The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

In conversation With I1IE TIMES re-
porter yesterday j. W. f. Allemong,
president of the Salem Improvement
Company, abiding again to his recent
trip in the North, said: ''On my return
home | came through Baltimore and
called upon c. L. Mayer, tho president
of the Baltiu orc and Ohio railroad, who
assured me that his company not only
had not abandoned the building of che
road from Lexington to Sa. EN-, but that
he thought it would be constructed at
no very distant day, for the Baltimore
and Ohio feels Il deep interest in the
competition of the Valley road to Roa-
noke and Salem. Mr.. Mayer, when ques-
toned as to the probable date when work
would commence on this extension,
would not name any particular time,
but left me under the impression that
the Baltimore and Ohio was as anxious
to get to Salem as Salem was to get the
baltimore and Ohio, and thatit fully
realized the advantages of this connec-
ton, both for the Baltimore and Ohio and
for the city of Baltimore"
Capt. Griffin expects to make n fine
show with the jeff Davis Rifles in the
street parade and sham battle at the
Roanoke decennial, and hopes that the
Salem band will lead the boys. The
company will also go into camp with
the rest OF the Second regiment.
The Saliva lion Army will shortly close
up its Salem quarters and move 10 Roa-
noke.
Last TUESDAY the output at the Salem
furnace was 132 tons, which reduced
the cost price of iron made that day
seventy-hve cents ton.
The Chad wick Two-Wheeler Company
recently received an inquiry from a
physician in Angora, Turkey, regarding
phaeton.
The Bonsack Cigarette Machine Com
pany, of which D. Il. Strouse is presi-
dent, has recently declared per cent.
dividend payable June /.
Poindexter Taylor, son of Rev. j. b.
Taylor, d. D., the new pastor of Salem
Baptist Church, has just been elected
principal of the Jeter Female Institute
at Bedford City.
The elderly maiden lady, who was
recently adjudged lunatc by com
mission of magistrates, was last night
taken to the asylum at Marion in charge
of an attendant
At the request of the faculty and so
as not to interfere with Roanoke Col
leRe commencement, the final exercises
OF Prof. Guys female seminary will not
take place on Friday, the 10th of June,
as announced, but on the day previous,
viz: Thursday, the 9th.
Mrs. j. w. Newton, of Staunton, will
address the ladies of Salem in the
Lutheran Church next Monday at $3.50
p. m. upon the subject of w. C. L. U.
A merry-go-round, under circular
tent. was set up yesterday at the cor
ner of College and Pennsylvania ave.
nues.
The Y. NJ. c. A. will open its reading
rooms in the Critz building Saturday
night for the first time. Ladies will be
present and refreshments will be served.
The election for town council passed
off quietly and resulted as follows:
First ward. Younger and Hans.
brough.
Second ward. -Cumpston and Lang
horne.
Third ward-Shuff and Duncan.
Friends of Councilman j. E. Shipman
began voting for him at "a lively rate
yesterday morning in the second ward |
for reelection, over the regular nominee |
of the primary in which he participated,
but like the honorable man he is, he |
promptly put u stop to it by having |
notice posted up in which he urged his |
friends not to vote for him and declins
ing to serve II elected.