The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-10
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INTERESTING ITEMS PICKED
UP BY REPORTERS.
GOSSIP FOR SUNDAY R9lDlHG.
what Prominent Roanokers Are
Doing and Where They RESTRAIN
gers within our Where Pee
pie Will Spend the Snbbnti'.

Mr.. w. A. Mccormick yesterday
morning Left for Dublin, Va, to visit
his mother. who is stopping at pres
ert with her son, Mr.. 5 :. hicCor-
mick, ut that place.
Mr.. p. d. Daniel, Of Martinsville,
Va, has accepted Il position with
Brown, johnson Il Co. OF this city.
Mrs Robert Creasey yesterday
morning left tor IA visit 10 friends and
relatives in Bedford city. She was
accompanied by Miss Mary farmer,
of that place, who has been her guest
for the past week.
Miss Eva Williams, of LynchburS,
who has been the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Phil. Lockett, for the last three
weeks, returned home Yesterday
morning.
Misa Emma Williams, of Norfolk,
WI been has spending the last month
with her sister, Mrs. I. c. Vest, on
Fourth avenue, left for her home
yesterday morning.
Miss Calhoun, of Bedford City,
who has been visiting friends ana re
latives in Roanoke, returned home
yesterday morning.
Miss Jennie Heart, who has been
quite i'll ut her home, on Fourth
avenue, II. W, is conva,esing.
Mr. William Atkinson, of Lonacon-
ing, Md, is on visit TO his two sons,
Messrs James and Oliver Atkinson. OF
this city.
Miss Alice Chaplin, of Bonsacks,
who has been visiting friends ANA
relatives in this city. returned home
yesterday evening.
Miss Alice Beamer, of Washington,
D. c., who has been the guest of Mrs.
John Pepper, on Third avenue, n. W,
left yesterday evening for Blacks
burg.
Miss Oracle Chaiin, of Bonsaclls,
accompanied by Mr.. George ".
Wright, of Roanoke, left yesterday
evening for Christansburg.
Major S. l.. Price, of Boon's Mil,
Franklin county, was stopping IN
the city yesterday.
Mr. j. A. Thomas, with Ellis Bros,
left yesterday TO visit friends and rel;l-
tlveS in southampton county, va.
Mr. r. H. Gold returned Yesterday
from weeks visit TO friends and
relatives in Bedford county.
At the approaching meeting of the
Iron and Steel Institute, Mr.. +. {.
Pechin will read n paper on The De
velopment OF the Iron Manufacture
of Virginia
x-Constable w f. Watkins whose
i'll health compelled him 10 retire
from public service, returned ycster-
day morning from the Virginia Arse
mic Springs, where he has been rc
cuperating for more than a month
past Mr.. Watkins is greatly i'm
proved in health.
Mr.. L Lewis Daily has resigned
his position as stenographer for the
Roanoke Construction and Improve
ment Company, and yesterday, IN
company with his mother left for
Lvnchburg, where he will remain
several days with his uncle, DR.. Lewis.
He will then 60 to Farmviile, where
he will take a short course i'll Latin
and Greek III der Prof. Charles Me
Kinney, prep :ratory 10 entering
Hampden- Sidney college this fall.
Sol. Foster, of Roanoke, was in
Bramwell yesterday calling on many
friends. He is connected with O'Leary
s. Co, the famous and popular real
estate firm OF Roanoke. Mr.. Foster
is charming conversationaliSt and Il
man of letters. He was a leading
editorial writer on the Philadelphia
Press few years ago. and is news
paper man in every particular.-F!at
Top Monitor.
Mr.. Charles Kirby, of New York
city, is the guest of Lucian II. Cooke,
Esq
The PearisburS Virginian says Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Mcclure and Miss 81. y. Brown.
of Roanoke, are at the Continental
Hotel for their health.
MI. 81. n. Earman and wife have IL
turned from visit TO friends and rel
atives in Rockingham county.
Mr. a. w. Grove, who is contracting
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to spend the Sabbath with his family,
on Fourth auenue II. e.
Mr.. Joseph Rosenbaum left vest r
lav to Join his family, who are sum
mering at Bufordsville.
Rev. j. D. Thomas, of Salem, evan
gelist for the Montgomery Presbytery.
who has been conducting series O!
meetings at Eagle Rock, Botetourt
county, passed through Roanoke yes
terday evening, Ell route to the Mont
gomery White Sulphur Springs.
where his family are summering.
DR.. F. L. Wood left yesterday even
ing for weeks visit to Boston lie
requests us to state that his Office
will be closed meanwhile.
The family of Colonel John Il.
Penn returned from visit of several
weeks to the springs in Montgomery
county.
Mrs. II. \. Vansickle is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Smith, at Fincastle.
Mrs. S. w. Jones and daughter left
Yesterday fora visit of several days to
friends and relatives in Bedford City.
A party of ten or twelve couples.
chaperoned by Miss Mamie Trent,
visited the twin furnaces on Friday
night.
Mr.. w. T. Camden and wife, of
Glenmore. Buckingham county, are
the guests of Mr. Gamblers father, on
Fourth avenue, S. W.
Mr.. John Anmen and daughter,
Miss Alice, of Fircastle, are visiting
Colonel Ammen, cn Commerce street.
Colonel Daniel and Mr.. John Ammen
are twin brothers, and for several
years past haze been celebrating at, their tn If
birthday, who occurs on the ilth OF
August, togelher. The celebration
this year will be their seyenty-eighth.
Rev. DR.. w. N. Scott, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church, of Calves
ton, Texas, who is spending the
summer with Mr.. Edward Nininser,
at Cloverdale, was the guest of DR.. 5.
P. Christian yesterday.
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