The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-03
FRUM ALL AROUND THE CITY.
Current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.
Bits OF Facts and Gossip Gath ered on the
Streets by Times Keporters-Points
Political. Social and General Happen
Ing Yesterday.
What's Going on To-day.

what's Going on To-day.
HusTINGs CoURr-Civil suits
IN JEFFERSON STRENGTHENING niawatba
Tribe, !. q. II. NJ
MASONIC HALL-Meeting Peasants Lodge, A.
+. " A. NJ.
GREENE'MEMoRIAL CHURCH Reunion OF
members.
Two Pigs Stolen
Two pigs were stolen from their pen
on tho lot of N. C.. Thomas on Henry
street Monday night.
= Sunday-schooI Outing.
The Sunday school OF the United
Brethren Church spent Monday after.
noon on Mill Mountain.
Heavy Fines for Christmas Woeis.
During Christmas week SI3l WAS
collected from the fines imposed by
Justice Turner in police court.
Laying Sewer Pipes on Terry Hill.
Dyer, Vaug han & Co., contrac tors,
started large number OF men to work
yesterday in laying sewer pipes on
Terry hill
Make IA Long Jump.
The Lincoln j. Carter's "Tornadon
Company, which appeared at the Acad-
envy of Music last night, left mmedi.
ately after the performance for York,
"a, where they will play to night.
Reunion of Church Members.
There will be reunion of all NOM
bers OF Greene Memorial Church to
night at 1880 o'clock. Speeches will be
made by several laymen OF tho church
and reports will be made by all tho
officers.
Wants Anderson's Address.
Chief of Police Dyer has received a
letter from Daniel Richardson, Of Rich
mond. asking for the address of G.. R
Anderson, a blind man, who had a
difficulty with his wife here several
years ago.
Public Installation.
large number of friends and mem
bers Of Reliance Council No. 18, Jr. o.
U. A. M, attended the public install.
lation Of officers last night The pro.
Crane, as given in yesterday mornings
ZINES, was carried out.
Young Peoples Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union of the
First Baptist Church was held last
night and large number OF the mem
bers were present. The exercises con
sisted OF religious services and talks on
methods of church work interspersed
with music.
her Watch Smashed to Pieces
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Orr, Of
Columbus, Ohio, sister of Miss Ruth
Johnson, of the Virginia College, while
running to catch car on jefferson
street her gold watch fell from her
pocket and was broken into MANY pieces.
fine diamond pin by which the watch
chain was attached was torn off and
lost.
Stole Watch From II Man Asleep.
Robert Wade, a colored man, was ar
rested yesterday morning charged with
stealing watch from Howard Piggram.
The watch was the property OF Miss
Lula Poindexter, who had given it to
Plggram to repair, and it was stolen
from him while asleep. Wade will
have an opportunity to explain himself
thir morning.
Hustings Court Docket
AS has been the case for tho past
week tho whole time Of tho Hastings
Court yesterday was occupied in the
case OF Mcclure, Ainsler & Co. vs.. the
Roanoke Iron Company. The first case
to be tried at the January term is riot
CooO, Ava w hItcI JAWS 81 dis. Tor
burning the negro Thomas Smith on
the morning of September 81.
A Quiet Homo Marriage.
A quiet but Impressive marriage cere-
moDy was solemnizsd yesterday morning
at 1890 o'clock at the residence of Mrs.
Fitch, 9l5 Tazewell avenue. The con-
tracing parties wore William Nc
keever, prominent young business
man of Staunton, and Miss Lena Ham
mond, the accomplished sister of Mrs.
Fitch. Rev. 5. l. Rice performed the
ceremony, after which the young couple
future home.
Raid Upon Club House,
United States Deputy Marshal Chewn-
ing added another arrest to his list
Monday night. This time he took into
custoday d. S. Rau, who runs a club
house in the West End. The house was
searched, and a barroom outfit was
found, containing whiskeys, brandles
and other liquors. The club has
charter, but the liquors found were
unstamped. The prisoner was held
yesterday to await the action of tho
United States grand jury, and bailed in
the sum of $500 for his appearance
Seized With an Epileptlc Fit.
Adelaide Allen was afflicted with an
epileptic Fl { at the corner of Commerce
street and Kirk avenue yesterday after
noon. She felt the fit coming on and
asked Fl. D. Nash, the grocer at that
place, to take charge OF some purchases
she had made. She then tottered across
Kirk avenue and fell on the sidewalk
where she soon became unconscious.
DR.. Minor applied some restoratives
and she was removed In feed store
and afterwards taken to her home at
Washington Heights. Adelaide is jani-