Beacon Flashes (June 13, 1890)

Column excerpts:

  • Miss Pattie Lou, and Mr. Frank TUTTLE are home from school.
  • Mr. Jos. NORMAN has returned from a visit to his old home at Skinnersville.
  • Mess. Henry FREEMAN and Willie HALL are home from the Suffolk Military School.
  • Mr. C.D. LOANE, one of our popular young mill men, is attending the Master Mechanics’ meeting at Old Point, this week.
  • Mr. W.L. LEWKOWITZ has moved his family to Plymouth.  They are occupying the house recently vacated by Mr. I.F. HARRISON.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 13 June 1890, pg 3. Available online at digitalnc.org.

Beacon Flashes (March 7, 1890)

The following is excerpted from the Beacon Flashes column:

  • Mrs. Louis HORNTHAL and daughter, Fiora, left per Str. Plymouth yesterday for a visit to relatives in Baltimore.
  • Major I. PIPKINS of Str. Bertie has been confined to his bed for the past week with an attack of rheumatism.
  • Mr. John KASSENGER and Mr. LUMSLEY, of Roper, gave us a call this week, also Mr. J.E.C. JOHNSTON near town.
  • We are informed that the mills at Green Hill owned by Mr. C.D. LOANE, will be known by the appalation [sic]  of “the C.D. Loane Green Hill Lumber Company.”

    Source: Roanoke Beacon, 7 March 1890, pg 3. Available online at digitalnc.org.

Loane Family Visit (1889)

Mrs. W.T. LOANE, mother of our highly esteemed Townsman, Mr. C.D. LOANE, of Baltimore, and Mr. Emit LOANE, brother of Mr. C.D. LOANE, are on a visit to him in this city.


Source: Roanoke Beacon,  23 August 1889.  Available online at digitalnc.org.