The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-02
FROM ALL AROUND THE CITY.
Current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.
Bits OF Facts and Gossip Gathered on tho
Streets by Times Reporters-Points
Political, Social and General Happen
Ing Yesterday.

Political, Social and General Happen
Ing Yesterday.
what's Going on To-day.
HUsTINes CoURT-Criminal cases.
CIRCUIT CeURT-Civil cases.
WRIGHT BLoUK-Roanoko Council K Of M C.
BERKELEY BUILDING = Meeting Columbus
Lodge, l. o. o.. F.
Machine wor Pay Roll.
The pay roll of the employees of the
Roanoke Machine Works just made out
amounts to S26,6lO.G8.
Female Minstrel Company Coming
Duncan Clark's female minstrels will
play an engagement 1T tho Old Opera
House March / 3 and Ia.
Prat Service Saturday Night
The ladies missionary society OF the
First Presbyterian Church will hold
praise service al the church Saturday
night.
Pocahonta, GOAL Shipments for the Month
During the month of February the
Pocahontas Coal Company shipped 49,
135 tons of Clinch Valley coal and ISL
620 tons OF Pocahontas coal.
Only Eleven Marriages In February
Eleven marriage licenses we're issued
in the clerks Office during tho months
OF February. or these four were to
white and sevon to colored persons.
Police Court Record for February.
During the month of February Jus.
tlce Turner disposed of 1913 cases
Forty six of these wore white and
eighty-two colored. Ton cases were
common wealth ones and 1lS city ones.
"A Saratoga. N. ". wayfarer Here.
Officer Merriman arrested a white
tramp yesterday morning loi ;ering on
the steps of the freight depot, who gave
his name as Merritt Reed and claimed
to hail from Saratoga, N Y. Reed will
explain his business in Roanoke to
Judge Turner this morning.
Entertained by Misa niahoney.
very pleasant eocial party was given
last night by Miss Mahoney at her resi-
dence, at tho corner of Ninth avenue
and Park street s. W., which was
attended by about 90 young ladies and
gentlemen Music and games were
pleasant features of the evening and
the affair asquite an enjoyable episode
in the mid-lenJ season.
Held For Shooting Another Colored Man.
James Law, o colored man, was
charged in police court yesterday morn
ing with shooting at Charles Brown,
also colored. Several witnesses were
examined, and as the evidence was
strong against him he was sent on to
George Penn and William Brown were
each fined IS for vagrancy.
City Licenses During the Past Month.
Commissioner of Revenue Turner is
sued the following city licenses, which
amounted to SIS, during the month OF
February: One street merchant, one
attorney, one life insurance company,
one com mission merchant and one
tobacco and cigar store. State licenses
were issued during the month to the
amount of $S42 95.
More Glass Blowers I'm Town.
Lesberger and Kingmans glass blow
ers will open up their entertainment at
100 Jefferson street this afternoon, and
continue ten days. These artists visited
this city about two years ago, and met
with flattering reception. Since then
they have exhibited their peculiar art
in nearly every large town in the
country and performed some very
accomplished work on the Midway
Plaisance at tho Worlds Fair
To Arrange for a Settlement with Bond.
holders.
The Virginia Land Company held q
meeting yesterday at noon in w. M.
fagers office, which was presided over
by Capt. L. w. Spindle. W. M. wager
was appointed committee of one to
wait on the bondholders against the
company to see what is the best settle.
ment that can be made. No other bust
ness was transacted and the meeting
adjourned to meet at the same place
March 18th.
$1,000 Cash, $1,000 Per Month.
New pianos can be bought from Hob
bic Music Co. on payments of $40. 90 cash
and $1,000 per month. A large and
beautiful stock on hand Warerooms
1877 Salem ave.
A SEVERE rheumatic pain in the left
shoulder had trou bled Mr. j. II. Lopez
well-known druggist of Des Moines,
Iowa, for over six months. At times
the pain was so severe that he could not
lift anything With all he could do he
could not get rid OF it until he applied
Cham berlain's Pain Balm. 81 only
made three applications of it," he says,
land have since been free from all
pain" He now recommends it to per-
sons similarly afflicted. 1t is for sale
by the Chas. Lyle Drug Company.
California Excursions.
The we'll known Phillips Excursion
Company have arranged to run weekly
excursions to all principal California
and other Pacific Coast cities from all
points on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road.
The parties will leave the East on