The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-02
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r FL. Woodruff has returned from a
visit to New York.
Capt. Henry Felix spent Sunday with
friends in Lynchburg
Mrs Mary X. Heslop, OF Buchanan,
| is visiting friends in Roanoke.
Jerry Foster and another white man
who was working on the chain gang
N inaged by some means to escape and
are supposed to have left town with the
circus.
Ed. Highbe'ger, of Hagers town, is
visiting his father, E. Highberger, on
TazeweIl street.
s. b. O'Mohundro left last night for
his old home in Wilmington, Fluvana
county, where he will take much
needed rest.
Miss Nita Dickey, the popular daugh-
| ter of DR.. j. A. Dickey, OF Bristol,
passed through the city yesterday on
her way to Hollins Institute, where she
| is student.
| Handsome new awnings were placed
on the general office of the Norfolk and
Western yesterday.
Vice President w. c. Bullitt, of the
Norfolk and Western, is the city for q
few days.
j. K. Dimnick. general manager o.
pany, was in the city yesterday.
Rene nber the lecture tonight at p.
m in the chapel of ST. Marks Lutheran
Church by Rev. Oliver c. Miller for the
benefit of the Augsburg League. Ad.
mis- sion free. A freewill Offering CRATE
fully received in the Lords treasury
box.
Harry S. Tansill and wife, OF Win
ston, spent Sunday in Roanoke.
Col. j. w. Watts and Capt F. T. Lee,
Of Lynchburg, were in the city yester-
day.
w. j. Brown, of Abingd IN, is visiting
friends in the city.
B. w. Fischer, of Martinsville. is in
the city on business.
NJ. T. Riskner, wife and son, OF Bed.
ford, are at the Felix Hotel.
R. 0. Treadway has secured position
at Marshall's Cafe.
Twenty-Five marriage licenses were
issued by the clerk of the court during
April, seven of which were white and
the remainder colored.
Ed. Wiley, of 'ssol, president Of the
Wiley Electric Signal Com pany, was in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. ]. D. Hobbie leaves this morning
Judge S. w. Howerton and bride. nee
| Miss Annie Sutton, of King and Queen
| county, have returned to Roanoke.
Rev. E. It. Mason, OF Botetourt
county, is in the city the guest OF Cap;.
| G. 2. Read, OF the Read House.
Samuel Crozer. of Uplauds. Pa, pres
ident OF the Grocer Iron Company. is in
the city, and will attend the annual
meeting OF the stockholders on Wednes
day.
Mrs. M A. Johnston and daughter and
Mrs. H. K. Tallant and children, Of
Christiansburg, are in the >ity visiting
friends.
Rev. j. S. Engle, Of Grace Church, left
on the mid day train yesterday for his
old home in Maryland to bring his fam
lily to Roanoke.
Mrs. T. M. Howerton, who has been
seriously i'll at her home on Cleveland
avenue, left yesterday for Apo nastox
county to visit relatives.
John Morris, the son OF M c. Morris,
who has been very i'll for some time, is
now convalescent.
Miss Lecta Conner, of Locust Grove,
is visiting relatives on Third avenue
n. @.
Gessner Lawrence, a popular young
n an OF Rae TO d, is visiting friends in
the city.
Messrs. 81. w. ellis, r. II. Soule and
Prof p. G. Leary left Roanoke Sunday
night for Kenova, w. Va, and will Wis. t
Chicago while away.
CARDS are out fer the approaching
m arriage OF Miss Bertha L Coleman to
o. j. Boisseau, which will occur Thurs.
day, May 4, at 1880 a. N at the resi-.
dence of the brides mother, Mrs. T. B.
Coleman, 427 Sixth avenue 8. w.
Bishop A. NJ. Randolph, OF tie diocese
OF Southern Virgins, will be in Roam.
oke Sunday, May IA, to administer the
rite Of confirm alton.
E P. Ayres e. Co. yesterday pur-
chased the fixtures in the Welcome
restaurant and saloon at 81 Salem
avenue and have transferred their bust
Nc So to that place.
A nu nber OF tbs barrooms in the city
closed yesterday owing to the license
for the past year having expired.
About one-tbird of the merchants OF
Roanoke appeared before the commits
newed their Licenses for the ensuing
year.
Charles S. Dobgns. merchant OF
Floyd Court House, IS spending a short
while in the city.
! w. j. Mabry, O; Mcdowell county,
4 w. Va, is in the city
Capt. George M. Helms, OF Franklin
county, is in the city at the Felix
Hotel.
c. b. Scott. popular Lynchburg
drummer, is in the city.
Z c. Rosser, Of Bedfcrd, was in town
last night.