The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-14
FROM ALL AROUND THE CITY.
Current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.

Bits OF Facts and Gossip Gathered on the
Streets by Times Reporters-Points
Political, Social and General Happen.
ing Yesterday.
What's Going on To-day
liUsrINGs CoURr-Criminal cases.
\. NJ G. A. HALL-Conferencc and opening OF
the convention.
RAILROAD Drrr. Y. NJ. G. A. BUILDING
Praise service.
UNITED BRETHREN CmuncH-Illustratcd
lecture.
fU9 CAHrBELL AvEyUE-Musical and magic
lantern entertainment
ll2X CAMPBELL AyENur-Bobemion g,,.,
blowers.
VIRGINIA CoLLEGE--Prof. Raybilrs recital.
TRINITY Nj. K. Extraordinarily conference.
ACADEMY or MusIo-World's Fair lecture.
Kennerly's Case May Come Up To-day.
me case OF the commonwealth
against Thomas S. Kennerly. is set for
trial in the Hastings Court to day.
Guards sIet Last Night.
The weekly meeting o, the Roanoke
Machine Works Guards was hold at
their armory last night. The attend
ance was larger than usual.
Dance in the frey Building.
very pleasant dance was held at
the Firey building last night by
party OF gay young people, who held the
boards from o'clock until after mid
night.
Trinity MEE9Church. Conference.
The regular monthly church confer.
ence of Trinity Methodist Church will
be held this evening. A large attend
ance OF the members is desired, us i'm
pc tant business will be before the
tSdy for consideration.
SgPlacing the Letter Boxes on New Ponts.
Postal Clerks Jacob Nabe and A. f.
Brooks were occupied yesterday in plac-
ing the letter boxes in different sections
OF the city to tho new iron posts that
we're erected by Capt A. j. Banks. The
thirty letter boxes were formerly
attached to the old lamp posts.
Suspected of Stealing a Lap Robe.
Police Officer Moss arrested negro
man last night near the market house
who had in his possession very fine
lap robe which he was trying to sell to
the hack men on the street. The negro
was locked up to await I'm inves tigation
this morning at the police court
Preparations for the Hop.
All the preparations have been made
for the hop that will be given by
number OF young men at Hotel Felix
Friday night, February 16. The music
will be good, and nothing will be LETT
out that will make the affair pleasant
to the participants. Tickets can be
procured at Catogni's.
st. Marks Church Soon to be Finished III,
The oak finish for the auditorium of
st. Marks Lutheran Church is being
shipped to this city from Lynchburg
under the direc ton of C. II. Fahne-
stock. The work OF interior finishing
will soon be done, and will make ST,
Marks the handsomest finished church
in the city.
Pleasant Entertainment Arranged for
Tonight.
musical entertainment and magic
lantern exhibition is to be held to night
at No. 400 Campbell avenue, the proc lads
of which will go towards the Easter
fund OF Christ Episcopal Church. The
entertainment is in charge of Mrs.
Kinnier and Miss Booth.
The Recital at the College Tonight.
The recital at tho Virginia College
for Young Ladies to night, to be given
by Prof. Rayhill, promises being verv
well attended and altogether an enioy.
able entertainment Cars from the
Terry building to the college will leave
every twenty minutes after o'clock 10
accommodate those who will attend.
Stanton Endorses the Chiefs Plan.
Chief OF Police Dyer received a letter
yesterday from j. M. Waters, chief of
police OF Staunton, in which the plan OF
Mr.. Dyer to organize State association
OF chiefs OF police was warmly endorsed.
Chief Dyer has made this suggestion to
the chiefs Of all the l,rger towns in the
State, and so far has received only fav.
orable replies.
Elks Hold q Social Session After an In.
itiatioD.
Roanoke Lodge, B. P. o. e., met At
their hall last night and, after TRANSACT
ing the usual business in ritual order.
initiated one candidate into the hidden
mysteries Of the brotherhood. After
adjournment social session was held
and the usual hour of fun and mirth wss
spent by the charitable and festive
Elks.
"Sights and Scenes In Europe"
Mr. and Mrs. &. G. Burnett, of San
Francisco. Cal, will present q finely
illustrated lecture. "Sights and Scenes
in Europe" at st. Marks Lutheran
Church Tuesday evening, February 90,
at o'clock MIR. and Mrs. Burnett are
former parishioners Of Rev. Oliver C.
Miller at San Francisco, and will give
the entire proceeds sor the benefit of St.
Marks.