The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-28
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.

The employees of the Roanoke Ma
chine Works were paid off yesterday.
Two dogs, the property of j. j.
Eilevinge and b. Rhudy, were killed by
the street cars yesterday on Seventh
avenue n. @.
The Elks are having very elaborate
programme engraved for their annual
will be real work of art and will make
beautiful souvenir.
Three Mexican greasers sand two
grizzlysbears attracted considerable at.
tention on the streets yesterday until
they were required by the authorities to
move out of the central part of the city.
The funeral of Mrs. G. P. Ludwick,
who died Thursday afternoon at her
nome, in Northeast Roanoke, took place
from the residence yesterday afternoon
at a o'clock and was conducted by Rev.
S. L. Rice.
The german by Prof. G. Belezza's
class, which WAS to have been held last
night at the armory of the Roanoke
Light Infantry, was postponed owing to
the weather and the Sam Jones lecture
at the Academy of Music.
Rev. G. Il. D. Collins. pastor of st.
James Methodist Church, has boon in.
vited to deliver an address before the
railroad department. Of the Young Mems
Christian Association at convention to
be held at Bluefeld November 12. Mr.
Collins has accepted the invitation to
speak at that time.
A slight fire occurred last night about
10 o'clock in Samuel Daniels grocery
store on Fifth avenue n. g. The Friend
ship Fire Company were soon on the
scene and extinguished the flames in
few moments. The fire originated in
the back part of the store. The damage
was slight.
The festival that has been held for
the past three nights in the vacant
storaroom, on Jefferson street, by the
Ladies' Aid Society of Bethany Pres
byterian Church closed last night. The
festival passed off pleasantly and the
gross receipts for the three nights en-
tertainment amounted to $40, which
about covered the expenses incurred.
T. II. Wilmeth died last night at $50
o'clock at the residence of his mother, at
the corner Of Seventh avenue and Frank.
lin road southwest after a lingering ill
ness. The funeral services will be con-
Quoted Sunday afternoon by Rev. w. F.
Hammer. The brother of the deceased,
5. z. Wilmeth, OF Fayette county, w.
Va, has been in the city for two weeks
ministering at the bedside.
Edward Haynes. white man who
halls from Bluefeld, and who claims to
be detective, became involved in a
fight with "Pinkey" Edwards, colored,
about midnight last night on Railroad
avenue, in which both men were con
siderably banged up. The combatants
were both intoxicated, and were
arrested on the charge of drunk and
hghting by Officers Rigney and Webb,
and were placed in jail to await their
trial at police court this morning.
Judge Dupuy, of the circuit court,
has granted a charter to the Piedmont
Social Club, whose avowed purpose is
to promote social intercourse and main.
tain library and reading room in the
city. The capital stock is to $500, di-
vided into shares of $40 each. The
officers for the first year are Prcsi.
dent, M j. Kelley; secretary and
treasurer. Frederick Cooper; board of
directors, M, J. Kelley, Frederick
Cooper, j. A. Neavy, j. w. Stinneil
and J. A. Wood.
A meeting was held in the Moomaw
building last night Of enthusiasts over
football as played by the regular asso-
citation rules which preclude much of
JIG rough WOrA oX In the game
of Rugby. James Devon was chairman
and Albert Lee secretary, and an eleven
was selected composed mostly of former
players under the former rules. A con-
ference will be held with Manager Car
mault OF the R. A.C. eleven with the
idea OF arranging game in which the
association rules may be introduced.
Luther Miller fingered around the
flowing bowl too long yesterday morn
ing, and had scrap with Ed. Pace, a
colored man. Pace swore out a warrant
for Miller's arrest, which was given to
officer johnson to execute The police
man attempted to arrest Miller at the
market house, and had to engage in a
scuffle to do so. In the melee Miller
kicked the officer in the face, making
an ugly scar. They had another tussle
on Campbell avenue, when other officers
came to the assistance of Mr.. Johnson.
Miller was finally placed in jail, and
will be tried at police court to. day.
AN EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES.