The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-31
THE TIMES KODAK.
items of News Gathered About
Town.

Yesterday before Justice Camper John
Chambers, colored, was bound over in
the sum of $50 to keep the peace, ospeci-
ally toward his Inother-in law, whom, it
appeared, John had e strong desire to
thrash.
j. C. Darst, of Blucfield, senior Of tho
we'll well know firm OF Darst, Smith &
Company, was in town yesterday and
reported nineteen inches Of snow at
Blucneld.
w. Ice Brand, enc of tho directors OF
the Algoma Coal ana Coke Company,
returned from the mines Thursday
night with tho Roanoke fire company,
OF whose bravery and active work he
speaks in tho highest teams.
Colonel and Mrs. \. 81. bowman gave
dinner ut their residence or High
street Thursday night, in honor of their
guest, Wymham Il. White, ESQ, of
Abingdon.
misses Mcclure and Councilman, Of
May Meadows, are visiting the family
of ). A. CoXe.
Mrs. II. j. Senay yesterday sold out
her bar.room and fixtures to Charles
Heamer, who takes charge to-day Mr..
Beamer is brother OF Tom Beamer, of
the Bend neigh borhood, in this county,
but has been living in tho North for
some time past.
Tho Salem Wagon Works have TO
Gently put in their Office new safe, in
place OF the one destroyed by burglars.
On large wooden sign hanging over
the safe door are these words: This
safe is not locked"
Miss Fanny Il. Hannah yesterday
afternoon entertained at her residence
the infant class OF tho Presby terian
Sunoay-school.
Misses Earlo and Ethel Weaver, Of
Gordonsville, but who arc at school at
Iollins Institute, arc visiting Miss
Lucille Martin.
c. II. Cassell and bride, of Max
Meadows, spent Thursday here as the
guests of S. A. Coke, on their return
homo from Northern bridal tour.
Sheriff Iirkle and Frank G. Weber
yesterday At noon took to Richmond
Harry Cain, S. Markha IN and III. Moffett,
all colored, and each sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary, the former
for feloniously wounding and the two
latter for chicken stealing.
A shooting match with Ninchesters
at fifty yards took place near tho sui.
phur spring at the end of Craig avenue
for turkeys yesterday morning. The
six best shots were made by Messrs
Short, Atkins, Murray, tho two Hesses
and Captain Griffin.
The Sunday-school had their Christ.
mas entertainment in the Crabtree
building yesterday afternoon, wher
Santa Claus distributed gifts in the
good old fashioned way.
Mrs. Nj. j. Ballard, who has beer
quite i'll for the past two weeks, il
somewhat better.
THE best amateur performance tina
has over been given in Salem" WAS tn
general verdict Of those who attend dc,
1.-The Lords of Creation" Thursda,
night, and the reporter would add tina
it was one of the most cultured au
diences that ever filled tho town hall
Mrs. Lee Brand is an admirable mana
GER and the beautiful setting of tn
generally dingy old stage was due t.
her shillful arrangement and must hav
made the town council blush for sham
to think what an amount Of extra labo
was required to fix up things SO as t
mako them presentable.
Tho Lords of Crca ton" is suitable
play for amateurs, as it is almost alto
gether parlor scene, but it drags /
places because the writer OF it was
woman who tried to bring in the woma
suffrage idea on each and every coca
sion. Still, taken altogether, it was
very amusing little play and there i
just enough pathos in it to mako it in
teresting. In keeping with tho fuI
nishing Of tho stage was the handsom
dresses of the ladies who appeared upo
it and who in each act came out in
change of costume. All tho player
did we'll, and it is casting no slur upo
tho others to say that the acting @
Arthur 7. Powell as Mr.. Grovonor, tn
father of an extravagans and eXpensiv
family and rascal Of q son, was smpl
perfection