The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
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Happenings Briefly and Reliably
| Put Before You. !.
Maj. A. l.. Pi'zer, deputy treasurer
| who has been lying at deaths door for
several days, is reported as being bet.
ter.
a letter WAS received yesterday from
d. w. Headen, who is located at Long
WOOD, Fla fishing for gators and dia-
mond back rstflers.
| j. Cox, the proprietor of the st.
James Hotel. is laying o splendid stone
walk across Railroad avenue from the
| railroad to the hotel. II Is q much
needed improvement.
Mr.. Page Not Guilty.
City Sergeant Tillett. ]. M. Roberts
and M. j. Coleman returned yesterday
morning from Harrisonburg, where they
attended forgery case against G, M.
Page, of this city. The jury found Mr.
Page not guilty. \
n REMEMBER the sale OF Kentucky
\horses tomorrow morning ct 10 O'Clock
IT Williams stable. Rain or shine.
Don't Forget the Dates.
Friday and Saturday nights of this
week tue Epworth League OF Belmont
Methodist Church. South, will give a
festival in the church. All the delica-
Giles OF the season Will be served. Turn
out and help worthy cause.
Police Court Yesterday.
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Syrian was 6nei Sc for violating tbs
sanitary ordinance. Joe Carter was
granted new hearing on the charge of
carrying concealed weapons, and
another case Of minor importance was
dismissed.
The Jury Did Not Agree.
In the hastings court yesterda morn.
Ing the case OF DR.. Stone vs. the CITY
for Si20. claimed as being still due him
for service rendered in the smallpox
cases last summer, was given to the
jury, who, after considering the case
several hours, failed to agree and were
discharged
Plano Recital at Virginia College.
Nexs Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at
Virginia College for Young Ladies' the
piano recital or Misses Battle Rust and
Matte Murphy. grad oates in music,
Will be given. The young ladies will
be assisted by Miss Jean Arnold Cor
vell soprano. The reception in the
college parlors will take place from 9:3o
to IL p. m.
Married in Christiansburg.
David PhlegAr, Bon of Hon. a. A.
Phlegar, of Curistiansburg. WAS married
to Miss Kate Montague, the accom-.
plished daughter of j. Kyle Montague,
at tho home OF the brides father yester-
day In Christiansburg. The hapoy
couple passed through the city on the
noon train en- route to Norfolk, their
future home.
She Raised Cain.
A negro woman named Griffin,
who was raising disturbance down on
the street yesterday, was arrested BY
officer Nicholas and taken to the lcc k.up.
She had to be carried in q hack and
after being placed in jail aroused the
whole courthouse population by scream.
ing and yelling at the top of her voice.
This was kept up until she was COM
pletely exhausted. y
REMEMBER the sale OF Kentucky
horses tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
81 Williams stable. Rain or shine.
Mr. Flshburne's Address.
Yesterday morning T. T. Fishburne
addressed tue students Of the National
Business College &C choosing for his theme,
1.-The Elements of Success, or the Char
scser That Will 81 cceed." The address
was plain. practical and to the point,
and NO doubt every person who heard It
was much benefited by It. Is WAS pro-
nounced one OF the best talks ever given
to the students.
Building New Quarters.
The Stone Printing and Msnufactur-
lng Company have recently les to con-
tract the cree ion of new building sd-
joining their present Office which is to
be duplicate OF the quarters in which
they are now in. The foundation is be-
Ing dug and the building Is to be COM
pleted within ninety days. This will
give this enterprise just double the room
they have at present.
An Evenings Enjoyment.
The lecture of Mr. Fishburne on his
travels In the holy land will be given in
the lecture room of the First Presby-
terisn Church tonight at 8 o'clock. It
will be illustrated and its interest
enhanced by the large pictures THAI will
accompany It.. One can zee the Dead
q 8 and Bethsaida and D. G's tomb and
Jerusalem. Besides these special pic
lures other large colored pictures nine
I feet IN diameter will be thrown
upon the canvas. The admission has
been made small, mot because the enter