The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-11
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Happenings Briefly and Reliably
Put Before You.
Anywhere I'm the House.
Thirty-five cents will buy reserved
seat anywhere In the house to tho I'd
Friday, Decembe IS. 1898. Tickets on
sale at johnson Sc Johnson's drug giore.
Ten Bargains Worth Investigating.
ABOUT ton big Bargains in pianos and
organs are now being offered by Hobble
Music Com pany. Moro than they can
afford to describe in the papers. Costs
too much; therefore they solicit an in
vessigation ct their warerooms.
Pollce Court.
In Judge Williame' court yesterday
Cora Sanders, colored, was fined SO SO
for disorderly conduct; Robert Trice
WAS assessed IS on o similar charge, ard
WIN. Bradshaw, on the charge Of fight
Ing, was assessed So so, which WAS not
paid. A large number of ce1es were
dismissed.
Public Meeting This Evening.
the Christian Woman's Missionary
Society of the Fourth Avenue Christian
Church will hold public meeting at
the church this evening atlas o'clock.
Everybody Is invited to came out and
enjoy the epecial music. The children
will take para in the exercises of the
m Meeting.
Wanted In Pulaski.
Following the telegram which was
mentioned in yesterdays TIMES, let.
tor was received by Sergeant Tillett
from @. w. Ray who claims ownership
or the perfected graphophone found in
possession of Lee Lindsay, that I'm OIL
Ger from Pulaski would be sent to the
city for him az he was wanted there.
Edwin Farmer Concert.
Tho grand concert at tho Academy of
Music next Friday night by Edwin
Farmer will be the most delightful
event Of the season. e great many
tickets have boon sold and large aud
apLreciative audience will greet this
Southern genius. Among the most st-
tractive features Of the evening will be
flute solos by Prof. II. L. Farmer, as
sisted BY u talented violinist and vocal-
Isl.
In the appointment of tho standing
com mittees by Speaker Ryan in tho
lower house on Monday. Rspresenta-
tives Berkeley and Hsnnah, OF this
county, ara named a, membera of svv.
eral committees. Tna former ia mem
Der OF the committee on courts OF justice,
and on the Chesapeake and ite tributa-
RIGS. The latter Is mem Dor Of the fol-
lowing: Agriculture and mining, man
ufacturo and mechanics, and militia and
poles.
N. g w Esrnings aud Expenses.
Tbs receivers statement.of earnings
and expenses Of the Norfolk and
Western railroad fer the month Of
October. 1905. is as follows: Gross
earnings, $07l,595 IS; expenses. SIGl,-
1924; net earninae, $2O7,l73 IL. F>r
tho same month in 1894 tho ses.ernent
is as follows: Gross earnings, $685.
$40 SO; not earnings, $500. 1870 %. The
net earnings fer tho ten months ending
October 81 amounted to 81, 7OS ,04S So,
agsin6s S2,2i6. roo 81 for tho game period
Lass year.
DIR. Scott Sinking.
letter WAS received by Rev. DR..
Campbell yesterday from Rev L. G.
Scout, FIncas:le, stating that his IA ther,
Rev DR.. j a Scott, isEgradual'y sink.
ing and thore is no hope for his re covery.
DR.. Scott'a home is in Florida, bus is
cow visiting his daughter near Fins
castle. Ho is suffering from eeniie
9angrene, caused by small sore which
h-ss made its appearance on enc foot.
Inc disease is now fast spreading and
1t is only matter of little time when
death Will relieve his suffering
The West End Furnace.
Tho West End furnace has again
lighted tts fires, and it will not be many
hours before another one Of Roanoke's
large industries will again be in full
BLAST. Workmen have been engsgad for
several months past putting this prop
erty N shape for q resu mption of work,
and now scores of homes will be glad
dened on account of nearly o hundred
men having steady employment and
good wages, who have heretofore been
idle the foundry department will be
under the supervision OF John Morter.
He Again Enters the Field
WE call attention to the card OF Col.
Thomas Lewis, insurance broker and
sdjaster, and can safely assure the pub
lie that any business e,trusted TO
him will receive prompt and proper at
tention. Col. Lewis was actively en-
gagged as agent and adjuster from 1866
to 1890 during which time he insured
millions in properly and persons and
paid over 5000, 600 in losses without the
least controversy. He now again enters