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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-04
COMMISSIONERS, SALES.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
~ REAL ESTATE.-Under and by virtue of
decree of the Hastings Court for the city OF Roa.
nokc, Va, entered on the 3Oth day OF July, 1892
IN the cult OF Bush q Garner for etc va. NJ. r.
sind w. j. Allen ct ais. the undersigned will
again offer for sale ut public auction to the high.
est bidder at the front door OF the court houre in
the city OF Roanoke, Va, on TUESDAY, THE
9Th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1872 AT II NJ the
Following lot with the house thereon, situated in
4hc city OF Roanoke, Va, bounded and described
as follows TO wit: Beginning at a point on south
Side or London street 160 feet vert Of Third
street n W., thence in southerly direction 100
fees to an alley, thence with said alley in
westerly direction 40 feet to a point. thence in
HOrtherly direction 130 feet to London street.
silence IN IN easterly direction 30 feet to the be-
ginning, known as part OF lot No. g. section 81 of
Rogers, Fairfax 81 Houston addition to Roa-
Hoke.
TERMS: One-third cash; balance in two equal
Installments. payable respectively in six and
deed Of trust on the said property.
X. RANDOLPH HICKS,
WI. TURNER,
Commissioners
i. s. S. Brooke, clerk, hereby certify that w
IL Turner, one OF the commissioners appointed
bya decree entered in the Chanccry cause of
bush q Garner for etc. vs.. ". j Allen ct ala, on
tue day OF May, 1872, for the purposes
sherein mentioned, has this day entered into
oond In the penalty or $1,000, with approved &C.
curtty, conditioned according to law
ISq2. ''- u"' VI o"ne'
Teste: SIS. BROOKE,
(. o o tus Clerk,
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

Progress OF the Order in Nebraska-Py.
THAN Sister Notes.
There are CESS knights Of Pythias In
Nebraska. They paid out during the past
year for sick benefits the sum Of @, 525. 90.
During that time there were 735 initiated,
S75 reinstated and Sls admitted by card.
AS the time draws near all the evidences
go to prove that the encampment at Kan
sas City will be the finest thing of the kind
that has ever taken place in this country.
The Pythian Sisters are growing in num-
bers with gratifying rapidity.
The grand lodge of Missouri will meet In
st. Louis in October.
The supreme secretary is under bonds Of
$4,000.
The depository of the endowment rank
is under bond of Sc50,OOO.
Pythian Sisters are doing much to keep
alive the interest and enthusiasm of the
brotherhood.
Texas has about 100 lodges of Knights Of
Pythias, with o membership Of about IL. 900.
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NAT1oNAL BUSINESS COLLEGE

national BUSINESS COLLEGE
IN Roanoke, Va.--The regular session
of this popular institution, which has
been partially suspended during the
heated season, resumed yesterday, Sep
Sember 1st, with full corps of instruc-
tors. Remember that over rs per cent.
of the two hundred students who
entered the school and completed their
Sconrse are to-day filling positions sue
'eessfully and most of them in this
Magic City of progress and enterprise.
Young man, come here and prepare for
6usiness. Send for our new illustrated
college journal containing full informa.
6son. Address as above.
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THE NEW SUBURB CITY,

For Which q $500 Name Is Being Wanted.
The TIMES is informed by the officers
OF the National Building Company that
names are beginning to come in rapidly.
and as they are DESTROYS that every per-
son in this section send in name, wish
to remind them that the polls close next
Thursday, after which time no votes
can be received.
Tomorrow being holiday to many,
and having few hours to spare, it may
be we'll for those Intending to send in q
name to view with a critical eve the
graceful slope Of Hillside. which NAV
suggest some poetical title which shall
win the coveted prize.
There are many people who live in
crowded tenement houses who pay suf-
ficient rent to have owned houses Of
their own several times over, but are ig-
norant as to just what method is needed
to commence with to secui Q themselves
homo in some suburban territory,
where, with pure air. sparkling wafer,
little garden and surrounded by all
the comfJrts which country scenery can
afford, are able. with no other expense
than their ability to pay rent to own
an abundance of such territory lying
just outside her limits, and probably no
more beautiful tract of land could be
selected than that of the National Build.
ing Company, upon which they intend to
furnish homes for those who desire.
With all the other advantages which
have been mentioned lies the great fact
of It's close proximity to the city, it's
cheap fares, and escape from burden.
some city taxation. To all young mar.
ried ,ople, who are just starting in
life. the thought is not pleasant that
you will, for the next ten or fifteen
years, rent house, and at the expira.
tion OF that time will have paid your
landlord enough to have owned 1t two
or three times over; or, in Other words,
have paid him enough to have paid for
q home OF your own, and you-well, you
have nothing but rent bills to show for
it. The Natio1 al Building Company
proposes to show how every young man
can procure homo of his own, II he Ia
willing to simply pay rent for such.
No other security is needed. and, as 1t
will cost nothing to investigate II intor-
ested, why not call at the Company's
| office, where they will be pleased to
explain their plans, and give you, cheer
fully, all information desired.
You are referred to their ADVERTISE
ment in this paper headed, $500 for q
Name"
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vINTON

In the eastern part of the town, stand
ing in the midst OF commodious yard
and surrounded by score of great tall
oaks, is the handsome residence of ex-
Mayor Giles Gum. Friday night this
residence was brilliantly illuminated
and the grove decorated with fire balls
and hundred Japanese lanterns. Here
and there was spread table with the
most delicious edibles TO tempt the ap-
petite of visitors, who were waited on
by number OF the most fascinating
young ladies OF the town. Pretty little
girls sold flowers and turned into the
hands of the treasurer large supply of
dimes and nickles.
The Misses Mamie Hunter, Bernice
Fulks and Jennie Smith had charge of
thespostoff1ce. They were we'll patron.
lied. In one OF the parlors was q gypsy
camp. Misses Nellie Mclean, Lou Bass
and Jennie Patteson were decorated in
the garb of the Oriental fortune teller.
These young ladies seemed we'll versed
in palmistry and told the future of a
la'ge number of young people and the
proceeds made visible effect in the
weight of the wampum belt. Good
music, vocal and instrumental, was dis
pensed. Everybody had a good time and
when the party dispersed handsome
sum OF money was left in the hands OF
Mics Lora Gum, which will help paw
for tho Presbyterian Church now being
erected on the corner Of Second and Lee
streets.
Rev. P H. Whisner,:presiding elder of
the Roanoke District, held his third
quarterly conference for this station yes
terday. He will preach in the Metho-
dist Church here this morning at IL
o'clock.
Abe L. Howell, who has been superin-
tending work on a mill near Alloghaney
Springs for short time, returned to
Vinton yesterday.
The young people OF tho town are
talking of organizing literary society.
Miss Annie Massey, of Ballahack, is
visiting here.
Miss Lucy w. Clayton, of Otter Hill,
is visiting Mrs R. Il. Garthight.
The Misses Maggie Franklin and
Louise Lavender. of Lynchburg, arrived
here yesterday and are the guests Of Miss
Mary Vineyard.
w. z. Barley, of Fincastle, and Miss
Gertrude Obenshain, Of Arch Mills, arc
visiting the family of George R. Glsh.
Walter Gish, prominent young bust.
ness man of Bedford City, is in town.
John Edwards, native OF Bedford
county, who has been absent in Texas
for the past six years, is visiting old
friends here.
Miss Berta Johnson. OF Chambliss.
burg, was in town yesterday.
| 8. W. Kasey and s. E. Mcclure are in
franklin county.
Mrs: G. A. Dickie, of Christiansburg,
Is visiting her dauther. Mrs. w. S.
Mosely.
The school board of Big Lick distric,
held meeting here yesterday. Two
lots were purchased for $3.50, on which
q school building for the colorel people
will be erected shortly.
Rev. Mr.. Thomson, of West Bedford
circuit Virginia conference, passed
through town on his way to Roanoke.
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in 1869. He entered
the office of the
district attorney
of Cambria coun-
ty, and was admit
ted to the bar in
1873. Owing to his
high literary at
tainmcnts he be-
came editor of the
Decatur Press,
which position he
held for two years.
He afterward be-
came connected
with the Pennsyl-
x,onto rotl,x,nu tn
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vania railway. ]

1854 he removed to Cincinnati to take a
lucrative position with the Queen and
Crescent, and has since resided there. For
the last decade or more Mr.. Bradley has
taken an active interest in the promotion
of the knights of st. John, occupying many
honorable positions, until last year nc was
elected to the highest Office in the gift of
the order-supreme president.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-04
KNIGHTS OF. ST. JOHN.

Frank p. Bradley. Supreme President of
the r. G. u. knights OF st. John.
Frank p. Bradley was born in Cambria
county, Pa, 1859, educated at St. Francis
college and afterward in St. Vincent col
lege where he Mas graduated with honors
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Senator Ransom In y,r.,n,a

senator Ransom, of Forth Carolina,
who has been in the U. S. Senate for
twenty.one years. addressed a large and
enthusiastic crowd of Democrats yester.
day at Madison, few miles below Mar.
iinsville.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-04
New Uniforms ArrIve.

D..
Y The new police uniforms for the chief
and sargesnts arrived yesterday morn
ing. They are made of blue cloth with
che exception Of blue stripes on the
sleeves Of the sergeants' coats, which
arc double breasted frocks with q row
0E buttons in rows OF two on each side.
The buttons on the suit OF the chief has
the seal OF Virginia on 1t, while the sar-
geants' only have the letter P. They
were ordered by Joe Frank, the we'll
Known clothier, from Baltimore Arm.
Estey Organs,
--LATEST STYLES and finish for both par
Lor and church, just received at Hobbie
Ssaus.c Company, 1877 Salem avenue.
OLD papers, is cents per hundred, for
Saale at this office.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-04

A NICE lot Of preserving pears at R. J.
Eckloff's store. Call EARLY Monday.
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.NCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES AND
- LITTLE CHILDREN.

Mies Wilcox and Miss Scott propose opening a
School for Young Ladies' and Children in Roa-
nni1o: The session will commence September
70. Instruction thorough, reaching from the
elementary to the higher branches OF woman g
education, Pupils prepared for Hollins and
soEher institutions of like character Special
.Attention will be given to primary department.
Circular stating terms, etc, will he found at
aravatts and Thompsons book stores: For FUR
WILtCON, Franklin Road, corner OF Albcmarlc
avenue, Roanoke, Va s 10 I'M
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FIsssr cabinets, q, sidallnsor's. &C, Jeiyersor
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Roam OK

4OOth Year Begins Sept. nth.
a College OF high grade. Choice OF courses for
degrees. Also a Commercial Course. Separate
Preparatory School for BOYS. Library 1900
volumes. Working laboratory. Good morals.
Heslthful mountain climate Buildings i'm.
proved; steam heat. Expenses low. Increasing
patronage Catalogue with views, free. ADDRESS
JULIUS +. DREHER, President, Salem, Va.
S s to q ID
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EDUCATIONAL.
EDUCATIONAL.
School for Young
Ladies and Girls.
MRS. M. c. MASSIE

Will open her school September IL.
Thorough instruction in English, Latin,
Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music
and Art. AS there will be no canvass
ting, she will gladly give any informa
tfon to those who will call on or write
\ TO her at her residence, 100 Seventh
avenue 8. w. 81 I'm
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Estey Orgaons.

saale at this office.
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II AW SCHOOL.

AW SCHOOL,
Richmond College. Richmond, Va.
Opens Sept. -.
Charges moderate. Advantages excellent,
& send to College for catalogue,
ft,4 and
it For special information, address
ROGER GREGORY
"a Lester Mano;. Va.
g % an IN. III ent
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Virginia Agricultural and mechanical
COLLEGE,

AT BLACKSBURG. VA
i6 1nstrnctors.Thorough equipped Shops,
ing aud Electric lights in Dormitories. Degree
Courses III Agriculture, horticulture, Civil Me-
ehanical and Electrical Engineering, Applied
Chemistry and General Science. Shorter
courses in Practical Agriculture aad Practical
Mechanics.
Total cost for session of nine months, in
Guiding fcee, clio hing, text books. medical at
tendance, ETC., about sl45. Next session begins
Sept. 21st, 1892. For Catalogue apply to
S51m j. Il. MCBRYDE, ce.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01
CHAPTER V.
PEARL


We have as yet hardly spoken Of the
infant. that little creature whose limo
cent life had sprung, by the inscrutable
decree Of Providence, a lovely and i'm
mortal flower out of the rank luxuriance
Of guilty passion. How strange il
seemed tothe sad woman as she watched
the growth and the beauty that became
every day more brilliant, and the intelh
gencc that threw its quivering sunshine
over the tiny features Of this child Hol
Pearl-for so had Hester called her; not
as a name expressive of her aspect, which
had nothing Of the calm, white, unim
passioned luster that would be indicated
by the comparison.
But she named the infant Pearl, az
being Of great price, purchased with al.
she had. her mothers only treasure
How strange. indeed Nan had marked
this womans sin by a scarlet letter
which had such potent and disastrous
efficacy that no human sympathy cOul,
reach her. save it were sinful like her
self. God, as direct consequence OF
the sin which man thus punished, hao
given her a lovely child, whose plac,
was on that same dishonored bosom, G.
connect her parent forever with tn.
race and descent Of mortals, and to l..
finally n blessed soul in heavenl Ye
these thoughts affected Hester Prynn'
less with hope than apprehension. Sh'
knew that her deed had been evil; she
could have 40 faith therefore that it
result would be good. Day after da.
she looked fearfully into the child's ex
panding nature. ever dreading to detec
some dark and wild popularity tina
should correspond with the outlines T.
which she owed her being
Certainly there was no physical de
feet. By its perfect shape, its vigor an,
its natural dexterity in the use Of all it
untried limbs, the infant was worthy @
have been brought forth in Eden
worthy to have been left there, to be th
plaything OF the angels after the world
FIRST parents we're driven out The chill
had native grace which does not IN
variably coexist with faultless beauty
its attire. however simple, always iIi
! plectcN the hDAiNltl~A 40 ~ II N cAe tli
very garb that precisely became it bes
But little Pearl was not clad in rusti
weeds. Her mother, with n morbid pun
pose that may Ice better understood her'
after, had bc~ght the richest tissues tia
could be procured, and allowed her IN
aginatire faculty its fun play IN I'll
arrangement and decoration Of III
dresses which the child wore before II
public eye
So magnificent was the small iigW
when thus arrayod. and such was n
splendor of Pearls own proper beaut
Evening journal., 1892-09-01

Tho important Announcement is made that
Deer Park VIII remain open until October go
ana Oakland until Sep cmicr end. tius
aiiording az opportunity % pend september
the most dciiuhiful m0nthin tho Anaeheuies
The mXuriunt FOLIAGE OF Tie nlnul.nlns i'
chen i'm its uutumha glory. Wild Howe ri
abound. and game and fish are plentiful an
Ncsthuicd limited Express trains az tlt
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between ihl
tast and West stop at both resorts. fullmni
purllr Or sleeping cars ou al trains.
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Vow Arrival-"This is curious place
gahriel-~How s0fr New Arrital-'i asked q
civil question oi the man az the gate and he
told me TO go 90 the devil Ne" YORK Herald
Evening journal., 1892-09-01

Life Insurance solicitors war ted for The
.trongest, largest and best company iu tie
world ANSON A. MAHER, &c neral Agent,
Equitable Builciig.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01

Spring clothing cleaned and repaired
skilled vorkmen. No. on Market street.
? Can't you fix That type-wrlter so that u
won't make so much noisef" said DIR. DumroN'
ssNo, sirr replied tie Young woman. " Ell
then uut I'D in the back room. somebody
THAT'S an e,ncrt with the machine III come
along and understand every word you pc
wriiin' Washington Post.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01

rhe boats leaving Fourth street wharf at 4.l5
D. m. Returns. arriving back al D. M This
trip Is delightful
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"I will keep thy secret as I have his, y
said Hester.

said Hester.
"Swear itr' rejoined he.
And she tool. the oath.
"And now, Mistress Prynne," said old
Roger Chillingworth, rs he was horeaf-
ter to DO named, 81 leave thee alone
alone with thy infant and the scarlet
letter. How is it, Hester? Doth thy
sentence bind thee to wear the token in
thy sleep? Art thou not afraid Of night
mares and hidoous dreamsg"
"Why dost thou smile so at me?' in
quirod Hester, troubled at the expression
Of his eyes. cart thou like the Black
Man that haunts the forest round about
us? Hast thou enticed me into bond
that win prove tho ruin Of my souls"
"Not thy soul" he answered, with
another smile. "No, not timer
Evening journal., 1892-09-01

For yom trunks and bags go to Frank s.
nure 4Ol Ship'cY street.
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Tickets sold uu SATURDAY. and Sunday, sep
fcmbcr and 4. for an trains, und gpol 20 re-
turn on sunday or Monday
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Trunks aud Baga a. COS. Duro'a co. shIp'oy.
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The place to buy your trunks and bags is
at iIl slipley street.
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II YOU want drsi-class dyeing and securing
done, go Co SO. 30 King street.
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si.s5 TO Atlantic C.ty and Return via
ROYAL Blue Line.
Evening journal., 1892-09-01

IContinuei Tomorrow
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-23

knocks woman or child down. in re-
ceding it will invariably lrag them out
a short distance with it. But the force
and power of the undertow have been
very much overestimated, and there is
really not much danger in it. When
fatal accidents occur | find they are
generally caused by exhaustion or care
lessness The surf-bather should not
take long swims outside. He can have
all the excitement he wants by sticking
closely to the surf. Let him find a
sand-bar at low tide, where the surf
breaks two hundred or three E::c Jrcd
feet from shore, and with a little prac-
tice he can learn to ride on breaker
for any distance up to three hundred
feet in water that if he were standing
up would scarcely reach to his waist
-Harper's Weekly.
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DOGS LIKE TO SING.
Some of Them Have "A Taste for Music a
Love to NocaliZe.

Some of Them Have IA Taste for Music and
Love to Vocalize.
hand organ started in with Annie
Rooney" half IA block away and the big
st. bernard dog which had been living
on the steps jumped up and started for
it on the run. His intention was not to
assail the musician. On the contrary,
he no sooner reached him than he sat
up on the curb within three feet of the
instrument and, elevating his nose in
the air proceeded to howl most dismally.
Now, just notice that, said his mas
ter to three young ladies who We're sit
ting on the steps Most people sup
pose that music is apt to be distressing
to Il dog 1t isn't SO at all. Rover will
run square or two any time to sing to
hand-organ. He enjoys it intensely.
If You doubt it just see how his tail is
wagging while he vocaiizes.
DO you call that singing?" asked one
of the pretty girls in white, laughingly.
why, certainly; he does his best and
that is all anyone can do. 1t isn't every
dog that can sing, either. The accom-
plishment is rather exceptional. Even
AsONtl VIII nOl SlllP 10 every tune, DuL
when he hears one that is in his roper
toire. so to speak, he joins in at once
That is not howl of pain but of ex-
IRENE enjoyment. He does not even
take any notice of the monkey. because
ne is 50 absorbed in his operate efforts
But it is all on one note" said an
other of the girls.
That is because Rover has only IA
single note in his vocal register II is
not so with all dogs A friend of mine
has Skye terrier which accompanies
him when he plays a flute. If he be-
gins with low note the beast strikes
low note also, going up to high
tenor howl as he asccnds the scale.
There is another man | know who has
a Gordon setter that will sing when
ever he is requested to do so. without
any accompaniment All you have TO
do is to say to him. Sing. sam, and he
begins at once. And yet one of my SCI
entitic acquaintances once assured me
that the bowling of a dog in response to
music was an involuntary reflex action
consequent to painful irritation of the
animals nerves Such notion Is. in my
opinion, pure nonsense. w ashington
Star