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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-07
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TRUSTEES SALE-Whereas n GER
tain deed of trust..was executed by Susan
+. Wood and William NJ. Wood. her hus-
band, to George j. Peet, trustee, dated
the Goth day of June, 1891, and recorded
in the clerks Office of the musings court
for the city OF Roanoke, Va, in deed
book GO, page 4, to secure the perform
ance of certain conditions and payments
specified in n certain bond executed by
the said Susan +. Wood of even date,
with said deed Cor the payment of one
Thousand dollars ($l .000) to the National
Mutual Building and Loan Association of
New York, in accordance with their art-
cles of association; and whereas. the said
George 81. Peet has resigned the said
trust,and the Judge of the hastings court
for the city OF Roanoke, Va, at the Feb
runry term, 1897 did appoint ,Iunius Me
Grhee rs trustee in place and stead of
George j. Peet, after legal notice. as pro
vidcd by statute, TO all the parties in in
terest; aud whereas, default has been
made in tie payment and conditions
mentioned h said bond and deed of trust
for more thin three months, and after he
ing requireano TO do by the beneficiary,
the National Mutual building and Loan
Association of New York, shall, by vir-
tue of said deed, and pursuant TO the
terms thereof, proceed to sell mt public
auction To the highest bidder on MON
DAY, MARCH 30, 1897, ut 3 O'CLOCK
Il. NJ on the premises, all the property
CONVEYED in said deed, with the improve
ments thereon, bounded and described rs
follows to wit:
Beginning mt IL point on the north side
of Harrison street one hundred and fifty
150) feet west of Lee street and running
thence with Harrison street north SS de
grees west fifty 900 feet to II point,
thence north , degrees east one hundred
and ten 0l0l feet to point, thence south
SS degrees east fifty 900 feet to a poin.,
thence with II line of Evan b. SCOTS
south degrees west one hundred and ten
1l0) feet to the beginning. containing
five thousand five hundred (j.500) square
feet, more or less, and being the southern
half of lot one hundred and eighty seven
uSC ward four, rs shown by the map
of the Roanoke Land and Improvement
Company.
TERMS-Cash sufficient to pay all cost
OF executing this trust, including II com
mission to the trustee, and to pay of said
bond with arrearages due thereon, amount
ing to thirteen hundred and seventy dol
lars and thirty four cents Isl ,31034n. as
of February the 25th, 1897, subject TO n
withdrawal value of three hundred and
ninety-seven dollars and ninety. three
cents (S3D1.90 on the day of sale, and the
balance. if any, in one and two equal in
stalmcnts, due in twelve and twenty.f ,ur
months. with interest, thereon from date.
the purchaser executing Negotiable notes
for the deferred payments, and secured ny
deed of trust on the property sold
JUNIUS McGEHEE,
25.tdS Substituted Trustee.
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LEGAL notice..

TRUSTEES WHEREAS BY
certain deed dated November %. 1892
recorded in deed book 50, page 300, j j..
Murdoch conveyed II certain lot therein
mentioned to +. f.. Cole. trustee, to Sc
cure n certain debt to NJ. j. Andrews for
deferred purchase money on the said lot
or parcel of land, and said T. Il. Cole
having removed from the State Of Nir.
ginia aud having resigned said trust, and
the undersigned having been substituted
and appointed trustee in his stead by an
order OF the hustings court of the city of
Roanoke, on March 6. 1897, and being
requested so to do by the beneficiary un-
der the said deed. | will, on WEDNES.
DAY, APRIL 1887, ut noon. in front of
the courthouse in the city of Roanoke
Va, sell at public auction to the highest
bidder all of tie following described lot
or parcel of land with it's appurtenance s
lying in the city of Roanoke, Va, and
bounded and described as follows:
Beginning Mt IL point on the north side
of Dale avenue 40 feet east Of Simmons
street, thence in n northerly direction
parallel with Simmons street 1870 feet To
an alley, thence in an easterly direction
with said alley 40 feet to p0:::.t, thence
in n southerly direction 100 feet to Dale
avenue, thence in westerly direction
beginning and known rs lot No 13 in
section of Belmont addition to Rom.
oke, Va, being the same property de-
scribed in the first above mentioned deed
TERMS: Cash sufficient to pay the
costs of executing this trust, including IL
trustees commission of legal per cent,
to pay all past due taxes and to pay off
the past due notes secured by said deed
amounting to 5000 with accrued inter
est amounting to $4,000. Il credit as to
the amount of 5000, payable $50 per
month the first note being due and pay
able April -, 1S91.for S25. and one note
OF so on the 22d of each succeeding
month until the said 5000 is paid; bnl.
ance, if any, payable in twelve months.
y deposit of $50 will be required from the
successful bidder.
GEO. f. MARKLEY,
Substitute Trustee
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to steal her poc!lctbook Miss Staat saved
her pockcthool,, but says she would rnthc
have lost it if she had forcsccn the fame
She would get by her plucky resistance
AS Miss Staat WAS walking on Park nv
cnuc early in the evening she was over
taken by two men, ono of whom threw
one arm about her waist and placed his
other hand over her mouth. while his com
panion attempted to search her pockets
Inc man who held her wore n heavy wool
EN- glove on the hand he held over her
mouth, almost choking the young woman.
Shc attempted to scream, and the mnn
tried to hold her tongue with his fingers.
Miss Staat closed her teeth on the thugs
finger and severed it. Tho pain caused the
man to strike hcra savage blow in the face
with the discngagcd hand, knocking her
down. Tho young woman screamed, ana
her assailants fled
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j. f. PECK AUCTIOEER.

TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ES.
tale in the city of Roanoke, Va. In pur-
suance of nm order of the board of direct
ols of the Lynchburg Perpetual Dailding
and Loan Company, made on the Odd dav
of February, 1897, the undersigned trus
tees in n deed of trust executed by a. T.
Chenault and &. w. Chtnnult, her hus-
band, dated December Z. 1892 to secure
TO the said company, will on TUESDAY,
MARCH l6, 1897, ut 10 o'clock Il. IN. =,
on the premises, proceed to sell by way
of public auction the following real estate.
ana improvements thereon: That lot or
parcel of land situated in the city of
Roanoke, Va, bounded as follows, to-
witt
beginning ut the northwest corner OF
Gilmer and Brooke streets, thence with
Gilmer street north 81 degrees 10 minutes
west 33 3 feet to n point, thence north
degrees ID minutes east 100 feet tn
IL point, thence south 81 degrees 40 min.
ntes east 33 l-3 feet 70 Brooke street,
thence with Brook street south , degrees
10 minutes west l00.feet to the place OF
beginning.
TERMS: Cash as to S43. o.: dues and
fines in arrears, and n sum sufficient e.,
execute this deed of trust and any taxes
due and unpaid; rs to the balance due
the Lynchbnrg Perpetual Building and
Loan Company, the purchaser is To ms.
sumo the obligation Of a. f.. Chennult
and w. Chennult to the I.ynchburg Per
petual Building and Loan Company. to pay
the sum of 50 II OH the second Monday
in April, 1891, and TIE sum of SOL for
the next succeeding AZ months on the
second Monday in each month, subject to
all the conditions and stipulat;ons con
tanned in the lond and deed of trust tXe-
cnted by y. +. Chenault and G.. ". Che
nault OH December !, 1892, 20 the trus.
tees of said company, and if there he any
residue it shall upon such terms rs \. f..
Chenault and G.. w Chenault may direct,
aud in the absence of such directions It
shall be upon one and two years.
SAMUEL TYREE,
JAS. Il GILLIAN,
w. Nee. WAUGH,
j D I'd Trustees
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the car of Russia his own cousin, the
king of Denmark his grandfather, and
his brother married sister of the en-
pcror of Germany. Several years ago
Prince George saved the life of Nicholas
III, who was then only the czarowitz
and was travelling i'll Japan. A fanatic
tried to assassinato his majesty, but
Prince George warded off the blow and
handed the criminal over to the guards,
who, promptly cut his head off. The
prince visited the United States shortly
after this and was lioniZed everywhere
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-07
The Belle of the Ball.

Miss Alice Castlcman, who was the
belle of the New York Charity ball this
season, is Il kentucky thoroughbred She
is 10 years old and the daughter Of
General John Breckenridge Castleman
of Louisville. Her family is ono of the
oldest and most aristocratic III the blue
grass region. Some of her ancestors
were Revolutionary heroes, and hcl
grandfather was David Castleman of
Castlcton, Ky. Her father was Il major
under Morgan i'll the Confederate army
and was appointed by Proctor Knott as
adjutant general of the state. Miss Cas-
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tlcm3n herself is tall, stately young
woman who has been well educated and
is highly accomplished. She is Il fear
less and expert horsewoman, plays golf
and tennis with skill, dances like Il
dream and has but recently appeared in
society. She was visiting friends in
New York ut the time of the ball and
attended with them. John Jacob Aston
begged an introduction, led the march
with her and asked her to be his partner
for the first dance This established her
social reputation, and her beauty accom-
plished the rest.
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By VIRTUE OF 4 DEED OF TRUST
dated the 3lst day of August, 1892. and
recorded in the clerk : Office of the huSt-
ings court OF the city of Roanoke, Va. in
deed book so, page l12, in which T. IL.
Woodrum and Anna II. Woodrum, his
wife, conveyed to the undersigned the
property hereinafter described and lie.
fault having been made in the payment
of the note secured in said deed and being
required so to do by the holder thereof.
shall on FRIDAY, APRIL :. 1891. az -
NJ, ut the front door of the courthouse in
Roanoke, Va, sell by public auction the
lot and appurtenances conveyed by
snid deed described as follows:
Beginning at Il point OH the east side of
Wood street and the south side OF II ten
foot alley, said point being 30 feet south
of Gilmer street, thence with south line
of said alley south 50 degrees east 140 feet
to point ON II ten foot alley on the west
line of same, thence with the latter south
degrees west II. Sc feet to n point on the
north side of n II foot alley, thence with
same south Il degrees 46 minutes 30 see.
ontls west .56 feet to II point on the
east side of Wood street, thence with
Wood street north 9 degrees east 81. %
feet to the beginning.
TERMS: Cash sufficient to pay the
costs of executing this trust, including
II trustees commission of two per cent.
and all past due taxes and the past due
note of ~, 900 with interest thereon from
October 20, 1893, the residue. if any, pay
able i'll twelve months from date of sale.
deferred payment to he secured by deco!
of trust on the property.
c. MARkLEY,
22I til Trustee.
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ager of the trust, but for longer tir!c
he has been the ruling spirit i'll the vast
com blnation which has enabled the
Havemeycrs to pile up an immense for
tune. The sugar king OWES ii New York
residence which, while unpretentious
without, is furnished within like IL pal.
ace. He also has IA magnificent county
seat on Long Island sound His recent
investments i'll New York real estate
have been enormous, and it j. estimated
hat he and his brother arc larger hole
RS of the valuable land Of Manhattan
Island than the whole Vanderbilt fanii-
ly and own almost MS much Us the S..
tors.
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BY VIRTUEOF \ DEED OF TRUST

BY VIRTUE OF \ DEED OF TRUST
from G.. X. Wertz To the undersigned
trustee, dated the 18th day of June. 1891,
and recorded in the clerks Office OF the
city of Roanoke, in deed hook 60, page 60,
default having been made in the terms
of the same, and having been directed by
the beneficiary secured in said deed. 7
will. on the PATH DAY OF MARCH.
1897, in front of the courthouse in the
city of Roanoke, at - O'CLOCK NOON,
offer for sale at public auction the follow.
ing described parcel of land with its i'm
provements, situated in the city OF Roa
noke:
Beginning at a point on the east side
of Commerce street lSS feet south Of
Tazewell street. thence with the line of
Il. ~ .Tones' lot north - degrees 80 min
utcs east 81 feet to Il point, thence north
81 degrees 30 minutes east 60 feet 10 a
point, thence south ! degrees west III feet
10 point, thence with the line OF prop
erty formerly owned 10y II. :. Trout south
II degrees west lis feet to Commerce
street. thence with latter north de-
srees west Al feet to the beginning
TERMS OF SALE Cash as to the
costs of.sale and past tliie take. upon said
property, as well as the mn. o. 100000.
being the Amount due laier .id aec'l OF
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-07

POHAHCNTAS COAL COMPANY
Notice Is hereby given, That the stock
holders of the Pocahontas Coal Company
IN general meeting of the company held
ut Roanoke. Virginia, on the 2Sth duy az
January, 1897, the sad company beins
out OF debt. ordered II reduction OF the
capital stock of the said company to $6G.
Ou0, making the par vnlGe of the shares
of the capital stock 5000 per share in
stead OF $1,000 per share, and. in carry
ing such reduction Of the capital stock
into elect, ordered, among other things
Il dividend OF Sai 30 per Share ont of the
capital stock of thu company, payable on
the TIN day OF May, 1897, 6t the Office of
the company in he city OF Roanoke, Vii.
ginia 70 the shareholders of record on the
2Sth lay of january. 1891. ON the produc.
tion anu surrender OF the certificates OF
stock III exchange for new certificates
showing ;he amount Of the reduced cap
ital Of ;h, company.
~ g. JAMESON. President
RoWlk' Nr. Jaanar gStA, $50,
'N a VIZ M
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LEGAL NOTICES.
trust. and as to che residue upon II credit
OF one md two years from date of sale.
LUCIEN IL. COOKE,
Ei'tds Trustee.

BY VIRTUE OF a DEED OF
trust executed the 14th day of March,
1871, ard recorded in the clerk s office of
the county Of Roanoke, Va, in deed book
4, page 5G2, S. w. Jamison conveyed To
II. :. Trout the hereinafter described
parcel of land, in trust To secure the
Crystal Spring Land Company and as
signs the payment of the sum OF 81, $50. 81
evidenced ty two negotiable interest
bearing notes of 81 ,GG6,GG each, payable
in one and two years from March IA.
1881: and defualt having been made in
the payment OF q portion of said indebted
ness and being requested So TO do by the
holder of said debt, shall on the 9TH
DAY OF APRIL, 1897, at - o'clock NJ
in front OF the courthouse in the city of
Roanoke, Va. proceed to sell that parcel
OF iand lyin'' in the county of Roanoke.
Va bounded partially by Virginia ave-
nue., Jefferson street and McClanuhan
Place, and containing about three acres
more or less, for II full description Of
which reference is hereby made to said
decd of trust Eut there is excluded from
this sale about one acre of the land there.
III described, same having been hereto
fore rcie lsed from the operation oe the
deed above referred to.
TERMS: Cash.
III. S. TROUT.
3 j til Trustee
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THE BARKING WOMAN.
Malndy Resembling Hydrophobia Cured
by Hypnotisln.

Laura BoZcman, who was known at the
California insane asylum as ''the barking
woman" has been cured by the power Of
hypnotism. When child. Miss I}ozcman
was bitten on the leg by n dog The wound
healed up, ana she apparently recovered
from its effects. Two years ago, while she
was sick She was attacked by II strange
sort of nalady, which seemed TO he the re-
suit of the bite, but which was not hydro
phoba.
The girl lay on her bed and went through
all the actions of "a dog that human being
could go through-yclping, barking, whin-
ing, tapping liquids, licking the hand that
fondled her, eating raw meat, swapping,
snarling and growing. Finally it was de-
cided that the peculiar ACTIONS wore due to
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The Sugar King.

The recent investigation of the Sugar
trust by IL committee of the New York
state Legislature has once more brought
into prominence the fact that the real
head of that great monopoly is Henry
o. Havemcycr He is the American
sugar king and personally makes or un-
makes the price of sugar and the for
tunes of many spectators as we'll. Sew
cral years ago Mr. Havemeyer succeeded
his brother Theodore as the active man
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BN NlRTt h OF \ DEED OF TRC ST.
dated January 9TH. 1892, and recorded
in the clerk : Office OF the hastings court
for the city of Roanoke, Va, in deed
book No. II. page 3G6. executed by c. II.
Vert TO Clarence NJ. Clark, whereby
the hereinafter described property was
conveyed in trust To secure Mrs Lydia
:. TAYLOR Il certain bond for -. 900. 90,
aud the coupons thereto attached. and
whereas, default having been made in
the payment of said bond and in the pay
ment OF the coupons due July 9th, 1896,
aud January 9th, 1897, each being Tor
the sum Of Slj00 90, anal whereas, thc.said
Clarence NJ. Clark having resigned said
trust and tie undersigned having been
regularly substituted rs truste, in his
place and stead hy an order of the hust.
ine court FOR the cN of Roanoke, Va,
entered on February 9TH, 1891, after pro.
per notice to I'LL parties interested in the
execution of said trust. the uudersign-
eil hpvius been directed 10 50 do bv the
bcrchcilly m saIl lcei will 40 - M.
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tuS', wnete enc iinpro,cu somewhat, pup
una not get well. DR. Sandcrson of tho
institution finally tried hypno;isn. After
Two or three attempts she WAS put to sleep.
The suggestion" was made To her that
she could not dc any of those things whicl,
SIC had hccn in the habit of doing, and,
Try as she would, she could not. whine.
Dark or initiate tho dog il any way.
Alter The first attempt the girl was much
better. Tho second experiment was even
more successful ana the third ami fourth
completed the cure
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TRUSTEES SALE. by VIRTUE or
two certain deeds of trust to the under
signed rs trustees, executed by Alice
Breslin and James J. Breslin, her hus-
band. dated respectic ely August l, 1873,
and April l, 1896, which deeds OF trust
were duly recorded in the clerks Office OF
the hustinas court FOR the city of Roam
oke indeed book No. 0S, page 3G4. and
deed book No. lO2, page lI5 and etc. 70
which deeds reference is hereby made :or
more definite particulars, said deeds
of trust being to secure the payment OF
two bonds, one dated August /, 1895, for
800, and one dated April |, 1896. for
800, due and payable TO the Industrial
Savings and Loan Company, of Syracuse,
New York, and default having been made
III the payments due OH said oblipations
and being required SO to- do by the bene.
ficiary Hereunder, shall offer fer sale
by way OF public auction ut the front door
OF the couI thouse in the city OF Roanoke
on MONDAY, THE STU DAY or
MARCH, 1T 10 O'Clock NJ, the following
property to-wit:
Ali that lot of land situated in the city
of Roanoke and lying on the north side
o: Gilmer street and described as follows.
beginning ut point on the north side
of Gilmer street 9lO feet east OF jefferson
street and corner of lot of NJ ii Carr
thence with the line of said Carr north ,
degrees east le5 feet to an alley, theuce
with said alley south IS degrees east so
feet To point, corner OF lot OF j. j. Bres-
l;n thence with line of said Breslin de-
srees west l2j feet to Gilmer street.
thence with Gilmer street Mouth - de
grees west % feet to the point of begin
ming.
TERMS OF SALE; Cash sufficient to
pay the costs of executing the trust and
the taxes then due on the property, ana
the balance then due the company.
amounting to $3.50. i0 the'residue, II any.
upon twelve months time to he secured ny
II deed of trust on the property sold
,lOEL H. CU"CIIlN.
FRANK c. HOWLKTT.
2li3w Trnstae.
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PEOPLE OF THE DAY.

The hero of the Greek operations in
Crete seems to be Prince George, the
second son of the king of Greece. He
was i'll command of the torpedo tlotilla
which went out to stop the Turkish
transports. Prince George is Il big, hand
some young man of 2S, who is very
popular and has host of royal rela-
tives. The Prince of Wales is his uncle,
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BY VIRTUE OF y DEED OF TRUST
executed by j. Payne Thompson and He
len d. Thompson, his wife, to Geo c.
Sawyer. trustee for the Atlantic Savings
and Loan Association of Syracuse, n. y,
bearing date of April II, 1894, to Sc
cure the sum of three thousand
one hundred dollars $1,000, evil
denced ny certain monthly pay
meuts as set forth in the said deed,
and whereas default having been made for
more than six months, and having been
required to make sale of property men
toned, the said Geo. c. Sawyer resigned
as trustee and G. ii. Vines was by order
of the hustiugs court for the city of Ros-
nokc substituted in the place and stead
of the said Geo. G. Sawyer, will proceed
to SELL on the 18TH DAY OF MARCH.
1897, on the premises, ut IL O'Clock NJ.
that certain house and lot situated in the
city of Roanoke, described as follows:
beginning ut II point OH the east side of
Roanoke street 200 feet north of Walnut.
thence with Roanoke street west 20 de-
grees 10 minutes east 30 feet to n point,
thence south So degrees 40 minutes east
40 feet to an alley, thence with same
south 40 degrees 10 minutes vest 80 feet
to il point, thence north SO degrees 4;n
minutes west 40 feet to the place of be.
ginning. The balance que under the said
deed OF trust is 81, ABS 66, as of ,la:.uary
~. 1897.
TERMS-CASH.
> l6 I'd. c. II. VINES. Trustee
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SHE BIT HIS FINGER OFF.
Fate of IL Thug Who Tried to Hold a
Woman's Tongue.

Miss Evelyn NJ. Staat, a comcly and
modest young schooltcachcr of Chicago.
has recently attained unpleasant notoriety
In the Windy City by biting off the finger
OF thug who held her up and attempted