Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-03
HAPPENINGS In AND AROUND.
THE CITY
GATHERED By OUR REPORTERS
Personal Mention. Philadciphia
Capitalists In Salem. Reserved Seats
at the opera Mouse. New Building
on Jefferson street. e

pany, was I'D the Guy yestoiu"5 -
Mr.. John Daily has accepted posi-
ton with Messrs.- Fox & Christian
the druggists.
Mai. M. H. Bryan, superintendent
of the Virginia Company, will leave
this morning for Bluefield.
Al. Payne, esq.,, returned yester-
terday from visit to Montgomery
county.
Miss May B. Cunningham, of
Kaseys, Va, is in the city visiting re-
latives.
Mr.. George Il. Mills, the Pulaski
capitalist and furnace owner, was IN
the city yesterday.
Mr.. Ridgway Holt, proprietor OF
the Yellow Sulphur Springs, was IN
the city yesterday.
Annie Dent was,fned $50 by Acting
Mayor Evans, yesterday, for keeping
house OF ill-repute..
Mr.. C. l.. Spencer has moved into
his handsome new residence on Bur
lett street.
Mr.. N. C. Wootton, chief of the let
ter carriers, leaves today for WINSTON
N. c., for vacation Of about ten
days.
A number OF Philadelphia capital
list, were in Salem yesterday LOOKING
after the prospects Of establishing q
steel plant there.
Thomas NJ. Woods, esq, has been
ouite sick for several days, but Is
now. his many friends will be pleased
to learn, in an improving condition.
Lenten services will be held at st.
Marks Church at o'clock every
evening this week, except on 5000
Friday. when the services will be held
at II a. III.
Major VIM. Jolifr, of Buchanan,
chief engineer of the Virginia Western
Railroad Company, was in the city
yesterday.
Manson Spinner, (colored) was fined
SIS by Acting Mayor Evans yester-
day, for raising row on Bunker
Hill.
A double force is employed at the
Machine Works Foundry. which IL
going night and day, turning out 80,
600 pounds of soft iron, and $4,000
pounds of wheel iron.
Mrs. Louisa NJ Davis died on Tues
day, at the residence of MIR. L. "
Masser, Third Street, southwest, The
deceased was in her seventy-fourtf
year.
Colonel John E. Penn went to Salem
Yesterday no attend Circuit Court
which will probably be in session al
the week, Notwithstanding there arr
no cases of Importance on the docket
The bricklayers of this city have
decided to organize Il branch of thu
National Bricklayers' Union. and
meeting will be held at the hall OF thu
Junior Hose Company next Tuesda.
night for the election of officers.
The report that reserved seats TO
the benefit OF Manager Beckner Mon
dav night will be $3.50 is incorrect
The price for reserved seats will b.
81. 90, the usual price. He ought Z
have crowded house.
Mr.. +. Il. Smoot is tearing down TIL
frame building on Jefferson street
between Railroad and Salem aven
ues, lately occupied by Mr.. ]. a
Davis as q grocery store, and VII
erect in its place handsome bricl
store.
Colonel James M. Neal, q membe
of the City Council of Danville, pro
prietor of one of the leading tobacco
warehouses of that vigorous town
and the manager of the Academy o
Music, is in the city, stopping at Ho
tel Roanoke.
Work on the new sidewalk upor
the east of Commerce street between
Salem avenue and Campbell streets il
progressing very favorably and wher
| completed the improvement will be
great addition to the comfort of pedes
TRANS at that point.
Warren S. Fricklen, who has beer
in the employ of Dupey & Taliaferro
as bookkeeper for some time, left
for his future home at Johnson City,
Tenn, Tuesday evening. There he
will be associated with Mr.. L. Parker
in the real estate business. Mr.
Fricklen has made many friends IL
this city who will regret his departure
The Police Commissioners say
there was misapprehension as to
their instruction to the chief Of police
in regard to Mr. Morrison. They
authorized the chief to use due dill
gence in ferreting out the author OF
authors of the attacks on the young
man, which the former thought
could be best accomplished by shad'
owing the latter.