The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-21
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

County Clerk William McCauley re-
turned Yesterday from q six weeks
visit in New England.
The Misses Logan have returned from
visiting friends in New York State.
w. J. Clement left yesterday for Kan
sas City on business.
Rev. Mr.. Anthony, of Cave Spring,
and Lafayette Church. will commence a
protracted meeting tonight at Fort
Lewis Church.
Rev. j. R. Bridges has returned from
the Craig Healing Springs.
There were ffty-two white and seven
teen colored schools in Roanoke county
last term, with an attendance of 2.314
white and 966 colored pupils, whose
average cost of tuition per month was
about so cents per month. The sum Of
SID, 464.50 was paid to the public school
teachers of the Roanoke county for the
school year ending July 81, 1892. Of
this sum, S7,160.31 was received from
the State and the rest from local tax.
There were twenty six males and forty
three females employed as teachers, and
the average salaries were males, S35.3 /;
females, S33.13.
1.-The Philosophy of Salvation of Man
by Faith" will be the subject discussed
at this afternoons meeting of tho Y. NJ.
G. a., which will be led by ID. b.
Stlouse.
Salem furnace yesterday shipped two
carloads to Newcastle, Del; one to
Tacoma, n. H., and one to Baltimore.
On an average about four cars per day
have been shipped for several weeks
past Richmond takes three carloads
per week.
Miss Dobyns and Miss Pendleton, of
Floyd, and Miss Lucy White, of Lynch
burg, who have been visiting Miss
Lucille Martin, have returned home.
James I. Hunton, of Newport News,
was in town Saturday on business.
Deputy Sergeant Weller, Of Roanoke,
was in town yesterday and summoned
Wednesday in the case Of Godsey versus
city of Roanoke: Alex Johnson, R. II.
Lyon, w. M. Nelson. A. T. Powell,
Evans Morgan, f. w. Whitescarver, f.
q. Weber, T. A. Johnson, NJ. j. Bal
lard, j. G. Shipman, j. w. Hannah, II.
j. Dent, William Garrison and Robert
Kasey. One of the party tells how
smartly Weller worked tie racket. The
deputy sort of half way recognized
citizen and remarked, Excuse me, but
I've forgotten your name, SIR" where
upon the unsuspecting innocent replied,
johnson, SIR" Then the deputy ex-
claimed. "Oh, yes to be sure. Mr.. Will
liam johnson" whereupon Mr..
Johnson interrupted with "No sir, not
William, but Il. A" "Ah. very good"
returned the deputy, "Mr. T. A. John
son, summon you, etc. ETC., and forth
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The Salem Wagon Works will exhibit
samples of their work this fall at Balti-
more, Hagerstown, Richmond and at
Williams Grove, Pa.
L. c. Hansbrough was in Lynchburg
yesterday on business.
G.. NJ. Warden took a trip to Marion
yesterday.
Mrs. w. F. Bell and daughter, of
Lynchburg, are the guests of Mrs. c. d.
Malone, on Maryland avenue.
There was family reunion last
Thursday at Charles Chapman's, on the
old Hatcher place, in tho bend about
six and q half miles from Salem.
Amongst those present were Jones
Lyon and family, of Salem; b. Lacy
Hoge and family, of Roanoke; Joe
Campbell and family and Mrs. Colonel
Deyerle.
Six thousand dollars, four thousand
Of it in gold, we're paid out in wages
Saturday to the operatives OF two indus
tries, and those employed by two firms
of builders.
Rev. II. Il. Sharp, OF Alexandria, wi l
preach this morning and tonight at st.
Paurs Episcopal Church.
Sunday, August IS, Bishop Cranberry
will preach at the Methodist Church
here in the morning and in the evening
will dedicate the new chapel in West
Salem.