The following are excerpts from the Beacon Flashes column:

• Mrs. J.W. READ, of Baltimore, is in the city, the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.F. OWENS.
• Miss Neva JOHNSTON has returned from a pleasant visit of ten days to her sister, Mrs. W.A. FORBES, of Roper.
• Miss Mattie JOHNSTON had to close her school at Cool Spring on Wednesday as the pupils were all suffering with the Grippe.
• Mrs. Sarah THOMPSON, who ha been sojourning for the past five months with relatives in New York, returned home on Wednesday.
• Rev. J.F. TUTTLE and family arrived on the 8 o’clock train last night.  He will enter upon his charge as pastor of the Baptist Church Sunday morning. We give them a hearty welcome.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 14 February 1890. Available online at digitalnc.org.