The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-14

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lM ALL AROUND THE CITY.
trent Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told
= treets by Times Keporters-Points
Political Social and General Happen
j. ing Yesterday.
bred Baud at Pulaski
The Old Lick colored band went to
Rskl yesterday to play at colored
ques last night.
hcatlon for Rev. L. q. Broughton.
s#ev. Len. e. Broughton has been
8Pd months vacation by the congre
on OF Calvary Baptist Church, OF
ch he is pastor.
F One Fine Imposed.
anly one fine WAS imposed in the d.
court Yesterday morning. Tho un-
: innate WAS colored man who was
8fged with trespas sing on the Norfolk
- Western tracks.
In L IL
81 he clerks in tue Norfolk and West
81 Offices rtcsived their Juno salary
4terday forenoon. Tho payroll
&punted 20 about $4,000.
- man at COyner's Last Night
u germln was given at Coyner's
ings last night to the guests of Blue
ge Springs. The affair was very
lsant on" and tho german was lead
w. Fl. Fry Of Coynsr's
urs,onis's From winston Coming.
Tho Bap,ists of Winston, N G., will
IKE an excursion to this city July "a
e colorpd population of Winston will
P Visit Roanoke in body July 80.
\ Hundred and Tiny Men Sent North
yesterday.
&ne hundred and fifty colored men
He shipped from this city yesterday
&he Connollsville coal region in Penn
avania by t. Z Rains.
8tincatcs to the New Officials
+ erti dcate. lot election were issued yes
H8day by Guy Clerk w. e Thomas to
q city officers who were elected by
8inctl Tuesday night. The new off,
rs will enter upon the discharge of
Dir duties August /.
Grow Escape From Drowning
X. T. Williams. clerk in the Norfolk
Y Western Offices, had narrow
8aPe FROM drowning in the Roanoke
Her, above the Franklin Road bridge,
$terday afternoon. He was rescued
&some friends, who were bathing with
$fn at the time.
little Myers Dismissed.
Hattie Myers. who was arrested on
Aursday night on the charge OF steal
= SGT from j. Il. Harvey, was tried be-
Ne Police Justice Turner yesterday
#rning. There was no substantial
3dence to prove the charge, and the,
&used was dismissed.
5 ne to be Married.
$ohn # Pfeilfer, foreman of the
&cksmith department of the Roanoke
&chine Works, left last night for
Philadelphia, where ne will be united in
Arriage to Mrs Wells, widow of John
Pills, formerly Of this city. After the
&rriage Mr. and Mrs. Pfeiifer will
&vel through the North and East SOW
Fl weeks before returning to this city.
4'terday in the Hustlngs Court.
Hastings Court convened yesterday
aenoon a. 10 o'clock, and the day was
Yen up with chancery causes, and in
p trial of Capt. George McH Gish,
Arged with misapproprating money
longing TO other parties. The case
rs glven tn tho jury short time be-
Re adjourn .aent, and on thor failing
dagree, they were ordered to appear
4 is morning. 10 resume consideration of
3o case.
3jeot to tho Dumping Ground
4rhe peopla Of Vinton are consider
3ly worried because the authorities Of
rs city dump refuse of all kinds, in =
ading this contents Of cesspools, in
mixer Creek, which flows dire CITY by
pat village and is, they claim, q mon
10 to the health OF their citizens. The
nton people arc circulating d petition
tich will be presented TO Mayor Jones,
king MIN to have the practice
bpped.
Criminals Pass Through Roanoke.
Sheriff Oven Henry Price, Of Frank
p county, his son and deputy. G. c..
8ice, and John DlllaId, were in the city
st night in charge Of three prisoners,
bonn they took to Richmond on the ii
block train, to place In the State pom
htiary. The criminals are: Peter
nth, white, who will serve eighteen
lsrs for the murder OF Mildred Sloane;
prom Morchead, colored, s,ntenced for
|e year for malicious shooting, and
pier Hensley, who goes for twelve
!onths for malicious cutting.