The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-02
THE SOUL OF WIT
IS BREVITY, AND HERE 1T IS.
GOSSIP FROM MANY SOURCES.
Senator Withcrs' Postmaster
Asbcrry at the SprinGs-A Pastors
VncntiOn-runcraI or Wil!ic Slim
son-Yhc Social Club Meet.


S. p. Norman, of Cleveland, was in
town yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Peck, of Balti-
more, are in town.
Postmaster Asberry is at Pulaski
Springs with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.W Riggs, OF Natural
Bridge, are 1T the Felix.
Major Samuel Griffin, of Bedford
City, was III Roanoke yesterday.
Hon. Abraham Fullerson, Of Bris-
TOT, passed through the city yes
terday.
John Bell, a horse dealer of London,
England, is stopping ut Hotel Roam
olle.
+. Ii. killian, Il Salem real estate
man, WAS in town yesterday on bust
ness.
Mr.. J. I. Engleby and his family
are spending Il few weeks iii Frost,
burg, Md.
Mr.. John Fritz is to be the general
manager OF the machine works III
Carnegie City.
C. X. Johnson, II prominent dry
goods merchant Of llaSerstown, is III
the Continental.
Dr. c. y. Thompson, a prominent
physician of Tazcwcll Court House,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Is. +. Malone, Il well-knowu
contractoro of the Norfolk and Western
road, WAS III tie city yesterday.
F. IL. liable. representing Il Wash
ington mireral-water house, is in the
city, stopping ut the Continental.
Misses Mary kinnear and Ellen Gil
more are visiting Mrs. K. q. Haden, at
her charming home in Botetourt
county.
John L. Batty, prominently con
nected with the growing town OF
Shenandoah, is stopping 1T the Con
tinental.
Judge \. ID. Watkins, of Prince Ed
ward county, returned home yester-
day after placing several investments
in Roanoke dirt.
Mr.. Cal Blackwell left yesterday fol
Radford, where he will take charge OF
the branch house of Weals &. Burke
situated there.
Mr. d. K. Bowman and wife re-
turned yesterday from a two weeks
>ojourn at Virginia Beach much i'm
proved in health.
Miss Willie JeiIries, who has been
visiting her uncle, DR.. j. l.. Stone. on
Campbell street. has returned to her
home AT Green Bay.
a fancy dress German was held AT
Blue Ridge Springs last night The
lateness OF No. Is greatly inconven-
fenced the attendance from Roanoke.
Messrs c. u. Cromer and c. ). Sur
face, two prominent gentlemen from
Montgomery county, were III he city
yesterday looking after real estate in
terest>
The Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association, who have fitted up an
Office at llo jefferson street, We're busy
moving yesterday, preparatory for
occupancy.
Rev. c. :. Long, pastorof the Chris
tan church, will leave next week for
the Healing Springs. There will be
no regular Sunday services 1T the
church during his absence.
Ex-senator Robert f. Withers. who
has been for some weeks at his old
post. Hong Kong, China, has arrived
in san Francisco and is now Ell route
to his home ut Wytheville.
Mr. T. C. GlcFall, sanitary inspec-
;or for the city, is i'll at his residence
on Sixth avenue, S. w. Officer
Bowers will have charge OF his work
until he is able TO resume his duties
again.
The West Salem Avenue Social Club
gave II pleasant entertainment Thurs
day evening on the grounds of Mr..
Moses Webb y light supper was
served and a most agreeable evening
was enjoyed.
Mr. Il. w. McClclland has returned
from recreation trip OH the Bent
mountain. Roanoke county He re
ports the climate delightful, and says
he had to have fire III his room every
night, aud slept comfortably under a
blanket.
The funeral of Willie Archer Stin-
SON. aged / / wears, took place from
the residence OF his father on Seventh
avenue. y. f., yesterday afternoon at
) O'Clock, the Rev. J H. Bushnell, of
the Lutheran church. officiating. The
remains were inferred i'll the city
cemetery.
Mrs. H. C. Burlington, and daugh-
ter, of Fort Worth, Texas, who have
been summering at Blue Ridge, left
yesterday evening for Nicks burg.
Miss, from which place they will pro-
ceed home. Miss Burlington has been
attending school at Hollins Institute
for some time. She is an exceedingly
attractive and popular young lady,
and her many friends here greatly re
get her departure, as is evidenced by
the expression on the faces of a num-
Der Of society young men.