The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-27

THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered About
Town.

| Church this morning at IL o'clock.
Rev.J w. Moore, Of the Virginia
conference, will preach this morning at
the Methodist Church and at night Rev.
DR.. Whisner, presiding elder of Roanoke
district. will occupy the pulpit.
| In the absence OF tho pastor there will
not be any services at the Presbyterian
Church, but the regular pastors will &C.
cupy the pulpits of the other churches
| as usual.
Charles R. Towsop, having returned
from Baltimore, will conduct praise
service at the Y. M. G. A. rooms at
p. m.
Rev. f. ". N. Painter, of Roanoke
College, will preach in the Baptist
Churc b at Fincastle this morning.
Prof. o. l.. Stearnes is very proud Of
the little daughter which arrived at his
house yesterday morning.
Branch Allen and Laura Baily sued
e. w. Kittelle, of Hotel Salem, in Mag
istrate Webber's court yesterday for
wages, which, they said, were due them
The negroes claimed that they hired at
seventy.five cents day, whilst Mr..
Kittelle claimed that he engaged them
at sig per month, they to board them
selves The case was dismissed at tho
cost Oh Tue negroes.
At the mayors court yesterday morn
ing Ed Price was fined SIS and costs for
hitting Grover Chambers with pair Of
brass sknucks" in row Friday night
at Bethel Church on Water street.
Yesterday afternoon Sergeant Frier
arrested Joe Rutledge and Green Ad-
kins for cursing each other and throw
ing stones on Clay street. The case will
hnF0 hn do
morning at ten o'clock and in the
meantime w. M. Nelson stood bail for
Joe Rutledge.
Mrs. A FL. Picker, of Lynchburg, is
visiting friends here.
Itseems now as if Charles Denit will
have no opposition as candidate for
the Salem postoffice, as he has already
secured the Endorsement of the judges
of the county and circuit courts. the
mayor and council, the county officials
and nine tenths of the business men,
manufacturers and citizens generally,
and the only prominent rival candidates
have not only withdrawn in his favor,
but have actually signed his petition.
James Nolan, the white man charged
with robbing the Norfolk and Western
safe here, was brought from Jail yester-
day morning before Squire Weber, who
continued the case till next Saturday
on account OF the commonwealth not
being quite ready.
Fanny Johnson and William Noel.
colore d citizens of West Salem, had
fourteen chickens stolen from them Fri
day night.
i'll. Anderson. of Bluefield. was in
town yesterday on business.
Yesterday afternoon Constable Pol
lard brought to the county Jail two
young negroes, Henry Moffett and Sam
uel Markham, sent on to the grand jury
by Magistrate Giles Gum for stealing
twenty chickens from John o. Jack, of
Vinton, on the night of the Goth of No.
vember.
G. w. and c. F. Palmer. capitalists of
Saltville, were here Friday looking
after their large interests.
Ex-Sheriff Weber received tele-
gram Friday from Duluth. Mimi, from
D. j. Duffy, former plumb Der of Salem,
informing him that Miss Willie Weber
had become Mrs. Duffy. Miss Willie
is Mr.. Webber's eldest daughter and
was up to last Mondey staying with
her uncle in Richmond, and it is sup.
posed That she and Mr.. Duffy were mar
ried in Washington, d. c., leaving af-
third daughter of Mr.. Webber's married
away from homo during the past six
months.
The Salem Carriage Company yester-
day finished two very handsome deliv-
cry wagons for the Roanoke Grocery
and M l ng Company.
A thur II. Powell has returned from
Richm ond.
j. p. Griffith, late chemist at the
Salem furnace, will return TO Pennsyl-
vania next week and will be succeeded
by Mr.. Landig, OF the same State.
The entertainments near the Colorado
street overhead bridge are being sodded
by the Norfolk and Western railroad
Mrs. L. w. Overstreet is on visit to
friends in LYnchburg.
Rev. L. w Hubbard has returned from
attending the Episcopal council st
Lynch burg.
L. L. billiard, who fell and hurt his
back last September, recently received
a check for over slGo from the Acct
dent Insurance Company, in which he
held a policy.
j. j. Coke, who sewers his connection
with Hotel Lucerne on the first OF De.
cember, has accepted position to
sist Mr.. Lambert in the Office OF Hotel
Salem. Mr.. Coke has made hundreds
OF friends here during the past year
by his courtesy and pleasant
manners. and they rejoice to know thai
he Is still to live here and remain with
them.