The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-09

HUsrINes COURr-Civil cases
CIRCUIT CouRT-Civll cases.
JAMESON BUILDING Rchcarsal OF "Pinaforc"
Sp. m.
CHRIST CHURcH-Lenten service, 500 p. H.
CHRIST 'HURcH-Mecting Joint branch of tho
Womcn's Auxiliary, 5 p. III.
12H SALEM AyENun-Mcetinp Rcnublicon civ
committee.
WRIGHT BLocK-Mecting Roanoke Council. X.
Of NC.
BERKELEY BUILDING Meeting Columbus
Lodge, |. .. OF.
Law Office Hemoved.
Lunsford IL Antrim have moved their
law Offices from the Commercial build
ing To rooms and in the Masonic
Temple.
Meeting ~oman's Auxiliary, Episcopal
Churches.
The regular monthly meeting Of tho
joint branch of the Woman's n xiliarv
OF st; johns and Christ Episcopal
Churches will be hold at Christ Church
this afternoon at O'Clock.
Revival at Bethany Church.
The revival services at tho Bethany
Presbyterian Church was we'll attended
last night and much interest was mani.
rested. Rev. A. A. Little preached An
impressive sermon. Services will be
conducted there tonight at 1870 o'clock.
Two Coal Cars Deraiied.
Two coal cars on south bound FREIGHT
train were derailed at s o'clock iast
night In the Roanoke and Southern ward.
causing q delay to the train of about an
hour. The cars were thrown off while
the train was backing over misplaced
switch. No damage was done.
Bette Thomas Ii eld for the ,Jury
Bette Thomas, the old colored wo
man, who WAS arrested Wednesday nipht
by Deputy United States Marshal Chew
ming, was given hearing before Commits.
sioner Rhodes yesterday afternoon.
Several witnesses were examined, and
she was sent on to await the action of
the United States grand jury.
The RegulariPoiioe Court Docket.
Lee Martin was fined $3.50 in police
court yesterday morning on the charge
OF being drunk. Barney Herman was
taxed like amount for similar Of
tense. Joe Hing and Moss Anderson
were each fined So for trespassing on
the Norfolk and Western tracks, Thomas
Milton was assessed SIS for vagrancy.
Loiterers Around the jail Fined.
For some time past number of per.
sons have boen in the habit of conPrepat-
ing around the Jail and talking with the
prisoners. Station Keeper Orgain We'd
nesday afternoon arrested Bob Brackett
and Tom Finny, two colored bows,
for communicating with Jesse Terry,
one OF the prisoners. They were fined
IS each in police court yesterday morn
ing for vagrancy.
Glass Blowers Still Drawing n Crowd. rET,
The glass blowers establishment at
100 Jefferson street continues to attract
largo crowds each night to witness the
marvellous transformations of brittle
glass into hundreds of curious and
pretty ornaments. Last night the store
was crowded until after o'clock, and
each visitor received q present. The
special entertainment Saturday after
noon for school children will no doubt
be largely attended.
Grocery Company aRemoves. to- New
Quarters. ,a..s. S1E5N
The Jefferson Street Grocery Com
pany will move their stock of goods
next week from their present stand on
Jefferson street to the corner of Com
merce street and Salem avenue, in the
building formerly occupied by Mrs
Indorsky The firm will add fine
line of new groceries to their stock, and
will retain Manager Thomas and ]. f.
wager, the popular salesman In charge
of the business.
Funeral of Mrs. Bower
Mrs. Mary Bower, the mother of j. r,
Bower, of this city, died Wednesday at
the residence OF her nephew, G.. A.
Hubert, on Salem road, three miles
west of this city, in her S7th year. The
funeral service was conducted by Rev.
o. G. Miller, and the interment took
place in the City Cemetery yesterday at
8 p. m. The following were the pail
bearers: Messrs. w. G. McGee, r. d.
Booth, w. r. Cross, w. Wilkersop, r.
H. Angel and C. Bilhart.
The Young Snatch Thief Held for Trial.
Jesse Terry, colored, and Gus Mills,
the boys who were arrested Wednesday
afternoon, charged with stealing some
money from Mrs. Matilda Childress at
the market house, were tried in police
court yesterday. The Terry boy was
sent on to the grand jury, and Gus Mills
was dismissed as the evidence showed
that he did not participate in the rob.
berry. Jesse Terry is a noted snatch
thief. He was only released from jail
few days ago, after serving sentence
OF thirty days for stealing a razor from
Rosenbaum Bros. store.
Held on Charge of Forgery.
The hearing of Robert McFarla nd, an
employe of the Kindred Coal Company,
who was arrested Wednesday night on
warrant sworn out by j. A Fishburne,
came up in the police court yesterday
morning. The charge against Nc Far
land, was that Of forging check for SIS
and signing himself as secretary and
treasurer OF the Kindred Coal COMPANY.