Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-24
ABOUT THE CITY,
WHAT IS GOING ON In AID
AROUND ROANOKE.
JEFFERSON STREET IMPROVEMBl 7
Death of Mrs. j. w. Wallace. Ica' y
Shipments of COnl. Train Delaye /.
The New Heaters for Cars. Mr.. Biaii e
and the Pans. Personals, etc.

Mr.. Il. S. Gary has returned from a
visit to Tennessee.
MIR. V. c. Miller, of Buena Vista, il
here prospecting.
DR.. S. p. III. Miller, of Ellton, is :
gistered at Hotel Roanoke.
Colonel job F. Alexander, of Was /.
ing, ID. c.. Is in the city.
Mr.. E. S. Cardoza, travelling sale :.
man from Richmond, is in the city.
Mr.. John G.. Harris, the contractc r.
is in Staunton.
The circuit court of this city W Il
meet at II o'clock today in the C, y
hall.
Nelson Sale, esq, OF the Bedfo {,
bar, is in the city.
Mr. A. r. Moseley, of Buckinghu Il
county, is in the city prospecting.
Mr.. w. p Francis, postmaster j
Marion, is registered at Hotel Felix
Mr.. NJ. j. Day, city sergeant j
Lynchburg, is visiting friends in Il {
city.
The Office of the Roanoke Land ar &
improvement company is receiving {
fresh coat of paint.
Mrs. f. Il. Blanchard returned We .
terday from n visit of several days {
relatives in Glade Spring.
Messrs. NJ Kaufman and NJ. Lester
man, prominent clothiers OF Cha :
lottesville, are in the city.
Mr.. r. Is. Rainey, of Raleigh Nor |
Carolina is in the city looking ov =
the field for investment.
Mr.. G.. l.. Stevens, the First aven,
merchant, is in Baltimore purchasil {
spring stock of goods.
Mr. i. l.. Bass, Il leaf tobacco deal
of Martinsville, Henry county, is (
the city.
Train No. of the Shenandoah Va.
ley road, was delayed four hours :;
Buchanan yesterday on account Of
accident to the engine.
There will be an auction sale
household furniture on Tuesday, Apr
29th, ut 534, Seventh avenue soutl
west. See advertisement in tomo
rows paper.
The man who seems 10 DO havil
the most fun with the Pan-AmericaI
is Mr.. Blaine. He plays with them;
if they were here for his special anus
ment.
The shipments of coal of the p
cahontas coal company for the wea
ending April 10, were 41,S14 tons; i'
tie month including the 10th, 1907
and for the year to date, li4, 159 ton
Mrs. NJ. j. Wallace. Of No. ID
Eigth avenue southwest, died vest
day morning at the advanced age {,
sixty eight. Tho funeral will tai
place at the house this afternoon,
clock and will be conducted (
Mrs. Wallace had been sick about
week of pneumonia. The inferno:
will be ut the city cemetary.
The Norfolk and Western railrol
company has a large force OF WORKING
engaged IN removing stone that is Ii.
on jefferson street north Of Shena
doah avenue, preparatory to placit
| Belgian block on that thoroughfar
This will be great Improvement, a
every principal street in the eli
should be paved with the same Il
terial
Sever passenger cars Oh the She
andoah Valley railroad have bee
equipped with the Morton heati,
apparatus and it is working splendi'
ly. giving perfect satisfaction. Il
heat is generated by steam from I
engine and is distributed through t
cars in tubes. The danaser of frigt
full balacausts will be done away wi.
if this invention is adopted by t.
railroads throughout the countr.
The Northern directors of t.
Roanoke company are expected to
rive in the city today to confer wi
our citizens in regard to establishin
the plant here.