The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-05
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ISAAC oANNADAY, REpoRr TER.

A musicale was given Friday at the
| home of Grin Oakley on Broad street by
| tb pupils of Miss Mary Wiley and Miss
Hattie Wolfenden. Quite u large num-
Der of invited guests "ere present and n
very pleasant evening was spent
Professor William rs. Graybill, now
president CT the Rogersville Synodical
| Female Institute, Rogersville. Tenn,
| formerly principal OF the Commerce
street school of Roanoke, was in town
yesterday visiting his father. in-lsw, Col.
d. c. Shanks. Professor Graybill also
visited Roanoke College where no spent
several hours. He conducted the chapel
services yesterday morning.
S. Nyburg, of Roanoke, was In town
yesterday.
In the Virginia Law Register for Feb
ruary, '9S, Judge Henry IL. Blair has
we'll written sketch OF Judge Waller r
Staples. portrait accompanied the ar
ticle.
Edward L. Stone, of Roanoke, was liz
town yesterday.
Marvin Altizer and Willis Campbell
returned recently from q several days
hunting trip to Bent Mountain.
Capt. Thomas W. Spindle, of Roanoke,
was in town yesterday.
]. n. Amber, of Winston, n. CT was
in town yesterday and visited the col
lege.
Edward Hutchinson, Of Philadelphia,
and j. +. V. Winter, of Roanoke, are
registered at Hotel Duval.
Rev Ernest McCauley left last night
for Pittsburg, Pa, to enter upon his hu-
ties as pastor of the Brushton Avenue
Lutheran Church, whose pulpit he was
recently elected to ill. Mrs. MCCauley
accompanied him.
Bestor Walters, bookkeeper for the Sa-
LEM Loan and Trust Company, left last
night for n two weeks trip to Washing
ton and New York.
VIM. McCauley returned last night to
Lynchburg.
w. D. Preston and wife returned yes
terday from Montvale where they have
been visiting for several dcys.
r. NJ. Cox, who lives near Balls Sid
ing, had the misfortune Friday to lose
his house and nearly all of his household
goods by fire. No Ole was at home at the
time except Mrs Cox and her little child
1t 10 supposed the fire Originated from
defective tlue. Friends are asking FOR aid
for him.
c. w. Jennings, of Dsnville, Irving Jen
ncgs, and E. n. Moore, of Roanoke,
George NJ. Muse, oil the county, and Nose
Huffman, of Baltimore, were registered
az the Huff House yesterday.
Edward Hughes. who has been an en-
ploye of the Bonsack Cigarette Machine
Company, resigned his position and left
recently for his home in Nlechanicsburg,
Pa.
Thos. Vanderbilt moved recently from
Day street to cottage on Market street
70 f1,saH ht
&. James Iigon and wife were up yes
terdsy to see Mrs. Charles Chapman.
Mrs Chapman was too Ill however, to
see visitors. 1t see ms that her condition
became no better. Her brother, Charles
Hatcher, is constantly at her bedside
Mr.. Ligon notified Mrs. Chnpman's sis.
ter, Mrs. B. Lacy Hoge, of her illness.
Mrs Hoge went up yesterday to see
Mrs. Chapman
Miss Fannie Ball, daughter Of Rev. B.
f. Ball, returned Friday night from
Texas where she has been teaching music
in n seminary for several months.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
city council was held Friday night. The
law re garding the dog tax which was
passed at a recent meeting Of council,
was repealed, AID the old law re-enacted
The sidewalk to he laid from Dry Run to
Lake Spring was ordered to be laid on
the north side of Main street instead of
suuthside Considerable discussion took