The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-21
FROM ALL AROUND The CITY.
Current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.
Bits OF Facts and Gossip Gathered on the
Streets by Times MISUNDERSTANDING
Political, Social and General Happen
Ing Yesterday.

Political, Social and General Happen
ing Yesterday.
In the Hastings Court.
The day was taken up in Judge Woods
| court yesterday by the argument of the |
chancery suit of Wilmer Hodgson Va.
the Janette Land Company.
Sick at Hotel Roanoke.
Mr.. L. Graham, OF New Orleans, La,
is seriously i'll st Hotel Roanoke. His
son was telegraphed tor yesterday and |
is expected to arrive within day or
two.
Gard of Thanks.
The laiies OF the Vinton Methods.
Church wish to return thanks to the
general public for the liberal patronage
during the past two nights at their
lawn festival. q
Lee Street Festival Ends.
The festival given at 100 Salem ave-
nue. by the Ladies' Aid Society OF the
Lee Street Methodist Church ended last
night. 1t was we'll attended and the
ladies realized quite neat little sum
for their trouble.
Returned TO Roanoke
Mr.. L. johnson and bride returned to
Roanoke yesterday after a ten days'
bridal trip to Northern cities and visit
to relatives in Maryland. Mr.. johnson
Is one OF Roanoke's popular policemen
and will reside ct AIT Commerce street.
Will Continue Tonight.
The festival of the East Roanoke
Baptist Church, which Is being held by
the Young Ladies' Aid Society, has
proven 30 successful that the young
1Sdioa HOY nd I'D IN al
tonight. Every body is invited to come
out and have good time.
To Address the Lutheran Synod
Prof. f. v. N. Painter, of Roanoke
College, went to Staunton yesterday,
where he will attend the Lutheran
Synod In the interest Of the Sou tn view
Orphanage Home, located between this
city and Salem. He will deliver an ad-
dreas before the synod this evening.
Hotel Burned.
Intelligence has reached this city
that the Felix Hotel, run by w. Il.
Felix, former RoAnokor, st Mont
0omery, w. Va, WAS totally destroyed
by fire on last Tuesday. Mr.. Felix
was, for number of years, proprietor
OF the Hotel Felix in this city, and his
many friends here will regret to learn
of his misfortune.
First Presbl terlan Church.
Preaching in this church by the pas
ter en- Sunday At II u. %. and o. m.
At o'clock in the afternoon there will
be opecial service and tho rite of bap-
tism will be administered 10 little chill
dren. Parents desiring their children
baptized will plense inform the pastor
81 the morning service.
To BE Married.
James Mcclure, OF the Grocer Iron
Com pany, this city, will leave to-day for
Hollidaysburg, Pa, where he will be
married on the Goth inst. to Miss Bessie
Calvin, On accomplished young lady of
that city. After visiting aeveral North
ern cities Mr. Mcclure and his bride
will come to Roanoke, which they will
make their future home.
En- Route to the Penitentiary.
j. X Lilly, deputy sheriff OF Mercer
county, w. Va, passed through the city
yesterday, having in charge a young
white man named Lawson Williams,
| ohio had been convicted of felony st
Princeton. They were en- route to
Moundsville, w. Va, where Williams
will be confined in the State peniten-
tiary for the term of five years.
Left Yesterday.
Miss Lille L. Beaver left yesterday
for New York, where she will reside in
the future. She went via Lex ng-
ton, whore she will spend several days
| with friends. Miss Deaver was we'll
known in Roanoke. having been presi-
| dent OF the MON Benevolent Asssocia
ton, and was prominent in church and
Sunday school work. Her presence will
be greatly missed from our midst.
In the Police Court.
n the police court yesterday morning
the following cAses were disposed of by |
Ills Honor" JUICE Williams: Jacob
Myers, white fighting, $40; j. T. Brown,
white, disorderly conduct, IS; Ella
Beu, white. disorderly house, IS;
FLETCHER watkins, white, disorderly con-
duct, 81 sos Hugh Dennis. vsgrancy,
90; Tom Payne, disturbing the peace
and good order OF the city. IS; Nose
Dennis, charged with stealing q coat
from Lee Deyerle, sent on to she grand |
jury; William Lawrence, white, disord-
erly conduct, So.
Fee and Umbrella Lost.
On yesterday one of Roanoke's most
popular attorneys had case before one
Of the justices of the city. with a party
for client who, to say the least, was |
doubtful pay. This attorney laid all |
his plans to secure the fee for conduct
ing the case before going into the trisl.
" course his client managed not to paw |
the fee. and the case proceeded and was /
lost This occasioned some excite.
ment and no little disappointment on
the part of the client, who without
thinking, walked out Of court without