The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-31
PERSONAL ITEMS.
What People are Doing in and
Out Of Roanoke.

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Out Of Roanoke.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company has commenced work on the
stone work for the Randolph street
bridge on the north side Of the railroad.
The old mattress factory of E. H.
| Stewart &c Co., on the site of the Roam
oke and Southern depot, has been torn
| down.
Editor A. A. Christian, Of the Pulaski
News, was in the city yesterday. His
| progressive paper is soon to be issued as
an afternoon daily.
Capt. j. A. Crano, a travelling agent
of the Iron Belt Building and Loan AS
| ISOLATION, is home from West Virginia
| for few days. "The building article
| recently published in THE TIMES helped
me to sell $1,000 worth Of Roanoke
| property to one man." said he.
J. H. McGilbra, president of the Old
| Dominion Photograph Company, is the
proud father of new daughter.
An alarm of fire was turned in from
tho Roanoke Machine Works yesterday
morning. The companies responded
promptly, only to ascertain that the
| report was false.
Miss Lily Hockaday has returned
from Richmond after most delightful
visit of seven weeks to friends and re-
latives in that city.
Eugene Robertson, of Elkhorn, spent
Monday in our city looking after his
interests in Roanoke realty.
Mrs. w. S. Pole, who has been lying
seriously i'll at the Ponce de Leon for
some time, is now resting easily, and in
fair way toward recovery.
Lena Jones, colored, was arrested last
night by Officers Mabry and Manuel on
warrant charging her with petit lar
ceny.
P. II. Early was sworn in yesterday
evening by Mayor kvans as special
policeman. Mr.. Early is highly re-
commended and was at one time mem
Der of New York police.
President Hockaday, of the Real Es-
tate Exchange, is confined to home,
being slightly indisposed.
Ross Steel, boy about II years old,
got into difficulty with another boy,
named Will Hippcy, Sunday evening, at
the corner of Fourth avenue and Frank
lin street. The trouble arose out of a
little mud Singing on the part of Hip
pey. They came together and Steel cut
him several times with pocket knife.
No arrests were made.
Do NOT place your orders for blank
books for 1891 until after you have ex
amined our work and prices. Ham
mond's Printing Works and Book
Bindery, 10 Jefferson street; telephone
12S
Removal.
Lo
Wright block now being fitted up for
Look abills printing house will enable
this growing firm to better place and
use the material ordered short time
since. Room No. will be their busi-
ness office. They will remove April lst
mar3l-1t
ALI persons who have decided to enter
the shorthand and tYpewriting class,
under the condition of circular fur
nished, or under express condition
named in the second circular, for class
OF twenty-five, or any pei sons who have
not received circulars and wish to con-
f,r with me relative to becoming Nom
bers Of said class, are requested to call
at the college Office on or before Mon
| day, April 6, 1891, at which time the
class will be organized for duty. The
time will, however, be extended for one
week to anyone who cannot possibly
enter sooner. A. M. TRIMMER, presi-
National Business College. mar3l-3t
! We understand that, having examined
various methods of heating residences,
| either by hot air, steam, or hot water,
ETC., A. Pope has decided that the heat
| ing apparatus best adapted for the re-
sidenco that he is building in the West
End (Rcanoke) is the Bolton Hot Water
Heater, manufactured by the Detroit
Heat ting AMI Lighting Company, OF
which Messrs Priddy &c Dunlap are
the agents in Roanoke, his conclusions
being that moro satisfac tory and re-
| gular heating, with greater economy
OF fuel and simplicity in operation
are attained by this heater than by
| any other that ho has examined. 1t
might be we'll. therefore, for those con-
| templating tho heating of their re-
sidences or other buildings to call upon
Messrs. Priddy & Dunlap and, by per-
| sonal examination, satisfy themselves
as to the morits of this heater. Tho
same heating apparatus will be put in
w. S. McClannahan's residence by the
same firm. mar31-l t
c. r. Gilbert handles Smiths steel
roofing, the cheapest roof in town.
Removal.
II. Francis Barrett has removed his
Office from his warehouse to room 46
Exchange Building, where he will be
glad to SEQ all persons who need build
inr material Still NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.