The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-23
WHAT THE TOWN TALKEI
ABOUT YESTERDAY.
NEWS OF YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS
Some are Reading, Some Walking, an,
All are TaIking-PoInters for You-
Personalities GalOre-Prcparing 70
Summer Outings.

A street is being opened up acros
the railroad in the Midway addition,
Mr.. G. E. Spencer, proprietor of tn
White Elephant, left yesterday for
visit east.
Mr.. A. L. Powell, of the Steeletos
Land Company, Salem, was in tn
city yesterday.
Messrs. w. E. Harris and Williar
| s. Matthews, of Big Stone Gap, ar
in the city.
Mr.. j. w. Mulligan, promin en-
| real estate agent of Buchanan, is il
the city.
Mr.. NJ. B. Oberdorfer, large mer
chant of Richmond, is registered al
Hotel Felix.
Messrs. w. c. and A. G.. PendletoD
of Marion, are here looking after thei
investments.
Miss Adelia West, of New Market,
visiting Mrs. d. r. Beale, of Firs
avenue.
Mr.. J. d. Cobb, assistant manage
of Hotel Roanoke, made bushes
trip yesterday.
Work will begin on the spike anG
nail mill of the Midway Iron Company
next Monday.
Mr.. E. L. Cooke, contractor on the
street railway line, is visiting friends
near Bufords, in Bedford county.
A picnic was held in the grove OPP
| Dosite the furnace yesterday by II
party of East Roanoke young people.
Mr.. Alexander S. Barksdale, OF
James City county, is visiting his
brother, Mr.. L. f. Barksdale, of this
city.
Miss Becky Brock, daughter of
Capt j. p. Brock of New Market, is
listing Mrs. William Wager on South
Jefferson street.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the court yesterday to
Rowland Burger and Mary Brown,
tolored.
a rehearsal of the opera Pinafore
takes place tonight at the opera
Louise. a full attendance is desired,
IS this is the only one this week.
Messrs. c.. Victor Koehler and John
l.. Simmons left yesterday for
trip to the Virginia Bromide and
arsenic Springs.
Messrs Arthur and y II. Henry,
OF Philadelphia, are stopping at Hotel
Eoanoke. They are members of the
rank Leslie staff.
Mr.. George A. Dingind, jr, of
ynchburg, is here as also is w. a.
Carpenter large contractor of that
city.
Mr.. ]. Z. Byrd, of Rocky Mount.
has accepted position with the Nor
folk and Western Railroad Company
and commences work this morning.
Robert Luck, infant son of Mr. G..
Graham Anderson, who died Wednes-
Day night, was buried in the city GEM
sfery yesterday afternoon ats o'clock.
Messrs. Thomas Nininger and Geo.
=. and William II. Moomaw left yes
;trday for Prattle Springs, Mo, to at
end the annual session of the Dunk
nd church there.
The case of the Commonwealth
;ried in the Hastings Court this morn
nG at 10 o'clock. The case will doubt
ess be an interesting one.
The suburban press association of
Massachusetts,, will leave Boston for
Virginia tomorrow evening at 6
o'clock. They will arrive in Roanoke
III Tuesday. the eth, at 7:35 O'Clock.
Will Falkner, the colored man, who
v,s injured by being struck with a
tone by Ben Turner, at Christians
)urg Tuesday, is recovering. Turner
$ in jail there.
Carrie Clements, colored damsel,
I'D to pay n fine of 50 yesterday
q orning in the police court for as
iaultinS George Smith. She should
le:trn to control her temper.
Mr.. J. c.. Beckley and J. d. Lane
vent to Bufor dsville yesterday morn
ing on a fishing expedition. Look
trout they didn't catch.
Mr.. j. Il. Hockaday left yesterday
10. Barboursville, New Kent county,
n response to telegram announcing
the serious illness of his mother, Mrs.
liliza Hockaday. She is in her eighty
seventh year.
4 strawberry festival will be held in
tle public school building at Vinton
olight by the ladies of that town. 1t
j; Tor the purpose of raising funds for
10 Presbyterian church that is being
erected there.
3'rhe case OF Ben Stanfield, the col
cred youth, who made an attack up
O his teacher, Rev. u. W. Harth, a
wv days ago, will be tried tomorrow
! forming at 10 o'clock in Judge How
e:ton's office.
William Hickman, colored, was fined
IS by the mayor for disturbing the
/ e.lce and quiet of the city and using
threatening and abusive language to-
v ards Edward Waller, another colored
man.
llr. Grave Sims, of the firm of
Skinker d Sims, contractors, arrived
il The city last night from Bristol,
here the firm has large contract in
connection with the iron furnace now
il course of erection.
THE World says: 1t is stated by good
l.hority that a rolling mill for the
II anufacture of bar iron will be added
tt The West End furnace plant. Be-
t veen seventy-tive and one hundred
II en- Will DE employed at the mill,
wo,k upon which will begin at an
e; ,rly date.
The Virginia Brewery Company re-
G. i7ed their first order for beer yester-
w from Adwolf. Va. The fires
W ele started in the boi ers there yes
te relay and the ice machinery will be
il working order by tomorrow night.
7 ley will begin making beer soon.
Hon. T. w. Harrison, of Winches-
ter, Hon. H. H. Downing, of Front
r ,val, members of the House of Dele
g; IS from Warren county; Colonel J. !
W Yates, of Rappahannock, and
G neral James B. Russell, of Winches-
te', stopped here yesterday while en-
re ute to their homes from Big Stone
Cup, where they have been prospect
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