Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-30
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
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Everywhere.
The wife Of Mr., James O'Brien,
assistant postmaster, died last night
about Z o'clock.
Sarah Reed and Rose Crenshaw
raised row on Railroad avenue and
were summoned to appear before the
mayor on Monday, to answer to the
charge OF disturbing the peace.
The directors Of the Roanoke En-
CINE and Machine company met yes
ferday in the Office of Rites Hydraulic
Engine company to arrange charter,
but adjourned till 10 o'clock today.
The Graham Furnace company is
progressing well with the proposed
furnace at Graham. The ground for
the foundation has been broken and
the stone is rapidly being put in
place.
Snow on The mountains north OF
the city was plainly observable yea
-,erday, and from the condition of the
atmosphere at this time there are strong
prospects of deeper one in this city.
--Jaller \ raynham and guard arrived
home Yesterday from Richmond. after
delivering the prisoners safely to the
authorities At the state penite" tiary
All of them seemed very submissive 10
their fate.
Mr.. j. H. Blackwell had several
OF his fingers and thumb of the right
hand mashed very badly yesterday
while attempting to clean out the
cogs Of the ore washers at the Rorer
Iron mines.
-Children's and infants shoes very
cheap at +. Goetz's, 81 Salom-avAnne.
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-BoYe and children hats At t..
Goe,s's, 81 Salem-aveuue. nOvl4-t
Mrs. Sarah Kilcallin died on the
28th instant at 3 o'clock p. M. end
will he buried this morning at Glade
creek, at II o'clock. She was IS years
old and leaves wife and eight chill
dren to mourn her loss.
Mr.. Walter Ri. Mcdowell. chief
clerk of the auditors Office, Norfolk
and Western railroad company, left
for Hagerstown last night to be alb.
sent several days Mrs. Mcdowell
will return with him from that city.
Choice cooking apples for so cents
at Blount's blue diamond front, l54
Go1on, oranna
GO to Blount's blue diamond front
for choice buckwheat flour. +
MIR. J. 1. Goodman left yesterday
for Lexington to attend the college
convention OF the Young Mems Chris
tan association. Several students
from Roanoke college also went from
Salem. Mr.. Goodman is expected HON
one Sunday.
C. B. Strouse, OF c. B. Strouse &
Co., real estate agents at Salem, was
in the city yesterday on business. To
a TIMES representative MIR. Strouse
said that Salem's boom was never
more active than at present, and that
property there was advancing in value
rapidly
john English. colored, waa before
the mayor yesterday on the charge of
being drunk and disordsrly on Thanks
giving Day. In honor of the day the
mayor dismissed English with repri-
mand, telling him to 60 and Elm no
more.
An inquiry at headquarters yes
terday showed that thare was not the
same dsarth OF coal hero as when the
frat cold spell came. There seems
now to be plenty OF Pocahontas coal on
hard to meet all demands. and it is
hoped this will be the case during the
entire winter.
The protracted meeting now in
progress at Lee Street Methodist
church is q very successful one. A
number Of persons have already pro-
fessed conversion and others are mani
Testing deep interest in their spiritual
welfare. Rev. j w. Hammersley. the
pastor. proposes to continue the SER
vices all of next week.
Smoke Virginia Beauty cigarette.
They have no equal. nov24-lw
Hats. caps ard umrellas at E..
Goe,z's. 81 Salem-avenue. Dovl4 i"
The directors OF the Virginia
Ps cking company met at the office OF
the company yesterday and looked
over the business done at the factory
this year. The outcomehas been very
satisfactory and all were much pleased
with the results. The making OF
preserves is a new feature which has
been lately added. but which will keep
the employees OF the factory at Work
during the winter months.
M. l.. Smith has q full line of giil
books. toilet and manicure sets. trip"
.coatnd mirrors. decorated china ware,
Ene porcelain placques, tooth brushe-
and everything needed in tho way of
ornament or utility.
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Gents stiff and felt hats just
received at E. Goetz's. 81 Salem
avenue. novl4-f
A freight wreck occurred on the
Eastern Tennessee and Georgia rail-
road. near Morristown, Tenn,
yesterday morning by which six
cars were wrecked and track
torn up some distance, and de-
Iayed No. 1e six hours. The engine
of the eest bound passenger train due
here at 1905 gave out yesterday near
Wytheville and was not until ESQ p.
m that it arrived. -
M. L.. Smiths Salem avenue estab-
lishment has full supply OF books:
beautiful photographs, albums and
an endless variety of novelty goods
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For sale. -Four draft horses cheap