Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-03
LOCAL MATTERS.
HAPPENINGS IN AND AROUND
THE CITY.

man Suatched coat IGuStuS III A'NiN
of the store of MIR. P. Adler, the Salem
avenue closhier, and ran off with 1t.
He was vigorously pursued by the
police. but disappeared on Railroad
avenue. The police are on his track.
however, and have a coed chance OF
catching him vet.
The business Of iron making is
booming at Crozer's furnaces. seventy
five carloads of limestone. coke aud
iron ore were received there from last
Sunday morning at I O'Clock to yes
tsrday morning at the same hour.
For sale. -Four draft horse, cheap
Diamond Ice Company. /
Mr.. D. L. Moonc died yesterday
evening at o'clock at his residence,
No. sos Seventh avenue, southwest
of rheumatism OF the heart. Ho was
% wears old and leaves a wife and
one child to mourn his loss. The re-
mains will be taken 10 ThaXton On
ths lao p. IN. Norfolk and Western
train to-day for interment.
Gents fine handmade shoes at i.
Goetz's, q Salem-avanus. novl4-t
-Messrs Jas. Simmons & Co. real
estate agents. sold yesterday nine lots
for the Liuwood Land company, three
lots for the West End Land company,
one lot CD Patterson avenue and three
lots on Elm street, for the Home
Building and Conveyance company,
and one lot in Inglesde addition.
Prof. w. o. Whitescarver, for
nelly a teacher at Allegheny 1nstl-
tute, arrived here yesterday from
Chapel Hill, n c.. where he has been
teaching temporarily a class in malhe-
MATES during the illness OF his brother
in-law, who is professor in charge OF
the class.
Waller Pocahontas Huff X Co..
again furnishes good receipt for keep
ing husbands ct home at hight from
one of the best lady writers in the
South. See article headed Ito the
Ladies.
Mr.. w. P. Camp received a letter
from Mr.. w. a. Griffith. OF Tal!a
hassie, Florida, Yesterday, at Rich
moud, announcing that he would arrive
in Roanoke Today on a visit to friel d.
with his bride while en- route TO his
home in the South.
Council meets tonight in regular
monthly session aud as business OF
great importance is likely to COME
before that body it is hoped all the
members will be present.
Don't fail to attend the grand
opening of Christmas goods at NJ L.
Smiths. noy5p'ti
Captain S. S. Brooke, clerk Of ihe
corporation courts. left yesterday for
Lexington with his son Seden who Will
resume his studies al the Eirsini%
Military institute after an interval At
home caused by i'll hsslth.
Commissions az Of the Re+enus G
Il. Turner Issued tweuty-iwo city
licenses during the month IF Novermb er
la.t which added 1886 to tho city treas
ury. He issued also IN the same period
nineteen lie. Dses for the state amount
ing TO 1926 05.
Groceries low for cash at Blount's
blue diamond front, 154 Salem avenue.
Mr.. Isaac Frank. of Wy,heville, p
member Of the clothing firm of Frank
Brothers. of this city. was here ye,ter-
day on a short visit to his brother Joe.
Mr.. Frank thinks Of making Roanoke
his home in the near future.
M ssrs. Frank Woo's aud G. "
Falls of Huntington, West Va. have &C.
cepted place in the car building depart
msnt at the machine works and arrive
here yesterday with tier families.
They will make this their home il
future
Hats. caps and umrellas at F.
Goeiz's. 81 Salem-avenue. poyl4-t
The charter of the Roanoke En-
CINE and Machine company was ad
mitted 10 record in the Office OF the
clerk Of the corporation courts yestsr'
day.
"A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the musings court yester
Gay to Captain John E. Peck and MIS-.
Harriet F. Jordan.
Choice cooking apples for 50 cents
at Blount's blue diamond front, ia
Salem avenue.
"A force Of twenty men arrived
here yesterday morning from Lynch
burg. to put up the pillars and other
portions of the round house at the
west end of the Norfolk aud Western
yards.
MIR. w. NJ. Wager soll twenty.
three lots yesterday for the lEtna Land
company N various portions fthis city.
John Coleman. colored. was
adiudged a tramp yesterday by the
mayor and fued $40. IL default of pay
ment of which, he was sent TO Jail Il
work out his Indebtedness.
Major Ahsalom Koiner. of Au
gusta county, is having some handsome
residences erected in Hyde Park ad
dition.
Go to Blount's blue diamond front