Roanoke Beacon Blog

Beacon Flashes
January 10, 1890
pg. 2

• Mr. Geo Houston is the happy man – it’s a girl.
• Mr. R. L. Williams, of Roper, gave us a call on yesterday.
• Mr. S. M. Whaley made a short visit to Norfolk this week.
• Miss Belle Fagan is visiting Miss Pattie Williams at Roper.
• Mr. J. F. Jackson has opened a bar on Washington street.
• Miss Adelia Skittlethorpe has returned from a visit to Creswell.
• Hon. J. L. Howell, Mayor of Creswell, was in the city this week.
• Dr. B. F. Hallsey and wife, of Roper, were in the city yesterday.
• Miss Carrie Hilliard, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. T. Spruill, at Roper.
• Miss Ida Woodley, of Creswell, is the guest of Miss Adelia Skittlethorpe
• Miss Nellie Chesson, of Roper, was the guest of Miss Lizzle Goelet this week.
• Mr. Geo. Houston gathered ripe straw berries from his garden from his garden on Wednesday.
• Mr. Johnnie Whaley filed the pulpit at Ware’s Chapel on Sunday afternoon last.
• Messrs. Charles Everett and William Ausbon of Palmyra, were in the city this week.
• Master Willie Bowen, formerly with R. Schultz & Co., has accepted a position with W. H. Hampton, as salesman.
• Dr. H. P. Murray, wife and children are visiting in Wilmington, N.C., as the guests of the doctor’s parents.
• Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Owens spent the past week in Baltimore as the guests of their daughter, Mrs. J. W. Reed.
• Miss Mamie DeCromia is again honoring our city with her presence. She is the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. Peal.
• Messr. J. H., E. R. and Robert Ausbon, of Scotland Neck, have been visiting relatives in the city for the past week.
• We notice that needed improvements is being made on the residence of Mrs. Annie Walker, on Third street.
• Mr. James Harrison has moved his family from the country to town, and is occupying one of the Jackson houses on Main street.
• Misses Annie and May Whaley, and Mr. Johnnie Whaley left Monday morning to resume their studies at the Western Maryland College.
• Mr. Edward Crocket, who has been on a visit to his aunt, Mrs. P. V. Clark, for the past week, returned to his house in Norfolk on yesterday.
• Mr. Haywood Davenport, formerly of this place, but now of Brunswick, Ga., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Laura Latham, at Latham House.
• Rev. William Pettigrew, who has been visiting relatives in Plymouth for the past week, left on the 6 o’clock train this morning for his home in Ridgeway.
• Bishop A. A. Watson held services in Grace church on Thursday night of last week, at which time Mrs. W. H. Hampton and Mr. J. E. Davenport were confirmed.

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Long Acre
January 3, 1890
pg. 3

Dear Sir – Christmas has gone for the year 1889. We had a fine time and the time passed quietly.

• The wedding spoken of in my last letter came off on the 17, of December at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. Geo. Bowen, the contracting parties were Mr. Goodman Tetterton and Miss Lena Bowen, Rev. N. H. Harrison officiating. The happy couple are now living at this place. We wish them a long and happy life.
• Mr. Edgar R. Allen is quite ill with typhoid fever.
• Mrs. A. R. Allen has been quite ill with heart disease but is improving very rapidly.
• Little Elise Bateman has been very ill but is now improving. We wish her a speedy recovery. I will close with best wishes for the editor.

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Sewell-Tadlock
December 20, 1889
pg. 3

At the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. J. E. Tadlock, Mr. Edward Sewell of Union, Hertford county, and Miss Mollie J. Tadlock, of Cashie Neck, Bertie county, Rev. H. C. Bowen, officiating.

This happy couple met only a few months ago, and ripened their acquaintance rapidly into love and matrimony. On Sunday, Mr. Sewell called upon his lady love, and they decided to marry at once; sent for the license and preacher; both came in due time, and they were made one without delay.

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