The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-29
PERSONALITIES
WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING IN
AND OUT OF ROANOKE.

DR.. j. D. Kirk returned yesterday
from months visit to Pennsylvania
and West Virginia. The doctor says
that Roanoke is the Invest town lie has
seen yet.
DR.. and Mrs. j. T. Akers, of Rich
mond, Kentucky, who have been
Spending the summer at Floyd Court
House, passed throus h the city yaster-
day, returning home. DR.. Akers is a
professor in Central University, at
Richmond
Mr.. aud Mrs w. II Horton left yes
terday for visit of several days TO
Rockbridge Alum Springs.
Mr.. John Sawyer, prom nent demo
crat from the western part Of the
county, was here yesterday attending
the Congressional convention.
A frame dwelling on Center street,
belonging to Il. H. Fishburne and &C.
cupied by Mac Barnes, coored, WIS
discovered on i;c about O'Clock yss-
terdoy aiternoon The irc was en-
tineushed before any serious damage
was dene. a defective tlue through
the ceiling is supposed to have caused
the fire.
Mayor William &. Evans returned 10
the city yesterday morning after an
osence of two weeks. He was at his
old place in the cocrt room yesterday
evening dealing out justice to blenders.
Mrs. f. Walsack left yesterday
morning for Richmond to spend several
days in visiting friends.
W. c. Wooton. chief of the letter
carriers, went 10 Patrick couaty yes
terday to spend a tel days vacation,
Mrs. j. T. Hall, who Ii S been
spending the summer with her parents,
at Floyd Court House, has returned TO
the city. Mr.. and Mrs. Hall will re-
side at No. 412 Church street, $. w.
Fifty thousand dollars worth OF pro-
perty in the Exchange addition has
been sold during the week.
Blue Ridge Springs sent a bevy of
pretty girls up to Roanoke yesterday.
In the party were: Miss st. John,
Mrs. Cassell, Miss Loving, Miss lila
Laughorne, Miss Laura Laughorne,
Miss Pollard, Mrs. Wexford and Mrs
Mcdonald.
Miss Hendren aud Miss Blanche
Hendren, prominent in Norfolk social
circles, were at the Hotel Roanoke
yesterday.
There were sixly-fvc arrivals at the
Hotel Roanoke yesterday, and a num-
Ter OF people were turned away. The
large aud handsome ann eX, which will
be completed in short time, is very
much needed
Mr.. w. c. Beck, OF The Norfolk &
Western Railroad, who has been sick
for some time, left yesterday evening
over the Shenan doah Valley Railroad
for his old home in Philadelphia to
recuperatc. Mir. Beck has q host oil
friends here who wish him q speedy
return TO health.
n. T.. Miller, who lives at sol Third
ST., northwest. was handling lumber at
boring machine, in the machine shops.
last night, when ne got his left hand
under heavy piece of timber. Ii
knocked the ball off the middle finger
and DR. Gale had to patch it up.
Carter Glass, editor of the Lynchburg
News, spent yesterday in Roanoke.
He came up to- attend the Congress
ional Convention.
T. c. Morton, Of the Stanton Vim
dicaLor, was in the city yesterday. He
says that Stanton is growing, though
not so fast as Roanoke.
Rev. w Fl. Meade, D. D. and fam
lily, are expected home this evening
after an absence of nearly two months.
Regular services will therefore be held
in st. Johns Episcopal Church on next
Sunday at IL a. m. and 0 p. ~.