The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-24
BREvITIES.

n chorus composed OF d mum per OF
ladies and gentlemen, with Mr.. Paul S.
Davis as director, are practicing pro-
gramme OF sacred selections, to be sung
at the opening session of the Confer
ence of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociations of the Sixth district, which
will be held in Salem, November 81, %
and 30.
A marriage license was issued yester-
day in the county clerks Office TO Mr..
Rufus Faherty Adams and Miss Amanda
Parrish, both of this county.
In the mayors court this morning
William Dulaney was fined S20.5O for
carrying concealed weapons, and Saint
Staver, colored, young in years but old
in crime, being fined S5.15 for violating
section 10 and not having the cash, was
put in tho jug"
Nearly $1,000 worth of drugs have
arrived for the Keely sanitarium, and
DIR. Brown, the physician in charge, is
expected at the end of the week.
There will be Union Thanksgiving
services at the Presbyterian Church
next Thursday at IL a. M. Rev. DR..
.Tyree will preach.
The high winds yesterday played
havoc with the roofs and signs.
The grippe epidemic is spreading
rapidly, and dozens of people are suffer-
ing with it. No deaths are reported,
but the doctors have their hands full.
The Roanoke committee on the Roa-
noke and Salem boulevard question
were in consultation most of Monday af-
ternoon with Mr.. j. w. Allemong, and it
is thought that Salem's land companies
will do their part in finishing the bou-
1evard to where it connects with the
lands of the Roanoke companies.
There was meeting Monday morning
of the board of directors of the Salem
Furnace Company, at which Messrs.
Clark and Chanvenet, of Philadelphia,
and e. c. Pechin, of Roanoke, were
present. A very satisfactory report
was made, which showed that so far
the Salem furnace was making iron for
less money per ton than any furnace in
Southwest Virginia. The second en-
CINE went to work Saturday night and
the furnace is now turning out her full
capacity.
Charles D. Denit,of the Salem Times
Register, returned from the editorial ex-
.cursion to Cincinnati Sunday night
tired out, but charmed with his trip.
The Salvation Army did not hold
services in the town hall Sunday, as
some of their number we're sick. They
will commence work about the end OF
the week in the Brown building, on
East Main street.
On account Of the absence of Judge
Griffin at Lynchburg there was no court
held Monday. 1t will convene at 1C
this morning, when the Hofanger case
will come up.
Elder B. L. Ammen desires to state
through the columns of The TIMES
that there will be prayer meeting held
every Wednesday at z p. m. and Sunday
school at 2:30 p. m. every Sunday at the
Disciples Church over the river. In 9
short time regular pastor will take
charge.
Capt. L. G. Morton, of Staunton, was
in town Monday in the interests of Leg
ion of Honor.
The board of directors of the Salem
Improvement Company held meeting
Monday, at which business was dis
cussed of no particular interest to the
general public.
The Salem whist club will hold Its
next meeting, Thursday night, at the
residence of A. T. Powell.
T. Speer Dickson is in PHILADELPHIA
and Thomas !. Preston returned from
there last Saturday.
Dummy tickets can now be purchased
at the hardware store of j. r. G. Brown
-Jr., in the Improvement Company
building on College avenue. This il
convenient for ladies who fail to &c
them up town.
Smoke "Niokelby."