Excerpted from the Beacon Flashes column:
- Mr. H.T. HASSELL, of Creswell, gave us a call while in the city this week.
- Mrs. A. MANNING has improved the looks of her dwelling by placing a porch in front.
- Mrs. Eloise AYERS who has been visiting relatives in E. City returned home Wednesday.
- Mr. W.D. CARSTARPHEN, the popular salesman for Austin, Nichols & Co., of New York, was home this week.
Source: Roanoke Beacon, 28 March 1890, pg 3. Available online at digitalnc.org.