The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-05
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Current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.
Bits OF Facts and Gossip Gathered on the
Streets by Times Reporters-Points
Political, Social and General Happen
ing Yesterday.

Political, Social and General Happen.
ing Yesterday.
Verdict of AcquittaI.
James and Gill Hairston were tried
in the Hastings Court yesterday for the
murder OF Henry Barnes. The jury
only had the case twenty minutes when
they returned verdict of not guilty.
Meirose School Picnic.
Prot. R. A. Irving, principal OF the
Melrose school, took the pupils OF his
room out on picnic yesterday. They
went in large wagons, and despite the
severity OF the weather, had q most de.
lightful day.
ChangeofAd
Attention is called to the now adver-
tisement of w. w. Workman !S Co. In
to"day's issue Of The TIMES. They al
carry about everything used in house
and their prices are all right.
Will Return to Roanoke.
DR.. j. Kenney, who left the city some
time since to practice his profession in
Norfolk, has decided TO return to Roa
noke on account OF continued Ill health
at his new place of abode. The Doc
tors many friends here welcome him
back.
Select Picnic Party.
A select picnic party was held at
Crystal Spring yesterday. About q
dozen lad.es and gentlemen were in at
tendance The party WAS chaperoned
by Mrs. L. j. Vines and Mrs. Hooge, of
Tazewell avenue southeast.
Left for Washington Yesterday.
R. Highly Thompson left on the noon
train yesterday for Washington to at.
tend the marriage Of his brother. Thos.
S. Thompson to Miss Bette G. Nc
kericher, which will be celebrated at
the Eastern Presby terian Church in
Washington this morning at . o'clock
He Did Not Lecture.
DR.. Vedder's Aquariums in two cars
were standing on the tracks near the
depot all day yesterday but the Doctor
Claimed ne COULD not afford to give his
scientific lecture on account of the high
city license. THE TIMES reporter went
through the car and found it very en-
PERTAINING as we'll as interesting.
Ladies' Auxiliary.
10 the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers: BY request OF the presi.
dent the ladies auxiliary will hold an
important meeting this afternoon at 3
O'Clock In the Odd Fellows hall, over
the Western Union telegraph office. A
large attendance is espe cially desired
at this meeting.
sherif7s Sale.
L. K. TILLETT, the city sergeant, has
advertised the entire stock OF goods and
fixtures OF M. l.. Smith, at 222 and 22l
Salem avenue, consisting of organs,
pianos, crockery, books, pictures. lam ps,
clocks, etc, to be sold at auction, be-
ginning Friday, May 81, and TO be con-
tinued from day to day until disposed
of.
Put In IL Plaster Cast.
Mrs. Aaron Frantz, wife of promi-
nent Dunkard farmer of Ohio, VINO fell
and broke the neck of the thigh bone
Sunday evening last, at the meeting
grounds, was relieved of her suffering
to-day by having the injured limb put
in plaster Of Paris cast by Drs. Chss.
G.. Cannadsy Il. E. Jones and Ralph
Brown, OF this city.
Secret Society Roster.
Col. James E. Porter has recently
compiled very handy and useful little
volume entitled. Roster Of the Secret
Societies OF Roanoke, Va" 1t contains
complete directories OF the nineteen
different organizations or secret socie.
ties in the city. and it must have re-
CURED much time and care to make
such successful compilation.
Pupils' Recital Friday Evening.
The pupils of Mrs. Ella G. Seeligson
will give recital Friday evening at s
o'clock at her residence on Seventh
avenue, near Jefferson street. Mrs.
Seeligson is one OF the most accome
plished musicians in the city. and ss an
instructor cannot be excelled. The re-
:itals OF her pupils are always events of
much interest and pleasure.
Marriage Near Rollins.
A quiet marriage was solomnized this
morning at the home Of the bride, near
Hollins, the contracting parties being
Mr.. Halifax w. Peck, OF Rocky Mount.
and Miss Mary. Day, the Youngest
daughter of Mr.. John w. Day, and a
sister OF Frank l.. Day, formerly pastor
OF st. James Church of this city. MANY
handsome presents were received BY the
~bride and groom.
Sailed for Europe To-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rene de Saussure, for
formerly OF this place will sail for Ea-
rope from New York to-day. They will
return to Washington by the 1st of Oc-
tober, where Mr.. de Saussure will as
sumo his duties as professor OF mathe-
matics in the Catholic University of
America to which position he was
elected last fall. Mr. de Saussure has
just received the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy from the Johns Hopkins
University and has been lately engaged
in some scientific work for the secrata !