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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-21

7 hUSTEE'S SALE-W WHEREAS a CERTAIN
reed of trnst was executed hy Ioel + Mo-.
NAV, Mary +. Moomaw and Is. f. Moomaw. her
nus Dand TO George j. Peet, trustee bearinp dnt p
December 3, 1882, and recorded in the clerks
once OF inc iiustings Court for the city OF koa
hokc, IN deed book IS, page i57 and afterwards
assumed by b. :. webb, 10 secure the perform.
ancc OF certain conditions and payments rpccif cd
IN M = certain pond executed by the said joel +.
Moomaw and Mary +. Moomaw, OF even date
vii h said decd for the payment OF e5Iu 10 tho
National Mutual B1ildin. and Loan Association
Oh New ork, IN accordantc will their articles OF
association; and whereas the said Geo j Poet
mas resigned the said trust. M d Inc Judge of tho
Hastings Court for the city ar Roaroxc die on
the lOth day OF April, ls9i. appoint the under
signed. q. III. Vines, as trustee in the place and
stead or Geo j. Pcet, trustee, after legal notice
a. pro'idcd by statute, TO all the parties in in,
tcrest; and whereas default has been made in the
payment ana conditions mentioned in said bond
ana deed or trust for more than three months
ana ha'lng been required so to do by the benc.
nciary the National Mutual Building and Loan
SAID deed and pursuant to the terms thorco pro
ceed TO sell ut nnhlic auction, to the hig est
nidder; On SATURDAY. TIE 18TH DAY OF
all the property conveyed in said deed bound ed
and ce-tribed as follows, To wit:
Beginning at point on the north eide of AS
merry street =, feet west Of The lot OF Mrs. ". A
Tomlinson, thence in a northerly direction 1873
feet To Nj g. I'll Omas' linc, thence westerly with
said line % feet 10 the lanes of MR. Annie Rover
thence southcrly with Mrs. Rovcr's line 13i r. ct
10 Asbcry street, thence castcIly with said street
gao fcet 10 the place OF beginning situated in
the city of Roanoke State Of Virginia
IEhMS-Cash sufficient to pay the costs of ex
ecutinS this trust, intending a commission to the
trustee, ana TO pay or tuc amount Of the said
Dond, with arrcaragcs due thereon amounting i'm
me aggregate to 1928 80, " II May l. 1894 and
inc phlaucc II any, in one and two equal annual
instruments due in - and 81 months with in
tcrcst from date. the purchaser executing ncgo-
liable notes for the deferred payu cnts and Sc
cured by deed or trust on the premises aoid
lie Ito c. H. VINES ,r,ustno
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-21

TRusTEE'S sALE.-WiEREAs A CERTAIN
decd of trust was executed by coward j. Bond
and Leila 3ond his wife TO Charlcs j. Rc.utr
and Frank H. Wilcox and their successors "a
trustees Earring date October Is, 1902 and re.
corded in The clerks office OF the Hastings Court
for the city OF Roanoke, in deed book ST. parc a.
10 secure tue performance of certain condition
ana payments rpccifcd in certain bond cyc-
cutcd by the said Il. ]. Boni of even dato with
inc said deed Tor the payment OF $2.0O 10 The
Central City building and Loan Association OF
syracuse. ~ u, in accordance with their art iclcs
OF association. ana whereas the said Charles II
Hemcr and Frank Il. Wilcox, trustee. have re
signed the said trust, and the judge OF the Hast
lngs Court Tor ihc city of Roanoke, did. on the
"a day OF April, 1884. appoint the undersigned
h n sGes p, ,rns'ee n the pscs and stead OF
AFTER legal notice. as provided by statute. TO all
me parties IN Interest, and whereas default has
bccl made III the payment and the conditions
M ntioned in said deed OF trust for more than
six months. and, having been required go to do
by the bens nc,ary. the Central City Building and
virtue OF said deed and pursuant 10 the terms
thereof proceed to ELL Mt public auction to the
e'gs May 9r 1se, On T II n TIE Sd DAY
ises. all the property conveyed In said deed ne fol-
lows, to wit:
beginning at point on the north eide of AL.
hemarc ri Get aO feet cast of Lewis street thence
in an castcfly direction on said Albemnrle street
Hu rect o IL point on same, thence mort herly 40
rect to point on an alley thence with said alley
westerly ~ tcet tn n point, thence tOutherly lS1
feet to Alhcmarlc street, the place OF beginning
and known as To- q in section %. ns shown on
IN, III p OF the Lewis Addition to the city of Roa
FIRMS: Cash sufficient to pay the costs of OK
ecnti"g this trust. including o commission to the
trustee and to pay or the amount OF the snid
bond with arrearagcs thereon, amounting In the
aggregate, Inc udng costs, to about Sc 500, and
inc balance, II any, In one and two equal annual
instruments, in IL and ~ months with interest
from date, the purchaser executing negotiable
notes for the deferred payments, and secured nv
q A., deed OF trust ION the premises sod C. H.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-21


TRUSTEES sALE.-wnEREAs A CEKTAIN
decd or trust was executed by Marccllus A
Johnson and Edgar A. Thurman TO George j
Poet and his successor trustee hearing dstr tInnc
~, 1891, and corded in the clerks Office az The
t hustings Court for the city OF Roanoke, decd
DOOR ~. page no to secure the perform nance of
certain bond executed by the said NJ A johnson
snd +. A. Thurman. of even date with said deed
Building and Loan Association, OF New York. in
accordance with their articles OF association,
wnicn said loan, deed and bond was afterwards
solu 10 w. w. Hooper and w Il. Landlord. who
assumed the payment OF the debt to the ussocia-
tom and whereas the said George j. Pcct, trns.
Tee, mas resigned the said trust, and the Iudre OF
the tius'ings Court for the city OF Roanoke did
on the 9th day OF April, Is Il, appoint tho undo r.
signea. =. H. Vines, as trustee in the place and
stcau OF george j Feet, trustee. AFT, leg 4 no
tice ms provided by the statute to vii parties in
interest; and whereas default has been made in
tue conditions mentioned in said bond n, q deed
or trust ior m"rc than six months and having
oecn required SO To do by the beneficiary the
N \, Mutual Building and Loan Association,
OF New ORR, shall, ~ virtue of said deed a i
pursuant To the terms thereof proc, cd to sell Mt
PuoIic AUCTION to the highest bidder on the : nj
DAY OF MAY, 1894, OH the premises all the
property conveyed in said deed and heinz Mi
mat certain lot or parcel OF laud and improve.
,henIs thereon in me city OF Roanoke, Va, and
described rs follows, tn wit:
- oeelhhihs ut point on tho south side of
roulth Avenue n c.. formerly Gilmcr street. 20
, w oon ana Gllmcr streets, and runnng along
fourth avenue II. e., formerly Gilmcr street
south 5, degrees . minutes east % feet to a
point, thence south degrees 10 minutes west
IUo rect TO point. thence north 81 degrees -
minutes west ~ feet TO point, thence north ,
degrees Is minutes 100 feet to Fourth avenue II
G., formerly Gilmcr street. the place of beginning
ocing the same property conveyed by Marccllus
A. johnson and his wife and Edgar A. Thurman
10 George j.. Peet; trustee, by deed OF trust re-.
corded III the Clerks Office or the Hastings court
LOT INC tcity or Roanoke, and dated July &, 1891
lEhMS; Cash sufficient to pay all costs of
executing THIS trust, including Il commission to
INC trustee, and 10 pay or the amount OF the said
Donu with the arrearagcs due thereon amount
ing IN the aggregate to 81, 81 50, of May l. 1sgI
ana inc lance, II any, in ono and two equal an
hual ihsthimcnts duo in twelve ard tweni y four
executing negotiable notes for the deferred pny
10 nts and secured by Decd of trust on INC
premises sold. c. H. VINES Jrustcc
It'd
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-21

RCSTEE'S SALE-WHEREAS a CERTAIN
u, nced OF trust was executed by a. l.. Sibcrt, d.
IS r. Barbour and Emma Barbour, his wife TO
william +. Abbott md James +. Ratchford and
their successors, who are trustees, hearing date
March H. lSts. and recorded in the clerks office
or the Iiustinga Court for the city of Roanoke in
deed book a. page 3AS, to secure the petfornlncc
OF certain conditions and payments specified In
certain bond OK; cntcd by tho said A. l.. Sibt IT.
d. il. +. Barbour, II. s. Van Horn, of ever, date
with said deed for the payment OF $3.50 to the Cen
trail City building and Loan Association, OF >yra-
cnsc, NY and whereas the said William E. Ab6ott
ana James h. Ratctford trustees, have resigned
Tue said trustand the judge OF the Hastings Court
Tor me city or Roanohe did, on tho 30th day OF
March, ls9i appoint the undersigned c. H. Vines
NJ trustee In the stead and place OF the said VIII
after legal notice rs provided by statute "a ali
the parties In interest: and whereas default has
TONED in said bond and deed or trust for more
than Elk months, and having been required 50 TO
90 by the bcnihcary the Central City Building and
Loan Association, OF Syracuse, y. Y, l shall, by
virtue OF said deed, and pursuant to the terms
,ncrcoi. proceed o sell mt public auction To the
Lig1est bidder, on TUESDAY THE1ST DAY OF
MAY. 1871, AT II O'CLOCK VI on the premises
~, inc property conveyed III said deed, and hong
al .iat ccrsain lot or parcel OF land with the i'm
nokc State Oh Virginia, and described as follows
to- wit:
lana street 81 feet west of street, thence with
Cleveland street north ~ degrees 10 minutes west
20 lcct 10 point On the same, thence south Is
ocsrtcs ~ minutes west lis feet to an alley,
thence Wit. said alley south II degrees 10 min
ntcs cast % feet to point on same, thence rorih
10 degrees 81 minutes cast lis feet TO Cleveland
strce |, the place of beginning and known and de-
scriocd ms lot i, OF the Barbour, Van Iicrp and
Sibert Addition. on III in the clerks Office of The
iiustings CONT Tor tho city of Roanoke, state of
Virginia.
TERMS: Cash sufficient to pay all costs OF exc
cutting this trust, including the comIniss ion TO
the lrnstcc, ana TO pay off the amount OF the said
hond with arrcaraRes due thereon, amounting in
he aggregate. including costs, TO about $3.50 ard
the balance II my in ono and two equal install
from date, the purchaser executing negotiable
notes Tor the deferred payments, and secured BY
Il dec OF trust on the premises cold.
al to Z. H. VINES, Trustee
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-21
TRUSTEES SALES.

sale and the sum OF S2g4bs, and az TO the ann q,
In mOntbu cteqnt 70 bccome due and payable
te1cst, the first on the fourth Monday in NAV
dSssi; ana ono on the fourth Monday OF each sue
the residue. II any, upon a credit OF ono and two
years with Interest,"; deferred payments To " bo
ids u''o OF WINS STast upon %, ssId pT%psfty
KUSrEE'S SALE-WuEREAS A CERTAIN
decd OF trust was executed by Lavinia Trim.
p,, aud a. NJ. Trimmer or husband, to Geo j.
recorded In the clerks olco or the nnstinas
oonrt l9r The city OF Roanoke, IN decd book ii,
guardian, to secure tho performance OF certain
6o ond ana payments specified in certain
zen uute win said deed, for the payment of
Ss,aoo to the National Mutual Building and Loan
ASSOCIATION, OF New York. in accordance with
tneir articles OF associations; and whereas the
snid Geo. D. Poet has resi- ncd the said trust and
INC Judge or the Hustlngs Court for the CITY OF
hoanokc did, TN the 18th dry OF April, isgi, an.
III INC place and stead of Geo. J. Pect trustee
n h ,eSaI notice, as provided by statuc to ali
been made in the payments and conditions rnns
Toned In said bond ana deed of trust for more
lnhi SIX months, aud having been required 30 TO
40 ny the beneficiary, the National Nuiunl EuiIi
ing anu Loan Association, OF New York shall
ny slf,ue OF said deed and pursuant to the terms
hiE hest bidder, ON SAT URDAY, MAY is' 1891 lI
Al ~ O'clock ~, on the premises an tho
property conveyed in said deed, bounded and
uescribcd rs follows, to-wit:
-, beginning at point on the north side of
i Washington street so feet cast OF Lewis street
vp'o oM ronrth street q. W. and running thence
with same castcrly so feet to a point, thence
n,3r,heily ls0 feet to an alley. thence with said
u ,hy westerly % fcct to point on the same,
Washington street. the place OF beginning. and
knowh NJ lot y, section 20, of tho Lewis Addition
to the city OF Roanoke
ERMS: Cash sliicicnt TO pay all costa OF
executing this trust, including a commits lion to
.hc trustee nud to pay or the amount OF the sn Id
uohu with arrearaEcs due thereon amounting in
INC aggregate to 50 465.32, of May Ist, lSi, and
tnc pniahce, II my in one and two cqu Al annual
nstlnen's' due In ~ and ~ months, with inter
81. from ontc, the purchaser cJecuting ncgotia-
PIC notes Tor the deferred payments, aud secured
ny 9eed or trust on the PREMISE cold
II IL 10 G. IL. VINES, Trustee
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-17

we would suggest that he consult the
official figures OF the State of New
York or of Virginia, or of any other
recognized authority. These will show
that the combined experience Of 1874 of
the best panies in the United States
and "a foreign com anies proves that
since the date of organization of the
American companies and the admission
to this coun try of the foreign companies.
the whole number of companies have
made an average profit Of less than 3h
per cent. of the premiums received.
ms takes no account of the com
panies which during that time have
gone out of business on account of its
unprohtableness, and when the unsuc-
cessful companies are taken into &C.
count shows that the fire insurance
business of the United States has for
a long series OF years been conducted at
an absolute net loss to the com psnies
doing it.
So far as Virginia is concerned. if
there has boon any profit in the bust
ness 1T IS merely fractional. The aver
age OF all com panies for ten years shows
o2'o per cent loss, adding SO per cent.
as the average expense ratio ian ex-
tremely moderate estimatc) tho figures
would show profit of about per cent.
OF the premiu MS, or an average of about
$1,000 year to be divided among all
the companies doing business in Vir-
ginia.
With this showing it will be readily
seen that it is a matter Of indifference
20 companies whether they do business
In Virginia or whether they do not.
some are voluntarily retiring and to
such an extent as com panios retire will
competition be restricted and the inter
ests of the State and commerce injured.
CHAs. !. LUNsFoRD.
N. B.-This article is published with
a view Of placing the insurance com.
panies IN proper light before the pub
lie and not to prolong discussion.
The facts and figures given are correct
and can be substantiated by tho records
OF the various State insurance depart.
ments, and the writer will not under
any circumstances contribute further to
the discussion. Gil.
Roanoke, Feb. l6.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-17

THE State executive com mittee of the
Y. NJ. c. A. are to be congratulated
upon the financial showing of their re-
port. With an appropriation of S36. O77
pledged them last year they have come
within $3.50 Of keeping within the
amount. Their Indebtedness is small
compared with the usual deficits enum-
Grated by such organizations. Upon the
face of it the report shows that care
fnl and economic expenditure of the
money has been made.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-17

MAGNETIC Nervine, tho great restora-
tive, will cause you to sleep like a child
Try it. Sold by Christian & Barbee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-17

RICHMOND has formally opened its
new city hall, and its officials may we'll
feel proud of being domiciled in the
massive and elegant stone structure,
which, by tho way, stands on par
with the finest in the land. So ade-
quately will it be found to meet the
demands OF the thriving Virginia
metropolis that we doubt il. its people
will ever have occasion to regret the
expenditure OF nearly one million and a
half dollars necessary to it's erection
and equipment.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-17
THE PEOPLES COLUMN
The Insurance Companies in the State oe
virginia.

The Insurance Companies in the State of
Virginia.
To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES: The
letter which appeared in the issue of
an evening paper OF the 9th under the
title of The Insurance COMPANIES
Trust contains more truth in the first
three lines than can be found in much
of the remaining portion. That the
question OF property insurance Is be.
coming one OF the gravest that CON
fronts commercial int .ests is obvious
but that 1t is problem which cannot
be solved by any such exparte or super.
fetal treatment as the correspondent
suggests must be apparent to ali who
have given the subject careful thought.
based upon ever so limited an expert.
ence.
The correspondent makes the start.
ling assertion that 1.-The amount of
money paid to the associations (presum.
ably fire companies) is far in excess of
the benefits conferred" This state
ment emanates from one whose mind is
already made up, and not from one who
is anxious to obtain facts.
For the benefit of those who desire
light on the subject, the following
figures, copied from the sworn returns
made to the State auditor of Virginia
by fire insurance companies doing bust
ness therein, and which represent the
premiums received in Virginia and tho
amount paid in losses to the citizens Of
that State for the period OF ten years
Qss3 1922, will doubtless be read with
interest and perhaps edification:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-17
TAXING TELEGRAPH POLES

Baltimore is involved in suit SINH
lar to the proceedings in which this
city is concerned, relative to the taxa
ton OF telegraph pany's poles
erected and maintained within the citv
limits. No decision has been made in
that city, the answer having just been
filed in tho United States circuit court
in reply to the action brought by the
city TO compel the Postal Telegraph
Company to pay the 50 tax on each
pole used by the company. The in
junction granted at the recent term Of
the circuit court in Danville restrain.
ing that city and this from the collec-
tlon OF the taxes so assessed against
the Western Union Telegraph Company
will probably be dependent upon the
decision of the case now pending in
Baltimore.
The question is an interesting and an
important one and we quote from a re-
port of the answer filed in the Balti.
more case by which tho city ordinance
is declared to be demonstrations and
void:
ut admits that when the ordinance
was passed, April 90, 1898, the companv
hal 500 poles in the city and that the
company has not complied with the ordi.
nance, and states that tho poles were in
use many years before the ordinance
was passed. Although the COMPANY has
not paid the pole tax, tho answer do.
clares that 1T has paid all the taxes as
sessed upon it's capital stock, propertv
and gross receipts.
while admitting that the CITY has
power to make and prescribe ord inances
for the regulation of telegraph lines
within the city limits, it denies that the
city has power to charge fee or license
or to levy specific tax upon tho prop.
erty or each pole or wire of the tele.
graph company. The right of tho city
TO prohibit the company from doing
business within the city or from being
upon its streets unless tho license is
paid is also denied. The lines and
property OF the company are subject to
local taxation. it is claimed, but the
pole ordinance is void, as it was passed
without the authority OF the legislature
and is contrary to the constitu ton of
the State"
Ii Is also claimed in the answer that
the license charge OF SO per pole is
ABOUT 20 per cent. of the value of the
property taxed, being much greater
proportionately than the tax on other
kinds OF property, and that it iniuri.
ously discriminates against the com
psny. as larger and higher poles Of. other
com panieS carving many moro wires
are taxed at the same rate. In this
city the ordinance provides for much
higher tax and therefore more discrimi.
mating than that imposed in Baltimore
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-17

THE TIMES can pc found regularly on
ale at the following places:
Roanoke, Va.-Rotels Roanoke and
Ponce de Leon, M. l.. Smith, W. Frank
fCarr, Terry Building, Elks' News Stand,
"a Salem Avenue, R. Goldstein, Jefferson
street.
Bristol, Tenn.-Hamner and Sullivan.
Pocahontas, Va.-Pocehontas Inn.
Radford, Va.-Radtord News Depot.
East Radford, Ve.-Radford News
Depot.
Salem, Va.-F. A. Love'Ock.
Wytheville, Va.-E. h. Bailey.
Norfolk and Western trains.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-17
ROANOKE, VA, FEBRUARY II, 1894

Cleveland, by his next nomination of
associate Justice OF the Supreme Court,
will have the opportunity Of testing the
truth of the trite expression, 1.-The third
time never fails" But Hills likes and
dislikes must be taken into considera
ton before he stands any show this
time
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-17

JoHNsoN's Oriental Soap is the most
delicate facial soap for ladies' use in
existence. 81 d by Christian 4 Barbee
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-17

Old papars for sale at this Of &c at 10
cents per hundredg
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-17
HARD
TIME
HONESTY

Let's talk together. Have You any cash? LET
US have it. Well pay you for it by selling Won
Clothing for little over half the usual price. We're
haid up. Simply Can't get money. Take advan-
tage Of US ifyou have it, Does this interesty ou7
Will you look?
The Durham daily globe., 1894-09-21
1t begins to look as if Breckenridge will
give Owens a close fight after all
EARNED HIS LIBERTY.
Tactics of a Snake Whose Rest Had Been
Disturbed.

Tactics of a Snake Whose Rest Had Been
Disturbed.
The first law of animated nature is
eelf-preservation. The means employed
to attain this end are varied and inter-
esting Some animals depend upon
strength, some upon swiftness, some
upon coats of mail, others upon poison
glands; but with many the main reli-
ance seems to be hypocrisy or simula-
ton. A correspondent Of the Popular
Science News gives an interesting ac-
count of the performance of snake
when it found itself suddenly in
danger
"While searching for snails turned
over an old log and disturbed snake,
called by our negroes 'spreadln' ar
row. The tactics pursued by this
snake were curious
First he erected his head and neck,
and fattened them out till they
seemed no thicker than cardboard,
thus increasing his apparent size, and
he took care not to be seen edgeWlse.
The shape of his head changed 1t
took a pronounced triangular form
similar to the head of our most ven
O1nOus snakes. Then his tail, with the
aid of dry leaf, was prOclaiming that
it was the tail of rattlesnake.
''All this, coupled with an Ominous
hiss. was calculated to strike terror to
the heart of his disturber, as for a mo-
ment it did. | regained my courage,
however, and began to poke the SER
pent gently with a stick, when finding
'bluster of no avail, be sought safety
in flight.
"Rcpeated headings Off showed him
how futile were his efforts in that line,
and he altered his tactics again. He
turned on his back and remained mo-
tiOnlcss. | threw him up six feet from
the ground, and so quickly did he turn
over that he seemed to strike on his
back.
Once on his back, nothing could in
duce him to move. Tapping, prOdding,
twisting his tail-all were in vain.
Then | suspended him from the limb of
a tree. retreated little and watched.
At the end Of two minutes the reptile
moved. Slowly he turned on his spinal
column as on an axis. surveyed the
premises and. seeing nothing danger
GUS. dropped to the ground and was
making off.
AT my approach he died again.
After sundry other prOddings, which
failed to move him, | rewarded him for
his cleverness by giving him the iber-
t. which he certainly had earned"