The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-03
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

The farming lands near BonSack ad-
vertised in THE ROANOKE TIMES for sale
by Hon. Henry L. Blair. trustee. were
sold by NJ +. Huff, auctioneer, on the
premises Tuesday. The property was
remnant of an old time estate owned
many years ago by the James family,
which was represented at the sale by
Rev. Fleming James, of Philadelphia;
Mr.. Grandy, of Norfolk, and Mr..
Clements, of Baltimore Two hundred
and forty three acres were sold to Will
liam Layman, of this county, at SIG SO
per acre, and $50 acres to l.. G. Layman,
Of Botetourt county. at S35 per acre.
Trustee Blair presided at the sale.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company Yesterday took on forty col
ored laborers from Salem and its neigh
depots, which is being ballasted. This
was great help to the negroes, many
of whom are in a tight place owing to
scarcity of work this winter.
AT meeting OF Salem Lodge No. 100,
!. o. f., Tuesday night. Past Grand
D. p. Hooks was elected delegate, with
Past Grand A. II Magee as alternate, to
represent Salem at the meeting of tho
Grand Lodge in Richmond next month
Secretary Uncommon, Of the Improve
mont Company, is suffering from writer's
cramp in his right arm.
Robert Oakley has recently secured a
situation with w. Ii. Snuff & Co. as
bookkeeper.
There will be business meeting of
the jeff Davis Rifles tonight. The
usual monthly meeting of the town
council will also be held at the same
time.
II. II. Bell and R. H. Catlett, two
prominent lawyers of Staunton, arc
among those registered at Hotel Lu-
ccrne.
Rev. Il. Shannon Brown has returned
from trip to Floyd Court House.
Yesterday being Ash Wednesday,
there were tho usual services at the
Episcopal church.
r. d. Flynn, who was for time con-
nected with the Salem Wagon Factory,
has started the Flynn Wagon Company
in North Danville.
Miss Lula Baskerville, of Hollins,
who has been visiting Miss Mary Lou
Stearnes, has returned homo.
The executive committee of the Bap.
tist Orphanage will meet on the 10th
instant, and not the 10th, as stated
in THE TINES.
Isaac Hirsh, prominent merchant of
Fredericksburg, who has been attend.
ing the Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Honor in Roanoke, was in Salem for a
few hours yesterday.
Charles Carson, colored, who died OF
consumption yesterday, will be buried
to-day at the expense of the town.
A large lot of machinery for finish
ing iron was unloaded yesterday for the
Edward Corbett Mill Supply Company,
which has just rented the Gravely
foundry on Alabama street. C. Il.
Gravely will be retained as superinten-
dent Of the foundry and the Corbett
Company will now manufacture and
finish all their castings in Salem. This
is an important step in the right direc-
ton, for with Mr.. Corbett out on the
road most of the time the orders are
coming in rapidly, and bid fair to keep
the factory and foundry very busy this
summer.
DR.. Brown, Of the Keeley Institute,
has great faith in the future of Salem,
and has been purchasing considerable
Improvement stock during his stay
hero. The institute is nourshing, new
patients are constantly arriving and DIR.
Brown believes that the interviews
with Kelley graduates published in
The ROANOKE TINES have had much to
d. with the growth of the Institute
On Tuesday the Krisc Banking Com
pany of Lynchburg paid out dividend
of 50 per share to the stockholders of
the BOnsack Cigarette Machine Com
pany, of which ID. b. Strouse, OF Salem,
is president.