The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-14

There are only three more days be
tween now and the great Decennial
Cele bration. The numerous members
of the various committees have been at
work and have worked hard to mako
this Celebration what it should and will
be, the grandest peagant ever held in
Virginia.
The enthusiasm that is inspired by
the hard work done by the committees
is spreading. The merchants and all
OF the commercial men have caught the
fever and everybody has been inspired
by the occasion and is willing to help
celebrate on this, the greatest epoch in
the history Of the Magic City.
The people Of Roanoke feel that this
is general holiday aud they will dec.
crate their homes in commemoration of
the occasion. Besides the elaborate
and beautiful decorations on the public
buildings that is being done by the com
mlttee on decorations, numbers Of pri-
vate houses are making their places
gay with bunting and national colors.
The private firms are decoratin we'll
and displaying liberality and interest in
the public good. Reynolds Bros, s.
Co., dealers in tobacco, on Campbell
street, have decorated their place of
business very artistically. The engine
house of the Junior Hose Companv on
Campbell street. has been made raw
with bunting. flags, and tho national
colors. Smiths music store on Salem
av' nue. has been dressed ouu in it's now
suit Of many colovcd cloths, and is re.
splcndent III it's dress of red, white and
blue The Ladies Aid Society. who arc
holding festival on Jefferson street
have caught the inspiration and have
the store house gaily decked in bright
colored bunting.
Tho committee on decorations has re-
fused to accept the arches that nave
been put up at the street intersections
and those decorations will be enlarged
and improved this morning, from de-
signs offered by w. A. Carr.
Horses will be in great demand on
the 18th and 18th: all the livery stables
in the city have bargained to furnish
their full supply. j. &. Knepp has
hired out eighteen, and will bring from
the country eight more; West Williams
has engaged eighteen: Dyer Bros. IL
Thomas have engaged thirty horses;
Willard Mclaughlin thirty; and
Horton Il Roberts twenty-five, and
several other smaller stables about
hfty more, which makes total OF about
l75: c. Il. Whaling IL Co. have prom
iSed not to let any of their horses go
without drivers.
The presidents and cashiers of the vari-
GUS banks IN this city have issued the
following important notice to parties
having notes falling due there:
In order to allow the clerks to par
ticipate in the decennial celebration,
all parties having notes falling due on
June 18th and 10Th are requested to at
tend to the same on Friday. June II
j. w. Shields, Jr., cashier First Nat
ional Bank; j. V. Jamison. secretary
and treasurer Fidelity Loan and Trust
Company; Junius Il. Fishburne cashier
National Exchange Bank; J. c. Daven-
port. cashier Commercial National
Bank; 5. w. Jamison, secretary and
trea urer Roanoke Trust, Loan and Safe
Deposit Company: Z. Markley, president
Traders Loan and Trust Company; FLA.
Barnes, president State Savings Bank;
j. d. Smith, president Roanoke Savings
Bank.
Nj. Il. G. Jordan, chairman of the De.
cennial committee on amusements, has
ordered in addition to a 5000 order for
fireworks already sent out, one dozen
large colored floral bomb shells. one
dozen Japanese bomb shells, might,
and two dozen extra large colored gey-
sers, which will add greatly to the py-
rotechnic display. The congregation of
st. Andrews Church has raised a large
amount Of money and donated it to the
committee of amusements. Arrange
ments now are that one of the finest
fireworks displays ever seen in the
South will be let off from st. Andrews
Hill on Saturday night
The committee on invitatio rs received
letters yesterday from number of
prominent newspaper men in Virginia
and neighboring States, accepting invi-
tations to be present.
The tents of the Second Virginia regi-
ment arrived yesterday and were put in
place by Capt. WILDER S. Pole, on the
beautiful grounds selected on the
Pleasant Valley Land Com any, just to
tho west OF the Jefferson street bridge.
Some OF the companies of the regi
ment will be in encampment to night and
each evening there will be a militery
parade Geo. w. Ramsey, telegraphed
from Philadelphia yesterday that the
necessary ammunition had been provi-
ded for. Col. s. s. Brooke, chairman of
the military committee reports. that all
the necessary details have been ar
ranged for the visiting soldiers.
Chief Marshal Capt. Henri DAWN has
corrected his list of aids, and the re-
viscd list is as follows: j. C. Rawn, E.
c. Pechin, w. A. Glasgow. Jr.. j. ii.
Wingate, A. l.. Jamison, j. II. Skinker,
w. C. Williams, H. o. Rogers, ]. S.
Green, IL. Il. Ravenel, A. S. Asberry, j.
T. Trout, II. C. Starkey, William Luns-
ford, DR.. John b. Moorman, j. P. Bar
bee, w. +. Winch. j.. c. Davenport,
Eston Randolph, Jas. a. Mcconnell.
Junias Fishburne, L. C. Buckner, c. II.
Whaling, DIR. Leigh Buckner, w. +.
Patterson, John Sexton, II. II. Greider,