The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28
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Watt, Rsttew g. Clay. the populsr
dry goods and notion firm, viii lose
thoir siore TO -day 10 obStrVe Thanks
giving.
Marriage Tonight,
Tonight as the r%caidanco If the
BRIDES parents 1907 Moormsn avenue
n. W., John j. Wright will oe married
10 Miss Ida Nj. holster. Rev w. e.
Locke Will perform the ceremony.
A New Undertnker'a WsGon.
Messrs. O.key &c Woolwine received
yesterday IN elegant new und~crtaker's
wagon. I;comp,etely CLOSED up, and is
a great improvement over the old open
affair which they have so long used.
Rev. MIR. Ross IL jured.
Rev. William O.. Ross had the mis-
fortune a ehort Tina since to lose his
footing and WAS thrown violently down
a flight Of steps, sustaining severe
and painful injuries which confno him
to his bed, az lis home at GIG franklin
road.
To Spend Thanksgiving.
About forty young ladies from Ho'lins
institute arrived in the city last oven
ing on the Shenapdouh train. A lares
majority Of them will spend Thanks
giving day with friends in the city wnile
h few OF them VIC 1t TO their various
homes for tho dav.
Marriages on the InSrense.
Marriage licensees were issued in the
clocks oric. yesterday TO John ].
Wright, OF Rldford, and Miss Ida M.
Keister, of Roanoke; To Isaac j.. Netf
and Miss Nora p Bryant, both of hi,
C ty; to Charles w. Onev and Miss Sue
V. Pnlegar; and to Wm. Wells and
Varena Lee Williams.
Yerterday q Market.
Yesterday wac e live day at the CITY
market. Oyer 100 wagons were in at
tendance. Thanksgiving turkeys being
scarce were largely In demand. Inc live
fowls brought from 81 &c 81 so, accord
'DF ~ SGo goA amounted
to 5000. There will be- no market to-
day.
Lloyd May Pity With Roanoke.
e. G. Lloyd, The baseball pitcher for
tn" Roanoke club, haa not YET signed
with d. a. Long. and from the present
outlook IL Is doubtful as 10 whether he
will or not 1t il believed Ina. l. oyd
will remain with the R1auoka team
another season. much to Inc delight OF
his many Roanoke friends.
Pollen Court.
In Justice Williams court yesterday
morning Henry Noel, colored, was
assessed Slu for resisting an officer,
which he paid. Joseph Robertson and
Ellen Lewis. coiorad, were fined SIS for
violating a city o dinauce. A white man
was fined 81 so for contempt OF cours.
A Great Curiosity.
Jno. Ii. Mongold. of Cincinnati, ar
rived in the city yesterday with a liv-
ing curiosity in the sh OF u COW. The
animal is clearly devoid Of ribs on one
side. but instead another undeveloped
Creature is plainly visible. It IL worth
seeing. The COW is located az 100 Salem
n
AT Greene Memorial To. day.
A Thanksgiving service will be held
in Greene Memorial Methodist Church
this morning from IL TO 12 o'clock.
Members Of other congregations who
have no worship in their own churches
are cordially invited to worship with
the Greene-Memoria congregation.
Thanksgiving Day Service.
At St. Johns Church special sermon
will be preached at ii q m. An offer
ing will be made for the "R .lief OF
Wido@ and Orphans OF Deceased
Clergy" Arrangements will also be
made to receive gifts OF household sup
plies for he Diocesan Home For Old
Ladies at Richmond.
servicss at vinton.
There will be joint Thanksgiving
services at the Methodist Church in Vim.
ION at IL O'Clock this morning by Rev.
Hay Smith, pastor of Vinton Presbyte-
Ran Church, and at the same time a
collection will bo taken for the benefit
of the poor. Any donation of proyis.
ions or clothes will bs thankfully re.
ceivsd by the Benevolent Workers of
Vinton.
An Industry Changes Hands.
The American Water Works COMPANY
OF New York, have purchased the con-
rolling interest from L. II. F~ishburne,
Frank Thomas and I'D l.. Stone In ,he
Rife Engine Company. The offices will
no moved to New York city on OF before
January l.. d L. Greider. who has
been general manager OF the PAW
here, will nave the came position with
the new concern in New YORK.