The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-23
FROM ALL AROUND THE CITY.

FROM ALL AROUND THE CITY.
Current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.
"its OF Facts and Gossip Gathered on tho
Streets by Times Reporters-Points
Political. Social and Goneral Happen
Ing Yesterday.
WHATS Going on To-day
HUsTINGs COURT-Criminal Cases
Christian CHURcH-Motherp' meeting
FIRST BAPTIST CmURCM-Festival
HUsTiNds CouRrRooM-Local option meeting.
OLD oPERA iIousZ-Rcpublican mass meeting.
WRIGHT BLocK-Meeting Roanoke Council.
X. OF M G.
BERKELEY BUILDING Meeting Columbus
Lodge, |. o. OF
ACADEMY oP MusIc-Mclyillc Companv In
1.-THE Galley Slave"
only Two Gases In Police Court.
Justice Turner had only two cases in
police court Yesterday morning. Charles
Booker and Ballard Waldo we're each
( hned 50 for deing disorderly.
The Festival to be Held Monday Night.
The festival given by the Ladies' Aid
Society OF the United Brethren Church
Will be held Monday night, February
rs, and no. tonight, as has been pub
lished.
The Football (;nine Pnstnnnad
The football game which was to have
been played yesterday afternoon be-
twcen the Devon and Graves teams was
postponed until to morrow on account of
the weather.
Thief In Boot and Shoe Shop
Some enterprising thief broke into
the boot and shoe shop OF James Thomp.
son on Commonwealth avenue Wednes-
day night and stole several pairs of
shoes, considerable quantity OF LEI Their
and several of Mr.. Thompson's tools.
NO clue to the theft has been found.
Mothers Meeting n the Christian Church.
A ''mothers' meeting" will be held 1t
the Christian Church this afternoon at
o'clock. Mrs. j. w. Newton. OF
Staunton, will conduct the meeting and
her subject will be pitfalls for Your
Boys All mothers are requested to
attend.
Said to Have Stole tho Clothes In Salem.
Police Officer Rigney arrested Charles
Brown, colored, yesterday on a charp @
OF stealing suit of clothes belonpinp
to Henry Walker from Esther REYNOLDS
The stealing is said to have been done
at Salem, and Brown is in jail awaiting
the action Of the authorities OF that
town.
The Festival at tho First baptist Church.
The festival which was given by the
Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist
Church last night was we'll attended
considering the number of other attrac
tons in the city. Delicious refresh
ments OF al kinds were served by the
ladies. The festival will be continued
to- night, to which all are invited to at.
tend.
Local Optionists Met Last Night.
The second weekly meeting of the
Third Ward Local Option Club, since it's
reorganization. was held last night at
Grace Methodist Church and was pre-
\ sided over by j. M. Gambill, chairman
of the executive committee of the local
was transacted. About dozen mem.
bers were present.
conference at the United Brethren Church
a conference of the member of the
United Brethren Church will be held at
O'CLOCK Saturday afternoon. All the
members are requested to be present as
this is the last church meeting to be
he!d before the pastor leaves to attend
the annual conference. The officers for
the ensuing year will be cleo ted at this
time.
An Escaped Prisoner Recaptursd.
L William Booker, alias William NOEL
colored man, who escaped from the
chain gang in December, was recaptured
oy Ohcer Smith yesterday and lodged
In Jail. He has been away from the
,ity since he made his escape, and had
Just returned when the officer saw him.
Booker is and old offender, he having
served number Of sentences on the
chain gang.
win Soon Send for Mrs. Ginger.
I Justice Wilbur S. Pole is in receipt of
letter from DR.. Benjamin Blackwell,
uperintendent of the Western Lunatic
Asylum at Stanton, to the effect that
no would soon, probably to day, send for
Mrs. P. j. Ginger, who was some time
3tgo adiudged insane by a commission of
upacy in this city Mrs. Ginger has
about recovered from the effects of her
attempt to commit suicide.
n the Hustings Court yesterday
n William Hayman, native Of Great
3ritain, announced his intention to
,ecomes an American citizen and took