The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-31
LOCAL BREvlT,Es.

a marriage licence was granted yes
terday to Walter ii. Spicer and Susie II.
Sheppard. both of this city.
Col. Abe Fulkerson, OF Bristol, was in
the city Sunday on his way to the Bed.
ford circuit court, where no is counsel
| for the Norfolk and Western in one of
! the damage suits against the road arts.
| ing out OF tho Thaxton wreck.
| A. H. Steere, Of Knoxville. of the
firm Of Anderson, Littlefield II Steere,
of Knoxville, ono Of the largest candy
houses in the South, is in the city for
few days.
w. L. Waller of this city, is in Rich
mond.
Mr.. Forelong, right of way agent for
the Norfolk Sc Western, on the Winston
Salem division, spent Sunday in this
city.
A car load of negroes from the extern.
sion of the Norfolk & Western, passed
through here yesterday en- route to
Pittsburg Pa.
Col. Frank Huger, of the Norfolk and
Western, left Saturday for Richmond.
| He will return to-day.
Maj. M. w. Bryant left for Balti-
more yesterday.
d. w. Flickwir, general superin-
tendent of the eastern division of the
Norfolk and Western, left on his special
car yesterday on tour of inspection
over tho Washington and MARYLAND
division.
The congregation of the United
Brethren Church surprised their pas
tor, Rev. S. L. Rice, last Saturday
night by making him the host at yerv
successful donation party, at his home
at SAC Sixth avenue s. W.
Hon. Archer A. Phlegar, of Chris
tiansburg, was in the city yesterday ON
legal business.
Pryor Woodson, who has been con-
fined to his home, on Fourth avenue n.
W., two weeks by illness, is GONZALES
| cling.
Capt. Barger, superintendent of the
Winston-Salem division of the Norfolk
and Western, spent Sunday in the city.
Capt. w. P. Moody, capitalist of
| Clifton Forge. is in the city, the guest
of r. A. Buckner. He expressed him
self as greatly pleased with Roanoke.
The Evening World has been formed
into Joint stock company with mini
mum capital of $4,000 and maximum
of S25, 900.
Met. Fry, brother of Hugh Fry, of
this city, was here for few hours Sun
day.
Charles Carey, of tho Chicago sign
works, received telegram yesterday
evening from Wilkesbarre, Pa, stating
that his brother at that place was
thought to be dying. Mr.. Carey will
leave this morning for Wilkesbarre and
will be gone ten or fifteen days.
Ex-Oficer Gee, formerly of the Roam.
oke police force has been en- ployed by
the Norfolk and Western TO do special
detective duty.
A. Il. Hammond, of Hammond's
Printing Works, is having the front
yard of his home on Jefferson street
filled in and terraced.
Miss Lillian Wilson, daughter of Row.
j. A. Wilson. of West Virginia, who has
been visiting her aunt. Mrs. l.. w. Tug
gle, has return to her home.
Is. p. Sholor, Elliston, was in the CITY
yesterday.
Yesterday large rat. about the size
OF full grown cat, was fished out of a
standing pond of water on Salem ave.
nue., in far advanced state of decom-
position.
Jas. Ostenmeyer, Of Amsterdam, Hol-
land: Jas. Longstreot, of Philadelphia;
ii. p. Morris, of England, and Mr. and
| Mrs. ID. y. Gallagher, OF Charleston, w.
Va, are registered at Hotel Rockledge
on Mill Mountain.
Yesterday was the third anniversary
OF the Johnstown flood.
Beaufort Mason, of Baltimore, who
has many friends in this city, is paying
Roanoke short visit.
Mrs. DR.. Pendleton, of Lexington, and
Miss Ellen Kent, of Louisa, are visiting
the family Of Judge Gooch.
Miss Annie Beall, Of Buchanan, and
Miss Sue Terrell, from near Lynchburg,
are visiting tho family of Col. Penn
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