Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-05-03
AR0uT The HOTELS.

Captain John. Whaling, rich far
mer and stock raiser of Pulaski, stood
on the City Hotel scorner yesterday
and chatted with Judge Sam. Ii. Will
liams about the past. Captain Whal-
ing has a distinguished appearance.
His iron grey moustache and whiskers
are neatly trimmed and his stalwart
form and rudy face indicate vigor-
Gus old age. Captain Whaling enjoys
the distinction of being the first con-
ductor to run between Lynchburg
and Big Spring That was early in
the tifties, but that was all there was
of the great Norfolk and Western
railroad at that time. Judge Will
liamS went to school at Hollins lnsti-
tute Male Academy then and says
that Captain Whaling used to stop
the train and gather whortleherries
with the boys and girls.
Registered at Hotel Roanoke in a
bold hand is James y Baber, Rich
mond." He is a drummer for ThaX-
ton 4 Watkins of that city, and is one
of the best that travels in Southwest
Virginia. He is of medium height,
has light 1noustache, wears Il hand
some diamond ring and dresses finely
Heis whole-souled fellow, is jim,
and always ready to set EN- up. 1t is
said he has made piles of money by
judicious investments III the South
west.
Did you see that big six-footer get
of of the Norfolk and Western train
No. 5 last night? No? Well, lie regis
tered at Hotel Felix as w. O'Brien,
and is as good natured as g Newfound-
land dog Mr.. O'Brien weighs about
300. wears flannel shirt and always
has a smile on his countenance. He
is one of the boys. is full of Irish wit
and has been dubbed by his friends
the ''jolly contractor" 1t was he who
built the stone wall around Hotel
Roanoke.
That tall, well-built man, with
heavy, brown chip whiskers who was
seen in the lobby at Hotel Felix yes
terday afternoon, was Mr.. E s.
Moorman, of Lynchburg, one of the
largest contractors on the Ohio extern
sion of the Norfolk and Western rail-
road. Mr.. Norman was in the wreck
that occurred at the Union depot
some time ago, but has entirely
recovered from the effects of it.
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John w. Sherman, of the Lynch
burg Advance, is in the city. He is
slight young man and is making his
paper one of the brightest evening
journals in the country. Mr.. Sher-
man will write number of letters
from this section and the people may
be assured that he will do it justice.
"The TINES is making decided i'm
provement," he said to a reporter,
land at this time it is among the
brightest papers in the country.
Since you have commenced to take
the United Press dispatches the
paper has taken great jump. 1t is
lust what the Southwest needs"
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Mr.. Geo. L. Colgate, of Bedford
City is at Hotel Roanoke. Mr.. Col
gate is blight young Ohioan, who is
lending his aid to the development of
one OF SouthwestVirginia's most solid
towns. 1--WE are going to put in an
electric street railway in Bedford
City, said he, "How's that for pro-
gress? Bids for it have already been
received and the thing is assured
Nv
Thos. J. Nottingham, a prominent
lumber, coal and ice merchant of
Norfolk, was at the Hotel Roanoke
Yesterday. He wears bi diamond
ring on his left hand. ha, a grey
beard and is one of the richest re-
sidents of the City by the Sea. He is
enthusiastic about Southwest Vir-
ginia and thinks it has great future
before it. Mr.. Nottingham left last
NIGHT for his home.