The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
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Pennsylvania and Rhode leland.
Tho city council, under the now char
ter for the city OF Ne@por4 News held
their first meeting on Monday night.
The Graham Galaxy Is authority for
the story that there Is Is probability of
the Graham furnace being pulled
down.
The manager, editor and reporter OF
the Harrisburg Telegram have been
soaked $3.50 6nes and costs in the York
libel suits.
The circuit cours was in session
short while yesterday, and adjourned
until 10 O'CLOCK this morning. Mo busi-
ness Of special Importance was trsne-
ected.
member of the council OF tho town
OF Graham was recently placed on q
committee to consider tho question OF
gsstine rid of himself At Inst accounts
The matter had not been disposed Of.
The contract tors hive razed tho ruins
CT the Norfolk and Weatarn Offices to
tho ground, and now tho arched en-
rauce.way is the only mark left stand
'nE 10 indicate whore tho beautiful
building once stood.
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In ALL probability you can earn the
$40 In gold as easily as anyone else! Sug-
gest name to-day.
Municipal Economy.
The city has taken up tho board walk
on Ninth avenue, between Park and
Grove streets. and replaced it with a
cinder walk, much to the disgust of the
residents.
Out of ordor.
The lights on the corners Of Kimball
and Fourth avenues n. g.; on the cor
ner OF Fifth avenue and Fifth street n.
O., and tho one ut tho Friendship en-
CINE house have not been burning for
some time.
st. Johns Church.
The Ladies' Aid Society and st. Agnes
Guild join in giving parish reception
at o'clock tonight to try and extin-
gutsh the last of the small debts OF the
parish. Admission, including refresh
ments, Is cents.
Belmont Church Festival
The Epworth League of Belmont M
3 Church will hold festival Friday
and Saturday evenings of this week &C
the church. The ladies are making ex.
tensive preparations and good time is
promised those who attend.
H. c. starhey s. Go.
Special attention Is called to the
change Of the advertisement Of II. c.
Starkey 81 Co.. wood, coal and feed
dealers. The new ad. 10 daisy and
fully in line With the get up and get of
the company. Read it.
Otey Election Gaze.
The Lynchburg Advance of Tuesday
afternoon says: Jack Lee received q
telegram from Congressman Otey this
morning requesting him to come on to
Washington to argue his case before
the committee on elections to morrow
morning."
Oyster Supper at vinton.
The oyster supper, which was post
poned from last week, will be held Fri
day and Saturday nights, the cath and
25th, In the vacant house owned by
Miss Laura Dennis, ct the terminus
OF the electric car line. The public in
general are cordially invited. to attend.
Baggagemen En- Route Home.
party OF ten baRgagemen from New
York passed through the city yesterday
en- route homo In New York from San
Antonio, Texas, where they attended
the General Baggage Agents Aesools-
ton, which met in that city'a few DAYS
ago. They we're travelling in special
Lehigh Valley car.
Run Down by Street Car.
Louis Mays, Of Rack Creek, was
struck by q Campbell avenue street car
yesterday morning 8. the Roanoke
street crossing, and was painfully
bruised about the body and lower limb BIS.
mr. Mays 10 hard OF hearing and did not
see tho car. No blame is attached 10
the street car company by the injured
man. It was miracle that he was not
crushed to death beneath tho car
.Hheela.
Revival ut tho United Brethren.
At the United Brethren Church last
night only few people wero in attond..
ance. owing to tho inciemeDcy Of the
weather. Rev. J. D. Donovan preached
an interesting sermon on the subject of
Family Worship" from the text found
in thol8sh chapter of Genesis and 1ath
verse. There will be no service this
afternoon ct 3 O'Clock. Services will
continue throughout the week.
Romantic Marriage.
W. w. Lcckett, an enterpsising young
merchs mt OF Petersburg, Va, was united