The following items are excerpted from the Beacon Flashes column:

• Miss Pattie WILLIAMS, of Roper, has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Mary ROGERSON, on Third St., this week.
• Miss Mary LEARY of Lee’s Mills has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. M.E. BOWEN, on Fort avenue, this week.
• We acknowledge a pleasant call on Wednesday from Mr. N.T. CRAFT, of Roper. While in he renewed his subscription for the BEACON.  Thanks.
• Mrs. W.A. FORBES, of Roper, has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.M. JOHNSTON, at “Roseneath” and her uncle, Mr. W.H. HAMPTON, in this town, during the past week.
• We were honored on Wednesday by a visit from Mrs. W.A. FORBES, nee Kittie JOHNSTON, accompanied by other lady friends.  Thanks.  Call again ladies, we are glad to have the fair sex visit us.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 14 March 1890, pg 3. Available online at digitalnc.org.