Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-01
TO W N TOPICS.
HAPPENINGS In AND AROUND
THE CITY
GATHERED BY OUR REPORTERS
Personal Mention. Meeting OF Creek
Coal and Coke Company. Charged
With Drawing q Pistol. A Nice
Omnibus for Salem.

Mr.. Griffin Young, Of Gainesville
Ga, is visiting his sister, Mrs. A. 2
Neal.
Mr.. W. j. Halter, of Richmond, Va.
is visiting his brother, MIR. G. d. Hal
Ter. of johnson & Johnson's Drug
Store.
The Indian Creek Coal and Coke
Company held a business meeting last
night in the office of F. j. Kemp &
Co.
Mr.. R. Stockton Terry, proprietor
OF the Norvell-Arlington Hotel at
Lynchburg, was guest OF Hotel
Felix, yesterday.
Mr. Joseph Garter, popular EN-.
ploye at the Rolling Mill arrived
home with his bride yesterday morn
ing from Philadelphia.
MFR. Joseph Burnett returned yes
terday from visit to Bedford City,
which place he foundrin very flour
ishing condition.
MIR. J. w. Butler, representing the
Chattanooga Plow Company, is in the
city on business for his company. He
is stopping at Hotel Roanoke.
E. L. Killen, train dispatcher OF the
Radford Division of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad, leaves today on a
trip to Susquehanna, Pa, and In
dianapolis.
Will Brown, colored, has been sum-
moned to appear at the Mayors
Court this morning, to answer the
charge OF drawing pistol on Amber
son Fowler.
Mr.. E. s. Norman, Of iLynch5urg,
an extensive railroad contractor, now
engaged on the Ohio extension of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, was in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. A. B, Bolts, OF Fredericksburg.
is a guest of Capt. S. s. Brooke, having
been called to the city by the illness
Of his daughter, whose condition he
found on his arrival much improved.
The directors Of the Roanoke
Building Association and Investment
Company met yesterday in the schsd-
ule room Of the Norfolk and Western
RailroadCompany.
Mr.. William Mitchell, secretary and
treasurer Of the Richmond, Va,
Times, was o guest Of Mr. II. n.
Cla1ton, Of the Pocahontas Coal Com
pany, from Saturday until yesterday
morning.
Mr.. E. ]. Gaynor, OF Pottsville, Pa,
now engaged in laying the double
track Of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad between Roanoke and
Christiansburg, was in the city yes
terday.
Messrs. J. w. Neal S Co., real estate
agents, have quite collection OF min
erals gathered in this and adjoining
counties, among them being some fine
specimens of carbonate of zinc from
Montgomery County.
The remains OF George Hart, who
died from the effects OF a fall on Nor
folk avenue, were inferred Sunday
evening at o'clock in the City Gem
etery, in accordance with instructions
telegraphed by brother of the de-
ceased.
A nice omnibus, from Cortland, n.
Y, was transferred from the Shen-
andoab Valley Railroad, yesterday to
the Norfolk and Western, to be taken
to Salem, where Mr.. NJ. J. Ballard
will use it for the transfer of passen-
gers between the depot and the city.
At a meeting held in the Office of
l.. L. Powell s. Co., OF the subscribers
to the Universal Electric Signal Com
pany, Messrs j. F. Christian and Lee
H. Simmons were elected directors to
the Roanoke Stockholders
on the board.
Read the advertisement of the
West End Brick and Tile Works.
They have the machinery in full
blast and are making 5000 brick per
day. Mr.. A. L. Gopley is the presi-
dent of the company, and Jas. s.
Simmons, secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. Frank Reynolds has just re-
,eived a car load of tagging from
Lynchburg which will be used on the
sidewalk in front of the Moomaw
Block on Jefferson street. He has
llso received so running feet OF the
anne stone for the sidewalk in front |
II Mr.. W. P. Camps property on
Norfolk avenue near Nelson street.