The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-26
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dKlO EV6IllS1
Happenings Briefly and Reliably
Put Before You.
OYSTER Supper Tonight, RI R. Y. MICA.
A New Paper Started.
The colored people have started a
sm all three-column folio weekly paper,
called the Mentor. the first issue Of
which appeared yesterday. It Ia edited
by John Riley Dingee, and is under the
management of M. l.. Brooks.
Fine Cakes For Sale.
The Foreign Missionary Society of
the Second Presbyterian Church will
have variety of line cakes on sale at
l.. Ii. Brugh's grocery store on Wednes-
day.
Arrested For Selling Moonshine.
j.. d. Whttworth, of Floyd county,
was arrested last night, charged with
selling whiskey by the bottle on the
street. He was locked up and will be
given an opportunity TO explain this
morning.
Tom Payne Arrested.
A cspias was issued by Judge Woods
yesterday for the arrest of Thos. Payne,
who ia indicted in four different counts
on the charge Of malicious cutting and
house-breaking. He was subsequently,
arrested snd locked up.
En- Route to Atlanta OH Wheels.
+ Il. Smith and Alex. Rrumer, two
bicycle riders of New York, stopped
over in the city for repairs yesterday.
They are en- route to HI Atlanta expo
sition and will make the whole distance
on their wheels
Filling Contracts.
j.. III. Marsteller, the marble man,
left yesterday for White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, and other points on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, to super.
in tend the erection OF some large monu-
rents which his firm has just recently
turned out at their yard.
No Market on Thanksgiving Day.
AS has always been the custom, all
OF the butchers Of the city market have
signed an article Of agreement to close
their business on Thanksgiving day;
consequently the clerk Of the market
will close thu market house. All parties
had better lay in q supply the day be-
fore.
Christ Church Benefit.
The concern given in Norfolk last
Thursday night for the benefit OF Christ
Church by Professor Leo Wheat and
local Norfolk talent proved q great sue
cess About S275 was cleared. The
church will be moro than able to meet
its next payment.
Wanted the Train Moved.
An amusing incident occurred yester.
day at The Jefferson street crossing,
when an elderly rural gentleman drove
up with a load of coal and ordered the
engineer Of train No. 8 to pull that darn
thing out of his way and allow him to
pass. Upon the engineers refusal to
do so, the coal driver called to q nearby
policeman to move The ''cussed" thing
on.
Arranging A New Schedule.
Superintendent S. o. Ma1in and j. G.
Osborne, and J. e. Mitchell, of Radford,
and Superintendent N. D. Maher, A. G.
Needles and j. R. McClelland, Of Blue
field, are in the city consulting az to the
arrangement Of a new schedule for the
Norfolk and Western, which will 20
into effect the first Sunday in Decem-
Der.
Police COURT.
In Judge Williams court yesterday
the usual number of Sunday DRINKS
were disposed Of. G. G.. MINK and w.
e. Greasy were assessed the usual tariff
OF $3.50 each; Greasy was also fined $40
for carrying concealed weapons; Anne
Childress was assessed SO so for loiter-
Ing on the street; T.. j. Holloway, OF
rankin county, was given a fine Of
$3.50 for INDUCING in a plain drunk.
Charlottesville Authorities Slow.
Ed Smith, colored, who wac arrested
several days ago charged with the kill
ing OF a negro in Charlottesville, was
brought before Judge Woods yesterday
on a habeas corpus. The judge refused
to release him without fret giving the
Charlottesville authorities more time in
which 10 send for him. He stated that
unless they were heard from before 6
o'clock this evening that he would have
to order Smiths release.
Addresses Wanted.
Owing to the fact that entertainments
may not be secured for all the Delegates
to the Christian Endeavor Convention,
ii. A. ellis, chairman Of the entertain
ment committee, desires that all board
ing houses In this city, willing to ao-
commodate some OF the visitors, will
send him at once their names and ad-
dresses with rates and number TINT can
be accommodated from next Friday