The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-30
Local Bits
News Of People
and Events.

and Events.
Happenings Briefly and Reliably
Put Before l0u.
For Salem Eyes.
For the benefits of all who may desire
to attend the Christian Endeavor con-
vention to-day round trip tickets will
bs on sale at rs cent? each.
Police Court.
In Justice Williams court yesterday
two drunks and disortetlics were fined
50. so each. and g white man paid the
MIR. Garrison 10 Preach.
Rev. FL. c. Garrison will fill the pulpit
OF the Fourth Avenue Christian Church
on Sunday morning at IL o'clock. There
will bs special music on the occasion
and everybody is invited to attend.
On Bikes.
Miss Mary Board and Messrs. Roy
Gumm End Tyree Wright left yesterday
about 2 o'clock for Roanoke, to make
the trip on their bicycle. They will be
away several days.-Bedford Bulletin.
Masonic Meeting in Richmond.
James Bowman, Il. M. Hume and D.
X Briggs. delegates representing Lake.
land and Peasants Lodges, left yester-
day for Richmond to attend the session
OF the grand working committee OF the
GRIND Lodge CT Masons.
A Bic Corn Story.
The Floyd Press Ia responsible for tho
folio owing: Captain j NJ. Boyd gathered
from an acre lot II bushels of shelled
corn. One q was found with 40 rows
on the outside, AID at one end the cob
hollow and grsins had completely
covered the inside.
OFF for His Vacation.
Fred. S Jones, the Associated Press
operator for THE TIMES. left last night
for Washington, and from thence to his
home In Florence, S. c., the Atlanta
Exposition and other points of interest
south. MIR. Jones will be- absent for q
month, and during that time his place
will be supplied by G. N. PAUL., OF
Richmond.
Students to Hear DIR. Broughton.
A number OF the students OF the Vir-
giuia Agricultural and Mechanical Col
leRe, BlGcksburg, together with a ma
jority OF tho mepbers of the football
leam, are In the city. They will remain
here until after Sunday in order to hear
DR.. Broughton preach his football scr
mon which he has announced for Sun
day night.
Entertained at Vinton.
Quite a number OF guests from Roa-
noke were royalty entertained at "rhe
Heights +" the hospitabie home Of Will
liam Lunsford Thanksgiving evening,
the occasion being q Thanksgiving din
ner. Those present from thio city were:
Mics Lucille Boswell, Judge Dupuy, II
Mr.. and Mrs. j. FL. Hunter, of Vinton,
and Mrs. Mary e. Nelms, of Hollins. I
Tea For Christ Episcopal Church.
The Kings Daughters Circle OF Christ
Church will give o tea at Mrs. e. c..
Prices, 80 Sixth venue 8. W, on Mon
day night, December Q. The proceeds
CT this entertainment Will be applied to
tho interest of the debt of the church.
II Is hoped that the attendance will be
large, and @ cordial invitation is ex-
tended 10 every The prics of adj
mission will be only twenty five cents,
which entities each person to oysters,
ice cream and cake. No extras.
To Elect a Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant Frank Taylor, Of tho R1a-
noke Machine Works Guards, Capt. b.
P. Hatcher and E~ieutenants Cook and
Bentley, of the Roanoke Light Infantry.
left last night for Stanton to attend a
military meeting which convenes at II
o'clock this morning for the purpose OF
~electing q lieutenant colonel to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Col. w. s Pole. Maj. j. G. Watson, of
tho Second Regiment of Infantry, IL sp
aspirant for the position.
Rev. Mr.. Rice at the U. d. Church.
The pastor, Rev. S. L. Rice, who has
for the past twelve days bsen conduct
ing e~vangelistic services in the First
United Brethren Church in Staunton,
will arrivo to-day and will preach in
his church on franklin road at II O. m.
and $3.50 p. m. tomorrow. Communion
services will be held after the regular
morning 8 services. Its hoped the mem
bership will be out in full force st this
communion.
An Old R%esidenter.
Mr.. George Eller, Of Posey, the VET
eran wool csrder, was in to see us yes-
terday, but he doe INT look natural
without his gray team and wool-wsgon.
Mr.. Eller was born neal Salem and re
members when there YVES only n farm
house where the thriving city of Roa-
noke now stands, and at one time knew
every citizsn of Salem. He moved to
this county In 1S5S.-Floyd Press.