The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30
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.
To Attend Her Sisters Funeral.
Mrs. T. f. Barksdale and Julien N
Barksdale have gone to Smith field, Isle
OF Wight county, to attend the funeral
OF Mrs. A. r. Whitehead, sister OF Mrs.
Barksdale.
Condition of Callie Turner
The condition of Callie Turner, who
is i'll with typhoid fever at the residence
of his uncle, @. M. Turner, is still un-
changed. His physicians do not think
the illness is Of serious nature.
Hunting the Festive Gobbler.
P. w. Reynolds, James S. Groves and
w. +. Camp are reported to be ON Nc
Afee's Knob hunting wild turkeys
They viii probably return home this
evening with a supply of the national
Thanksgiving fowl
Enjoyable Dance.
very pleasant dance was given last
night by number of young men of the
city in the hall in the FREY building
Tho entertainment was largely attended,
the music was good, and all present
heartily enjoyed themselves.
Crawford-Kice.
w. II. Crawford, well-known Young
business man of this city, was married
last night at Bristol, Tenn, to Miss
Fannie Rice, OF Jacksonville, Fla. The
young couple will return to Roanoke
and reside in the city permanently.
Address by Rev Broughton.
Rev. L. G. Broughton, the new pastor
OF Calvary Baptist Church, left yester-
day for Madison, N. g., whero he de-
ivered an address last night. He will
return home on the first train to day
and Will I'LL his pulpit to. morrow at both
services.
Mr.. Kesler Returns Thanks
John II. Kesler returns his sincere
thanks to the ladies in charge at the
Home for the Sick for the kind atten-
ton shown him while there, also to the
relief committee of the Roanoke Ma
chine Works and to friends and neigh.
bors for favors extended him and family
in his misfortune.
This Thief Had Nerve.
A thief visited the house of Mrs.
Allen Poindexter, who resides in the
southeas tern portion Of the CITY, yester-
day afternoon and stole bag of coal.
The lady saw him take the coal and or
dered him away, but he did not go until
he had finished filling his bag. He is
described as being a yellow negro,
about Is years OF age.
In the Hastings Court.
The whole time in the Hastings Court
yesterday was occupied in the continue
Of ~ c,,;
Co. against tho Roanoke Iron Company,
which has been in progress several
days. Thirty-two thousand dollars is
involved in the suit, and it is thought
tho case will be concluded next Tues
day, after which the January term will
begin.
VIII Hold n Book Reception.
Reliance and Southwest Councils, Jr.
0. u. A. M, will hold book reception
on Monday and uesday nights of next
week at their hall on Campbell avenue
for tho benefit of their reading room,
which they have recently opened.
During those evenings the councils will
entertain their friends by carrying out
specially arranged programme, in
which will be public installation of
the officers for the ensuing year.
IncreasinG the Church Fund.
The festival which was continued last
night at the old Bee Hive building by
the ladies OF the Grace Methodist Epis-
copal Church, was as much, if not 10 ore,
successful than on the previous night.
The oysters, sandwiches, ice creams,
cakes, and other delicacies, which was
served, found many customers during
the evening. The receipts from the two
nights have added a nice sum to the
treasury OF the church.
Sold whiskey without a License.
Fannie Jobbour: native OF the Syrian
Hills, was arrested yesterday morning
by Deputy Marshal Chewning, on the
charge of selling whiskey without a
license. The woman was given a hear
ing yesterday afternoon before Uuited
States Commissioner Rhodes, and the
evidence being conclusive, she was sent
on to the grand jury. She gave the re-
quired bail bond in the sum Of 5000 with
w. Fl. Horton as security.
Light Infantry Drill.
the Roanoke Light Infantry held
drill last night and completed arrange
mepts for their trip to Richmond to at
tend the Inauguration OF Gov. O'Ferrell
Thirty-ni members of the company
will go, and also the drum corps, which
here on the noon train SUNDAY and
return Tuesday morning. The com
pany and drum corps will meet at the
armory to morrow at 10 o'clock.
Caught After Lively Chase.
A colored man, who answers to the
name of Cyrus Scott, is now in Jail
awaiting his trial this morning, having
been arrested yesterday by Officer John