The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-30
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

e. Strayer has moved into his hand
some new residence on Pennsylvania
avenue, situated between those of
Messrs. Allemong and Uncommon.
l.. Q. c. Lamar, Jr., is registered at
| Hotel Lucerne.
a large carboy of sulphuric acid was
broken as it was being delivered out of
! 4 wagon at Smead n Saunders drug
store yesterday afternoon, and as tee
dangerous stuff was trickling over the
pavement Officer Johnson turned hose
on it and washed it all into the sewer.
The meeting of the Gas Heater Com.
pany was postponed until to-day.
marriage license was issued in the
county clerks Office yesterday to Sam
uel Phillips Hammond, of Montgomery,
and Florence ). Garst, of Roanoke.
George w. Fagg, of the MONTGOMERY
White Sulphur Springs, was at Hotel
Lucerne yesterday. He says tho springs
will open on May ID.
The court granted yesterday license
to f. j. Chapman for ordinary and re-
tail liquor, and to c. o. hurry for retail
liquor and barroom.
ii. M. Hooker killed five wild ducks
near the furnace yesterday, and Messrs.
Nelson. Anderson and Langhornc killed
SIX near Langhorne's mills.
j. ID. Logan, of Union, w. Va, is Wis
iting Colonel r. II. Logan.
Gov. Mckinney has appointed O. l..
Stearnos n member of the auxiliary
board of Worlds Fair managers of Vir-
ginia from the Sixth Congressional dis
trict. This is good appointment, as
Prof. Stearnes has the time, the energy
and the means to be ablo to give tho
matter his attention.
DR.. Brokaw, one of DR.. Kceloys own
physicians from Dwight, who has had
charge tenn porarily of the Salem Insti-
tuts since DIR. Brown left, will be sue
ceeded in about three weeks by DR.. a.
L. Wade, formerly of Christiansburg,
but now of Nebraska.
James S. Yoder, of Galveston, Texas,
is with Frank Whitescarver.
The Crystal Ice Factory shipped a
carload of Ice yesterday to Radford, and
have orders for several more up the
road.
The attention of voters is called to
the fact that the last day for register
ing for county and town will be the
second Tuesday in May, the 10th; the
registrars for the town are: George
Landon, First ward; William Whites
carver, Second ward, and w. NJ. Mont
gomery, Third ward. j. Il. Karnes is
registrar for Salem precint. Many of
those who have registered in the county
think that this applies to the town
also, but the test is, did you vote for
the last Council? If you did not you
must register In order to vote for the
next.
1t is hoped by Salem people that the
officials Of the dummy line will make
necessary arrangements to transport all
who want to hear Sam Jones next
week.
The town hall was we'll filled last
night with the friends of the Demostho-
mean Literary Society, who came to hear
the annual Junior debate. After some
excellent music by Roanoke orches-
ira, the exercises we're opened with
prayer by Rev. ] r. Bridges; then an
address by I. w. LAWN; the president
followed by speech from G. w. Cassel,
Give Me Back My Youth" The ques-
ton, " Resolved, that circumstances
rather than natural ability make man
great" was ably debated by C. f.
Hershberger and j. &. Barns for the af-
frmative, and Il. A. Helms and E. II.
Copenhaver for the negative. The final
speech was we'll delivered by II. j. Ho-
mer, Of tho Choctaw Nation, with the
subject, Americas the Noblest Monu-
ment."
The ball at Hotel Lucernc Thursday
night was brilliant success. Dancing
commenced about o'clock and lasted
until shortly before midnight, when
supper was served. Dancing was re-
sumcd after supper and wound up with
tho german little after 3 a. N. As
many church members tripped the light
| fantastic on this occasion it will save
many lecture not to say who was
| there.
Mayor Younger yesterday issued
score or so of summonses for those who
have failed. after repeated warnings. to
purchase tags for their dogs or to avail
themselves Of the city scavcnger. Tho
summer is approaching, and his honor
is determined that the town shall be
! kept clean and healthful. In this he
ought to be sustained by all thoughtful
! citizens.