The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15

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THE Cafe at Crystal Spring is run on
arst-clAss principle.
Il. r. Y. NJ. O. A.
Tonight at 8 o'clock State Secretary
DNA. Coulter will address the prayer
meeting. Subject, "Take Away the
Stone"
Hail Storm at Bonsacks.
! A severe hail storm fell at Bonsacks
yesterday afternoon. 1t was not learned
to what extent the growing crops were
injured.
w. o. T. U. Meeting.
\ Phe Hammer w. G. T. U. will meet at
the East Roanoke Baptist Church, (Bee
Hive building) on Commonwealth ave-
nus-n. e., this afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
Arm Mashed or
\George B. Fox, Norfolk and West
ern engineer at Pulaski, had his arm
caught between the bumpers of two
freight cars and mashed 30 badly
as to necessitate amputation above the
elbow.
Lawn Festival at vinton.
Vinton will hold lawn party and fes-
tivsl tonight and to. borrow night near
the terminus of the street car line. The
people Of Roanoke are all invited to at.
tend.
In Police Court.
In police court yesterday morning l..
Knoll hy 10 LoI
derby, and Ssllie Foutz, denizen of
Ernest avenue, was assessed SIS for dis
turbir 2. he quie.ude and serenity of that
section OF the city. Severe. gam olirg
cases were continued.
Ocean View.
Attention is called to the reading
notice on the second page of the man
agement of Ocean View, few miles
outside OF Norfolk. Organizations in
tending to give excursions this summer
would DO we'll to write to Mr. Psnnill
for fuller particulars.
MI Rule Candidate.
Nv. w. Rule wishes to announce that
he is very live candidate for the office
fof constable and expects to give some Of
the other candidates lively race. His
name was omitted by mistake from the
published list of the candidates who
have served the proper notice on the
clerk OF the courts.
Insanity on the Increase.
A commission Of lunacy, composed of
Justices Neal, Taliaferro and Swaveley,
recently adjudged Jno. McLyons insane,
and on the same afternoon adiudged r.
G. Parrish lunstic. The commission
examined into the mental condition of
Mrs. Mollie Sherman yesterday after
noon and decided that she was insane.
Anne Pole, colored woman, ia also in
jail awaiting to be removed to the COL
ored asylum at Petersburg.
L. ID. Harrison Dead.
The remains of L. D. Harrison passed
through the city yesterday en- route
from Wytbeville to Alexandria. Mr..
Harrison, who WAS one of the most
prominent and we'll known citizens OF
Southwest Virginia. died ct the family
residence Wednesday morning al II
o'clock of apoplexy. George Monroe, OF
this city, nephew of the dc ceased, &C.
cumpanied she remains to Alexandra.
He Disturbed Public Worship.
Ebert Hsymakar, young white
man, gave Officer Smith 9 chase in the
direction of the brewery yesterday
afternoon. but the officer finally over
hauled the gentleman and landed him
in jail. He was wanted in Botetour,
county On the charge OF disturbin
public worship at country church
He will be taken to Botetourt this
morning by Constable DECIDE. -
tAmateur Baseball.
The game of ball between the second
q ~
Terry Hills Wednesday afternoon re-
suited in q victory for the former, the
| score standing Is to IL, and not to Q,
in favor of the Terry Hills.
The Fifth Avenues crossed bats yes.
terday afternoon with the Woodland
Parks, the score standing IL to 6 In
favor Of the latter. Batteriea-HymAn
and Sparks; Rudy and Strain.
Carried Papers six Years.
II Edgar Shumate began carrying news-
papers for livelihood on May IA, 1890
beginning with the Herald. He has been
with The TIMES about four years, d Turing
which time he has only lost eight days,
six Of which were caused by sickness.
He has also carried the World in the
afternoon for about Ave years. Edgar is
q good boy and BY close attention ia
duty has won for himself the confidence
OF his employers and respect of the pub.
li9whom be serves.
| No Probability OF a Strike.
| Jack P. Lindsay city editor Of the
| Rluefeld Daily Telegraph, WAS in the
| CITY yesterday and called at THE TIMES
! office. He has just returned from tour
through the coal fields in the Pocahon-
hss district. He says that miners are
Satisfied and see plenty OF work ahead
of them. They are getting fairly good
! wages and ell talk of strike has sub
| sided. Mr.. Lindsay is confident that
i thEra will ha atribo thto ma, Thte