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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
POLITICS IN ROANOKE.
Grand Ratification Meeting of the Demo
Gratis Tonight.

Grand Ratification Meeting of the Demo.
Gratis Tonight
Tonight Hon. james Lindsay Gordon,
of New York, will address the citizens of
Roanoke at the grand ratification meet
ing which takes place at the Academy of
Music. The Democrats have been max.
ing great preparations for the affair and
1T will doubtless he the greatest event of
the campaign. 1t is expected that organ
lied bodies md clubs will he in line
marching to the strains of martial music
and shouting for Bryan and American
manhood
The speaker is IL native Virginian, and
has represented his district in the State
senate. lie is eloquent and entertaining
and will without doubt please the great
audience which will assemble to hear
him. Ladies are invited. The follow
ing is the order of the parade:
Roanoke Machine Works Band.
Carriages containing speakers and city
Democratic committee
First, Second, Third and Fourth ward
clubs.
Park Street Band
Fifth ward club
Bryan Hickory Club, followed by any
other organizations that may Join the
parade.
SluDS anu Oblcf ORGANIZATIONS Will
march in columns of tours in extended
order.
The parade will start promptly at S
o'clock.
The line of march will be on Jefferson
street from Campbell to Salem avenue,
and thence up Salem avenue to the
Academy of Music
The clubs from the First, Second.
Third and Fourth wards will form on
South Jefferson street, right resting on
Campbell avenue.
The Fifth ward and Bryan Hickory
clubs and other organizations will form
on East Campbell avenue, right resting
on Jefferson street.
a limited number of torches, lanterns
and transparencies have been provided
FOR distribution to the clubs, but it is de-
slrablesthat each club provide such addi-
tlonal equipments rs may be necessary
The following committeeman will
please have the organizations of their
respective wards promptly on the ground
First ward, w. X. Andrews; Second
ward, DR.. Leigh Buckncr; Third ward,
John ID. Carr; Fourth ward, james Nc
Fall; Fifth ward, DR.. w. X. Coubourn
Club presidents will please form their
clubs on the ground in marching order.
:. : BROOKE Marshall
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
MIR. WILSON AT WILMINGTON.

The business of Powell Il Co, in this
city, will be left in the hands OF Thomas
Wilson, clever gentleman of Roanoke
Va, who recently came here for this pur-
pose The firm of Powell g. Co. is com
po.cd of Mr.. Powell and 5. s. Jerome of
Kansas City, Mo-, and l.. l.. Gibson, of
Savannah. Ga, and we are pleased to
learn that they will continue their bust
ness i'll Wilmington. Wilmington, n
c., Messenger.
Thomas Wilson, the gentleman above
mentioned, was in the city for IL number
of years rs the agent of Amour & Co.,
of Chicago. During his residence here
he made many friends, and by his honest
and fair dealings added largely to the
business of his employers
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The October celebration of the Lords
Supper will be held ut this church on
tomorrow morning at II O'Clock. The
pastor, Rev. DR.. Campbell. will preach
both morning and night. The session
will meet for the reception of members at
1851 Il. IN. ut the manse. Persons hay
ing letters or wishing to unite with the
church will please come to that place at
that hour. The Offering ut the morning
service will be for the cause of foreign
missions. The Young Peoples Society
will meet mt G:45 p. IN. Sunday school at
$3.50 Il. m.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
A GREAT GRAND. DAUGHTER.

The Roanoke X. of P's organized a
X. of p. lodge in Blacksburg two
years ago. The Blacksburg lodge in
turn organized another in Chrstiansburg
which Roanoke Pythians appropriately
dubbed their 'grand daughter lodge"
On Tuesday Hugh w. Fry, j. a. Fish
burne and j. r. Terry left for Floyd
Court House, where they will assist the
Christiansburg grand daughter in insti.
tuting another lodge, which the Roanoke
members of the order are already claim
ing as great grand daughter. Pythian-
ism is in the ascendancy. Just think of
1t. Three generations in two years.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
SECOND WARD CLUB.

The Second ward Democratic club held Il
meeting last night at the courthouse,
which was presided over by DR.. Leigh
Buckncr Elans We're discussed for Il
systematic canvass of the ward and it
was decided to work III conjunction with
the Bryan Hickory Club. The following
committee was appointed to formulate
plans for systematic campaign: NJ q.
Coleman, NJ. w. Turner, Judge Hover
ton, Capt. S. j.. Crute, Col. 5. s. Brooke
and Edward Lyle. This committee will
meet ut 800 to-day in j. r. Bryans
Office, opposite the postollice.
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Sanborn 4; Sanders, proprietors.
JUDGE STAPLES FOR SILVER.

Judge Waller II. Staples is in the city
visiting his relatives. Judge Staples has
been absent since the first of July at
Saratoga Springs ana other Northern
summer resorts, and later on ut Ashc.
vile, \. G., on account of his health con
scquently has taken no part in the can
vass, having been advised by his physi-
clan that absolute rest was necessary to
restore his health. He is very much inn
proved and will return to Richmond after
the election. Judge Staples is II strong
free silver man and warm admircr of
". j. BrVnn
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
REVENUE CHANGES.

It is understood that Deputy United
States Collectors L. l.. Felts, of Pulaski;
S. G. Dobyns, of Patrick, and j. r. Hut
ter have been removed from the. revenue
service by the appointing power. j. L..
Jet, United States gauger, has been pro-
NOTED by being appointed marshal to fill
the vacancy caused by the removal of S.
G. Dobyns. 1t is understood the attorney
general of the United States has removed
recently from the service fourteen deputy
marshals i'll the western district of Vir-
ginia. No charges were preferred against
these men.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
ADDRESS TO STUDENTS.

The students of the National Business
College were given II real treat yesterday
afternoon i'll the way of an address by
Rev Ira w. Kimmel. 1t was the occn-
sion of the regular weekly meeting OF the
literary society,and the address was prac-
tical and to the point, the subject being
Success" 1t was we'll received by the
pupils, who hope in the near future to
have Mr.. Kimmel with them again.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
VALUABLE INVENTION.

Slaughter L. Spencer, of Roanoke, for.
nelly of this county, has invented and
had patented railroad gate which may
yield him n handsome sum. The gate is
opened by the weight of the train and
closes itself when the pressure is re-
moved. Many such devices have been
invented, but thrown aside as worthless.
Experts say that Mr.. Spencer's invention
is the most complete one now in exist
ence.-Floyd Press
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
Oysters by the quart ut Bowman's.
WIFI SOON ARRIVE

Miss i. Broughton & Co, of Balti-
more, Md, desire to announce to the pub
lie that they will open II beautiful line of
millinery on or about the 18th of this
month, ut No. 124 Salem avenue.
They will be glad to have the patronage
OF friends and public, and invite an in
spectlon BE sure and wait for the open
ing of.NIiss Broughton & Co., due notice
of which will appear in these columns
later. Mrs. Haislip, of Roanoke, has
accepted II position with the above firm,
and will be glad to see her friends
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
FOURTH AVENUE CHURCH.

At the Fourth Avenue Christian
Church tomorrow morning the pastor,
Rev Ira w. kimmel. will preach Il spe-
cial sermon at II o'clock to the "Magic
City Encampment." All Odd Fellows
are invited to attend this service. Sun
day-school at 0:30 o'clock Christian En-
denvor at 7:15 p. m. Night sermon will
be: Future Punishment; It's Nature
It's Degrees" The choir will serve spe-
cial music ut both SERVICES
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
THE CONTEST ENDED.

At the Eden Musee last night the fol-
lowing result was announced in the con
test between the babies: First prize.
Hurley j. Tanner, 63 votes; second prize,
Eva Wisemun. 81 votes; third prize,
Mt,lcomb Luck, 53 votes This is the
last day of the show in this city. Pro
fcsSor l.enoir, with his company of mar
ionettcs and Punch and Judy will he on
hand To entertain the children
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
MEETING CLOSED.

The meeting which has been conducted
by DIR. Broughton in the Lawrence Snead
Chapel of the Calvary Baptist Church for
the last eight days closed last night with
twelve conversions and much interest.
There have been between forty and fifty
conversions, the most of them grown PEG
pie. Sixteen joined Calvary Baptist
Church and will he baptized Sunday
night. Many more will join Sunday.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
AT THE MARKET.

fighty-five wagons paid the curbagc at
the market yesterday. Produce was
plentiful and prices ranged rs follows:
Apples, 30 to 80 cents per bushci; toma-
toes, 10 cents per gallon: turnips, 10
cents per gallon; beets, cents per bunch;
sweet potatoes, 10 cents per gallon; Irish
potatoes, cents per gallon; snaps, s
cents per gallon; eggs, II ~ cents per
dozen; chickens, 10 To 30 cents each; cab
bhgc, To cents per head; peaches, 30
cents per gallon; corn, 10 cents dozen
chcstnuts,S l.2o per bushcl; butter beans.
10 cents per quart; shell beans. cents
quart; butter, 10 to % cents per pound.
Fried oysters, stewed oysters, broiled
oysters OH toast at Catognis.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
OFF TO TIE pen.

Evans Morgan, Il penitentary guard
took Joe Lowry and Will White to the
penitentiary yesterday. The former goes
Tor life, MS this was his third conviction
The latter goes up for one and half years
and 1T being his second conviction five
years will be added to his term.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10

Original ideas in Feminine footwear.
'Tokios," ''Imperials,' Beacon, -
Orient" Price $3.50 to So CUTE
creations" ROANOKE SHOE co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
TAKE NOTICE.

All accounts OF +. l.. Erb, the druggist,
that are not paid in the next fifteen DAYS
will be placed in the hands of u collector
The accounts are now i'll the hands of d.
,. Yates ut POI Henry street.
~ l.. SIBERT, Trustee.
October s. 1896
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Having recovered from my recent illness
lam now prepared to do all kinds of car
rlage repairing and have on hand num-
Der of good second hand vehicles. Can be
found ut my old stand, No. 80 Luck ave-
nue., and solicit your patronage. Re
spcctfully, T.. II. SPENCER.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
WANTED

y position by young man
of good address. Expert
cnced advertisement writer.
Best city reference and small
salary expected. Address,
"R. +. H." care Roanoke
Times.
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WANTED.

To redeem 81, 0OO, 600, 600 53,cent Amer
lean dollars ut 100 cents in COAL AND
WOOD ut GOLD STANDARD PRICES.
If you do not know what this means call
mt our office, 1O2 Third street s. W., or
phone 2lO, and we will explain
j. II. WILKINSON 4 co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
4 SPLENDID OppORTUNITy.

You may specialize. bookkeeping short
hand, typewriting, English, mathematics
and penmanship are all practically
taught. No better opportunity to learn
either of the above studies than M the
National Business College.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
USE CRYSTAL SPRING SOAP.

Womcn's rights are too few and her
wrongs are many. One of these wrongs
is poor laundry soap. We are in favor of
womans rights.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10

Oh cents to 50 saved by purchasing rail
road tickets from s. b. Pace &: Co., ticket
brokers. Members of ~ II. b. \. 1C
Jefferson street.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
APPOINTMENT CANCELLED.

The speaking announced to take place
Tonight ut Salem under the auspices of
the Bryan-Sewall club will not take
place, the appointment having been can
ccllcd.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10

w. X. Andrews &; Co., 90 Salem ave
nue., have control of Red Ash, the best
grade coal on the market, also control of
kmball, fine substitute for anthracite,
and much cheaper
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10

Horse, surry and harness, all in splen
did condition. Apply ut philadclph iG
One Price Clothing House.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10

School books and supplies at lowest
prices ut Gravatt's Fair, 8 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10

First of the season, fresh oysters at
Catogni's.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
FOR SALE.

Oysters in every style at Bowman's.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10

Fresh lot of Lowney's chocolates just
received ut Catogni's confectionery Best
roo1S
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
[.OCaletteS

Just to warm things up little uring
this cool weather we are making the
finest cabinet photos ut $l.19 and SIG
per dozen. st. Louis Portrait Co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-10
MANHATTAN SHIRTS GIVEN AWAY

Anyone sending us laundry work to
the amount of 81 during the next four
months, ending February 6, 1897. and
paying cash on delivery of each bundle
we will give them II fine 81 Manhattan
shirt. This does not apply to work com
ing through agents
RADFORD STEAM LAUNDRY,
PIG Salem Avenue.
SnnhOrn 4 Snndcrs Prnnrintnrs
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-07-09
Extraordinary Experience.

As curious coincidence. while the
members OF the commons were practi-
cally confined in the chamber. a num-
Der OF persons. men, women and chill
dren. were undergoing somewhat SINH
lar experiences at Earl's court, London
recently. Quite a party had entered
the great wheel there, known as the
Gigantic Wheel and Recreation Tow
ers." This structure is in imitation of
the Ferris wheel of the Chicago
Worlds Fair, but it is larger, the high
est point of the London wheel being
800 feet from the ground. Shortly be-
fore Sis p. m. the wheel started with
quite number of people on board and
everything went merrily until $50,
when the structure ceased revolving.
At first little or no attention was paid
to the matter. but as time passed and
the wheel would not bulge, those who
were able to do so left the cars and
steps were taken to rescue those
higher up. Ladders were procured
and later fire escapes were used, but
in spite Of all these efforts quite a
number of people were compelled to
remain aloft. 1t was not until noon
OF the following day that the prisoners
were finally released, amid much
cheering from the crowds who had as
embed to witness the rescue.
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1 BOYS GRIN PATENT.

The close of the great war between
the North and South made it necessary
for certain bands of hwless men 70
withdraw into the mountains.
At the darkest part of that snort Dut
memorable period of doubt. terror anu
suspense, a stranger came to the nome
Of Wenby Dilbert, which was deep-set
in the widest part of Northern GeOr-
gia, 1t is not quite accurate 10 say
that the man came. for he was carried,
In an unconscious state. by Wenby
Gilbert and his son. Hank. from where
Hank found him. pale, still and bloody.
beside a spring in the wood a quarter
Of q mile from the house. He was
sorely wounded through the left Shout
der. where bullet hit him, and he had
tainted from loss Of blood.
The Dilbert family consisted of Wen
by. his wife and their only somewhat
sickly son, Hank They were poor but
honest mountain folk. and they lived
in a comfortable cabin. remote from
other houses. They were frugal. and
during the war had boarded up the sill
yer and gold and Yankee" money that
they could get, so that now Mr.. Dill
bert had hidden under a rude hearth
stone q sQuirrel-skin bag containing
$4S5 in coin and paper money. This
financial fact was kept as closely "a
possible, a secret of secrets; for the
mountain outlaws would murder the
whole family to handle a quarter Of
that amount.
With tenderest care the Dilberts
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News has been received from New
Zealand of the death of Mr. Crawford
Marley, at the age Of SO. Mr.. Marley
Who emigrated from Darlington to
New Zealand about fourteen years
since. was for a long time known in
connection with the Durham coal
trade. He is believed to have been the
last survivor of those who had a ride
on Stephenson's No. engine. when the
Stockton and Darlington railway was
opened. He was about Is years of
age at the time, and, with two other
boys, he went to see the iron horse"
which was bought from Newcastle on
q dray by eight horses. When the 10
connective had been got on the line.
George Stephenson's brother. Joseph.
who was in charge of 1t, asked the lads
to run to a farm house for some buck
ets, and the boiler was 1lled from
spring nsas q hand. The IRE having
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-07-09
IF DICKENS HAD LIVED.

Worked Faithfully to tho Last - Death
Came Suddenly and Unexpectedly.
How swift was the blow that struck
Dickens down on that summers day
five and twenty years ago, says Mac
millan's Magazine. Rich, happy, uni
versally honored. rejoicing in his pros
perity and in his power of giving
pleasure to others, he worked faithfully
to the last. Toward the close Of his
life his labors as a novelist had been
somewhat interrupted, and from 1861,
when Great Expectations" was COM
pleted, until 1870 only one novel had
come from his busy pen and that not
one of the best. But in that latter
year Tor. rather, in the close of 1869,
after months of the most untiring ex-
ertions, travelling, lecturing and read
ing he turned again to his true voca-
ton and began THE Mystery of Ed
win Brood"
There is no trace of fatigue in It,
no sign of lessening vitality. He was
working on the ground that he had
made his own and he was happy in
his work. On the morning of the sth
of June, 1870, he had been writing in
the little chalet in the grounds of his
house at Gad's Hill, writing cheer
fully, hopefully. Contrary to his
usual custom he had resumed work
after luncheon and continued through
the greater part of the afternoon. Then
he walked back to the house he was
never again to leave alive.
He had made an appointment with
a friend in London for the following
day, but it was never kept. BY the
evening of the 9Th he was dead, leav-
ing "The Mystery of Edwin brood"
a mystery still, though one. it may be,
that does not need much unraveling.
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Great excitement prevails at Davis.
Ind, little settlement on the shore
OF the Kankakee river. A large
panther has taken up his abode in the
swamps there. and is frightening the
inhabitants Of the place SO badly that
many are leaving their homes until
the beast can be killed. Recently a
large steer and number of sheep were
killed and several horses seriously in
jured by the panther. 1t is one Of
three animals which escaped from a
menagerie car, which was wrecked on
the Panhandle road. near La Crosse.
short time ago. and which could not
be found. 1t has evidently followed
the course of the kankakee river. At
Davis the swamps are almost impene-
trable, and the panther undoubtedly
feels secure
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the Bank Of England.
When he asked her what she wanted
she asked to be shown round the bank.
The clerk was surprised at this, 90
The manager came and showed her
round the bank.
After she had examined all the locks.
cupboards. safes, ETC., the manager in,
troduced her to al the gentlemen in
the bank.
When she was going out she said to
the manager:
II thank you very much for lettins
me zee round your bank, because my
papa put sixpence In his account fol
me and l wanted to zee u It Was safs.s
Spare Moments.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-07-09

Mft0. ELLA fEIA lie.
IF could go back with my family
TO the peaceful solitude of one Of those
great clearings in the woods, such as I
knew SO intimately in my childhood.
and we could there raise enough from
the soil to easily satisfy our daily needs
and sustain a comfortable existence, I
would never write another line. I
would just do my work, play with my
children and think my own thoughts
for their own sake"
This declaration was uttered with all
the enthusiasm Of which Mrs. Peattie
il capable, and that is not little.
This might lead to the impression
that Mrs. Peattie considers her news
paper and literary work as little better
than a daily grind, but the truth is
that she takes no such pessimistic
view Of her routine task. Quite to the
contrary, her whole heart is in what
ever she does. whether it be as a prac-
teal philanthropist. writer of stories
or newspaper woman.
when I started my 'woman's COL
umn' determined that it should not
be made the vehicle of woman's fol-
lies or foibles, but that it should con-
tain whatever Of good common sense
and practical wisdom I could COM
mand," added Mrs. Peattie. 1.-The re-
suit has been gratifying to me, for it
has demonstrated the fact that depart
ments Of this kind as ordinarily con-
Quoted are not what women want or
appreciate. but what bachelor editors
think women like.
Il have been deriving mo little
amusement from the good critics who
have been kind enough to pass judy
ment upon my latest collection Of short
stories, called "A Mountain Woman
The very stories in that volume which
they have branded with the stamp Of
tmprobability are little more than
pieces Of reporting rather than imag-
NATIVE creations The principal char
aeeers. ~ well Is the main thread Of
incident In the story Of The Three
johns and up the Gulch' are absolute
u true and practically unembellished."
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-07-09
Woman Swallows a Mouse.

Mrs. Martin Monahan, of Scranton.
Pa. elected from her stomach few
days ago the body of a mouse One
night several weeks ago. Mrs. Mona
han woke from her sleep with a chok-
ing sensation. and before coming to
full consciousness felt herself swal-
lowing some large obstacle She recol-
lected that when beginning to awake
something touched her face and caused
her to half consciously make a pass
with her hand to brush it of. Mrs.
Monahan supposes that she was
breathing with mouth open at the time
of her odd experience. and that the
mouse. startled by her attempt to
brush him away, jumped into the near
est aperture. which, unfortunately,
was her mouth
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been lighted. and steam raised. the
boys, in return for their assistance,
were invited to have a first ride.


The latest card of thanks runs thusly
and is of Ohio origin: Il desire 20
thank the friends and ne1ghbors
most heartily in this manner for
their united aid and c0-opera-
ton during the illness and death
of my husband. who escaped from me
by the hand Of death on Friday, while
We were eating breakfast. To the
friends and all who contributed SO
willingly towards making the last mo-
ments and funeral of my husband a
bowling success, desire to be remem-
bered most kindly, hoping these few
lines may find them enjoying the same
blessing. l also have a good mich
COW and a rome gelding horse raising
OF eight years old. which l will sell
cheap on the premises. God moves in
a mysterious way His wonders to per-
form: He plants his footsteps in the
sea and rides upon the storm"