The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-22
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SALEM, VA, Nov. 21.
Thursday night Harry Hale, the step
father of Henly Nowlin, tho Fincastle
murderer, received telegram asking
him to send for his body at 10 a. IN.
Friday morning. Hale sent telegram
saying that he would and this message
was delayed so that when Isham Brown
and Ed. Washington, the two colored
men he sent, arrived, they found
Nowlin's body had been packed in 6,
whisky barrel and had been labelled
"Old Corn Whisky" Charleston, Va,
ready for shipment to the university.
Upon showing their authority fer de-
manding the body, the officials knocked
out both heads of the barrel and
smashed in the slaves when out popped
Nowlin's body like supple-jack.
They had rough box made in Fin
castle and at IL p. m. Friday started
slowly on their gruesome journey, in
one horse wagon, arriving in Salem at
8 q. M. Saturday. Hale's house being
too small, tho box was taken to the
Baptist church and Henry's body lay in
state there, viewed by numbers of his
old associates until l p. M, when a
coffin was brought and the remains put
therein. Between and 4 that after
noon the burial took place at the
colored cemetery, and now his body was
laid at rest, as he wished, by the side
of his sister. A few friends were pres
ent and the services were conducted by
Rev, Walker Smith.
Bert cambridge, the fighting negro
amazon recently placed in Jail, aroused
the neighboohood with her screams the
other morning. She had purposely set
fire tc her clothing, and was badly
burnt before the flames were eXtin-
guished and doctor called.
The Salem board OF trade will, on
Monday night at 1880 p. IN, in their
mittee on the Roanoke and Salem bou-
levard.
Mr.. Harry Leo Matthews, junior
furnace commissary, and who lived
with his brother on the Boulevard Hill,
died Friday morning from pneumonia,
after short illness. His remains were
taken for burial on the 1854 train Fri
day night to Edinburg, Va, his old
home. Deceased was single, aged about
twenty-seven, and had many friends in
Roanoke, among them being his honor
Mayor Evans, who paid o visit Of re-
,ect at the house Friday. The saddest
fact connected with his death was that
he was engaged to very estimable
young lady in Roanoke, and she is
almost heart-broken over his untimely
end.
Miss Mary Cox, who lives about two
miles from Salem on the macadamized
road, was paralysed on the right side
few days ago and is in very critical
condition.
A brick pavement Is being put around
tho Hotel Salem by Mr. w. e. Hawkins.
The furnace has just filed an order
for 200 tons of plates for a rolling
mill.
A. P. Rowe, Jr., of Fredericksburg,
who has been visiting his friend. Frank
A. Lovelock, left yesterday for Hollins,
where he has a niece at school.
There will be services at all tho Salem
churches to-day by the regular pastors
at the usual hours morning and night
except at the Presbyterian Church,
which will only hold service in the
morning, as Rev. j. r. Bridges, the
pastor, breaches at Hollins at night
Rev. Joseph Stras will preach at the
Seventh street Methodist chapel at Z D.
No., and the Y. M. c. A. will hold it's
regular meeting at 4:5O p. m. at the
Presbyterian chapel.
Captain Stephens and wife, of the
Salvation Army, have arrived, and are
arranging to open barracks OF. East
Main street. They will hold services
to-day at 3 and s p. m. in the town hall,
and cordially invite the general pub
lie.
Within the past few days tho hearts
of Messrs. w. c. Lynch and John
STEPHENS have bo.h been made glad by
the arrival of dear little boys in their
households.
Mr.. II. A. johnson, of tho Saturday
Sun, and many other citizens, are
suffering with the grippe.
The Martin farm has just loon sold
for Sl2, 900, to Mr.. Hartman, of Blue
field,