Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-14
ROANOKE
Cold Weather Causes Suffering
Among the Poor.
ADDITION to Machine works-Ncw
Rector CnIlcd-Bonrd of Trade
Charter Grnntcd-From bar TO
Pulpit Told i'm Paragrnphs.

Roanoke, Va, Feb. 13.-The cold
weather has caused much suffering
among the poor OF the city. There have
been so many cases OF suffering re-
ported to the police station that two
policemen have been kept busy inves-
tsatinS the requests and giving aid
The majority of cases are widows and
children who struggle along during
good weather. but have been unable to
work during the past week.
ADDITION TO MACHINE WORKS.
Charles S. Churchill. engineer of
maintenance of way of the Norfolk and
have been busy laying plans for an
Works. II is understood that the addi-
ton will be utilized for the purpose of
manufacturing frogs and other track
material, which at present cannot be
made here. 1t is stated that it Will
employ large number of men.
NEW RECTOR CALLED.
Rev. S. NJ. Milton. of Baltimore. has
been called to iul the pastorate OF St.
Johns Episcopal Church, in this city.
and as he has been in Roanoke for sew
eral days, and it is thought he Is fav-
orab!y inclined, there is a strong prob
ability that he will accept. Mr.. Milton
| was for n time an instructor at the Eir-
| GINA Military Institute, at which in
| sutution lie graduated. Since leaving
the institute he was stationed at Crewe,
where he married, afterwards going to
Baltimore where lie has held n pasto-
rate for five years.
NEW BOARD OF TRADE.
The newly organized Board OF Trade
has elected officers as follows: Colonel
;. >. Brooke, president, Thomas Lowe
+ first vice-presidcnt; j. b. Fishburne,
second vice-preaident. The Executive
Committee is as follows: Frank Il.
Thomas. Frank West, $. II. Heironi-
nous. II. III. Woodrum. Louis Catogni,
Il. ii. Angel, T. w. Miller, John Wood,
j. n. JamlsOn and Louis Scholz. The
following committee was appointed on
bylaws: II. w. Miller, w Il. Dupuy.
Ro. NJ Kent, D. S. Good and James d.
Johnston. Mr. Johnston was made Sec
rotary of the board.
CHARTER GRANTED.
A charter has been granted to the
Scholz Extract ind Manufacturing
| Company. of this city. The company
was organized for the purpose of man
ufacturing extracts from fruits, banks.
| herbs, flowers and compounds thereof
| The officers for the first year are Louis
| Scholz, president: Henry ScholZ sec
Ietdiy ana treasurer, who, with Fritz
ScholZ, Richard Scholz and John ].
Geiscn. form the Board OF Directors.
The capital stock is 5000.
FROM BAR TO PULPIT.
Rev. VIM. Lunsford, at one time n
practicing attorney here, who entered
the ministry and served as pastor OF
Jefferson Street Baptist Church. but re-
signed to take a course At the Louis
vile Seminary. preached TO his old
charge Sunday.
Rev. d. b. Thomas, for many years n
we'll known attorney of Salem, who left
his profession and resigned the presi-
dency of the Bonsack Cigarette Ma
chine Company, which paid n salary of
$4,000 n year, TO preach the gospel, is
holding series of meetings at the Res-
cue Mission.
PARAGRAPHS
Mr.. ]. d. Hester. train dispatcher on
| the Norfolk and Western, has removed
his family from this city to Radford.
The Virginia State Oratorical Asso-
citation will hold it's annual public con-
| test a Roanoke College the first Friday
| night in May The officers of the asso-
citation now are: President, w. G..
-ShAckelford Vice=President, j. &. Per-
| ry; Secretary and Treasurer, f. NJ.
Richardson, all being Roanoke men. \
| great deal OF interest is manifested in
| the coming contest.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs W.
II. Wood died Saturday night at their
| residence on Bibb street. northeast at
| the age of 2syears and months. The
| funeral will be conducted by Rev NJ