The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-04

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FROM ALL AROUND THE CITY.
Current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.
Bits OF YActs and Gossip Gathered on ths
Streets by Trrass Rsperters-Psinta
Political, soeiai cad General Happen-
ing Yesterday.
Vice President Bullits Back.
Vice. President Bullist, of the Norfolk |
and Western, has returned to the city
after visit of month or more to his
benefited by the sojourn.
Fine Crops in Floyd aud Carroll.
Rev D. O. Moomsw returned yester~
day from Carroll and Floyd counties
after q visit of some weeks. He reports
the crops as splendid, especially the
apple crop, which Is immense.
Marriage License Issued.
marriage license was issued yester-
day to Mir. Edward e Good win and Miss
Lille Alice Flanagan, who will be
married today. The groom ia brake
man on the Norfolk and Western rail-
road.
In the Police Court.
The following cases were disposed of
in the police court yesterday: Ed. VIM
bush, colored. was fined SO so for being
drunk and disorderly. Mabel Lester,
white, was fined IS for keeping q dis
orderly house.
Hastings Court.
In the cases of Nora Anderson and
Alice Dudley, charged with house,
breaking, the grand jury failed to make
indictments. The will OF G.. L Dooley
was admitted to record, with Miss Mary
B. Boley and Miss Mary Dooley as the
only beneficisries. Lula Smith and
Anna Lefferd were fined $40 for inn
moral conduct. Several cases were con-
tinued.
Business College Opening.
At the opening of the National BusiAl
ness College yesterday morning there
was large attendance of scholars and
invited guests. Rev DR.. w. G. Camp
bell delivered the opening address.
Rev. Len. G. Broughton and Mr.. W. S.
McClanahsn also made short talks, and
eulogized the college and it's able man7<I
sgement.
Bedford Democracy.
A special to the Richmond Dispatch
from Bedford City on the end instant
says: The county Democratic commit
tee met to-day to determine the method
of nominating candidates for the senate
and house of delegates. The committee.
by q unanimous vote, resolved 10 hold
primary election for the purpose at
each precinct in the county on the 28th
OF the present month.
Increase OF Wages.
A dispatch of the end inst. from Big
Stone Gap says: The Appalachian fur
mace here, beginning yesterday, in
creased the wages of all of its employees
Is per cont. This restores them TO the
figures prevailing previous to March,
1894 About October 1st the capacity of
the furnace, by reason of changes and
improvements that are being made, will
be increased 40 per cent.
Charge to the Grand Jury.
Judge Woods delivered a special
charge to the grand jury in the Hastings
Court yesterday afternoon, urging them
to examine carefully as to the returns
on assessment lists, as in some cases 1t
was charged that property had been
placed ridiculously low, and IL satisfied
that anybody had been guilty of perjury
to notify the commonwealth'ee attorney,
who would prepare indictments.
Roanoke Boy Chief Marshal
Mr.. Charles G. Kizsr, formerly OF this
city, now connected with the Norfolk
Virginisn, and president of the Typo.
graphicsl Union of Norfolk, was chief
marshal in the grand labor parade there
Monday. Mr. .Kizer 10 son of Mr..
Thomas e. Kizsr. the popular and &C.
eommodsting clerk of the Roanoke
Hastings Court, and Is young man OF
pronounced ability in the line of his
profession.
Thomas j. Houston Dead.
Col. George o. Houston has received
a telegram announcing the death of his
brother, Thomst j., aged 60, which oc-
CURED Monday in Chester, Pa. Mr..
Houston and s. e. Sproul left last night
to attend the funeral, which will take
place on Thursday morning. The de-
ceased was well known in Roanoke and
at one time WAS general manager of the
Crozsr iron Company.
Exciting Stories
Our snake reporter took back seat
several weeks ego when the ROANOKE
TIMES jumped into the arena with o
straw berry as big as full grown pump.