The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-18
FROM ALL AROUND THE CITY.
Current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.

ofIoIIy 'OiO.
Bits OF Facts and Gossip Gathered on tho
streets by Times Keporters-Points
Political, Social and General Happen
Ing Yesterday.
Practice Work With the Hook and Ladder
a number of members of the fire dc.
partment were drilled in the use of tho
Aerial hook and ladder yesterday after.
noon by raising il to tho top OF the
tower OF tho First Presbyterian Church.
Directors of tho Club VIII Meet To.mor.
row.
The meeting OF the directors OF tho
Roanoke Athletic Club, which was to
have been hold yesterday afternoon,
was postponed until to-morrow after
moon.
n Ballahaok Man Adjudged Insane
Robert Coon, a citizen of Ballahack,
has been adjudged insane by commits.
sion OF lunacy composed of Justices
Gregory, Phelps and Richardson, and
will be sent to the Western Lunatic
Asylum at Staunton.
||Peddling Liquor without "A License.
Norman Hale. Franklin county
f|man. was arrested yesterday morning
10y Deputy Marshal Chewning, charged
with peddling liquor about tho city
without license. he will be tried be-
FORE Com missioner Rhodes Monday.
Yesterday.
The Graves and Devon football teams
played an exciting and interesting game
Rf football yesterday afternoon at tho
athletic Park. After hard fight on
Poth sides neither team was able TO
3core. The game will be played off
s,ext Thursday.
boy Serl ously Burned.
John Hays, the IA year old son of
! cry lays, OF North west Roanoke, was
$everely and dangerously burned on the
fhest and face yesterday afternoon by
8hls clothing catching on fro from tho
crate. His physician, DR.. j. T. Strick-
and, who dressed the wounds, thinks
ahe young man will recover.
II tho Police Court Yesterday.
The Turk who was arrested for SELL
ing candy on tho sidewalks without a
! icense was fined $3.50 in tho police
Hours yesterday. James Duggan, for
#isorderly conduct, was fined So so.
8V1lllam Faulkner and Richard Grant
2Eere fined $3.50 each for fighting; Jacob
$sosenburg was taxed So for driving a
Wagon on the depot platform and ROYAL
$loore for being disorderly was fined SIS
a he Il. l.. 1. Drum Corps Ball
: The ball which will be given by the
- Roanoke Light Infantry Drum Corps at
|4heir arm Dry Thursday evening, Febru-
#ry 20, promises to be success in every
way They have secured the Roanoke
&lachine Works Orchestra. A large
y um Der of tickets have been sold and a
#ood attendance is assured All at.
#ending will be required to unmask be.
B$Pre an appointed committee before en-.
Nering the ball room.
|f5n Honor of Miss EIlyson.
q Mrs. A. Il. Hammond entertained a
8w friends at her pleasant home on
ae fie-son street last night in honor of
Her guest, Miss Ellyson, of Richmond.
s aggressive euchre was played for the
8rst part OF the evening after which
,llghtful salads and ices with other re.
easements were served. Among those
&esent were the Misses Manning, Of
y cunt Joy, Pa, MIR. and Mrs. Ben
reider, Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Ferguson,
r. and Mrs ID. II Matson, Miss Pole,
Ell ISIS OFT, the Misses Trout and Messrs.
Hrelder, Winch, Davenport and Cushman.
$ yards will he Mustered in Tomorrow
Acting colonel Of the Second regi-
went Virginia volunteer militia, Wilbur
~ role, received letter from Brigadier
neral Anderson yesterday Girecting
e at the Roanoke Machine Works
s. uards be mustered in as soon as posi-
&3e. Acting under these orders Colonel
S}ple will probably 20 through with
10 ceremoney tomorrow night. The
|s&f ards have been ready for some time,
af 1t is understood that the delay has
en- caused on account of the illness of
#Pl lionel Baker, who is now away on q
5$ave OF absence. Arms and equipments
IL be SEM to tho company as soon as
= 8ssible.
stinguished Visitors at the Colored
ri choOl.
Rev. ID. b. Drissell, president of
hmpton Normal and Agricultural
hool, with Miss Elizabeth Hyde and
ss Alice M. Bacon, yesterday visited
- Fifth ward public school, of which
or. ID. w. Harth is principal. They
Impressed themselves highly pleased
th Prof. Harth's algebra class. Their
Pc1al mission to this school, however,
to see Mrs. r. &c. Harth and Mrs.
- sic D. Oliver, who are graduates of
Pt school. The visitors spent quite a
lie with their former pupils, and
re highly pleased with the recitations
Hard. They left for Alabama lass
ht, looking after other pupils.
oss to the Banjo and Guitar Club
Lloyd Featherston, musical direc-
~ of the Roanoke Banjo and Guitar
28 b, has resigned, not only as q mu-
Sal director Of that organization, but
8o as member. Mr.. Featherston.