The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-03
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Played Last Night In Lynchburg
Tho Mrs John Drew Company, which
played at the Academy of Music Thurs
day night, left on the noon train yester.
day for LYnchburg, where they alled an
engagement at tho Opera House last
night
Melrose Company Resume Work
The Melrose Manufacturing Company
VIII resume operations today with u
full force Of men. g. w. Nunelly, the
president Of the company, says thew
nave q considerable amount OF orders
on hand and good prospects for more.
Local Option Committee to Meet To-day.
Tho central local option committee
Will hold its regular monthly meeting
at O'Clock at the Office of j. M. Gam
Dill. The question OF placing a mum.
cipal ticket in the field at the Nav
election will probably be discussed
Monday.
There was no session of the Hastings
Court held yesterday. The regular
March term will convene Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. This term will be
devoted to the trial OF civil cases and
the docket is unusually large.
Revival at Grace Church..
The revival meeting at Grace Metho-
dist Church, in East Roanoke, Is prov
ing to be very successful, and is at
tended each night by large numbers of
people. The sermon last night was by
Rev. DR.. w. f. Hammer, OF Greene
Memorial Church. and was mastery
effort.
Meeting of the Baseball Enthusiasts.
The enthusiasts in baseball will hold
another meeting in tho R. A. C. gymna-
SUM tonight. The advisability of
entering the State league will be fully
discussed. Every one Interested in the
game is requested to be present and OK.
press his views on the subject.
sunday-schoo l:Union Meeting To. m orrow.
The Baptist Sunday. school Union of
this city will hold their celebration,
which was postponed from last Sunday
afternoon, tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock at Calvary Baptist Church, when
the same programme that was published
In The TINES last week will be carried
out
Martin Held for Resisting an Officer.
G. c. Martin, of Bedford county. who
is under bond for selling illicit whiskey,
was given hearing before Commits.
sioner Rhodes yesterday morning on the
charge of resisting United States
ofiicer. He was sent on to the United
States grand jury, which meets March
Is In Lynch burg, and bailed in the sum
Of 5000,
NO knowing when a Decision will BIO Made
Judge s. G. White returned to his
home at Msrtinsville yesterday He
informed TIMES reporter that il he
arrived st decision in the local option
contest before the second Monday in
April, when the regular spring term OF
the circuit court convenes, that he
thought Judge Dupuy would call a
special term.
A Successful Revival Closed.
The successful revival which has been
going on at the Calvary Baptist Church
Tor two weeks closed last night. Dr.
Broughton preached an impressive SER
mon, his subject being 1.-THE Judgment
During the revival there have been fifty
confessions and twenty persons united
with the church. The converts will be
baptized tomorrow night.
An Approaching Marriage at Bedford.
Cards are out for the marriage of ]. L.
Arthur. prominent citizen of Bedford
City, and Miss Daisy Black, an accom-
plished and popular young lady, at the
BRIDES home, Fruit Hill, in Bedford
county. The interesting event will
take place Monday, March 5. at p. M,
with Rev. Charles Anthony as the Off.
ciating minister. Miss Black has many
friends in this city and is sis,er of
Mrs. Syl. c. Jones.
Market Receipts for the Past Month.
The market house receipts for the
month of February were made out by
K. e. Coleman, clerk of the market,
yesterday. The figures are as follows:
NO. Of wagons, 1,025; curbage tax,
xlG6. 40: rnnt of mnat stalls Soh2 81.