The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-30

both colored, were fined SO SO each In
inc police court yesterday morning for
disorderly conduct.
Escaped Prisoner Reoaptured.
VIII Hester, who escaped from the
chain gang April after serving six
Jays on term OF month, has been
captured by OMcer Moss and yesterday
again placed in the chain gang.
Quilting Party" Given Last Night.
The Elpaal Society of the First Bap-
list Church held in the lecture room OF
the church, quilting party" which
afforded the members considerable en-
Joyment and brought into the treasury
OF the society neat sum. Refreshments
were served by the young ladies'.
An Address on Court Scenes"
The Young Peoples Union of Calvary
Baptist Church held their regular
weekly meeting In the tabernacle last
night The meeting was we'll attended
and quite interesting. The principal
talk was by Captain Philip Lockett, who
made an interesting address on 'court
scenes
A Chicken With One Log.
L. Il. Evans. who resides on Fourth
avenue n. W., has in his possession n
young chicken that was Matched out
with only one leg. With this sliQht
discrepancy the fowl Is constructed after
the usual pattern. The chicken ia
lively, and gives promise of goinq
through life without the usual req uisite
of pedal appendeges.
Their Festival Quite Successful
The ladies of the Stuart branch of the
w. G. L. u. held the first Of series OF
their strawberry festival at the old
TINES building on Campbell avenue last
might. The attendance was not yerv
largo owing to the number of entertain
ments In the city, but nevertheless the
affair proved successful and will be con.
tlnued Tonight and tomorrow night.
Received tho Insurance Money,
Mrs. Mary 8. Hardy received yester.
Jay from the American Employers Liza
bility Insurance Company check for
81, 600, accident insurance for her hna-
band, Jacob a. Hardy. the Norfolk and
western engineer killed some time ago
on the Shenandoah division. Mr.. Flick
len, the agent. has paid about SIC, 900 In
accident insurance to Norfolk and
Western men in the past year.
Good Sized Audience Hears the Japa-
Kew. I. Masao, Japanese graduate
OF the Vanderbilt University, who has
been In the city several days. preached
an interesting sermon last night at
Grace Methodist Church in East Roe-
noke. A large number of people were
present from all parts of the CITY. Mr..
Masoa will lecture tonight at Greene-
memorial Church on the manners and
customs of Japan.
Impressive Service and Confirmation.
Right Rev. A. Van De Vyver, bishop
OF Richmond, who held confirmation
services last Sunday at st. Andrews
Catholic Church, has returned to his
home at Richmond. At the service he
confirmed an even hundred persons
ana conducted a most impressive SER
vice. The music by the full choir
under the direction of Mrs. 8. M
Brophy was splendid and was added TO
by solos by Mrs. g. Fl. McHugh and
Mrs. James A. Porter.
Leaped From a Window and Escaped.
A very daring and successful lean
was made yesterday afternoon by john
Mason, young colored man, from the
rear window of the United States Rev
enue office on Jefferson street, q dis
lance OF twenty feet. Mason was under
arrest for selling liquor without a
license and when he discovered that the
evidence against him was very dam
aging, he made the leap through the
open window and escaped uniniured.
Mason has not yet been recaptured.
Friendships Delegates to Portsmouth.
The Friendship Fire Company have
decided to take twenty-five or thirty
men to the State Firemen's Association,
which meets in annual convention at
Portsmouth next Wednesday. Besides
this number six delegates have been
elected 20 represent the FRIENDSHIPS in
the convention, as follows: G. R. carp,
A. W. Lescure, R. j. Quinn, e. j. Kemp,
w. b Murphy and A. D. High. AS vet
1T has not been decided whether the
Roanoke Machine Works Band will &C.
company the boys.
An Approaching juno Wedding.
The announcement has been made of
the approaching marriage of DR.. Claude
Bradshaw, of Suffolk, to Miss Clara
Cutchin. OF this city. The interesting
event will take place June at the
homo of the brides father, J. 81.
Cutohin, on Roanoke street. Miss Agnes
Stone will be the bridesmaid and Miss
Rosa Cutohin, the BRIDES sister, will act
as maid OF honor, while the best man
will accompany the groom from Suffolk.
The ceremony will be performed by
Rev. e. B. Pollard, pastor of the First
Baptist Church.
Yesterdays Union Prayer Meetings.
The business mems prayer meeting
at Greene. Memorial Church last night
was Of very interesting and instruc.
tive nature. The attendance was good
and the interest manifastad last nipht