The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-02
LOCAL sREv,TIEs.

There Will be me6tlng OF tho La
dies Aid Society of Christ Church Friday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the rooms of
the Y. M. g. A., Salem avenue. All mem
bers are requested to attend, as business
Of importance will come up for consid-
GRAFTON.
r, nj. Fox, of Solomon's jewelry
store, has returned from visit to q sick
brother in West Virginia
Miss Rebecca Weisberg, of Rich
mond, Va, who has been visiting Miss
Francis Solomon and relatives, 421
Campbell street s. W., for the past six
weeks, returned home Friday.
Mayor Evans returned Yesterday
had gone to see his mother, who was
quite ill. His many friends will be
pleased to learn that she is now much
improved.
The board walk on Fifth avenue 8. w. :,
between Park and John streets, is in
need of repairs. a great many of the
planks are loose and a person walking
over them is liable to receive a bad fall.
j. II. CARD ell. of Memphis, Tenn, has
been appointed supe rintendent Of the
gas works and took charge yesterday.
Mr.. Cardell has had fourteen years ex-
perience in the gas business and thor
oughly understands it.
Mr.. Edmund c. Pechin, general man
ager of the VirR inia Development Com
pany, left yesterday for short trip to
Craig county.
Chief Engineer w. w. Cole, of the Nor
folk and Western railroads is at Kenova.
He will return to Roanoke next week.
Miss Lucy, youngest daughter of Mr..
I've - y,
city yesterday from visit to Christians
burg.
Mr.. Max Zoellner, manager for Rob-
ert Mantell, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. w. II. Travers, general counsel
for the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company, is in the city.
Miss Annie Riddle, of Charles Town,
w. Va, is visiting Mrs. w. w. Coe.
Vice. President and General Manager
Sands, OF the Norfolk and Western. left
in his private car last night for Phil
adelphia.
T. Il. Brinkley, of Bristol, Tenn
formerly agent of tho Roanoke Land
Improvement Company, was in the city
yesterday and was warmly greeted by
many old friends.
Rev. ]. A. Davis, of Bedford county,
attended services at the First Baptist
Church Sunday.
Mr.. George Wright's condition was
slightly improved yesterday, and his
friends now hope for his recovery.
Mrs. Walden. wife of c. A. Walden, is
quite i'll at her homo.
II. r. Tanners little child is quite i'll
with pneumonia.
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is guest of the Southern Hotel.
Messrs. R. II. and r. l.. Stuart, of
Pulaski, spent Sunday and yesterday in
the city, stopping at the Southern Ho-
tel.
Mrs. b. r. Hawkins, of this CITY, leaves
today on the noon train for LuraJ to
attend the marriage Of her sister, Emma
Printz, after which she will spend sew
eral weeks with her friends in Page
county.
M. L. Normoyle, who has several con-
tracts for stone work and grading in the
Southwest, spent Saturday and Sunday
with his family in this city
w. A. Glasgow left the city last night
on business trip to Richmond.
G r. Wertz, the Commerce street
grocer, has an advertisement on the
fourth page of to.days TINES that will
repay perusal.
Sheriff 4. r. N. Speck, OF Staunton,
Va, was in the city yesterday.
Rev. r. R. Acree was able to fiji his
pulpit both morning and night, after
being laid up with grippe for three
weeks. After the morning sermon
seventeen were received into tho
church.
Walter Sherman, of Fauquier county,
has accepted position with Johnson
81 Johnson, druggists.
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