The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-09
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and Events.
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Put Before You.

The weather is delightful after the
cold snap.
The recent grand jury was hard on
the criminals.
Tho sidewalk between THE TIMES
office and Henry street was repaired
yesterday.
The frat week of the new year has
ended, go have the good resolutions in
most cases.
One of w. G. Williams horses ran
away with q buggy yesterday. The
horee was somewhst hurt.
Mayor Jones did not 20 to Arkansas,
ss previously etated in The TINES, but
accompanied the remains of the late T.
G. Helm to this city
Rev. DR.. Carson will ado ross the noon
day shop meeting on Friday at the East
End round house, on the subjsct, "Csn
a Railroad Man be a Christian"
Lee Street Revival.
Revival services began last night a.
Lee Street M. e Church, and are being
conduc'ed by Rev. R. a. Scott, hi pae-
tor. Everybody Is invited to attend
theee services.
Can Explain This Morning.
Harry Vain wright was arrested last
night and locked up on the charge of
5sa.ing a oma on the streets. He
will be given an opportunity this morn
Ing to explain his couauos.
1he AIohiteot Here.
Geo. T. Pearson, On architect from
Philadelphia, is in the city in consulta.-
zion with railroad officials regarding the
new building. Mr.. Pearson furnished
The original plans for Hotel Roanoke.
vaiise Loot.
YESTERDAY at noon O val!se belong
irg TO q. e Eekorle was left on the
depot pintform. Name is on the inside
OF Columbian nickel plated tag. Liberal
reward paid on return of same to owner.
Will Hold n sooiaI.
This Young Peoples Socioiy of Chris
tian Endeavor, Of she Fourth Avenue
Christian Church, will hold q social to-
CHURCH, to which they invite their
friends.
Prof. Eckerle Returns.
Prot. Chas. Z. E,kerle, president of
the National Business College,, and
yesterday on No 4 from Mount Morris,
49, 49, "AAh ~ ~ w AtsbA0 - " otf
Salem avenue to their friends.
Miss Donald Paralyzsd.
Miss Emma A Donald, of this city,
was parAlYzed at Frankford, Greenbrier
county, w. Va, on January 6 and is in
a dying condition. Her brother is sup
posed TO be employed by the Norfolk
and Western az the West End yards.
The Latent Composition.
Mrs. Dr.. Gray, of this city, has writ
ten o spirited piece Of music, The Vim
cent Galop," which ia now on sale. 1t
will prove TO be 8 popular composition,
and Ill musio-lovers should procure q
copy at once. AJAX your music dealer
for 1t.
The 8 .fe Tumbyed Down the Stairs.
The large iron safe belonging to the
engineering department of the Norfolk
and Western took q tumble yesterday
morning as 1t WAS being moved up the
stairway into the Jamiaon building. 1t
left the sthirs in q badly damaged con-
dition. No one was hurt.
improvements ON st. Andrews Hill.
The street forces are busy grading
North Jefferson street, near 81. An
drew's Catholic Church. This is q much
needed improvement, and will meet
with general approval. To put this
street ut this point In Hrst-class con-
dition will require q great deal of labor.
The Burned Safes Opened.
An expert safe man from Philadelphia
arrived yesterday and opened the safes
which were in the Norfolk and Western
FIRE. In most of the safes the books and
papers were fairly we'll preserved, al
slough all smelled more or less OF NJ
Several OF the safes had to be broken
open.
Novel Weather Vane.
Chas. Thrasher. OF She Virginia
Plumbing and Heating Company, has
constructed q novel weather vane iu the
way OF q tin bic Ycliss riding his wheel.
The whole affair is constructed Of tin
on the old style order, o big front wheel
and d small back one. The machine
does 81 great deal OF running wbon tho