The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-19
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and Events.
Happenings Briefly and Reliably
Put Before You.
The College Booming.
New reports are coming in daily of
atudents who will enter the Business
College the beginning Of 1896.
Big Pay Day Yesterday.
The Machine Works and the general
offices both paid of yesterday. and the
amount Of money distributed was about
100000.
VIII Reside ia Roanoke.
Frederick Aunspaugh and bride, nee
Rucker, who were married yesterday at
the homo of the BRIDES parents in
Lynch burg, are spending few dave
with the family of E. L Stone. Mr..
AunspauRh will make his future home
In Roanoke.
Open Every Evening.
The up-to-date real estate men, T. w.
Spindle Sc Co., advertise some live
barRsins In their line today. They are
hustlers, sure enough, and can put
genuine bargains before you. Go to
them and save money. Stop paying
rent and own home.
Red Men Will GIve a Supper
Hiawatha Tribe No. &C, I. o. R. 3D.,
will give q social supper on the last day
Of the year at their hall in the Wright
block. 1t will be given especially for
tho benefit of Nom bers o. the lodge and
their families. The Park Street Band
will dispense excellent music TOR the
occasion.
a Dangerous Sidewalk.
The plank sidewalk on Wells avenue
n. o., just east OF j jefferson street, ia in
danRerouo condition, y number of
boards having been removed, and, as
there Is no light on this part OF the
street, 1t makes IL exceedingly difficult
for pedestrians to pass this point safely
at night.
To Meet His Bride.
New York, where he will meet Miss
Emrie, his intended bride, who sailed
direct from Liverpool aboard the I'm.
bria on the 14th instant. Mr. Bowman
and Miss Emrie will be married at the
residence of Mr.. Bowman's father on
Campbell street on Christmas day at
o'clock In the afternoon.
Charter Amended.
Amendment to the charter of the
Roanoke Coal and Fertilizer Com
panY was granted by Judge j.
a. Dupuy, OF the circuit court,
nE4 al
amended to $40 O00 and the name
changed to Farmers Supply Com.
pany."
RnpiIs' Recital ut Hontoe,
The pupils OF Hollina Institute will
give q concert to be held In the chapel
of the institute on friday evening, De-
cember 30, at 1880 O'Clock. An inter-
esting programme has been prepared for
the occasion. The programme is divided
into two parts, and will doubtless be
fitting to the occ aston, the closing OF the
school for the holidays.
-eMears Elected.
At recent meeting of Roanoke
Lodge, No. sos, of the Catholic BeDevo-
lent Legion, the following officers were
elected for the enxuing year: President,
VIM. McDermott; vice president, Thos.
O'Connor; orator, c. A McHugh; mar
shal, W. B. Murphy; secretary, Jos.
Equi; treasurer, P. j. Greeley; coll
llector, w j. CummiDgs;gu guard, M. Moni
han.
The Christmas Sale.
The Christmas sale given by the
lndles of the First Baptist Church VS. 8
pleasant and successful affair. The
md hak n akfondoA L.,
two nights we're large and the sales ex-
cellent. Fancy articlee, edibles aud
useful household articles of various
kinds, the hsndiwork OF the ladies', are
being sold. This afternoon and tonight
the public are invited to come, as tho
sale closes.
The ustIers.
The live aud progressive firm of
Eos 'nbaum Bros. keep open house
every evening from now on through the
thronRs of customers daily crowding
their store. The exhibition of hol day
goods at this store is very enticing, tho
arrangements being very artistic and
with decided air OF Christmas pervAd
ing the whole establishments. Ac
commodating clerks, courteous astenti IN
And honest treatment, as usual, prevails
.as this popular shopping resort.
at the Market
The city market presented quite q
busy scene yesterday. a large mum Der
OF country wagons were on hand. and
buying was rather brisk. Prices ranged
about as 70 lows: Beef and sausage
from 10 to IL cents; latter and eggs, 90
cents; swees potatoes, 90 centa; Irish
potatoes. coma por gallon; apples, so
cents per busnel; dressed fowls, ,Ocants
per pound; pork, 5 cents: cabbage 9