The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-30

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First Presbyterian Church.
The regular services will ba held at
the First Presbyterian Church Sunday
morning and evening. Rev. Churchill
Christian will fill the pulpit at night,
Tho Postonce CLOSED.
To-day being Memorial day the city
tpostoffice will observe Sunday hours
and the banks will he closed. The
Roanoke Machine Works will also be
plosed down until Monday.
y. X. Y. NJ. G. A.
\The West End building Is receiving
coat Of paint OF the No, folk and Wesx
ern standard color, which will greatly
add TO IT'S appearance. There will be
no serv,ce st the building tomorrow
afternoon.
Birthday Party.
The birthday party given last night
by he ladies Of the East Roanoke Bap-
list Church was q thorough success The
occasion was most enjoyable one. A
musical and literary programme was
rendered and refreshments served.
Suspicious Characters.
Yesterday at noon Conductor Conner,
OF the Norfolk and Western, with the
assistance OF Officer Veat arrested
Harry Cain, OF Sale m, and another ne
gro man on suspicion of having MUIR
dered VIM. Muse, coiorcd, near Algoma,
w. Va. Both men were lodged in Jail
IL this city.
A OoIored Gospel Singer.
q. A Heath, a colored evangelist and
sweet Gospel singer, will begin ten
days Gospel meeting at the Cd Opera
House Tue. day, Juno Q. Services will
be conducted twice daily, at o N. and
o m. This roted singer was formariy
Roanoke barber and is quite WE'LL
known here.
Election at vinton
The election at Vinton passed off
quietly the vote was az follows: For
m-yor, j. II Hunter, 70; Giles Gum
10; For council, s w. Kasey, %: j w.
Mason, 80; w. s. Mosley, o.: j. e
Saunders, ST; j O Long, %; W. s.
Pollard So; w. o. Carpenter, 67; John
Craig, 65.
Prices at the Market.
Eggs. l21s tc Is cente; butter, is to IS
cents; peas, 12 cents per gallon; straw
berries, TO 10 GENIE; spring chickens.
20 TO 30 cent?; cucuunbers, two for 5
cents; tom atoes 20 cents q quart; spaps.
rs cents per gallon; new potatoes, Is
cents agallon; cabbage, 4 cents pound;
cherries, cents q quart.
He Lost His Pet.
Arthur Christian, q popular member
Of the Roanoke Machine Works lrches-
ira, while in Winston, N c., purchased
pair OF pet squirrels. When the train
stopped At Walnut Cove the musician
took one of the 'quirrels out CT the cage,
when the little squirrel sprung throug h
VIC OpSu WluuOW anu I'd hQO LOT the pine
trees.
Special Church Service.
special service will be held at the
Fourth A enue Cnristian Church. Rev.
Ira Kimmel will preach 10 the Improved
Order OF Red Men at ii o. m. AZ might
the sermon subj CT will be Gods Rsla-
tion to the IGdividusl" There will be
a twenty minutes song service before
ihe sermon.
DIR. Anderson Better.
Rev r C. Anderson. Jr.. pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church, re-
turned from Msr;iDsvil!e yesterday ar d
reports that his bother. DR.. Anders n,
who has been quite sick. ia much bet.
ter Mr. Anderson will occupy his
pulpit to morrow Sunday mu.ning and
evening. The Cniidren's Day" exer-
cises will be held at $3.50 p. m. to-mor-
row IN the chapel.
COiored School Common cement.
The closing exercises OF the Fifth
ward co.ored school, Of which Prof. D.
w. Harth Ia principal, will take place
at the old Opera House Monday. June Il,
at $3.50 o'clock. There will be three
Rraiustes Of the colored high school
who will be awarded diolomas Manv
white people are expected to be present.