The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
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;, He IA Not q Candidate. a
w. ]. High, who WAS nominated foil 3
I the office Of justice Of the peace in Tbs {
& Fifth ward, de clines to make the RAGS.
( The Worst IL Feared. :
letter has been received from Rey. :
Q. ID. Bulla stating that he and Ills .
r, family arrived In Kansas City safely, 3
: bus found his brother very Ill and feared @
z the worst.
4 Nominations Certified. Hn
@ The Democratic executive committeeEf
have canvassed the election returna r.
and declared the candidates who re-
ceived the greater number of votes in | =
: the primary elected. .
Thanks Returned. v
Mrs. 8. Hsycock has left for her old La
nome In England. She desires spe@T Z
+. cially through the columns of THE TIsfEs y
. to thank those ladies and gent}Smen :
I who were so kind TO her and<ffer late
;, husband during his last illness.
= Death of W. L. jennings.
, w. l.. jennings, brother Of G. T. Jen- i
: nings.of the Richmond Music Company, c
died at his home in Lynchburg yester- d
day morning with consumption. The d
t funeral will take place to. day. Mr. and 7
Mrs O. T. jennings went to Lynchburg
Sunday. j
c Y. M. o. A. Notes d
l The new striking bag drum was
placed In position in the gymnasium n
yesterday evening. It ia beauty. Call
In and inspect 1t. An interesting session a
OF the current topic class was held last y
night. This was the last meeting until i
after the hot weather. o
Convocatiop to Meet
r The convocation of Southwest Vir-N 4
y GINA comprising some twenty or more 8
e ministers Of the Episcopal Church from y
g Loanoke, Lynchburg, Staunton, Lex.
Y inpton, Clifton Forge Wythevilln, Alb he
ingdon, Rsdfo'd tr5 cher pniat~ Will Il
) meet IN Sslem on Tu~s4.y. Apr; -, e.. 4
= ST. Paula Church, and will continue in E.
e session the remainder of the week. e.
Il East Roanoke Festival. 81 c
> The ladies Of the East Roanoke Bap. v
fist Church held a festival at their
| Shu'Su 4oSs uiBub "AlCQ was largely :,
!, attended. Ice cream and cake were q
|. served In abundance. The festival will
- continue might and tomorrow night d
These ladies deserve the patronage of +
G. the public.
|. New Military Equipments. i
Supplies have been shipped from the t
D United States quertermAsters and q
c ordinance departments for both the q
Roanoke Light Infantry and the Roam t
oke Machine Works Guards consisting | C
OF overcoats, leRgings, canteens, haver- t
Q sacks, ball cartridges, belts and cart t
D ridge boxes. v
o An Excursion to Norfolk. |
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Broth-M +
erhood of Locomotive Engineers will
run their annual excursion to Norfolk | 4
on June % next. The committee OF 4 h
arrangements met yesterday and go 4
If, decided. The excursion committee Wilt a
e meet next Thursday in the Elks' hallkl O
q at p. m. Fl r
It MIR. Edwards to be Married. FFG
Jno. G. Edwards, freight clerk of tie
Adams Express Company, will be mar. \
ried this morning at 10 O'Clock to- Hiss
Daisy Rainea at the residence OF the 4
brides father. about swo miles south of u
the city, In the county. Mr.. Edwards FL
l., and bride will then be driven to the cityH I
d and they will take the noon train foE o
Washington and other points North. q
q Lawn Festival.
}, The lawn festival given for the bene- y
1T OF the Belmont baseball club in y
g Southeast Roanoke last night WAS q I,
l success. The lawn was lighted up with =
n numerous Chinese lanterns. The ladies' r
In charge of the festival were Misses =
Annie Hartigan and Nora Nelson. The =
festival will be continued tonight. :
Champion Silt Walker
= Fred. A. Bennett, the champion and +
" high endurance silt walker of the world
$ arrived In the city yesterday and is O
stopping at the st. James. In the after t
noon he gave an exhibition on the q
streets. He stands just sixteen feet
= high and dresses in "Chappien style. a
/. His suit Ia covered with the advertising Z
matter OF the famous RJR tobacco. Ia
This Is one of the greatest Advertising | 4
schemes ever exhibited in Roanoke.e< g
) Detectives Baldwin and Halter Injured.
! On Saturday as Detectives W. d
Baldwin and @. d. Halter together with
two other men were driving at q rapid
!, rate down Diapers Valley mountsiH
from Pulaski they were accidensallysl .
Y thrown from their vehicle and both con-H i
+ siderably bruised and injured. The ac-t
1cident occurred as the horses were IL
tstprning short curve. One hind wheel Eb
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