The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-27
SHORT STORIES.
PICKED UP BY THE TIMES
REPORTERS.
odds AND ENDS OF s3IFY GOSSIP
Soon to be compleaed-A Fine Art Dis
play Soon 90 be Given-Brokc His
Leg-Nis House Burned With all The
Contents.

Mrs. 10. Webster, OF memphis, Is
stopping at the Continental.
Senator Johnson and Judge Junkin
returned to Christiansburg yesterday.
Rev. j. H. Boyd has returned from
q visit to his family in Loudencounty.
J. J.. Helms, wcll-known business
man of Pulaski, was in town yester-
day.
r. B. Ludwig went up to the Mont
gomery White Sulphur Springs yes
day.
Mr.. D. w. Wagone, a prominent
business man of Pulaski, was here
yesterday.
Mrs. Mollie Leonard, of Richfield,
H., is visiting friends in this city and
Botetourt county.
MIR. William Booth, of Bramwell,
spent couple of days in this city
during the week.
Frank Thomas, of this city, is visit.
ing his mother, Mrs III. A. Thomas, Oh
Church street, Martinsville.
w. NJ. Terrill and George W. Lang
horne, we'll. known Lynchburgers
we're on the streets yesterday.
Lucian Peck, esq, of Botetouri
county, was in the city yesterday
looking after his real estate interests
Warren Ficklin, now in the real
estate business at Johnson City, but
formerly of Roanoke, was in town yes
terday.
Mrs. S. D. Wood and her daughter
Miss Hattie, from Galveston, Texas
are here visiting friends. They are
guests of the Hotel Roanoke.
Mr.. George Gravatt, jr., returned
Yesterday from fredericksburg, where
he attended the funeral and burial o.
his father, Mr.. George Gravatt, ST.
Mr.. j. H. Lowman has returned
from Wise county, where he has beer
engaged several months as an engIn
eer. He is stopping at his fathers
three miles west of this city.
Mr.. C. Markly has returned from
Virginia Beach. where he has beer
for some time frustrating. DE Il
looking well, but is considerably
tanned by exposure to the sun.
Rev. J. E. Bushnell and Mr.. a. II
Kohn, of South Carolina, left yester
day for Pulaski City, where they vii
attend the dedication OF the new
Lutheran church III that place.
George Cook, timer, while put
ting the roof on a house at Bonsaci
Thursday, fell off and broke his LEI
and disI1cated his ankle bone, but a
last accounts hewas resting comfort
ably.
DIR. C. F. James left yesterday TO
Hollins Institute where he will Joir
Prof. Charles h. Cooke and then &C
to Mill Creek to assist Rev. z. g. VIII
son, the new pastor, in an all-day ser
vice today.
Last evening little girl with littl'
foot stepped on the iron grating a
the Exchange building. Her 100
slipped through the grating and TIT
door had 20 be unlocked before /
could be removed.
Mr.. Henry Williamson, of Bedford
county, while visiting friends IN YIN
ton on Friday, had his house burned
with all its contents. The origin o
the fire is unknown, but is supposed
to have been accidental:
Mr.. L. S. Waller, whose occupation
AS timer. carried him to Roanoke
| to work, is now at home with hi
family on Broad street. CLAD tina
friend Waller still clings to Martins
Vile as his home.-Henry Bulletin.
Mr.. William Ferguson, who ha
been visiting friends in this city To-
several weeks past, left yesterday To-
Omaha, Neb., where he will remain
for some time and then return TO this
city, which he will make his future
home.
The new store room of Messrs. j. K
Green & Co., on jefferson street, vii
soon be complete and ready for oc
cupancy. Their quarters VIII ot
among the largest and most complete
in the city. They will move early
next week.
Mr.. John Bush, Of Franklin county
was in the city Yesterday looking fol
q negro man who last week robbed
store at Bonbrooke of S25 and the1
stole a horse from farmer. 1t wal
thought that the man came 10 tnl'
city, but no trace of him could bf
found.
The Singer Manufacturing Com
pany of this city will have q line arr
display at their Office on Salem av
enue, commencing July 20 and lasting
ten days. Mrs. NJ. A. Anderson, Of
the central Office of Richmond, Va
an experienced designer of art work,
will be in charge of the display.
Chief of Police Morris says he is
going to open war against the real
estate men who allow their yehlc!es
to stand hour after hour on the public
streets. A number of complaints
have been made regarding this prac-
tice by citizens who have occasion TO