The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-10
CHOICE BITS.
FROM THE FLY LEAF OF A RE.
PoRTER's NOTE BOOK.
PUNGENT PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
They Want Employment-The Fu-
neral of u ChiId-vtnton Depot of
the Danny Linc-IIOn. John Is.
Moon. Of AIbemarle, In the City.

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the Danny Line-lIOn. John IL.
Moon. of AIbemarle, In the City.
Mr.. G. w. Kernahan is in Richmond
on business.
Mr.. j. f. Schindel, of Hagerstown, is
at Hotel Felix.
Mr.. Clarence M. Clark, of Philadel-
phia, is at Hotel Roanoke.
Mrs F. T. Blanchard is visiting her
old home in Glade Spring.
Mr.. e. b. Hatcher, q clothier, OF
Pulaski, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. NJ. G. Judd, of Bedford City,
was here yesterday on business
trip.
Miss Julie Trout, of Cave Spring is
visiting Mrs. Thomas Trout of First
avenue, S. w.
Hon. John B. Moon, OF Charlottes-
vile. Nbermale county, was in the
city yesterday.
Messrs. Charles A. Brooke and nj. II.
Thomas, of New Market, are in the
city visiting frieuds.
Captain 7. C. Blair, the minerolo-
gist, left yesterday for IL business trip
to Southwest Virginia.
Miss Maggie Echols, who has been
visiting the Misses Hawkes., returned
to her home in Lynchburg.
Mr.. William WE'LL, representing the
clothing house of Cans y Co., OF
Philadelphia, is in the city.
Mr.. j. Il. Bland, who has been con
fined to his bed by an attack of rheu-
matism, is out on the street again.
Mr.. II. McD. Pritchard, of the Nor
folk and Western Offices, returned
yesterday from a visit to Petersburg.
Miss Lucy Massie, of Lynchburg, rel
TUNED home yesterday from visit
to the Misses OFT, of Jefferson street.
Misses Emma Colfman and Katie
tors, were in the city yesterday shop
ping.
Mr.. f. J. Gaynor, of Pottsville, Pa,
a large contractor OH tie Ohio extern
sion OF the Norfolk & Western rail
road is in the city.
Mr.. Thomas n. Kendlar, proprietor
of the Kendlar Galvanized Iron
Works, of Richmond and Roanoke is
registered at Hotel Felix.
Miss Annie Fisher, who has been
visiting her uncle. DR.. r. Ii. Garth
right, of Vinton, leaves this morning
for her home, Richmond.
The platform at the Vinton depot
of the dummy line has been removed
to the east side of the tracks and
other improvements made.
John Lewis, the colored fireman Oh
the dummy line, who was knocked
from the top of the car bya telegraph
wire last week, is much better.
The funeral of Ernest the thirteen.
months-old child OF George J.. Farrar,
OF No. 41G, Fourth avenue, S. w. took
place yesterday AT $50 o'clock in the
city cemetery.
Prof's Thomas McEeigh and Ned
Doiin, OF the Machine Works band,
assisted the Salem band in the music
ut the commencement OF Roanoke
College last night.
Mr.. Waller p. HufT. returned yes
terday from Tennessee, where he &C
coupaniea his wife 10 her OLD home.
Mrs Huff has been i'll for some time,
but is improving.
Miss Gertie Barnes, of New Kent
county, w,:o has been visiting the
Misses Hockaday OF Third street, re
turned 70 her home yesterday. she
was accompanied 10y Miss Ida Hocka-
day.
Dir. C. J. Ormsby, popular young
gentleman OF Norfolk, will i'll future
make this city his permanent resi-
dencc. He will open restaurant on
Third avenue, just below Jefferson
street.
a party of young men made trip
to McAfee's Knob, the highest point
OF the AlleShanies in Virginia, Sun
day. The knob is about sixteen
miles northwest of the city, and the
view from there is grand, we'll worth
a trip.
a new stone gutter IS being laid
along the east side of Jefferson street,
between First and Third avenues.
This is much need improvement, as
water stands there to the depth of a
foot sometimes.
Two able-bodied men were tramp
ing around the city yesterday with n
placard on their hats bearing the in
scription Il want employment. .
There is no reason why they shouldn't
get it. There is plenty of work here
for every one.
The Pocahontas Headlight, which
has been shining for Il long time, Civ.
ing forth light to the citizens of
Southwest Virginia, under the able
editorship of Afr. Harry M. Smythe, is
to be removed to Graham. 1t will be
conducted by a joint stock company.
The profession loses a valuable mem
Der by MIR. Smythe's retirement.