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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-18
LEGAL NOTICES.

TRUSTEES AND COMMISSIONERS
shle.-ln pursuance of u decree entered
September the 30th, 1887, ard Il further
decree entered January 26, 1858, in the
chancery suit of Alice j. Bresip against
Joel IL Cutchin ct ais, pending in the
circuit court for the city of Roanoke Va,
the undersigned trustee and special COM
missioner will on MONDAY, TIE 18TH
DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1898, at II
O'Clock M, offer for sale at public auction
in front of the courthouse foI TIE city of
Roanoke, Va, the following 0escribed
property situated in the city of Roam
oke, Va:
beginning ut II point on the north side
of Gilmer street two hundred and ten
feet east of Jefferson street and corner Of
lot of NJ. NJ. Carr, thence with the line Of
the said Carr north Two degrees east one
hundIed and twenty five feet to an alley,
thence with said alley south eighty. eight
degrees east fifty feet to point, corner
of lot off,. j. Bresin, thence with line
of said Bfeslin two degrees west one hun
dred and twenty five feet to Gilmer street,
thence with Gilmer street north eighty
eight degrees west fifty feet to the point
Of beginning.
TERMS OF SALE: One-half of the
purchase price in cash. the balance paya.
BILE m six months from the day of sale,
the purchaser to secure the deferred pay
ment by deed Of trust upon the proper ty
AMI to insure the buildings upon the
property and assign the nolicy to the
trustee.
JOEL III. CUTCHIN,
Trustee and Special Con missioner.
Boud required by the decree in the
above cause has been executed.
S. S. BROOKE, Clerk.
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grrruiiy upon tncm, ana elsewhere ut other
seasons they feed with no less yoracity
upon Other species of fish which may &c
schooling, and Of which they destroy vast
numbers, such as macl,ercl mcnhadcn,
herring, alcwifc, salmon. scuipin, noun-
dcrs cunncrs and hadGock.
son tho Grand banks, especially in
shallow water about the Virgin rccks, |
have been told thar they follow the lant to
the surface, pursuing them with great
1icrccncss. Along our northern coasts they
replace To some extent tho voracious blue
fish and iinnito OF the south Captain At
wood remarks that the amount of food
which they consume is enormous, when
tho size Of the fish is taken into account
lie has seen them on the coast OF Labrador
where the capClin were in great numbers,
with their stomacbs filed to the greatest
possible extent and capclin in their
mouths which they were unable to swal-
low for want Of room, and in this condi-
ton they were still biting ut the hook
They even feed upon tho young of their
OWN Kind. They arc said to feed largely
upon hcrrirE spawn, though they arc not
seen in great numbers about the spawning
grounds until tic school: of parent fish
have departed. The herring. also, is II fl
voritc article Of food. ANA when these fish
approach TIE shores on are seen on tho
banks it is u very good sign that cod i'll
soon no abundant, Mr. EARL remarks:
am tui That in the spring of 1879
an immense schc0l of herring moved close
ly art..-s Georges bank, and that with
thclr "...Er inc largest shoal Of cod that
has been seen in that locality for a long
time. Tho cod remained constantly among
the herring, so that when the hitter had
passed the fishing fleet the vessels were
obliged To weigh anchor and follow thom
III order To secure the cod. -
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THE LITTLE TlTMOUSE.

One Free Bird That Attracts Attention
Among. Hundreds of Captiyos.
IL u big bird store where there are
hundreds OF birds Of many kinds inces
sanity squawiing, chirping ana singing
there is one that is frec-a tiny tit
mouse. The window is full Of cages
containing birds Of various sorts, and
one side of the store is lined with bird
cages stacked up high all along. But
there is none that attracts so much at
tention as the little titmouse fitting
about the store ut will. AT night il
pcrchcs OH gas fixture i'll the window,
and to that it comes back from its vari-
Gus excursions by day.
Customers that come i'll to buy birds
and birdcages and bird seed and one
thing and another never fail to notice
the titmouse. They may not notice an
other bird there individually, but their
attention Is sure to be attracted by this
one as it darts about, free among SO
many captivcs, and they are likely to
smile at 1t, they are so pleased with it.
And sometimes children, looking in ut
the windows Of the bird store, come in
to tell tho clerk that one of the birds
has got loose.
When it has nothing else to do the
tltinouse sits on its gas pipe perch and
perks its head this way and that and
looks ahout. Sometimes it whets its
beak Oh the gas pipe. Every now and
then it clashes oil somewhere Ii it
wants IL drink il percEes on the rim of
goldfish alobc--for home auuarimmS
and stock for them are sold here as well
as blrds--no doubt TO the great surprise
OF the goldfishes and certainly 10 that
OF the human Echoldors, who wonder
that it doesn't fall in, it has to bend
over so far TO reach the water. But it
gets 1t, and when it has taken its ill it
flashes back to its perch on the pipo in
the window.
The titmouse catches spiders and 9th
.er insects, and it feeds in tho larger
cages when it will. 1t goes i'll and out
OF them between the bars with perfect
ease. 1t Is u very little bird, oven with
Its plumage i'll its natural form. With
It's feathers pressed against its sides i
can get through very narrow space
between the bars of Il parrots cage, for
cXamplc-with ease. There arc in the
window number of parrots cages in Il
row. The titmouse almost flies through
these cages, stopping i'll each perhaps to
eat of the parrots food. but they never
modest it. Parrots that would bite ut
the finger Of rlan who should put lis
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THE HOUSE OF WISDOM.

Ihnd not thought -Hh, God, had hut knownl-
That this sud hour should ever me hefall
When thou Judged the holiCst of lll
fhould come to bc the thing must disown.
Vas ii not true that April morn thy blown
Gold hair around my hair for coronal
Or is this trucr-thou ut the outer wall,
Unroy;ll and with unrepuntant moan?
Yct prize NOW this wisdom have Won
Who must always remcmhcr-nuy, my tear
Must close mine eyes rs thou wouldst hide thy
face
If some great meteor, kindred TO the sun,
Should haunt the uudying stars ten million
years
To fall, some noon, dead i'll thy market place.
-EIancis Sherman III Eooiman
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warts and 0larl, Twain.

At New England society dinner
some years ago Mark Twain had Just
finished 4 piquant address when Mr..
Evarts arose, showed both OF his hands
down into his trousers pockets. rs was
his habit, and laughingly remarked,
Doesn't it strike this company us IL
little unusual that Il professional hu-
morist should be funny" Mark Twain
waited until the laughter excited by
this sally had subsided and then
drawlod cut, doesn't it strike this
company as II little unusual that IL law
yer should have his hands in his own
pockcts:n -Exchange
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COMMISSIONERS SALE-By virtue
of decree of the hustiDgs court for the
city of Roanoke, entered at it's October
term, 1897, in the chanceiy cause of the
National Mutull Building and Loan
Association, OF New York. VS.. b. A.
Rives ct ais, the undersigned. as special
commissioner appointed by said decree,
will offer for sale at public auction in
front of the courthouse az 10 o'clock on
the 25D DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1898. the
following described parcel of land
situated in the city of Roanoke:
beginning at the northeast corner of
Patterson avenue and Welch street,
thence north 9 degrees 30 Minutes
west 100 feet to an alley. thence south 81
degrees east co feet toa point, thence
south degrees so minutes west 1870 feet
to Patterson avenue. tb"nce north 20 de
grees west 80 feet TO the place of begin
ming.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash as to the
amount due to the complainant. together
with the costs of sale, aggregatiDg about
Sl.GO0. and the remainder upon credit
of one, two, three, four and five years in
equal instalments.
JUNIUS McGEHEE,
Commissioner.
Bond in the penalty of $1,000. with
approved security. has been given by the
commissioner in the above cause
). 5. BROOKE, CLERK.
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Legal NNTICES.
payable in Two eQna! annual ins,allments
wi.h Interest from day of sale
THOS. W. MILLER, Trustee

TRUSTEES SALE-I WILL OFFER
for sale in front of the court house at
Roanoke, Virginia, on WEDNESDAY,.
FEBRUARY 20, lS2S, Mt 1910 O'Clock
p. M, the following described parcel OF
land with its in provements, situated in
the city of Roanoke, Va, aud described
as fellows:
Beginning al point on the north side
of Elm street one hundred ard ninety
one (l9D feet east of Henry street, and
running thence north no depi..s rs
nutes east one hundred and forty.
seven NtD feet; thence north 50 degrees
east eighty three tS3) feet, thence south
no degrees 10 minutes west ole hun.
dIed and forty-tiye and five >snthts
(l40 5-l0) feet, thence south IS deurees
west eighty three feet 10 the place of be-
ginning,
This sale is made in pursuance Of au-
thor'ty granted in " deed OF trust dated
the 9th day of August. 1892, and recorded
in the clerks Office OF the hustines court
OF the city OF Roanoke, Va, in deed book
20, page 20, from Amanda V. Anderson
and husband to George Peet, trustee, for
the purpose OF securing certain ind. hted-
ness due to the National Mutual Build
ing and Loan Associat ion of New York,
and also by the authority OF an order OF
the musings court at it's January terra
lS'S, by which the undersigned was Sub
stituted rs trustee in said deed of trust la
replace of said George J. Peet. Defaalt
having been made in the terms of the
foregoing deed, and having been re-
quested in writing by the beneficiary Sc
cured hereunder TO execute the same,
this sale is made.
The amount 'lue under said deed OF
trust is So COS 4G-l0O, as of the Esd day of
February, 1898.
TERMS OF SALE-cash.
JUNlUS McGEHEE,
Substituted Trustee
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TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ES.
TATE-By virtue of II deed of trust dated
November is, 1891, from Louis A. Scnolz
to undersigned to secure unto James +.
Hodgson the payment of $780, default
occurring in payment of said debt and
being requested so to do nv said Hodeson,
will on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY PC,
1898. at IL NJ, in front of the courthouse
IN the city OF Roanoke. Va. proceed to
sell ut public auction to the highest bid
der, that certain parcel OF lana lying on
the southwest corner of Wise and Smith
streets, in said ci,y ana know as lot No
II, section 2. map of Roanoke Land and
Improvement Company.
TERMS: Cash as 10 enough to pay
costs OF this sale ana the sad sun of
5000. with interest from November Is,
I.NE 4 L ~. q
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TRUSTEES SALE i WILL OFFER
for sale in front Of the courthouse at
Roanoke. Virginia. on WEDNESDAY.
FEBRUARY %, 1898, at '2:2O O'Clock d.
M, the following described parcel of land
with the improvements thereon, situated
n the city Of Roanoke, Virginia, and de-
SER led rs follows:
Beginning at n point ON tine northeast
corner of Patton street aud Houston and
running thence with Houston street
north degrees east one hundred and
fourteen and five tenths ;lli j-lOl feet 10
an alley. thence with same south 7G de-
erees east 90 feet 10 point. thence =, nth
II degrees west one hundred and fourteen
tllll feet TO Patton street, thence with
said Patton street north IS degrees west
fifty (5O) feet. and distinguished as lot
No. |, section Il, rs shown on the map OF
the Rogers, FairfaN and Houston add
ticn 20 Roanoke, Va. This sale is N ade
in pursuance of authority granted in a
deed OF trust dated the second day Of Sep.
TENDER, 1890. and recorded in the clerks
office OF the hustiDgs court of the city Of
Roanoke, Va in deed book 80, page 334.
from Ellen Terry aud her husband to
George j. Peet, trustee, for the purpose
of securing certain indebtedness due 10
the National Mutual Building and Loan
Association of New York. and also BIZ
the authority of an order OF the hustings
court at its January term, 1898. by which
the undersigned was substituted as trus-
tee in the said deed of trust in the place OF
said George j. Peet Default having heen
made in the terms Of the fore going deed
ana having been requested in writing by
the beneficiary secured Hereunder to eK-
ecute the same. this sale is made.
The amount due under said deed of
trust Is 50, asof February 90, 1903.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash.
JUNlUS McGEHEE.
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MaSsiG'S Pharmacy, Roanoke, Va.
HIS IN SHORTHAND.
Many Trials of an Englisman With Ills
Stcnographcr.


An EngliShman who drops his his
and aspiratoS his :. : and Il stenographer
and typewriter who spells Theoretically
from dictation make combination
from which trouble is sure to result mn
less the copy" is carefully revised.
Tho manager of one of the most impor-
tant manufacturing plants i'll Cleveland
is an Englishman. Not long ago he cni-
ployed young man to act us his stenog
rapher, and one of the first things that
the latter was called upon to do was
tho taking down" of letter to the
managers wife, who was away at IL
summer resort. Being Il busy man, the
manager didn't take the trouble to look
at the letter after it had been typcwIit
ten, but when his wife answered it
there was Il hot time for the stenogra-
pher. My dear Horny she wrote
what on earth do you mean by calling
me Hannah and our little Horace
'Orris:' | Will admit that this sounds
like You, but why do you mako Joke
Of it before your employees"
Of course tho fond husband and IA
Their didn't know what it all meant, and
so he wrote for an explanation, when
his first letter was sent back to him.
One glance ut it and he rushed over
to his stcnographcr, eXcitcdly threw the
sheet down before him and demanded,
There, what do you mean. sir, by
writing my wife's name down AN
nah?'"
Anna:" replied the young man.
Let Inc sec. No, I've got it Hannah,
I'LL right. -
But" said the manager, who was
furious, cts not 'Annah. - it,
HANNAH
"Wcll. there it is, Hannah-H-a-n-
n-ah.
a. nnah be dashed!'' exclaimed the
manager. Gamma, Hanna! Can't Won
understand English, you blanked 1ool:"
BY this time. the stenographcr began
to see through the trouble, so he begged
off upon tho plea that having had IL
swelling in enc of his ears he had not
been able to hear very we'll But it cost
him nearly Il weeks salary to square
things with the other boys in the Office
and he always deems it best To hide
when he hears the managers wife in
the hall -Clovcland Leader
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BY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST,

BY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST,
dated The 9Th day of Tuly, 1895. and rec
orded in deed book 1913, page 32l, in the
clerks office of the hustings court Of the
city of Roanoke, Va. from J. k. War
TO the undersigned trustee, o secure to
Geo. y. Reed the payment of the sum of
$3.50, evidenced by 11S interest. hearing
negotiable notes OF IS each, and che note
rSb. payable N onthly and default having
been made in the payment of nine Of said
notes, and being directed so To do
by the said Reed, will on the 18TH DAY
OF MARCH. 1898. at 1920 p NJ, in
front of the courthouse in the city of
Roanoke, Va, proceed to sell ct public
auction, to the highest bidder, all that
certain lot or parcel bf land with i'm.
said city OF Roanoke, Va, and bounded
and described as follows, to.wit
beginning at n point on the south side
of Jamisop avenue, formerly Jemison
street. 40 feet ives, of Belmont avenue,
thence with Jamison avenue south "a de-
grees 80 minutes 40 seconds west 40 feet
to point on same thence south 10 de-
grees % minutes ID seconds east 100 feet
IN an allev. thence north "a degrees 30
minutes 40 seconds east 40 feet 10 point
on same, thence north ID degrees 30 min
utes is seconds west 1870 feet TO the place
of beginning.
TERMS: Cash sufficient to pay the
costs and expenses of this sale, and to ten
of said notes with accrued interest. and
balance on n credit of IS monthly for los
monthly payments on he 9Th day ct each
month"; with interest from July Stb, 1896.
ana one payment of So with inter
est as above: and the residue If
any upon credit OF one and two years
from date of sale. TIE purchaser to ex-
ecute notes for the deferred payments to
be secured by deed OF trust on the prop
erty sold.
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BY VIRTUE OF \ DEED OF
nm ST from = y ChriSt INN nnI Canrrn IL

bl WIKI r. OF y DEED OF
trust from s. :. Christian and George Is.
kuhns, dated the 9th day of Sepen her,
lS90, and recorded in the clerks Office OF
the hustings court for the city OF Roanoke
IN deed book 56, page Ga. for the purpose
OF securing ID the Roanoke l}uildiI u AS
ISOLATION and Investment Company GER
tain indie btedress therein set forth, and
default having been made in the terms of
said deed, and heirg requested so 10 do
by the beneficiary therein secured, the
undersigned will offer Tor .nle ut pub,ic
auction at l2 o'clock NJ. in front Of the
courthouse on The 26TE DAY OF FEB
RUARY. 1S9S. the following described
parcel of Land situated in the city of Roa-
noke, VA
Beginning alta point on he east side OF
belmont boulevard and 40 feet south of
the southeast corner of Builittaveuuea aud
said boulevard, thence east 1870 feet TO an
aliey,thence with said alley south 40 fset
TO point, thence west 1870 feet TO said
boulevard, thence north 40 feet 10 the
place OF beginning, and known as lot Nc
In section 2U Of the map of the Belmont
Land Company.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash as to the costs
OF sale and the sum of $3.50 OF with inter
est thereon from the 9th day OF Septem
Der, lSD0; and rs to the residue, if any,
upon credit OF one year from the day of
sale. LlCIAN Fl. COOKE.
Trustee.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
IMPROVED REAL ESTATE.-By vir.
tue OF deed OF trust, dated the LIST day
of April, 1892, and duly recorded
in the Office of the clerk of
hustings court for the city of Roam.
oke, Virginia. in deed book No. IS,
page lS6. whereby w. f. Dickcrson and
wife, conveyed the real estate hereinafter
referred to, and more fully descrihed in
the said ded 60 which reference is
hereby madc), to the undersigned trustee,
TO secure "A certain boud, or obligation OF
W. i. Dckerson TO the Iron Bel, Bald
ing and Loan Association, of Roanoke.
Va; ana default having been made
therein, and hfing directed by said hene-
iciary 50 t" do, tie undersigned trustee
w,ll on Thursday. 11ril DAY OF
MARCH, 1893, At IL O'Clock M, pro aeed
to sell in trout Of the courthouse in Ron
nuke city Va at pubic a~c,iou, to the
highest bidder. a certain lot OF land. with
a desirable dwelling house aud other
improvements thereon, hegnring..o ON the
northwest corner of Harrison street and.
Gainshorough road in the city of Rom
okc, Va, thence with Harrison street
north 40 degrees west GO feet TO Il point.
thence north II degrees east 122 feet to
an alley, thence with same south - de.
grees east 40 feet to n point on Gninsbor-
ough road (or avenue), thence with same
south 0 degrees 40 minutes west, 122. 3
feet to the beginning
TERMS: Cash. There is due on said
bond $452.20. as of February 10, 1893.
H. S. TROUT, Trustee.
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W. I. WATTS, uctioneer.

TRUSTEES SALR-BY VIRTUE
of certain deed of trust executed TO me
by T. G. Hardy and others, and recorded
on page 307 of deed book ~ in the Huet.
ings Court records for the city of Roam
oke, to secure certain periodical pay
ments therein provided to he made
and upon which default has been
made, ut the request of the bene-
ficiary l will on SATURDAY, THE,
5rH DAY OF MARCH,, 1898. ut II
O'Clock n. M, on the premises, offer for
sale at public auction for cash and sub
ject to prior lieo of 81, 4Sn, that certain
parcel of lard with improvements thereon
bounded and described as follows, toy wit:
Beginning Mt the northeast corner OF
London and Second streets; thence in II
northerlv direction 1870 feet to an alley:
theuce with same in nh easterly direction
l0u feetto point; thence in n southorly di.
rection 1870 feet to i.oudon street; thence
with Luudon street in Il westerly disee-
tion iO0 feet to Second street, the place Of
beginning, and known as lots 8 and 10 in
section - OF the Rogers, Fairfax * llous-
ton addition tn the city OF Roanoke, rs
shown On their map recorded in deed
loak As at page 452, and containing two
substantial dwellings and other improve
menI. Amount due So l7S ms of day OF
sale. II. s. TROUT. Trustee.
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Times Chances.

"Did you ever asked the young
husband, have your wife look you iii
the eye when you came home and asl,
you if you had not forgotten son!c-
thin2?"
MANY time. me boy" answered
the old married man. ''Shc does yet.
In the early days il used to mean IL kiss;
now it is usually "A reference 10 wiping
my shoes. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Just the word For Him.

In your letter 10 me about the post
office at Sorrcltop,' said the senator,
you spoke of Hieginsidc as the pres
ent incumbrancc. You mean. Of course,
tho present incumbent -
Incumbrance' is the right word,
senator, replied tho man who was aft
er Higginsidc's job somewhat stiffiy. =
Chicago Trlbunc.
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Tho late Professor George NJ Lane,
Harvard's greatest Latin scholar, won
mere fame by composing bit of dog
gcrel called THE Lone Fishball" than
by anything he ever did rs an educator.
1.-The Lone Fishball" has been one of
the commonest college songs for the last
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nano near enough to the outside OF their
cage stand back i'll fright or sheer
amAzemcnt when Che little t;tmousc
dashes in and perchcs on ;hoir feed cup
New YOri, Sun.
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Voracious Aprctitcs That Grave Shells and
Rocks-A Lucky Fisherman Finds La
dy's Wedding Ring = Taking. In Stones
For Ballast.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-07-30
that hobs up here which is so puzzling
that it almost drives me insane"

ment in this affair. There is one point
that hobs up here which is SO puzzling
that it almost drives me insane"
''What is that?" asked the doctor.
SIT is this" answered the detective.
"You see, Caruthers had been out OF the
city-or rather was believed to have left
New York ten days before I got my
anonymous note telling me where I
could find his remains. Now, If the
writer believed that 1 would get the
communication without delay the ashes
were in Caruthers' apartments u week
before got back from Boston,"
"Of course" said Lampkin, in the au-
tomato tone of one who speaks before
elaboration. Then he CALCULATED with
force: ooh, yes, certainly"
But" said Hendricks, with strong
emphasis on the word, "if the hell
scorched demon has had free access to
my Office, as think he has had to my
dining-room, then he could have seen
the communication which he had
mailed me lying on my desk during my
absence. 1t may really have been part
of his plan to have mailed that letter,
knowing 1 wouldn't get i. at once"
"But for what reason?" asked the
doctor.
ITO throw me off the track as to
time" said Hendricks. II said the
other day that this would prove tho