The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-16

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FR0fA ALL AROUND THE CITY.
Current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.
Streets by Times Reporters-Points
Political, Social and General Happen
ting Yesterday.
A New Delivery Wagon.
James Devon, the Campbell avenue
dyer and renovator, was proudly riding
through the streets yesterday in hand
some new delivery wagon.
BE Will Not Speak,
Rev. w. E. Hammer informed q TIMES
reporter yesterday that the notice that
he was going on the stump for Rucker
was without foundation. He has no
connection whatever with Fuckers
campaign.
lnteresting:serles of Sermons.
Rev. III. G. Garrison, pastor OF the
Fourth Avenue Christian Church, will
begin series of sermons this evening
on "Gceat Men and Great Movements"
The sermon to night will be on Luther
and the Lutherans"
Will Bid on the Public building.
William Russell, contractor OF
Staunton, accompanied by his wife, is
at the st. James hotel. Mr. Russell is
examining the plans and specifications
for the new public building and Mil
submit bid for tue construction.
Sent to jail For selling whisky
Peyton Yarhrough has been found
guilty OF Helling whisky without license
at the Lynchhueg Unted States Court
and Sentenced 70 thirty days in Jail and
fined 500 He WAS brought TO this CITY
yesterday and locked up
insurance Money Paid.
Reynolds BROTHERS, the tohacconists,
have received tho insura nee on the
goods they lost in last Sund avs fire.
In AoUBC W haHhg
OF Pythias, has also received S144.14,
the amount of the insurance on their
property.
Sent t. the Asylum.
Pearl Thomas, white girl, who was
adjudged luna:ic some time ago by a
comm ssion composed of Justices Chris
tian, Camper and Taliaferro, WAS taken
to tho Western Lunstic Asylum yester.
day by Deputy Sergeant j. p. Coon.
Pronounced Insane.
commission of lunacy composed of
Justices Camper. Talisferro and Chris
tian examined James Smith, colored,
yesterday afternoon and pronounced
him insane. The demented negro will
be taken to the asylum as soon as the
necessary arrangements can be made.
Meeting of the Central Democratic Club.
The Central Democratic Club will
hold very important meeting Tues
day night in the law Office of Justice
Sam Is. Christian. II is desired that
as many nom bers Of the club as posi-
BILE be present, as the business to be
transacted is important.
st. Marks Annual Picnic.
The officers and teachers OF st. Marks
Luthern Sunday school he d their an
nual picnic yesterday at Washington
Heights. The party went to the grounds
early in the morning and returned to
the city at o'clock, spending the en-
lire day in the woods. The occasion
was . very pleasant one.
Pleasant Surprise Party.
very pleasant surprise party was
given Friday night at the residence of
e. Il. Donnelly on Fourth avenue n. g.
in honor OF William McBurney, a clerk
at the Roanoke Machine Works. The
evening was spent pleasantly in music
and games, and refreshments were
served by the host
Wishes acknowledgements.
One of our business men has received
note from Col Walter Il. Taylor, presi.
dent OF the Marine Bank Of Norfolk,
saying: 81 have read with q great
deal of interest the folder lately printed
by your board of trade, and can assure
you that no one outside of Roanoke
wishes it greater success than do"
Hoge Spoke at stewartsville.
Col j. Hampton Hoge, the Repub-
lican candidate for Congress IN this dis
trict, made political address yesterday
afternoon at Stewertsville, Bedford
county. A number of Roanoke poll
tioians accompanied Colonel Hoge, who
made one Of his charac teristic brilliant
speeches, which was listened to by
considerable number of people.
Business Mems League.
Tomorrow night at O'Clock the
boarj of directors OF the Young Mems
Business League will meet at the court
house, their deliberations to be followed
half hour later by a meeting of