The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-28

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Ladies
WE ABE sure to please you in nice
cape. any style or price. just come and
see us. Palais Royal, lO1 Salem avenue.
Overheard.
Will you BIO q student Of the National
Business College in 1852 was grad
uate last August, and have made $500
since that time.
Tho "After" Cards Received.
THE TIMES has received the latter"
cards of Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Ecke-le.
They will be 'at home" to their friends
at 544 West Salem avenue after Jan.
uary ID, 1896
Returned From Atlanta.
Misses Wyant. Williams. Oakley,
Griggs and Board, teachers in the public
schools, are home from a visit 10 the
| Atlanta Exposition. They express
themselves us being highly pleased
with their trip.
MIR. Kelley In tho Oity.
K H. Kelley, former editor OF The
TIMES, remembered his old friends by
paying the office q pleasant call last
night. Mr.. Kelley 10 now located in
Washington, d c., and will return to
that city to day.
Gard of Thanhs
M. e. Meador desires to return thanks
to his neighbors and many friends for
the interest and kindness shown him
and family during the sickness OF his
wife and baby and in the death and
burial of the latter.
To Martinsyille.
The Park Street Band left yesterday
for Martinsville, whore thoy gave an
enter tainment last night in the Odd
Fellows Hall They will repeat the
entertainment to-nig hit in Rcck Mount,
and will return to the city Tomorrow.
Quite an improvement has been made
In the lobby OF the city postofiice by
double swinging doors being placed at
Improvement and one that will meet
with the general approval of the public.
First Pr esbyterian Church.
There will be preaching by the pas
tor, Rev. Dr.. w G. Campbell, at III a.
IN. and 7:30 p. m. At the morning ser.
vice there will be a public reception of
mem bers. The session will meet at the
manse, 324 Church avenue, ct 1890 q. N.
Left for Baltimore
Miss Birda Palmer, the popular and
efficient head milliner in the millinery
department of Rosenbaum Broe., left
last night for her home in Baltimore
While here Miss Palmer made many
friends, and her leaving will be much
regretted
j. f. Boone Sick In Wheeling.
Ernest Boone has received letter
from his brother, j. f. Boone, who is in
Wheeling, w. Va. stating that he had
been sick for several days, but was i'm
proving at that time His friends in
Roanoke will be glad to learn that he is
improving and hope for him speedy
recovery.
Yesterdays Fire.
The alarm Of fire was sounded about
II o'clock yesterday morning from box
81. All the companies responded to
the alarm and it was found that MIR.
Greenwood's stable on Fourth street 8.
O., w4B ablszs. The fire was quickly
extinguished and no great amount Of
damage done.
Big Stony Road Completed to Houghtop.
The Big Stony railroad has been com.
pleted from Ripplemead, in Glles county,
to Houghton. distance of ten and one
half miles. The Big Stony Mining
Company will bsgin soon to ship ore
from the mioes. It is also understood
that iron will be shipped from the Gle
verdale mines next week.
Shooting In Radfard.
James Bryan shot George Woods at
Radford Christmas Day. II was regu
lar Christmas celebration, and the Two
men fell out. when Bryan shot Woods,
striking him in the left arm, breaking
the bona and otherwise shastering the
arm. Bryan is ferry keeper at Ingle's
ferry. He has NOT as yet been appre-
hended.