Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-19
YESTERDAYS NEWS In SHORT
PARAGRAPHS.
FROM SHOP AND SIDEWALK.
Personal Mention. Repairing I"
Break In Gas Pipe. The New Ma.
ohinery for the Electric Light Conn
pany. Tho Funeral ofMr. Brown1oe.

here prospecting and may locate.
DR.. John lizard, of Pocahontac, is in
the city stopping at Hotel Roanoke.
Mr.. Alexander Campbell, OF Peters
burg, is in the city stopping at HotsI
Felix.
William Johnson, the colorsd laborer
who died Sunday morning, was buried ii
the colored cemetery yesterday evening
There will be Lenten service at ST.
Marks Lutheran church today at
and 7:45 O'Clock p. m.
Mr.. II. 2. Strasbaugh, Of Crswsll
Nd, is in the city aud expects to opsr
real estate Office here in few days
Mr.. Edward Grover, of Iron Gate
civil engineer for the Iron Gate com
pauy, is in the city on business.
Mr.. William Body, brother of Mr.
Henry Body, of Third avenue S. W., is
in the city.
Mr.. J. V.Tavennsr, the First avenue
real estate agent. was in Radford yes
tsrday looking after real estate matters
Mr.. r. L. Housman, o prominenl
business man of Fincastle, was in the
city yesterday.
Mr.. Charles Z. Herbert, Of tho
Manufacturers Record staff left last
night for Mines and other points on
the Shenandoah Valley railroad.
Mr.. E. B. Corbin and family, Of
New York, have arrived the city, and
will probably locate here. They are
stopping at the City hotel.
Mrs. NJ. P. Funhoussr, of Stauntop
mother of Mrs. S. D. Ferguson, is..at
Hotel Roanoke.
Miss BERTHE Coleman, who has been
visiting friends in Baltimore for several
weeks past, has returned.
Miss McAbso, Of Baltimore, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. W. Bailey O.
First avenue.
Mr.. Fl. Thornburg, OF the Great
Southern Despatch company, has re
turned from visit to Hagertown, Md.
Hiss Kate Schleigh, of Hagerstown,
Nd, who has bssn visiting Mrs. T
w. Croker, of Fourth avenue, has re
turned to her home.
To-day is pay day at The Roanoke
Machine Works, and the pay roll viii
exceed that Of last month, which wal
$4,000.
Mr.. F. B. Ludwig, Of the firm o
Kemp s. Co real estate agents, re-
turned yesterday from business tril
10 Richmond and North Carolina.
Mr.. H. P. Hurley, of Radford, ha!
accepted the position Of night clerk a
the Palace hotel made vacant by th'
resignation Of Mr.. Harry Crouch.
Miss Mary N. Bray, of Coopsrs
West Virginia, is visiting her sister
Mrs. E B Dolan, of No. SIS Fifth
avenue n. f.
The new store of Mr.. G. r. Vert
on Second street is rapidly approach
ing completion and when finished viii
be model OF lts kind.
Mr.. c. 3. Camper, editor of tn.
Fincastle Herald, one Of our spicies
contemporaries, was in the city yes
terday.
Messrs. Frank S. Woodson, city sdi
tor, and Robert E. Freeman, business
manager of the Danvills Register, are
in the city. Mr.. Freeman was for.
merly business manager of the TINES
A party of Knights Templar Will
leave here this morning in a special
car for Danville, where they will be
banquetsd tonight by the lodge Of that
order.
Mr.. J. L. Moon. a banker of SCOTS.
vile, Albemarle county, passed
through the city yesterday on his way
to the Southwest, whore he has nu.
merous investments.
Workman were engaged yesterday
repairing a break in the Gas pipe al
the Second street crossing. The freight
depot of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad company was left in darkness
until the broken pipe was repaired.
The electric light company received
their new machinery late Monday
night, and it was at once put in place.
The lights were turned on early yes
terday morning after having been out
nearly twenty-four hours.
Mr.. II. II. Brownlee, WHO died Mon.
day night at Has O'Clock, of consump-
ton, will be buried in the city cene-
terry this afternoon at O'Clock. The
funeral services will take place at the
First Presbyterian church.
State Senator John L. Hurt passed
through the city yesterday on his way
to Pulaski county. He will be joined
there by Lieutenant Governor Tyler,
and they will inspect the Belle Hamp-
ton coal fields in Pulaski county, which
property is owned jointly by them.