The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-22
SMALL TALK.
PICKED UP ABOUT TOWN E I
BRIGHT YOUNG MEN.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOT 7

ParaIyzed-Ris supper nj the yint
Public School House To.morra
Night-Closing Exercises Of the Cs -
ored sehool--Patent Issacd.
Mr.. R. H. Baker, jr., of Norfolk, is
in the city.
Mr.. Charles B. Harris, of Radfol i,
is in the city.
MIR. j. q. Bartlett, of West Lyme l.
burg, is in the city.
Mr.. G.. A. Sullivan, of the Mo- T.
gomery Democrat, is here.
Miss Eta v. Gabbert, of Buchana d,
is visiting at the Felix.
Mr.. John E. Lyons, real est q
agent of Washington, is at He Ell
Felix.
| Mr.. NJ. f. Normoyle, of O'Brien d
Normoyle, contractors, left yestero y
for Graham.
DR.. John Cootes and wife, Of Roc (
ingham county, are visiting tn ir
daughter, Mrs. A. III. Way.
A street lamp was placed in fro 1T
of the real estate office of Pedigo "
Gum, at Vinton, yesterday.
Mr.. Allen Hull, travelling passeng .r
agent for the Norfolk and Weste II
Railroad Company, is in Norfolk.
The earnings of the Norfolk III d
Western Railroad Company, for I. e
second week in May, show an increi. e
Of $25,47S
Mr.. o E..Obenchain, o real esta e
agent of Buchanan, is in the city. g
is a son-in-law OF Captain Hen y
Felix.
Mr.. John A. Carroll, of the lar e
Baltimore shoe house of Carroll !!
Adams, is in the city making invet :
ments.
]. A. Dupuy, esq, returned vest, :
day from AZ visit to Rocky Moui I,
where be has been attending t G
county court.
Johana Faris is in hot water agai Z.
Sarah Patterson yesterday, got out
warrant for her arrest, charging b Y
with making threats.
Mr.. Daniel Filter, of Crewe, h Z
accepted a position as stenograph I
in the office of Major w. w. Brya !,
of the Virginia Company.
Mr.. c. A. Crumpacker and wife, f
Blacksburg, returned yesterday fro
their bridal trip and stopped over
the city.
The racket store of Blanton & JAG
son was closed Yesterday on accOu-
OF the death of Mrs. Blanchar
mother of Mrs. Jackson.
A patent was issued on May goth }
Mr.. ID. X. Briggs, of this city, for 1
fence. The invention of Mr.. Brig
is splendid one, and meets loI
felt want for the farmers.
Messrs. J. w. Crute and j. T. NeN
ham left this morning for Pulas /
City to paint Maple Shade Inn f
Messrs. McNamee and Haislip, wi }
have contracted to do the work.
Messrs. Fl. ,P. Mason and Charl
E. Hodge, of Frankfort, KY. mel
bers of the firm of Mason, Hodge :;
Co, contractors on the Ohio extei
sion, are at Hotel Roanoke.
Marriage licenses were issued ye.
terday by the clerk of the Husting
court to Mr.. Fred Frazier and Mi;
Minnie Beddall, Mr.. Arthur L. Ma.
and Miss Ora H. Mays, and Pet,
Johnson and Ella Dennis, colored.
Messrs. Wingate and Hanckel ha,
received the contract for surveyir
the property of the Creston Ian
Company, in streets, alleys and lot
and also of seven hundred acres
land at Kent Mills in Wythe county
The name of Mr.. George L Cur
ningham's brother, who was murdere
Tuesday at Rocky Mount, is Jefferso
Cunningham, but beyond this no pa
ticulars have been ascertained. II
has sister, Mrs. Tip Bays. living ii
Bedford City. He leaves wife an
seven children.
The closing exercises OF the Secon
ward colored school, Rev. d. "
Harth, principal, will take place
ercises will consist of songs and reel
tations by the children and speecl
by the principal. The session jus
closing has been very successful one
Mr. Pat. J. O'Brien, of Durham
N. c., is in the city, having come tt
attend the wedding of his brother
Mr.. j. M. O'Brien, assistant postmab
ter of this city. The marriage, whict
will take place this morning at [
o'clock, will be very quiet affair ant
outside Of their immediate circle
friends the name of the lady is NO
known.
a big supper will be given to-1nor
row night at the Vinton public schoo
building for the benefit of the new
Presbyterian church that is bein.
erected there. Ice cream and straw
berries will be in abundance. Tht
dummy line will make extra trips t.
accommodate Roanoke people VIII
desire to attend.
a committee of five friends Of Ev
erett Perkins, ESQ.,, and like nun
Der of Mr.. William G.. Evans, held
conference in the mayors Office yes
terday afternoon to see if one of tn
two candidates for mayor woul,
withdraw. After much talk the cor
ference broke up, nothing having bee,
remain in the field, and there will b
five today.
Mr.. J. A. Simmons, of Frankli,
county, WIS paralyzed Tuesday morn
ing He was in Lawson's salooi
drinlkinga glass of beer when sud
denly his left side gave away and he
fell to the. floor. DR.. Sims was semi
for, and the unfortunate man taker
to the residence of Mrs. NJ. A. Cyph
ers, of Jefferson street. An examina
ton proved that his entire left sid
was paralyzed. He was taken to hi
home late in the evening, and Will
somewhat.better yesterdays is in q yer.
critical condition with but little hop
of recovery.
ABEG COMPANY.