The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-10
FROM ALL AROUND The CITY.
current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.

0a'S OF Facts and Gossip Gathered ON the
Streets by Times Keporter+Points
ing Yesterday
What's Going on To-day.
ATHLETIC PARK-Baseball game, 5p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CnURcH-Union evangelical
meetings.
BRIDoEwATER BUILDING ! Meeting Grand
Council, l. y. r. NJ.
ACADEMY OF MUsIo-Polk Miller's recital.
Funeral of Little Bob Prince.
Tho funeral OF little Robert Watson
Prince will take place from st. Johns
Church this morning at 10 O'Clock. The
1nterment will be at the City Cemetery.
No Connection with tho Wayside Inn
Hotel.
Tho Wayside Inn Club, which WAS
chartered in the circuit court Tuesday,
has no connection with the Wayside Inn
Hotel, and Is not in that part OF tho
city.
Services at st. Johns Church Cancelled.
Tho service that was to have been
hold at st. Johns Church last evening
was Cancelled owing to the death OF the
rector's little grandson, Robert w.
Prince.
Cnses Continued In Hastings Court.
There was no business transacted in
tho Hustings Court yesterday. The
case OF the commonwealth va. j. F.
Marshall was called and continued. The
case against the Mechanics Club was
also continued generally.
Governor o'Ferrall Appoints Delegates
Governor O'Ferrall has appointed
James S. Simmons, OF this city, dele
gate to the Southern Congress which
convenes at Atlanta, Ca, on the 3Oth
instant, and DR.. Robert r. Styll, of
Hollins, delegate to the 21st annual
national conference OF charities and
correction.
Festival VIII be Continued Tonight.
The festival given by tho ladies COM
mittee of the Railroad Department Y.
M. G. A. at the association building at
the West End last night, proved to be
grand success. The affair will BIO con
tinued to night and those who attend
will be treated to some fine music The
public Is cordially invited to be present.
George Dodson Photographed.
George Dodson, the man in the CITY
jail charged with the brutal outrage
and attempted murder of Miss Pearson,
OF Botetourt county, was photographed
by Lineback yesterday. This WAS done
chief OF police from 8. s. Hope, of Eagle
Rock. The photograph will be for
warded to-day.
False Alarm of Fire From Box FL.
false alarm of fire was turned in
last night shortly before II o'clock
from box 81, at the corner of Kimball
and Wells avenues n. e. The Friend
ship Fire Company responded but could
find neither trace Of fire, or the indi.
vidual who turned In the alarm. Several
false alarms have been turned In from
different parts Of the city recently.
To Receive Bids on the v. A. and MI. Col
lege Building.
5. Hamilton Graves, of the executive
committee of the board of visitors OF
the Virginia Agricultural and Meohan-
ical College, has received the blue
prints and specifications for the new
college buildings and will receive bids
from contractors at any time. The
buildings will cost approx i'm ately S1S,-
OOO
Wihibe After the Dogs on Monday
The special officer, who will be ap-
pointed for that purpose, and his assist
ants will start out Monday morning with
the wagon, dog net and other parapher-
MALTA for the purpose Of catching and
impounding all dogs that have not been
licensed to exist for another fiscal wear.
The financial depression that is exist
ent in the city has been as keenly felt
by dog owners as others, and no doubt
many OF the dogs will be killed.
Yesterdays Police Court Docket,
In the police court yesterday W. N.
Sales was fined $3.50 for disorderly con.
duct. Jas. Bowers, for interfering with
another mans bicycle and being drunk,
$3.50. James Noble, for disorderl con-
duct, $3.50. Samuel Phelps, 81 for the
same charge. j. T. Bsndy was fined
BIS for failure to connect with sewer.
Mrs. Mary Falls and Mrs. Rosa Kessler
were fined $3.50 each for fighting.
There were two warrants issued, one on
complaint OF Mrs. Falls for Mrs. Kess.
Ter, and the other on complaint of Mrs,
Kessler for Mrs. Falls.
Flags at Half-mast To-day.
The Margaret Lynn Lewis Chapter of
the Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tlon at tnelr lest meetlng mad under
consideration the proclamation of Gov
ernor O'Ferrall ordering that all flags
on public buildings should be at half
mast. They decided to ask Maj. Joseph
Il. Sands, Vice-president and general
manager Of the Norfolk and Western
railroad, to have the flags on the rail-
road Offices and Hotel Roanoke go placed
to day. Major Sands kindly consented
to the wishes Of tho organizat ton. and