The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-01
FROM ALL AROUND THE CITY.
Current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.

Briefly Told.
a'o OF faots and Gossip Gathered on the
streets by Times Reporters-Points
Political, Social and General Happen
ing Yesterday.
Christ Church Mems Association.
There will be q meeting of the men
OF Christ Church congregation at the
church room, Ali Henry street Bridge
water ouilding) tonight at p. m.
To Hold "a Meeting Tonight.
The young people Of Creme Memorial
Church will hold meeting tonight, at
which arrangements will be made for
tne next monthly social meeting.
Pocahontas Coal Shipments.
The Pocahontas coal shipments for
the week ending May 80 makes total
OF $50, 800 tons, which is divided as fol-
Lows: Pocahontas coal, 25O,136 tons;
Clinch Valley, 1854 tons.
Police Court Fines.
In the police court yesterday morn
ing Rosa Burke, colored, was fined 80 so
for disorderly conduct. Allen Hopkins,
colored, was fined SIS for the same
offence Harry Coleman, colored, was
also fined IS for fighting.
The Special Grand Jury.
The special grend jury, summoned
yesterday to meet tomorrow at 10
o'clock, Is composed as follows: Fl. M.
Darnall, G. @ Taliaferro, w. M. Dun
lap. G. L. Stevens, R. S. swell, John
d. Carr, j. T. Smoot, d. w. Harth and
Moses Johnson.
Run Over, But Not Seriously Hurt.
George Herbert. the young son OF the
late Charles Herbert, while playing on
Je fferson street, near Salem avenue,
about noon yesterday, was run over by
an express wagon. He was not seri-
ously hurt, and was soon playing with
his comrades again.
The Soldier Boys eturn Home.
The Roanoke soldiers, who went TO
Richmond to attend tho ceremonies at
that place on Decoration Day, returned
home yesterday morning. They were
all enthusiastic over their visit and
speak in high terms of the hospitable
manner in which they were enter
tanned.
Looked Up In Default of Ball
Harvey Graham and Reuben Harris,
both colored, were given a hearing be-
fore United States Com missioner Rhodes
yesterday on the charge of selling
whIskey without license. They were
sent on to the fall term Of the grand
jury and were locked up In default of
$500 bail.
Secured a Good Contract In Petersburs.
Peter Duggan. of the firm of Duggan
d Keenan,, contractors, returned yester-
day morning from Petersburg, where
his firm secured the contract for build
ing the stone work Of the bridge across
the AppomattoX river for the Peters
burg belt line The contract embraces
about 4,500 yards of masonry, and work
on it will be com menced at once.
Fine Imposed Upon Messrs. Stewart and
Hoge.
Charles 1. Stewart, editor of the
Evening World, and Col. John Hampton
Hcge were tried before Police Justice
Turner yesterday morning on the charge
of fighting on the streets. After listen
ing to the testimony the justice fined
them 50. so each. Mr.. Stewart paid his
fine. but Colonel Hoge took an appeal
to the Hastings Court.
Second Call Instead of tho All out Alarm
Sounded.
The chimney of the residence of
o. p. Woodson, at No. SO Gilmer avenue
N. W., was discovered to be on fire yes
terday afternoon at 1890 o'clock, and
the fire alarm was sounded from box is.
In short time the Friendships were
upon the scene, but the little blaze had
already been extinguished by pail of
water. Some one attempted TO sound
the one tap Of sail over" but instead
made second call, and the Junior HOSE
Company, too, made the race to the
supposed fire.
The Work Before Council.
The last regular monthly meeting of
the present Council will be held Tues
day night. The work of this body is
about cleared up, there being but one
bill on the calendar. That is bill No
96, ITO provide regulations for the
erection of buildings in the city of Ros-
some time ago by the Engineers Asso-
citation, and which WAS submitted by
them to Council. The measure is q
voluminous one and it will probably
take several nights to consider 1t.
SOMETIME ago 1 was troubled with
an attack of rheumatism. / used Cham
berlain's pain balm and was completely
cured. 1 have since advised many Of
my friends and customers to try the
remedy and all speak highly of IT,
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Granulated Eye Lids, Sore Nipples, Piles,
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Is cents per box. For sale by druggists.