The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-06

TIE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered About
Town.

In consequence of the absence OF the
pastor in Maryland, there will not be
any service at the Presbyterian Church
to-day.
DIR. Tayloc will preach at night in the
Baptist Church, and in the morning at
IL o'clock will hold a special service for
tho young people.
The rrblic meeting of the Y. M. G. 4.
will take place at p. N. in the PreSby-
terrain Church. Rev. c. A. Miller will
deliver an address, and tho music will
Miss Nina Worden, Mrs. Coates and W.
s. Taylor.
The usual services will be held at the
other churches.
At the regular meeting of tho board
of supervisors OF Roanoke county yes
terday afternoon in tho courthouse, all
the members were present and the fol-
Lowing business was transacted: Sun
dry accounts were allowed; no action
was taken regarding the casing of the
gail, but new casing for papers was
ordered for tho vault in the county
clerks office. Tho new road on Bent
Mountain was reported as comrl eted
and accounts for the same were allowed.
In tho mayors court yesterday James
Hairston, colored, was fined S2.5O for
violation of section 10.
j. Lewis Deyerlo was in town Satur-
day visiting friends.
Before ten o'clock Saturday there
were two runaways on Main street, one
the billiard brothers delivery horse and
wagon, the other one horse wagon
from the country. In neither case was
was the damage great
The herdic coach of Hotel Salem.
newly painted and vanished, and
drawn by two large gray horses, made
its first trip yesterday with guests.
The Critz building next to Hotel Lu-
cerne has been newly painted.
On Friday night Shanks Chapter con-
ferred the masters degree upon three
candidates.
Justice Webbor yesterday opened his
saloon upon Main street.
E. M. Worden. of the Holston Wooden
Mills. returned Friday from the South,
where he has been selling spring goods.
Mrs. G. R. Nichols, son and daught ter
left Friday for Charlottesville, where
they expect to reside.
DIR. Taylor conducted the funeral SER
vices of the late Prof. Luther r. Hol-
land at the residence, after which the
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Cemetery. A large number of school
children carrying flowers attended the
funeral. The pail bearers were Prot.
Sheppe, Prof. R. G. Stearne and Messrs.
ID. B. Strouse, l.. G. Hausbrough, w.
McCauley and Kline
At an adjourned stock holders eetinp
of the Carper Railway Engine Company
held last night, the following officers
| were elected: President, ID. b. Strouse;
| secretary and treasurer, ". II. Younger:
| board of directors. w. T. Younger, d.
b. Strouse, w. Griffin, j. w. Harvevcut.
ter, w. b. Bowles and William Bushing,
| OF Salem, and G. S. Hastings, Of New
York. The company decided to proceed
and introduce their machinery in the
South and West. 1t was reported that
the five engines in use on the Norfolk
and Western railroad were working
very satisfactorily.
The new schoolhouse on Davenport
Hill will be finished by the middle OF
the coming week.
Last night the usually weekly exer-
cises OF the two literary societies of Roa-
noke College took place in their respec.
tive halls. In the Demos theniap Society
the disclaimers were Homer and Stiro-
walt; the readers, Lamm and McCullum:
the orator. c. l.. Miller. The question
for debate was: Resolved, That Amer
lea has reached her zenith in power and
glory" with S. Bowman and Cassell for
the Affirmative and Hirshberger and
Brown for the negative. In the Cicer-
oman Society Calfee and Cook read, Fer
guson and Kyger detained and the or
ator was D. Chiles. The question for
debate was: Resolved, That the term
Of Office of the President should be
heightened to not less than six nor more
than eight years and that the incu % bent
should be made ineligible for re.elec.
ton" Hogshead and Farmer for the
Affirmative. Little and Copenhaven for
tho DeOatiua