The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-19
THE ROANOKE TINES. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 10, 1898.
LOCAL BREvITlEs.

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} The commencement exercises Of the
Vinton graded school will be held in
the school building Thursday and
Friday evenings. The student deliver
ing the best recitation on Friday night
will be presented with O gold medal by
the principal, Prof. N. p. Painter.
An old cave has been rediscovered in
the northern side of Woodland Park.
The debris caused by blasting has filled
| it up, but it is expected that when
| this IS removed q cave or series of caves
OF largo Dimensions will DO found under.
lying the hill. TIE TINES had an
article on these caves year ago.
While attempting to steal ride on
a freight train yesterday wanderer
giving his name as Wade Mills fell
from the car down an embankment and
received several painful cuts and
bruises.
The grocery store of William Hoover
was entered by youthful thieves Monday
night aad relieved to the value of $50.
No arrests were made.
a number of Pennsylvania ca pitalists,
who have been inspecting their interests
in iron property in Ivanhoe, were in the
| city yesterday morning. They expressed
City.
Mrs Il. w. Dettmering is very i'll at
her residence on Park street 8. w.
DR.. R. w. Fry is attending to the
practice of DIR. Gale, during the latters
absence in Norfolk.
Rev. John j. Lloyd, of Abingdon, has
accepted call to the Grace Memorial
(EpiscopaD Church in Lynchburg and
nil "a lyn oh In, Ioxx -,
June.
VIM. Lunsford went to Bedford City
yesterday on legal business.
Business of very little Importance was
transacted in the Hastings and circuit
courts yesterday.
At the request of the counsel for the
prosecution, the case of George D. Cor
don has been again continued. 1t will
probably como up for trial Saturday.
W. V. McNamara. who has been
SIP ending the past three weeks at his
homo in Buena Vista, returned to Roa-
noke yesterday.
Under the command OF Colonel Har-
mon, $50 young men, comprising the
corps OF cadets of the Virginia Agricul.
tural and Mechanical College at Blacks
burg, will pass through the city to day
at Norfolk.
". E. Mingea, of the Norfolk and
Western, who has been at Hot Springs.
Ark, for several weeks, is reported as
much improved in health.
Mr.. j. Wright. OF the Roanoke Real
Estate and Insurance Company, has
married to one OF that city's fair
daugh sers.
Miss Matte Harris, daughter of DR..
W. A. Harris, of the Virginia Female
College, has been in Roanoke the past
week. She has been over the new col.
lege buildings and is we'll pleased with
them architectually and otherwise.
At Sheridan's hall to morrow night
Rev. DR.. j. B. Taylor will lecture on
Good Times" for the benefit of the
Ladies' Aid Society of the East Roanoke
Baptist Church.
An entertaining lecture was delivered
by Rev. r. V. Lancaster at Bethany
Church last evening on "China and the
Chinese" Mr.. Lancaster will lecture
on the same subject this evening at the
Second Presbyterian Church.
Revs. DR.. w. c. Campbell, w. Fl
Groves and r. G. Anderson. Jr, left
yesterday to attend the annual meeting
Of tho presbytery Of Montgomery, to be
held in Fincastle.
The Stuart w. c. t. u. will hereafter
hold their Wednesday afternoon meet.
ings a. 80 instead of $40.
At Cave Spring, on tho eveing of
| April 81, the Minister'S and Laymen' S
Institute Of the Valley Baptist Associa-
ton will open it's eighty-second session.
An elaborate and interesting pr ogramme
has been prepared.
The property OF the Misses Crawford,
on the southeast corner OF Eighth
avenue and Henry street, has been pur.
chased by Judge S. w. Howerton, who
will remodel the residence and add q
number of improvements to the place.
Commissioner of Revenue c. M.
Turner is remodeling his residence az
the corner of First and Franklin streets
s. W.
j. A. Broyles, OF the Norfolk and
| Western railroad, accom- panied by his
family, will leave to day for a two
months sojourn at Martinsburg, w. Va,
whittier he goes for tho benefit of his
health.
Samuel Bruce. the fourteen. year.old
son of j. X. Bruce, became imbued
with the idea that he was cut out for an
actor and followed the Mabel Paige
Company to Bedford City. Yesterday
morning his sister requested tho police
to take measures to insure his return
home, and he will in all proba bility be
brought back shortly.
SrROrnER's Ioduretted Sarsaparilla
Dollar size bottle for sec at your drug.
gists.
ALI, parties who expect to go into the
primary will be required to pay their
lee to Owen Duggan on or before Tues.
| day, tho 25th instant. e. r. WOOD