The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-31
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.

yesterday morning for Hagerstown,
where they will commence paying off
the employees. The car will reach here
the first of November.
Col. George M. Helms, of Helms.
FRANKLIN county, Va, passed through
the city Yesterday on his way home
from Southwestern Virginia, where he
has been for week on business.
The funeral service over the BODY of
L. IL. Wilmuth, which was conducted
at the residence of his mother SUNDAY
afternoon by Rev. w. r. Hammer, was
largely attended. The remains were
inferred in the city cemetery.
Messrs Martin and Hoffman, of the
Virginia Wheel Club, paid Salem a very
pleasant visit last evening. They left
Roanoke at $40 and arrived at Salem
at $3.50, on their return leaving Salem at
1850 and arrived home at l1:4O. Their
route was via the boulevard.
The county board of school trustees
made application yesterday to the city
board for teacher to fill the position
OF principal of the school at Norwich,
which Is out of the corporate limits of
the city. Miss Ella Cutchin, who was
first supply teacher for Roanoke, re-
ceived the appointment.
The revival meetings that have been
conducted at Belmont Methodist Church
for several weeks by Rev. j. S. Engle
nave been transferred to Grace Metho-
dist Church, where there are services
every evening. The sermon this even.
ing will be by Rev. W. +. Hammer and
will begin promptly at 1880 o'clock.
An interesting article on "The Law
OF the missionary Cause" by Rev. DR.. G.
ID. Buchanan, of the Methodist Church
at Vinton, is published in the Novem Der
number OF the Methodist Review Of
Missions, magazine published at Nash
vile, Tenn. DR.. Buchanan's paper is
ably written, and is quite interesting
negro man came to the police sta
tlon last night and reported to the police
that while asleep near the Roanoke
and Southern depot some one carried
OF valise containing large quantity
of clothes belonging to him. AS he
WAS drunk and could give no intelli.
gent incidents in the matter he was
ordered away.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the East
Roanoke Baptist Church will conduct a
prayer meeting this afternoon at 3
o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Long
on Sixth avenue n. 9. These PRAYER
meetings will be continued from day to
day during the progress of the series of
revival meetings that are being held st
the East Roanoke Church.
The hickory tree on Ninth avenue
8. W., near Franklin road that did duty
as gallows on which Thomas Smith
eXpatiated his crime on the morning of
September 81 has been cut down and
removed by the city authorities, as has
been contemplated for several months
on account OF its decay and death
caused by grading near it's roots for
street improvements
Mrs. Louise Holcomb died yesterday
at the residence of C. d. Barbour,
Sl5 Tazewell avenue 8. W., in the 73rd
year of her age. She leaves eight sons
and five daughters to mourn her loss.
The deceased has been consistent
member of the Baptist Church for
inferred this afternoon in the City
Cemetery at o'clock.
Mrs. p. J. Ginger, who was examined
several days ago by the commissioners
of lunacy, became violently insane
Sunday and threatened to kill herself
and family. Information was sent to
the police station and Officer johnson
went to her homo in Belmont Sunday
evening and brought her to this CITY
and looked her up. Yesterday after.
noon the womans son-in-iaw came and
took her homo.
The Roanoke Athletic Club football
team have made arrangements with
the Bellevue eleven TO play here on
Saturday. November II. The r. A. C.
eleven will be greatly strengthened by
that time as they have already secured
some new material. The Bellevue team
is strong one, they having played the
strong Y. M. G. A. team, of Lynchburg
I'D ~
standing to 6.
In place of the regular Sunday even
Ing service at the First Presbyterian
Church Sunday night, Capt. R. B. Moor.
man, who was delegate from this
church to the synod OF Virginia, Re Gently
held at Lexington, made his formal re-
port in an interesting and instruct se
address OF the work Of the Presbyterian
Church in Virginia. He was followed
by the pastor, Rev. DR.. Campbell, who
made brief address on the same sub
ject.
DR.. j. Newton Lewis, Of this city, has
in his possession very valuable heir
loom. 1t Is letter from Gen. George
Washington to the manager of his landed
estates in the valley of Virginia. Bat
taille Muse, Esq, DR.. Lewis great
grandfather. The letter. which is in a
good state of preservation, Is dated at
Mt. Vernon, March 8, 1886, and was sent
to Berkeley county, Mr.. MUSES. home,
by General Washington's nephew,
Thomas P. Washington. DR.. Lewis
family possessed number of similar
letters from General Washington, and
last year sold eleven OF them in Phila-
delphia at S11O each.
The usual Saturday night drunks
were tried Yesterday morning by Justice