The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11
FROM ALL AROUND THE CITY.

fhUm ALL ARUUHD The CITY.
Current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.
Bits of Facts.and Gossip Gathered on the
Streets by -Times Reporters-Points
Political, Social and General Happen
Ing Yesterday.
WHATS Going on Tomorrow.
HUsTiNGs CouRT-Criminal cases.
/. Nj. Z. A. HALL Pastors conference
FIDELITY Misunderstanding Mt. Vernon
Lodge, |. o. .. f.
BERKELEY Misunderstanding OF Roanoke
Council, Royal Arcanum
WRIGHT BLocK-Mceting Hiawatha Tribe,
J. q. RIM
JUNIOR ORDER HALL-Mcctiug Southwest
Council, j. O. L. a. NJ.
FRIENDSHIP llEApQuAnrERs-Mcet Friend
Fire Company.
German EmiGrants on Route West
a carload of sixty German emigrants
passed through tho city yesterday for
tho West. where they will locate.
*. l.. I. Drum Corps Photographed.
The drum corps OF the Roanoke Light
Infantry, twelve in number, was photo.
graphed yesterday afternoon in their
full dress uniform.
Three Negro Women In IL "scrap."
Three negro women became involved
In lively scrap" last night on the
market square. Officer Griffin arrived
on the scene and arrested Nora Read
while the other women escaped.
Kept His Employers Money.
Arthur Harris, colored, was arrested
yesterday charged with having sold
oysters for w. b. Maupin, the Commerce
street oyster dealer, and keeping the
money. He will be tried before Police
Justice Turner tomorrow.
To Give Concert Tuesday Night.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF Belmont
Methodist Church will give concert
next Tuesday night. Among the other
attractions, Sam Oden and Robert Vim
bush, two blind musicians of oonsi der
able skill will take part.
Death of Mrs. HensIey
Mrs. Mary f. Hensley, widow of the
late j. o. Hensiey. died yesterday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock at her home at the
corner of Park and John streets. The
tO-dlV.
the interment to take place in the CITY
Ce metery.
Preparing for Another Demorest Medal
Contest.
The Stewart VS., under the auspices
OF the w. c. Il. u, will form class
for the Demorest medal contest. All
desiring to join are requested to meet
Wednesday afternoo On at o'clock, Feb
ruary IA, at the hall in the Bridgewater
building on Robertson avenue.
Richardson Surrenders Himself.
James Richardson. whose term OF
imprisonment for engaging in the riot
OF September 81 was committed to
twenty four hours by Governor OFFER
rail-, surrendered himself TO Sergeant
Traynham yesterday afternoon at $40
o'clock and began his term of i'm prison.
ment at that time.
Electric Car and Wagon Collide.
An electric street car collded with
the wagon Of the Paragon Oil and Gas,
oline Company on Second street II. @. at
o'clock yesterday morning and COM
pletely demolished the wagon. c. D.
Marstol, the manager, was in the
wagon and was severely bruised ON the
right hand. The wagon was driven by
Frank Greenwood.
Fire Board Acts Favorably on the Petition.
An adjourned meeting of the fire
board OF the city was held last evening
at . o'clock in the Office of the chief of
the fire department to consider the ap-
plication OF the Reliance Fire COMPANY
for admission into the department. The
board decided to admit the new COM
pany if Council will agree to furnish the
necessary equipments, and a commune
cation TO this effect was sent to Council
last night.
Mock Trial at the Y. NJ. c. A. Lyceum.
MOCK Trial" was held at the Y.
Nj. c. A. hall last night by the associa-
tion lyeceum, the charge of felony hay-
ing been brought in against the prisoner
at the bar. Judge Brand presided and
Messrs. Coleman and Morris prosecuted
while Messrs. Hall and Good defended
the prisoner. The jury, A. L. Powell,
foremsn; after being out few minutes
brought in verdict of not guilty.
Clifton Forge Sentenced this Culpirt.
Dave Haney, well-known in police
circles in this city, has been sent to the
peniUentiary for Ave years for breaking
in store at Clifton Forge He was
wanted here for breaking into COINS
clothing store about q month ago and
into Loving's grocery some time pre-.
vious. Chief Dyer had located him at
Fincastle, and was arranging for his
arrest, when he was arrested for the
crime for which he is paying the pen.
atty.