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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-16

w X. Andrews & Co., 219 Salem ave
axe, have large coal yard, buy more
coal, sell more coal, handle greater va
riesT of coal, own more teams, run more
teansas and deliver coal more prom pity
than any coal dealer in the city. Look
out for the beliea teams and give them
YOUR GNlers
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\ LOCAL coMpARIsoN.

Zanzibar must have presented II ter.
s-nie appcoranc after the bombardment, -
remarked Squildie.
1T must replied McSwilligen. ~
imagine 1T looked something like Fifth
avenue Just now. "--Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
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Notice ia hereby given That the Com.
mon Council for the city OF Roanoke, in
pursuance ct section I III Of the Coac OF
Virginia for 1887, has passed the fol low.
ing ordinance, in relation to election dis
tricts and voting places in the city:
|. BE it ordained by the
Common Council for the city
of Roanoke that the wards,
as are designated in the char.
ter of this city, be and are
hereby designated rs election
districts, and the following
voting places are designated
and established for each of
the same:
First ward-Store room
at No $50 Salem avenue $ w.
Second ward-Store room
at No 81 Second street.
(Commerce) S. w.
Third ward-Third ward
market house on Fourth
street n. c.
Fourth ward--Store room
ut No. 10 First (Nclson)street
Il. w.
Fifth ward-Store room at
No. 304 Fifth street (parN
H. W.
This ordinance shall he in
force from its passase.
Given under my hand this lst day OF
October 1896
W. Il. THOMAS, Clerk.
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Fresh LOT of Velvet moiasSes candy lust
reccl we'd at Catognj's confectionery. Zoe,
l5c ana 25c boxes. The best Goods
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SPECIAL NOTICE

The RoAnoke City Mantel Works, at
the marble yard on Jefferson street, make
Il specially 81 this season OF the year of
repairing old CRATES and fire places They
have experienced men who thoroughly
nnders tand this class Of work Call and
see then.
j II MARSTELLER, Proprietor,
SOB Jefferson street.
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WHEN fuL7oN's cLeRMoN7 RAN.
The Brief Newspaper Notices of the Rnvo-
luton In Nmvigntion.

1t Il strange to consider that the discoT"
cry OF tho means of Steamboat navigation
Ii only Just passing from what may he
called the present to the historical stage.
Whom living people talk of their own OK
pcriencCs on tho first trip ever made by II
steamboat, the facts seem too recent to DO
called history. \ nov life in navigation
opened up all at once ly the invention of
Robert Fulton, and the sailing boat bust
ness, which at the time was carried on by
eos sloops running regularly, was doomed
to cease altogether
The first trip made by the Clermont was
about the middle of August, 1907 The
Gazette, printed in Albany, in its issue of
Sept z, 1907, makes the following simple
mention of feat the success of which
revolutonized navigation, and that is the
only record that search in tho old Albany
newspapers reveals: "Mr. Fulton's steam
boat left the ferry station at Cortlandt
street dock for Albany. She is to make
her passage in Sc hours from the time of
her departure, touching at Ncwburg,
Poughlecpsic, Esopus and Hudson on tho
way. The steamboat arrived on Saturday
afternoon, and this morning Mt o'clock
again departed for New York, with about
30 ladies and gentlemen
On Oct. , the samc paper said: "Mr.
Fulton's newly invented steamboat, which
is fitted up in n neat style for passengers
and is intended to run from New York to
Albany rs packet, left here this morning
with 80 passengers against Il strong head
wind, notwithstanding which it was
judged that she moved through the water
Mt the rate of six miles an hour" On an
other date the following interesting fact
relative to the wonderful speed of the
new ste1nibontD nDpaorel. sV'bn NDrt1,
river steamboat will leave Paulus' Hook
ferry (now Jersey City, on Friday, tho 4th
Of September, ut III the morning and
arrive Mt Albany on Saturday ut in the
afternoon. Provisions, good berths and ac-
commodutions arc provided" The charge
TO each passenger was as follows:
Novburr 20 u how,
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Exam pies OF vicious courses practiccd in
q domestic circle corrupt more readily ard
more deeply when we behold them In Der
sons in auth GRITTY
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With two little children subject to
Group we do not rest easy without II bot
tie of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy IL
the house, for the most severe attack
quickly succumb to few doses of it,
Morrison, Colo, BUD. For sale at % ana
Oh cents per bottle by The Chas. LyJa
Drug Co.
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If TROUBLED WITH RHEUMATISM
READ THIS

Annapolis, Md, April 16, 1s04.-I have
used Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheu
matism and found it to be all that is
claimed for it. believe it to be the best
preparation for rheumatism and deep
seated muscular pains in the market and
cheerfully recommend it to the public.
JNO. G. BROOKS, dealer in boots, shoes,
etc, No. Is Main street.
Also Read This.
Mechanicsville, st. Mary county, Md
| sold IL bottle of Chamberlan's Pain
Balm Co n man who had been suffering
with rheumatism for several years. 1t
made him n we'll man. a. J. McGILL
For sale mt 90 cents per hottie by The
Chas. Lyle Drug Co.
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The master of the rolls follows the lord
chief justice of the queens bench and pre-
codes the lord chief justice of the common
pleas.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-16
If YOU could look
fa,y t,,cut1,c

49, NH'NNa - - -
and see what was
coming from those
spells OF weakness,
loss OF appetite,
wasting o f fl c s h
and energy you
wouldn't wait for
disease to get &
/, grip OIL you. You
would begin right
away to tone up
your constitution
wifi, DIR pierce'S
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Tho low price charged for passage from
New York TO Albany and tho quick travc
were the two features noted in the display.
ed posters of the company.-Ncw York
Sun
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Dollars
Come

when you put a good
advertisement Of a good
article in a good medium.
1t pays to advertise In
THE TINES We but
repeat what others say.
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Schoo books and supplies at Lowest
psices. Ei&vntts Fair, 8 Salem avenue
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ELECTION NOrIcr

iaave Nou tried those orange slice
cakes? 20 cents dozen, at Catogu1's.
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The Roanoke Times

Is the newsiest and most
enterprising daily news
paper In Southwest Vir-
ginia .
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-16

Fresh lot of Velvet moiasSes candy Just
rccc> we'd at Catognj's confectionery Zoe,
llc an. 26c boxes. The best gools.
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fHYineneal.

The following notice appears in a
Georgia paper of recent date of the
marriage of very popular and at
tractive young lady, native of this
county:
On Tusday morning in Atlanta Mr..
John T. Irwin of this city led to the
hymeneal altar, Miss Sadie w. Heath,
of Atlanta. formerly of Onancock,
Accomac county, Va, Rev. A. W.
Knight officiating. Mr.. Irwin is one
of Sandersville's successful business
young men, and the fair bride is well
known and much admired in San
dersville by large circle of friends.
They are at present boarding with
Mrs. Evie Brown on Harris street.
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Local option.
Onancock, Va, Dec. 25, 1895.

MR.. EDIToR-Please allow me to
say through your paper, that the
committee on local option have dis
tributed petitions throughout the
counties Of Accomac and Northamp-
ton, and every friend of the cause is
hereby requested to call at the post
Office or store and sign one of them at
once, as the petitions must be in the
hands of the committee by 18th inst,
for presentation to the judge. Friends
and brethren of the temperance
cause allow ME to say, now is the
time for every man to do his duty in
the effort to rid this fair land of ours
of the licensed bar room. The man
ayers of the campaign are in need of
funds to defray the necessary ex
penses of getting the election or
dered. Will you help them? Please
send all contributions to A.W. Short,
treasurer, Bloxom, Va, who will
promptly acknowledge same.
Sign one of the petitions at once,
send contribution to the campaign
fund, work and vote as God directs.
The liquor business is a public bust
ness, the liquor dealers are public
servants. Through local option we
can endorse or condemn the business,
which will we DO?
JOHN W. GUY, Sec'y,
Local Option Committee.
Bridgetown, Va, Jan. 1, 1896.
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.isS0Wnflinis.

Miss Bette Evans, HOMETOWN, and
Mrs. Ann klembury, of Philadelphia
are visiting relatives and friends in
this section.
The entertainment held by the NJ.
E. Sunday school last Wednesday
evening was grand success, and the
children enjoyed their treat to candy
hugely.
Mrs. Phipps, who has been visiting
her parents and relatives here, leaves
next week for Montana to join her
husband, who is engaged in business
in that State
One of Franklin's leading young
merchants is weekly visitor in this
section. and madam rumor has it,
that soon one of our charming young
ladies will go into partnership with
this handsome young gent.
The amendment to the game law
recently passed by the legislature,
extending time for shooting quail
and rabbits, to the 18th Of January,
and the bill passed prohibiting horses.
mules an6 colts from running at
large on public highways seem to
give entire satisfaction to our people.
Quite an enjoyable time at Wish
arts Point Tuesday afternoon. The
young men gave an oyster roast to
their lady friends. Mr.. Darby, the
manager of the oyster packing house,
was exceedingly Kind and courteous
in allowing tie party to occupy his
quarters, for which he has the thanks
of the entire party.
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Langdon dramatic Company.

Commencing Monday, January 8,
the Langdon Dramatic Co., will be-
gin weeks engagement at the Town
Hall, Onancock, Va. They will give
a series of seven performances-six
nights and Saturday matinee-pre-
senting change of bill each ngiht.
The Clayton Call of Oct. 23,reviewing
the first night performance in
Smyrna has this to say:
Langdon Dramatic Company were
at the Opera House last night and
will remain all this week, presenting
a different play each night and a
grand candy matinee Saturday after
noon for the children, when every
child attending will be presented
with a bag of fine mixed candies.
The company is far above the average
and the play given last night, "a
Noble Outcast," was received with
round after round of applause by the
appreciative audience. W. Fl. Lang
don as Jerry, the Tramp was ex-
cellent and kept his audience convul-
sed with merriment by his up to date
impersonation of a tramp. In the
star, Miss Elsie Graham, who took
the character of Mana Lee" the
mana cement has secured versatile
artist. She had clear conception OF
her role and was very effective.
George B. Berrell, as James Black
burn, a Schemer," was as good a
"yillain'' as has been seen in this
place for years. Miss Ray Vernon
captivated all who heard her, with
catchy songs, playing her own &C
compartment on the guitar. The
rest of the company did we'll"
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ebnleys

Xmas quite dull one at this place
Mrs. Mary E. Savage has been
quite sick of late.
Sam H. East and Sewell Young, on
the sick list of late, are out again.
Mr.. E. A. Ames will occupy his new
,wc',ia- aaw pea. g comr,eti2n, IL
few days.
The Sabbath school of our Nj. E.
Church, South, had andsome
treat on Xmas day.
A popular bachelor of this place
will according to madam rumor, take
him a wife at an early day.
Misses Minnie Ward and Oracle
Belote have been guests of late of
Mrs. Chas |. Stengle, Dover, Del.
Frank H. Savage and B. Y. Parks
left for Lexington, Ky, January 1st,
to enter business college at that
place.
Miss Ethel Broughton spent the
MAS with relatives in Baltimore.
Mr.. j. II. Hill visited his parents at
Girdletree, Md
Mr.. Pickles. of Delmar, succeeds
Mr.. Kellam as section boss at this
place. The latter has been removed
to Cape Charles.
Two foxes were caught in Il chase
on Parramores' Beach on 9Sth ult.
About 10 persons went in pursuit OF
them with pack CT 8 hounds.
Mrs. Ann Belote, of northampton,
was the guest recently of her niece,
Mrs. Harvey Ward-Mr r. NJ. Stur-
gis, of Baltimore, of Mr.. S. r. Belote.
Mr.. Edward A. Belote, of North
ampton, was the guest of his parents
and Mrs. Marsh, of Smiths Island, of
her sister, Mrs. H. r Bull, during
the holidays.
The Baptist Sunday school room
here has been improved by removing
the partition. y nice organ has been
secured for the scnool and sermon
is occasionally delivered to same.
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Qn1Lu 0rT.

Mrs. Esther a. Taylor, consort OF
Capt. Chas. K. Taylor, departed this
life on the nth day of December 1898.
Her funeral was preached by her
pastor at her late residence, near
Mappsburg, December ~. Sister
Tavior had reached her sixtieth year,
being born August 9Th 1885: In 1868
she made profession of religion and
was baptized by Rev. William Fisher
into The fellowship of Holl;es Baptist
Church. where she held her member
ship till the day of her death. 1t was
a great trouble to her to be deprived
in the evening tide of her life from
attending her church. A few years
ago when the register of her Church
was revised, she was asked If she
wished to continue her membership
with the church, her reply was, u
desire to be member OF Holl1es IN
til death releases me"
At her funeral one of Der neighbors,
prominent man, said she was
godly woman.
She did not sail on flowery beds of
ease. She had trials many. Now
and then she had a stormy and
thorny path. but her Master was
crowned with thorns. She ever
thanked God that she gave herself to
Him in early life. At the end God
comforted her, and the same Christ
who accepted the girl of eighteen,
stood by the woman of sixty in her
dying hour. We may, therefore to
the husband and six children, say,
she is not dead, but sleeping. May
God the Father. Son and Spirit grant
that the husband may make his wife's
God his God. To the children, let
the thought comfort them, that while
MAMA is gone" if they will take
Mama's God then by and by there
will be a re union in the sweet by
and by of father and mother and
children; and there, there will be no
parting and no trouble. May God
give each of them a safe and sure
pass port. j. NJ. u.
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New Church.

The Xmas entertainment at Chin
colleague Baptist Church, December
2Gth, was splendid success. Rev.W
w. Wood conducted the programme
The house was handsomely decor.
ated, and packed with nearly three
hundred interested people. The mu'
sic Yves appropriate and tender.
Methodist friends and others gave
valuable help. The perfect perform
ance of every part showed the care
fnl training Of teachers, and the laud
able ambition of scholars to excel.
What fine memory, self possession,
gracefulness they exhibited. they
will be heard from later. Recitations
were humorous and pathetic. The
tableau Rock of Ages" was very
beautiful, while the distant music
echoed from an adjacent room. No
grlnder temperance speech than the
Bridal Wine Cup presented. But
THE Colloquy of Nations" will never
be forgotten. There stood the "God
dess of Liberty in pure white. "Ten
Separate Nations" personated by as
may young ladies, approach with
eloquent speech, offering the goddess
Il home. She declines all, till Amer
ica woos and wins, encircling her
with the stars and stripes, then kneel-
ing with the hand of the Goddess
upon her head, while the rejected
nations sing sweetly together over
her coronation and triumph we say,
excelsior. The pastor made an ad-
dress on ''Virginia Natural Scenery. "
Masters Norman Shields, Johnnie
Kelly, Roy Jones received from their
teacher, Mrs. Phillips, prize books
for attendance, behavior and lessons
during.the year, and Master Milton
Tull n pretty bible from Supt. Phil
lips for best attendance. Old Chris
rang his bells, made a speech and
gave good things to every scholar,
the ladies handed cake to the con-
gregation and all said it was well
done.
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House Bronking and Robbery.

Several daring robberies have of
late been committed at Accomac H.
c., and to date the citizens have no
idea who the miscreants are. On Sun
day night before Christmas they
broke open and entered the drug
81 ore of Blackstone & Bell, office of
Judge J. w. Gillet, dwelling of L.
j. Gunter and saloon of VIM. E.
Lewis, and on last Tuesday night
forcibly entered, the dwelling of Miss
Sadie Bayly during her absence
from home and ransacked it from top
to bottom. The booty taken away
by them has not been very large and
briefly summed up is as follows: From
Blackstone g. Bell, cash $3.50, pocket
book, perfumery and cigars-in all
about $40; from L. j. Gunter pistol
worth about S. 90; from Miss Sadie
Bayly, watch, worth about $50. The
thieves evidently have committed
their depredations in search of money,
Where they will strike next no one
knows. The thieves are generally
regarded as novices In the business
and eventually will doubtless be
caught.
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Qsi;l:IcOcA

Onancock High school reopened
on Monday.
Margaret Academy resumed Thurs
day with its usual corps of professors
on hand.
Rev. Mr. Dulaney held watch
meeting in his church. 1t was well
attended.
Mrs. ]. T. Joynes and Mrs. Sudie
James visited friends in Onancock
this week.
Rev. A. J. Reamy received two
poundings New Years night, one
from his Onancock church. and one
from the young ladies of the Oman
cock Sunday school. His coat was
literally and truly torn off Of him.
The drama, given in the town hall
Tuesday night last, for the benefit OF
Onancock Baptist Church, by Misses
Ethel West, Annie Tyndall, Annie
Johnson and Eta Lewis, and Master
Roger West was beautifully rendered.
The original comedy play by
Ephraim and Dinah. (Mr. and Mrs
John E. Vest delighted the entire
audience. Entire proceeds including
supper, etc, about $95.
A dance at the Onancock Academy
building, given by the young men Of
the town, was social feature of the
Xmas, Monday evening. The ladies
present were, Misses Mona Powell
Lilly West, Lolita Parker, Lucille Ad
Olson, Mary Fisher, Fannie Taylor
Eva Leatherbury, Margaret Groton
Mrs. 0. l.. Parker and Mrs. r. L
Hopkins, all very handsomely and
tastefully dressed; Messrs. S. U. Hop
kins, of Boston, Mass IT. w. Robert
son, G. L. ,Northam, I. S. Hopkins
G. H. Powell, f. B. Lewis. L. w. Gro
ton, Claude Nottingham, 0. L. Par
ker, all in full dress. Music furnished
by harps and violins from Norfolk.
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Dennis & Tindie have opened a
store on the eastern side of the Island
The Beilin minstrel troupe enter
tanned very agreeably full house
here last Saturday night.
Lieut.. J. f. Wilde, of Onancoclk,
at this day of writing is holding an
investigation at Assateague Life Say
inc Station"
Mr.. ]. 7. Rowley and family, CT
Onancock, moved here this week,
their future home. Everybody eX-
tends them a cordial welcome.
Schooner Thomas Thomas arrived
this week from New York with cargo
Of coal and loaded with oysters for
Fair Haven, Conn; Schooner Pales-
tine arrived from Norfolk with cargo
of hay and lumber.
Capt. R. H Wilcox and family were
called home during Christmas by
telegram notifying him of the death
of his brother Leander, well known
to our people for his business rela
tions with them for many years.
Arrivals at Atlantic hotel this week:
Frank C. Hanna, Philadelphia; Capt.
Stephen Wood, New York; j. c.
Lanvale, Jr., J. D. Bell, st. Louis;
Hon. w. S. Wilson, 0. D. Collins,
Lee Sturgis, Snow Hill; John II.
Wise, John S. Tyler, J. H. Fletcher,
Jr., J. w. Edmonds, C. W. Jarman,
Lieut.. J. F. Wild, Capt. n. B. Rich,
Accomac.
Hon. W. S. Wilson. Oliver D. Col
Inns and others, of Snow Hill, Nd,
spent several days with US recently
with the view OF establishing pri-
vate bank here. They received a
hearty encouragement from our PEG
ole and a.bank in our midst is assured.
1t will begin operations about the
middle of January with Charles Row
ley, of Girdletree, as cashier. Oul
people believe in and are willing tc
trust the projectors of the bank
realize their need Of it and are willing
to help it on tc success.
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NEIGHBDRHOOD NOTES.


Mr.. George Z West, has suffered a
stroke of paralysis and now lies in a
critical condition.
Mr.. Oscar Ewell has finished his
BUSINESS at Mannsville and has again
become u citizen of Parksley.
All the churches in Parksley gave
entertainments and Christmas treats
to their respective Sunday schools.
Miss Adella and Willie Bound, of
Philadelphia, spent the Christmas
holidays with relatives in Parksley
and Leelnont.
Mr.. Asher Bloxom, of Modestown,
has been prospecting in our town,
and we hope to have him as per
manent resident.
Mr. Werner Gardner, who has been
away for a couple of weeks, has re
sumed his duties'as assistant to. our
agent, Mr.. Colona.
Our NJ. P. Church held watch night
services last Tuesday night and were
favored with an excellent address by
their pastor. Rev. Mr.. Stone.
Ephraim D. Vessels, of Hopeton,
accidentally shot himself in the
hand, but. not seriously, a few days
ago, while cleaning revolver.
The members and friends of Crow
sontown and parksley NJ. e Churches
gave their pastor. Rev Mr.. Givan, u
handsome pounding a few nights
ago.
Mr.. John Hinman, son of l.. F.
Hinman, who is in business in AL
toona, Pa, paid a flying visit to his
parents, during the Christmas holt
days.
a car loaded with wood jumped
the track few days ago while being
put upon the switch at this place,
and tore up some of the ties and
track.
Misses Lena Johnson and Mary
White have returned to the Woman's
College, Richmond-DorSey ". Lewis
to his medical studies in Baltimore
Roy White to Richmond College
Ryland Sanford and George Sledge
to Windsor Academy, and Will Mel
son to Dover, Delaware.