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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20

IN Che eye anu seeing an aged man appar-
emily, with smutty face and glaring eyes,
shoot by like the wind. Tho flclhglasscs
had hit him. Davis reported to headquar-
tors that the devil had gono through town
on wheel which spit fire and acted like
live animal
The baronct's friends had not forgotten
him In the meantime. They had missed
him ut Stillwell and decided to head him
off by telegraph A message was sont all
along the limo to "stop man on u wheel"
At Walkerton, the next place beyond
kankakee the telegraph operator reported
that u bicycle thief was en- route there,
and although it was already dark, two
officers wero sent out the pike to stop him.
They did not succeed. AS tho baronct APP
prouched tho little group one of the police
mon grabbed at him, while the other Ore.
sented n revolver The baronet went on
without looking. The policeman who at
tempted to seize him got whnck from the
flask of spring water and is suffering from
concussion Of the brain. The other police
man cried, 'Stop thief" His revolver
went off, but never touched tho baronet
All through tho 90 miles to Tyncr City
the baronet had it easier and scattered less
devastation. Ho was nearing the milo
minute gait and flashed through Tyner
City In 80 minutes, upsetting n party of
loafcrs ms he passed, and Plymouth was
only 30 miles away. AT 0:30 O'Clock the
chief of police received the following mes
sage, signed by tho name of the young in
ventor, whom he knew wcll
Stop bicyclist. Will enter city from
the west side on pike, on motorcycle, and
machinery beyond his control. Stop Mt
all hazards with barricade of soft ma
terial.''
The famous modern, fin dc siccle, up to
date John Gilpin ended his rido here
Chief Manncring and his assistants held II
short consultation and determined to tnko
effective measures. The chief had an idea
which will make him famous. Tho in
habitants of nearby houses were aroused
a few minutes sutliccd to eXpnin. All the
feather beds in the vicinity wcro collected.
In ono huge heap they were woven into a
bnrricade across the pike. Hay, mat
trcsses, quilts and everything else to dend-
en- the shock was tossed on the heap.
In the meantime the baronet was near
ing tho end. He was cnkcd In mud. His
hair was white us tho driven snow, willie
his faco was as black ms the ace of clubs.
His hands were rigid as steel and glued to
the handle bars. He was the upotheosis
of scorchcr.
1t was all over too quickly to compre-
bend. Tho watchers ut Plymouth rcmcmb cr
hearing far away whizzing. Then there
was II binding flare, Il smell of burned
feathers, and the baronct lit on the barri-
cadc ut exactly / ::aS by the clock, almost
unrccognizablc. The wheel, like tho ono
horse shay, collapsed into its original Gle
mcnts, while the electricity went of like
lightning holt, burning the harricntlc 10
ashes. The baronct WAS carried to u near
by drug store. where his injuries wcrc as
ccrtaincd. His friends arrived tho next
morning and took him to Pittsburg in q
private car.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE entered
in the chancery cause Of j. II. Hockaday,
trustee. VS.. II. :. Trout, trustee, ct. al,
on the - day of February, 1895, us sup
plemented and amended by decree of ~
day of May, 1897, of the hustings court
for the city of Roanoke, Va, the under
signed commissioner will, on SATUR-
DAY, THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 1897,
at o'clock A., of said day, in front of
the courthouse of Roanoke city,ya., offer
for sale to the highest bidder, the follow
ing lot or parcel OF land, lying and being
in the city of Roanoke, Va, ard bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of
Peach Tree street and the Old Salem and
Lynchburg road, thence north 70 degrees
~ minutes west 121 % feet along said
road to point, thence continuing along
said road north 61 degrees west 30I T-12
feet to point, thence south 6,fdegrees 2
minutes west EOS 81 feet TO Ebony street,
thence along Ebony street south SO de-
grees, minutes east 1862 feet to point,
then continuing nj png said street south
40 degrees east 1864 feet to point.
thence south 81 degrees Is minutes east
30 feet.to point on said Ebony street,
continuing with the same south 40 de-
grees east 100 feet to the noi Invest cor
ner of Ebony and Peach Tree streels s, thence
west 81 l feet to n point Oh Peach Tree
street, thence north with the same 13 de-
greeS "a minutes east 191 feet to the place
of beginning.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash sufficient to
pay costs of this suit and safe and to pay
oil aud discharge the amount due en- the
said note, ascertained by this decree to
be the sum of 5000, with interest from
the 18th of March, 1891, subject to a
credit OF $500 as of the 9th day of March,
1898; balance in one and two years from
day Of safe. Purchaser to execute his
bonds for the deferred payments and title
to property to be retained until the same
are paid.
Above boundary of land has been sub
divided into 30 lots and by the terms of
the decree tho said lots will be offered
separately, and If they fail 20 bring the
amount due Cn note aforesaid, then the
above described boundary will he offered
as u whole, sterling the same at the sum
of the sale of the lots separately.
ROBERT f. SCOTT, =
Special Commissioner
In the clerk IS office of the hustings court
of the city of Roanoke. j. r. Hockadny,
trustee, plaintiff, VS.. II. S. Trout, trustee.
ct. ais, defendants.
I, S. S. Brooke, clerk of the said courts,
do certify that the bond required of the
special commissioners by the DEGREES
rendered in said cause on the day of
February, 1895, and of May 1897, has
teen duly given.
Given under my hand as clerk of the
said court, this 9TH day of June, 1897.
I'd S. S. BROOKE, Clerk.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20
TWO OF A KIND.
Eut the Dry Goods Salesman Objected to
Fellowship With the Fuller In

Fellowship With the Fuller In
A smart looking and we'll dressed
gentleman louneed i'll the elevator Ell
trance of Broadway wholesale dry
goods warehouse. Apparently his sole
occupation was watching the faces of
passersby. Now and then he would
make u feint at starting for some pass
ing figure ard then generally resume
his listless attitude against the door
iamb. AT last he did make frantic
dive for 4 stont gentleman who was
passing Unfortunately crowd of pc
destrians INSTRUCTED his purpose, and
before he could clutch the arm of the
stout gentleman, who was buyer for Il
well known retail store, another smart
looking, we'll dressed gentleman, who
had been lounging Mt the elevator en-
trance of another wholesale dry goods
warehouse, darted out, seized the stout
gentleman by the hand and had him in
the elevator in IL moment
That same afternoon the first NEIL
toned of the two smart looking, we'll
dressed gentlemen was walking from
Worth street to the bridge OH Park row
and had nearly reached Baxter street
when tough young man seized him by
the arm.
Say, boss, can't I sell you a first
class oyercoat? Our goods is de best on
dc row, an We'll make dc price to fit yer
pocket. See: Come i'll an let mo-
He tugged vigorously as he said this,
and the gentleman was growing red in
the face.
"Lct go my coat, you blackguard or
I'll have you arrestedr" he shouted,
struggling TO shake off the others
clutch
"Oh, no, you won't! Wc'rc in dc
same biz See? 'Jes' come i'll an lock
over our goods. I'm sure we can suit
you
With violent wrench tho gentleman
shook himself free and turned indig-
nantly OH the puller in:
IF could SEQ police officer, I'd
have you arrested, YOU Then words
failed.
"No, you wouldn't. Yer not'n bet
tern puller i'll yerself. I'ze seen ven
OH Broadway layin fur people an yank-
i'll 'em III jes' cs we do Yer jes a pull
er in. same as am, but You amt got no
pride nor sympathy i'll dc biz Scer'
And the smart looking, we'll dressed
gentleman hurried off without saving
yea on nay or uttering protest. The
canker Of comparison had entered Ms
oul-Now York sun.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20

BY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF
trust from j. G. Kuykendall and wife to
the undersigned, dated the 18th day of
September, 1899, and recorded in the
clerk Office of the city of Roanoke, in
deed book 70, page 307, for the purpose
of securing certain payments to become
due to the Old Dominion Building and
Loan Association of Richmond, Va. de-
fault having been made in the payment
Of said deed, and having been required
so TO do by the beneficiary Hereunder,
the undersigned will offer tor sale at pub.
lie auction on the premises on the 25TH
DAY OF JUNE, 1907, at ~ o'clock M,
the following described property situated
in the city of Roanoke, Va:
Beginning at point on the west side
of Roanoke street 200 feet south of
Spruce street, thence with Roanoke
street south 2 degrees 80 minutes west
80 feet to n point, thence north 7S degrees
30 minutes west $50 feet, thence with an
alley north degrees 30 minutes east so
feet to n point, thence south rs degrees
80 minutes east $50 feet to the begin
ming.
TERMS OF SALE:-C Cash. The amount
due under said deed of trust Is i,151 80.
LUCIAN Fl. COOKE,
j. w: SHIELDS, JR.,
o-23'td. Trustees.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20

TRUSTEES SALE.-BY VIRTUE
of a certain Iced Of trust. dated April
goth, 1890, and of record in the clerks
Office of the hust.ngs court of the city of
Roanoke. Va, de ell book so, page 1S1.
and default having been lnade In the paw
ment of n portion Of said debt therein Sc
cured, and being required so to do by the
owner or the defaulted note, 1 will sell Mt
public auction in front of the courthouse
in Roanoke, Va, on THE 9TH DAY
OF JUNE, 1897, ut IL o'clock a. M, to
the highest bidder, all that certain lot or
parcel of land lying in the city of Roam
oke Va. described rs follows:
Said parcel of land io situated on the
northeast corner of Commerce street and
Salem avenue and fronts sixty feet on
Commerce street and extends back he
tween parallel lines along Salem avenue
one hundred and sixteen feet, more or
less, except as to the eastern portion of
lot, fronting fifty feet on Salem avenun
and extending i'll II northly direction be.
tween parallel lines sixty feet, which
has been released from the lien OF the
deed above mentioned.
TEMS:-Cush.
l.. r. GILLS,
o-eo-td. Trustee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20
When Blondin Was Afraid.

One of Blondin's favorito jokes was
to offer to carry some distinguished
spectator across the rope with him Oh
his back. Everybody naturally refused,
and the great equilibrist, with a genial
smile, would say, 81 am sorry you are
afraid should drop you But he was
hoist once with his own petard.
He was exhibiting in Paris and was
about TO cross the Seine OIL his rope.
Cham, tho great caricaturist, had come
to make sketch. Blondin, recognizing
him, at once invited him to cross with
him.
with pleasure, 4" replied Cham, "but
on one condition.. -
And that Isl quericd Blondin
THAT l shall carry you on my back, -
answered Cham.
mot if I know myself" answered
Blondin.
All" triumphantly exclaimed
Cham, this time. NJ. Blondin, it is
you who are afraid'' = Washington
Post.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20
5-23-ti.
T.. r. GILLS,
Trustee.

TRUSTEES SALE. by VIRTUE
of deed of trust executed March %.
1871. by Mrs. May NJ. Simmons and Inns.
band, recorded in deed hook G1 page 10
OF the Roanoke corporation court clerks
office, default having been made in the
payment OF Ii portion of the debt mem
toned therein and being required so to
do by ,Junius b. Fishburne, the heneii-
ciary, shall on the 2lND DAY OF
JUNE, 1897, at ~ o'clock M. at the front
door OF the courthouse in the city of Ron
noke, Va, proceed to sell at public auc-
ton TO the highest bidder the property
conveyed in said deed, described, IS fol-
lows:
Beginning at point on the south side
of Campbell street 81 26.100ths feet east
OF fishburne street, thence south de-
grees Az minutes west 2I5. feet 10 an al-
ley, thence with same south SO d.
grees 30 minutes east 1925 feet to n
point. thence north o degrees 80 minutes
east S3.7S feet to IL point, thence south
- degrees ii minutes east 17.3 to point,
thence north degrees 40 minutes east
2U2.S feet 10 Campbell street, thence with
same south 81 degrees minute west 81. 4
feet to the beginning.
1t being the property embraced In said
deed of trust, and to which special refer
ence is hereby made.
TERMS: Cash sufficient to nay the cost
oil executing this trust, and the balance
due ON the debt secured in said deed, to-
wit, the sum OFFS 29076, which embraces
interest to day OF sale, and the residue in
two equal annual instalments from date
of sale, with q per cent. interest, to he
secured oy deed OF trust on property.
JNO w. WOODS.
10 "a Trustee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20
By J. w. BOSWELL, REAL ESTATE
AUCTIONEER.

Ry virtue of Il deed of trust dated Goth
day of December, 1895 and recorded in
deed book 10l, page l42, of the...clerk' s
Office of the hustines court for the city of
Roanoke, from c. +. Hawkins to the I'm
dersigned trustee, I shall on the 18TH
DAY OF JULY, 1897, mt 1e NJ, offer for
sale at public auction to the highest bid
der in front of the courthouse the follow.
ing described lot or parcel of land:
beginning mt n ''point on the south side
of Salem avenue 1875 feet west of "a"
street, thence in westerly direction with
Salem avenue % feet TO II point, thence
in n southerly direction 200 feet to Rorer
avenue, thence east with Rorer avenue
30 feet to point, thence in a northerly
direction 100 feet to point, thence west
wnrdly % feet to ~ point, thence north
100 feet to place of beginning being all OF
lot No 3 and the west half of lot No. II,
section 2G, map of Rorer addition to Roa
nokc, VA.
: TERMS: Cash sufficient to pay the cost
OF sale and 1880, with interest from March
., 1897, being the amoun. OF the debt
now due, and the balance, IL any, in two
equal annual instalments with interest
J. +. WINGFIELD.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20
WHAT POSED HIM.
Tho NEUROLOGICAL Ccntaur and tho Propel
Medicine Man.

Tho NEUROLOGICAL Ccntaur md tho Proper
Medicine Man.
The man with valise and an UNI
brella had bought one or two cheap vol
umcs of fiction, when moro preten-
tious publication on counter near the
door caught his attention. 1t contained
number of elaborate pictures of myth
illogical characters, and he was gluncing
rapidly through it when one of the
pages attracted his especial interest. He
fingered over it, turned several leaves
and then went back. After he had start.
ed away and conc as far as the door
tho fascination again proved irressti-
BILE, and he was soon gazing thought
fully at the same page.
Can we do something moro for
your" asked the clerk.
You learn great deal about what q
in these books, don t your" he asked.
We naturally become familiar with
the contents i'll the course of time, I"
was the answer.
Well, it will probably be exposing
my ignorance for me to ask it, but |
wish you would tell me what that is, +"
and he turned the book around so that
the salesman could see. II never had
much chance to study up OIL natural
history he added upologetically.
That, sir, is ccntaur," was the
answer.
His curiosity was rot yet satisfied
He dropped his head over OH his shout
der and looked Mt tho picture with one
eye.
81 shppose," he resumed, t'that this
thing wouldn't bother me so much il |
hadn't recently gone OH the road for n
patent medicine firm. That has given
me an interest never had before. And
you know whenever IL man has just
taken up subject it's hars; for him TO
get it Off his mind. don't believe that
ever will get over being puzzled about
that centaur.'
In what way?'
Surprising he got sick"
"Well?"
Whom would they send for, a reg
ular physician OF a veterinary surgeon:'
Washington Star.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20
LEGAL NOTICES.

BY VIRTUE OF 4 DEED OF TRUST
dated May 9TH, 1891, and recorded in the
clerks Office OF the county court of Roam.
oke county, Va. in deed book 4, page
546, James p. Coon conveyed to = ".
Jamison, trustee, two certain lots or par
GELS of land known as lot No. Is, section
II, ana lot No. is, section 40, rs shown
10y the map of the Crystal Spring Land
Company, lying in Roanoke county, Va,
in trust to secure to the Crystal Spring
Land Company the sum of S:133. SO, pay
able in two equal annual payments of
S2GG. G6 each with interest, being for the
unpaid purchase money on said lots; and
default having been made in the payment
of n part of said debt and being request
ed so to do by the holder of SAID debt.
Shall proceed to sell at public auction in
front OF the courthouse in the city of
Roanoke, Va, on JULY 10, 1897, at IL
O'Clock NJ. the two lots hereinbefore men
toned.
TERMS: Cash.
:. w. JAMESON,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20
The Roman Fishcrman.

A traveller in Rome tells of q citizen
who was evidently too lazy to sit on
the bank of the Tiber and fish after the
manner of tho ordinary fisherman, but
instead arranged his apparatus in the
form of automatic nets, which are made
to revolve by the aid of weights and
the current Of the stream, so that it is
not necessary for him to visit the spot
oftener than once day. With the aid
of pneumatic tube to shoot the fish
from tho bank TO- his house it would
seem to be unnecessary for him to do
even this. Nothing would be lacking
then to complete his happiness but an
electric broiler and possibly an auto
matte bone extractor Buffalo Com
mercial.
Snakes Ill South Africa fear the sec
rotary bird and will even crawl away
from its shadow. This bird can easily
thrash a bird twice its size.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20
Roanoke Cycle Co., Agents.
. LIFE nv TIE POLAR SEAS.
PLENTY of Bears Birds and Narwhals
Millions OF Eildlers and Fleas.

>.
Millions OF Fiddiers and Fleas
1t is evident. according to Manson.
that the waters of the polar seas arc far
from being deserted By living creatures
wherever the sea is orcn CT partially so
seals, narwhnls and birds abound, ant,
Oil the heaps of ice near tho edge CT the
water the bears are numerous. Under
the ice marine animals are not wanting
The explorers found in abundance little
crustaccuns, whose discovery was thu,
result of IN accident.
One day TIE cook SUM; n niece of
meat i'll II hole which Eo had cut in the
ice with a view CT thawing it ont. That
is method often rcsortcd to for tho
purpose of sparing tho fuel. Forty-cight
hours afterward, while taking out the
meat, the cook was assonished to find
an immense number of little animals
that dropped upon the surface of tho ice
and commenced to jump about like
fieas. Nansen, who is q professor OF
zoology, had no trouble in recognizing
those little crustaceans, which NAV be
seen jumping i'll the sand and which
are called sand fleas. He was delighted
at the discovery, because tho creatures
are good to eat, although they contain
but little nourishment.
q few months later on, when in rs
or so degrees north latitude, i'll Octo-
ber-that is to say, at the beginning of
the long winter night-he fishcd up in q
little net with close meshes quantity
of little crnstaceans. This proves that
life is by no means suspended under tho
ice; on the contrary, it is very active.
In the mud Of the bottom, where the
water is shallow, there arc numerous
starfish. mollusls, worms, sponges and
several species of crustacea. journal
DIES Debats
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20
Where Pope Lived,

MI. Labouchere is gratified at being
able to put an end to skepticism about
his Twickenham house being built on
the site of Pope's villa. III making re-
pairs recently n stone was found, OH
which was carved the inscription: "On
this spot stood until 1909 the house of
Alexander Pope. The grotto that formed
the basement still remains. 1S4S."
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20
mothers Friend"

the body is made to yield pleasantly
TO the change. Headache and nausea
are dispelled, the depressed and merry
Gus feeling yields to one of hopeful ex-
peotation. Danger to life of mother is
avoided, and she passes through the
trial quickly and her recovery is rapid.
Sent by Mail, on receipt of price, S1.oo. Book
% "ESpectant Mothers" free upon application
The Bradfeld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20
y Poor Wrapper.

Eyes, poor Mrs. Elderly is all wrap
ped up i'll that son of hers"
Aud he isn't much of wrapper,
eh?".-Detroit News.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20

:. w. JAMESON,
Trustee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20
Newly Classified.

"Nfrs. Virgins is a Northumberland
widow
"What kind of widow is that?"
Grass, OF coarse. "-Chicago Record.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05

The DouKlAston Yacht Club. tho only organization
In these waters that has Its clubhouse towed out to
the starting line on regatta days. will hold It's prtn-
cipal event OF the year on June l2. II Will be con.
Quoted under the rules of the Long Island Sound
Union. and open to yachts enrolled in any recog.
nized club. Entries will be received I'm the follow
Ing classes: sloops. cutters, yawls. and twenty .nVe
and thirty foot classes of catboats. The Regatta
Committee has. In a preliminary circular. called
attention 20 the limit OF crews on board the COM
peting boats. which Is Is fol!ows!
Forty three foot class. not to exceed nine: thirty
six foot. not to exceed seven; thirty foot. not To eN.
coed nVe. twenty Ave foot. not TO exceed rouri
twenty foot. mot 70 exceei three; fifteen foot. not TO
exceed two.
Webster cup. for open cats. shifting or stationary
ballast, twenty Two feet water line and under.
The trophy must be capture twice In succession TO
become the property OF he winner. II Is now held
by the Punch. The course for the forty three,
thirty six. thirty. and twenty-five foot classes will
be from a starting line between a stakeboat and The
clubhouse. TO and around = stakeboat anchot ed In
Pelham Ray westward for Big Tom buoy; thence &c
and around GsngwAy buoy: thence 10 and around
home stakeboat; TO be sailed twice over. The
Imausr yachts viii make the same circuit once.
PriEea viii be awarded where two or more boat
start, but In case the class does not NIL a prize all
be given to the yacht sailing alone. Each zach
must be sailed ny All amateur. Entrles'close OF
June 10 with William Barnhurst. Chairman OF thu
Regatta Committee, DouglsSton. LII.