The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-02
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| Marriages For the Year.
The number OF marriage Licenses
Issued during tho year just passed was
l56'against 100 Issued the year previous.
Omces Removed
Smith Sc King, attorneys. on yester
day moved their offices into the Terry
building, rooms 200 and 40, second
floor.
Correction.
The Tom franklin spoken of in the
police court records yesterday morning
is not Tom Franklin, the engineer, but
another party of the same name.
at st. Andrews.
The regular New Year g services were
held at 81. Andrews Church yesterday
morning at and o'clock. The music
was rendered by the junior choir.
DIR. Lester Preached.
Hon. P. G Lester preached an able
sermon ct Ca7inet's Hall, on Bullett
avenue 8. o. last night. Tho sermon was
full CT interest and asien:ivelY listened
to by whose present.
St. James to be Dedicated.
st. James Church will be- dedicated
on Sunday morning at ii O'Clock, Rev.
w. f. Locke, the pastor. preaching the
dedicasory sermon. Mr. Locke specially
requests that ell officers Of the church
bs present on this occasion.
Tom Payne Arrested.
Tom Payne was srres Ted last night on
tina nj hairU drnulY
derby. 1t required three policemen to
carry him to tho lookup. He stands
indicted now for felony in four differ.
ont cases and will bo tried on next
Tuesday.
Hon. Posey Lester Here.
Hon. Posey G. Letter, primitive
Baptist minister from Floyd county,
and eX-member of Congress from the
Fifth Congregational district, wss in the
city yesterday en- route home from a
preaching tour in Kentucky, He IL the
guest OF @ M. Turner st 1Oi Franklin
road while in the city.
Arrival of tho New Pastor.
Raw. Ira w. Kimmeil, of Wheeling,
W. Va, srrived in the city yesterday to
take charge of tina p,storate of the
Fourth Avenue Christian Church. Mr..
Ktmnell Is young man and will preach
his first aermon s1 the church on Sun
day morning. He comes to Roanoke
we'll recommended as preacher and
Christian worker and will doubtless be
an important addition to the ministry
Of this city.
Mr. Greenwood Leaves.
Luther 8. Greenwood. "a popular young
man, who has been in the employ OF A.
w. Pitman, manager of Catogni's Salem
avenue store, for tbs past five years.,
left yesterday for Cave Spring, where he
will for a short time vi.it his father.
He then goes to Vinton to reside per-
manently. he will 90 into the grocery
business. Mr.. Greenwood has many
friends in this city who will regret 80
learn OF his departure.
A Cheap Rors Q.
A horse was cold at public auction on
the market square yesterday morning
for Che sum of 81 Sc. and the cash WAC
paid over. The now owner of the horee
ct last accounts was roe leading the
animal in the direction OF mia home.
The horse WAS reised in the Back Creek
apple sec ton, and seemed ve-y much in
need Of refreshme nts in tho way OF about
q stack OF hay and a crib OF corn. He
was also the proud poseessor Of very
tore back.
Oflocrs to be Installed.
The public installation of the recently
elected officers OF Wahoo Tribe, No. 81,
1. o. r. ID. will take place In tbs
hall in the Berkeley building on Jeffer-
son street tom orrow night st 1880. The
public ia invited to attend a. L
Calvert will BIZ master OF ceremonies
Tho Park street band will furnish
music and musical and literary pro-
gramme will be rendered. The address
will be delivered by Mayor s. E. Jones
and the benedcuon by Rev. G. D.
Bulla of Grace Nj. e. Church.
Married at the Parsonage
On Tuesda y evening at the parsonage,
426 Fourth avenue II. w, Rev. w. r..
Locke united in marriage Samuel ]
Myers and Miss Lovina l. Shannon. 1t
Ia uRGeratood that there was some OBJ
jaction to the m atch on the part OF mips
Shannon's uncle, with whom she lived,
and no had forbidden bis niece receiv.
ing tho alton. ious Of the above named
young man. bns ~ love laughs at such
Obstacles tho young oanplo quietly pro-
cured q N arriage license snd walked off
to tho parsonage, where they were
ms6e msn and wife.
POLES court Yesterday. y
In the police court yesterday Bob
Clancy was fined SIS foc being drunk.
Col. Hoge was bis attorney and sp-
pealed tho csee; threo white men were
fined $3.50 eson for being drunk; James
Johnson, whita, was assessed tho regu-
la.ion fec OF 81 for disorderlv conduct;
| Clarence Lavender xas fioed IS for dis
orderly oondu,t, ard $40 FOR carving
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