The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-09

TIE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered About
Town.

w. Frank Carr, general manager OF
tho Roanoke and Salem Street Railway
Company, in conversation with promi-
nent citizen Of Salem recently, remarked
that he would like TO know the attitude
OF the people Of Salem in regard to the
extension of the present street railway
up College avenue and Main street to
Lake Spring, the cars to be operated by
electricity In view of this fact
petition is being circulated for sigma
lures, so that it may be ascertained how
popular is this demand for electric COM
munication between the two places,
Rev. Wilson Mills and wife, OF Iowa,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Saul, on
the boulevard.
On Wednesday party consisting OF
Sheriff Zirkle, Rev. Joseph Stras and
Messrs. w. II. Snuff and Jacob Baer.
went on a deer hunt on TT. Lew is
Mountain, near Salem. deer was
started during the day, but matters did
not seem to promise much sport, and so
Messrs. Snuff and Stras went homo. Mr.
Baer continued to follow the deer and
vas rewarded at last by seeing its head
just above water in Roanoke river into
which it had leapod to escape the dogs.
Fearing to lose his quarry, Mr.. Baer
took careful aim at the head Of the
deer and fired, and had the satisfac ton
to kill it with that one shot The dis
lance of the aim was fully one hundred
yards, and Mr.. Baer has right to feel
pround Of his shot.
Superintendent Holiday expects to let
the little folks at the Baptist orphanage
have good time Christmas week.
Among other things he will have
Christmas tree, if he can secure some
little trinkets or toys to put on it, Any
of the friends of the orphanage who
may have such things, new or second
hand, he will be glad if they will give
them to the children. Mr.. HOLIDAY also
proposes to lot the children have big
dinner; anything in the way OF eatables
or CONNECTIONS will also be thankfully
received. Mr.. John III. Rice, of Farm
vile, Va, brought to the orphanage on
the evening OF December four children
from one family, two brothers and two
sisters, aged from five to nine years,
tho same family without either father
or mother. This makes thirty-seven
children in the orphanape.
Little red headed Grover at the Or
phanage will soon have playmate
named James Blaine. How they will
make out romans to be seen.
Thursday, December 1st, William II.
Metts, of Black Creek, was married to a
girl from that neighborhood, whom ne
had seduced. Cons table Lloyd, who
had warrant for this young man, says
that as soon as the young cou pie re-
turned to the girls homo that evening,
Metts informed her father that he
would have to go over to his house for
short time, and since that time Metts
has not been seen, and it is supposed,
has skipped"
Will Harveycutter has recently pur-
chased the livery stable and outfit of
Horny Stevens, on Clay street.
Rev. w. II. Book, of Pulaski City,
will lecture at the Disciples Chapel
tonight at seven o'clock. Subject, "a,
b, q Stations on the Railroad to Ruin"
The public arc cordially invited.
There will bo meeting OF the Bote-
tourt Springs Democratic Club at Hol-
Inns on Saturday nigh, tho 18th, at 7:3O
o'clock, for the purpose OF adopting
constitution and bylaws for the per
manent organization OF the club. All
members arc expected 10 be present.
The Kings Daughters viii meet on
Tuesday, Decem Der IL, at p. m, at the
residence of Captain Burdetto on Broad
street. All the members arc urgently
requested to be present.
Major Ballard, commemorative at
torney, yesterday received notice of tho
arrest Wednesday, in Danville, OF the
two negroes who assisted Black Henry
in burglarizing Duncan &c Cumpston's
store in October last. Officer Boon loft
on the noon train to bring them here
for trial.
marriage license was issued yes
terday in the county clerks office 20
John Henry Baker and Susan Thomas
BlankenShip, OF this county.