The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-06
LOCAL ss6vlTies.

Jack Hooper, an employo of tho Nor
folk and Western Offices, returned yes.
terday from visit of several weeks TO
his family in Farmville.
Capt w. n. Folk is closing out his
business in this city and in company
with Joe Frank, will open o clothing
store in the Felix Block, at Buchanan,
the first Of next month.
Among the people who were seen yes
terday by TIMES reporter who reside
out of the city were: G. A. Howard, OF
Radiord; Hon. II. G. Peters and Nj. Is.
Owen, of Bristol.
Il. G. WHITAKER, of Pilot Mountain,
N. c., is the guest of Mayor w. a.
Pedigo, of Vinton.
R. L. Traynham, formerly employed
in the erecting department Of the Roa-
noko Machine Works, will leave to.
night for Chicago to accept more lu-
crative position with j. r Hauthorn,
the former superintendent of the shops
here
Policeman L. N. Tinsley return ed for
duty last evening from Big Island, Vir.
ginia, where he was called to tho bod
side OF his father, w. B. Tinsley, and
reports him convalescent.
Miss Ellen Rice. of Rockland, Me-, is
visiting Mrs. Lizell at the Bachelors
Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Rice, of Rcckland,
Maine, are stopping at Hotel Roanoke
for few days resting after an extended
Southern trip.
Several depredations in the City
Cemetery having been reported to the
board of public works it was deemed
advisable to have notices placed in con-
sricuous places, and, acting under these
convictions, the board will have notices
placed there today warning trans.
gressors.
George Shelor, of Bent Mountain, was
in the city yesterday visiting his brother.
Ii. G. Shelor, on Patterson avenue.
Messrs. George w. Ramsey and Joseph
I. Engleby left yesterday for New York
to consult with architects in preparing
the plans for the new Fidelity building
to be erected on the corner of Campbell
avenue and Commerce street.
Miss Emma R. Waldron left on the
noon train yesterday to visit relatives
at Huntington, w. Va.
w. N. Wexford, Sr., OF Lynchburg,
and his daughter, Miss Jennie Wexford,
are visiting w. N. Wexford. Jr, on
Tenth avenue and Henry street 8. W.
The weekly meeting of the Central
Democratic Club will be held to night
in their hal! over Smiths music hall
Business OF Importance will be trans
acted and it Is desired that full at.
tendance should be present.
Judge Waller R. Staples, OF Christ
iansburg, was in the city yesterday.
Isaac Williams, citizen from Floyd
Court House, was in the city yesterday
Rev. Lewis b. johnson, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church at South
B jston. who has been visiting the fam
lily Of n. p. Dupuy for several days, re.
turned TO his home yesterday.
c. X. Mount, of the Rad ford Advance,
WAS in the city yesterday.
Mrs. L. II. Henry and daughter, of
| Elliston, are visiting friends in this
city.
Edna. Gum returned yesterday from a
visit to her brother, Prof w. p. Gum,
at Radford.
Miss Ella Chiffon, of Montvale. who
has been visiting Mrs. Bladon on West
Salem avenue, returned to her homo
yesterday.
Rev. w. G. Campbell, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, is absent in
Lexington holding protrated meetings
| at the First Presbyterian Church in that
| city. He will return to Roanoke on
Saturday.
w. II. Baker, j. r. Brown and DR.. w.
| A. Bell are in tho city looking after
| their sbments.
Mrs. Philip TIenwith received q tele
gram from Graham yesterday announc.
| ing the death OF her sister, Mrs. VIM.
r. Mro Dan
Of Mrs. f. p. Eckert.
Thomas L. Kirby, Of Front Royal,
was in the city yesterday.
R. d. Marsh, advance agent of the
Mabel Paige Comp any, was in the city
| yesterday and reg stored at the Felix
| Hotel.
There will be concert at the First
Baptist Church to. n orrow night at 1880
IN. oy the Loyal Temperance Legion,
branch Of the w. C. II. U.
MANY of our c.everest playwrights
fail in their comedy Escenes. Milton
Mobiles, who has for many years be on
very successful as writer and pro
Queer of melo dramas, has n happy
faculty of introducing good como =
scenes and characters. His success in
that direction has encouraged him to
writo comedy entirely free OF the
m lo'dramatic elemeLt. 1t is called
For Revenue Only" and will be seen
at the Academy of Music, AIril 8, vi b
tho author in the leading comedy role
TYPBwRfrERs, sewing machines, etc.
repaired ct 113 Fourth avenue g. O., ten
| years experience. JOHN BLUMER.
FoR STANDARDIZATION of house plants