The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11
LOCAL BREvlTlEs.

capacity Of $50.
E. Mahoney left to-day for Norton,
the junction of tho Norfolk and Western
with the Louisville and Nash Vile rail
road, to be absent several days.
Senator w. f. Bib and family re-
turned yesterday from summer vaca-
t on spent at tho Greenbrier White
Sulphur and at his old homo in Louisa
county.
Major and Mrs. VIM. NJ Ellis and
child, of Eliiston, Va, we're in the city
yesterday.
w. Nj. Wager returned yesterday from
business trip of several days to Wash
ington.
Officer Ware. the railroad policeman
at the depot, left yesterday for the
Elkhorn, where he is witness in the
case of the Singer Sowing Machine
Company against the Norfolk and West
ern.
The Vinton Presbyterian Church will
be organized as soon as Rev. MIR. Cum
mings is able to como homo. a tele-
gram to friends in this city announces
that he is improving, and the day will
not be OF many days duration.
Jefferson street, south of Tazewell, is
receiving some much needed repairs. A
force of hands were busy there ycstcr-
day filling up tho deep holes with
crushed stone, and also giving the gut
tiers much needed cleaning.
Il. NJ. Terrill and his little daughter,
Lula, returned yesterday from visit to
Orange and Culpeper counties.
George McBain, of the firm of Snyder
& McBain, left yesterday for New York
To purchase his stock of fall and winter
goods.
T. S. Terrill, Of the firm of Huff, An
drews 81 Thomas, left yesterday on
business trip down the Roanoke and
Southern.
Chief of Police Norris left yesterday
for Nelson county on visit of a lew
days. Mrs. Morris, who has been visit
ing her parents there, will return hon
with him.
S. q. Jaillard, engineer in charge of
the North Carolina extension of the
Norfolk and Western railroad is in the
city on business connected with his OK
tension.
James Johnstone, division engineer
on the Ohio extension of the Norfolk
and Western, Is in the city.
II. Il. C0lman, manager for Priddy
dence on Seventh avenue IL. G., for the
past ten days.
Cab MadduX, tho hcaxy weight from
FauQuier county, is in the city.
George w. Palmer, of Saltvillc.
passed through on his way home from
Greenbrier White Sulphur. He is
strongly OF the opinion that the times
arc rapidly improving in financial and
commercial circles.
John r. Greene has received telc-
gram from his home in Edinburg, Va,
informing him Of the critical illness of
his sister, who has pulmonary trouble.
Mr.. Greene has gone to her bedside.
Mr.. c. O'Leary has returned to the
city from trip North.
S. A. Rice has returned from his re-
cent Northern trip.
r. L. Freeman, OF the Danville Reg,
lister, was in the city yesterday.
Colonel Frank Kortc, general mana
| ger of the Duvall Engine Works, re-
turned home yesterday from an ex-
tended business trip through the
Northern and Western cities.
| Rev. l.. Ii. Baldwin, of Asheville, n.
c., is in the city, and is tho guest of Mr.
A. p. Staples. lie will return home
Saturday. lie is much pleased with
Roanoke and will probably be presen,
at the meeting of the synod of Virginia
~ new asphalt sidewalk pavement is
being laid from NJ. p. l.. Terry's resi-
dence To the entrance on jefferson
street. 1t follows the carriage way
through the grove.
Jos. IL. Sands, general manager o.
the Norfolk and Western, Will return
this morning from n trip of several days
to Atlantic City and Norfolk.
d. ID. Kennedy, chairman of the com.
mittee on the Labor Day demonstration
Is the happy father of a fine boy, JUS
one day younger than Labor Day is old
Dan says he will name the boy Labor
ing Pat"
Charles Schloss, of the Philadelphia
clothing house, returned Yesterday
after visit of several weeks to his
family in Philadelphia. His family
will join him here on Monday and will
make Roanoke their future home.
Mr.. Van Taliaferro has moved into
his new residence on Seventh avenue,
erected on the sight where his house
burned last Spring.
Major w. Ellis and wife, Of Mont
gomery county, were in the city yester
day.
DIR. Leigh Buckner, city physician
left last night for business trip to
Washington. lie will be absent til
Saturday.
During the nbsence of Chief Morri:
Officer Wolfe is acting chief of police
and Officer Brown sergeant.
w. S. Atchison, special agent for the
Short Electric Railway Company, OF
Cleveland Ohio, is at Hotel Roanoke.