The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-29
THE ROANOKE TIMES, SATURDAY. OCTOBER %. 1872
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

| teacher we'll known amongst his race in
Roanoke and Salem, was married Thurs
day night in the African Methodist
Church to Margie Ann Brown and left
on the night train for trip to Lynch
burg.
The American Bridge Company are
putting the steps to the overhead bridge
and the st, eet forces are filling in tho
Colorado street approach.
1t is not generally known that the
Pierpont Brick Works in West Salem
supplied the Elkhorn tunnel with brick.
This week Salem furnace has shipped
about 1000 tons of pig iron to Pennsyl-
vania. All the tipple cars FROM the
abandoned Bott mines have been
brought here.
Letcher Nininger is burning kiln Of
brick for the residence which he is
building on White street.
The Camden Iron Works are making
a very pretty iron fence for j. P. Bell,
OF Lynchburg.
The Presbyterian Sunday school from
over the river has been moved into the
store. on Union street, recently occupied
by Sims s. Cannaday. In this store
room every night at 1880 Rev. P. R.
Nugent conducts q Gospel meeting, to
which the public is invited.
Mrs. Self and daughter have returned
from trip to Mississippi.
Constable Lloyd yesterday afternoon
arrested two boys aged about ii years,
named Clarence Shields and Samuel
Beggs, for unlawfully and maliciouslY
setting fire to fence on the farm Of
Henry Stevens, on Peters creek, about
three miles from town on the Lynchburg
and Salem turnpike, on the evening Of
the Goth of October. The boys were
caught in the act, and the fire extin-
guished, else it might have spread and
serious results followed. Justice Camper
after hearing the evidence sent the boys
on to the grand jury, admitting them to
bail in the sum of $50 each, with Richard
Shields as surety.
Marriage licenses were issued in the
comfy clerks office yesterday to Robert
J. Hall and Martha Jane Harrell and to
James b. Corley and Sahara l.. Payne,
all of this county.
A pleasant sociable was given last
night by Professor and Mrs. Smith 10
the friends of the students who board at
their residence.
Yesterday, after the dinner hour,
when the engine at the WOODEN mills
was started up, the eccentric band broke,
which twisted the eccentric rod and
damaged other rcr lions of the machin-
cry, 30 that it will probably be a week
before it can be repaired. In the mean
time all the hands at the woollen mills
will be idle, but the sewing machines in
the clothing factory will be run by the
small engine In that building.
Ex.Congressman George G. Cabell, of
Danville, will be married on the Ord OF
November, in Portsmouth, to Miss Mel
lie Ashton. Mrs. w. II. Tinsley, Of
Salem, will be present.
q Walter Strine. who left here some time
ago to be trained in the school Of the
Salvation Army, has been graduated as
lieutenant. and part of this year was
located in Frederick, Md. He is now
speaking to large crowds in Baltimore,
at Barracks No. S.
The proposed rally Of the Cleveland
and Stevenson Anti. Force Bill Club, Of
Salem, which WAS to have taken place
in the town hal last night, has been
postponed until next Friday night, No.
yember 4, at 7 o'clock.
At the WOODEN mills with nearly one
hundred employees there Is but one Re-
publican, while at the furnace there are
nearly hundred Republicans.
Some thief stole the large new cover
which protected the carriage OF ID. Il.
Armstrong, in Penick's stable, few
nights ago.
Sallie Preston, an old colored woman
who was sent from Salem to the Eastern
Lunatic Asylum, at Petersburg. about
five years ago, died there one day last
week.
Adrian Riddick, popular and we'll
known insurance agent OF this place,
was married Thursday afternoon at tho
residence of Col. E. r. Brink, in Peters.
burg, by DR.. C. r. Haines, of the Episco-
pal Church, to Miss Jennie h. Thorpe,
in tho presence OF few friends. The
bride was becomingly attired in green
tailor made travelling dress. DR.. G. j.
Riddick, OF Suffolk. was best man. After
the wedding brief reception was held
and the happy couple then left for New
York and other Northern cities, whore
they will spen nd about ten days, after.
wards returning TO Salem, where MIR.
Riddick has built beautiful home upon
the boulevard.
George Taylor and mother. who have
been visiting T.. M. Worden for some
time past, have returned to New Or
leans.