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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-02
,LOUN NJ WARD

moro noticeable than in New York The
cranks of the metropolis think that if
Ward is retained rs captain of the team
for 1898 interest in the Giants and the game
will be revived.
Ward is one of the handful of truly great
baseball men. He was born in Pennsyl-
vanias and his first baseball playing of note
was with the Athletic club in 1877. He
then joined the Providence team and speed
lily made quite a name for himself on the
diamond. In 1883 Ward joined the New
York club, became its captain and short
stop and was soon one of the biggest base
ball stars in the country. In 1888 and 1889
Ward captained one of the two teams that
made the grand tour around the world
Ward was one of the organizers of the
Ball Players brotherhood, became its pres
ident and led it in the great fight with the
National league. OF late Ward has done
good work rs captain of the Brooklyn club
He is n graduate of Columbia law school
and is said to have considerable legal talent
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-02

II REALLY is wise thing for Council
to refer tho ordinance defining the du
ties OF the board of public works to the
city solicitor. 1t may be as we'll to have
the purpose and letter OF tho charter
construed according to it's reading as to
have Council attempt to lay down tho
law to coordinate body.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-02

WE THINK that Thomas w. Miller.
Esq, has quietly and unostentatiously
earned the gratitude of Roanoke. His
visit to Judge Dillon paved the way for
the sale of S95, 900 city bonds at a time
when the money was needed and public
work languishing for lack of it.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-02
A Handsome Calendar.

The Stone Printing and Manufactur.
ing Company has issued one of the
handsomest calendars of the year. The
press work is unually we'll done and the
days of the month, on which important
events happen. are printed in red ink
and the event is named. In addition it
contains the fire alarm list by wards.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-02
EVA MouNTFoRp, THE BEAUTIFUL
An Actress Who Has Had an Exceptionally
Successful Career

Successful Career.
When the play AT the Carnival' was
brought out recently Mt the Peoples theater,
New York, Miss Eva Mountford's excellent
acting was universally commented upon
by the press.
Miss Mountford, who is Mrs. Elmer
GrandiD in private life, is graduate from
the amateur stage. Her father is Colonel
j. NJ. Adams, who was resident of De
troit when Eva WAS born. \ short time
aftcrward the colonel removed to St Louis.
In 1856 Miss Mountford rent to New
York to live, and having previously mani
tested strong liking for theatrcals she
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-02
For tho benefit of st. John,s.

THE ladies of ST. Johns Episcopal
Church will give an entertainment at
the Parish building on Saturday, Feb.
ruary 9TH, from 4 to o'clock in the
afternoon and from 7:4o on through the
evening. The entertei nment will con-
sist of art galle' nd light refresh
ment9. All are CT. ally invited to at
tend.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-02
LOG Salem AvenuI
NATIONAL BUSINESS

nj ATIONAL BUSINESS
~ Roanoke, Va. The rel
of this popular institution
been partially suspended
heated season, resumed yes
tember lst, with a full corr
tors. Remem Der that over
OF the two hundred 81
entered the school and con
course are to-day filing p
cessfully and most of IL
Magic City OF progress an
Young man, come here en-
business. Send for OUT ma
college journal containing
tion, Address as above.
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DRACTICAL STAIR pUlLDE

j. j. GARRY,
Corner Roanoke street and :,
Rcitrences-E. II. Stewart, DR..
n. Daniel. Architects holland
Gcstaf Bottiger, Wilson 81 Hnggi
tor. ontractors and Builders I
w. Shields, .. u. Pollard. MshoH
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-02

SALEM AVENUE is being scraped, but
If the street gang do not bear down
harder on their hoes they will never get
the mud up.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-02

thority for the re-
port, but despite
his further state
mcnt that it was
too late for him to
play ball in New
York again the
managers of the
Giants want him
to captain the
team for 1898 and
seem confident Of
getting him. in
terest i'll baseball
diminished great
~ during 1892, and
in no CITY was this
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-02
WARD TO PLAY NO MORE.
He Says He VIII Abandon Ball and Bn,
for Blackstone.

One Of tho most interesting reports cir
culated in baseball circles of late was to the
effect that John NJ. Ward, the world fam
Gus shortstop and captain of the BROOKLYN
team, had abandoned baseball for the legal
profession. Ward himself was given as au.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-02
NEW
SPRING STOCK
READY FOR YOUAT
HE|RON|MUS & BRUGH'S
THIS WEEK.

We have now open several depart
ments for spring business. Tho differ
ent lines have been selected with great
care and comprise complete assortments
in all tho phases of quality, width and
prices. We invite the ladies to call and
inspect our new display.
10 those who desire to make up chill
dren's dresses, underwear, etc, during
the sombre days of February we would
say that our stock will supply anything
you may need at the very lowest pos.
Siblo margin.
The goods now open arc:
White goods in India linens, plaid
and striped nainsooks. soft finished
nainsooks, French nainsooll, Marseilles,
soft finished cambrics, irish dimity,
piques, plain and dotted swisses, linen
lawns, all over embroideries, tuckings,
children's flouncings.
HAMBURG EMBR0IDERIES
In mbric nainsook and swiss,
Colored embroideries,
Torschon laces,
Vallenciennes laces,
Black and white silk laces,
Feather stitched braids, porcales,
Light prints,
Blue and black prints,
DrtsS RluS hams, SatcenS,
Irish lawns, outing cloths,
New Hosiery, New Gloves, Etc.
Etc.
We call special attention 20 o lot of
fifty pairs of
LACE CURTAINS.
They are in two numbers.
No. l. Twenty-Five pairs of Lace Cur
tains, full length and width, 50, worth
SO.
No 2. twenty-five pairs of Lace Cur
tains, full length and width. SECS
worth S3.25.
REMNANT SALE STILL IN PROGRESS.
HGir0niIlQS & Brugl
P. S.-Will have ready now dress
goods in Silks, Woolens, ETC., in few
days.
AGENTS FOR STANDARD PAPER
PATTERNS.
1o71y
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G. r. WERTZ,
a Smart Dog.

The Winston fire department has a
dog named Trix, who, when a fire
alarm is given, becomes almost frantic.
He barks, and il the boys do not move
fast enough he bites them until they
start down the pole, when he goes down
the stairway and gets down by the time
the first man does, and is the first to
reach the fire. The boys say they in
tend to train him to go down the pole
with them. Trix is hustler Winston
Sentinel
The Vigilant Fire Company of this
city has dog that can go down the polo
as easily and as quickly as any of the
i1remen, and this is saying great deal.
What is more, he watches the indicator
and when an alarm OF fire is turned in
barks the umbers.-Roanoke Record.
These dogs are NOT a circumstance to
Mike, the big dog of THE TIMES Office
AS soon as an alarm sounds Mike
rushes for reporter, jumps upon him
and with all his force pushes him to-.
ward the door. On the street he locates
the fire, sees that the reporter is started
In the right direction and then hurries
OIL to assist the firemen. Mike can al
ways tell whether the fire is going to be
a large one or not. If it is a small
blaze he returns to the office in disgust,
but If the fire is o big one he makes
himself very numerous around the
flames until they are extinguished.
When the reporter starts to write up
his story Mike always sticks his nose in
the paper and secs that the account is
correctly written. If he could write
Mike would make hustling newspaper
man.
The Investigating Committee Organized.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The special
House com mittee appointed to investi.
gate the proceedings OF the Panama
Canal Company and the Panama rail.
road and Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany met this morning and organized.
1t was decided to telegraph at once to
the venerable Richard Thompson, for.
mer American minister OF marine, TO
come on and tell what he knew of the
disposition of tho Panama money
handled by himself and associates. The
committee will also visit New York
soon. 1t has not yet been decided
whether tho attorneys OF the corpora
tions interested will be allowed to be
present at the meetings. Mono were
on hand to-day.
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OLD papers for the next week st
10 cents per hundred
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-02

BY golly! will stop paying rent and
vexing my landlord about repairs and
will go this day and see the man who
has all OF these cheap houses for sale.
could have bought any one of them with
the rent have paid in the last few
years. Sroom house on Jefferson st.
with all improvements. $4,000 :;
$500 cash, balance 245 per month. s.
room house on Ninth ave-. 8. W. 81 900.
Groom house in West End, bath room,
gas, hot and cold water, $4,000; $500
cash, balance S35 per month. Very
pretty S.room house with all improve
ments, good stable, $500: $500 cash,
balance on easy payments. New Groom
house on Shenandoah ave., 80, 200; S1OO
cash. balance, SIC per month. One of
the finest brick residences in the city,
all possible conveniences, large grounds,
cost S16, 900; price $40, 900 on easy terms.
S-room house on Campbell ST., lot 67x
$50. $3.50; cheap. 7-room house on Gen.
ter st., lot 50x130, 81, 600; 500 cash, bal
ance, SIS per month. broom house on
Church &c., lot 40x175, $4,000. 7-room
house in best location in the g. w. part
OF town, all improvements, So, 100; $500
cash, balance on easy terms. List your
property with us, and come and see us
If you want to buy the best property for
the least money.
j. r. WINGFIELD,
Real Estate and Insurance Agt.
9 II If 210 Commerce Street.
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TEEE ET-AGES7
Building Edition.

The ROANOKE TINES will shortly Issue
BUILDING EDITION. containing exact and detail
figures of the enormous building operations which
have characterized the progress of Roanoke during
1892. 1t will also give summarized statements
of the operations of previous years. as we'll as a
general forecast of the operations of 1893 To the
general public the marvellous strides of Roanoke il
population, industries aud wealth are only vaguely
known This edition will give the history of that
movement more clearly than ever before II will
widely circulated, read and preserved by thousands
of people. Architects, contractors, building
associations, manufacturers and dealers in bui1diu
materials and others will find 1t to their interest
to use Its advertising columns.
Advertising rates made known on application
the ROANOKE TIMES PUBLISHING CONF
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-06-27
Order Of Publication.

81 n T. UT MlS>OO NJ. '
COUNTY OF PETTIs,
In the Circuit Court Of Peitis County
October Term, 1898.
John Blunt and George Wilson. cola
Wilson, Plaintiffs.
against
Thomas Dunfee. Defendant.
Now. at this day come the plaintiff,
herein, by their attorney and iile- their
petition and affidavit, alleging among
other things, that defendant, Thomas
Dunfee. is not resident Of the State Of
Missouri, whereupon it is ordered by the
clerk in vacation that said defendant be
notified by publication that plaintiffs have
commenced a suit against him in this
court. by attachment, and the sheriff has
levied upon the following described real
estate in the county OF Psttis and State OF
Missouri, sthe property of the defendant,
to satisfy the judgment herein sued upon,
to-wit: The north three 81 acres Of the
northeast quarter Of the northeast quarter
of section twenty 900; the north thirty
800 acres of the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter Of section twenty-one
gil and the southwest quarter of the
Southwest quarter OF section sixteen. (l6)
Except one ~ acre in the northeast
corner thereof all in township forty-four
(44) of range twenty two (22J, and unlesss
the said Thomas Duniee be and appear
ut this court at the next term there
Of, TO be begun and holden at
the court house in the city of Sc
dalia, in said county, on the first Mon
day OF October next, and on or before the
third day Of said term, if the term shall so
long continue-and ii not, then on or be-
fore the last day OF said term-answer or
plead to the petition in said cause, the
same will be taken as confessed, and judg-
ment will be rendered accordingly.
And it is further ordered that copy
hereof be published, according to law, in
the SEDALIA WEEKLY BAzoo, a newspaper
printed and published in Sedalia, Pettis
county, Missouri, for four weeks success
lively, the last insertion whereof shall be at
least thirty 1907 days before the commen-
cement OF said October term of this court.
A true copy from the record.
T. A. FOWLER, Circuit Clerk,
By E. r. MARVIN, d. c.
j. I. MONTGOMERY, Plaintiffs Attorney.
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Trustees Sale.

Whereas. the Missouri State Fair as
ISOLATION by its certain deed Of trust dated
the first day of April 1892 and recorded in
the recorders office OF Petiis county at
deed book 80 page 100 conveyed to the
undersigned all its right, title, interest and
estate in and to the following described
Real estate, situated in the county OF
Pettis, state Of Missouri, viz: 50 Si-lOO
acres described as follows, viz ;: commencing
a; the northeast corner of the southeast
quarter Of the northeast quarter OF section
five (5) in township forty-fve (45) range
twenty-one (21), thence west to the north
west corner of the southwest quarter of the
of the northeast quarter OF said section
five (5) distance of 1862 feet, thence south
along the quarter section line running
north and south through the center Of
said section five (5) distance of 1854 feet,
thence east at right angles to the last
aforesaid line $50 feet, thence northeasterly
1909 feet to a point Sl2 feet south and
s95 feet west OF the Aforesaid point first des-
cribed as the point, of beginning, thence
east S95 feet to point S12 feet south Of
said beginning point. thence north sl2 feet
to said point OF beginning. Which said
conveyance was made in trust to secure the
payment OF certain promissory notes in
said deed described; and, whereas, one of
said notes has become due and is unpaid,
now therefore, in accordance with the pro-
visions OF said deed of trust, at the request
OF the legal holder OF said note shall pro-
coed to sell the above described real estate
at the west door of the court house in the
city of Sedalia in the County of Pettis
state aforesaid, to the highest bidder for
cash, at public auction, on Saturday the
9th day OF August 1898, between the hours
OF nine in the forenoon and five in the
afternoon OF that day to satisfy said note,
together with the cost and expense OF ex-
cutting this trust.
6-6w9t JNo. MoNTGoMERY.Jr.
Trustaa
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OLD AND NEW.

O., sometimes CLEANS upon our sight,
TAIoVgh pre- sent wrong the eternal righA
And stop by step since time began
We see the steady aim Of man.
That all of good the pas: hath had
Remains to make our own time glad.
Our common daily life divine,
And every land Palestine.
Through the harsh noises Of our day
A low sweet prelude finds its way:
Through clouds of doubt and creeds OF fear
A light Is breaking calm and clear
Henceforth my heart shall sigh no more
For olden time and holier shore:
Gods love and t,ess:ay tneI and there
Are row and here and everywhere.
-JsSG g. Whittier
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.

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TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, The Missouri State Fair As
ISOLATION, of Sedalia. INSECURITY its certain
deed OF trust dated the third day of MAY,
1890, and recorded in the recorders Office
OF Pettis county. at deed book 66. pages 42S
to 432, conveyed TO the undersigned trustee
all its right, title. interest and estate, in
and to the following described real estate,
situated in the county of Pettis, state Of
Missouri, viz: The south hall OF the west
half OF lot No. two t2), Of the northwest
quarter OF section four A., and the south
hall OF the east half Of lot No. two (2l, of
township fortS-five t45), Of range twenty
46 S9-l00) acres more or less, and being
part OF the city OF Sedalia, in said county,
and known as "Sicher's Park which
said conveyance was made in trust TO Sc
cure the payment OF certain promisscry
notes, in said deed described, and whereas
two said notes have become due and are
unpaid. and the holders OF said past due
notes has declared all of the notes secured
by said deed to-be now due. Now there
fore, in accordance with the provisions OF
said deed OF trust, and at the request OF
the legal holder OF said notes, shall pro-
coed TO sell the above described real estate
at the Court House door, in the city of
Sedalia, in the County of Pettis, state
aforesaid, to the highest bidder, for cash,
at public auction. on
WEDNESDAY,, THE 2sTH DAY OF
JUNE, 1898.
between the hours Of nine in the forenoon
and five in the afternoon of that day, to
satisfy said notes, together with the cost
and expense of executing this trust
3-2lwtd GEO Z. B. JACKSON,
Tr,Sfco
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sDaily, Except Sunday.
tPas,spgers taken on at Fifth street does not
run iLl union depot.
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TRUTH!
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Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given, that the under
signed, executrix OF the estate of Oliver
II. .Bohon, deceased, will make final settle
men, OF her accounts with said estate rs
such execufrix, at the next term Of the
Probate court OF Pettis county, Missouri,
to be holden at Sedalia, in said county, on
the 9TH day Of August, A. D.. 1898.
ELIZABETH BoHoN,
6-21w4t Executrix.
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Guardians Notice.

Guardians Notice.
To lFhom This IMay Concern:
Notice is hereby given that have taken
charge Of the estate of Charles Donnelley
who was declared by jury to be OF I'M
sound mind. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to exhibit
them TO me for settlement.
This, the 9Th day of June. 1898.
JOHN K. CLoPToN.
Guardian and Curator for Charles Dom
nelley, Insane. 6-13w4t