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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-11
MINISTER'S SONS PLAY CARDS.
How e Thirteen-year-old Boy Disposed Of
Deck.

How Thirteen-ycar-oId Boy Disposed Of
Deck.
There is an Episcopal minister on thu
north side who has two sons, 10 and IL
years old respectively, of whom he is
very proud. The responsibility Of rear
ing two sons that they may be orna-
ments to society is deeply impressed up
on the good man, and he watches his
boys with a jealous eye, fearing that
they may be brought under harmful in
fuences- One morning he called the
boys at the usual hour, and when he
had satisfied himself that they were up
he returned to his morning paper. Thir-
ty minutes passed, but the boys did not
come down stairs, and, thinking they
were up to some mischief, he went
quietly to their room, opened the door,
and was startled to see them sitting up
in bed with q deck Of cards between
them, playing seven-up. He did not say
anything further than to tell them that
breakfast was ready, but he immedi-
ately sought his wife and confided to
her what he had discovered. They held
n consultation and decided that it would
be best for the mother to talk to them.
When the morning meal was finished,
she talked with her boys long and seri-
ously on the evils of card playing, and
concluded by saying that she would
trust to the elder one to dispose of the
deck they had some time during the
day. With that the subject was dropped
until evening. AT the dinner table she
said to him, Harold, did you dispose
of those cards?"
Eyes, MOTHER
"Did you destroy them?"
mo"
well. how did you dispose Of them?"
II sold them to the Baptist minister's
son for 10 cents" was the reply.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
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THE TELESCOPE.
Imperfcctions That Arc Found In the In
struments Now In Use.

Imperfcctions That Arc Found In the In
struments Now In Use.
Tho best possible two lens objective,
naado from such materials us are at pres
enc obtainable in disks OF any considerable
size, sins griovously In not bringing tho
light rays of different color to any single
toous-its "acbromatism" Is far from ab-
solute In the case Of this 40 inch lens the
greenish yellow rays come together ut u
point nearly six inches nearer to tho lens
than do the violet, SO that tho image of o
bright star is surrounded by O strong pur-
pie halo, which is usually pronounced
perfectly lovely" by female tyro, but is
an denomination to tho astronomer. Il is
particularly annoying in spectroscopic or
Photographic work, and where such work
is specially in hand the fact that tho re-
Hector is entirely free from it. treating
rays of every color impartially in tho mat
ter of focus, goes far to conGone its pecul-
lar weaknesses.
This imporfcotion of tho ordinary object
glass is in no respect tho fault of tho opti
clan, but lies in tho material itself. Eek
perimcnts, subsidized by the German gov
ern0ent, havo been going on at Jena dur
Ing the last dozen years for tho purpose of
remcdying tho evil, with special refuronce.
, however, to tho Improvement Of tho micro
reached, and there is much reason to hopc
that before very long it may become pos
siblo to obtain varieties Of glass which in
combination Will give satisfactory achro-
matism and in disks of sufficient si3c to
permit the construction of large telcscbpio
object glasses as perfect In their waS rs
tho now apochromatic' microscopic OBJ
jectives arc in theirs 1t will DO step nl-
most rs important rs was Dollonds inEen.
ton OF tho present achromatic lens. Thus
far, however, no great success has boe1 at
tanned with telescopes Of any considerable
magnitude, though an English firm is how
offering to make three lens objectives up
to 20 inches in diameter, which are adbcr-
tiscd as practically perfect In their aos y
mntism. A six inch lens Of this constl- ~
ton has been very favorably reported Ne
by DR.. Roberts, and 1t is perhaps nota
possible that new era of telescope Ii
Ing may open with the new centurr
North American Review. A..
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Palms.

A new wrinkle about palms which q
London florist indorses is that the leaves
should be washed, not with pure water,
but with milk and water, which has a
wonderful way of preserving them and
preventing the appearance of The brown
spots which are so disfguring. Another
suggestion about plants is that little
;old coffee poured over the earth at the
eoots occasionally will be found bene-
dcial. Coffee is a good fertilizer. This
treatment is specially recommended for
hyacinths. New York Times.
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Good Substitute.

Miss Sarah Thorne tells good story of
how, when she was playing in 1.-The Col
Ieen Dawn at country theater, the gun
loaded with powder to shoot Danny Mann
was missing from the wing just before it
was required and could not be found At
the last instant ono of the actors, eating
from paper bag, emptied out the bis
cults, blew out the bag, and, bursting it
with sudden blow, Danny rolled over
into the water, KILLED" by the report of a
paper bag as effectually as he would havs
been by powder from real gun.
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BY VIRTUE a DEED OF TRUST
made on the 18th day..of May, 1890, and
and recorded in deed book No. 16,
page At, of the land records of the
county of Bath, Virginia, executed
by John Critcher, Jr., and at the
request of the party secured thereby, de
fault having been made in the payment
of the Indebtedness due, the undersigned
trustees therein named, on MONDAY,
THE 10Th DAY OF AUGUST, 1896, AT
IL O'CLOCK NJ, as the front door of the
courthouse of the said county of Bath,
Virginia, will sell at public auction all
that certain undivided one sixth interest
in a tract or parcel OF land, with the i'm
provements thereon situated in the coun-
ties of Bath, Augusta, Highland and
Rockbridge, Virginia, bounded as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Beginning at two white oaks, thence
south 62 degrees west 100 poles TO a white
oak, south 10 degrees west 100 poles to
two white oaks south 81 degrees west
272 poles to pine, south 81 degrees west
100 poles to a gum and dogwood, south
As degrees east 66 poles to two white
oaks, south 8 degrees west 492 poles to
three pines, south 80 degrees west ESQ
poles to pine, south 81 degrees west
1880 poles to Il black oak and pine, south
degrees east 296 poles to black oak
and two hickories by the Big Lick near
to John Lewis, south 20 degrees east $40
poles to two white oaks, south 30 degrees
east 3S4 poles to three white oaks, south
GO degrees east ,4S0 poles, crossing road
to two white oaks on the eastern side of
Mill Mountain and along the same north
26 degrees east 3, 100 poles to a white oak,
thence north % degrees west , ESQ poles,
crossing said road. and crossing some
branches to the place of beginning, ex-
cepting ont of said survey 5000 acres,
which are held under prior rights and
not intended to he hereby conveyed, be-
ing an undivided moiety of the tract of
land. conveyed by Joseph Britton to
Benjamin +. Butler and Robert Strong,
being also. the undivided moiety conveyed
by Strong TO Main, and 10y Main to Loren
b. Sessions and John NJ Wiley, and con
tanning II, 213 acres, together with all the
rights, improvements and appurtenances
to the same belonging.
TERMS OF SALE. 81 500 cash. bal
ance in one, two and three years, secured
bV deed of trust
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TRUSTEES SALE.-By virtue of "A
decree of the hustings court of the city of
Roanoke, entered at its April term, 1896,
in the chancery cause of the Covenant
Building and Loan Association VS.. a. A.
Jamison ct ais, the undersigned, as spe-
cial commissioner appointed by said de-
cree, will, on the 18TH DAY OF AU-
GUST, 1896, in.front of the court house of
the city of Roanoke, ut II o'clock noon
offer for sale at public auction, the fol-
lowing parcel of land situated in the city
of Roanoke, together with its improve
ments, described as follows:
Beginning at Il point on the north side
of Gainsboro avenue and at the southwest
corner of the property decided by p. L.
Terry to the Roanoke Gas and Water
Company, thence along Gainsboro avenue
north 60 degrees 30 minutes east 1901
feet TO point, thence north 23 degrees 10
minutes west Ga 30 feet to point thence
south IS degrees 80 minutes west 3C01
feet to a post corner of fence. thence along
the westerly boundary of property decided
by p. H. Terry to Roanoke Gas and Water
Company to the beginning, being the
same property conveyed to y. a. Jamison
by a. f. Brooks and j. f. Cooper by deed
dated 10Th day of October, 1892
TERMS OF SALE:-One- third cash.
balance in six and twelve months, title of
said premises to be retained until all the
purchase money shall have been paid
LUCIAN II. COOKE,
Special Commissioner.
!, s. S. Brooke, clerk of the hastings
court, do certify that bond in the above
styled cause has been given by Lucian H
Cooke, special commissioner. Given un-
der my hand this 14th day of July, 1896
10 I'd S. S. BROOKE. Clerk
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF REAL
estate--By virtue of decree entered by
the hustings court for the city of Roam
oke on the Goth day of May, 1896, in the
consolidated chancery causes styled w
A. Bell, trustee, VS.. Jos. w. Coke ct ais:
Jos. w. Coke VS.. Thos. w. Miller. trus-
tee, ct ais, and L. II. Vaughan VS. W.
j. and l.. Blair, Jr., and as trustee in the
deeds of trust therein set forth, | will, as
commissioner of said court, proceed on
Wednesday, the 18th day of August
1896, at IL o'clock M, in front of the
courthouse in said city, to sell at public
auction to the highest bidder the follow
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BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF
the hustings court for the city of Roam
oke entered at its May term. 1896, in the
chancery cause of National Mutual Build
ing Loan Association VS.. Edmund Didier
et ais, the undersigned, as special COM
missioner, appointed by said decree, will
offer for sale in front of the courthouse
in the city of Roanoke. at II o'clock noon,
on the 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1896,
that parcel of land situated III the city of
Roanoke with the improvements thereon
and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the south side
of Water now Center street, as corner to
the lands of Rogers, Fairfax &; Houston
addition, and running thence with said
lands south II degrees ID minutes west
100 feet to an alley, thence with said alley
south 16 degrees east 40 feet to point,
thence north II degrees ID minutes east
100 feet to Center street, thence with
Center street north 16 degrees west 40
feet to the place of beginning.
TERMS OF SALE:-One-third cash,
balance in one and two years, said defer
red payments to bear interest from date
of sale, and to secure which the title of
said premises will be retained until all of
the purchase money has been paid.
LUCIAN II. COOKE,
Special Commissioner.
1, S. S. Brooke, clerk of the hustings
court for the city of Roanoke, do certify
that Lucian II. Cooke, special commits
above named cause Given under my
hand, this the 18th day of July, 1896
S. S. BROOKE, Clerk.
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SERVICE.
Fret not that the day is Como
And k,,.- f,crr a. ctitl ,,,,do,,a

Fret not ehot the DAY Is gono
And thy task Is still undone.
Twas not thine, 1t seems, at all
Near to thee it CHANGED TO fall,
Close enough to stir thy brain
And to vex thy heart in vain.
Somewhere in n nook forlorn
Yesterday babo was born.
He shall do thy waiting task,
All thy questions he shall ask,
And the answers Will bs given
Whispered lightly out OF heaven.
His shall DO no stumbling feet,
Falling whore they shoull DO f.ceef
He shall hold no broken clew.
Friends shall unto him DO true.
Men shall love him, falsehood's aim
Shall not shattcr his good name:
Day shall nerve his arm with light,
Slumber sootEe him all the night:
Summers peace and winters storm
Help him all his will perform.
It's enough of Joy for thee
BIS high service to forsec.
-Womcn'S Journl,
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SPECIAL NOTIOE.

n OTICE-THOSE HAVING BRICK AND
y stone WORK or vitrihed brick pavemen;s to be
laid would do we'll TO call on or address j. T.
Falls, the practical contractor aud builder Also
all kinds OF carpenter work, plastering. painting
kGlsomining and paper hanging done on short
notice. All work guaranteed j. 4. FALLS, No.
lis Firth avenue Ii. c., Roanoke, Va.
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LxGAL NOTICES.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF M
PROVED REAL ESTATE.

Pursuant to a decree entered in the
chancery cause of =. f. Van Miller versus
Rosa l.. Robertson ct ais, sixth day of
July, 1896, in the hustings court for the
city of Roanoke, the undersigned special
commissioners will on the 18TH DAY OF
AUGUST, 1896, at twelve o'clock M.
offer for sale at public auction in front of
the courthouse in the city of Roanoke,
the following property to wit:
Description: Lot Nos, section 6, Edge
wood addition. This lot. is 40 feet front
by 100 feet deep, ad has a, 'good two-story
frame dwelling house thereon.
TERMS One-third cash and the bal
ance upon credit of one and two years,
to be evidenced by negotiable notes CT the
purchaser secured by deed of trust on the
property.
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ARTHUR DIXON,
LOUIS G.. BARLEY.

IFUSttcS.
The onesiXth interest in the above de
scribed tract of land hereby advertised for
sale is the same which was conveyed by
the said John Critcher, Jr., to Joseph s.
Lawrence, subject to the deed of trust set
forth above. 7-0-tds
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JOHN +. PECK. AUCTIONEER

TRUSTEES SALE by virtue of u
deed of trust executed to the undersigned
as trustee by j. Meyer dated August -,
1893, recorded in the clerks Office of the
hustings court of the city of Roanoke. Va,
in deed book SO, page II, in trust to secure
to I. y. Watts the payment of the sum of
81 ,OOO,as therein mentioned, and whereas
default having been made in the payment
of said debt and at the request of T. a.
Watts, the benz ticiary thereof, the I'M
dersigned, as trustee, will on THURS
DAY, THE 18TH OF AUG UST, 1856, mt
1870 n. m, at the front door of the
courthouse, Roanoke, city Va, offer for
sale to the highest bidder at public auc-
ton the property described in said
deed of trust as follows, to-wit:
Lots No. 8 and 10, in section %. as
shown on the map of Rogers, Fairfax IL
Houston, of Roanoke, Va, and beginning
at point on the north side of Shenan-
doah avenue and the east side of Seventh
street, thence with Shenandoah avenue in
an easterly direction 100 feet TO a point
thence north 1870 feet to an alley. thence
with said alley in westerly direction 100
feet to a point on Seventh street, thence
with Seventh street in a southerly direc-
ton 100 feet to the place of the beginning
TERMS:-Cash sufficient to pay the
cost of executing this trust, including
trustees legal commission and to pay off
the said debt, and the residue, if any, to be
paid in two equal annual payments from
the day of sale, deferred payments to be
evidenced by negotiable interest bearing
notes of the purchaser and the same Sc
cured by a deed of trust on the property.
III. FEATHERSTONE, Trustee.
7 & td
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WANTED. AND FAITHFUL
w gentleman or lady to travel for reliable
established house in Virginia. Salary $1Sl. pa, =
able SIS weekly and expenses. situation perm
anent. References. Rncose self. addressed
stamped envelope, Ii. E. HESS. Pres $50 Dear
norm St, Chicago. S-S-to.S %
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have somewhere seen 1t observed that
we should make the same use OF a book
that tho bee does of flower; she steals
sweets from it. bat does not injure it
Cotton
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Less Than q Cent a Word !!
NOTICE OF MEETING.

NOTICE.-ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN
~ haiway company. ne annual meeting OF
Railway company will be held on Tuesday, the
Sth day OF Septcm Der, 1885, az 1880 O'Clock a. M.
at the office of the company in tho city OF Roam
oke. Virginia, VIXEN an election will be held for
directors for the ensuing year, and such other
business transacted as may properly come before
the meeting. =. j. IiEMrHILL,
slim Secretary.
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JOHN f. PECK. Auctioneer. : Std

BY VIRTUE OF DEED OF TRUST
executed to the undersigned by ,Ino. c.
Wallace to secure Old Dominion Building
and Loan Association certain money, de-
fault having been made in payment
thereof, on SEPTEMBER 7TI, 1896, ut
IL O'Clock NJ, we will offer for sale, at
public auction to the highest bidder. on
the premises, Roanoke city, the following
real estate:
Beginning at a point on the east side of
Roanoke street 1888 feet north of Pine
street, thence with Roanoke street north
l degree 30 minutes west 30 feet to Il
point thence north SO degrees Is minutes
east f41.5 feet to an alley, thence with
said alley south 6 degrees 30 minutes east
325 feet to Il point, thence south IS de-
grees ID minutes west 144.5 feet to the
beginning.
TERMS Cash as to enough to pay the
expenses of the sale, including trustees
commission of 1-2 per cent. and the
amount now in default, due and payable
on bond amounting to 81, 477.20, and the
residue, if any, payable in one and two
years from date of sale, secured by deed
of trust on property sold.
LUCIAN II. COOKE,
j. w. SHIELDS,
) D I'd Trustees.
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AGENTS WANTED.

TWO OR TAREE Statesmen NEEDED FOR
4 our N. and W. route at once. STANDARD
CO.. 30 Campbell avcnue. S-f2-tf
MANI ED-SALESMEN 10 SELL COM
w plete line OF lubricating oils, greases, warn
ishes, sptcielties etc. Good porinnity for the
proper party. GARLAND REFINING CO.,
Cleveland. D. S-3-6t
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\ Wary visitor Mt the Church Fair.

You look so tired" said the fair
soun2 girl. Won't you have glass
VI water:'
The visitor was cautious.
"How much is it?' he simply said---.'
philadelphia Call
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Mississippians are called "TadSoies. " the
ancient heraidic device tf France being
three toads erect saltaut
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LEGAL NOTtURs.
Watts, the holder of said note, will, on
THURSDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF

Watts, the holder of said note, will, on
THURSDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF
AUGUST, 1896, at 10 o'clock a. m, in
front of the courthouse in said city, offer
for sale ut public auction, that certain
parcel of land lying in said city, and de-
scrihcd ms follows: Beginning ut point
or the south side of Salem avenue 5000
feet east Of Lewis street, thence with
saiA rvcuus south 81 degrees 30 minutes
ca s., - feet Ia Il point. thence south de-
go - minutes west S9.7 feet to an
alley. tAciIce with said alley north 81 de-
grees 20 minutes west SO feet to point,
thence north 80 degrees 30 minutes east
93 > feet to place of beginning.
The amount due upon said note is So,
62O.9O, with interest from August T. 1894.
TERMS-Cash.
The land is sold subject to unpaid
taxes thereon, statement of which
taxes will be furnished upon application,
and also made known on day of sale.
THOS. w. MILLER,
Trustee.
JOHN f. PECK. Auctioneer. Z Std
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LEGAL NOTICES.
ing parcels of land lying in said city and
described rs follows:

ing parcels of land lying in said city and
described MS follows:
1. Beginning at a point on the west
side of Jefferson street 100 feet south of
Spruce street, thence with Jefferson
street south degrees 81 minutes west 60
feet to Il point, thence north 50 degrees SO
minutes 30 seconds west 140.24 feet to a
point, thence south 20 degrees east 80
feet to II point, thence south IS degrees
So minutes 30 seconds east 40. ID feet to
place of beginning.
,. Beginning ut n point on the east
side of Henry street 100 feet south of
Spruce street, thence south SO degrees
36 minutes 30 seconds east 1904 feet to
point. thence south degrees 81
minutes west 80 feet to point, thence
north IS degrees So minutes and 30
seconds west 140.3 "a feet to Henry street,
thence with Henry street north degrees
east 30 feet to place of beginning.
3. Beginning ut Il point on the east
side of Henry street 80 feet south of
Spruce street, thence south So degrees 3G
minutes 80 seconds east SO3S feet to a
Point, thence south Z degrees west 100. 8
feet to II point, thence north So degrees
west so feet to Henry street, thence with
Henry street north z degrees east 93.7
feet to place of beginning.
4. Beginning ut II point on the east side
vi i1enry street ~to' leel SoutH vi spruce
street, thence south So degrees .-east so
feet to point, thence south 20 degrees
west So. 76 feet more or less to point,
thence north SO degrees west so feet to
Henry street, thence north degrees
east So feet to place of beginning.
). Beginning at point on the west
side of Jefferson street PSI s feet south of
Spruce street thence with Jefferson
street south Al degrees 81 minutes west
95.25 feet to n point, thence north IS de-
grees west 1872 81 feet TO point, thence
north degrees east .76 feet to point,
thence south So degrees 81 minutes east
1914 feet to place of beginning.
Terms cash
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TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
By virtue of n deed of trust, dated the
18th day OF July 1891, from j. Meyer,
recorded in deed book 81, page 21S, in
clerk Office of the corporation court for
the city of Roanoke, Virginia. default
occurring in the payment of the note
therein described, as payable two years
after date, and being SO requested by r. y.
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y. BLAIR ANTRIM,
JOHN NJ HART,
Special COmmissiC me-

In the clerks office of the hustngs
court of the city of Roanoke: p +. Van
Miller, plaintiff, against Rosa l.. Robert
son, defendant Chancery. |, S. S.
Brooke, clerk of the said court, do certify
that the bond required of the special COM
missioners by the decree rendered3n said
cause on the 9th day of July, 1896, has
been duly given.
Given under my hand as clerk of the
said court this Both day of July, 1896.
731 I'd S. S. BROOKE, Clerk.
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THOS. w. MILLER.

V"IIrIIIINaIOIINI ttIIVt It WSVVt'
1, S. 5. Brooke, clerk of the hustings
court of the city of Roanoke, do certify
thatssrhos. w. Miller, trustee and com
missioner, has given bond with approved
security as required by the decree above
mentioned. S. s. BROOKE, Clerk.
7-11-td.
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LUCIAN IT. COCKE,
Special Commissioner.

l, S. S. Brooke, clerk of the hustings
court for the city of Roanoke do certify
hat Lucian H. Cooke, special commits
Toner, has given bond as required by the
decree in the above mentioned cause.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
July, 1896. S. S. BROOKE, Clerk.
10 I'd
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MTRUSTEE'S SALE.-By virtue of
decree entered by the hustings court of
the city of Roanoke, in the chancery cause
of the Covenant Building and Loan Asso-
citation VS. J. B. McGehee, the under
signed as special commissioner appointed
by said decree, will offer for sale at public
auction, in front of the court house in the
city of Roanoke, at - o'clock noon, on
the 18TH AUGUST, 1896, the following
described parcel of land, together with its
improvements, situated in the city of
Roanoke:
Beginning at a point on the south side
of Harrison street 1868 feet west''o Frank
street, thence with Harrison street in "A
westerly direction % feet to II point,
thence in southerly direction 114.3 feet
to an alley, thence with said alley in IL
easterly direction % feet to n point,
thence in northerly direction 1873 feet
to the beginning being the same land
that was conveyed to j. b. McGehee by
deed from f. ]. Kemp, of record in the
clerk 5 office for the city of Roanoke.
TERMS OF SALE:-One-third cash
and the remainder in six and twelve
months from the day of sale; title to he
retained until the entire purchase money
shall have been paid.