The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-07

large numb OF indictments to-day.
The January payroll Of tho shops will
hold up with any of the preceding
months.
Some Of the fire boys did noble work
on tho Norfolk and Western burning
building.
To-day is act for the trial OF Thos.
Payne and Sidney Priddy in the hus-
tings court.
The shops are increasing their forces,
IL few OF the employees are only work.
Ing eight hours.
His Ego Removed.
Joe Bradley, IN employee OF the Rad
ford shops, who hal his eye SO badly
hur. by piece Of irol striking in it.,
had IL removed yesterday by DR..
Kinney, assisted by Dfs. Gale and
Lewis.
sundays TJmts.
All parties desiring copy Of Sundays
TIMES 10 preaerve or seRd away TO
friends can obtain 1t by applying early,
as the supply is limited. An extra
edition was printed yesterday 10 supply
tho demand.
a Deserving Institution.
The National Business College la
deserving institution, having fitted
moro young mon and women for the
active duties of life. perhaps, than any
other institution in Roanoke. It Is
we'll attended,.
At tho Bridge Works.
The Virginia Bridge and from Com
paDy has resumed operations on a small
scale ntter long idleness A moderate
force of hands are working STEADILY and
it Ia expected that the present number
will be considerably augmented in the
near fdture.
Death In He'd ford.
Mrs. Nancy Meadows died Sunday
morning st her home st the Cove, Bed
ford county, some ten miles from this
city, after a long illness al the age CT
so years. Deceased leaves q husband
and small family. In.ermeni took place
yesterday in the family graveyard.
Poles Court Yesterday.
In the police cours yesterday morning
Ed. Smith, colotad, and John Stevens,
white, were fined So each for trebpsssing
on the railroad. M. L Phelps WAS fined
IS tor laboring on the Sabbath by clean.
ing out his bar. His counsel, Colonel
Hoge. appealed the case, he going
Phelps security.
Lost His Hat
Rev R. w. Patton, OF Christ Church,
Roanoke. arrived In tho city yesterday
minus hat. Mr. Patton WAS on his way
home His hat fell from his head some
time before reaching the city. Fortu-
nately he met up with friend at tho
depot who loaned him q soft felt, and
with which the young minister went his
way much relieved. -Lynchburg News.
A Successful Operation.
The Times of Rocky Mount,
says: Our esteemed townsman, Col.
Jas. w. LsftWich, has returned from an
eight days. sojourn at Rebekah Sani-
tarlum, where DR.. Chae. G. Cannaday,
the phyeicisn in charge, removed q
sumor from his face. The Colonel, we
are glad to know, has recovered from
the operation which was successful in
every particular"
Railroad Y. NJ. @. a.
The change Of the plan for the noon
shop meetings is meeting with approval
on all hands. At the West End round
house Rev. w. T. Locke. pastor of St.
James Church, will address the meeting
each Wednesday noon during January.
oof SAOCp Will 10 uSlu tO-uhy bb lG.SU.
These services are brief iaformal and
practical and are very Interesting. All
men are most cordially invited to at
tend.
Mr.. Turner Leaves.
M. Turner, ex. commissioner Of the
revenue, moved to his farm about two
miles sonth Of the city yesterday. Mr..
Turner has recently erected handsome
residence on the farm, and will be com
torsabl5 situssed in his new home.
The city loses q good citizen by his re-
moval, but what Is the city's loss ia the
county's gain. He has been citizen OF
tho town for twenty-tour years. having
removed here when the city OF Roanoke
was never dreamed Of
Hastings Court.
The January torn of the hustiugs
court convened Yesterday morning and
Juoge Woods charged the following
grand jury: ChS,las Lunsford. fore
man; 4 bert McClelland, Junius Nc
Gehes. J. M, Tinsley, Samuel NJ. Wood
ward, Jr. m. O. Thomas, Samuel Kim
Dier, G. Child. ], w. Curle and W. w.
Brown. No indie ments vera returned
stood that several true bills will be
found.
A Case of Destitution.
At 407 Marshall avenue 8. w. lives a
man by the name OF Austin, who Is at
preaent sick in bed. This man has
family of seven children and they are
In destitute circumstances, not having