The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-11
FROM ALL AROUND The CITY.

FROM ALL AROUND THE CITY.
Current Local Events of the Day
BriefIy..ToId.
Bats OF Facts and Gossip Gathered on the
Streets by Times Keportsrs-Points
Political, Social and General Happen
ing Yesterday.
WHAT'S Going on To-day.
HUsTINGs CoURT-Criminal cases
CIRCUIT CoURr-Civil cases.
ST. MARKS CHURcu-Sundey-school conv.n.
tion.
FIRST BAPTIST CuURcu-Un,on eyangelIstical
meetings.
WRIoHr BLocK-Mccting Roanoke Castle, K.
OF NJ. c.
ATHLETIC PARK-Bascball game, pm.
Me flag of woman's Auxiliary.
The joint branch OF the Woman's
Auxiliary will meet this afternoon at q
O'Clock at Christ's Episcopal Church.
To Preside Over the vinton Presbyterian
Church.
Rev. Frank e Robbins, of Texas,
has .aken charge, for the summer, of
the Presbyterian Church Of Vinton and
Woodside.
at the st. Johns Par!sh building.
A brief service preparatory to the
holy communion will be hold on Satur-
DAY evening at o'clock. The confirma-
ton class, brotherhood men and others
are cordially invited to attend.
First Picnic of tho Season.
Tho first picnic of the season was held
at Cars woods yesterday by party of
young people OF Southwest Roanoke.
The enjoyable entertainment was got
ten up by Miss Hattie DuPriest and
Miss Licklider.
Conference of Division Superintendent,.
The division superintendent of the
Norfolk and Western were in conference
yesterday In this city about the chang
ing OF the schedule on the road, which,
when made up, will 20 into effect Nav
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Taken Charge of Bethany Church.
Rev. John Van Lear, formerly of
Lexington, has taken charge Of Bethany
Presbyterian Church. He is native OF
louisiana, and a graduate of the
Union Theological Seminary of Hamp-
den-Sidney
WIN Preach at the Old Opera House Sun
day.
Elder f. j. Stone. Of Stoneville, N. O..
prominent minister of the Primitive
Baptist Church, will preach at the old
Opera House next Sunday morning at II
o'clock. After preaching the ordinance
OF baptism will be administered to can.
dldates in some stream near the city.
No Fines Imposed Yesterday.
No fines were imposed in police court
yesterday morning. Robert Noel was
tried for misdemeanor and discharged.
William Lowery and Tom Marsten, t NO
young colored men, were arraigned for
disturbing public worship at High
: Street Baptist Church and were dis
missed for lack of evidence.
Taken Back on a Charge Of Abduction.
Deputy Sheriff Price, of Franklin
county, passed through the city yester-
day in charge OF Lille Akers, a Young
colored woman whom he arrested in
Lynchburg Wednesday night on the
charge of abducting Mamie Mills, a
l3-year old girl, also colored. Mr..
Price arrested both young women in a
house of ill-repute at Lynchburg and
was taking them to Rocky Mount for
trial.
Hastings Court Grand Jury.
Very little business was transacted in
the courts yesterday. The special grand
jury was in session nearly all day in the
Hastings Court, and made one indict-
ment, Maria Pendergrast, colored, for
felony, charged with stealing Se2 from
Joe Bell, colored. The object of the
grand jury is to find an Indictment
against the Radford infanticide, Fannie
Bowles, but very few witnesses were
forthcoming and the jury was discharged
until $3.50 o'clock next Monday after.
noon.
Meeting of Third Ward Republicans.
The Third Ward Republican Club
held a meeting last night in Sheridan's
hall which was attended by a large
number o. voters. s. e. Sproul presided
over the meeting and Louis Smith acted
as secretary. Speeches were made by
Col. j. w. Hartwell, Capt. Phillip
Lockett, Judge Thomas B. Claibourne,
j. s. Pattie. John Engleby and DR..
Bowling, colored.
The speakers were literally ap-
plauded and the meeting was a har-
Juniors VIII Go to Portsmouth.
The Junior Hose Company held their
regular semi. monthly meeting last
nightly in their hall In the engine
house After transacting the routine
business the company decided to at.
tend the sixth annual meeting of the
State Firemen's Association, which will
be held a. Portsmouth, June 6, z and 8.
1t Is the intention of the company to