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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11

IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
Lent is On, and the Entertain
ments are all Of a Quiet Nature.

Although the round of social gaities
has not altogether ceased since the be-
ginning of Lent, no large entertain
ments have been given during the past
week, although several smaller and
more private affairs have taken place.
With card parties, small receptions, the
theatres and concerts the time has been
we'll filled in by those who have cared
for such entertainments.
Mrs. Edward Taylor. of Staunton, who
has been visiting Miss Matte Harris,
at the Virginia College for Young
La dies, returned to her home on the
noon train yesterday.
Mrs. D. H. Matson entertained num-
Der of friends very pleasantly at drive
whist on Thursday night, The affair
was given in honor of Miss Ellyson and
Miss Lyons, of Richmond, the guests of
Mrs. Hammond, and the Misses Man
ming, OF Mount Joy, Pa, guests Of Mrs
B. a. Greider. Those present were:
Misses Ellyson, Lyons, Manning, Nan
Manning, Martha Terry, Lula Terry,
Mary Trout, Matte Trout, Mrs. Ham.
mond, Mrs. Greider and Messrs. Daven.
port Hammond, Greider, Il. Greider,
Turner, Cushman, Lazell, Goodwin,
Lyle, Coffin, Reid.
number OF students of Hollins In
stitute were in the city yesterday shop
ping and visiting friends. Among those
noticed were Misses Adele billiard, Vir.
GINA Foster, Mary Whaley, Malinda
Starke and Thalia Haywood.
There will be several quiet entertain
ments given this week in honor of
visiting young ladies'
Quite number of theatre parties are
being organized for the "Old Home
stead. "
Miss Louise Syester, charm ng
young lady Of IIagerstown, Md, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Jos.
w. Coke, left yesterday for her homo.
The mem bers of the I. o. U. Club
were again very Hospitality entertained
at ELM wood" by the Misses Terry on
Tuesday night last, whist being in
dulged in during the evening A fine
supper was served after the cards.
Those present were: Mrs. Kelso, OF
Baltimore; Miss Cheatwood, of Lynch
burg; Miss Nav Coleman, of Louisa
county; Miss Manning and Miss Nan
Manning, Of Mt. Joy, Pa; Miss Baker
Of Stanton; Miss Hall, of Loudoun
county; Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Rice, Misses
Mechanism, Rorer, Palmer. Trout, and
Miss Matte Trout; Messrs. Kent, E
Lyle, Witherow, Penn, Watts, Hicks
Trout, c. Palmer, John Palmer, Jami.
son, Davenport, Kemp, Sollenberger,
Peters, Goodwin, Norvell, Payne, John
Pa yne and DR.. Lewis.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11
THE PEOPLES COLUMN.
Judge VIM. Gordon Robertson Consents
to Become Candidate for Mayor.

Judge VIM. Gordon Robertson Consents
to Become a Candidate for Mayor.
To JUDGE WA. GORDON RoBERTsoN:
We, the undersigned citizens of the city
OF Roanoke, recognizing the Importance
Of the Office of mayor OF said city, and
recognizing your peculiar fitness for the
discharge OF the duties thereof from
your known hrmness, courage, impair
TALLY and ability, hereby request you
to bee ome candidate for the said
Office to be elected at the election to DO
held in May, 1894
TO the above petition signed by about
500 citizens and presented to Judge
Wm. Gordon Robertson he replied yes
terday by the following letter:
ITO D. h. Matson, John Archer Wilson,
II. G. Welsh, S X Dickerson, w. w.
s. Butler, Frank j. Korte, Walter
Mcdowell, d r Miller,J. f. Wing
field, Leigh Buckner, j. G. Knepp, j.
c. Graves, T. M. Williams, A
Wciner, James Mccall, James A.
Otey, Steve j. Wigmore and others:
'MY DEAR SIRs: l am in receipt of
petition signed b. you and a large mum
Der of my fellow citizens calling upon
me to announce myself q candidate for
the Office Of mayor at the ensuing Nav
election
The large nun Der of signatures to
this petition, and the fact that it APP
pears to represent almost every walk in
life and every Shade of opinion-politi-
cal, religious or otherwise-re renders it
peculiarly gratifying to me. While
recognize that the very flattering terms
in which you express yourselves in re-
gard to my fitness for the Office DO me
moro than justice, cannot fail az the
same time to recognize that, to some
extent at least such generally-ex-
pressed desire on the part OF my fellow
citizens that should occupy this office
indicates that might be of some service
to the cause of good government if 1
should be honored by being elected to
that position.
II fully appreciate the fact that the
cause OF good, honest and business-lik
administration of the municipal affairs
of our city transcends in Importance ali
| other questions Of o public nature that
we have to confront, and that the duties
imposed upon any one occupying the
position Of mayor in Roanoke are diff
cult and frequently perplexing; yet, in
response to the request Of so many of
my fellow-citizens, [ have concluded to
announce myself willing to enter upon
| the discharge OF these onorous duties,
| IL a sufficient number of the voters of
the ensuing spring election shall, by
their ballots, declare that they consider
me worthy to enter upon the discharge
of the same.
SIT is needless for me to say, in case 1
am elected, | will devote my best abili-
ties to the discharge of the duties i'm
posed upon me.
Thanking you and all those who have
united with you in this call upon me,
remain very truly yours,
OWN. GORDON ROBERTSON"
Roanoke, Va. Feb 10, 1894.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11
AN APPEAL TO CHRISTIANS.

When Christ asked three times,
'Simon Peter, lowest thou me?" and
Peter as many times answered and said
he did, the Savior each time asked for
the proof Of il, by saying, Feed my
lambs"
Now, my follow Christian. ask you,
40 you love Christ? You say you do.
Then Christ asks for the proof of it by
saying to you, Feed my lambs"
am going to tell you of one flock Of
lambs" that is now hungry and wait
ing to be fed. About two weeks ago a
half dozen Christian women, belonging
to the Hammer Union of the w. G r. u. =,
met In their hall, made one of their
number superintendent and the rest
teachers, for the purpose of spending an
hour every Sunday afternoon in teach
ing children the evils of intoxicating
drinks, cigarette smoking and profanity
and In His Name to impress upon them
lessons that will make them better men
and women.
They did not expect large number
of children TO respond at once. They had
but little means to furnish the neces-
sary literature, but hoped as the work
might increase to be able to secure
other means. On the first Sunday after
the announcement was made fifty chill
dren presented themselves at the hall
to be taught. This was more than the
good ladies had bargained for, but by
an extra effort and considerable sacri-
flee on their part sufficient funds were
raised to supply these fifty children
with lesson papers.
On the next Sunday they were still
more astonishe1 to find their school of
fifty had increased to one hundred. And
now the question which confronts these
ladies is; What shall we do with the
other fifty? Their hearts and their
hall are large enough to take them all
in, bus they have no money to buy
books.
/ am in no way connected with this
work, but have become acquainted with
the above facts, and have taken it upon
myself to make this appeal to Christian
people to help these good women in the
noble work which they have undertaken
for God and humanity. If you do not
come to their relief they will be CON-
pelled to turn many sway, some OF whom
will doubtless spend that hour of the
Sabbath afternoon on the streets en-
gagged in the very things which in this
school they will be taught to avoid.
Who can tell the result of Christian
wOman's influence on child, even
though it be brought under that inGu-
ence but one hour in week? Brother.
sister. may it not be that the nickel or
dime that you shall spend without
thought for some trifling article for
yourself, might be the means in the
hands of this little band of Christ's dis
ciples, of saving somebody's boy from
drunkard's grave?
Thon will not every one who reads
this and who loves Christ prove 1T by
helping to "Feed His Lambs?" Can
we, dare we, refuse? Then listen what
the Savior says: "Inasmuch 80 ye did
it not unto one of the least of these; ye
did it not to me-" Send some thing, IL
only dime, to superintendent L. Il. L
35l Church street, &c
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11

In just the manner anticipated, the
issue of bonds will be help to the
people of the country by enabling the
Government to meet its obligations in
the matter, for instance, of new build
ings. AS reported from Washington in
another column this morning, work will
from now on be pushed in the erection
of the seventy six public buildings either
already commenced or provided for, and
among these will. be the SIS, 900 post
Office building for Roanoke. We are
assured that early in the spring work
will serve as good starter for the re-
vival OF business which it is to be hoped
will then come about
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11

Old papers for sale at this Of &c at 10
cents per hundred
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Whitecappers FIayed Him so That He
Died.

WASHINGTON, Fob. lO.-A special to
the Post from Athens, Ca, says: White
caps in Olethorpe county went to tho
house OF a negro man named Collins last
night and, calling him out seized him
and carried him off. They tied him to
a tree and literally fayed him alive.
The negro died this morning. The
charge against Collins was that he had
been enticing away servants.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11

IDrs2ers for tho next week at 10
cents per hundred.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11

COMPARE THE TIMES HISTORICAL
WORLDS FAIR ART SERIES, THE
MAGIC CITY," WITH ANY OTHER
WORLDS FAIR PORTFOLIOS AND YOU
WILL SEE THAT THE MAGIC CITY is
MORE ARTIsTICALLY GOTTEN UP AND
THAT THE VIEWS ARE CLEARER,
HANDSOMER AND FINER IN EVERY
WAY
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11

MANUFACTURERS RECORD: The Manu-
facsure's Record is strongly opposed to
the Wilson bill, and especially to it in
its present shape. This bill ia neither
free trade, protection nor tariff for
revenue, and unjust as it is in many
respects, it's greatest injustice is to the
South 1t seriously threa teps many i'm
portant Southern interests, and if passed
as il now stands would DO this whole
section much harm. But in saying this
the Manufacturers Record must not be
understood rs predicting dullness and
commercial stagnation in the South if
this bill should unfortunately be passed :.
On the contrary, we believe that the
whole country is gradually slowly but
surely rallying from the extreme panic
OF last year, and that we shall have o
fair degree of activity Wilson bill or no
Wilson bill, but this will necessarily
be largely at he expense of the works
men, whose wages lnust necessarily be
reduced. Without any threat of the
Wilson bill this general revival would
be much more pronounced and more
wide-reaching in its effect.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11

NEW YORK is making crusad Q
against the users OF soft coal for
generating steam on account Of the
black smoke emitted in the office por-
ton of the city Just at present Roam
oke would like TO put up with little
black smoke nuisance for the sake of
having the manufactures which use
soft coal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11
ROANOKE. VA, FEBRUARY IL, 1894
ANNOUNCEMENT.

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paper in the country.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11
station ONCE at sparta, ILL.,, Robbed.
Logs Run Into the Ohio on Account OF
High Water.

HUNTINGTON. w. Va, Feb 1O.-Over
100000 logs have been brought down
tho Guyan river at tho recent RISE
great part Of which ran into the Ohio
river and were caught.
In the run young man, who came
down on the drive, named Charles Stump,
Of Richmond, Va, fell into the river
near the falls, twenty miles above here
and was drowned.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11

II WAS donation day for the Union
Benevolent Society yesterday sure
enough, and as far as we are able to
learn Council comes to their ssietance,
as it should, the moss generously.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11

w. p. DROP, druggist, Springfield,
Mass, writes: "Jara an ese Pile Cure ha
cured lady, years afflicted; could not
walk half milo in last years; now
walks any distance" Sold by Christian
& Barhee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11
In THE COURTS YESTERDAY.

f o. DonnelIy Acquitted of the Charge
of Assault.
The greater part of the day was occu-
pied yesterday IN the Husting Court in
the trial of the case OF E. o. Donnelly,
charged with assaulting w. N. Sale.
The jury, after being in their room for
five minutes, returned verdict of not
guilty.
The local option question will come
up Monday morning on the application
OF Geo. X. Moore for license to sell
malt liquors.
Case Settled Out of Court.
Justice r. l.. Gregory dismissed the
case against Elem ming Roso, colored
yesterday who was charged with the
s duction OF Bette Godfrey, also COL
ored. The warrant was quashed owing
to the fact that the principals in the
case were married yesterday morning
Tried for Extortine Money.
John Sullivan was tried before Justice
Gregory yesterday on the charge of be-
ing implicated in an attempt to extort
money from Mrs. Nancy Shartzer. of
Cave Spring. There was no evidence
against Sullivan and he was acquitted
Police Court Docket.
Justice Turner had very light docket
in police court yesterday morning.
Kid Mason was fined S1.95 for being
drunk, and the case OF Eva Jenkins,
charged with fighting. was continued
until tomorrow morning.
Station Office at Sparta, ILL.,, Robbed.
Carlo, ILL.,, Feb. 1O.-The station Of
fee at Sparta, Ill.,, on the Mobile and
Ohio railroad north of here, was broken
into and robbed by three masked men
at l o'clock this morning. The night
operator opened the door at the point of
revolver, and the men entered. They
bound and gagged him, and, carrying
him out, threw him into and empty box
car. They then dynamited the office
safe and obtained $500 and fled.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11
An Attachment of S1OO,OOO' Against the
Richmond and Yeht Point

New YORK, Feb 10.-Lucien d.
Starke, Jr., of Norfolk, Va, has obtained
attachment for 100000 against tho
Richmond and West Point Terminal
Railway Warehouse Company on its
note made in February 1892.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11

COUNCILMAN DUrUY last night
brought up for consideration verv
important question, upon which Mayor
Trout will have to decide We refer to
the placing of the shanty on wheels Oh
the vacant lot on Campbell avenue be.
tween THE TINES building and Henry
street. The appearance of such struc-
lures alongside of buildings of more
pretentious design is not pleasing, to
say the least, and conveys a
bad impression to visitors, which
can Just as we'll be avoided.
The placing of such structures within
the fire limits is violation of the spirit
II not the letter, of the law and such a
law as even for economic reasons alone
should be enforced. We have had in
the recent past and will have in the
near future many visitors to our city
upon whom the general appearance OF
the business section will create an i'm.
preston which may work out to our
interest. The sight of such structures
which are more the relic OF boom days
than OF time savoring OF solid, sub
stantial growth will work injury to tho
prospects of the city. Ifsuch structures
are allowed to remain what may we ex
pect when business revives but to see
The vacant lots in desirable parts of the
city covered with such shed like edi6ces
which, like the Arabs tent, NAV ba
folded at night and trans ported from
one spot to another as the owners
wishes may direct.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11
THE LANCERs HOMEwARD BOUND.
They Stop ont Lunch With Mine Host
Winner and Then Go Northward.

They Stop or to Lunch With Mine Host
Winner and Then Go Northward.
The. National Lancers, of Boston,
over one hundred strong, arrived in this
city yesterday afternoon on their return
trip from the Mardi Gras fetes a New
Orleans. Judging from the appearances
to be gained in two short stops for
meals, one going and one returning,
Roanoke!s VINO were fortunate enough
to see them have re-; sons to believe that
crowd OF more genial, orderly appear
ing, gentlemanly set Of mon on pleasure
bent seldom stop within the limits of
the cicy's domains.
The Lancers, which, by the way, is
enc Of the Hubs cra:k cavalry organi
zatiOns, and include. among their num-
Der yesterday mang members Of the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery of the
same city, did not re sch Roanoke until
$3.50 o'clock. On account of the short
time which they were allowed to stay
here by the transportation companies,
no effort was made by the resident
militia by way of providing some sort
of entertainment or reception.
They were met at the depot by Lieu
tenant Colonel Pole, now acting colonel
of the Second regiment; Captain Cush-
Lieutenants Moss and Hatcher, of the
Roanoke Light Infantry, and Captain
Perkins and Lieutenants Wood and
Howard, of the Machine Works Guards.
Headed by the famous Salem Cadet
Band, by which the Lancers were &C.
com panied on their trip. they marched
to Hotel Roanoke. where Mine Host
Winner had prepared fine lunch for
them.
After partaking of this the Lancers
mingled among the many citizens there
to welcome them, including many ladies,
and exchanged greetings. while the band
favored those present with such music
as is seldom equalled by any musical
organization.
At a few minutes before o'clock they
re embarked on the special Pullman
train and went northward, thinking
favorably, it is to be presumed of Roa-
noke and of it's people and its justly
celebrated hotel. The Lancers expect
to reach Boston some time tonight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
WORCESTER NEWS.

Correspondence of the LEDGER.
WORCESTER, Mo-, May 16.-Mrs,
DIR. Cornett and Mrs. T. S. Laforce
visited in Mexico last week.
Mrs. Newman, of Mexico, is Wis
iting the family of w. T. Lott.
Miss Ethel Laforce is visiting rel.
atives at Browns Station.
Little Julia Cornett visited heI
grandmother, Mrs. G. Berry, in
Mexico last week.
Miss Ida Lott visited in Mexico
last week.
MI. R. N. Scherer, of Marshall,
Mo-, is buildingastore here forMisses
Belle and Carrie Galbreath, who now
reside in Mexico.
Mr.. N. Scherer lost a fine COW
Monday night.
Mr.. Tom Crawford and wife gave
a pleasant social to their many
friends last Saturday night, A large
crowd was present and a splendid
supper was spread. Among thos,
from a distance were Miss Mimi,
Berry and brothers, Gather ane
Walter, of Mexico, and FordKendal
Of near Rush Hill. They all enjoy
ed themselves well,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
Congressional Resolutions,

The following resolutions were
adopted at Montgomery City when
Hon. Champ Clark was nominated
for Congress:
Believing that the right of all men
to freely exchange the products OF
their labor with each other is a
natural, inherent, u%nallenable
right, essential to their liberty, pros
perity and happiness, we declare all
interference with or impairment of
such right by means of tariff laws or
other processes of taxation, to be
impolitic, unwise, unjust and I'M
Democratic; and we, therefore, de-
mand the repeal of all tariff laws at
the earliest practicable moment, and
as the first step in this direction we
demand the immediate passage by
the Senate of the Wilson tariff bill
as it came from the House. We fur
Their demand that so long as tariff
taxes are allowed to remain a part
of our fiscal system, their imposi-
ton shall be strictly limited to the
needs of the Government economic.
ally administered, and that in no
case shall the taxing powers of the
Government be used either for the
purpose of promoting Or encourag-
ing, or to the detriment or discour-
agement of any business or indus.
try.
We hold to the constitutional,
Democratic doctrines of gold and sill
yer money and we favor the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold anC
silver upon equal terms.
We are opposed to the furthel
issue of interest bearing government
bonds for any purpose whatever.
The votes, acts and speeches o
Hon. Champ CLARK, our Congress
man from this District, have beer
such as to merit the unqualified ap
prevail and endorsement of all voter
who love liberty and revere gen
uine Democratic principles, and hi
denomination by this Convention i
the highest encomium hal al b
passed upon his record as a faith
full, honest and trustworthy pub
lie servant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
WEST END WAITS.

Correspondence of the LEDGER.
COTTONWOOD SPRINGS, May A.
Ross Cauthorn is erecting a handsome
dwelling just east of his fathers resi-
annao
We erred last week when we stated
that James Fletcher and Miss Grace
Armistead were married. 1t should
have read William instead of James.
A reception was given the happy pair
at the residence of the bride, and they
received many handsome and useful
presents.
Barney Hooton has sheared his flock
of shsep and sold the wool to a st.
Louis firm.
T. w. Settle, of Cen1ralia, spent
Sunday with Maj .Kanatzar. He visit
ed the Springs and pronounced the
water "out-of-sight," and left an order
for a five gallon keg Of this delightful
beverage to be shipped to his address.
Morgan Glenn had some 60 young
Plymouth Rock chickens killed Mon
day night by weasels or some Other
varmint. Their thoats were cut.
Henry Brown, of this vicinity, is
working for Billy Payne down on the
Jim Ringo farm, north of Mexico
Brown and Lucien Gartrell, of Texas
have in Is acres of watermelons. Mex
i leo printers will not suffer for melons
this season.
yNf,GnofE ~ White SntnhFrl
Springs, Montana, writes the Manager
Of Cottonwood to send him a bottle o.
water to be compared with the watel
of the famous Montana Springs. VIZ
sent it, and if it does not take the
, medal over that or any other mineral
water, we will either join Coxey'.
army or jump over Cottonwood Fall
into the rushing waters below, whose
depth is 400 feet.
A match race between Major Kan
AFFAIRS Cyclone and Mack Glenn.
Lille Valid will come Off at the fail
grounds one day next week. Thi
will be a race for blood. w. r. Carte
will be the starter.
DIR. Walker says there is but littl'
sickness in this vicinity.
A committee was out this week look
ing for a location for a club house TO
the Calamity Club of Mexico. The.
found an elegant spot for the buildin!
ON the mountain overlooking Cotton
wood, and will at once erect a clul
house and band stand. The member
of the Club are Col. Frank Sannebeck
Gene Burkhart, Billie Porawski, Henr,
Kemper, Col. Steinman, Chas. Mat
thews, E. w. Prussing and Col. Edga
Dudgeon. This will be another bij
boom for the Springs.
The little sol Of Major ]. w. Foley
who had his arm broken a few day
ago, is getting along nicely. Majo
Foley is also carrying his arm in
sling, caused by the same runaway.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-17
The Horn Fly.

Cut this out--The following spe-
cifc has been used recently to relieve
cattle from the rayages of the horn
fly, with highly satisfactory results.
Judge DeCamp, of Allen, kas.,
tried it last year and was so highly
pleased that he wants the general
public to get the benefit of it. We
furnish it to our readers as he COM
pounded it:
Take 10 gallons of cottonseed oil
or any kind Of lubricating oil.
One Id. of carbolic acid.
Two gallons of pine tar.
Two lbs. OF sulphur.
Two lbs. of copperas.
Boil for an hour, stirring well
Apply with white wash brush te
horns, head, groin and all affected
parts, and renew as it wears o
washes off. Larger or small quaint
ties can be made, by observing tn
proportions as above.