The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-03
THE ROANOKE TIMES. WEDNESDAY. MAY $. 1898.
LOCAL BREvlTlEs.

Miss Mary Mullen. of Fifth avenue
n O., is spending few days at Lithia
Springs.
Capt. j. w. Knight, foreman of the
street gang, who has been quite i'll for
some time, is better.
Miss Maude Eckloif. OF Fort Scott,
Kan, is visiting her sister, Miss Lillian
Eckloff.
E w. Lewis has opened RccGledge
Hotel for the summer.
Miss Emma Hancock, OF Fancy Grove,
Bedford county, is visiting Miss Nora
Smoot at 319 Church avenue s. w.
Thomas w. Gilmer has commenced
the practice Of law in the courts OF Roa-
! noke.
w B. Jones, of the Bee Hive bakery
in East Roanoke, has moved to the
corner Of Henry street and Salem
avenue.
Miss Lucy Bell Smith. of Hillsboro,
Ohio, who has been visiting the family
Of Capt. n p. Foard for some time, left
yesterday for her home.
Mrs. Il. C. Martin, of North Caro-
lima, who has been visiting her father,
A. L. Pedigo. at Vinton for several
A photographic entertainment will be
given to. night in the Vinton school
house under the direction OF w. A.
equipplng the Vinton fire company.
M S. Cahoon, treasurer Of Botetourt
county, was in Roanoke yesterday on
official business.
j. Burks Carper has accepted his old
~ fo1o
bia at Belmer, N. j for this season.
Charles Zebb, mansger of the Howard
Tannery, at Buena Vista, was in the
city yesterday.
w. M. Copper, of Danville, a former
resident OF this city, is in Roanoke.
j. S. Yoder and bride, nee Mamie
Wertz, have returned from their bridal
tour and are residing at Salem.
Miss Ollie Williams, of Milligan.
Tenn. who has been to Harrisburg, Pa,
stopped over in Roanoke yesterday to
visit Mrs. Waller P. Huff.
Mrs. james Chatham, OF Lock Haven,
Pa, who has been visiting her sons, DIR.
W. S. Chatham and w. Nj. Chatham, left
yesterday for her home.
James s. Sim mons spent yesterday in
Rsdford.
Pannill Rucker ard J. Gillian, of
Martinsville, were in Roanoke last
night.
Archer Ayers, of Stauuton, was in the
city yesterday on business.
A, T. Sowder, Of Floyd county. was in
town yesterday.
Capt D. c. Booth arrived in the city
yesterday from Baltimore.
~ C,;-lo -
in the city.
j. IL. Scales, of Newburn, Pulaski
county, has taken position with w.
q. IL A. j. Evans in this city.
Lewis Coffman and daughter, Mss
Nora, have returned homo from visiting
relatives at Bonsacks.
A new coloied Baptist Church, called
tho Jerusalem Baptist Church, has been
organized in the West End. Rev. G. G.
Follis will be the pastor.
j. N. Barksdale, of the Norfolk and
Western Offices, - in Philadelphia for a
few days.
Mrs. j. E. Mulcare will leave this
morning for Charlottesville to visit her
sister, Mrs Nat Terrill.
Mrs. 2. t. Fishburne, of Franklin
county, is in the city the guest Of her
three sons, T. T., j. A. and R. H. Fish.
burne.
w. c. Saunders, of vinton, was
seriously burnt in the face by the ex-
p'osion of a keg of powder on the line
OF railroad he is building from tho Roa-
noke and Southern TO the iron mint s
near Cave Sp,ing.
There will be meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary Society st st. Johns Church
to day at p. m.
The lecture on "Woman's Sphere, )
which was TO have been deliver ed las t
night by Rev. o. c. Miller, has bet n
postponed until Tuesday, May 0. The
lecture is for the benefit OF the Aues.
burg League.
A marriage license was issued yester.
day to John w. Cheatham aad Miss
Comena Condiff.
The curbage receipts fer the month
OF April at the city market an ounted to
S436 O5.
Railroad avenue from Nelson street
west was given thorough cleaning and
lining by a force of men under thu
direction Of the board of pubic works
yesterday.
d. II. Williams, the night keepe: at
the station house, who has been sick for
several months. has entirely recovered
and went on duty again last night.
j. FL. Northcr oss, constable of Mont.
gomery county, lett Roanoke last night
on the 7:45 train having in charge
Walters Akers, who was examined in
the police court yesterday morning,
charged with stealing a diamond from
r. M. Dyerle, of Elliston.