Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-13
TN R @ A n @ K &
YESTERDAYS NEWS IN SHORT
PARAGRAPHS.
FROM SHOP AND SIDEWALK.
Banquet mt Hotel Felix Tonight.
Police Pay Day. improvements to
tho Depot at vinton-Heeting Of the
Ladies' Benevolent Society.

The knights of Pythias will give q
grand banquet ut Hotel Felix tonight.
The members of the police force will
be paid off today for the month OF
February.
The depot Mt the Vinton terminus
of the dummy line has been much i'm
proved within the past few days.
No meeting of the Roanoke and
Southern Land company was held yes
terday owing to the absence OF q
quorum.
Messrs. Skinker g. Sims, the con-
tractors of this city, have a large force
OF hands at work grading new streets
in Vinton.
Mr.. p. s. Miller, president OF the
Bridgewater Carriage factory, has re-
turned to the city after u business trip
to Bridgewater.
The Southern Home Building and
Loan company held q meeting Mt the
office OF William NJ. wager Il Co.,
last night. and loans to large
amount were made.
Work on the new storehouse of MIR;
II. j. Burnett, that is being erected
on First street at the Vinton terinl-
nus of the dummy line, is progressing
very favorably.
The sewer that is being laid through
the property of w. p. Huff g. Co, is
almost completed, and when 1t 10 nm
ished will be large enough to drain
that entire section Of the city.
The ladies of the benevolent society
are requested to meet at the Young
Mems Christian Association hall THIS
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Important
business is to be transacted.
The Vinton Choral society held its
regular rehearsal Tuesday night, q
large number of the members being
present. The society is making pre-
partitions for concert to be given
some time in March.
Mr.. Cud Given, advance agent for
the funny Irish comedy, "McCarthy's
Mishaps,' was in the city yesterday.
This company will appear at the
opera house Monday night, the 18th
inst.
Judge Samuel G.. Williams has
moved his law Office from the Charles
Lyle building, and now occupies a
handsome suit OF rooms on the second
floor OF the Moomaw building on
Jefferson street, two doors from the
TIMES Office.
Captain R. 3. Moorman has made q
contract with Mr.. T. G. Oakley for the
erection Of a handsome ten-room
dwelling on Fourth avenue, 5. W.,
and also for another building of the
same dimensions the location OF which
has not yet been determined upon.
The Old Dominion Building and
Loan association, through its special
agent, Mr.. w. NJ. Chatham, OF No.
-1O6, Jefferson street, has granted two
loans amounting to $l2,25O in the last
few days. These loans were made
within ten days following application.
Mr.. Robert Coon, who has been
stopping at Hotel Felix since his re-
turn from the South, was removed
Yesterday to the residence of his father
a few miles southwest of the city. 1t
is a pleasure to his many friends to
learn that Mr.. Coon's condition is
somewhat improved.
A number of Pittsylvania capital
lists passed through the city yester-
day morning en- route to Carnegie
City and other points along the Nor.
folk and Western road, with view OF
investing in these booming towns.
Among the number were; Messrs.
James L. Tredway, j. d. Coles, w.
NJ. Treadway, jr,, S. c. Adams, w. l..
Overbey, Ct. n. Walden, G.. w. Var
brough and w. It. Keeling, all OF
! Chatham.