The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-01
FROM ALL AROUND THE CITY.
Current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.
Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered on the
Streets by Times Reporters-Points
Political. Social and General Happen
Ing Yesterday.

OVER 200 tickets have been sold for
the Elks' benefit.
The found alton of the Calvary Baptist
Church is nearly completed. When the
church Is finished it will be one of the
handsomest churches in Southwest Vir-
glnia.
The remains of Mrs Louise Holcombe,
who died at the residence of @. ID. Bar
bour, e13 Pazewell avenue, Monday
afternoon, were intersrd in the CITY
Cemetery yesterday afternoon at 8
The train which is due here shortly
after midnight was sixteen hours late
yesterday, caused by passenger train
getting off the track near Lairlette, a
ststion short distance this side of
Kenova.
number of Roanoke Elks will leave
this morning for Bluefeld to attend
social session at that place to be given
oy the Blue6eld Lodge to night. Among
the party will be DR.. r. w. Fry, exalted
ruler. The Roanoke Machine Works
orchestra will accompany the party.
Premiums were awarded to Roanoke
people at the late Botetourt county fair
at Fincastle as follows: Mrs. Frank
Moore, pillow shams, Sc; Mrs. Frank
moore, sofa pillow, Sc; Mrs. e. M.
Franklin, counterpane, So; Mrs. E. M.
Franklin, handkerchief, hemstitched,
81
Samuel Blackburn, a white man, was
arrested yesterday morning by Officer
Smith, on warrant sworn out by
Albert Huff charging him with stealing
coat and vest from him valued at 81.
Sam had just been released from the
chain gang after serving a term of sew
eral weeks for trespassing.
Some unknown masked burglars en-
tered the residence Of Thomas Il.
Board, 81 Camden street, at a late hour
Monday night and went through the
house. Mr.. Board awoke and fred
several shots at the burglars as they
fled, but did not succeed in hitting
either OF them. 1t is thought that q
gold watch belonging to Mrs. Board
was taken.
Jos. L. Bradley, popular conductor
on the Norfolk and Western railroad,
received telegram yesterday from his
brother at Gladys, Halifax county stat
ing that his mother, who resides at that
place, was very i'll, and not expected to
live. Mrs. Bradley's illness is the
result OF an accident, happening two
weeks ago. in which she was thrown
from buggy, and had her collar bone
and one of her ankles broken.
John p. Lee, of Rocky Mount.
prominent and influential lawyer and
politician, was in the city yesterday and
in conversation with TIMES reporter
said there was no doubt that Franklin
county would next Tuesday roll up it's
usual handsome Democratic majority
for Colonel O'Ferrall and, besides elect
ing It's own representative and senator,
would elect the foater to the house
from Franklin and Floyd coun.ies com
bined.
Tho firm Of James Richmond e. Co.,
dealers in groceries, has made an as
signment for the benefit of it's creditors
with A. w. Pitman as trustee. The
assets, which consist of two stores, one
on Salem avenue and one on Common
wealth avenue, amount to $4,000, and
the liabilities are $780, Under the
deed the trustee is empowered to carry
on the business for twelve months or
longer should the majority OF the
creditors desire it.