The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-19
Local Bits.
News of People
and Events.

Happenings Briefly and Reliably
Put Before You.
PHOTOGRAPHS of the Norfolk and
Western office fire at Landes' Gallery.
a Busy Scene.
Visit the Business College If you
would see 8 busy set of students. Wis.,
itors and investigators are welcome.
His Sister Ill.
@. M. Wiley left yesterday for his old
home at Rustburg, in response to a tele.
gram announcing the serious illness OF
his sister.
An Increasing Business.
The entire building known as 10s
Jefferson street has been leased by
Bonsack Bros. and is nov being remod-
eled to suit their increasing business.
Gen. Lees Birthday.
To-day Ia the anniversary of General
Lees birthday, and Is q legal holiday in
this State, and In consequence, all the
bsuks in the city will be closed to-mor-
row.
Gone to
Prot. P. G. Leary left at noon yaster-
day for Richmond. He will return 10.
morrow morning, accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Florence Leary, who
has been visiting relatives in the capital
city for the past month.
Removing the Debris.
A large force Of workmen were en-.
gagged yesterday in Clearing up and
hnttl{n~ a u,o ~ kko I4h-tn $780, 49, IT,
OF the Norfolk and Western building. 1t
looks as IL the work of cree lion will
begin at a very early day.
Big Sale of Carriages.
The Virginia Garbage Compsny has
recently sold one hundred buggies, or
the entire output of tho plant for the
year 1896. Fifty each have been sold to
the Farmers Supply Company and the
Yost.Forrer Company. They will in the
future do only a wholesale business.
a Big Suit.
Attorneys James D. Johnston, c. II.
Vines, Col. j. Hampton Hoge and
Thomas w. Miller have returned from
Radford. where they were engaged as
counsel in the case of tho Mountain
Lake Lumber Company. The suit is q
large one. and involves more than
$500, 600.
Circuit Court.
The circuit colr was occupied yes
terday In hearing the argument of the
attorneys in regard to a case appealed
from police court to the huatings court,
where they sought again to remove 1t 10
the clrcuis court. Judge Dupuy de-
cided that 1t would have to go back to
the hustings court.
Omcers Elected.
The monthly election Of officers of the
John Randolph Literary Society" of
A%lleghaney Institute, was held Friday,
The following officers were elected: w.
D.. %Stookley, president; A. w. Coon,
vice president; Tayloe Rogers, secre-
tary; B. A. Jones, Jr., sergeant at arms,
and Charles Johnson. vice critic.
Actual Facts.
Read the I'D. of the Palais Royal on
the 5th page Of this issue. This house
carries the largest line OF specislties in
the millinery line Of any establishment
in Southwest Virginia. They are deter
mined to close out all their %sessonable
goods at bargain prices. Their prices
on hats cannot be beat. Give them q
call. Positively everything as adver-
tised.
TIL N. d w. Pay Oar.
The Norfolk and Western pay car will
leave for Hsgerstown to day ct noon.
Returning Monday the employees Of the
road will be paid between that city and
Roanoke. Tuesday it pays between
Winston and Lynchburg, Wed oesday
between Durham and Crewe, Thursday
from Orewe to Norfolk, and returning
will leave the lattee part of the week to
nav off tho waatarn diyiofopo
Plans for the New Building.
Chief Engineer Coe, Of the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Com pany who
has been in Philadelphia for several
days consulting with architects Ia re-
gard to the new ofioe building to be
erected, returned yesterday morning
bringing with him plans which will be
examined and approved by Maj Sands,
after which they will be returned to
Philadelphia and changed If necessary.
Parish Reception.
The Ladies' Aid Society and st. Agnes
Guild, OF st. Johns Church, will hold q
parish reception in the parish building
on Thursday night ut 8 O'Clock. This is
the first time that the two societies have
Joined in an entertainment and It is
hoped that IL will attrscs q large num-
Der OF parishiouers ana their friends at
the moderate price of rs cents. The pro.
ceeds will be used in paying off the in
debtedness OF the church.
a Progressive Whist Party.
Mr.. ard Mrs. D.. H. Matson enter
tanned q large number of their friends Ut
progressive whist at their home on
Eighth avenue, southwest, Friday
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