The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-07
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.

DAY repairing the board walk on Frank
lin road
Archie Sands has posted 1900 sheets
OF the Marie Greenwood Opera Company
paper, which covers 16 bill boards.
Rev. T.. E. Marks is building hand
some residence on Fourth avenue n. w.,
which will cost when completed S1,7O0
Alice folly, a white woman, was
arrested last night by Officer Manuel
On tho charge Of assaulting Lille
Rives..
James Devon, the dyer, has issued
very attractive calendar for 1894. 1t is
1ne nrst OF the season to reach THE
TIMES office.
Police Officer Gus B. Gee is recover
ing from the effects of the wounds he
received in the fight with the late j. p.
Melhorn.
Some unknown parties broke into tho
chicken coop OF d. Ii. Backus in North
west Roanoke Sunday night and stole a
dozen fine hens.
Inc large plate glass window in the
store OF Snyder 81 MacBain, on Salon
avenue, which was broken by the storm
last July, was replaced yesterday.
Hunting's circus passed through the
city sunday afternoon en- route for Nor.
lolk, where they will winter. The circus
closed the season in Bristol SATURDAY.
night.
Boon Bowers, the ii year.old son of
d. II. Bowers, who resides on Fifth
avenue n W., while cutting wood YES
terday morning, cut his foot severely.
DR.. j. L. Stone was summoned. and
rendered the necessary surgical atten-
ton.
Rev. l.. s. Broughton, tho newly
elected pastor OF Calvary Baptist
church, preached mis- farewell sermon
In winston Sunday. He is expected to
arrive here to-day, and will preach his
nrst sermon at Calvary next SUNDAY
morning.
The regular monthly meeting of CITY
council Will take place to night. There
Is a large amount of business to be
transacted but it is probable that Coun-
on Will adjourn on account of the cleo
ton and transact the business Wednes-
day night.
The game of football which was to be
played next Saturday between the
Bellevue High School eleven and the
Il. a. Z. has been postponed until Nov
ember Is. The Bluefleld team will be
the H. A. C.'s opponents in the Thanks
giving Days game.
Pelham Blackford, who up to the
present has been the special agent of
the maryland Life Insurance Company
in this city, left this morning to engage
IN other business for the company. Mr..
Van Taliaferro is now representing this
old live company in Roanoke.
The following officers were elected at
the Second Presbyterian Church last
Sunday morning: Elders j. g. kuyken-
dali and c. c. Taliaferro; deacons, II.
A. ellis, c. A. Moomaw and ] r.
Coilingwood. These officers will be in
stalled Sunday, November 10.
The funeral services of Laura Belle.
the infant daughter of M. L. and Lizzie
Is Black, who died Saturday night at
10 o'clock, were held yesterday morning
at the residence of her parents, 24I
Luck avenue, by Rev. e. B. Pollard.
The interment was in the CITY Gene
terry.
About 100 conductors, firemen, brake
Norfolk and Western railroad met
Sunday afternoon in the Berkeley
building and formed a federation to CO
operate with the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers. w. c. Butler was
elected chairman of the grand grievance
committee and D. H. Owens secretary.
slight wreck occurred on the Nor
1olk ana western railroad last night
about 9 o'clock in the east end of Vim.
ton. a truck on an empty coal car of .
westbound freight train broke and
caused the derailment of three coal cars.
The track was badly damaged. The
wreckipg train left for the scene at 1O:45
and had the track cleared shortly after
midnight.
chrysanthemum tea will be given
at the residence of Mrs. o. Howard
Roger, on East Walnut street. Thurs
day evening from 4 to 10 o. M, by the
Willing Circle of Kings Daughters The
proceeds will be given to the new CITY
hospital fund. Arrangements have
been made for the street cars to be un
on. the Jefferson street line every few
minutes that evening.
The young mems prayer meeting of
xtaAlvary Baptist Church will be ad-
dressed tonight at 7:45 by the Rev. Mr..
Pollard, OF the First Baptist Church,
The public is cordially invited, and it
is. desired that large attendance of the
members of the church be present to
greet Mr.. Pollard on his first visit to
this church. Tho new pastor, DR..
Broughton, will also be present.
The November term of the Hastings
Court began yesterday. No business
was transacted except the case Of the
city of Roanoke VS.. J. G. Rawn, manager
of the Gas and Water Com pany, taken by
appeal from the police court, which was
argued, but the court reserved its opin-
ion. A number OF old cases were called
and reserved. The special term of the
circuit court also commenced yesterd az,
but nothing of Importance was done.
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