The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-05

until the health Of all the residents of
that portion of the city is menaced
Tho matter has been reported TO tho
city authorities and will no doubt DO
immediately looked after by them
J.P Holiday at tho Point of Death.
y. Is. Daniel, OF tho firm OF Daniel g.
Holiday, deceived a telegram last night
from Lewis Hol!aoay stating that his
brother, j T. Holiday, who is very i'll
With typhoid fever, was at tho point OF
death and growing gradually weaker.
Mr.. Daniel left last night for Rspidan
to be at his partners bedside.
a Quorum Not Present
The proposed meeting OF tho Central
Democratic Club was not held last
night owing to the lsck Of quorum A
meeting will be held next Tuesday
night at 4 place 10 be determined upon
by the executive committee Of the club
and the city executive com mittee. A
full attendance of the members is de.
sired.
Conference of the United Bretlren,s
Church.
The quarterly conference of the
United 3rethren's Church, OF this CITY,
will be conducted noxt Saturday by
Rev j. w. Howe, OF Dayton, Va, pre-
siding elder OF the Shenandoah district.
After the conference revival services
will begin, which will last at least q
week and probably longer.
Overstreet is Improving.
Taylor Overstreet, who was shot in
the abdomen by Henry Grigg at Blue
Ridge Springs a few days ago. was
slightly improved yesterday, and strong
hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Grigg, the negro who did the shoot
ing, and who, in the melee, was also
wounded in the side, has had the
bullet cut out and will recover soon.
Pieased With Roanoke.
j. +. Avery and family, who have
been spending the summer at Blue
Ridge Springs, we're in the city yester-
day and spent the day in visiting the
various points OF interest. Mr. Avery
expressed hinselt as well pleased with
the Magic City, and predicted that Roa-
noke, and the Southwest generally, had
bright future.
Out of Justice Wiiliarns' JurisdictIon.
Thomas Payne, who was arrested
Monday evening at Washington Heights
for promiscuously using pair OF brass
knucks; also !or striking O woman, was
dismissed yesterday morning in police
court on account of tho offense being
committed out Of the bailiwick OF the
police justice. A warrant will be issued
in the county and ho will no doubt be
arrested again.
Omcers of the Hammer w. C, T.U.
At the annual election of officers at
the Hammer w. c.. II. u. the following
we're chosen for the coming year: Presi-
dent. Mrs. j. M. Bennett; recording
secretary Mrs Walter s. Chatham;
assistant secretary. Miss Lena Spies;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. W. W.
Lyman; treasurer, Mrs. J. D. McNamee;
with vice presidents from the various
church denominations.
Passenger Train Delayed.
The west bound passenger train, due
here at 1870 o'clock a. M, was three
hours and halflate yesterday morning.
The delay was caused by the passenger
train running into freight train at
Ford's. about twenty miles this side of
Petersburg. The accident was due to a
switch being left open, and In the dense
fog the engineer of the passenger train
cars were derailed. No one was injured.
Drug Store Changes Hands.
Messrs. Samuel W. Stone and E. l..
Erb have purchased from Hamilton
Graves. trustee, Hoffman's drug store on
Salem avenue. They will buy stock
OF new goods and will run first class
store in every respect. Both Mr.. Stone
and Mr.. Erb are we'll known druggists of
this city. The former has been in the
business about eight years. while the
latter has had four years experience in
this line. Mr.. Erb has been ted
with the firm of Massie g. Martin and
also with Mr.. Hoffman. while Mr..
Stone has had charge OF the branch
store of the Lyle Drug Company.
Council Nj Getting Last Night.
A special meeting of the City Council
was held last night for the purpose of
appointing proxy and an alternate to
vote the $500, 900 worth of stock Of, and
to represent the city of Roanoke in the
meeting of the stockholders of the Roa-
noke and Southern Railroad Company,
which will be held in this city Septem-
her l. Those preaent were Messrs.
Buckner, Andrews, Bachman, Boehm,
Casey, Clingenpeel, Davies. Dickerson,
Graves, Groves, High. Loughery, Nc
Nance, Mays, Moomaw. Ramsey, Stew
enson and Terry. resolution was
offered by Mr. Clingenpeel appointing