The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-09
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and Events.

Happenings Briefly and Reliably
Put Before You.
No services will be held at Christ p
E. Church to-day on account of absence
OF the rector.
The county OF Craig went dry in her
recent local option contest by 100 votes.
Every district went for local option.
The daughters of the Confederscv are
requested to meet at Hon. 81. 3. Trouts,
West Campbell avenue, on Tuesday,
February II, 1886. at p. m.
Heironimus &c Brugh offer the ladies
Of Roanoke something new in special
ties and prices. In evidence of their en-.
terprise they are offering some goods to
the public which are imported directly
rom Europe.
We wish to call your attention to the
advertisements OF the Richmond Music
Company on the first page. This house
ia branch OF the largest combined man.
ufacsurers and dealers of pianos and or
gans in the world and you can rely on
any representations made by their man.
ger here. Mr.. o. I. jennings.
Water to be Cut or.
IN ordor to replace defective main
pipe, near the pumping station, the
water supply to the city will be shut
Off between 6. M. and IL noon today.
Only Ono Drunk.
In the police court yesterday morning
only one case was before his honor, that
OF white man charged with drunken :
ness. He was ause ssed Sc 80. which he
paid md was allowed to 60 on his way
rejoicing.
A Small Assignment.
R. L. Penn q Co.,, Rrocers on Jeffer-
son street, made an assignment yester-
day to James P. Woods, trustee. Tho
liabilities will not exceed $4,000, and
the asse ss will moro than cover all the
indie btedne6s.
Second Presbyterian Church.
Services will be held at this place
OF worship at IL G. m. and 7:45 p. m 4,
conducted by Rev. Hay Watson Smith,
acting pastor. Sabbath school D. m. /;
Y. P. 8 O. e prayer meeting p. m.
A cordial welcome exter ded to all who
attend.
Mr.. Perkins a Candidate.
Everett Perkins, the well-known and
popular attorney, will be q candidate
for the Office of Commemorative attor-
ney. Mr.. Perkins ia lawyer of
acknowledged ability and is we'll quail.
fed for the duties Of the position to
which he aspires.
Will Locate In Roanoke.
DIR. Chapman W. Jones has located in
Roanoke for the practice or his profess
sion. He took his course OF medicine
at the University of Virginia and Col.
lege Of Physicians and Surgeons at Bal
timore. He has pracsiced now for two
years. and comes to Roanoke we'll re-
commended.
Legislation and the Preachers.
Rev. Ian. G. Broughton a. Calvary
Baptist Church tonight will discuss as
prelude to his sermon on "Gsmbling'
Representative Berkeley's bill now be-
fore the Legislature of Virginia ia
prevent preachers from engaging in pol
itics.
A Successful Fight.
Judge Simmons and several other
citizens OF Fipcas.le were here yester-
day en- route home from Richmond
where they were fighting bill pending
before the legislature looking 90 the re-
movnl OF the court house from Fincsssle
to Buchanan. They succeeded In crush.
ing the bill In the hanas OF the COM
mittee.
Fourth Quarterly Meeting.
The fourth quarterly meeting ct Lee
Street Methodist Church will convene
to-day ht II O'Clock, with Rev. W. T.
Schooley, presiding elder, in charge.
The regular services will be held at I
q. m. and 1880 p. m. A love feast meet
Ing will be held st 10 o'clock. All mem
bers are requested to be presens.
Roanoke shos Store to be Remodeled.
The Roanoke Shoe Company will re-
model their store at 10 Jefferson street
by tearing away the back partition,
throwing the room they occupy al
present aud the store room occupied by
Bright & Harris together. This will
give this enterprising firm two fronts
and their store will be filled with the
finest stock OF shoes ever brought to
Roanoke.
Death In the County.
j. M. Kittinger died at his home near
Poage's.Mill, In Roanoke county, Yester.
day morning about 0 o'clock, aged 81
years His wife died about two years
ago. Deceased leaves seven children.
He was good old man and his many
friends will be grieved to learn OF his
death. He was consistent memb Der Of
the H. e. Church. The remains will
be inferred in the family graveyard to.
morrow.