The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-06
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

Town.
Rev. j. M. Harlowe and family, L. E.
Lee and family and a few friends spent
Friday on Mill mountain.
Mrs. Annie Davis and family, of
SJrausburg, are visiting Charles Grove,
on Craig avenue.
The meetings conducted by Elder l..
A. Cutler at theis Dciples Church are
increasing in interest, and several con-
versions are reported. Yesterday after
noon Mr.. Cutler administered the rite
Of baptism in Roanoke river, near the
pump house.
T. Speer Dickson, of McVey town, Pa.
is registered at Hotel Lucerne.
Mrs. w. N. Peck, of Lynchburg, is
the guest of Mrs. w. Il. Younger.
w. II. Wade, Norfolk and Western
depot agent, left yesterday to attend the
TricenDial conclave of the knights Tenn
plar at Denver. He will be gone two
weeks.
DR.. Saunders leaves to day for
Chilhowie, where he will spend week
with relatives.
1t is curi ent gossip on the streets that
the Hickman shops will shortly be
started up again with entirely new ma
chlnery and on larger scale than be-
fore. This was the most valuable in
dustry Salem had before the boom"
and it was a misfortune when it stop
ped work. At the shops we're manufac-
tured sash, doors and oil kinds OF build
ing material, supplying the trade from
Roanoke to Bristol. In 1891 all the
machinery was sold to parties who
moved IL to Graham.
marriage license was issued yester-
day in the county clerks office to Andy
King and Mollie Annie Blankenship, of
Roanoke county.
DR.. Wells and vito leave to-day for
Virginia Beach, where they will spend
a few weeks.
Misses Bailey and Peasants, of
Lynchburg, are visiting Mrs. Simmons
on Rurwell street.
Grand Master Peasants, of Hollins,
was in town yesterday afternoon, hav-
ing returned from the seashore.
Bum Walker, colored. was before the
mayor Friday morning, charged with
throwing rock at night through Emma
Browns house on Chapman street, and
was discharged for lack of evidence.
DR.. Julius Dreher leaves to-day for
the Warm Springs.
letter was received Thursday from
j. L. Chalmers and party, dated Cologne,
July "a. They then expected to ascend
the Rhine as far as Mazenna, after which
they would return to London so as to go
with party to Italy on July 2S.
Johnson E. Bell and wife, of Lewis
burg, w. Va, are spending a few days
at Prof. Guys.
Prof. Painter, of Roanoke College,
commenced yesterday to ride bicycle
for his health; Rev. c. A. Miller, of the
Lutheran Church, gave him his FIRST
lesson.
]. b. Richardson and Son have re-
ceived the contract to furnish Hotel
Salem with all the mattresses required
by that institution. The Salem mat
tress factory puts up an honest mattress
and those who have tried their goods
are generally their best patrons.
Misses Shipman, Taylor aud Cump-
ston entertained number Of their
young friends on Broad street Thurs.
day night, by inviting them to a gypsey
encampment, where their fortunes were
tolo and refreshments served. A right
merry gathering il was.
Messrs. Anderson, Scot, Wells and
John Oakley rendered their lady friends
pleasant hay ride last Thursday night
The route taken was towards Fort Lewis
and then back by the furnace in time to
see a cast
Miss Sue Roberts died last Wednes.
day evening of consumption at the home
Of her brother, near Cloverdale, aged 4s,
and was uurried in the Tom bstone grave
yard Thursday,
Inc Ed. rof5ett Mill Supply Company
we recently erected a storage house
60X22 feet for lumber, and are now hav-
ing q stable built 22x32 for their horses.
Later on they expect to add largely to
their present workshops so as to accom-
modate their rapidly increasing bust
ness.
Miss Alice Burke, who was bitten by
large black spider last Saturday, is
now somewhat better, though she has
been critically i'll almost ever since
from acute blood poisoning. DIR. Arm
strong. the attendant physician, says
she suffers great pain from tho poison.
Gus insects bite.
While driving nail at the r anoke
Red Sulphur Springs yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Clay Chapman drove it clear
through his hand, suffering intense
agony. Mr. Chapman is specially I'M
fortunate, only having recently recov-
cred from wounds inflicted by an ex
plodiDg lamp
ONE Of the lea1ing and popular pianos
of to-day is the beautiful Lester. 1t
has a rich, sympathetic tone. with
light and correct touch, and is one OF
the most durable pianos made. All
styles and in all kinds of plain and fancy
woods in stock az the Hobbie Music