The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-31
The TIMES TELAUToGRAPHS.
Unusual Items Picked Up by
Times Reporters.
The City Treasurership-Who Has It and
Who Wants H-Thres Fair Young
Women-Beli Telephone "atents-
Mike, the Bulldozer-Clcaning the
Streets-An Admirable Institution
Pushing the College,

The city treasurership promises to
produce the most elegant mixed fight
the city has ever seen. In the first
place it is right fa. Office. If rightly
handled 1t ought to be good for net
81 500 year, and it is a four. year hold
never have met any one who knew
exactly what 1T did yield, but that is
about right. The First ward has
brought out three candidates, all good
memo. w. Thomas, the present in.
cumbent; G. L. Stevens, secretary of the
school board. and Councilman G. G..
Payne. @. Markley was talked, of, but
nothing came Of 1t. The Second ward has
yielded Charles Lyle and the Fourth
John K Greene. Politics Is an uncertain
business, 80 what is said in this skit
may be taken for what it is worth. M.
o. Thomas is the ablest political worker
In Southwest Virginia beyond doubt.
Charley Thomas Is about the most
popular man in Roanoke. That makes
hard combination to beat. The princi.
pal argument against his re- election is
that he has had the office long enough.
L think 1t is poorish sort of an argu-
ment, but good many people use it.
Another thing in his favor Is the multi
tude OF candidates. An "In" iutrenched
by popularity and good political work is
not to be ousted by divided field.
Only compact, united field has ghost
OF show and for the life OF me don't
sec who can be induced to withdraw. II
the field can concentrate on one man.
then look out for a lively race. There
Is some vague talk that dummy candi-
dates may be put up, but that is all
in ones eye. The Thomas interest
Will be stronger in the primary than in
the open fight. There were 2,440 votes
cast last spring in the primary, and
good judges say more will be cast this
spring. I have talked with twenty
good guessers in the past week, and
with live candidates in the field they
give Thomas on an average thirty per
cent. OF the total vote. With only two
candidates what will he get? I would
like to hear from the prophets
Three Fair Young Women.
Three fair young women blew into
THE TIMES late last night. Tney had
a man in tow, and they were 80 comely
another man person leaned in the door.
way and let the cold air in for three
minutes before ne could be induced to
shut the door. Why is it that man
can never Introduce another man to
three good-looking women so that he
can grasp their names? I never have
found out. Then they all talked at
once about different things bearing on
the Same subject. 1 can write short
hand with one hand and transcribe with
the other. i can write Latin with nv
right and fair translation with nv
left at tho same time. | have seen a
man write business letter, dictate
business letter and have third party
talk business to him at the same time.
But 1 couldn't catch quite all those
young ladies said, especially as the
little ono kept rolling her big black
eyes up at mo in way that made my
heart jump around scandalousiy. But
what they tried to say was this:
The Eudeavor Circle of Kings Daugh.
tiers, assisted by the Roanoke Banjo
and Guitar Club, will give an entertain
ment for the benefit of the Home for the
Sick at the Academy of Music ON Tues
day evening, April A. Tickets are on
sale at Thompson's bookstore. Tho pro.
gramme will be as follows:
The Darkics' Dream: Lansino
eo,o o Roanoke Banjo and Guitar Club.
solo, Ni'" Mrs j e poric; Motel
a mag Dri Endeavor Circle
Inc Oarkles l'atrol ..................La Lansing
Roanoke Banjo and Guitar Club.
Selection... Roanoke Machine Works Orchestra
Comedy. 1.-The Bachelors Dilcmma'
KIM
An Admirable Institution.
Speaking of the Home for the Sick,
if the good people of Roanoke would
visit that admirably managed institu.
tion on its receiving day it would never
lack for support. 1t lost warm friend
and advocate in the late DIR. Koiner
The Sound of Tools.
The sound of the drill, hammer
trowel and saw reverberates through the
atmosphere of Cam pbell avenue. Major
Day is seen hourly watching the pro.
gress of excavation and removal upon
his property, while the steady buzz of
the saw and ring Of the hammer on the
extension to the Ponce de Leon keeps
rVtlm1C Tina uni tho o1;o1r Of kho krou,