The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-21
8 Al E. NJ
EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.

ing at O'Clock in the chapel, will jointly
observe week of prayer and thaukegiv-
ing.
A large number of Salem Eaptists at.
teuded on yesterday the meeting of the
in Roanoke city.
Andrew McFadden was on yesterday
evening tried before Commissioner
FrantZ on warrant charging him with
selling liquor without license. After
hearing the evidence the commissioner
put him under 5000 bond to appear De-
fore Judge Paul at the March term of the
United States court in the city of Lynch
burg
Section five OF the Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity will hold it's annual conven.
ton at Salem, Va, under the auspices
of the Beta Deuteron Chapter of Roanoke
College, November %, 81 and 25. The
order of business meetings and pleasure
events will be as follows: Morning and
afternoon of the 23d, business meetings;
at night an evening smoker at Frate rnity
Hall in billiard e. Persinger building;
morning and AFTERNOON of the Gath, bus.
mess meetings: at night u german mt Ho.
tel Roanoke, in Roanoke city. to be led
by j. ID. Rowle, Jr., of Stuunton. On
the morning of the Goth the last business
meeting and taking picture of convention
on college campus. In the afternoon
special car will be taken by the crowd to
Roanoke city to see football game be-
tween Y. Z. ]. and University of Ten
nessee. at night IA banquet will be gwen
at Hotel Roanoke. All business meet
ings will be held at Hotel Duval.
The Klondikc social given Thursday
night by the G. T.. Society, Of the Presby-
terrain Church was charming affair.
RI fol
ters and checked OIL into squares to rep
resent claims in the almost fabulous re-
gion CT the. Klondike, lying in ;he cold re-
gion of Alaska Just beneath the Arctic
circle. In the squares were prizes which
were secured by the fortunate miners.
| Sherbet, ice cream. cake and candy were
served and about $50 cashed in over the
counters. Through the kindness of Jerry
Shartzer magnificent lot of flowers were
also in evidence, for which the Endeayore
desires to thank the Salem florist.
j. w. F. Allemong stated yesterday to
your reporter that the Salem machine
works had recently received orders for
three large forty barrel capacity mills;
one in the Shenandoah Valley, one in
| Blacksb"rg, Va, and another in the State
of North Carolina. He stated, however,
that competition was very sharp and con-
stquently prices were close. Several en-
ira men will be put on the force already
at work in the shops. 1t seems that
under the management of Mr.. Allemong
the Salem machine works can do work as
cheaply and rs we'll as any similar con-
Germ in the South, there were many
bids TO contend with in the recent con-
tracts awarded his company.
Geo. n. Dobyns has returned from a
visit to his old home in the land of
''holey and buckwheat.'
| Robert Jackson, colored, who it will be
remembered was some timo ago shot in
the back by Jno. p. Bowles on the lot of
the old canning company's property, on
Roanoke river, was Oh yesterday tried
before Justice Camper and was by him
sent on to the grand jury. The prisoner
was represented by Nj. G. McClung and
VIM. Simpson. and prosecuted by Col
Robert II. Logan.
j. p. Saul has returned from South
western trip and is attending the meet
ing OF the Baptist Association in Roam.
| oke.
w. b. Hurt, the famous lissector of
pork and hovines, has accepted position
with l.. w. Overstreet
Ed. Shaver, colorcd, was before his
worship, Jno. H. Camper, yesterday
cnat Se" WIFI c'ISlDS ana using Drofane
language on the public highway against
;. NJ. Grissom. He was fined 50 30 with
costs and in default Of payment was sent
to the county Jail.
Salem people will have an opportunity
OF seeing "The Lees" the hypnotists, at
the Roanoke Academy of Music all next
week, commencing Monday, November
q This company of hypnotists come
highly recommended, having had crowded
houses for whole week at Richmond
| Don fail TO see them. solid week of
fun. The car will return after each
nights performance.
| Dne-half interest in what is known AS
the Mechanism brick row was on yester-
day sold in front Of the court house and
was purchased by N. G. McClung for the
sum of sos. The first time that this
property was sold it was bought by MIR.
McClung for 81, 200. An upset bid was
put i'll by G. ID. DENT at an advance of
about SlG0 1t was resold yesterday with
the result stated above.
Mr.. Strickland, who lives en- Broad
street, was presumably robbed yesterday
morning of II purse containing 50 He
suspected a colored woman by the name
OF Mary Coin of the theft and under a
search warrant her house was searched.
No trace of the money was found
Miss Lottie Griffin, of Bedford CITY.
who has been visiting her cousin, Miss
Sadie Cavett. at the home of Councilman
w. Is Bowles. left yesterday for her
home.
Miss Berta Martin is visiting friends
In the Hill City.
AT THE CHURCHES.
At the Baptist-It is probable that the
pulpit will be occurred the morning hour
by visiting clergyman from the Associ-
alton now in session ut Roanoke city. At
night the Tyree Missionary Society will