The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-14
LOCAL BREvITlEs.

MISS Jimmie Allen, of Lynchburg, Is
visiting Miss Annie Deacon, at 364
Twelfth avenue S. w.
Two steam shovels are now at work
on the lower division Of the Washing
ton and Maryland division of tho Norfolk
and Western.
Forces arc busily engaged along the
Washington and Maryland division OF
the Norfolk and Western putting up the
iron work along the limo for the new
| viaductS.
VIM. M. Hall, division engineer of the
| Ohio extension or the Norfolk and
| Western, was in tho city Sunday, stop
ping at Hotel Roanoke. Mr.. Hall came
to Roanoke to consult with Chief Engi-
neer w. w. Coe in regard to work on the
above line, which is rapidly being
| pushed forward and is expected to be
| completed by September.
Mr.. Pietzman. chief claim clerk of the
| Norfolk ana Western railroad, returned
| yesterday from visit to his parents,
| near Philadelphia.
PIE. Mcdonald, assistant engineer on
the Lynchburg and Durham division of
the Norfolk and Western, was in the
city yesterday.
Milly Reinhardt, seven year old
Il ii.
day and cut her face severely. Her
wounds were dressed by physician.
Col. and Mrs. JOS Edwards spent Sun
day at Big Springs. Col Edwards is
the general superintendent for w. f.
Patterson, the street contractor.
w. A. Phelps, prominent young
man of Pulaski, was in Roanoke yester
day.
l.. w. Stofel, general agent for the
Acme and Globe powder companies, re-
turned from Philadelphia yesterday
morning.
n. o. Hawkins, bookkeeper for W. +.
Patterson, was in Salem Yesterday.
Rosenbaum Bros. are advertising
their large and varied stock of millinery
at cost. Sec notice elsewhere.
Hugh Gallagher, of this city, spent
Sunday with his mother in Basic City.
The Misses Matte and Emma Shelor,
daughters of George W. Shelor, have re-
turned from Elliston, where they have
been visiting relatives.
Geo. w. Shelor came home yesterday
from Elliston and Salem, where he has
been for several days.
VIM. Xanter and wife, of Asheville,
ping at the Southern.
Col. S. NJ Ormsby, general manager;
). 5. Price, secretary, and G. III. Gilbert,
special travelling agent of the Southern
Life Insurance Company, Of Virginia,
left yesterday for Washington to inter
est capitalists in Roanoke investments.
Geo. o. McWilliams, nephew Of tho
designer of the great Brooklyn bridge,
passed through Roanoke yesterday en-
route to Knoxville.
II. ID. LaiIerty, president of the Hull
Coal and Company, is at Hotel Roanoke.
Walter Brodie, the famous baseball
player, spent Sunday in the city.
j. B. Martin, chief clerk of Hotel
Roanoke, returned yesterday morning
from his old home in Luray, where he
went to assist the choir in the Metho-
dist Church on childrcn's day. Mr..
Martin has an excellent baritone voice
and had charge of this choir prior to his
moving to Roanoke.
II. Il. Har -ison returned from a short
trip in the North yesterday morning.
Work on the jefferson street line of
the Roanoke Street Railway Company,
is being pushed forward as rapidly as
possible. 1t is nearly completed.
Harry Tansill, formerly of this city,
who is now an employee in the Durham
offices of the Norfolk and Western,
passed through this city en- route to
Washington Sunday.
James Devon has returned from
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, where he was
called by the illness of Mrs Devon.
She is now improving
EX-Ofiicer Gee has been appointed
special officer for the Opera House.
Chas |. Stewart, formerly connected
with TIE TIMES, but now with the
Sentinel, OF Winston Salem, n. c., was
in the city yesterday
Miss M. Alice Strickler, who has
been visiting at Radford for several
weeks. returned home yesterday.
=. ID. Stevenson, of Abingdon, was in
the city yesterday
II. G. Wysor, of Dublin, Va, was n
Roanoke yesterday.
p. A. Green. of Radford, was in the
city yesterday.
P. III. billiard, of Rocky Mount, was
in Roanoke yesterday on business.
i. w. Cahill. of Pine Hall, and Tay-
lor Bynum, Of Winston, n. c., were in
the city yesterday.
Capt j. II. II. Figgatt. Of Fincastle.
passed through the city last night, en-
route to Richmond, to attend "a meeting
OF the executive committee of the Vir-
ginia's Worlds Fair Association.
DON'T get left by waiting for Friday
nights concert as all seats are reserved
for visitors.