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much disappointed to find, on peeping
through the knothole, that she looked
just the same.
Its delightful" Christine said, slow
ly. 'But it isn't exactly what meant
by the valentine" she added, to her
self.
But a few days after, what Christine
had meant by the valentine really did
happen! Sometimes things that seem
too good to be true do come to pass in
this world. Miss Pigeon mounted the
high buggy in which she drove herself
and went down to Pequanket; when she
came back Mr.. Pigeon was with her!
Tommy discovered it first as they drove
into the yard and raised shout. All
the young Bells rushed pell-meu into
the apple tree and dropped from it's
branches into Miss Pigeons orchard
even Peggy who was 16-shouting and
laughing and crying all together. They
quite forgot Miss Pigeon until her harsh
voice broke into the whirlwind Of greet
ings; with all it's harshness there was
a queer little quaver in it! H.
"He's come back and he's going to
stey," she said. 1T is he that belongs
here and not I. II you're born with u
cross-grained disposition you've got to
get over it when you're young or you'll
have to have more'n q ten-foot fence be-
tween you and other people! I'm going
back to nursing people in hospital
yes, can, though you wouldn't think it;
and they like me! There's q doctor
know who has invented q new con-
trivance for for making backs straight
her voice really broke now, but shere-
covered herself instantly; they're
easier to straighten than crooked dis
positions! I'm going to send one here,
aud want her to try it." She nodded
toward Christine, and then she turned
away suddenly. Little Rufus ran after
her prudently keeping his hand on the
bean-slingers in his pocket. (They had
discovered at an early stage Of the ac--..
,quaintance that # Miss Pigeon had q
waEness II was q terror OF the bean
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tine. Christine thought it would prob
ably be returned, even more scornfully
than the Christmas wreath-if Miss
Pigeon should guess who sent it--and
she would be likely to guess that it
came from the Belfry; for she knew that
her brother had given them many Of
his belongings. Ia
She sent it with fear and trembling.
and she told none of the others, for the
older ones seemed, in their hearts, to
share the feeling of Tom and little Ru-
fus, that the only form of approach to
Miss Pigeon was bean-slinger in hand
The valentine wasn't returned; but
nothing seemed to come of it. The Bells
Jane heard from Miss Pigeons Jane
that her mistress had neuralgia. One
day after March had come, and blue
bird had been seen to alight upon the
high-top sweeting tree, as Christine
came along the garden path there come
shrill, imperative voice through the
knothole in the fence.
IF you have any more of those
leaves, stuff them through the knot
hole; if you have the whole diary throw
it over the fence"
OF course Christine wasn't going to
do that with the diary that seemed so
precious; but she did send it around to
Miss Pigeons door by old Jeremy, the
gardener, for none of the boys would
go. '%
1t was about a week after that man
made, under Miss Pigeons direction. a
new seat in the crotch of the apple tree
"a seat that was delightfully."- comfort
| able for back that wasn't straight.
Miss Pigeon seemed to know just how.
When it was finished she went up and
examined it and tried it. Then she
called to Christine, who was sitting on
the porch.
"Im q cantankerous old woman. I
was born cantankerous," she said. "But
| there's your seat!''
No one at the Belfry knew what to
think of Miss Pigeon: it was little Ru-
fus' opinion that good fairy ha6
tapped her with her wand and turned
her into something else, and he was
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&c 70 school like the Of hers, she couldn't
go skating; in fact, there were SO many
things she couldn't do that it would
have been very discouraging to one who.
belleves less firmly than Christine did
that things as well as people were going
to pc better; but that gave her I'LL the
more time to wear her thinking cap.
And Christine's thoughts were pretty
apt to blossom into deeds some way.
Christine had made the Christmas
wreaths Of evergreen and holly from
their own Pippin Hill woods, and she
had sent two beauties to Miss Pigeon,
who had promptly returned them with
the message that she didn't want such
rubbish littering up her house. Now
when they heard that sad news from Mr.
Pigeon she was making valentines. She
had very dainty knack with both pen
Gil and brush, for a 14-year-old girl, and
her valentines were more beautiful
than any that could be bought in the
shops, or SO the Bloomsboro' young peo-
pie all thought.
The fashion of sending valentines
49, "e"AN SASC"AC1CS OuV ~ always
cried over them. And now she had
aourished in Bloomsboro perhaps be-
cause Christine Bell kept it up. She
sent them to the very last people who
expected to have valentine-to neg
lected old people and forlorn sick peo-
pie, to Biddy Mcguire, just from the
old country, and ''kilt" with horocsick-
ness, and to Antony Burke, the old
miser, for whom no one had civil
word and who, perhaps, didn't deserve
one. And for every valentine that was
disregarded or thrown impatiently
aside, dozen made little warmth and
comfort in a sad heart; for nobody has
yet begun to understand how great is
the day OF small things.
Christine was more mysterious than
usual this year about her valentines;
she colored when Peggy said she would
better send one to Miss Pigeon, but they
never thought she would; they thought
she was only sensitive about her Christ
mas wreath. When Mr.. Pigeon went
away he gave Christine an old desk that
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he had had ever since he was boy. II
| had initials and hearts and anchors cut
into it and was whitfield at every cor.
ner; you would have known if you'd
seen it anywhere that it had belonged
to a boy. But Christine would have it
in her own room; she thought it was
| beautiful. It had his boy-letters and
diaries in it, and she had laughed and
found in that old desk material for the
made; and although she liked to share
the fun of making her valentines with
the others, she was little secretive
about that. 4 4 &tH 4*&.&#T ~.
|: What should the paper be but a leaf
from one of the old diaries, one side all
written over in an uniformed, boyish
hand; and this is what was written on
it, the ink faded by time: ~-
II cant bare to rite becos hity has the
Fever and cant bare knot to rite hecos
it semes like telling somboddy. she held
mi hand tite when she did knot now eny-
boldly last mite and did knot let them
send me to bed the fellers say If she does
di / hav other sisters but they are knot
hity the fellers do knot understand wen
enybody sails she will evver hav bo like
our agusta hity sails the Tom Tinker verse
| and that meens me as is rote on the 1st
leef Of this dry mi name is Thomas Tink-
ham Pigeon hity has gott Temper but SO
hav Good Meny People and she is Good
way inside and she is hity and she and i
will alwys liv together but l cant bare to
rite eny more for iwant to now what the
dokter sails. they say q feller must be A
Man but wen It IL hity cant bare
Here the words became illegible on
the old yellow paper; there were blots
and smudges as Of tears. Though valen-
tines are supposed to be dainty, Chris
tine didn't try to clean it 9 bitl And on
the unwrittcn side, instead Of painting
apy Of her pretty flowers or drawing
hearts or cupids, she only wrote "the
Tom Tinker verse; which Hitty had
lcvingly quoted to her brother:
& Tom Tinker my true love. and | am his
dear, 5j5s88 ~ "a. 5!.a
III gang along VI him his budget 70
bear. n 35S
+ certainl was ! very queer valen-,
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was such tried and trusty friend, and,
if he was 60, such congenial compan-
ion. He was always ready to go fishing
or coasting with the boys, or to take
the girls to drive; although he was a
bachelor and lived alone, and had a
double carriage and the largest sleigh
on Pippin Hill-because he had so
large a heart, Peggy said. He knew as
much about the wild things in the woods
as ''The Hunters Own Book" and on
rainy day or when one had the mumps
or the measles he would tell stories
by the dozen-stories that were worth
telling, too, for he had been 4" round the
world and home again." and knew all
there was to know about cannibals and
buccaneers and wild men, and all such
distinguished and interesting people.
1t happened that the only houses on
the tip-top of Pippin Hill were the Bel
fry Qsuppose the Bells house may have
received that name because Papa Bell
always spoke of his children as his ''small
fsy;" anyway, that is what everyone
in Bloomsboro' called it) and the old
Pigeon house, which had belonged to
this Mr.. Pigeons grandfather. The
houses backed up to each other, and
there was mutual backyard fence,
SO, of course, it was very desirable that
the neighbors should be friendly and
congenial; more than this, there was
mutual apple tree. The gnarled old
"high-top sweeting; was directly on
/ the boundary line between the two es-
tates,- and the mutual fence had been
cut in two to make space for it. It's
branches were low and spreading, in
spite Of its high top, and they spread
very impartially over the Bells smooth
lawn. and over MI. Pigeons orchard,
and dropped their delicious fruit early,
the first sweet apples that there were
!. almost as evenly as if it. were measured
on each of their owners land. The
only difference was that the, August
sunshine lay longer upon Mr.. Pigeons
side, so the first red and yellow, mellow
and juicy apples dropped upon his or
chard grassland he tossed them up
I. to Christine in her seat in the low
crotch of the tree, the seat that he had
made for her.
It was Christine who thought the
most Of Mr.. Pigeon and he Of her, be-
cause they both had . twist, Christine
said She would always speak Of her
trouble cheerfully, even jokingly. You
would scarcely have thought that she
Z
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all cried
everyone of t: h G
Bells, from Peggy.
who was 16, down
to Rufus (who was
six, and despised a
crybaby), w h en-
old Mr.. Pigeon
moved 1wav Ho
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Valentine to . Sick Doll.

Valentine to Sick Doll.
Dolly, dolly darling!
o, dolly. dolly mine!
They laugh because tell them
That you are my valentine.
They think that I shall have. dear.
A doll in place ofyou; &
Now, don't be frightened, dolly.
For that's what I'll never do.
I know your nose Is melted;
know one eye IL gone;
My father said this morning N.
That you really were forlorn.
4 But that's the very reason
Why you should always be
The very dearest dolly
In the whole round world 20 me
II my nose should get broken,
II I looked queer and wild.
Would my mamma exchange me
For another bran-new child !?
Helen 4arston, IN Our Little OoaA
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She's up to date and away beyond,
And many worship at her shrine:
She sent an arrow through my heart
And claims me as her valentine.
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It was November when Christine's
seat was thrown out of the tree, so she
could nothave used it any more that sea-
son any way; and when anyone asked her
how she was going to do without it in
the spring, she always answered.: ''Per-
haps Miss Hitty will be good by that
time" But that transformation didn't
seem in the least likely to anyone else.
She never forgot that Mr.. Pigeon had
said she was Hitty, though how she
could ever be Hitty to anybody was more
than the other young Bells could under
stand. ~ 4 q.
Christine would bow to her, too, and
smile, shyly, although Miss Pigeon only
scowled dreadfully in response. Far
more difficult to forgive than their own
wrongs was the injury she had inflicted
upon her brother. He wrote to them
dolcful letters which showed plainly
how homesick he was for the good air
and the goodfello llowship Of Pippin Hill.
One Of the neighbors who saw him at
Pequanket said one would hardly know
him he had "pined away" 90. S.8 "
/: After that little Rufus (honorably)
returned the five cents to Christine, be-
cause he knew he should yield to the
temptation to make faces through the
knothole again. 5f5
Christine turned = little pale when she
heard this about Mr.. Pigeon, and she
put on her thinking cap. She couldn't
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
SOMETHING GOOD

l.. IL. Vaughan & Co., who conduct II
store and meat market ut the corner of
Park street and Sixth avenue S. w, and
who also conduct stall No in the CITY
market. yesterday bought of Ellis Wright,
OF Roanoke county, n carload of the finest
and fattest beef cattle ever offered on the
Roanoke market. These cattle will be
slaughtered and offered to the public at
both the above named places Those
who know how to enjoy II nice, juicy,
tender beefsteak or roast can secure the
finest of the fine by calling at the places
named
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
metropolitan ijlR0allDke
we Caya Larger Stock Cseis in the Finer and Medium Grades
Than Any House in This Section of Virginia. We Sell Them
the Lowest Prices Permissible Under Contract With the Makers
All the Leading and Desirable Makes Now in Stock
"P. D." FRENCH CORSET,

We carry complete stock OF this ceie-
bratet french made Corset. 1t L, a make
that has heen ON the market for years.
they come IN different styles
Have Just added the NEW SHORT
OohShi 10 be worn with the Empire
Dross."
It's the figure you get from wearing n
French Corset that makes them especially
desirable
They are. OF course. all maize of the
hnest materials ana finished in best man
ner possible.
All styles of ZIP. D." Corsets.
p d. French Corsets. full line Sizes,
white only. at $i71
.P D." French corsets, white only, at
:, "p. d" corsct~. white or black, at
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
DROPPED DEAD.

A special dispatch from Lynchburg last
night says: John Wall, one of the veal
thiest and best known citizens of this
city, expired suddenly this morning at
the l.ynchbur3 ana Durham depot while
waiting for the train. Shortly tbefore I
o'clock Mr.. Wall, who seemed in splendid
spirits anu health, walked rriskly to the
Durham depot, where he expected to take
the go train for \aruna. He was walk
ing up and down the platform smoking,
when he suddeny fell and died within two
minutes from apopleXy. Mr.. Wall was
% years OF age. He was born in Queens
town, county Cork, Ireland His estate
is estimated to he worth between quar-.
ter of million and three hundred thou.
sand dollars
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
UNITED BRETHREN.
List Of Those Who Will Entertain
the Delegates.

The annual conference OF the United
Brethren in Christ will convene in this
city March Il TT > p, H.. in the United
Brethren Church, on Franklin roati
BISHOP }. w. Holt, ID. D.. LID, of Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa, will preside, and among
the other prominent gentlemen who will
be present are Rev. G. Il. Carter, or Chat
tanooga, Tenn, superintendent OF the
southern work OF the church, and DR.
William NJ. Bell. the general missionary
secretary OF the church.
The territory OF the conference EN-.
braces the northern part of Virginia, part
OF west Virginia and part of Maryland
There VIII be about seventy five ministers
and lay delegates in attendance, for whom
homes have been secured rs follows:
Mrs. Arthur, 3@4 Seventh avenue $. w
n. #. \ Cupp, j. r. Ridenour.
,. Il. Rice, $40 Seventh avenue $. WI.
e. Is. Rice, e. p. lott
II. II. riilett. 336 Ninth avenue 5. W
Bishop j. w. Holt. r. c Carter.
w. +. Dixon, ;}2t Seventh avenue :. w.
}. ID. Donovan, y. Hoover.
Mrs. FunkhoUscr. Els Church avenue $
VA. II. Funkhouser J. n Fries.
w. II. EglotT, zoos sixth avenue $ W.
j. w. slower W. y. Blncl,
J. c. Richardson, Fourth avenue y. W.
ii. +. Richardson. w. l.. Childress.
NJ l.. Avis. $40 Thirteenth avenue H.
w.-ltrv. p. J. Lawrence, w. II. Whit
more.
w o. Adams, 3Os raxcwell avenue 5.
e.-s5. X. Wine, j. c. : Myers.
+. NJ. N'ingGeld. 50l F'ifth avenue :. G.
C. II. Dyche, J. + L. Hughes.
w. W. Dunklcburgcr, ,21 Fifth avenue
s. "A. J. Sech;ist. Geo Elliott.
W. IL. Williams, % :dgewood street.
$. g. j. w. Maiden. Il delegate.
John Leslie, 40 Edgewood street 5. e
j w. Brill. Noah Koontz.
&. W. Grlbill, sos Fifth avenue = e.
w. o. Ewing
c. ID. Fox, 3GS Church street $. VA.
S. lInmmack, John CARRIER.
G. +. Gray, ola Sixth avenue II. &c.
Is. Fadeley. H. w. Escue
J. +. Drish, TO Rorer avenue s. W
w. *. Berry and delegate
II. II. Rinker, 3lj liimball avenue II. e.
S. ~. Grabill and delegate
Mrs. Zimmerman, 10 Henry street $.
Wv. II. Sumpsel' ~. y. Funkhouser.
w. l.. McClane," 1921 Fifth avenue :.
VI. f. Snyder, J. f. Doro.
Harriet Larton, 1924 Third avenue II. e..
b. r. = Busy, w II, Miller.
Ponce lie I.eon-E. w Eoenshel.
Col. :. s. Brooke 924 Franklin road $.
w.-Dr. w. NJ. Bell Prof. Dohnor.
- - ''cc, o lhlru avenue n. e.-J. w E.
Howe. j. II. Kitchen.
Mrs. y. r. Agee. SIG Fourth avenue II.
Wv. u. Bazzcll, j. NJ Holt.
George Bryan, 1910 Sixth avenue $. e.
w. o. Jones, j. l.. Argenbright
Mrs. Peck, POP Franklin road, $. W
G. II. Crowell, WIN. McCalster, w. +.
Grower, j. II. Bunk, s. II. Smell.
y. o. Raw, 222 Fourth street :. W
W. S. Raw.
DIR. Upton, "A Third avenue II. CIV.
II. llildebrand, Rev. Mysellus
). A. Swaveley, Ill Kirk avenue s. e.
%. q. Bardon.
p. Hines, 40G Third avenue IL. e.-S. ID.
SHELTON, l.. a. Racers.
j. w. Jenkins, 130 Ten and Half
street, $. e.-Wm. Stern.
Mrs. Nizclies, Commerce street S. W
w. l.. Whitset and wife.
c. w. Wade, 49l Ninth avenue :. W.
Geo. III. Saulley.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
BIG CONCERN.

The Webb Shoe Company ana the shoe
department of ID. II. Beal u Co. have
been consolidated under the firm name of
Sibcrt, Webb \; Co. Their new place of
business at 49, Salem avenue has been
enlarged by an extension of the building
through to Front street, giving the new
company ample and elegant quarters for
their immense stock. They will in IL few
days display the largest and most varied
stock of shoes ever opened i'll Southwest
Virginia. They invite tine public to in
spect their goods.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH NIGHT

This evening mt s O'Clock there will he
a most interesting service in connection
with the ordination of deacons An ad-
dress VIII be delivered by REV. George j.
Holiday, of the Baptist Orphannge at Sn-
lem, upon the subject, 1.-The Qualilica-
tons and Duties of Deacons.' Rev. W.
5. Royal, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Bedford City, will speak upon
the subject, 'The Relations of the Church
to the Deacons,' and the ''Relations of
Deacons and PASTOR The members of
the church and congregation are earnestly
requested to be present. The public is
cordially invited.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
CASE CONCLUDED.

The case of Lucian II. Cooke. trustee,
against the Exchange Building and In
vestnent Company, was concluded in the
circuit court yesterday and Judge Dnpuy
has the points submitted under advise.
ment and will in all probability render
his decision by Saturday. This case has
attracted considerable attention.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
WE'LL TRAINED DOG.

An old blind han led by IL little yellow
dog has attracted considerable attention
on the streets for several days. The hog
knows his business snd leads the blind
man up to the door and stops; the blind
man then enters and asks for contrbu
tions. The well.trained dog and his care
fulness in leading the old man only where
the walks are od.and-nev taking him
in the same place twice.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
SUIT AGAINST THE CITY.

The case of r. Logan against the city
of Roanoke for $500 damages occupied
the attention of Judge Woods in the
hustings court yesterday, and the case
was continued until to-day, they not hay
ing finished with the evidence yesterday
Logan fell OH the corner of Common
wealth avenue and Harrison street last
summer and claims damages on the
ground that the bad condition of the walk
was responsible for the accident Logan
is represented by Attorney Everett Per
kins and Attorney.W. \. Glasgow repre-
SCENTS the city. a large number of wit.
nesses are being examined and it is not
thonght that the conclusion OF the trial
VIII be reAched before evening
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
ELLYSON'S CANDIDACY.

We present Il letter this morning or II.
Z. Tinsley's, further Calculating the
candidacy ct j. Taylor Ellyson for gov
ernor.
We have no desire TO throw cold water
on this venture, and no SPECIAL reason for
doing so: but we will say frankly that
Mr.. Ellysnn's prospects do not seem to
us to he so rosy as pictured.by his press
agent -Staunton News
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The board Of deacons of the First Pres
byterlan Church met in regular session
Monday night and reorGanized. electing
the following officers to serve during the
ensuing year: President, j. w. Shields,
.Ir.; vice-president,-J S Guerrant: secre-
tary, Thomas p. 3uford; assistant secre.
tary, Chas. b. Bell: treasurer, r. G. Ham
son; assistant treasurer, Chas r.
Strother.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
DIED IN CAMPBELL.

j. S. Norman received Il telegram yes
terday announcing the death of his
father, j. II. Norman, which occurred
at Gladys, Campbell county, yesterday.
The deceased left n family, including the
following residing in this city: r. w.
Norman. j. S. Norman, Mrs. Is. C.
Beckner and Mrs. r. l.. I.ayne, all of
whom will leave for Campbell county
this morning to attend the funeral.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
"a. & G." CORSETS.

Il. y G. Corsets are probably the
most desirable OF MI the domestic. made,
Corscts in the market. We carr a fun
line and sell more than any house in
this section. All sizes and all styies now
ready Come 20 Us for an ~. X e.
Corset.
"R. X e." corsets, white and Hack, at
,5c.
"R. & G." Corset~, white and lack, at
500
IL 4 G. Corsets. white only. = 81. 80.
"R x q. Corset>, white only. at -. %.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
DON'T FAIL. TO SEE

Those beautiful steel cngraving4 that
we are giving away for twenty wrappers
OF Crystal Spring or Magic City soap
Ask your grocer and he Will show ;hcm
30 YOU. Write your name and address
plainly and mail wi;h ,hr wrappers 20
ihc Crystal spring Soag co.. Roanoke,
Va.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
MUSICAL AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

There will be musical given ut the
Fourth Avenue Christian Church Friday
evening, March II. Some of the hest
musical talent i'll the city and from Hol
Inns has been secured for this occasion
and Il treat is in store for all those who
attend. The proceeds are for the benefit
of The church.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
MONEY TO LOAN.

Parties desiring to borrow money in
small loans ranging from 5000 to 5000
from the I4ynchburg Perpetual Building
and Loan Company on improved Roanoke
city real estate will call and file applica.
tions with j. w. BOSWELL, agent,
ITO , Jefferson street.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
HEADQUARTERS FOR BICYCLES

We have secured the agency for the
Lance bicycle, one of the best and the
fastest wheels on the market. Strictly
lirst' class in every particular. Two
grades To select from. Don't buy your
81 bicycle until you inspect the Lance.
ONERSTREET g. THURMAN,
20 Campbell avenue :. W.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
PREPARI; FOR WAR.

Shoulder your musket and march to
Land and Sea. I.ande-, See? the 30 cent
photos q for 30 cents for this week.
LANDES, - l = Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
AN, EXPLANATION.

Mr.. and Mrs. &. NJ Page, of 80 Camp
bell avenue, wish to state to their friends
and acquaintances that they are not the
parties suing for divorce, which was
noticed by the publication Of an article in
The Times of recent date.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-10
SHIPMENTS OF COAL.

The total shipments of Pocahontas coal
during the month of February was 2l3,-
40 tons and the total for..the first week
in March, ending March &, was 61,477
tons. This is II slight increase over the
last week n February