The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-27
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.


Mr.. Frank F. Cummings, of New
York, is in the city.
Miss b. E. Bonsack, of Bonsack
station, is at Hotel Roanoke.
Mr.. S. j. Dyere, of Carnegie city,
was here yesterday.
Mr.. J. V. Walton, real estate
agent OF buchanan, is in the city.
Mr.. Thomas J. Barbour, business
man of Buena Vista is here.
Mr.. II. c. Stewart, of Saltville, is in
the city prospecting.
Mr.. Ed Rosenbaum arrived yester-
day from trip North, where he has
been on business.
Mr. j. Harry HUMPHREYS, manager
of Patterson's mill, ut Waynesboro,
is registered ut Hotel Felix.
Mr.. Joseph Lawson, the Jefferson
street liquor dealer, returned yester-
day from a business trip to Lynch
burg.
Mr.. Michael Sexton, of Sexton &
Mulloy, Bickley's Mills, is in the city.
He is a brother of Mr.. John Sexton,
of this city.
Yesterday was Whit Monday, day
observed as IL holiday in some sec
lions, but there was no celebration of
it here.
Mr.. james A. Bonsack, of Philadel-
phia, inventor of the Bonsack cigar
etre machine, is in the city accom-
panied by his wife.
4 marriage license was issued yes
terdny by the clerk OF the Hastings
court to Mr.. c. d. keffer and Miss
Birdie Airheart.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Mr.. Frank a. Campbell, of this city,
formerly of Lexington, to Miss Matte
Finy, in the First Presbyterian
Church tomorrow, the 2Sth.
The Washington Zinc Works of
Lynchburg began operations yester-
day with thirty men at work. The
greater quantity of the ore used is
obtained from the mines at Bonsacks.
Mr.. T. E. Crenshaw, of Norfolk, has
accepted a position in the office of
w. G. Walstrum, general offices OF
the Norfolk and Western railroad,
and entered upon his duties yesterday
morning.
Giles Cooper was arrested by col
ored government detective yesterday
afternoon for selling liquor without
license. Giles is an old man, and a
partner in the grocery firm OF Parker
and Cooper, of Chestnut street.
Major R. Taylor Scott was appointed
to fill the vacancy in the board OF
trustees of the Virginia Female lnstl,
tute caused by the death of General
Francis H. Smith. This well known
school is in q fourishing condition
under the management of Mrs. j. 4.
B. Stuart.
Mr.. Charles 6. Eddy, vice president
of the Norfolk and Western, has rented
one of the Appleton seaside cottages,
at Marblehead Neck, Mass, for the
season. Mr.. Eddy's family will spend
the summer there, leaving Roanoke
early in June.
AS passenger train No. 3 pulled in
to the Union depot yesterday after
noon on the Norfolk and Western
side. negro, who was standing on
the front end of the baggage car, at
tempted to get off. He jumped with
his back towards the engine
and-saw = e \
Mr.. J. Davenport, cashier of the
Commercial National, will leave this
morning for Charleston, w. Va, to
attend the wedding of his sister, Miss
Amelia, to Mr.. Cotesby Woodford, OF
Lexington, KY. The couple will take
a bridal trip through Europe and be
absent several months.
Mr.. J. N. Whitaker. of Lynchburg,
stenographer for the law firm OF
Kirkpatrick s. Blackwell, was in the
city yesterday. He was enroute to
Abingdon to attend the case OF sum
dry Tennessee parties against the
Norfolk s. Western Railroad Com
pany, suing to recover damages 5or
injuries received in the Thaxton d DIS
aster of July 1st of last year. ms
case will be tried in the United States
court before Judge Bond, the plaintiff
living outside of the State.