The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-16
LOCAL BREvITlEs.

w. G. Sims, of Radford, spent Sun
day visiting relatives in this city. He
returned yesterday.
Mrs. S. f. Cross, wife of the cashier
of the Roanoke Gas and Water Com
pany, is i'll with typhoid fever.
The meeting of tho executive COM
mittee OF the Lakeside Driving Asso-
citation, which was to have been head at
the Commercial Club rooms yesterday
at IL o'clock to discuss the matter Of
July racing, has been postponed until
Wednesday night at o'clock.
DR.. a. 0. Pitcher, of Roanoke, is at
tending the International IIomeopa THO
Convention, now in session in Atlantic
City, n. j.
Mrs. n. Partee is on a two weeks
visit to her mother, Mrs NJ. +. FoaEd
in North Carolina.
Writ Bowles, Of Richmond, Va. spent
Sunday with the family of j. Il. Hocka-
day, AT Second street S. w.
Maj. S. Ii. Coleman and his son Harry
left yesterday on the noon train for a
short trip to New York
The Roanoke Machine Works band
left yesterday morning for Hampden-
Sidney, where they will play for the
commencement.
r. II Soule, superintendent of the
Roanoke Machine Works and the
motive power department Of the Nor
folk and Western railroad, has returned
from an inspecting tour along the lines
of the road.
A. J. Miller has been appointed gen
eral foreman OF the Roanoke Manufac-
turing Compauy's shops, vice d. G.
Short, resigned. Mr.. Miller is an ex-
perienced mechanic and will fill that
position with credit. He has n large
force of men under his employ, all of
whom have known him for 4 long time
as fellowworkman
III. a. Lockett, the aged father of
Lawyer =. Lockett arrived in the city
yesterday evening from Danville, where
he has been spending some time with
his son, j. X. Locllctt, of that city.
Mr.. Lockett is over eighty years old,
but is in excellent health. He will
spend the summer in this city with his
son.
Attention is called to the change of
advertisement of the Roanoke Ice Com
pany. This novel device merits the at
tention of everybody who wants any
thing cool this hot weather.
II. n. ClaXton, manager OF the Poca-
hontas Coal Company, is on visit to
Philadelphia.
A meeting will be held in st. An
drew's Hall tomorrow night by the
young men OF East Roanoke to take the
preliminary steps tending to the organi-
cation of military company.
Edward Hutchins, an employee of the
Roanoke Machine Works, had one of
his fingers badly mashed yesterday
pynuiDr nv tho fnl 1iDfr Of q ,oo1oe+o1
Hutchins works in the erecting shop.
The Friendship Fire Company were
out last night drilling for the Fourth of
July.
a quilt rafting will take place to-
night at the residence of Mrs. Jane
O'Farrell, on Railroad avenue. for the
benefit of Mrs. Dugan. 1t will be con-
Quoted under the auspices of St. An
drew's Literary and Benevolent Society.
A little child of Councilman d. NJ.
Ruggles died yesterday evening after
short illness. Tho remains will be in
tered in City Cemetery this afternoon,
Rev. Father Lynch officiating.
The IIobbie Music Companys ware
rooms, at No. 49, Salem avenue, Roam
oke, Va, is no longer Il branch house,
but run Independent of their other
stores. Roanoke has Music house of
which she may feel proud.
In order that the public may have full
opportunity to Judge of tie merits of The
Times special telegraphic service, and
OF the The Times as newspaper. it will
be cent free to any address not already
on our books for one week.
The Best in the World Stannrd's Roynl
1b,tfn
Thirty-fve years trial has won bound
less popularity for this celebrated flour.
Try it and you will be charmed with
the results. Sold only by Catogn Bros,
No. 81 Norfolk avenue Phone 81.
Orders also taken at Catogni's confec-
tionary. iune13-3m
Creamery Butter.
% cents per pound. OF Eagle Dairy
Wagon or Milk and Butter Depot. 3l3
Henry street. junc1O-1w
CITY BULLETIN.
Car load OF Old Hickory Wagons Just
received by Evans Il Chalmers.
Car load of nails just received bv
Evans & Chalmers.