The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-03
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Happenings Briefly and Reliably
Put Before You.
a Handsome Present.
At a meeting OF the board OF ste srds
OF Grace Church, held Sunday night,AC.
II. Robertson, q member of tho board
who WAS recently married. was presented
with a handsome set OF ~pearl-hsndled
silver table knives, the gift OF tho pastor
and other members Of the board.
In tho Courts.
The December term OF the hastings
court commenced yesterday morning,
Judge Woods presiding. In the after
noon the court WAS engaged with thu
case of nj. j. Dawson va. e. A. Wilson
81 Co., which is still in progress. The
circuit court was occupied with the case
OF Hettie o. Graves vs. R. A. Gibbs.
Christian Endeayorers Photographed,
Lineback, tho photographer. made an
excellent picture OF the E~ndeavorers
with st. Marks Church az a background.
A remarkable coincidence in connection
with the photograph ia that Mr.. Humid
ley, the outgoing president, is located
at ono side of the pic sure and Mr.. Col
lingwood, the newly elected president,
occupies a position on tho opposite sido.
The picture is a good one.
Good Work Always TelIe.
The Roanoke Roofing and Metal Cor
nice Company has just completed q large
job OF copper cornice and front work for
the Commercial National Bank building
at Eufaula, Ala, also a monogram and
date panel in copper, which is a credit to
any establishment. This is not the Rrst
order from a long distance this concern
has had. but they rave shipped their
work to the very heart Of Texas. Coed
work always wins. l. will be shipped
to-day.
A Liberal Hearted Clifton.
At the Christian Endeavor convention
recently held In this city. it became
necessary to take up 8 collection, but
the amount raised fell considerably
short Of the mark. As Roanoke peo-
pie are noted for their liberalisy in such
affairs, q gentleman who WAS too mod
est to allow his name to 90 before the
public, but one that is always ready to
champion the cause OF Christ with his
labor and meaus, volunteered to make
good the deficit, which he did.
Police Court Nows.
Several negromen charged with shoot.
ing crap were continued until this morn
ing. N. s. Under wood was sent on TO
the grand jury on the charge Of obtain
ing money under false p%retenses. Two
small boys were bsfore his hoaor
charged with stealing Or. Buffers game
chickens. They were severely repri-
manded and jailed awhile for the offense.
e. w. WfnEara rharnnd u,fth ltnNndo.lr
conduct, WAS fined S..
Officers Elected.
At regular sta led meeting of Roa-
noke Typographical Union No. go, neld
Sunday. December 1. the following off,
Gers were elected to serve one year:
President. G. E. Cray; vics-presiden5, f.
.. Weber; secretary and treasurer, w.
l.. Robertson; recording secretary, A. P.
L.. Morsack; sergeant-at. arms. e. A.
Nunan; executive committee, II. w.
Hudson, c. X. Schwrar, Fl. j. Stone;
auditing committee, ii. j. Bender, e. A.
NnEan, A. R. Garland.
Roanoke Lodge of EIks.
Sunday afternoon Roanoke Lodge No.
f197 b. P. o e. with q number of their
friends held their annual memorial ser.
vices in their lodge room. An overture
was rendered by w. B. Buddo, followed
with q prayer by Rev. e. B Pollard,
after which Messrs Keely, Neal, Dy-
man and Dr.. Downs sang as q quartette
Lead, Kindly Light" This was fol-
lowed by Hon. w w. Berkeley, who dc.
livered a short address to the lodge, in
which he alluded moot feelingly to the
Six members who had gone to rest since
the formation of the lodge in 1891. After
another selection by the quartette and a
piano solo by W. B. Buddo. both charm.
lngly rendered, the closing exercises
were conducted by Exalted euler R. w.
Fry. the Doxology was Sung and the
meeting dispersed.
Under the Gar Wheels. Z
Yesterday morning about 10 O'Clock
as Roanoke Machine Works engine No.
1 was coming from the east end of tho
yard to the round house with two fiat
cars attached, aud with Conductor Ber-
nard and Engineer Goeman In charge.
George Carpenter, a white man. who
was gathering coal on the track, was run
down and his right leg mashed of His
face and head were terribly bruised and
mashed and but little hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery. Drs. Gale and
Lewis attended the unfortunate man
and a%mputsted his leg. He has q fsmily
consisting Of q wife and Ave children
and WAS formerly employed at the Ma
chine Works. He lives on L%ynchburg
avenue n. g..
Mr.. Trout to be Married.
Much interest is manifested in social
CIRCLES over the approaching marriage
of Mr.. John T Trout to Miss Helen
Mcclure Imboden, which will take