The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-12
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

which is using three hundred hides from
Chicago per week and from six to ten
cords Of bark per day. In the last fort
| night they have shipped to tie North
1900 sides of leather, and yet to visit
their finishing lofts 1t would appear
that there was leather enough on hand
to half sole all creation. Notwithstand-
ing that they have immense sheds
capable of storing 1000 tons Of bark,
all are filled, and bark is now being
stacked outside the sheds under covered
roof. and 1000 tons yet to come.
Most of the supply OF bark comes from
the New River and Roanoke and South
ern divisions of the Norfolk and Western
railroad, yet large quantities are brought
from the surrounding country, and it
presents busy scene to see thirty or
more wagons and a score or so cars of
bark being shifted about and unloaded.
Then it is amusing TO look at the va
riety of teams, which com prise all sorts
from the single OK to tho four horse,
and from the yearling to the aged OK
team. The Salem Tanning Company is
one of the few Southern enterprises
which is not hampered for the want of
money; the company being rich, have
equipped themselves we'll for the bust
ness. They are now rapidly working
out their sole leather and making the
necessary changes and stocking the
yard with betting stock. Besides their
weekly payroll, which is spent with tho
merchants of Salem, (for they don't have
any commissary), they are scattering
many thousands of dollars through this
cor tor, TO- l, IL n,1-
this industry does more good to Salem
than any other.
There has recently been erected in
East Hill Cemetery, to the memo ry of
the late William Utz. striking and
unique monument. 1t represents the
stump of an oak, about five feet high.
The branches have been trimmed off.
some with an AK and others with saw.
AT the foot Of the tree imitation ferns
are supposed to be growing, and on one
side fungus growth has fastened on
the bark. Near the top of the stump is
q hole, such as woodpecker might
make. The whole of the monument
ferns, fungus and tree-is hewn from q
block Of gray granite, and it is a beauti
full piece Of work.
Rev. A. D. Goodwin, patentee of the
family coffee rooster, will open coffee
roasting establishment in Roanoke at
an early date, it is said.
p. Pascucci, of Danville, father of Mrs.
is here helping her close up
the business of her deceased husband,
Miss Ida Watts, OF Lynchburg, is the
guest OF Mrs. John Parrish, in West
Salem.
Misc Bertha billiard, OF Helms. is
visiting the family of her uncle, L.. r.
billiard.
Miss Sallie Taylor and Miss Larus. of
Richm ond, are spending the summer at
c. L. Reeds, on High street.
C. f. Campbell, uperintendent Of the
Southern Express Company, is here WIS.,
iting his sisters.
At the close of an interesting "Bible
Reading" service at the Baptist Church,
on Wednesday night in which several
gentlemen took part the pastor, DIR.
Taylor, baptized four persons.
Cards have been received by several
parties mere inviting them to the silver
wedding of j. II. II. Figgat and wife, of
Fincastle, Monday, August Is. The
and are of handsome and unique de-
sign.
The charter of Joseph Campbell
Lodge. No. 1856, independent Order Of
Good Templars, has bean revoked, and
yesterday the regalia was shipped to the
order OF the Grand Chief Templar.
Wednesday morning, at the steam
tannery, Rev. j. Samuel Hutchinson
m arried Charles Henry Gray. of Rad.
iord, to Miss Miranda Jane Butler, OF
West Salem.
Charles r. Towson .returne5. Veste,
day from attending the Stra, Uberrv Ran
list Association at N.ount Hermon
Church near Bedford. City.
Mrs. G. A. rr.artley, of Petersburg, is
me me- 9ueSE Of Mrs. A. NJ. Shipman on
DIV ~ street.
Mrs. Lunsford and daughter, of Peters
burg. who have been spending the sum-
mer with L. NJ. Lee, left for home yes
ter&ay.
Y. A. Day, clerk at O. D. Oakey's
hardware store, is at his home in Da-
mascus, Md, where two Of his sisters
will shortly be married.
John Parrish & Son, having received
the contract for removing the town scale
house, have commenced the foundation
for the new building, corner of Boule.
ward and Colorado street.
William McClanahan and wife are at
Virginia Beach.
Messrs. S. Alvarez. A. Larrea, A.
Marin and ]. It. Lsrrea, of Havana,
Cuba, are registered at Hotel Lucerne.
They have business with D. B. Strouse,
president OF the Bonsack Cigarette Ma
chine Company.
The Salem Cleveland and Steve nson
Anti-Force Bill Club has swung hand
some banner across College avenue from
the rooms Of the club in The billiard &,
persinOer hui1dinU