The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-08
FROM ALL AROUND THE CITY.

FROM ALL AROUND THE CITY.
Current Local Events of the Gay
Briefly Told.
Bite OF Facts and Gossip Gathered bn the
streets by Times Reporters SPointi
Political. Social and General Happen.
Ing Yesterday.
Payday at the Shops.
The employees of the RoeHoke Ma.
chine Works will receive their July
wages on the 18th instant. The psy.
roll amounts to about S28, 900.
Married Last Night.
Mr.. George E. Pri.chard and Miss
Birdie Lee st. Clair we're married last
night by Rev. Oliver G. Miller. at the
home OF the bride, corner of Tazewell
avenue and Camden street..
In the Police Court.
Justice Williams had but one case tc
dispose OF in the police court yesterday
morning. John Hawkins, white, was
charged with cruelty to animals, and he
was fined 80, which was paid.
sunday-schooI Lawn Party.
The members of Pine Grove SUNDAY.
school, which is situated four miles
south OF Roanoke, intend holding lawn
party in the church yard Augus5 Is and
16. The public Is cordially invited to
attend.
Hotel Ponce de Leon Management
MIR. Chas. G. Smith has retired from
the management of the Ponce de Leon
hotel, and will devote his entire atten-
tion TO the conducting Of his new house
at Norfolk: 1t has not as yet been de.
cided who will succeed him here.
Bun Over by Wagon.
small boy, the son ofMrs. G. II. A.
Weeden, who lives on Holiday street,
was run over by wagon belonging to
b. l.. Huffman yesterday evening about
1850 O'Clock at the corner of Common.
wealth and Fifth avenues northeast.
Inc Child was not seriously injured.
The Meeting Postponed.
The meeting of the school board.
which was 20 have taken place yester.
DAY afternoon, was postponed until tho
City Council shall hold another meeting
In order 10 see what action is taken in
regard to the petition of the board for
the sale of school bonds and the erec
tion OF an additional building.
Change of Pastor at Lee Street Church.
Permanent arrangements have been
maze to transfer Rev. u. 8. a. Heav.
ener' OF Lee Street M. e. Church to
Chattanooga, Tenn, which will be done
~
a. Scott, native OF Loudoun county.
Va, Will assume the passionate OF Lee
Street Church On the first of October.
Hunting for Lost Bicycle.
b. M. Bernard. special detective
went to Rocky Mount yesterday after.
noon in quest OF a stolen bicycle. s..
race lost machine short time ago.
end information was received here that
o negro had sold bicycle to LAWYER In
hocky Mount recently. Bernard found
the purchaser. but the bicycle was not
the one he was looking for. Paoe's was
Waverly, while this one was GofPard,
No. 1895.
Businese College Officers.
The board of direc tors of the National
Busineas College met to- day and cleo ted
the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, G. E. Eckerle; vice.
president. j. w. Coon; secretary and
treasurer, A. M. Cassel. These off1cers
With b. A. Jones, G. G. Teliaferro, Chss.
b. Towson, Jno. II. Hoover and e. T.
Porterteld. complete the corporation.
May 1t live long and prosper.
Sent on to tho Grand Jury.
G. d. Epps, alias Emmett Epps, who
was arrested In Rocky Mount on the
charge of stealing bicycle from this
CITY, an account of which appeared in
yesterday mornings Times, was given
preliminary hearing before Police JUS
tice williams yesterday Afternoon. He
WAS represented by Col. J. HAMPTON
Hoge. After listening 20 the evidence
Justice Williams sent the case on to the
grand jury.
Funeral of Judge Staples
The funeral services of tho late
Samuel G. Staples, whose death was
mentioned in yesterday mornings
ZINES, will be preached at 10 o'clock
this morning from Greene-Memorisl
Church. Interment will be in Fair
view Cemetery. The following gentle
men will act as psll-bearers: W. P.
Dupuy, r. E. SCOTT, Col. 9. S. Brooks,
NON. Henry s. Trout, Col. w. "a.
Waugh, Hon. ]. Allen Watts, Samuel
II. Hoge. ID. M. Darnall, Edward Lyle
and Percy Moir.
fieasant Trip to Coyner's Springs.
a party composed of Mr. and Mrs. w.
ID. Horton. Misses Potts, Georgia Rob-
erts. Bessie Neal, Jennie Thomas, Sadie
van Horn, Fannie Mckinney and
messrs. Austin Neal. Angus Hume,
geo. Bentley. Frank Henson, Bud Rob.
eres and Tom Hume, went to Coyner'a
Springs on Tuesday night. Mr.. Fry was
on the lookout and when the party ar
rived they entered the ball rooms where
they snd the guests danced until the