The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-17
Local Bits.
News of People
and Events.
Happenings Briefly and Reliably
Put Before You.

Put Before You.
About twenty colored laborers went to
the Goal fields yesterday from franklin
county.
Tough" Bernard, who was accident
ally shot eome days ago, was able to be
on the streets yesterday on orutches.
A social will be given Thursday niRht
st the Fourth Avenue Christian Church,
and all tho members are requested to
be present
The City Council will hold an extra
session tonight to complete some un-
finished business which was intended to
be disposed of at previous meeting.
A suit has been entered by Ferdinand
Hannibas vs. the High Street Colored
Baptist Church to recover the sum of
$4,000 alleged to be due him for the
cree ton OF the church.
L. II. Vaughan went to Bedford yes
terday, where he has engaged twenty.
five men to work on his railroad con-
tract at Elkhorn. w. Va. They will go
to the latter place to-day.
J. j. Landlord, contractor OF this
city. has returned home from Farmville,
where he secured the contract from the
Southern Fireproof Building Company
for the erection of q new clerks office at
thai place. He is now confined to his
homo on Fourth avenue n. w. =, with the
grip.
w. Z. Miller, q conductor on the Rad.
ford division, was thrown from the Gu
palo OF his cab st Browns Tank Sum
day morning, knocking him inseneiblo
and otherwise injuring his head. The
injured man was brought back to the
city on the midnight train Sunday night.
lie resides on First avenue n. W.
Coal So rs Per Ton-specIal.
WE have car OF new coal. and to In
troduce it will make special price OF
S3.75 per ton. WIN you try It?
j. II. WILKINSON & Co.,
Phone 2l0. 102 Third street q. w.
1882 Figures
One OF the best corner lots on Park
street in Lewis addition 5Ox13O feet.
Beautiful location. Price $3.50 cash. j.
L. WINGFIELD. 2i0 Commerce street.
The Committee to Organize.
The Democratic executive committee,
which WAC elected on Saturday night,
will meet a. Lunsford e Antrim's Off ce,
rooms FOL and TOE Terry building,
Thursday night at o'clock to organize.
Big Day in Police Court.
In police court yesterday morning
seven parties were fined on various
minor charges to the amount of S55,
only $50 of which WAS paid. Judge
Williams was able to preaide and was
on hand early.
Hiss Jennings at Atlanta.
Agraduates' recital will take place on
the Goth inst. at the Southern School of
Oratory at Atlanta, Ga st which Miss
Isla Carroll Jennings. of Roanoke, and
Miss Elizabeth Shields. of North Car.
olina, will take prominent parts.
Tar and Rosin the Same.
j. F. Hodgin arrived from Greensboro.
N. c., lass evening, where he spent q
He reports the tar and rosin crops all
K, and the boys are ask ing him If ne
brought any along on his heels. A few
friends are begging him for q chew of
roStn.
Good appointment.
"Sid" Weisiger, formerly of this city,
has been appointed general freight and
PASSENGER agent Of the Chesapeake and
Western With headq uarters at Harrison-
burg, Va. He WAS formerly travelling
freight agent OF the Norfolk and West
ern with headquarters 1T Petersburg.
World Wide Popularity.
THE tremendous sales of Paine's cell
cry compound Is q sure indication of it's
worldwide popularity. Now Ia the time
you need this fine medicine. It will
save you doctors bills and tone up your
system against the many ills which the
System Is subject TO in the spring
months.
Mad-dog Killed.
On Sunday morning Officer Rigney
shot and killed mad dog near the
market. The animal was foaming at
the mouth and had gfeenish eyes. He
came from the direction of franklin,
having been chased into the city by
some men who we're in pursuit. 1t is
reported that the rabid canine bit
another dog before he could be killed.
The Editorial Staff.
The staff for the womsn's edition OF
the Evening World for the library mas
been revised and finally completed as
follows: Buainess manager, Mrs. 8 w.
Jameson; editor. Miss E. breckenridge;
associate editors, Mira. E b. Pollard,
Miss RaveDel, Miss Fannie Fishburne;
art editor, Miss Harris; dramstic editor,
M ss Daniel; musical editor, Miss Leary;
THAT RAD CoE T