Excerpts from the Beacon Flashes column:

• Misses Laura and Florence BLOUNT, of Roper, were in the city on Wednesday.
• A picnic will be given today at “Chape’ Hill” near town, to the city free school. Mrs. J.E. DAVENPORT, teacher.
• Mr. S. BAYNOR is having a new building erected on the vacant lot corner Water and Adams street.  Let the good work go on.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 9 May 1890, pg 3. Available online at digitalnc.org.