The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-31
Local BREvlTlEs.

James Atkins. proprietor OF the Hotel
Brunswick, OF, Salem, WAS in the city
yesterday.
Paymaster Jas. b. Lacy, of the Nor
folk and Western, has returned to the
city from trip over the Ohio extension,
where he paid off the employees of the
Mr.. Francis b. Kemp has gone to
| Washington on q business trip.
Complaint is made by citizens living
on South Jefferson street of the exist
| ence of two street lamps which are
never lighted. One is near DR.. Gales
residence and the other is further
south.
Mayor Evans disposed of light
docket yesterday morning, only a few
drunks being before the bar of justice.
The work of grading the north ex-
tension of Jefferson street is progressing
favorably. The work will be completed
in about ten DAYS.
81. w. Robinson, of Bedford, is in the
city.
John w. VOCAL, advance agent of
AL. &. Fields minstrels, was in the city
yesterday.
LIE Grand White, business manager
OF Daniel Frohman's s'Prince and
Pauper" Company, was in the city yes
terday.
j. r. Darnall, of Bluefeld, travelling
agent for Baltimore firm, and brother
of H. M. Darnall, of the Trust Com
pany, is in the city.
William Simpson, of johnson City,
Tenn; w. +. Clement, of PHILADELPHIA;
p A. Salmony, of Baltimore; C. A.
Hanscomb, of Stanton; L. G. RUNS
bury, of Hagerstown, and G. L. Crab
tree, of Baltimore, are in the city, stop
ping at the Ponce de Leon.
Mrs. o. L. Payne and children have
returned to the city after very pleas
ant trip of several weeks to Floyd
county.
j. Allen Watts is in Abingdon on legal
business. He will return this morning.
The sidewalk on tho south side of
Campbell street, between jefferson and
Commerce, is repaired and put in pass
able condition.
Rev. j. d. Jennings, D. D., pastor of
Grace Church, Westfield, N. j., who is
visiting his sisters, Mrs. L. j. Snouffer
and Mrs E. A. Loux, OF this city, has
been quite indisposed since his arrival
last Tuesday. If he is able he will
pIcdCu lOr 1lcV. LIT. w. Ill.
Meade, of ST. Johns Church.
Mrs. Mary Hanna, who was Frustrated
by paralysis at her home in this city
several months ago and went to the
University Hospital, Philadelphia, for
medical treatment, returned yesterday
accompanied by her son, j. NJ II.
Hanna, much improved in health.
w. M. Simpson, of Cincinnati, is Wis
iting friends in this city.
I Prof. w. III. Peasants, of Hollins, was
in the city last night and visited Bayard
Commandery, Knights Templar.
w. f.. Martin, a special officer of the
police force, and had charge of the
station house for several months, re-
turned last evening after two months
visit to relatives in New Kent county
w. A. Glasgow returned yesterday
evening from tincastle, where he has
been attending the county court of
Botetourt which adjourned yesterday
after being in session for about ten
days.
James Hartwell, son of j. w. Hart
we'll, has returned from Staunton,
where he appeared before the State
Board of Pharmacy and passed a sue
cessful examination, taking the second
prize.
j. E. Morris, who has been with the
Roanoke Drug Company for some time,
left yesterday for Danville to accept
position with DIR. FL. A. Wiseman.
j. Fleming Christian, who has been
in New York since Tuesday, will be
back this morning.
Frank Keckle, who resigned a posi-
ton in the Roanoke Machine Works to
accept foremanship in the shops of
the New York, Philadelphia and Nor
folk Railroad at Cape Charles, Va, is
in the city visiting friends.