The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10

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ABSOLU1
LOCALITIES
FRANK TELLER's "Chicos" is the best
cigar you can buy for cents. VanLeas
Bros, sole agents.
MIR. MoOIelland Qualities.
The only business Of Importance
transacted In the hustings court yester-
day WAS the qualification OF B. McClel-
land IS mayor.
Successful Hunting Trip.
Jno. M. Roberts and r. L. Colburn
have returned from hunting trip
from Back Creek. They succeeded in
bagging twenty-five squirrels.
Bicycles Reduced.
The Roanoke Cycle Company have
list Of decidedly attractive bargains in
wheels In their advertisement on the
eighth page Of this issue. They csn
save you money.
x Pretty Good Showing.
kokn 10
court from April to May 80, 1896,
amounted to 81, 17s, and the amount COL
leoted was 1878 .35, which was sufficient
to pay the salaries of police Justice, chief
OF police, sergeant and the two station
keepers.
a Sick Old Man.
An old man who resides on Henry
street In the little cottage just opposite
Williams stable, is very sick and Is
being aided by the charitably disposed
dangerously sick and needs proper nurs-
ing and nourishment. Who'll respond?
The Bridge Repaired.
Yesterday about 10 o'clock the new
bridge at Little Oster WAS completed
and several freight trains were allowed
to pass over. Passenger train No.
went east yesterday on schedule time.
10 being the first passenger train to pass
over the scene OF the wreck since Friday
night.
The Norfolk Excursion.
The ladies were at work yesterday
making oil final arrangements for their
excursion on the 23d. They are greatly
encouraged and reported having sold
double the number Of tickets already
that they had at this time last year.
Tie fare for the round trip Is only SO. so.
Foreigners Present.
DR.. Dreher received q telegram late
yesterday evening that Mr.. Yang Yu,
the Chinese minister, Mr.. 10 Yen Shing,
secretary OF the legation, and Mr.. Nun
Yew Chung, attache. will arrive in
Salem Wednesday morning to attend
the commencement of Roanoke College.
Rooms have been engaged st Hotel
Salem for these distinguished guests.
In Police Court.
In police court yesterday morning
Judge Williams made short work OF it
Anna Bailey, Mag Dickerson and Mol
lie Ham were each fined S250 for
disorderly conduct. all OF which was
paid in. An examination of the police
register on the 27th and 2Sth of April
will probably explain why it is that the
horses and cows in the city are allowed
to run at large.
The Sheriff VIII Arrive To-day.
Chief of Police Dyer received g tele-
gram yesterday evening from Officer
Flick in Richmond, saying that the
sheriff OF Clarke county, KY, had ar
rived there and the reputation WAS o.
K, from which it was inferred at head
quarters here that the sheriff would
arrive here this morning ready to pay
the reward and take billiard Rsiney,
the alleged murderer, back to Kentucky.
The Virginia Evangelist.
The Virginia Evangelist is the name
Of q new six column four page weekly
religious paper published at Tazewell
Court House, Virginia, by w. r Sneed
and R A. Hartman and edited by ) Fl.
Hartman. 1t seems thoroughly i'm bued
with the spirit Of religious progress. and
has CO its motto, lone Body, One Spirit.
One Hope, One Lord, One Faith, One
Baptism, One God and Father" It has
. good field to work in and is deserving
OF abundant success.
A Run Away Yesterday.
Yesterday morning about II o'olock