The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23

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Fresh Strawberries.
The Strawberry Sherbet at VanLear
BIOS. soda fountain is delicious. Price
SC.
Market Stalls to be Rented.
The market stalls Of the city market
will be rented at public auction on
tuesday, the 2Sth, at Q O'Clock D. M, to
the highest bidder.
Sman Police Court.
In police court yesterday the follow
Ing fines were assessed: Joe SlauQh-
ter, drunk. $3.50; Carrie Clarks, Lou
Stultz and Julia Harrison, disorderly. 81.
A citizen was fined 50 SO for keepinf an
alley in bad condition.
An Accident.
Mrs. w. N. Foster, wife of Cnf I'M
spector Foster, of the Norfolk and Vest
ern' was run over by calf on Tuesdsy
evening and severely bruised and, In,
1ufed. She narrowly escaped being
seriously injured.
O'possum Captured.
An o'possum was captured last night
on the street car track on the Walnut
street line near the base of Mill Moun-J
tain by Motorman e. P. Arnold and
Conductor II. d. Looner, who had charee
Of car No. IA.
His Father Died.
officer Johnson returned yesterday
from Sharpsburg, Md, where heF at
tended The funeral Of his father, Henry
Johnoon. He died at the ripe old age of
81 years lacking only few days, having
been born May IS. 1878.
Injured at the Shops.
Samuel Christian, who La employed
In the pattern department. of the Roa-
noke Machine Works, was injured yes
terday by Ssifing' from the shafting
>Qyerh saas He was taken TO his home
In Southeast Roanoke and medical aid
summoned.
added n New Department..
Gilkeson 81 Taylor, the enterprising
mems furniehers. have added o shoe de-
partment to their popular store. II is
needless 10 say that nothing but the best
goods will be handled, but this does not
mSshthigher prices. You will get your
rhey Cry For Water.
There la much complaint coming from
various quarters in regard to the water
supply at the pall grounds. They COM
plain that 1t Ia impossible to get water
TO drink for either love or money. l. is
right hard for thirsty man to watch a
nail game for two hours in the hot sun
~Athoua anything TO quench his thirst
The Cresting Would Not Fit.
j. G. Huddleston, of Washington. who
arrived in the city Sunday to finish the
cresting on the roof of the public build
Ing, Left yesterday, owing to the new
cresting not ftsing properly. The CON
tract OF e. A. Wilson & 90. Is now
finished with this exception, and the
work has been inspected and received
by the government.
Marriage at the First Baptist Church.
Last night at o'clock at the First
Bapsiat Church w. G. Patel was united
In marriage to Mrs. Fannie Paxton.
The church was crowded to it's utmost
capacity and standing room was at a
premium. The attendants were W. @.
Patel with Miss Minnie Pollard, and
A. w. Dyer with Miss Daisy Pollard.
me ceremony was performed by Rev.
e. Il. Pollard. pastor of the church.
Officers Elected.
The Epworth League of Belmont M
e Church have elected the following
officers for the ensuing year. President,
L. A. Robertson; first vice president.
Mics Cora Smith; second vice.president.
MRS. NJ. e. Davis; third vice-president
MIS-. j. Q. Bobbeat; treasurer, James
Craig. e. B. Evans was reelected SEQ.
rotary. This Is the most thrifty ED
worth League organization in the city.
Playing Fast Ball.
ed MaRipnis. OF this city, who ia plav-
ing on the Toledo team OF the Inter.
state League, played In game with the
Grand Rapids last Monday. The Toledo
commercial Gays: The batting and
fielding OF Maginnis was excsllens. He
accepted every hard chance and made
some phenomenal stops Of hard hits.
His throwing is excellent, and the wav
he handles himself is q caution"
Edwards-Raines.
Yesterday morning ut 10 O'Clock at
the feaidence Of the BRIDES father, VIM.
haines. about two miles south OF tile
city, Jno. G. Edwards, freight clerk OF
tne Adams Express Company, was mar
fied to Miss Daisy Raines. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. DR.. Carson,
OF Gresne.Memorial, after which Mr..
and Mrs. Edwards were driven to the
Union depot. where they took the noon
train for Washington.
The Imprisonmento of Diaz.
There was large audience a. the
First Baptist Church last night. The
subject of the evening was "The Cubans