The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-17


avenue, thence to Kimbal avenue,
thence TO Randolph street bridge, thence
to East Salem avenue, thence to South
Jefferson street. the point of formation
Among the many artistic decorations
that adorn the city this morning those
in front of w. G.. Baughman's place
of business on Salem avenue deserve
special notice. There are two paint
ings executed by Will Carr. of this city,
The top one represents Roanoke, then
known as Big Lick, as it appeared in
1852. A large, lum bering stage coach.
drawn by four horses, is making it's
tollsome progress along rough coun.
try road, north of which lie few rude
negro cabins, with their dusky inhabi-
tants lounging around the door in true
darkey style. South of the road and at
no great distance from the stage coach
two large deer are quietly feeding in
little copse apparently undisturbed by
its proximity to them, The beautiful
green valley stretches away on either
hand to tho OF of the mountains
whose violet crowned peaks are bathed
In the gentle radiance of summer twi-
light, and over the whole there breathes
the spirit of rural scene.
beneath this is another picture. The
same cerulean crowned hills slum Der
In the luminous shadows of twilight,
but gone are the rural cabins, gone is the
stage coach. gone are the wild deer and
where they once were there rises the
spires and domes OF great city and the
clouds OF smoke from manufacturing.
commercial and industrial institutions
float upward and away towards the dis
tant mountain tops. That picture is
representation of Roanoke in 1892
Just beneath these pictures and in
tended as companion piece of the
former, is figure which represents the
early pioneer. This face, framed in wild,
unkempt locks, wears the stern express
sion of his race. Large hunting boots
encase his legs high above his knees,
MS hand rests upon long, hunting
rifle, and, as his STERN thoughtful eyes
contemplate the hill.topped distance;
he ever and anon raises to his lips a
cigarette, and emits from his mouth
large puffs of white smoke.
But gone, too, is the pioneer and TO
his place has succeeded the active
Drained business man, with the brisk
energy and sound Judgment, which have
raised Roanoke from pre- tty landscape
to great city.
Out at Camp Roanoke yesterday mat
tiers had begun to assume definite shape,
and the companies, which arrived Wed
nesday, having got settled in taeir tents,
camp life may be said to have formally
commenced at noon, whilst at there
was company drill and dress parade at
$50 p. m. BY this time the men are
becoming fairly accustomed to their
quarters, which are nothing more nor
less than regulation wall tents with
some few A tents for the sentries and
their reliefs; in these they have plenty
OF clean straw upon which they spread
their blankets and after their fatigues
OF the day sleep as soundly almost as
when at home. So far the rations thew
brought with them have been sufficient
to supply their wants, but to-day some
arrangement OF messes will have to be
made.
All the companies of the Second Regi-
mont which are expected have arrived,
and the following list was obtained
from the members of the diff aren't com.
panies: Company A. from Woodstock,
with AZ men; captain. j. c. Bates; first
lieutenant, Ellis Walker; second lieu
ant, j. W. Magruder.
Company b, from Winchester, with
25 men. Captain Trenury; first lieu
tenant. W. Rutherford.
Company d, from Toms Brook, with
"A men. Captain. John Fleming; first
lieutenant, b. Il. Borden; second lieu
tenant, James Walton.
Company f, from Pocahontas, with
30 men, Captain Graham; first lieuten-
ant. M. p. Maxey; second lieutenant, C.
M. Graham.
Company G, Roanoke Light Infantry,
with SO men, Captain John Bird I'd; first
lieutenant, w. ID. Moss; second lieuten-
ant, A. p. Taliaferro; third lieutenant,
w. Is. Hatcher.
Company H, jeff Davis Rifles, of
Salem, with forty men, Captain Wing
field Griffin; first lieutenant, A. c.
SPOTS.
Company L, from Pulaski, with 81
men. Capt. S. II. Stone; first lieutenant,
L. l.. Lyons; second lieutenant, j. W.
Miller.
Company I. from Abingdon, has 45
men, so that this will put the strength
of the Second Virginia Regiment 1T CON
siderably over 300 men.
The following are the staff officers:
Col. j. ~. Mutton, Major Lewis, sur
geon. Major Pryton; adiutant, Capt. W.
Il. kinsey; ordnance officer. Capt W. 5.
Pole; assista ut surgeon, Capt. r. Cor
don Simmons; com missioner OF subsis-
tence, Capt. IL. Mutton; chaplain, Capt.
hyde; quartermaster, Calico; sergeant
major, Sergt. w. III. Grove. Lieut..
Charles Hine, of the Sixth infantry, l..
5. A., is acting adjutant and camp in.
structor. The band Of the Jr. D. u.
A. NJ. has been engaged for the camp
and went on duty at six p. m. yester-
day. the band has just received their
new uniforms con sisJing of red coats
and white trousers and caps, which make
pretty contrast to the dark blue
fatigue uniforms in which the soldiers
at Camp Roanoke are habited
An hour or so befOrc sunsat vacter