The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-04

LOCAL sREv,TlEs.

Col: 4. Stone and the Misses Stone
ana Gushing, of Newberryport, Mass,
are stopping at Hotel Roanoke.
Thomas Franklin, fireman, was
thrown from a car yesterday while
working brake and had his shoulder
dislocated. He is doing as we'll as could
be expected.
The Newton and Loyal divisions of
the w. G. Il. U. will hold meeting to-
day at gao in st. James Methodist
Church. The children especially are
| invited.
John II. Davis, the colored capitalist
and politician, left yesterday for Min
neapolis, where he will represent this
Congressional district as Il delegate to
the Republican national convention.
j. w. Barnett. of Elliston, was in the
| city yesterday on business.
| Mrs. Frank WEIGH, of 900 Ninth ave
nue. S. W left yesterday for an extended
trip to relatives at Charleston, w. Va.
Capt. Peter +. Shelton and son, Nor
ris, of Floyd county, are visiting rela-
tives in this city.
Chas. D. DENT, of the Salem Times
Register, was in the city yesterday.
Thos. NJ. Wood spent the day in Sa-
lem yesterday.
Skinker e Sims, Of this city, are
building retaining wall along Campbell
street near the Second ward market and
opposite Marshall's Cafe.
Frank Helvestine, stenographer to
Jos. II. Sands, of this city, left last
night for his old home in Berryville, for
a short visit.
The coal traffic along the Norfolk and
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count OF many steamers having lately
put into the Norfolk docks for fuel.
E. G. Elliott, of New York, was in the
city yesterday.
Two repair trains are steadily atworl1
fixing up and repairing the track on the
Winston Salem division of the Norfolk
and Western.
j. I. Hall left yesterday for Floyd
Court House to spend several days with
his family and to attend the commence
ment exercise of oxford Academy.
Nellie Beecher, infant daughter of w.
Carter and wife, died yesterday at their
residence, No. PIT Third avenue n. w.
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev. DR.. Flippo, of the First Baptist
Church, and the remains will be taken
to Lynchburg this morning for interment
The proprietors of the billiard and
pool rooms of this city are closing up
their places, as they say they are un-
able to pay the heavy license imposed
upon them.
Maj. w. w. Coe, chief engineer fthe
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
pany, who has been absent in Philadel-
phia for the past week, is expected
home on Sunday.
Miss Hattie Vance Tate, of Roanoke,
who has for some time been visiting her
relatives, the family of Capt. T. C. Nor
ton, secretary of the commission of Vir-
ginia to the Worlds Fair, has returned
to her home, charmed with Staunton
hospitality.
Rev. r. r. AGREE, who has been as
sisting in revival at Pulaski for some
time, will return home to-day, and will
I'LL his appointment at the Calvary Bap-
list Church tomorrow.
Il. K. Bush, of Kansas. who has been
in Franklin county for some time, is at
the home of his nephew, c. r. Bush of
this city, undergoing surgical treat
ment from DR.. A. II. Koiner, for disloca.
ton OF the arm received by horse fall
iEg from under him some time ago.
John Sexton, OF the firm Jno. Sexton
n Co, Of this city, who are doing
some very heavy work for the Norfolk
Il Western Railroad Company on the
Washington & Maryland division, is in
the city.
John b. S. Brook and sister, of WASH
ington, are at the Southern.
j. Is. Bonham, of Bristol, is in the
city stopping at the Southern.
G.. McClelland was registered at the
Southern yesterday.