The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-03
LOCAL BREvlTlEs.

Capt. G. 9. Tompkins, of Salem,
passed through the city yesterday en-
route to Huntington, w. Va, to attend
the State Republican convention Of that
State, where full ticket of the Repub.
ilcan party will be nominated.a @
Mrs. T. G. May and daughter. Miss
Blonde, left yesterday to spend few
weeks at Coyner's Springs.
j. O. Hobbs left yesterday to spend a
few days at Clifton Forge.
In the Circuit Court Monday Judgment
was given j. B. Levy against Ii. G.
Cole, instead Of j. w. Coon, as pub.
lished.
Mac Rhodes, the efficient stamp clerk
ct the postoff1ce, and son of Assistant
Postmaster G. A. Rhodes, is recovering
from severe attack Of typhoid fever
and pneumonia.
w. I. Woods returned yesterday from
| a visit to friends at Vesuvius.
Jas. S. Groves returned yesterday
from Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs,
where he left his family for the season.
lie reports quite. a large crowd at the
springs, among them many Roanokers.
Deyon's Orchestra left last evening
for Max Meadows, where they played
for german at night.
Thomas S. Wright left Monday even
ing to visit his mother at Chamblissburg
for few days.
r. T. bearing returned from pleas.
ure trip to Bedford on Monday
Miss Berta McManaway is visiting her
sister, Mrs. L. S. Wright, on Page street.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Timberlake are
visiting Mr.. Timberlake's mother, at
Brucetown.
MIR. and Mrs. G. Powell Hill, of Rich
mond, accompanied by their daughter,
Miss Lille Hill, are registered at the
Ponce de Leon, en- route to the Roanoke
Red Sulphur. Miss Hill has been very
III for several months, and she will visit
the Red for few weeks to reap the bon
ehts of that famous health-restoring re-
sort.
William Cole and William Walker
were arrested last night by Officer Flick
for assaulting James Smith on Railroad
avenue with sticks and rocks. Smith's
head was bruised and bleeding from tho
effects Of the blows.
James Berriman, colored, was arrested
yesterday for having in his possession
several pair of shoes which were identi-
fed as the same stolen from the shop of
d. "a. Cook, shoemaker.
NAA. anu S0O. n1. EQWarQS, OF
Brunswick, Ga, are in the city visiting
their daughters, Mrs. Jas. S. Groves and
Mrs. b f. Allen.
J. G. f. Bell returned yesterday from
business trip to Winston, N. c.
j. w. Helm, Of Shawsville, was in the
city yesterday.
Joe Flippo, who has been quite sick
for few weeks. left on the noon train
| yesterday for Lancaster county, where
ne will recuperate.
A. L. Sowder, prominent gentle
man of Floyd county, was in the city
yesterday.
Assistant Postmaster Rhodes re.
turned yesterday from a few days visit
to his wife at the Pulaski Alum Springs.
N Schloss, of the Philadelphia
Clothing House, is in Philadelphia buy.
ing his fall stock of goods.
Joe Frank returned Yesterday morn.
| ing from Fincastle. where he had been
on business.
j. T. Hall, manager OF the Iron Belt,
left last night to visit his family at
Floyd Court House for few days.
Mrs. Jas. S. Groves and children left
few days ago to spend the remainder
| of the summer at Roanoke Red Sulphur
| Springs.
Chales 81. Thompson, who has been
| visiting his brother r II. Thompson,
on Church street for the past week, re-
turned to his homo at Berryville to. day.
Miss Jennie Semple, of Horny county,
is visiting the family of Dr. Hale.
Judge A. M Lybrook, who was in
jured some weeks ago in Radford in get
ting off the cars, and who has been at
Hotel Roanoke with his family for
several days, left yesterday accom-
panied by his physician, DR.. s. G..
Staples, for his home at Stuart Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Penn, who have
been visiting their son in Salem, left
yesterday for their home in Southern
Maryland.
For church, chapel, school, lodge and
parlor use the Estey organ is the &C.
knowledged leader. 1t has pure, full
tone, with a responsive, easy touch. All
styles and finish at the Hobbie Music
Company, 1877 Salem avenue. Factory
prices and easy payments guaranteed.
They ThrewAway the Key
PRoGEEss is always In order in Roa-
noke. Christian Sc Barbee, the we'll
known druggists, corner of jefferson
street and salem avenue, yesterday put
into effect plan they have had for
some time in contem plation. They
have thrown away the key to their
front doors, and hereafter their drug
store will stand open day and night.
They propose TO have the most pro-
gressive pharmacy in Virginia. If any