Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-20
FROM SHOP AND SIDEWALK.
Personal Mention. Liberal Contriba-
ton to the Lee Monument. Meeting
of she Stockholders of the Crystal
Spring Lend Company

Mr.. William B. Isaacs, ir., of Rich
mond, prominent mason, is in the
ity.
Mrs. ". J. Wilcox, of Allegheny,
Pa, IL visiting Mrs. Fronk Mad
dock, on Jefferson atrest.
The Cripple Creek Nsws calls the
colored railroad hands ut work up
there "smokod Yankees"
Rush U. Dcrr, $50, returned yester-
day from trip TO Lynchburg on legal
business.
Miss Emma, daughter of Rev. V. w.
Wheeler, of Vinton, Is quito sick with
measles.
A plank crossing has bosn placed Al
the cerhsr Of Fifth avenue and Holiday
strset.
Mr.. N. C. Woolton, of the post
Office, ia at Lynchburg, attending
United States court.
Mr.. A. III. Hsnksl, of Hartford
county, Maryland, is hsro looking after
real estate matters.
A car load of negroes and Hungar-
ians passed through the city yesterday
bound for Southwest Virginia.
Mr.. Davis Ayrss, of the Bangs
Barn company, Of Baltimore, is at the
City Hotel.
The application Of Louis S. Hall for
the position OF meat inspector was
placed on file yesterday.
Miss Julia Adams, of Lynchburg, is
visiting Mrs. S. B. Williams at Hotel
Felix. Miss Adams is returning from
a trip through Southwest Virginia.
Mr.. William L. Robertson, mailing
clerk at the post-oflico, has boon Off
duty for several days past on account
of sickness.
The Shenandoah Valley train No. l
was three hours late yesterday morn
Jog, owing to the breaking down near
Stuart's Draft Of engine No. IA.
Gen. Jubal A. Early has made the
largest contribution to the Lee moRu
mont yet made. Ho has sent his check
for 81 900 to the committee.
Ex-Governor Holiday, who is again
travelling around the globe, had an at
tack of grippe at Auckland, Now Zea
land.
The street committee yesterday had
3 plank sidewalk put down on Holli-
day street between Fourth and Fifth
avonuss.
Capt. W. C. Bass, section foreman
Oh the Shenandoah Valley yards, Wa
at his post again yesterday, after a
severe attack of rheumatism.
1t is reported that there is an cpl.
demic of pneumonia and spinal mimi
gitls among the horses in thi, neigh
borhood.
Mrs. Eliza Brightwsll, of Prospect
depot, is visiting her daughter, Miss
Carrie Brightwell, fthe Vlnton graded
school.
Mr.. S. II. Herionimus, of Hagcrs-
town, has arrived in the city and will
opsn dry good, establishment in the
store house of e. r. Wertz as as soon it
is completed.
The firm of Allan & Ginter no long
er exists. II has merged into tho
American Tobacco company, and the
formal transfer Of its business WAS
made yesterday.
4 meeting of ths stockholders of the
Crystal Spring Land company will be
held ia the Office of the Pocahontas Coal
company ID the Sorrsll building tomor-
row at IL o'clock.
Robert Gillespie, a colored laborer,
had his right hand severely mashed yes
tsrday morning at the Shenandoah Val
ley freight depot by heavy box of
freight falling on il.
Johnnie e. Wells, small boy who
lives on Gilmer street, fell off fence
yesterday afternoon at his homo and
drove nail through bis foot. The acct
dent was quite painful ono.
Matthew Jones, residing at Speed
well, Wythe county, shot and killed
negro named Eli Peoples, while rob-
bing his store Wednesday night. Thsre
was another negro with Peoples, but he
made his escape.
Mr.. j. s. Written, a brakeman on
the Norfolk and Western railroad, had
hand mashed between the bumpers
of two cars yesterday morning. One
of the fingers had to be ampntated,
which operation was performed by DR..
Jos. A. Gale.
Mayor William Carr, is in Lynch
burg attending the session Of the
United States district court, The
mayor does not know in what case he
is a witness, but supposes it is the
Sloan counterfeit case.
Ex-Governor Fitzugh Lee, the pres
ident Of the Rockbridge company, whose
Office has just been located at Glas-
cow, was 10 Richmond yesterday. The
Ex-Governor says that the outlook for
his company 10 quite bright.
Ih0 property OF Mr. JOnn ". Lang
horne, near the fair grounds, for which
he paid $4,000 several years ago, is
now in demand at large valuation.
A now land syndicate just formed in
Lynchburg, has offered $4,000 for tie
property, which Mr.. Langhorne holds,
it is understood, at 800, 1000.
A gentleman here today from Rich
mond, where lie recently had talk
with G Mckinney on the subject, says
the governor gave him to understand
that in the selection of his staff he
would appoint gentlemen of his own age
aud his own sort, and old acquain tances,
and who even when Gu duty eechew
uniforms and dress as civilians.
Harry. a seven-year-old child of Mr..
D. H. Smith, of Vinton, died early yes