Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-05-01
ABOUT ROANOKE
WHAT IS GOING ON IN AN
ABOUT THE CITY.
AN EXCITING CHASE BY THE COZ
A New Hotel for Salem. The Ronnoi c
and Southern Railroad. Hal
Work of the Candidates. The FIJI c
Last Night.

Last Night.
The excise board will hold anoth r
meeting on Monday, the 5th inst.
Mr.. Samuel p Pearls, of Prime J.
ton, West Virginia, is in the city.
Mr.. L. f. V. Behan, of Chattanoog. =,
Tenn, is visiting friends in the cit :.
Captain William Fl. Ashton, #
Washington, is in the city.
Mr.. E. G. Valkenburg, of Hager T.
town, is here prospecting.
Mr.. s F. Clement, the Salem re i
estate hustler, is in the city.
Captain Henry Fairfax the co l.
tractor. is in the city.
Mr.. A. G.. Sowder, of Copper Hi |,
Floyd county, is visiting friends II
the city.
Mr.. j. A. A. Miller, q photograph r
of Lexington, is in the city, and mi y
locate.
Judge George w. Richardson, #
Marion, is here looking after his l.
merous real estate investments.
Mr.. w. A. Glasgow lr., n prominel t
young attorney of Fincastle, was n
the city yesterday,
Mr.. Sol. Frank, of Baltimore, is viz
iting Mr.. Joe Frank, the Jefrerst II
street clothier.
The switch targets on the Norfo k
and Western yards were repaint, d
yesterday.
Hon. Henry Downing, member #
the House of Delegates from Ware q
county, is in the city.
Major M. w. Bryan has returnr
from a trip to Philadelphia. Nj ],
Bryan did not accompany him back
Colonel w. L. Richie, auditor of Il c
Cumberland Valley railroad col /.
pany, is in the city.
Mr.. C. c. Taliaferro returned vest :,
day from Il business trip to Lyncl =
burg.
Mcdonald g. Rau will tomorro y
open q restaurant at No. / Railro; d
avenue.
Judge George B. McLane, of Il {
Pittsburg Development company, E
in Lynchburg.
Mr.. B. c. Merritt, of Eagle Mou; !.
Botetourt county, is visiting rel /,
tives.
Mr.. II. S. Dakin, of Botetor t
county. is in the city looking aft +
his investments.
Mr.. B. L. Spindle, of Christia. Z:
burg, son of Captain 7. w. Spindl :,
it in the city.
The candidates for the various CT J
offices are working like beavers al d
are putting in their best licks.
Mr.. C. E. Workman, jr., and J.
Carson, of Richmond, are register L
at Hotel Roanoke.
Mr.. H. B. Woolling, brother u
the proprietor Of the Relay house /
Lynchburg, is at Hotel Felix.
Mr.. W. E. Summers, an enterprsil {
young real estate agent of Salem, W /
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. George w. Fagg, proprietor
the Montgomery White Sulpb /
Springs, is in the city looking af; ]
business interests.
Captain L. C. Tabb, the Blueiie
real estate agent who has been 1
the city for several days, returned {
his home today.
Messrs. James Montgomery, accol /
panied by his wife and w. NJ Mo, I
gomery, OF Philadelphia, are he {
prospecting.
Mr.. J. W. Henshall, of the cigar fl: L
of Henshall & Hawkins, returned " !:
terday from a business trip to Was /
lngton and Richmond.
A fire occurred last night 7 o'clot /
in the Omnibus block" a defecti' {
flue was the cause. Twenty dolla !:
will cover the damage.
Miss Mollie Hoover, sister of Poll
Commissioner Hoover, has just 7,
turned from brief visit relatives L
Pennsylvania.
The Shenandoah Valley railroad l. .
placed new board walk at the Gro: 1,
ing at the east end of the Union dep, :
This is great convenience.
Mr.. Kent H. Carper, of Salem, I.
ventor of the Carper Spark Condn
tor, was in the city yesterday atten'
luB Tue races.
The total amount of stamp sold | :
Deputy United States Internal f. :
venue Collector j. S. Pattie for II {
month of April to date is ST. s5 90.
Messrs. J. R. Hoover and Chris Ii. :
ellie, both well known business men
this city, have entered into partn: :
ship for the carrying on OF the re;l :
estate business.
AS May does not contain the lett /
''rn the lovers of oysters will have c
| forego the pleasure of eating IL {
bivalve until September comes vii !
the necessary letters.
Mr.. G. P. holland, of Loudoun cou
ty, was in the city yesterday. He is 2
great sporting man and was one oftl c
judges of the race which took place
Melrose Park.
Messrs. E. S. Strayer, president
the Salem Investment company, all
j. w. F. Allemong, president of t. G
Improvement company, of that plac ,
were in the city yesterday.
Mr.. George NJ. Muse, of Viuton, b
accepted position in the planii' =
mill of Garner & Co., and will emit
upon his duties this morning. n. ,
Muses. farm will be conducted
Colonel John r. Richardson.
Mr.. w. P. Tinsley, of Lynchburg, 5
the architect for the new Hotel Vai :
derbilt," to be erected at Salem. t. :
drawings have been accepted and t. :
work will begin in about two weel: :.
The Salem people mean business.
Messrs. Skinker g. Sims, contractor J;
of this CITY. have completed the graf :