The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-23

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FROM ALL AROUND The CITY.
Current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.
Bits OF Faots and Gossip Gathered on the
Streets by Times Reporters-Points
Political, Social and General Happen
Ing Yesterday.
Visiting the Elks' Lodges.
Col. E. j. Korte, district tate deputy,
Is. +. .. e., Is making an official visit
to all the lodges in Virginia.
The Alert's Ball Monday Night.
The Abort Fire Company will give
their first annual ball at st. Andrews
hall next Monday night.
February Salaries Paid Yesterday.
The employees Of the Norfolk and
Western Offices received their salaries
yesterday. The pay roll amounted to
about $4,000.
Elks Arranging to Celebrate.
The Roanoke Lodge of Elks are mak-
ing arrangements to celebrate the third
anniversary, which occurs on tho 18th of
next month An interesting programme
will be prepared.
Red Men to Attend the Funeral.
All members Of the Wahoo Tribe, No.
So L. 0. r. M. are requested to meet in
their wigwam Friday, March 90 at a.
m. to attend the funeral of Mrs. Thomas
Wade. All Red Men are requested to at.
tend.
First Visit to His Old Home In 20 Years
Sidney Lyon, of this city, returned
from Lynchburg yesterday where no
went to meet his brother, w. s. Ligon,
who has just returned from an exten
sive tour abroad. W. S. Ligon was born
in Lynchburg and this is the first visit
he has made to his old home for twenty
years
Brought Back to Serve Their Sentences.
Deputy United .'tates Marshal j. b.
Chewing returned yesterday morning
from Lynchburg, where he has been
attending the United States court. He
brought with him Peter Hairston and
Sim Anderson, who were convicted OF
illicit whiskey selling, and sentenced
to 30 days in jail and fined SlOc.
The Fern Sociable III Success
"he fern reception given by the
ladies of Trinity Methodist Church last
night at tho parsonage from until II
O'Clock was success, both financially
and socially. The house, which was
decorated with ferns and flowers, etc
was well filled all the evening. Refresh
ments OF all kinds wero served by the
ladies.
Another Escape From the Chain Gang.
John Hairston, the colored chicken
TIMER, who was recently fined 800 for
chicken stealing and who was working
out the fine in the chain gang made
his escape yesterday morning. The
chaln gang was working on Sixth
avenue s. W., near Grove street and
Hairston, watching his opportunity,
slipped out.
Lightning Interfe rred With the Dynamo.
a heavy rain storm, accompanied by
thunder and lightning, passed over
Roanoke last night about o'clock.
Ihf lightning was worry sharp and bolt
diLabled the dynamo used for furnish
ing motive power to the street cars.
The damage was soon repaired and the
cars were running within half an hour
after the accident.
Preparing for Their Carnival
The new armory of the Roanoke Ma
chine Works Guards in the Day build
ing, opposite the postoflice, is being
handsomely decorated for their masked
carnival which begins Tuesday night
The ladies and gentlemen who are to
lmpersonate the different characters are
rehearsing them and the carnival prom
lses to very successful one.
hrs. Felix's Condition Improved
Information was received yesterday
from Dr. Is d. Downey, who is in Balti-
more attending Mrs. VIM. Felix, to the
effect that her condition Is much i'm
proved and she is now on the road to
recovery. The doctor writes that SOW
eral operations have been performed on
her with wonderful results. She will
not be brought back to Roanoke for two
or three weeks.
Rehearsal of "H. nj. 8. Pinafore" To night
rehearsal for tho opera "H. M. S.
Pinafore" will be held in the Jamison
building at o'clock, prompt, tonight.
This undertaking promises to be quite
a success. The best vocal talent in Roa.
noke has been enlisted and the pros.
poets are that this "Old Ship" will sail
into Roanoke with flying colors, and
will net quite neat sum to the athletic
club.