The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-13
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
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day for Elkhorn. w. Va, where they
will spend several weeks.
L. Z. Eckloff and family, who have
been living here for some time past, are
moving to Washington City.
To night there will not be any SER
vices Of the week Of prayer which will
be concluded to morrow night.
c. Ii. Whitescarver, of Grafton, W.
Va, who has been on visit to his
brothers here, returns home to-day.
The Mineral Wool Company yesterday
shipped carload of their product to a
meat packing firm in Waterloo, Iowa.
Judge Griffin was down town yester-
day for the first time since he was laid
up with the grip about week or 80 ago.
N. l. Mosely, formerly operator in the
Salem tower, has recently obtained
position in the dispatcher's Office at
Kenova.
Councilman Hansbrougb is at Algoma,
w. Va, on business connected with
coal mines there in which he Is largely
interested.
The young folks of the wooden mills
and clothing factory had an oyster
supper and dance last night in the
Hickman block
The minstrel show Thursday night
was but poorly attended and the per-
formance only fair, the clog dancing
being the best part OF it. The company
was made up Of Wytheville talent.
About nine o'clock Thursday night
thieves entered the home of Paul Par.
rish on east Main street, but we're dis.
turbed before they could get away with
some freshly butchered meat which it is
supposed they were after.
Sheriff Zirkle yesterday lost pack
age OF valuable legal papers addressed
to the sheriff of Roanoke county, which
he dropped somewhere between Salem
and Bonsacks and for which he is will
ing to pay suitable reward if returned
at once.
On Monday next the presentations Of
the nine gold medals TO the successful
scholars in Bible study and catechism
will take place in the Presbyterian
Church at : o'clock. A special musical
programme with Rotations, &C., has
been prepared for this occasion.
The Development Hill Literary So.
ciety last night discussed the question
that man will go further for the love
Of money than he will for the love of
woman. Messrs Geo. S. Jack and E.
a. Anderson look the alnrmatlve and
Messrs. j. j. Scott and j. B. Level the
negative.
Under an execution in the case Of f.
E Bachlnan against the Monteiro Land
ana Residence Company the goods.
which we're levied upon by Sheriff
Iirkle, consisting of one safe, letter
press and files, were sold Thursday at
public auction for the sum of ssh, the
safe purchased by j. e. Allemong The
execution in this case was for the sum
OF Sc, CO. minus credit due said Bach
man.
Vice President John Garst yesterday
had eight or ten carpenters at work
putting up the ESQ coops in the Bank of
Salem building for the coming poultry
show. Over 1000 fowls are expected,
and number OF entries, some from
Richmond, have been rejected on &C
COUNT of being made TOO late for the
exhibits to be accom- DC dated. The
incubator is doing we'll, and will almost
certainly hatch out fine brood during
the show. The building is Comfortably
heated with steam and at night bril-
liantly lighted by electricity, while the
electric cars from Roanoke stop at the
door. The show will open Tuesday,
and the Street Railway Company will sell
tickets at reduced prices from Roanoke.