The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-11
HE MYSTERY SOLVED.
The Parties Aggrieved We're Responsible
FIR That "CrueI' Joke.

The readers of The Times will probably
remember that on the Sd instant we pub
lished notice announcing the reported
marriage on December % last of Mrs
Dora Gibson and w. B. Mahoney, which
was said to have occurred at the residence
Of w. /. Watts on the day mentioned
The next day the lady in question came
to the Times office and told the business
manager how much aggrlcved she was
over that publication, indignantly deny
Ing that the marriage Rad occurred and
requesting us to publish denial of the
same, which was done.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Lucille Luney
came 10 The Times office and said she
was sister to Mrs. Gibson, and that she
wished to set us straight as TO the au-
thoTsh'p OF the announcement handed in
to us. She acknowledged that she her
self was solely responsible for the notice,
and then detailed in full as to how the
affair came to get in the PAPER. She said
tina. Mrs. Gibson told her about two
week previous to the publication referred
to that she was married to Mr. Mahoney.
That Mr.. Mahoney was present at the
time and ID give weight 70 Mrs Gibson's
assertion Mr.. Mahoney said to Miss Jlu-
ney, upon her expressing doubt as to the
fact, that he could show her the marriage
liceuse. This offer of Mr.. Mahoney salts.
fed Miss Luney as to the correctness of
Mrs. Gibson's assertion, and not seeing
any announcement of it in the papers she
concluded it to be the best thing for all
concerned to have It published So she
wrote the notice herself and had it pub.
lished in The Times. The night of the
day this notice was published Mr. Ma
honey also called at The Times Office and
requested denial, which was printed.
cf.,tc
Miss i>uney narrated them and as mat
ter of justice to the paper, to show the
public how we have been imposed upon
in this matter. This appears to have been
n case where joke has en- carried too
far Tie Times stated, in local explain.
ing the affair ut the time, that the mes
senger Stated that "Mrs. Haller said
please put thisin he paper" Miss Luney
said, however. that we were mistaken on
this point. and the Times certainly apol.
ogizes to Mrs. Hallei for causing her to
pass bad half hour. But it was our I'M
preston that the messenger used these
words, and our only excuse can be that
in the multitude of callers at the bust
ness oflice things are apt to get mixed
IL keeps one man pretty busy to listen to
kicks and complaints, entertain bores and
get out presentable paper the next day
THE $50 Orient is hard to beat. EN-
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING.
The members Of the Democratic execu-
tive CON mittee, whose term of Office eX-
pires on February 18th, 1898, are re luest-
ed to meet at the office of a. Blair An
trim. No. GIG Terry building, on Satur.
day, February 10, 1898, at eight (S)
o'clock y. M, to close up the unadjusted
business Of the said committee All
mem bcrs of the Democratic executive
committee who were electe on February
D, 1888, to serve for two years from Feb
ruay IL, 1898, are also requested to be
present to receive the books, etc. from
their predecessors Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, by..James NcFall, chair
man; A Blair Antrim, secretary.
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DEATH OF MRS. WADE.
Mrs. Lula Wade. relict of thu late
Thomas Wade, died yesterday at the res
idence OF her brother in. law. JAS p.
Bashan, No. S23 Eighth avenue q. e., at
] O'Clock. The funeral services will take
place this afternoon ut 3 O'Clock from her
late residence and Will me conducted b,
Rev. Ira w. Kimmel, pastor of the Chris
tin Church.
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