The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-25
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NELMs COAL COMPANY. phones 146 and
160, No. 8 Campbell avenue 8. W.
What has become of the Roanoke Ma.
Chine Works Band? Hsve they dis
banded?
The Street Railway Company were
hauling lumber on o lat CIR yesterday
through the streets.
Miss Mamie Evans, of Evergreen,
who has just visited her brothers in
Bluefeld. is stopping in the city visit
ing friends.
s. Godfrey Good, druggist of New
Market, Shenandoah county, arrived in
the city last evening to attend the con-
ference and visit his brothers, d. Saw
lor and d. William Good
Mrs. DR.. j. Eugene Good. of New
Market, and little son, Eugene, ia in
the city visiting her sister, Mrs. c. w,
q. Woolwine, and other relatives.
Died In the Asylum.
M. ID. Perry, an aged inmate Of the
Southwest Hospital, died Of old eye in
that institution Sunday, and his re.
mains were taken to Pisgah, Tazewell
county, his old homo, for interment.
A New Enterprise.
enterprise in Lynchburg II he can meet
with sufficient encouragement. 1t ia the
manufacture OF mattresses and cushions
OF what ie known as Honduras hair, the
fibre OF the cccoanut.
News OF the Court.
There was no court yesterday owing
TO the death of his aunt yesterday at
Buena Vista. Court, however. will
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for the trial of jury cases.
Church Benefit.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Lee
Street M. e Church will hold q supper
at Mrs. M. M. McCAllister's, No. 81
Third avenue n. W, Thursday night.
The public is cordially invited.
The Funeral at Trinity.
The funeral of the late ]. A. Peters
Will be preached this morning a. 10
O'CLOCK In Trinity Church. The mem
bers OF the Roanoke Machine Works
GUARDS will meet at $50 O'Clock and
attend the funeral in body.
Crap Shooters Race.
-Four negro boys wers engaged in
shooting crap under the Henry street
bridge yesterday when one of the bows
stole snother's coat and hat and made
off with them. He WAS followed by a
large crowd, but succeeded in making
his escape.
Police Court Yesterday.
In police court yesterday fines were
assessed TO the amount OF S25. TWof
white men were fined So so for dk-
orderly conduct, and q colored man Vas
fined $40 on the same charge and a
similar amount for resisting an offlcar.
Mr.. Anthony to Preach.
q. Rev. P. A, Anthony, OF Buena Vista
formerly OF Roanoke, will preach toA
night at the East Roanoke Baptist
Church. The public is cordially in
vited. He stops here on his way to
attend the meeting of ministers and
lAymen at Cave Spring, which convenes
Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
THE "Bioycls Built Like a Watch"
Yost- Forrer Co. Cimited)
They Killed a Fox.
Robert Wigmore, Hunter Rhodes and
Il. Mcdonald, while out hunting started
. big gray fox near Roanoke river early
yesterday morning. The boys chased
the animal ACROSS the country about ten
miles and succeeded In killing 1t near
Back creek.
New Paper in Bristol.
The Bristol Daily Times is now over
week old. II comes to our exchange
table "a neat. newsy six-psge, carry
Ing eboua twenty-five columns of ad-
veftisements, which is en- excellent
showing, and one of the forerunnerN of
q prosperous career. THE TIMES ex-
tends to the new journal it's best wishes.
lectures on Travel.
The last lecture in this course will be
delivered in the lecture room of the
Frat Presbyterian Church on Thursday
night next at 8 o'clock by Rev. w. c.
Campbell. Subject: "a Trip Into
Ancient Virginia" De Laet'a map of
Virginia in 1880 will be thrown upon
the screen.
Successful Revival CLOSED.
Evangelist G. B. Strouse and Jno M.
Oakley, Jr., passed through the city yes
terday evening en- route to Salem from
Fincastle, where Mr.. Strouse has just
closed one Of the most successful re.
vival meetings ever held In that town.
Hundreds were converted and many
backsliders reclaimed.
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