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

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FROM ALL AROUND The CITY,
Current Local Events of the Day
Briefly Told.
Bits OF Facts and Gossip Gathered $n tho
Streets by Times Reporters points
Political, Social and General Happen
Ing Yesterday.
Dangerously Ill. -
John T. Goodwin, a prominent farmer
near Salem, Is lying critically i'll at his
home and is not expected to live.
More Men for the Mines.
S. e. Sprouse left yesterday afternoon
with twenty white men for the Grocer
mines on Elkhorn. The new mep are
all to work at the coke ovens.
Epworth League Meeting.
- The Epworth League, OF Trinity
Church, met last night and after short
devotional exercises, the regular
monthly business meeting was held.
The meeting was we'll attended
Horse Stolen
Chief of Police Dyer received tele-
gram from P. o. Burton. OF Montvale,
yesterday stating that he had valua-
BILE horse stolen the night before and
asking him to keep look out for the
thief.
Church Entertainment
A spelling bee and social was held in
the chapel Of Second Presbyterian
Church last night under the auspices of
the 7. 5. +. @. E. The social was we'll
attended and greatly enjoyed by all
present.
Police Court Yesterday.
Two white men paid $50 for raising q
row on Earnest avenue, and one of them
was mulcted In the sum of $40 more for
carrying concealed weapons. He took
an appeal. Two cases were continued
until this morning, and another white
man was locked up in default of IS fine.
In the Hastings Court.
The attention of the Hastings Court
was occupied yesterday with the cases
of VIII Hester, Will Moore and Gsbe
Pannell. Hester was found not guilty
OF larceny, Moore was given thirty DAYS
for the larceny of watch, and the
Day was occupied with the trial Of PSnz
nell.
Stockholders Here.
Mr.. w. G. Bnllitt, e-president of
the Norfolk and Western railroad, &C
companied by F.. Drummer, banker, and
Chss. Morrisseau, both of Brussels, ar
rived on No. yesterday afternoon from
Norfolk. They will start this morning
over the western division of the road to
Colum bus, Ohio, on tour OF inspection.
Y. M. O. A. Public Meeting.
The subject of Rev. Chas. D. Bulla at
the meeting Of the Young Mems Christ,
Ian Asso citation Sunday afternoon will
be Small Beginnings-Great Endings."
The meeting takes place at a p. m. and
Il. ID. Kent, Jr., will sing. Music will
also be furnished by the association or
chestra. Special chorus music will be
rendered.
Good Telegraph Service.
Ono of the best daily papers that
comes to our Office is The ROANOKE
DAILY TIMES. 1t is we'll edited. has a
good amount OF local news and its tele-
graph service is up to any Of the met
ropolitan dailies. The TIMES has q
good circulation in our town and all
who get 1t look upon it as being re-
liable, readable aper.-Radford Ad-
vance.
Hay Ride.
A hay ride, which WAS much enioyed
by sll parties, went to COyner's Spring
last night and was composed of the
following ladies and gentlemen from
Roanoke: Misses Quinn, Manning,
Iolan, Tierney, O'Brien, Mullen,
O'Connor. Obermeyer and Zerbee,
Messrs. Nunan, Zsrbee, O'Brien, NC
Namars, Toland, Manoher, Fitzgerald,
O'Connor and Quinn.
Bonds to be Issued,
The S25. 900 in one year bonds, which
the Council ordered few days ago, will
be issued by Mayor Jones Tomorrow
afternoon. A large mum Der of inc uiries
in regard to the bonds and many prop
ositions have been received by the city
officials, and no trouble is anticipated in
the disposal OF them. The bonds were
printed by the Stone Printing and
Manufacturing Company, OF this city,
and are neatly executed.
The Country Quilting Party.
1t is very evident that the Country
Quilting Party" to be given in the rail.
road mems building on Monday, Tues.
day and Wednesday nights of next week
will be very pretty affair, as every ar :
rangement is being made to make it
unique and enjoyable. No admission is
to be charged. The building will be
decorated tsstefully for the occasion
and the refreshments served will be in