Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-18
TOWN TATTLE.
WHAT THE GoSSIPS TALKED
ABOUT YESTERDAY.
SMALL TALK OF A RAINY DAY.
virginia News. Hotel Arrivals. Mayo r
Carr's Condition Critical. Found 4
Purchaser. New York Capitalist
In the City.

Purchaser. New York Capitalists
in the City.
Miss Geneva Lloyd, of Salem, is
guest of Mrs. NJ. d. Moss on Robertso /
street.
Mr.. J. B. Tutwiler, prominent
Lynchburg merchant, was in the city
yesterday.
DR.. j. T. Hill returned yesterda5
from visit to his family at Fair
mount, w. Va.
Alice Payne was fined $40 dollar,
by acting Mayor Evans for keeping l
house of i'll repute.
The employees of the Norfolk an
Western railroad company will bo
paid off next Tuesday.
Mr.. H. O. Rogers yesterday sold IL 5
horse, Little JIM to Mr.. W. n.
Wexford, for snug sum.
Mr.. II. o. Williams, State Secretary
OF the Young MEMS Christian Asso-
citation, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. II. 7. Fishburne, president Ct
the National Exchange Bank, left last
night on short visit to Lynchburg.
Four cars for the narrow-gauge
railroad leading to the River Mines
arrived here yesterday from Whining
ton.
d. Horgan has returned from his
trip and his shoeshop opposite TIL,
market house on Salem avenue is now
open.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday by the clerk of the Corporatiol
court to Mr. Thomas L. Gleason anil
Miss Lillian R. Wood.
Judge Charles Grattan, of Staur-
ton, who is presiding over the pre-
ceedings of the Hastings Court, i,
stopping at Hotel Felix.
A number OF cars loaded with stee
rails and machinery for Southern.
points arrived here yesterday owe
the Shenandoah Valley railroad
T. X. Jennings was knocked sense
less yesterday by a heavy piece .
falling timber while at work on :.
house in the southwestern part Of th
city.
Mr.. George Martin, popular typ
of this city. returned yesterday after
noon from Pennsylvania with his brid ,
and will make the Magic City he
home.
DR.. r. w. Simmons, OF Union Hal i,
Va, is in the city. He contemplate I,
locating here in the future and Id :
shown his good faith by purchasing
number of lots.
A collection has been taken upo
the Roanoke Machine Works for til ;
widow and children of the late Jol t
and between $500 and $1,0,)
is said to have been raised.
Mr. Charles Camp, Formerly of thi;
city but now engaged in business a
billions Mill, will leave for frankie /
county today after stay Of wee :,
or more with frinds here.
The net proceeds of the two benefit !;
rendered the widow Of the late job 1.
Conway by Manager Beckner and til =,
Guy Brothers Tuesday and Wednes :
day evenings amounted to $500
These gentlemen deserve much prais :
for their liberality.
James Farris was killed near Trout
Vile. on the Shenandoah Valley rail
road, Wednesday night. Both lee
were mashed off and he was other
wise badly mangled. He was taker
70, +ln Iorot md liaI -, fay.
after the accident.
Mr.. E. G. Welsh announces him
self candidate for the office Q .
City Sergeant. AFR. Welsh possesse
all the requisites for the position, aDt
would make an excellent officer. H,
is well and favorably known to til
people of this city who can well affort
to give him their sufrrages.
In muddy weather a good plan t.
keep the sideswalks clean is to use TIN
hose literally, something which
very much needed on the west side o
Commerce street. A raising of tx
stepping stones from Huff Andrews
Thomas to Lawsons' on the soutt
side of Commerce would also be
bIcdb CONVENIENCE W pCuCSlAitiiS'
A number Of New York capitalists
of whom Mr.. r. T. Wilson was tL'
leading spirit, arrived here yesterda!
evening on the Norfolk and Western
west bound passenger train, en- route
to the Cripple creek mines, of Carol
county, in which they are largely in
terested. After remaining two o.
three days they will return home by
way Of this city.
Mr.. J. NJ. Brosius, of Atlanta, Ga.
the inventor of the Brosius mote
sewing machine, is in the city and will
have his wonderful machine, that ruri
by springs, on exhibition at the store
of Snyder, Hassler & McBain. Ladies
desiring to see it can call today. 1t i
indeed something that ali ladies who
have sewing to do should be interested
in, consequently should call and set
it without fail.