The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06


delphia One Price Clothing House, is IL
New York in the interest OF his house,
Mr.. Schloss Is confident that good timet
are coming, and will lsy in the largest
stock Of fall and winter goods he 8at
ever brought to. Roanoke.
Fay LofeIia Keister Dead.
Fay Loelia. the infant daughter 81 A.
e. and Lola u. Keister, who live af No
s24 Seventh avenue southeast, died Sun
day morning at the residence Of heI
parents. Funeral services were preached
at o'clock yesterday afternoon andNhe
interment was in City Cemetery.
Death of Little Lillian Clayton.
Lillian, the eight-months.old daugF
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Fl. Clayton. died
at the residence of her parents in 9he
country Sunday. The remains werehn-
tered in the City Cemetery yesse5dsy
the grave by Rev. j. w. Lynch.
Council Meeting To night.
The regular meeting of the City Opun
Gil will be held tonight. The uPual
monthly reports will be submitted by
the mayor and other officers concerning
general routine business. The com
mittees on accounts, finance, sewers
public property, streets, FIRE and water
and health will also make reports.
Conference Opens Tonight.
The Roanoke district conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
will convene in the Methodist Church
at Vinton to night, when the opening
sermon will be preached by Rev. w. o
Ross. The business session will begin
tomorrow morning at O'Clock and on
Friday the day will be devoted to Suns
dayschools.
First Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Mr.. Allison, Presbyterian
minister Of Portsmouth, preached at the
First Presbyterian Church Sunday
morning and evening to good congrega-
lions and will fill the pulpit ct the same
place OF worship next Sabbath at the
same hours, he and DIR. Campbell of she
frat named church having exchanged
pulpits for the time above mentioned.
New Assessment of Property.
All parties who are DESTROYS Of asoer.
tanning the new assessments on theil
property can do so by calling at the
auditors Office during the next ter
days. After that the books will be
closed. Real estate men representing
persons who own property in Roanoke
but who do not live in the city, are
especially invited to examine the books
Business College commencement,
The Academy OF Music will be thrown
open on Friday evening, August 9, tc
the National Business College at which
time they will hold their second annual
commencement The Mabel Paige Com.
pAny will render some beautiful seleo-
lions of music for the college. A splen
did program has been arranged and will
appear in the next Issue of THE TIMES
a Trip to the holy Land.
Rev. R G. Anderson. Jr., pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church, will return
from Iron Gaze in few days. Abou,
the first of next month, however, he
will start for al extended trip through
the Holy Land to be gone about eight
months. Rev. Hay w. Smith, who is
now preaching at Vinton and NorwichI
will fill Mr.. Anderson's pulpit duripa
the latter's absence.
Ear. Collingwood Returns.
j. r. Collingwood returned SUNDAY
from pleasant Northern trip. Heat
tended the convention OF the Christian
Endeavor Society in Boston and sher
went to Southwest Harbor, Maine, where
his parents are spending the summer
Mr.. Collingwood says that Roanoke
stands we'll among the Northern people
and they are satisfied that the Magic
City will come out sill right.
Governor O'Ferrall In the City.
Gov. Chas. T. O'Ferrall passed through
the city yesterday afternoon en- route tc
richmond from Allegheny Springs
where he Is spending the summer. sThe
governor will remain in Richmond but O
snort time, when he will return tos the
springs, where Mrs. O'Ferrall is Atill
stopping. e large number of people
snook hands with Virginia's chiet
while the train was stand h @
ct the depot. Y
Thinks Roanoke Ia All Right.
f. d. Bunell, OF Petersburg, was in
Roanoke yesterday. DIR. Bunsll Is a
former resident OF Roanoke, having
lived here during boom times. He took
> trip around the city and is satisfied
that hard times here are over. He saws
that Roanoke is all right and will now
commence to climb the ladder of pros
perity.. Mr.. Bunell left last night for
Lynchburg, but will return to day and
will spend about q month here. His
wife and children will also visit friends