The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-22
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See the Capitol by going on the B. B.
Y. NJ. q. a. excursion May IS.
AdJudged Insane.
Mrs. Mollie Moses has been adjudged
insane by commission of lunscy and
Will be sent to Marion to-day, where
she will be confined in the asylum.
In Police Court.
In police court yesterday Lee III. STAN
ley was fined $3.50 for assaulting q man
named Eberhsrt, near Norwich, and .
man named Clark was fined o similar
amount on the charge of drunkenness.
For the Championship.
Walter Wallace and Satterwhite will
play pool at the Ponce de Leon Hotel
games were recently played in Poca-
hontas, which resulted in tie.
a Box Reception.
The congregation of st. Johns
Church are invited to the box reception,
at which the mite boxes for the sinking
fund will be opened, On Wednesday
evening, May 81, at O'Clock in the
parish room.
Fifty Bargains.
The Bazaar has on sale to day fifty
bargains in trimmed hats, which were
81 and IS each, to go to-day to fifty
lucky lAdies-thst is, lucky If they 60
to the Bazaar early enough. See their
ad on second page.
Co:ored Voters Meeting.
Tomorrow night at o'clock there
will be mass meeting OF the colored
voters OF Roanoke al Davis hall, to
consider matters of interest in regard
to the election to be held in this city
on the 2sth Of May. Every colored
voter is requested TO attend.
Tho Belmont Festival.
The ladies OF the Belmont M. e.
Church held lawn festival last night
on the lawn in front OF the church. The
attendance was large knd q most en-
joyable evening was spent. The festival
Will continue to- night and all the young
people should turn out.
1t is all Fine.
This is good weather for Ice cream
and Nelson IL Myers will sell you O
freezer that Will make 1t right. They
handle a fac line of the best. See them
for hammocks. They say they have
the best line ever brought in Roanoke
II you need pocket knives or fishing
tackle give them o call.
Pay Day Mt the Shops
Yesterday was pay day at the shops
and thousands Of hearts were gladdened
by this monthly occurrence. Something
near 500. 900 WAS paid to the employees,
which will at once go into the channels
OF trade and the merchant as we'll as
the laborer will be benefited. The paw
car left on No. to pay off the Western
division.
Virginia Brewing Company Officers
At the annual meeting of the Virginia
Brewing Company held recently the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Louis A.
Scholtz; secretary and treesurer,W. L.
Penn; general manager, Jno. J. Giesen;
directors, Louis A. Scholtz, T. R. Schick,
A. S. Asberry, George Frank Gibney
and VIM. c. Nolte.
The Freight Sale.
A large crowd gathered yesterday
morning at the freight depot to witness
the auction sale of unclaimed, refused
and damaged goods, which were sold BY
w. w. Workman, under the direction Of
the Norfolk and Western. A few
genuine bargains were secured, but as
q general thing those who ventured
bought pigs in pokes" and were gen.
orally loosers. A Syrian purchased
what was supposed to be box OF books,
but was in reality q box of 1895
slmanacs. Low prices generally pre-
vailed.
A Letter From Mr.. Mayo.
s. L. Mayo, passenger engineer on the
Norfolk and Western, Is at Ottowa,
Canada, as representative Of the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers,
Roanoke division No. 4O1, attending the
meeting OF the National Brotherhood.
A letter from him states that at the
meeting 43S divisions are Represented
comprising & membership Of sc, 900 en-
Rineers. Mr.. Mayo says the city OF OF
towa containing population Of ITS, 600
Is policed by only hfty officers and good
order prevails. He will rem ain several
weeks and writes that the Brotherhood
is being handsomely entertained BY the
hospitsble citizens OF the capital city of
Canada.
A Notable Lecture.
a specially bright, breezy and inter-
esting lecture was delivered ct the First
Baptist Church last evening by Rev. P.
8. Henson, d. D., one of the most fe.
nous pulpit orators of Chicago, and pas
tor of the Firat Rsntiat Chuych NJ tha