The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-12
LOCAL BREvlTIEs.


left yesterday for lIampden- Sidney,
their OLD home, to visit friends and rela-
tives. They will DO absent several
days.
George Helm, of Rocky Mount, was in
the city yesterday.
Messrs. Leo III. Simmons, Ii. ii.
Greider and w. +. Winch returned yes
to-day from tho Montgomery White,
where they have been stopping for a
few days.
The addition to the Lcc-strcet NJ. f.
Church is nearing completion. 1t will
be dedicated August 20 by DR.. Monroe,
of Altoona, Pa.
j. IL. Dupuy, who has been quito un-
well for several days, is improving.
Eston Randolph is spending q few
days at the Montgomery White Sulphur
for few days yesterday and reports u
gay time and several delightful ger
EanS.
d. l. Shields, advance agent for Cleve-
lands Minstrels, arrived in the city
the Palace Hotel
The new freight depot of the Norfolk
and Western is having the roof put on,
ing will be ready for occupancy.
Miss Mamie Madison and her com
pany that is to rehearse the "Virginia
Girl" here arrived in the city yesterday
morning.
Tho Roanoke Machine Works Orches-
ira, under tho leadership of Professor
Kelley, will furnish music at the Opera
House this season.
The big bay horse belonging to Sim
mons, Carpenter & Tins!ey died from
overeXertion about O. clock last night.
This was the finest horse owned by the
firm and was worth between $500 and
si0O.
Frank Miller, an employe Of the black
smith shop at the Roanoke Machine
Works, received Il severe cash on the
head yesterday caused by hammer re-
bounding in the hands of his helper.
A dangerous mud hole exists in front
of No. IL Fourth avenue n. @.
The new depot Of the Roanoke and
Southern is springing up like mush-
room. One part of the building is al
ready having tho roof placed on and the
freight department at the depot is pro.
crossing at q like rate.
V. Il. Greene &c Co. have placed an
elegant new mantcl and crate complete
in their show window on Campbell
street. 1t will be connected with gas
shortly and the terra Gotta (hickory)
logs will resent q radiant glow
The work on the freight depot is pro-
crossing rapidly. The east end walls
are complete, and the rafters arc being
put on. The walls will be built entirely
around the old frame structure before
it is tord away. i.
Charles w. Beckner, the genialmana
ger of the Opera House. has recovered
sufficiently 20 DO out again, and paid
visit to Roanoke yesterday.
Tom Brennan, of the Oak Hall Cloth
ing Company, who has been quito sick
with malarial fever, is improving
slowly. and it will be several days be-
fore he'can resume work.
e. r. Barksdale, business manager of
the Pocahontas Coal and Coke Company
at Norfolk, was in the city yesterday,
the guest of his father, Capt. II. T..
BarkSdalc.
Robf rt Edwards, colored, was arrest ted
by officer Locke yesterday on the charge
OF whipping small colored boy named
Eddie Gravity. The warrant was sworn
out by the boys father.
Jesse Wingield, 4 shoemaker. was
arrested yesterday evening on war
rant charging him with assaul,ing and
beating Lucy Hatcher.
5. A. Rice rrturned to the city yester-
day from an extended trip North.
Just received at the New York Bazaar
Chiffon laces, all coloIs from % cents
per yard ur. augl1-lwk
Do NOT place your orders for blank
books for 1891 until after you have OK
amincd our work and prices Ham
mond's Printing Works and Book
Hindery, 10 Jefferson street: telephone
12S.
Just received al the New York Bazaar
Chiffon laccs, all colors from 25 cents
per yard up. augll-1wh
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