The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-05
Local Bits.
News Of People
and Events.

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Happenings Briefly and Reliably
Put Before You.
ELECTION RETURNS.
THE TINES has made arrangements
for displaying election returns by the
stereoptican process against tho walls to
the cast of the building and will show
up the hgures to lis friends as soon as
they are received.
Death of Child,
Ira, the 3-year-old son OF John Coles,
on Bent Mountain, died Sunday even
ing. The remains will be inferred in
tho family burying ground to-day.
Death of Little Boy.
Kern. the 3year-old eon of J. T.
Martin, died Sunday afternoon at 5
o'clock at the family residence, in
Southeast Roanoke. The rema aims were
inferred yesterday afternoon in st.
Andrews Cemetery.
a Large Excurs sion.
A very large excursion under the su-
parvision of Messrs. Raymond and Whit.
comb, of Massachusetts, passed through
Roanoke Sunday night. 1t was COM
posed Of Union veterans and others en-
route to the Atlanta Exposition. The
excursion was run in two sections each
composed Of ten Pullman cars.
Hustings Court.
Hastings court convened yesterday
and was occupied short time when it
adjourned over till Tomorrow morning.
The grand jury, composed OF the follow.
ing gentlemen, we're sworn in: George
L. Stevens, foreman; j. G. Hathaway, S.
w. Howerton, James McGehee, A. J.
Evans, William Deever and R. j Boland.
No indictments were returned yester-
day.
Police Court.
In the police court yesterday Mary
White, colored, WAS fined SIS for being
drunk and disorderly. VIM. Malone,
colored, was assessed 50 so for indulg-
ing in plain drunk. A few other un-
important cases were dismissed, and
Jerry Morton, charged with reckless
driving at the Union depot, was post
poned until to morrow morning.
No Conference Yesterday.
On account of tho testimonial meet
ing at the Trinity M. e. Church yester-
day and the absence of several preach hers
from the city, the pastors conference
did not meet. At the meeting to be
held next Monday morning, Rev. j. Q.
Jones will speak on the topic OF "Se-
lecting Texts" A full attendance of
the pastors is desired at the next meet
ing.
at Calvary Church.
Rev. J. S. Dill. D. D.. OF the Vena-
BILE Baptist Church, of Richmond,
preached an interesting sermon, both
night and morning az Calvary Baptist
Church in the absence of DR.. Brough-
ton, the pastor. He preached two elo-
quent sermons. which were listened to
by large congregation each time. Mr..
Dill left yesterday for his home. A
letter from DR.. BrouRhton was read by
Mr.. Dill Sunday morning, stating that
he had concluded to remain IN Roanoke
as pastor OF Ca'vary for another year.
Death of p. II. shartzer.
P. 81. Smarter died at his home near
Starkey's station, in Roanoke county,
at 7:2O yesterday evening, aged 81
years. He leaves wife and several
small children, also three grown chill
dren, two sons, L. M. and P. D. Shartzer,
and daughter, Mrs. B. Fl. Cooper. of
Blue6eld, by former marriage. His
first wife died thirteen years ago. The
remains will be inferred to-day at 4
o'clock in the family burying ground.
He was consistent member Of the
Baptist Church.
Christian Endeavor Meeting.
A meeting OF the executive commit
tee Of the Roanoke Christian Endeavor
Union WAS held last night. Prof James
Lewis Homo. of Lexington, Va, mem.
Der of the board of trustees of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor,
has accepted an invitation to address
the union on next Friday evening at 8
o'clock in st. Marks Lutheran Church.
This will probably be the last meeting
Of the union before the State conven-
tion meets, November 80, and oil those
Interested are urged to be present.
Detective Baldwin's Good Work. y
Detective w. G.. Baldwin, OF this city,
and several OF his men made very
effective raid On Jack Heaths gambling
quite a number of gamblers, among
them George Heath, q son OF Jack
Heath. The latter was not in the house
al the time Of the raid and two of his
sons escaped by jumping out OF second
story windows. Governor O'Ferrall was
tired of the Ineffective work OF the local
officers and decided to employ Detective
Baldwin. The latter made complete
success Of his Job accOr0inp IN tho ar