The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-09
ROANOKERs move
TO DETROIT HOME
Reception at Country Club
Serious Fire at Christiansburg
Police Returns.
MILITIAMEN GET PAY
Chambermaid Shot as Result of
Quarrel is Dangerously Ill.
Many Motor Cars in Town.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
ROANOKE. VA. August g.--Mr. and
Mrs. A, Killian have gone to Detroit,
Mich, where they will make their flu
ture home. They have been employees
OF the Stone Printing Company.
Mr.. Levi Witt left to-day In his au-
tomobile on tour through the Valley
OF Virginia, He is accompanied by his
niece, Miss Mary Witt. and by Mr.. j..
l.. Kelley.
reception was given at the Coun-
try Club Saturday evening. Guests
were received by Mrs. George w.
Payne, Mrs. c. r. Bishburn, Mrs. L.
w. TinsleY and Miss Rose Tinslay,
Colonel s. S. Brooke. clerk of courts,
and Messrs. J. A. Fishburn and Junius
McGehee left here this morning in Mr..
]. y. Fishburn's automobile for Get
tysbarg, where they will view again
the battlefield on which they fought in
July, 1868. They were accompanied
by chauffeur.
At 8 o'clock last evening Chief Nc
Fall, of the Roanoke fire department,
received a dispatch from Mr.. J. W.
Cook. superintendent of the Radford
division of the Norfolk and Western.
asking him to send aid to Christians
burg. The dispatch said a serious fire
was raging there and that the Norfolk
and Western station and other yalu-
able property were threatened with de-
struction. A crew of firemen, with an
engine and 1900 feet of hose, left soon
afterwards on q special, but before the
train had cleared the yard it was
tagged by dispatcher, who Informed
the firemen that the fire was under
control and that their services were not
needed. They returned to headquar-
ters at once.
Sergeant Overstreet. of the Roanoke
police force, has returned to Craie
Healing, where he went for the benefit
of his health. He is much improved
Sergeant Overstreet has been suf.
ferer for more than year.
Seriously Wounded.
Lucy Black. q colored chamhermait
at Hotel Roanoke, who was shot Sat.
| urday morning by Evelyn Watson. alss
colored, Is In very serious condition
and is not expected to recover. 1t ha:
been found that the bullet penetrated
the lung and pneumonia Is feared
Lucy Black was to have had pre-.
liminary hearing in police court this
morning, but because of the Blacl
woman's condition the case was con
tinued indefinitely.
Giles b. Jackson. of Richmond, vii
| address the colored people of Roanoke
Thursday night in behalf of the Col,
ored State Fair.
Mr.. J, W Camper, for years a jus
tice of the peace, says that he is think
| ing of entering the race for the offic'
| of Issuing justice made vacant by tn
| death of J. w, Neal Mr.. Camper re
signed the position of justice two year
| ago. He Is vice. councillor of the Ju
/ n
les of Virginia.
| Harry Barrow, a white boy who's
home is in Danvile. was fined fly
/ dollars In police court this mornin
/ for begging on the streets. A witnes
! testified that two weeks ago he CAV
| the boy clothing and something t
eat and had him in condition to re
| turn home. Later he was found wit
negro in the Norfolk and Wester'
yards. Not being able to pay hi
fine he was sent to Jail
A department of music has bee
established In the Roanoke publ
schools with Professor A. w Harne
supervisor
superintendent Ribble. of the Pos
tai Telegraph Company, was her
to-day arranging various details con
nected with the opening of an offic
here. The service will begin not late
than October /.
| Get Their Pay.
I Member of the Roanoke Light In
fantry have received money due Their
from the government for services 1
the Gettysburg encampment. TIL
sums range from IS for privates I
nearly $40 for the captain. Mem Der
of the hospital corps have not We
received their pay. but they feel tina
their vouchers win come before tn
week is much older.
The Rev. II. L. Woolf. pastor o
Greene Memorial church. is very II
with typhoid fever at his home OF
Church avenue. His sickness shove
a dangerous turn Sunday and n
change for the better is reported to
| day.
Roanoke is division terminus 70
motor car parties. They are becom
ing more and more numerous. Mi
George w Fraksr and family, O
Spray, N. c.. aud Mr.. J. w. Shinhol
ser and family, of Macon. Ga. ar
rived here in their cars last evenin
on their way to New York. -.4-
! Greeks of Roanoke held religion
services yesterday in the assem- bl
hall of Eagles home. This is tn
| first formal meeting of the kind the
have ever held here. Many Greek
attended ond they evidently appreciat
| ed highly an opportunity to gather tn