The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-03

BREVITIES.

Rev. Prof. Yonce, of Roanoke College,
just before taking the train yesterday
morning. was in the Farmers National
Bank on business and left on the desk
there purse containing thirty dollars,
which he Remembered only just as he
was at the depot ready to take the train.
DE abandoned that trip and returned 10
tho bank to find that some one had hon
estly handed his purse to the cashier.
With 4 lighter heart the reverend gen
tleman telegraphed to the congregati ton
he was going to visit that he would be
there on the night train.
A number of colored people from Roa-
noke attended the cake walk Friday and
Saturday nights at the Salem colored
Baptist Church.
There Will be regular services to-day
at all the churches in Salem, and at the
Disciples Church, over the river, the
Rev. w. f. Shinall, of Pulaski, will
preach in the morning. Mr.. Shinall is
quite blind, and is graduate of the
State Institution at Staunton. He is
said to be an original thinker and sub
lime and forcible speaker.
There will he public meeting of the
Y. M. c. A. this afternoon. at which
Rev DR.. Taylor will deliver the address.
A special musical programme will be
rendered, and among the numbers will
be duet by Professor o L. Stearnes
and Miss Mary Lou Stearnes, and solo
by Miss Maggie Carper.
Mrs. Mccormick is visiting relatives
in Paris. Fauquier county.
The supervisors OF Roanoke county
held their regular monthly meeting
yesterday and allowed number of &C
counts. They also approved the pro-
posed alteration to ba made in the pub
lie road from Mill Creek to Terry's
Store on the Jacksonville turnpike, and
allowed damages of Sl2O to j. Coles
Terry.
EARLY Saturday morning Lewis Seller,
a furnace hand, who works in the stock
house, was pushing one of the elevator
cars loaded with coke, when another
car came behind him at a faster rate
and jammed him between the two cars,
seriously bruising him externally and
hurting him considerably internally.
DR.. Baird, the regular FURNACE physi.
clan, ATTENDED him.
Cards are out for the marriage in Sa-
lem some time this month Of Baker w.
Armstrong. of Houston, Tex, (brother
TO d. S. Armstrong; and Miss Mamie
Nugent, OF Salem.
Jacob Bumgartner, OF Staunton. act.
ting grand lecturer of Royal Arch Ma
Sons, assisted by Messrs. Ramsey,
Koontz, Winch, Dunlap, Hammond,
Mackay and other members of Murray
Chapter. Of Roanoke, were busy till
midnight Friday comforting degrees in
the newly reorganized Shanks Chapter
here. Mr.. Bumgardner will continue
the work Saturday and Monday nights.
as there are already some twenty-five
members to take these degrees.
Monday being the Fourth of July
and national holiday, the post
Office, banks and principal business
places in town will be closed.
Mrs. McClannahan and Mrs. Burke
left yesterday for visit to Covington-
The Cleveland and Stevenson Anti.
Force Bill Club of Salem met in the
courthouse last Friday night with P.esi-
dent Stearnes in the cheir and large
number of names, including that of
Branch Allen, were added to the list OF
members. The committee ON constitu.
tion and bylaws presented an able re-
pOlb, WulCu Wdo NuarleS u.
Denit chairman of another committee,
reported the securing of two rooms for
headquarters in the billiard & Persingcr
building, which said he, front towards
the postotlice, or, might say, front
towards the enemy" This committee
not having purchased banner vas con
tinued and the club adjourned TO NEE,
again in the courthouse next Thursday
night.
Rev. Father Lynch, of Roanoke, was
in town Friday and Saturday arranging
for the Immediate erection OF Catholic
church. the Improvement Company
mas donated lot Is, section 81, at tht
corner Of Eighth ami Missouri streets
and Il. II. Middleton, the Salem archi
tect, is preparing the plans. There are
quite number of Catholics in salem
who will be pleased when they have
church Of their own in which they cal
worship.
Mrs. DIR. Fox and infant left yester
day on visit to friends in August;
county.
Among the Juvenile amusemcnts 70
the glorious Fourth are picnic at Nc
/ Afee's kn ID and bali at Hotel Lucerne
music To b. furnished by the orchcstr
/ from the Rcd ) lphur.
Rev. Rob rt G Holland. d. d., G
Charleston, : G. a graduate of Roauck
College, is visiting is motn.r, Mrs. r
| ii. Holland, on M.rn Of s,reot