Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-04

Church, South, dleu yesterday alter
noon, at 4:S0 o'clock.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday by the clerk of the court, to
George Langhorne and Nancy Bears
ley, both colored,
The sale of tobacco stamps received
by Deputy Internal Revenue Collec-
tor Pattie for the month of March
amounted to SS2S.95.
Mrs. B. X. Stearnes died on Thurs
day morning at the residence OF her
SON in-law, Mr.. B. S. Webb near this
city.
Extensive preparations for church
decorations for Easter Sunday are in
progress. The ladies are also select
ing new millinery, SO the husbands
say.
1t is said that the lands in Kappa
hammock county will be reduced by
the new assessment from an average
of S11 an acre to all average Of about
81 an acre.
Three trains, OF thirty cars each,
loaded with cattle, passed through
the city yesterday morning on the
Norfolk and Western Road, en- route
to Norfolk for shipment east.
The :Rockbridge and Amherst tin
mines have been rented to a Bosto
company for 100000, with an option
to purchase the mines for 100000
within two years.
Mr.. John Metz and Miss Sarah j.
johnson were married yesterday even
ing by Rev. J. E. Bushnell, pastor OF
st. Marks Lutheran Church. at the
residence of Mr.. F. Finch, 709 Third
avenue s. W.
Jas l. Doran, counsel for the Nor
folk and Western Railroad Company,
arrived here yesterday morning, in
company with Mr.. Eggleston, a fire
brick manufacturer from Philadel-
phia, and left at 10 a. IN. for Radford.
Mr.. Luther Miller, the real-estate
agent, has an English half-penny of
the date of ITS, which he has carried
as a pocket piece for twenty years.
He also has an American half cent
piece of the date of1S09.
1t is stated that the Grand Army
of the Republic contenlplates erect
ing hotel and number of cottages
upon that portion Of the Cedar Creek
battle ground recently purchased by
the organization.
Mr.. c. p. kanode, from the neigh
borhood of Blacksburg, was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. Kanode is a
brother-ln-law of Mr. N. P. Scott and
both gentlemen are interested in coal
mines in Montgomery county.
A young man in Roanoke has
invented car coupler, which
promises success. The present link
and pin mode of coupling cars has
killed more men than the war between
the States.
Mr. Robert G.. Pace, of Salem, we'll
known here as former resident, was
in the city yesterday. MIR. Pace is in
the real-estate business at Salem, and
says the outlook of the sister city is
DECIDEDLY promising.
Judge s. G. Williams has been at
tending Circuit Court in Salem for
the past tive days as counsel for the
plaintiffs in the cases Of Bakersville
s. Smizer vs.. Heslip and Perry & Co.,
VS.. Slower. He will go there again
today.
Messrs. W. D. Smith and Dave
Evans were fined two dollars
each yesterday by the mayor
for fighting. The alteration began
on Salem avenue, west OF Ronoake
sire ct, and concluded on Campbell
near the Greene Memorial
Church.
The Midway Land Company met
last night in the office of Tavener Il
Airhart, on Salem avenue, to con-
slider certain improvements on their
before putting the land on
The market. The officers of the COM
pany are: DR.. H. A. Sims. president;
T.-G. Massie, secretary, and j. A.
treasurer.
The new assessment lin Fredericl1s-
burg shows taxable real estate in the
limits to be 81, 172,574. The
of realty exempted from tar
alton is $157, 900, which makes a total
If 81, 33O,474. The increase of real
estate over last year Is over $4,000
md does not include number of
lew buildings now in course OF erec-
lion.
Dot Payne, of "Potlicker Flat" o
.olored locality in this city, was be-
ore Justice Howerton yesterday and
wore out warrant against Monroe
Jones whom he declared had threat
,ned him with bodily harm. After
July investigating the case the JUS
ice assessed the costs against Payne
md ordered him to jail until the
mount of 81 was paid which was soon
lone, when the dread alternative was
ully presented.