The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
FROM ALL AROUND THE CITY.
current.LocaI.Events of the Day
Briefly Told.

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Bits OF Facts and Gossip Gathered on tho
Streets by Times Reporters-Points J
Political, Social and General Happep- !
Ing Yesterday.
Good Wheat Crop. II G
The farmers In Roanoke county conf l
'menced harvesting their wheat Satuf- '
day. The wheat crop this year Is IN I
usually good. ii
Small Police Docket.
Police Justice Williams was cbns
fronted by q very small docket yes{er- Z
day morning. Five DRINKS and disor- =
derlies were fined $3.50 each and dne :
case was continued.
Mrs Gordon Buried.
Rev. E. B. Pollard preached the fun. . !.
eral sermon over the remains of the late
Mrs. Jane NJ. Gordon Sunday morning. \
after which the remains were inferred
In the Mechanism burying grounds.
Grading Park Street.
The chain gang ia bustly engaged In
grading Park street. between Eighth !
and Ninth avenues, southwes.. The hill =
there has been cut down to proper grade,
which necessitated the lowering of the
gas and water pipes. 7
Police Justice Williams Report. q
Police Justice Williams is preparing
ms annual report TO the City Council !
1t will show that less money has been 8
collected in fines during the past year, I
but the mum Der Of mmonwealth cases,
such as petit larceny, etc., Is on the 7
increase.
sermons by the Rev. Jno. A. Scott &
Rev John A Scott. of Interlaken, {
Fla, preached Sunday morning and r
evening at the First Presbyterian @
Church. The congregations at both d
services were very large. Mr.. Scott q
left yesterday evening for Fincastle to
visit his daughter. C
Sermon to the Soldiers.
Rev. R. G. Anderson, pastor of tho +
Second Presbyterian Church, preached {;
special sermon to the members of the a
Roanoke Light Infantry Sunday morn r
Ing. The company attended church in 3
a body, and made handsome showing c
In their summer uniforms. :
The Services at Trinity Church. 6
Owing TO temporary illness Rev.
@r. Jones was unable to preach at I
Trinity Church on Sunday, his place r
being supplied by Rev. Mr.. Stras. At
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contralto from Boston, sang beautifully. r
"One Sweetly Solemn Thought" as 6
solo. =
Manager Hooper Going to New York. r
j. L.. Hooper, manager Of the Academy v
OF Music, has resigned his position in s
the Norfolk and Western offices and will d
In the future devote his whole time TO 3
the theatrical business. Mr.. Hooper will G
leave for New York next week with the u
view OF securing a number of fine q
attractions for the coming season.
a handsome Gold Watch. a
H. j. Cote. one OF the catchers of the "
Norfolk baseball club, has a beautiful
open-tace gold watch, which was pre-I
sented to him last year by the Philadelf Q
phla Press for being the best amateur
member OF the Pennsylvania STAGE !
league. Mr.. Cote was recently trans I
club By the National league. /
Sermon to the Odd Fellows. t
"1f man die shall he live sgaiaq" t
was the text chosen by Rev. w. F. o
Locke. pastor of St. James 81. E. Church. 4
when he preached special sermon to t
the Odd Fellows at the First Baptist o
Church Sunday night. Fully 200 mem. i
bers of Mount Vernon Lodge, Columbus Y
Lodge, Mountain Dale Lodge and Magic 8
City Encampment we're present. 4
Excursion to Norfolk.
The excursion to Norfolk which Ia TO Ia
be given under the auspices of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
promises to be largely attended. The 8
cheap rate which is offered, SO. so for the q
round trip, insures the success of the I
enterprise. The special train will leave 7
Roanoke June Is at 9 a. M, and return
ing will leave Norfolk at o, m. June t
81. t
mr. Claud Head to be Married, !
Mr.. Claud Head, who ia employed in
the general storekeeper's office Of the v
Roanoke Machine Works, left last night y
for Charlotte sville. Cn Thursday 7
morning at IL O'Clock he will be married
to Miss Lilly Sinclair, q charming y
young lady of that pace. Mr.. and Mrs. =
Head will return to Roanoke sometime
next week and will make this CITY
their future home.
Meeting of the Virginia Bar Association.
The seventh annual meeting of the I
Virginia State Bar Association will be 8
held at White Sulphur Springs, Green. t
brier county, w. Va, on Tuesday, Wed. l.
nesday and Thursday, August 6, and I
8. a very interesting programme has 8
been arranged covering the three DAYS. t
On wednesday morning Hon. Roger A. I
Pryor, OF New York, will deliver the b
annual address. The annual dinner 4
will be given at 10 o'clock on Thursday t