The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-16
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

Miss Sadie Fries, of Pottstown, is the
guest OF her sister, Mrs. w. J. Clements,
on Broad street.
Mrs. Bernard Pitzer is visiting her
son, Rev. DR.. A. A. Pitzer, in Washing
ton, ID. c
a drunken boy on yesterday after
moons dummygave considerable troub @
to the conductor and frightened several
ladies very much between Washington
Heights and Salem.
Depot Agent Wade and family yes.
terday left their rooms in the Hickman
block to board at Hotel Salem.
Mayor w Il. Younger is in Craig
county on business.
Miss Louse Hichok of Christians
burg, is visiting relatives here.
a letter has been received from At
torney Simpson, who was summoned by
telegraph Monday to his fathers bed
side in Alexandria, stating that his
parent had been stricken with paralysis
and was critically i'll.
Letcher Minniger has commenced the
building of a two-story residence for
himsel If on White street
Mrs. Mary Dawson, OF Union, w.
Va; Miss May Moore, of Abb's Valley,
w. Va, are visiting tho family OF
Councilman John Smith in West Sa-
lem.
The Salem Carriage Company have
recei lived orders for two hacks, to run
between Bedford City and the Peaks Of
Otter.
j. L. Angle, who has recently been
appointed assistant depot agent at Rich
lands, yesterday moved his family
there, and w. G. Lewis moved into the
residence formerly occupied by Mr.. An
gle on Development Heights.
A very interesting game of ball took
place on the college grounds yesterday
afternoon between nine from Allie
ghany Institute and Roanoke College.
Game was called at $40 with the Allie
ghany boys in the field and finished at
4:45 with a score OF 12 to in favor Of
Roanoke College. The features of the
game were the heavy batting of
Handy for the Allegh any Institute
and of Rodeffer for the College boys.
The brilliant battery work of Craig and
Hardigan, of Roanoke College was we'll
supported by the infeld; Lunsford and
st tile were the battery for the Allie
ghany Institute. For seven continuous
innings the visitors were completely
first and one in the last innings. while
the college boys did heavy batting
through the whole game, and did good
playing from start to finish.
Charles d. DENT, editor of the Times
Register, will address the Third Ward
Democratic Club in Sheridan's Hall,
Northeast Roanoke, Monday night.
Mrs. w. Turner, Of b. tesville, Abe
marie county, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. j. p, Killian, on College avenue
In consequence of the pastor, Rev. E.
w. Hubard, being in Baltimore attend.
ing the triennial council, there will only
be morning service 1T the Episcopal
Church by Rev. Perry Nugent. There
will be regular services at all the other
churches.
e. R. Carter is in Danville, where he
was summoned Friday night by the
critical illness of his mother.
DR.. c. NJ. Strickland, resident physi-
clan at the Bromide Arsenic Springs in
Montgomery county, will locate in Sa.
lem about the first OF next month.
j. p. Richardson has rented the large
brick stable on Alabama street SO as to
get room enough to keep up with his in
creasing mattress trade.
N4OhAof 10 SOuuOy COuIC QbH anu > I'd 10
Senator Blackstone, of Accomac, and
Hon. A. j. Montague, of Danville, will
address the voters in the town hall.
A strange incident happened in the
passenger depot about : p. m. Friday.
Passenger train No. 3. which arrives
here at 7:5l was due on time and had
been so marked on the train board in
the waiting room by the agent 1t re.
NAMED so for few minutes when
presently these words were substitu ted
by some one in place of ION time"
81 our late" in wretched scrawl
The agents attention having been called
to this he rubbed out the one hour late
fiction, replaced on time and watched.
Presently dilapidated young foreign
peddler who was waiting for the train
sid ed up TO the board rubbed out O time
and again chalkei 81 our late" This
time he was seen, arrested by Officer
Boon, carried up town and taken before
Justi Weber, who could not ascer-
tain more from him except that he was
trying TO learn to write English, did not
mean any harm and was either an Arab
or Syrian. The lad was very much
frightened and after being reprimandcd
and cautioned by the magistrate was
dismissed and took the next train for
Roanoke.