The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-25
LOCAL sREvlTIgs.


Vinton for several weeks, will leave on
the noon train to-day for homo.
The portico on the Exchange build
ing was removed yesterday.
Charles D. Denit, of Salem, was in the
city yesterday.
Police Sergeant Gold, who has been
confined to his house by typhoid fever
for the past two months, is again on
duty.
j. II. Dingee, Philadelphia cap
italist, who has large investments in
this section is in the city looking after
his interests.
The curbage receipts at the market
for the week ending Saturday amounted
to S52.10.
Tho cherry, damson and peach crops
will be very light in this section this
season owing to the heavy frost of Sun.
day night.
| Jno j. Normoyle is very sick at the
home of his bro5her, M. L. Normoyle.
! DR.. Davis, who has been to his homo
near Richmond, recovering the use of
his leg, which was injured nine weeks
ago, returned to Roanoke Sunday morn
ing, and resumed his duties with the
World yesterday.
The eight new residences being built
on the Belmont boulevard, Southeast
Roanoke, by the Traders Loan and
| Trust Company are receiving the finish
ing touches
! Col. John Gibson, an extensive real
estate dealer Of West Virginia, who has
| considerable property and other inter
ests in Roanoke, is in the city.
There will be game OF baseball
played on.the Roanoke Iron Company's
ground Tuesday, April %, at 4:3o p. m.
between Allegheny ms ,itute and Roam
oke Iron Company's nine.
A. P. Page, of Radford, is spending
the day in Roanoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e Coulter, OF Ivan
hoe, were guests at the Hotel Roanoke
last night
A. A. Phlegar, of Christiansburg, ar
rived last night on No. 2.
The investigation of the charges
against Officer Merriman by the mayor
lasteveDing fully vindicated that gentle
man and the case was dismissed.
j, A. Menefse. Of Buena Vista, arrived
in the city last night.
Jas. A. Lyle, OF Rockbridge county,
is registered at the Felix.
R. W. Brooks and II. B. Peters, of
Greensboro, N. G, are paying Roanoke a
brief visit.
S a. Wetzler, of the Washington Club
Land Company, left for Chicago Yester-
day to spend several months.
+. l. Douthat, manager OF the Trans
parent Ice Company, left for his former
home in Richmond yesterday noon in
charge OF his sister, suffering severely
from malarial fever.
DR.. Jos. A. Gale and family have re-
turned to Roanoke from weeks visit
to the naval parade.
a. c. Denniston, late president of the
Roanoke Development Company was in
Roanoke yesterday
The friends of VIM. Donaldson, the
Salem avenue furniture dealer, will re.
greet to hear that he is still confined to
his room by a severe and continued
attack of catarrh of the bowels.
o. ]. Engledove, W. E Bowling and
D. G. Randolph. OF Lynchburg, are in
town on business and pleasure.
| The decision in the case of George D.
| Gordon, who had preliminary examin
alton before Justice Turner Saturday,
was rendered yesterday. He was sent
to the grand jury.
Nothing was done in the Hastings
Court yesterday except the making out
OF licenses granted by the board of
| excise.
The stalls of the Second and Third
ward markets will be rented April 81. at
IL M for the ensuing year.
Messrs. Will P Huff and j. w.
Flaherty have opened large wholesale
and retail feed and grocers' establish
ment on Park street n. W., corner
Second avenue.
Miss Jennie Saunders, of Rocky
Mount, is visiting her sister, Miss Bet
tie Saunders, at the residence of j. w.
Coon.
Mrs. T.. L. Glvely, of Martinsville,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
f. M. Darnall, on Henry street, re-
turned home yesterday.
Captain Barksdale Returns Home.
T. f. Barksdale returned to the city
Sunday morning from weeks visit to
Norfolk, Portsmouth and Smithfield,
Isle OF Wight county, visiting his son
and daughter in the first mentioned
cities, and his wife's relations in the
historic town OF Smithfield. He also
took in the naval review.
Slide! Harry, Slide,
Harry Frizzell, of Bristol, Tenn, who
TO: some time has been running on the
l. IL n, is in Roanoke and will in a
few dsys go to work on the r. tS D.,
with headquarters at Winston, N @.
The people OF Roanoke very we'll re-
member Mr.. Frizzell as the best slider
on the Bristol nine, who were here a
year ago.
ALL parties VINO expect to go into the
primary will DO required to pay their
fee to Owen Duggan on or before Tues.
day, the 25th instant. e. r. WoOD