The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-13
A DAYS DIARY.
INTERESTING ITEMS PICKED
UP YESTERDAY.
THEY ARE ALL WORTH READING
Especially to Those mentioned-A
Small Fire MISUNDERSTANDING
Meeting at tho Christian Church.
Death or an infant.

Mr.. G. w. C. Woolwine is in pu-
laski.
Mr.. T. Joseph Kelley, OF Baltimore,
is in the city.
Mr.. John L. Marye, jr., of Newport
News, is in the city.
Mr.. F. w. Craig, the real estate
agent, is visiting his house in Marion.
Mr.. j. Humpries and wife, of
Waynesboro, returned home yester-
day.
Mr.. H. B. Woolling, proprietor of
the Relay House at Lynchburg, is in
Mr.. f. E. W. Mills, of Columbia. S.
O., is visiting Rev. j. E. Bushnell, of
st. Marks.
Mr.. George G. Odell, of the Three
C's railroad, at Johnson City, is at
Hotel Roanoke.
L. l.. Powell & Co., haye sold four
lots 25x200 fronting on Campbell and
Kirk streets for $4,000
Miss Maggie Montague, of Ghris-
tiansburg, is visiting Mrs. J. E. Ten
nyson, on West Salem avenue.
Miss Fannie V. Bailey, of Radford,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Poteet,
OF No. $50 Seventh avenue, S. w.
A new sidetrack is being laid in the
West End yards near the roundLouse,
on the southside of the main track.
Mr.. e. j. Kimball, of Philadelphia
and Mr.. Everett Gray, of London,
will arrive i'll the city this morning
from the North.
Captain c.. E. Vawter, superinten-
dent of tho Miller Manual Labor
School, of Albemarle county. was ut
hotel Roanoke yesterday.
Mr.. r. b. Jennings, of the firm of
Nj. II. Jennings & Co., wholesale
grocers, left town this morning for O
weeks visit to his home in Reidsville,
n. G.
Mr.. James Oliver will conduct the
Young Mems Christian Association
meeting at their hall Sunday after
noon at o'clock. Subject, christian
Association
j. w. Logan will be tried today by
Justice S. w. Howerton. Fanny Fin.
ley's case of theft came up yesterday
in the Justices court anu was con
tinued till today.
Messrs. b. w. Butler r. NJ. CLANCY,
George Northam and Frank Green
wood, civil engineers OF the Roanoke
and Southern Railroad Company, are
stopping at Hotel Felix.
Captain S. S. Brooke, the clerk OF
the court, has renewed his bond for
5000 and qualified as clerk o. the
corporation court. By virtue of this,
he is eX-ofIicio clerk of the circuit
court of Roanoke.
y family of nine persons passed
through the city on Norfolk and
Western train yesterday, every one OF
whom was deafmute and three OF
the family were blind in addition to
the other Affections
The Bedford City baseball team is
scheduled for match sgame of ball
with the Roanokes tomorrow after.
noon. They have paid battery and
are strong team, SO a good exhibit
ton Of ball may be expected.
The Christian Workers meeting at
the Fourth avenue Christian church
is growing in interest and in the NUM-
Der of persons attending. Rev X. W.
|anhook, of Danville, preached Shere
last night at S:l5 o'clock and a large
crowd was present.
A number of improvements are be-
ing put on Third avenue, S. W., near
Parkstreet, such as new cutters, side
walks, etc. The grade established by
City Engineer Dunlap is q consider
able distance lower than the street
railway tracks.
The fire boys had a nice run ycster-
day afternoon about 1:45 o'clock. The
alarm If fire was turned in from the
house of William Kedd on High
street, but before the house had been
reached it had been extinguished.
No damage was done.