The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-15
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of NeWs Gathered Around
Town.

day Will preach ut the BaptlSt Church.
The y. NJ. a. meeting this after
noon will be led by Rev. c. a. Miller.
Subject: "Somc Way Of Showing Graf
itude to God"
The voters of the Third ward havo
| called meeting in tho courthouse
| next Wednesday at B p. IN. for the pur-
pose OF nominating three candidates for
this ward in the council. Mr.. James
Montgomery, whose namo has been
mentiofied as one of the three candi-
dates, announces that he does not wish
his name 10 be used.
DR.. julius Dreher, president of the
Roanoke College, has returned homo
after prolonged absence in the North,
in the interest of the college.
X. Z. Wysor. of Dublin, is visiting
Prof. o. ID. Stearncs and j. +. Walker
A. Il. Bolts, OF Fredericksburg, as.
sisted by Messrs. Frier and Macready,
OF Roanoke, in the board Of trade rooms,
Friday night, instituted Dixie Council,
Royal Arcanum, with the following OIL
GERS: j. L. Shipman, regent: T.. &. Lang
horne, vice-regent; J. e. Walters, orator;
X. c. Stearnes, past regent; H. NJ.
Hooker, secretary; ID. O. Matthews, COL
lector; w. K Whitescarver, treasurer:
Thomas Watson, chaplain; j III. Camper,
guide: f. o. Barnes, senior warden; O.
l.. Stearnes, sentinel.
The Roanoke College baseball team
have accepted q challenge to play the
Bedford City team. and arc also arrang-
ing match with a nine to re organized
by the employees of the Chadwick Two
Wheeler Company.
Mrs. c. r. Bridges, who has been Wis
iting friends since Christmas, has re-
turned to Salem.
Postmaster w. Leo Brand, wife and
son left this morning to visit relatives
| in Bristol.
The tennis courts on tho boulevard
have been put in good order and play
will commence next week.
Yesterday was pay day at the Chad
wick Wheeler; business continues
very good with this company.
1t is thought that there will be a
lively fight in the Democratic mass
meeting, Monday, over tho selection of
county chairman.
Colonel Cheves, of kentucky and Now
York. delivered red hot prohibition
spec ch in the hall Friday night to good
audience. He spoke we'll but marrcd
the effect Of his speech by coarse and
/
| Onancock correspondent of the Rich
mond Dispatch and the editor of the
| Times Register. neither of whom were
present. His anger was aroused against
the former by communication in tho
DISPATCH, in which, among other things,
| he charged the colonel with glorifying
! the old abUlitionists and advocating the
policy of wiping out all race distinc-
tions. This tho Times Register pro-
duced; hence the colonel's displeasure.
After the speaking a prohibition club of
forty.Soven members was organized with
the following officers: G. b. Fitzgerald,
president; Is. +. Ammen, vice president;
f. A. Day, secretary, and l.. NJ. Lee,
treasurer.
W. Nj. Liggan, the white man put in
jail Friday on the charge of stealing
COW from Mr.. Byrd, of Roanoke, and
selling her in Salem to II. Forsythe,
was before Justice Webb,r yesterday
afternoon. but waived examination and
was sent on to the grand jury. lie
claims that he can prove that he was in
Alabama at the time. He has relatives
IN Lynchburg and a telegram was sent
to them informing them Of his fate.
Their reply by telegram was, "kecp
him in Jail" This message was signed
G. w Liggan.
5. T.. Clement has returned from
lengthy visit to bedford county.
Frank O. Webbcr, of the Radford
speaks in the highest terms of Radford S
steady, but certain progress.
Early yesterday afternoon a colcrcd
man giving his name first as Johnson
and then as Thomson was arrested and
brought before Justice Webber for hav-
ing in his possession COW thought to
be stolen. He had been trying all tho
morning to sell her, but without sue
cess, and told several different tales
about how he obtained her. Although
diligent inquiry was made, nothing
could be actually proven against him,
and tho magistrate was compelled to
discharge him. He left with the COW
and took the macadamiZ-d road towards
Big Spring. AS some of tho readers of
TIE TIMES may have lost q COW the fol-
lowing description is appended: a
medium sized. red COW, with white stri pe
along belly, and nearly white uddcr; in
moderate condition, giving milk, large,
perfect teatS, Il few white hairs on back
bone, between hips and horns; left horn
broken and an old rag tied on tho stump;
right horn has been broken. but has
gown out again Disposition gentle. and
pr badly a out five years old.
Saturday afternoon Miss Scott gava
her dancing class a most delightful
german in the Montgt merry building, led
by G)Cch Vaughan. of Roanoke. Tho
couples were Miss Armsted and Tom
Parker, Miss >cptt and IL. NJ. McClecd,
Miss Minnie Wiley and Glasgow Arm
strong, Miss Moon and T.. X. Martin,
Miss Johnston and w. II. Young Miss
Tony and t. H. KYLE Miss Daisv