The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-16
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Miss Elsie Hughes, of Lynchburg, is
visiting Dr. Garthright's family.
Miss Annie Vineyard is about we'll
again from a severe spell of sickness.
w. A. Pedigo went to Richmond yes
to-day. whore he will attend the meet
ting of tho Grand Lodge of a. j.. and A.
NJ, which meets in that city to-day.
Mr.. r. L. bearing, of Bedford county,
was i'll town yesterday. He says that
the grip is the order of the day.
Mr.. Frank Ansell. telegraph operator,
returned yesterday from visit to his
old home in Fluvanna county, where he
has been taking his vacation.
Miss Sallio Berkeley is at homo sick
She has been attending school for
several months past in Staunton.
number of the boys ara taking stops
towards organizing football club ANY
ono who wants to aid or encourage the
scheme should apply to +. a. Gish.
Mrs. Mary Williams, of Cloverdale,
died Monday, and was inferred yester-
day in the burying grounds at Blue
Ridge Church, near Vinton.
The Episcopal League held it's regu
lar meeting last night There was not
a full turnout owing to tho inclemency
of the weather.
The town council met last night and
discussed the questions as to the revis-
ion of the charter for the town, and as
to whether Vinton shall be separate
school district from the magisterial dis
trict.
Mr.. Prince Short, of Floyd county, is
visiting friends in Vinton. Mr.. Short
is largely interested in the mineral de-
velopment of Floyd county.
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WE pay the highest cash prices for
secondhand furniture of all kinds, and
sell you new furniture for less than any
house in the city. w. w. Workman &
Co.
THE LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
Officers Elected for the Ensuing Year.
Charity for the Winter.
The Ladies' Union Benevolent Society
held meeting at the residence OF Mrs.
j. 7. Smoot, Church street, Monday
afternoon, and elected the following Off
GERS:
Mrs. l.. w. Mccoy, presidents Mrs. j.
L. Smoot, treasurer. and Mrs. L. c..
Stewart, secretary. The different Wis
iting committees were retained until the
first meeting in January, when they will
be changed.
The society now has about eighty
members, forty ladies and tho same
number of gentlemen. They have been
doing great deal of work lately, sew
eral needy families have been relieved
and number of visits made The So
clety expects to have considerable work
on hand this winter, and is making
active preparations to be ready to re-
spond when called upon.
CHRISTMAS booklets. Thompson's
book store.
Bridgewater Investment Company.
The stockholders of the Bridgewater
Investment Company held q meeting
yesterday afternoon. This company
was organized last December, and they
bought property in Roanoke to the
amount Of $4,000. They also purchased
property in buchanan.
At the meeting yesterday it was agreed
to take the property in Roanoke off the
hands of the com pany, each stakeholder
acquiring certain number of lots, &C
cording to the amount of stock he held.
Marriages To-day.
Miss Gussie V. Teaford and Mr.. w.
F. Featherstone will be married at the
First Presbyterian Church this morning
at 1880 o'clock. Rev. DR.. Campbell
will ofiiciate.
Miss Laura Simmons and Mr.. Warren
Willford will be married this morning
at the Episcopal Church.
No trouble 10 show goods. Thomp-
sons book store.