The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-01

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!pM ALL AROUND THE CITY.
3rrent Local Events Of the Day
Briefly Told.
of Faots and Gossip Gathered on the
Psreets by Times Keporters-Points
POLITICAL, Social and General Happen
1InsfYestorday.
PISS to the Y. NJ. c. A.
3ev, Cleveland Hall will address
Z. nj. G. A. Sunday afternoon, in
3odland Park, as o'clock.
y Ride to Coyner's Springs.
merry party of young people went
foyner's Springs last night on hay
P. They returned about l2 O'Clock
9fu foIlCe Docket.
Justice Williams disposed of the
8ket n the police court in short trder
ferday morning. Fines aggregating
" Sc were imposed.
ival Services Mt Grace Church.
8homas r. Reeves, the boy preacher,
Quoted the revival services last night
race N. e. Church. There havo
El about twenty conversions since
meetings have been in prog ress.
fibuie Train Late
Hhe north bound vestibulo train was
Ne hours aud thirty minutes late yes-
gay morning. The delay was caused
Rot making proper connections with
#r trains in Washington
9noke Tobacco Sent to Germany.
#shburne Bros. received larh order
smoking tobacco Yesterday from
8over, Germany. The tobacco sent
ine Persian mixture tina. the
81 pany manufacturers, and will in the
8re make run on 1t.
pic on Labor Day
&he Friend hip Fro Com pany will
4 their annual picnic Monday at
ellington Heights. Dancing will be
Hchief source of amusement. A game
Hball between local teams will be
Bed in the afternoon.
pic at Washington Heights.
HE Colored Baptist Sunday-school
Il picnic yestel ,ay at Washington
#3hts. Several cars, we'll filled, too
Il picnicers to the grounds Lunch
i served in the afternoon and moth
Hoccurred to mar the pleasure of the
Pic ut Crystal Springs.
l8ne Sunday sch DOL OF the Red Valley
. hodist Church, in Franklin county,
= an enjoyable picnic at Crystal
: ngs Thursday. The visitors came
4rlvato conveyances, and were under
&c barge Of john II. Moore, the su-
Hntendent.
observation Party.
iss Harding, OF South jefferson
&et, gave a delightful Observation
Ny Thursday evening in honor OF
81 Moffett. OF Washington, and Miss
#serson, of Richmond, who are visit
= her. large number of invited
sa,ts were present and spent pleasant
Hing.
33ers Pass Through Roanoke.
81 carload of Italian miners from the
#nellsville coal regions of Penpsyl
4 la passed through the city yesterday
5ning en- route to the coal regions of
#nessee and Alabama. Their po-
Pns were left vacant in the recent
Ike, and have since been filled with
#red laborers from Virginia.
q ale Thief Sent to Jail.
Rachael Clark, the colored woman
#sted on the charge of entering the
use of A. 5. Johnson, on Church ave-
q few days ago, and stealing a lot
&'welry, was given fifteen days in
&yesterday morning in the police
Gt. Mrs. Johnson identified her as
81 z the thief. None of the iewelrv
= been recovered.
l8ponshiner Captured.
&ichard Gibson, coiored, was arrested
)3'ranklin county by United States
%uty Marsh al Chewing on the charge
Aelling illicit whiskey. The prisoner
n brought to this city, and was sent
10 the grand jury by United States
81 missioner Rhodes yesterday. He
y ntly served term in the State
q Tertiary for HOUSEKEEPING in
$nklin county.
= the Harness Cutters.
3. T. BLACKWELL, constable Of the
lie Spring district, who is terror to
= doors in his section of the country,
y in the city yesterday doing some
&,ctive work. Mr.. Black we'll is after
d parties who cut up several sets Of
8aess at Piney Grove Church some
$s ago. He now has about sufficient
Hlenoc TO make the arrests, but the
8;ies were non est yesterday.
#ly Cows Dying.