The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-17
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.

Storm doors were put in the Terry
building yesterday.
TIE coalmen had good trade yester-
day in supplying those customers who
had not already ordered their winter
supply.
Ice formed on the marshes and pools
in and out Of the city Wednesday night
and in many places did not melt through
the day.
The members OF the chorus of the Y.
M. G. A. will meet for practice in the
First Presbyterian Church Saturday
evening at o'clock.
AT the lyceum held at the Y. M. C. A.
hall Saturday special programme will
be rendered including musical and
literary selections and also discussion
of the decline Of Patriotism"
Rev. G. II. Fitzwilliam, who is so
favorablV known in Roanoke as lee
turer, has been engaged to deliver two
lectures here early in December under
the auspices OF the Y. M. c. A.
w. e. Thomas, clerk of the CITY Coun
ctl, is at work on the draft of the new
charter which will be embodied in the
report Of the committee on ordinances
to Council at the meeting to night.
The board o. health yesterday ap.
pointed the following physicians to do
the work OF vaccination: Drs. Buckner,
Strickland, Brown, Lenny, Simmons,
Rollins, Hodgson, Charles G. and A. A.
Cannaday.
a valuable cow. the property of
Joseph Trout was killed yesterday
morning shortly after 10 O'Clock by the
south bound Roanoke and Southern
train in the southern limits of the CITY,
near the river.
Prof. f. V. N. Painter will deliver
his lecture on Poets and Poetry" at
the Y. M. G. A. hall Tuesday evening.
November rs, at O'Clock Members
can secure admission tickets without
cost by applying to the acting secretary
before November 90.
Greal Wimbish was arrested last
night by Officer Austin on warrant
sworn out by John Abingdon, charging
him with stealing a ticket valued at ST
given Abingdon by w. f. Patterson and
payable at Boone Bros. store. The case
will be tried by Justice Turner this
morning.
Miss Manuel T. Wilson Yesterday
filed suit for $4,000 DAMAGES in the
clerks Office VS.. Dyer, Vaughn & Co. i,
for injuries sustained by her by an ex.
plosion last sum mer in sewer work
near st. Marks Church. Mrs. Wilson
was struck by piece of rock, and for
time 1T was thought her injuries would
prove fatal.
Will Waugh got himself into trouble
again yesterday. He was arrested by
Officer Gee in the morning charging
him with shooting a pistol at Will
Fritz with the intent Of doing him some
bodily harm. Waugh claims that the
pistol was accidently discharged. Judge
Turner will decide the matter in police
court this morning.
The festival given by the Ladies'
& MON Benevolent Society at 100 Jeffer.
son street last night was fairly we'll
attended, considering the GOODNESS of
the weather All kinds of refreshments
were served, such as oysters, sand
wlches ice creams cakes, English pork
pies and other delicacies. Lunch will
be served to-day, and the festival will
be continued tonight. A large crowd
ought to be in attendance, as the pro-
ceeds will go for charitable purposes.
The body of Mrs 81. R. Colmsn. who
died Tuesday afternoon, as reported in
THR TIMES, was taken to Lexington yes.
terday morning over the Shenandoah
Valley railroad, where it was inferred
yesterday afternoon. The remains were
accompanied by the husband, her two
sons, Rosa Bailey, her adopted daughter;
Mrs. Thomas Beaver, the mother. and
Misses Mary and Lille Beaver, sisters of
the deceased, and Harry A. Colman.
The pall-bearers here were W. w, DIM
lap, G. A. Huffman, J. Archie Wilson.
5 E. Crop, j. 81. Brewer and c. d.
Refer.