, too, showed no symptoms of illness.
Nothing in his demeanor gave the slight
est warning Of impending dissolution.
His daughter, not seeing her father come
down as usual, called, but received no
answer. She went up stairs. when she
was horror stricken to find him dead on
the bed.
The occurrence has created not a lit
tie excitement in the neigh hood, as
the men were well known in the COM
munity. No marks Of violence could be
found on their bodies, and the general
belief is that death was due to natural
causes. Both men were married and
each leaves a wife and family
barre Record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22
Sick Room Yagaries.

at is curious TO notice the moral effect
of illness upon people" said prominent
physician the other day. For instance
among my patients are preacher who
swears when he IS Sex aud a gambler
who praya 4 successful and vel
known business man viii not 20 70 MS
bed when illness attacks him because OF
q morbid fear that he VIII never Use
from it again. a lady Of not the prettiest
character has al her jewelry and fne
dresses laid on the foot Of her bed, sup
pose 70 keep her mind from terrifying
thoughts. i hundred other peculiar
ties are developed, but the most remark
able one 70 me Is that Of a professional
man who reads up IN current literature
when he Is really seriously IL because he
hasn't time 70 do il when he's well -
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22
The Young Nan raintea.

While a young man and young lady ot
this place We're gathering plums the
young lady stepped on the head cf a
blacksnake. Her first intimation of the
situation was the presence Of the snakes
coil around her ankle. She shriekad and
swOOned.
The young man few TO the rescue. but
the reptile was moving slowly away
when the excited youth assaulted him.
The snake showed fight, and striking
with his full force fastened his fangs in
the mans waistband. The horror OF his
predicament overcame him, and faint
ing ne in turn fell 10 the ground The
young lady was first to recover. and
when her bean returned to consciousness
the snake had diSappeared.-AbbeyiIe
Cor. Atlanta Constitution.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22
Whistling in Germany.

One has TO be careful how and what
he whistles IA Germany. The other day
a peasant at Diedenbofen, Lorraine, was
arrested and brought before the magi5-
trate on the charge Of showing disrespeCt
to the German Authorities by wbIstling
the ''AIarssiilaise.T The man contended
that the march be had whistIed wa one
be had learned when be was serving in
the Brunswick Hussars. The court made
the policeman who mad arrested the
prisoner whistle the ''Marssillalse' 70 see
if he knew the famous hymn. Then the
prisoner was ordered . whistle the
march he claimed % have heard in the
Hussars. 1t proved % be suspiciously
similar 70 the 'Marseillalse. and the
unlucky whistler was fined fifteen MARKS
for rs indlsc-rtiOu. The policeman was
not fined for whisIlrng the alr.-St. LOUIS
Gl0be-DemOcrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22
REMAINS UNCHANGED.

There is a report being circulated on the
streets to the effect that the mayor and
council of the city have rented the third
story of the new city building to the
knights of Pythias. Mayor Carey de-
sires the EAGLE to deny that there is any
truth in the report, and to say that he.
the mayor, states positively that the third
story of the city building has not been
rented to the knights of Pythias or any
body else.
The special meeting of the council called
for the purpose of considering the advis-
ability OF changing the plans of the new
city building, so that the police depart
ment including the Police judge, should
be transferred to the basement of the
building. and the school board be given
the rooms originally intended for the
police department, decided to make no
changes in the original plan OF the build
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22

Connecticut evidently IS bent On Civ
ing Georgia a t1ssle for the position q
chef center for the distribution q snake
stories. This cue CONES from Norwlca:
1 nan here tae other day took ths
stone cover OF an Old dry wei in his
pasture and saw ~ Tire bottom q i a
bail q BRAIDED black snakes bigger than
a lager beer kez. he ran - tie house
and gos his revolver AID a BOX q cart
ridges. Re blew IN al his cartridges,
AID the vel was boiling ever with So
Gaping Eu2kes when he got taTo1zn win
them. lie got eighteen dead Shake n
tns vel, and mora than three times
tnat number got away. The biggest
snake hagZed vas over seven fses long
and the smallest one Eore than fCzr
fza+
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4 Hsmsma.l. I.lrrelr.

4 highly Interesting reEc wa lgfelT dis-
covered by 3 touring party q the XII
bourne &. O. australia u consisted q
the remains q 50 Old spider wheeled hicT-
Gle made az a place called HeaiesvilIs. by =
gifted ue-harc named HeuleF. ss8ns
twelve years sinee. z . 20 ths time n gass-
ton C seems tAaE Henley Lad never fes.u
a cycle bgt be auntition - possess sJrD =
such vehicle wzs fred - pictorial re9rs-
srntati0as ia tho pres Henley - 70
york vlth sucd material a. be founf rraslT
~ BIS hand. aad fashiosesf bark bore o1s
ofz go pipe, 10 rIg1s ~ q haif secIgm q
PIP. AID TIE s5-okea - fencing r4rs- TIE
besrluZs consisted ~ blocks u rsd Ftim-
wood aad the wheals rza on roe tssas.
Tas rars Oh hone znate crock ~ rgiF =
wreck. which fhe NsIho1-ae q. O. have -
cured f1r tzelr clzb roouA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22

by the court, but he nowhere could be
found. He left his claim in May, 1890
After an absence of some months he re-
turned on August Is and after stopping
two days, left word with Bates to sell his
claim. which he sold in February of the
present year. During his first absence he
had gone to Texarkana, Ark, but where
he now is no one knows. Before the trial
came up, Foster told some of his neighbors
that he would not be present at the trial,
as he didn't want to testify against Mrs.
HaWley
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-22
PROCEEDINGS CITY coUNcILJuLY2o. 1891
(OFFICIALl

The council met pursuant to adjourn
nent, Mayor Carey in the chair All
couucilmen present except Mr.. Mckee.
The mayor stated that DIR. McAdams
and Foote had declined to serve on the
board of health, he therefore appointed
the board anew, consisting of Drs F. 3.
Allen, Van NAYS and ST John, together
with Counciimen Harris and Leveridge.
On motion the same was confirmed.
Ordinance No. 107L-"An ordinance
making an appropriation out Of building
fund - After reading the twenty-eighth
estimate OF the architects the ordinance
was passed.
Ordinance No. I07L-"An ordnance
making appropriations for miscellaneous
purposes. was placed on its passage and
carried
Mr. Buckeridge moved that Rule IS shall
not apply TO appropriation ordinances, and
out referring them 70 committee. No
tion was unanimously carried.
Nj Buckeridge stated that the joists o.
hose house No. were defective. Ar
Tucker moved that same De referred 70
the building Commute with power TO &C.
Carried.
Mr.. Mosbacher moved that the fire mar
shall be allowed 70 wash the asphal;um
with the fire hose. and II found unsatis-
factory the plan of Mr.. Tucker could then
be adopted. Motion carried
Mr. Caswell moved ths, Waterman be
appointed for the city building. This ex-
peuse would be in lien Of insurance On
building Motion carried
A committee OF the board os education
addressed the council. stating that the
third floor Of the city hail without an
elevator. could nos be accepted. Mr..
Glaze moved that the building committee
together with the mayor. confer with the
committee OF tie school beard, and be
empowered 10 act ard arrange matters
zmicab.y Was carried
Bids on sidewalks as per advertisement
OF June Is were opened On moiioa both