The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-01

J. Myers and Mas Lsvina L. Shannon,
both OF this city.
students Returning.
The Business College students ore not
all in from their holiday vacation, but
they will ell be In by Monday with
N any new oneB with them.
Grace Watch Service. u
The people of Grace M. e. Church
held watch service last night. The
meeting was conducted by Rev. @. D.
Bulla and the new year WIS ushered in
with praise.
DivIdeud Declared.
The Roanoke Trust, Loan and ste
Deposit Company declared semi-a7-
nual dividend of three per cant. at
recent meeting. The dividend is pay
able on January 5.
Police Court Yesterday.
In the police court yesterday Tom
Franklin was fined SIS for .disorderly
conduct; Stanhope Miller and James
johnson alias Baby, were sent on to the
grand jury on the charge Of robbing the
Syrian store in Est Roanoke.
Sent to tho Asylum.
Geo. p. Sing. q former clerk OF tho
Roanoke Machine Works, who was re-
Gently sdjudged insane by commission
OF ]unacy, wan sent to the asylum yes
to-day morning at Marion The unfor
tunats young man was accom- panied by
his sister.
Mis Eye Injured.
W X. Hutcoens, an employo of the
Norfolk and Western railroad at Rad
ford, had his eye badly hurt yesterday
by piece Of STEEL striking 1t. He came
to this city on train No and is now
under treatment Of Dr.. Kinney, the com.
pany's cculist.
Neat In Design.
The TIMES returns thanks to the
Roanoke Steam Laundry for 8 handsome
Hnvited guests only" is UNIQUELY
suggestive of the laundry buainess. as
we'll az Of tho taste OF Mr q. W. Am
mon, the proprietor.
Men For Active Service.
Captains B. P. Hatcher, Of tho Rom
oke Light Infantry, and M. P. Perkins,
OF the Roanoke Machine Works Guards,
received orders yesterday from Col j. @.
Baker to send in by January report
of all officers and men available for
active service.
A General Holiday.
To-day being the first of the year q
general holiday will be observed. The
banks of the city will be closed and the
postofflce will observe Sunday hours.
Nearly all industrial establishments
will shut down. The day will not be-
generally observed by the merchants Ct
the city.
Hustling Indy Solicitor.
Miss Annie L. Jenkins, OF Atlanta,
Ga, is In the city taking subscriptions
to "Tidings from the Craft" Masonic
journal published at Yorkville, S C.
Mas Jenkins is hustler and knows
how to talk her business Memters of
the craft who meet her agree that she is
a young lady of more than ordinary in
tclligence.
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.
Tho following officers were elected
for the ensuing term Monday night in
Mt. Vernon Lodge. No. 80, I. o. o f.:
James II. Campbell, N. G.; w. e.
nent secretary; DR.. G B Vogel, flnan-
ciel secretary; Johu NJ. Tinsley, treas
urer; O. D. Fox, ]. T. Brown and j.
E. Duerson, trustees.
Very Nice and Appropriate.
Ssnborn & Saunders, proprietors Of
the Radford Steam Laundry, have issued
one OF the prettiess calendars for 1895
that has been presented at this Office.
The little girls looking out on the snow
are fair as angels and the whole picture
is typical OF tho nea,ness and taste
that should characterize the work of a
frst-class laundry.
Shops Taking Inventory.
The Roanoke Machine Works were
shut down yesterday for the purpose OF
taking th'ir annual inventory. Az q re-
suit tho men enj Eyed holiday, which
accounts for the unusual ACTIVITY
noticeable on the str' cts during the
day. The shops will remain closed TO-
d'y and the employees OF the general
offices will also b given holiday.