The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-24
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-Point
POLITICAL. social,and General Happen
ing Yesterday.

Snyder Sc MacBain have received and
are arranging one OF the prettiest lines
OF Christmas goods ever seen in the
city.
The temperature fell steadily all YES.
terday afternoon and last night, show
ing great contrast between yesterday
morning and this morning. The mer-
curry stood at thirty four degrees at IL
o'clock p. m.
The series OF meetings at the First
Presbyterian Church closed last night
after continuing successfully for nearly
two weeks. After the sermon last night
oy Rev. DR.. Campbell there were four
professions of religion.
The Young Peoples Society of the
FIRST Presbyterian Church will hold
meeting at O'clock Tonight in the lee
lure room OF the church. The meeting
IS an important one and 1t Is hoped ali
the young people in the congregation
will attend.
Religious services will be held at the
brethren's Tabernacle on Salem avenue
tonight conducted by Rev. S. II. Love-
OF Luenenburg county, Va. He will also
preach there on Sunday at II a. m. and
1880 o. M, the 26th instant, and on each
evening next week at 7:30 clock
The meeting at Lee Street Methodist
Ohurch last night was conducted by the
pastor, Rev. G.. II. Thompson, who
preached very able and efficient ser
mon. There was last night one CONVEX
sion and several penitents. The meet
Ing Will be continued throughout the
week.
Myriam M. Stapleton, the youngest
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stable.
ton, died at tho home of her parents on
belmont boulevard 8. Q. yesterday
morning at o'clock, aged ii weeks
The funeral will be conducted this
morning at 10 o'clock from the resi-
dence, and the interment will be at the
CITY cemetery.
A portion of section 10 sewer work
that was done by Contractor W. w.
fortune was opened and examined yes.
terday by the board of public works in
pursuance OF resolution passed by
Council at its last meeting. After the
measurements are taken it will be de.
cided by the board whether Mr.. For
tune has been paid in full for all the
work done by him.
In the circuit court yesterday the jury
returned a verdict in the case of PITT
nogle vs. Heidekamp for the plaintiff for
sou. The case OF McOlannahan vs..
Hockaday was tried and the jury brought
in verdict in favor of the plaintiff for
$50 In currency and S22 worth of car
conductors stock. The trial of the
Viddicomb Mantel Company VS.. Chas.
G. Smith is in progress and will be con-
cluded to-day.
Rev. w. Ii. Groves, pastor of BETHANY
Presbyterian Church, of this city, and
OF Vinton Presbyterian Church, has
rendered his resignation to accept tho
pastorate of Millboro Presbyterian
Church in Bath county Mr.. Groves
will leave with his family for Bath
county De cember l and will take with
him the best wishes OF the people of
Roanoke and Vinton, where he has
during his stay here done O large
amount Of earnest Christian work
Manager Bryan, of the Roanoke Ath-
letic Club football team, received letter
yesterday from the Randolph-Macon
manager saying that it was impossible
for that team to play here Saturday on
account Of the faculty forbidding them
from playing away from the college.
Manager Bryan has not YET heard from
the Blacksburg team, but it is probable
that they will be here and play Saturday.
Mrs. Cora Grove died yesterday morn,
ing at o'clock at her homo, SI3 Gilmer
street n. W., of consumption, after an
illness of two years. The funeral will
be conducted from Trinity Methodist
Church this afternoon at $50 O'Clock by
Rev. G. S. Stanton and Rev. G. Il. D.
Collins, after which the remains will be
inferred at Fairview Cemetery. Mrs,
Grove was native of Bloomingdale,
Va, was consistent member of Trinity
Methodist Church, and loaves a hus.
band and two children.