The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-26

featuring possessed by tho Graham Man
ufacturing Company, together with q
largo local market in this rapidly de-
veloping country and also having as it's
BAR neighbor, tho Graham Furniture
Factory mot yet in operation), which
will consume large portion of is 9th
| erwise "lost notion" and tho further
fact that every encouragement is as
sured by the Norfolk and Western rail-
| way, which can consistently be ex-
| pected; all these factors ought to com
bine to yield satisfactory result and
beyond question will.
General Manager Dundon is thor
oughly practical man, having had q
large experience in tho Pennsylvania
and Northwestern lumber regions.
Secretary and Treasurer Mitchell is
un expert accountant and accom- plished
business man OF large exper ence in
Richmond, Va, and other cities. Mr.
| Mottu IS a young man Of rare qualities
and with all a most agreeable com.
panion and good business training
Turn on the steam!
Graham Head Light.
This spirited and loyal publication
carefully guards the interests of this
favored region and in every line of it's
bright and newsY columns may be de-
tected the familiar style of Harry NJ
Smythe, its editor and proprietor.
The courage OF ones convictions re-
celves severer test in the journals .ic
profession than in any other, and it is
refreshing in this day OF subsidy and
and sYcophancy, to recoganze q spirit
80 fearless, dashing and able as that
animatinI Bro Smythe.
Head Light" is a term filled with in
spiration and suggests the true mission
Of newspaper; such a paper Mr..
smythe conduots. Always in the
front rank OF progressive thought never
at loss for suggestions bearing upon
the development of his town and sec
ton, ready at any timo to throw him
self in the breach bodily or financially;
such q citizen and such an editor
should DE and Is appreciated by his fell
lows, and your correspondent cannot re
frain from adding his testimonial to the
many already heaped mountain high
upon the devoted head OF Harry NJ
Smythe.
Wartburg Seminary.
The above named institution, found ed
by Rev. j. b. Greever, and decided by
him to board OF trustees, is now -four.
ishing under the presidency OF Prof
Doerman, formerly Of OHIO, who has in.
fused now spirit into it's being. a
corps OF competent teachers are assist
offered the very best oppor tn mites of
obtaining thorough education.
The course of study comprises all
branches essential to the acquiring OF a
| good education.
| A competent matron has been placed
| in charge of the female boarding de-
| partment The presidents family and
the teachers take their meals with the
pupils, and thus careful vigilance over
| the manners and general welfare Of the
| pupils will be constantly exercised.
| Male pupils will board and room in a
separate building on the grounds.
Graham is to be congratulated upon
her seminary and the only criticism
your correspondent offers is that In the
selection OF a name 1t should have been
called "Greever Seminary" in honor Of
the noble donor, Prof. j. B. Greever.
Hotel Graham.
The hotel, whose advertisement ap.
pears on this page, is fast growing in
popularity. Mr.. Sloan, tho gentleman
who has leased the property from the
| Graham Land and Improvement Com
pany for period of years from Septem.
Der last, has M anaged to get on the
| good side Of tho travelling public and
especially the commercial men, so that
now Hotel Graham is the favorite rem
devious, on Sundays especially, for this
class of jolly good fellows.
A number of the boys make this no.
til their headquarters and radiate from
| n re to the various points with which
tteY have bu 'ineIs dealings Pocahon
as, the entire coal region, Clinch Val.