The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-13

DEATH OF MRS. WALSTRUM.
The extreme illness of Mrs. w. G. Wal.
strum, noted in yesterdays Times, result.
ed in her death SHORTLY after midnight
yesterday morning. Mrs. Laura J. Wall
strum was the wife of w, @. Walstrum,
superintendent of the Norfolk and West.
ern telegraph. Her maiden name was
Codlif and she was born 10 Madison, Ind.
Her father shortly afterward moved to
Virginia, where the family. have resided
ever since. Deceased leaves husband
and one child, little girl, to mourn her
loss. DR.. Codliif, brother Of Mrs. Wal
strum, arrived from Richmond yesterday.
The funeral services were conducted from
yesterday evening by Rev. r. C.. Ander-
son, of the Second Presbyterian Church,
and the remains taken to her home at
fredericksburg, on the 1890 train for IN
terment this evening. Mr.. Walstrum's
host of friends 9oin him in his grief and
extend their most sincere and heartfelt
sympathy at his great loss.
FROM j NE 81 TO &c CONCLUSIVE is
the next date to have.your eyes tested
free of charge at VanLear Bros. Call at
drug store for further information.
HUSTINGs COURT.
The hustings court has done greSt
d eal of work during the past week. Yes
terday the jury in the case .of the COM
monwealth against John Tyler brought
in u verdict of guilty and fixed his pun
ishment at two years confinement. in the
State penitentiary.
Tom Wade, who was INFLICTED the pre-
vious day for stealing watch from the
person of r. R. Kane, was tried and given
one year in the peDitentiary.
r. l.. Hutchinson qualified as admins
tratrjX of E. q. Hutchinson, deceased.
NOTICE, N. 81 w. MEN.
For your benefit we will remain one
week longer and continue making our
finest cabinet fotografs Mt o. cents per
dozen. PARIS SOLON ART CO.,
n 49, $40 Salem avenue
AN ART DISPLAY.
1t seems almost impossible that such
exquisite works of art could be executed
on II sewing machine rs IRE on exhibition
Mt the office of the Singer. Sewing Ma.
chine Company, No Is Campbell avenue
The exhibit must necessarily be seen TO
be appreciated and this is rare opportu-
nifty afforded the ladies of this city to see
some OF the fine work exhibited ut the
worlds fair,.and which they will possibly
not have ngain. Mrs. M. A. Anderson,
who has charge of the exhibit. and Mr..
Q. +. Bryant, the genial district agent,
will take pleasure in explaining the
work to all visitors. Some of the ex-
hibits are wonderful, and scene taken
from Shakespeare's play "Othello'' is
considered by all who have seen it as one
of the most magnificent produo tions ever
seen in this city. Beautiful landscapes,
with their careful and intricate blending
of lights and shadows, would do honor to
the skill of the most masuerful painters
A failure to see this exhibit will be an
opportunity of life time lost.
GOOD PLAYING.
very good exhibition of baseball was
given at Riverside Park yesterday even
ing by the Union Stars and the Norfolk
anu Western teams. The game, which
was for the championship of Roanoke
was holly contested from start to finish
The Norfolk and Westerns took the ini-
tlal by the good. lead of 1 runs in the first
inning and kept the lead until the sixth.
In the ninth the score stood 8 to ). s.
Ballentine led off by n hit, very cleverly
stole second. Smith drove slow grounder
to third, Norfolk and Western PLAYING
Ballantine between second andthird, who
very neatly got on his bag again. Ben
nett came 20 the bat next and drove n
grounder TO short, which Figgatt played
to second and, throwing u little wild.
Bnl'antine came over the plate. winning
the game by the close score of 6 to ..
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