The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-29


RED MEMS HALL-Mceting Hiawatha Tribe,
10. r. NJ.
JUNIOR ORDBE MECHANICS uALI-Meetinp
Reliance Council, j. o. L. A. NJ
DAVIS INDUsTEIAL CoLLHGE-Opening excr
Cscs.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Revival meeting.
UNITED BRETHREN CnURou-Rcvlval meeting,
Rev. O. c. Miller, pastor of st. Marks
Lutheran Church, will preach next Sun
day afternoon at Washington Heights
at o'clock.
Mrs. Rudey qualified before Judge
Woods in the Hastings Court yesterday
as administrators Of her three children.
ana gave the required bond OF 81 600.
Messrs. M. r. and w. j. Allen desire
To return thanks to their many friends
Tor kindness and sympathy extended to
their mother, Mrs. Allen, during her
lato illness.
Prof. f.. n. V. Painter, of Roanoke
College, delivered an in Interesting lecture
on Poets and Poetry" last night to a
fairly good audience in the lecture room
OF tho Y. NJ. c. A.
The Roanoke Machine Works Guards
met last night in their armory for their
weekly drill. About thirty-five NOM
bers OF the company were present and
good deal OF interest was shown In the
drill.
There will be Thanksgiving services
tomorrow morning at the United
Brethren Church at IL o'clock. The SER
vices will be conducted by the pastor,
Rev. S. l. Rice. All are cordially invited
to attend.
Thomas Butler, a white man about SO
years of age. who was given lodging at
the station house Monday, was taken to
the almshouse yesterday afternoon as he
was suffering very badly with rheu-
matism. He is a native of Pennsyl-
vania.
Ali the butchers at the market house
yesterday made an agreement to close
up their stalls and take holiday tc-
morrow. People who are conte On plat
ing making their purchases for Thanks
giving Day should see that every thing
is purchased today.
There will be an entertainment given
tonight at Belmonc Methodist Epis-
copal Church for the benefit OF the
church. very interesting programme
has been arranged, and those who at
tend will certainly feel amply repaid
for the expenditure Of the nominal sum
OF ten cents admission fee.
Rev. f. b. Pollard preached an in
tcresting sermon last night at the First
Baptist Church before good sized CON
gregation. The meetings seem to grow
in interest every night. Services will
be conducted there tonight at 7:3O
o'clock and the rest OF the week All
are cordially invited to be present.
Reuben Harris, colored man and
well known N police circles, was ar
rested last night by Officer Johnson on
warrant sworn out by Sam Beach,
charging him with entering the latter's
house on the night OF November 25 and
stealing dog valued at S25. Justice
Turner will mete Justice out to him
this morning in police court.
The cases of E. Fl. Donnely w. N.
Sale and Charles Benson, who were ar.
rested for fighting, was called in police
court yesterday morning, but as all of
the witnesses had not been COTTON to-
gethcr Justice Turner continued the
case until to-day. Charles Brown and
Sallie Neal were dismissed on the
charge of being disorderly. The case
of Alfred Priest for fighting was contin.
ued.
There will be Thanksgiving Day SER
vice in ST. Johns Church Thursday ut
IL a. m, The offertory will as usual be
devoted to the fund for the relief of the
widows and orphans of deceased clergy
men. Offerings Of household supplies
will be received for use among the poor
of our city. The rector suggests that
persons who may have old clothing to
be disposed of in this way enclose list
of such articles as may be had on de.
mands.
Thieves entered the store of julius
Goldstein ON Salem avenue Sunday
night by forcing an entrance through
a side window. Several pairs Of shoes
and other things were taken. Yester-
day John Carter, colored boy, was
arrested upon suspicion by Acting Chief
of Police Gold. He was found with
several pairs of shoes and could not tell
where got them. The matter will be in
vestigated by Police Justice Turner
this morning.
Tonight, at 100 o'clock, there will
be an informal opening of the Davis
Industrial College for the education of
young colored men and women. John
II. Davis is the patron of this new in
stitution. Rev. Joseph Lee Spurlarke,
A. B., pastor of the Fifth avenue Pres
byterian Church, is president, and John
Riley Dunger, LII. B., secretary. The
building is situated on Sixth avenue
n. W., near Davis Hall. Speeches will
be made by leading citizens, and re-
treshments will be furnished by the
ladies.
At the annual meeting OF the Cush-
man Iron Co., held yesterday, the fol-
lowing officers were elected. Board Of
directors, C. G. Cushman, j. Reed Col
lingwood, John Bird, A. j. Coffin, and
James D. Lazell. Mr.. Cushman was
elected president and manager; j. R.
Collingwood, vice president; A. j. Cof-