The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-29

Mr.. E. C. r. Humphreys, manager
of the Glasgow Herald was III the
city yesterday.
The curbage receipts of the city
market for yesterday were 500
Forty nine wagons paid the tax.
Rev. V. W. Wheeler, who has been
visiting in Vinton for several days,
left yesterday for Clifton Forge.
The sidewalk in front of G. Mark
ley's grocery on First avenue was be-
ing repaired yesterday.
Mr.. Al Engledove, night clerk at
Hotel Roanoke, returned yesterday
from a visit to Lynchburg.
George, the infant child of Mr.
Edward Gish, of Vinton, who died
Monday evening, was buried Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Lula Wright, the Bunker Hill col
ored damsel who attempted suicide
Tuesday by taking laudanum is re,
covering.
Hon. a. II. Taylor, member of Con
gress from Tennessee passed through
the city.yesterdly en- route to Rich
mond to attend the unveiling.
A party of young ladies from Vim
ton came up yesterday TO witness the
dress parade of the military company
at $3.50 % clock.
y galvanized iron cornice is being
put on the Moomaw building, corner
of First street and Third avenue. Ii
is very pretty.
One of the boilers at the Bridge
water Carriage Works burnt out and
has been sent to Philadelphia for re
pairs.
Mr. p. S. Miller, president of the
Bridgewater carriage works, has ar.
rived in the city from Bridgewater
bringing with him his family.
Robert Thornton charged Henry
Houston with the larceny of some
goods and he was tried by Judge
Howerton and the case dismissed.
1t is reported that nearly all of the
Rivermont Stock allotted to Lynch
burg was taken the irst day-ono
party took $40, 900 worth.
Nearly everybody in town, who
could spare the time, went to Rich
mond yesterday to the unwilling Of
the Lee monument.
Mr.. w. Ct. Hartwell, formerly drug
clerk for Budwell & Christian, has
accepted a position with Messrs.
Weirzle & Co., druggists, OF Man
chester.
Mr.. a. Baer, of Bristol, who at one
time ran clothing establishment on
First avenue, has returned to the city
and will open clothing store on First
avenue, near First street.
Mrs. Elias Mahoney has gone TO
Richmond.to place herself under the
treatment of DR.. Hunter Mcguire.
She has been in feeble health for some
time.
Mr.. c.. V. Koehler is in receipt of a
handsome book descriptive of Lynch
burg. 1t was the gift of Mr.. Robert
Slaughter, a prominent real estate
agent of that city, and IS a splendid
piece of work.
Mayor William G. Evans, who has
been confined to his bee by illness for
several days, was out again yester
day. R. A. Buckner, president Of the
City Council performed his duties
while the mayor was i'll.
Mr.. j. r. Hockaday has returned
from New Kent county, where he
went to visit his mother, who was i'll.
Mrs. Hockaday died Saturday morn
ing and was buried Sunday afternoon
in the family burying ground.
The remains of Mrs. Pat Noonan
were brought on from Bluefield Tues
day evening and inferred in the city
cemetery yesterday morning at .
o'clock. Rev. j. w. Lynch performed
the service.
"To discontinue an advertisement. "
says John Wanamaker, lis like tax
ing down your.sign. If you want to 90
business you must let the pubic
know it. / would as soon think OF
doing business without clerks as with
out advertising"
There is pool of stagnant water o.
the vacant lot between the City
Hotel and Marshall's Cafe, just in the
rear of the TIMES building, which
badly needs the attention of the SAM
tarv authorities. 1t is a serious
menace to the health of the com
munity and should be removed.
John Phillips, colored, is to be tried
at Boydton Mecklinburs county,
next week, for the murder of Captain
r. E. OVERLY, II prominent citizen.
Phillips has been confined in Jail at
Petersburg, and as there have been
fears of lynching, Governor Mckin-
ney has ordered that the accused be
taken to Boydton in charge of the
Petersburg Grays, white military
company.
There is not manufacturing enter
prise in Roanoke that is not adding
machinery or other facilities to &C
commodate increasing patronage,
while the outlook for the future was
never so bright as at present. Crowds
of prospectors from all quarters throhg
the streets, and ask questions relating
to investments, indicating that the
Southwest is becoming deservedly
well known abroad.
AS passenger train No. IS was leav-
ing the Union depot yesterday on the
Norfolk and Western tracks, gen.
tleman was seen running after it at
30 speed. He had gotten left and
was trying to overtake it. He ran
several hundred yards, but the dis
lance gradually widened between
them. and the train was finally lost
TO view around the curve. The gen.
tleman was short and fat, and carried
an umbrella in his hand. AS he stood
in the middle of the track hopping
his face.with a bandanna, he muttered
out something that sounded suFp1-
ciously like curse. BE took the train
west at 6 o'clock.