The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-15
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

About two weeks ago e. NJ. Dalton, Il
Lynchburg typo, dropped into the office
of tho Times Register to solicit assist
ance, which was given him. Watching
his opportunity, when no one was around,
he walked off with Charles DENTS over
coat and pistol belonging to Frank
Webber, which latter article he pawned
for SIPS. Tho overcoat he took with
him on q trip through Southwest
Virginia, and in the meantime war
rant was Cotton out for him and no was
published by several papers. Yesterday
Charles ID. DENT received from Mr..
Dalton nominal sum for tho overcoat
and the ono dollar and quarter for the
merchant who had advanced that sum
on the pistol.
Considerable excitement is said TO
prevail in the neighborhood of Back
creek (Roanoke county,, upon the re-
cent discovery of gold on tho lands of
Messrs. Robert Huff and Jordan Wood
rum. gentleman from Washington,
named Shields, is directing operations
which are watchdd with ereat interest
by those in tho neighborhood.
The Y. M. c. A. will, in few DAYS,
open its reading room in the Critz build
ing. and in the meantime the Salem
readers OF HE TIMES who have any OF
the furniture, which belonged to u
former Y. nj. G. A., are requested to
notify Charles R. Towson of it's where
abouts that he may have it placed in
the reading room.
Allen Ferris, well-known dwarf, of
simple mind, died Wednesday night at
William Dooley's on the Craig road,
aged 63 years, and will be buried to-day
at tho expense of the county Salem
people will remem Der that Allen Ferris
was with Wash Dooley on Christmas
night, 1890, when the latter was frozen
to death about half mile above the
Belle View school house, and narrowly
escaped death himself at the time.
There was business meeting yester.
day of the board of directors of tho
Lake Spring Land Com pany, of which
Capt M NJ. Rogers is president.
Wednesday night about $3.50 colt at
tached to road cart got away from it's
driver OH College avenue and came at
full speed up town. When making the
turn at Maio street M. j. Ballard at
tempted to stop the horse, but was run
over and painfully bruised, whilst the
horse Kept on to Coon's livery stable.
where it belonged.
During the recent services conducted
by Rev. w. II. Book, of Pulaski, at the
christian Church here, eight additions
were made, five of whom were baptized
by Mr.. Book in Roanoke river.
Kew. Charles Il. Herndon, who was
extended a call by the Baptists OF Sa-
lem, and who recently preached here.
mas written to say that he cannot &C
cept the call.
The Salem Odd Fellows, who recently
decided to celebrate their anniversary
ON the Goth instant by picnic on
Masons Creek, are now reconsidering
the matter, as they think it would be
more pleasant to spend the day at Mont
gomery White Sulphur Springs, which
IS "ned by George Flagg, a member of
Salon Lodge.
Captain Stevens and vito. of the Sal
walton Army, left here "Wednesday
morning for Nashville, Tenn, where
they Will open new station. Two
female captains, Corbin and Vande-
water, have taken charge here.
George st. John, who is well-known
in Salem. has recently been elected citv
marshal of Crede, Col, the new mining
town in that section.
meeting OF tho association for the
prevention Of horse stealing in thr
county OF Roanoke will be held in Salem
next Monday, county court day, and it
Is especially important that members
and all others interested should attend.
The recent theft of Col. Shauks horse
has stirred the association up Meshack
Brown, the negro who stole the horse, is
in jail here, and will be tried at this
court.
L. &. Wilson. who was severely in
lured some weeks ago at the Virginia
Brewery in Roanoke, is now ablo to be
out again.
The Alumni Association of Roanoke
College has invited Hon. George W.
koinor, OF Augusta, to address the asso.