The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-09
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. sociaI.and General Happen
ing Yesterday.

Several guests for the night" were
registered at the station house last
night.
Officer Gus b. Gee left last night for
Charlotte county, where he will visit
his mother for day or two.
The funeral of Mrs Harvey C. Dent,
who died Tuesday at her home near
Hollins, was conducted yesterday after.
noon and the remains Inferred at the
tombstone burying ground. ia
Devine services will be held at Wash
lngton Heights next Sunday afternoon
at o'clock by Rev. o. G. Miller, of st.
Marks Lutheran Church of this city.
Everybody is invited to attend.
series of revival meeting were com.
menced at the First Presbyterian Church
last night DR.. Campbell, the pastor,
Will be assisted by Rev. DR.. w. D.
Morton, Of Hendersonville, N. G.
Will Waugh and John Fritz were ar
rested Yesterday morning by Officers
Flick and Webb for shoot ng into the
house of Matte Taylor. They will be
tried by Justice Turner this morning.
There will be meeting of the Ladies'
AID Society held in the Calvary Baptist
Church on Campbell avenue Thursday
afternoon at o'clock. All ladies OF
the church are requested to be present
Prof. G.. Bellezza gave his dancing
class soiree in the armory last nigh:
which proved social success in every
particular. About fifteen couples tripped
the light fantastic toe to the strains of
the excellent music. Another soiree
will be given Friday night.
The only cases that came up before
Il
those against Willie Booker, colore d,
charged with stealing bottle of DOB
and Henry Meade, colored. for stealing
a horse collar from PENIS grocery
store Both OF the cases were continued.
The working committee OF the Ladies'
Aid Society OF ST. Marks LUTHERAN
Church will give social tea this even
ing from to 1890 at the residence of
Mrs. G. Markley. All friends of the cause
are invited to attend. There will be no
charges made, but free will offerings
will be accepted.
l.. 5. Davis received q telegram yes-
terday from the manager OF the Rich
mond College football eleven, asking IL
the K. A. G. team would play game in
this city Monday. The telegram was
the Athletic team, and he will decide
upon the matter to day.
An Evolutionary recital will be given
tomorrow night by Miss e. Kennard
Reeves under the supervision of the
Hammer Union at the Greene Mem orial
Church. No admission will be charged
to the entertainment, which will begin
at 7:45 o'clock, and a cordial invitation
to the public is extended
-Four second class passenger coaches
OF the lot of fifteen purchased from Bill
myer, Small 81 Co.. of York, Pa, by the
Roanoke Machine Works for the Norfolk
and Western railroad, reached Roanoke
yesterday. This makes eleven of the
lot received. The remaining four are
expected to arrive in few days. I'm
like the others they will be vestibule
cars.
Robert Race, a colored boy, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon for stealing
some chickens from house out near
the Virginia College. He with several
boys were seen killing the chickens by
two men who attempted to arrest them
and Robert was the only one they
caught. AS they were bringing him
along Jefferson street he made his es-
cape and ran into collar on Railroad
avenue. Chief Gold soon found him
and took him to the station house.
The funeral services of E. y Kidd,
which were held from his late residence
on Nelson street yesterday morning.
were largely attended and wore con-
Quoted by Rev. s. L Rice, Of the United
Brethren Church. The pall-bearers
selected were from the conductors and
motormen on the street railway lines.
and were John Wooten. Edward Sander.
son, Frank Ehrheart, T. Merchant,
Emmett Ashworth and John Wayland.
After the funeral services the rem aims
were inferred in the City Cemetery.
Washington Wilson, an old and we'll
known colored man, died in his room on
East Salem avenue Tuesday night of
pneumonia. Hewas in destitute circum-
stances and when he died there was no
beding or FIRE in the room. The case
had previously been reported to the
authorities but no steps had been taken
to give him relief. Coroner S. g..
Staples was summoned but upon view
ing the body he saw that Wilson died
from disease and that an inquest was
unnecessary