The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-24

LOCAL sREvITiEs.

| Capt. Thos. Pruckney. OF New York,
eastern traffic agent of the E. T., v. &
G. air line. left yesterday for home
after spending several days in Roanoke
A. j. Dull, OF Harrisburg, Pa, q d.
rector of the Norfolk and Western Rail.
road Company, is in Roanoke.
G, r. Houchins, popular citizen of
Stewart, Pulaski county, Va, is in
| town.
| Mr.. and Mrs. David thinner, OF Peters.
burg, are stopping at the st. James.
w. B. Trent, of Winston, was in the
city yesterday.
E. c. Hedlinger, of Newport News, is
in the city.
Mrs. G.. w. Hess. of 3O7 First avenue
n. W., is seriously i'll.
Hon. Archer A. Phlegar, of Chris
tiansburg, is in the city on legal bust.
ness.
S. j. Deyerle went to Bluefeld yes.
terday.
F. G. White, of Danville, was in town
yesterday.
j. R. Forbes, of Hale's Ford, Frank.
lin county, was in the city yesterday.
Henry Silverthorn, OF Lynchburg, was
in the city yesterday looking after his
AheOECoIS u6ro.
A. j. Tice, of Copper Hill, Va, is in
the city.
Davis Ayres, OF Rocky Mount, is in
town.
James B. Russell, prominent banker
OF Winchester, was in the city yester-
day.
VIM. Patrick and Isaac Witt, OF
Staunton, are in the city on business.
Mrs. R. S. Coffman, of 300 First ave.
nue.. is improving after severe attack
of sickness.
Harry Brooke went to Martinsville
yesterday to visit friends.
All German and German-American
citizens are invited to attend meeting
to be held Monday, Juno IS, at 8 o. m.
at the Wayside Inn to discuss the pro-
hibition question
w. A. Pattie returned from Staupton
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Francis Turner, the aged mother
of Messrs. q. M. and g. A. Turner, fs
extremely ill and her death Is expec ted
at any time.
Miss Berta Shelburne. of Tazewell
Court House, stopped in the city yes
terday with the family OF Mrs. Stafford
on her way to Rocky Mount to visit her
friend, MISS Divers.
The Holston National Building and
Loan Association, Of Bristol, has ap.
pointed Lawrence S. Davis secretary
and treasurer of the Roanoke branch
Joseph Cohn. OF Lynchburg, was in
the city Yesterday.
Mrs. VIM. McBurneY is very i'll at her
home in the southeastern part of the
city.
Rev. DR.. w. C. Campbell and Capt.
K. b. Norman returned from Hamp.
n-Sidney College yesterday. Dr..
Campbell delivered the annual address.
Col. Frank korte was Yesterday
elected by the Grand Lodge of Elks in
session Detroit grand deputy exalted
ruler for the district OF Virginia.
q. w. Staples and his niece, Miss
Lille, have returned from visit to
Staunton.
Mrs. E. w. Donnelly is reco yering
from the effects of her recent fall.
P. Rorer will leave this morning for
trip through Southwest Virginia.
Mrs. G. M. Pitzer and son, Charlie,
left yesterday for Winston, N. c., to
visit James M. Pitzer.
Mrs. Prof. Catch and little daught ter,
OF Frederick, Md, arrived in the city
yesterday to join Prof. Catch. They
Will reside here in the future.
The three Misses Wright, OF Can pbsll
county, are visiting their uncles, T. T..
and r FL. Wright.
Misses Annie and Blanche Becknor,
OF Montvale, have returned home after
visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Beckner OF
32i Third avenue n. o.
Mrs. e. II. Burnett and children left
Yesterday for Philadelphia.
j. c. Bruce. Waterman At the Roanoke
Machine Works, is confined to his room
by IN accident caused by his falling
over trestle several days ago
Extensive preparations are being
made by the members of Grace Church
for children's day, which will be OBJ.
served the first Sunday in July.
Row. j. Cleveland Hall, of Christ
Church, left last night for Norfolk to
attend the State meeting Of the Royal
Arcanuu.
Miss Jennie Powell and her brother.
Tony, are very sick at their home on
Fourth avenue n. W.
Mrs. Dupuy Ferguson returned from
Staunton last night accompanied by
Miss Russell Willis, who is now the
guest of her uncle, Thos w. Miller,
Esq. Miss Willis is the daughter of
Rev James Willis, principal of the
Stanton Female Seminary.
Small Assignment.
j. w. Dyer, grocer who kept on