The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-12
LOCAL BREvlTlEs.

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Policeman Schancks recovered dia.
mond ring yesterday valued at SITS,
which had been stolen from gentleman
in Lynchburg.
Mr.. c. G. Talliaferro and family. who
have been spending month at Hamp.
den Sidney, returned homo yesterday
evening.
General Manager James II. Sands, of
the Norfolk and Western, has returned
to the city.
Ii. G. Walstrum, superintendent of
telegraph of the Norfolk and Western,
has returned to the city from visit to
Richmond.
The new scenery and curtain ordered
for the Opera House by the City Council
some time ago have arrived and will be
put in the house next week.
The old car scales which have stood
below the Union depot ever since the
''change of gauge was made, have been
torn out and are now bong placed just
above the Commerce street crossing
near tho Roanoke and Salem DUNN
line.
The market is beginning to fall off
slightly. The seaLon of fruit, espec-
tally of peaches, is getting short and
not so many wagons are coming in as in
August. One hundred and six paid
curbage tax yesterday, amounting to
S21.
Frank Welch has bought the livery
business of Barber, Rhodericl1 s. Co.,
and has assumed charge.
Mrs. T. A. Mabry, wife of Officer
Mabry, arrived in tho city yesterday
from Reidsville, n. G. She will reside
here in the future with her husband.
Coroner Gray viewed the remains of a
colored child named Preston on Eighth
avenue yesterday which had died with
out the attention of physician. He
deemed an inquest unnecessary and
ordered the remains to be inferred by
the undertaken.
Wash. Priddy has returned to Roa-
noke from visit to Virginia Beach.
E. II. Tucker, president of the Roam
oke Real Estate Company. is in the
city.
FL. r. Colman, who has been slightly
lndisposed for the past few days Is able
to be out again.
Miss Fannie Boiler, of Lexington, Va,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. IL. r. Colman,
on Seventh avenus n. e.
Miss Mary and Helen Dcaver. of Lex
lngton, who have been visiting their
sister, Mrs. II. r. Colman, will leave
to-day for Salem.
Mr.. Sweatman, advance agent for
Devils Auction" which will be here
next Saturday, was in the city yesterday.
j. f. Peters, w. a Burks and w. Rau
returned yesterday from Edinburg,
whittier they went Tuesday with the
remains OF Z. A. Keller, who was run
over and killed by the Vinton dummy
on Labor Day,
The committee in charge OF the
Labor Day demonstration will entertain
the Roanoke Machine Works Band this
evening at z o'clock, in the Asbury
building opposite the postoffice.
Rev. DR.. o. f. Flippo will pr.,acb at
ViDton Sunday evening at go o'clock.
Colonel II. G. Parsons of Natural
Bridge, was in the city yesterday.
Miss Annie jones, OF Lancaster
county, Ver cne of the teachers recen-
tiy Appointed in the public schools, ar
rived in the city yesterday. aad is the
guest of Rev. DR.. Flippo's family. She
was accompanied by Fred Waggoner of
the same place, who returns to attend
school another session at Allegheny In
stitute.
Miss Hattie DuPriast and Miss Jen-
nings who have been spending several
weeks visiting friends in Radford, re-
turned yesterday.
C..O'Leary has gone to Washinton.
Peter Kidd left last night for Wash
ington. He will be gone several days.