The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-11
TIE TIMES KODAK.
Items ofNeWs Gathered Around
Town.

of voters registered in Salem was 531,
being divided up as follows: First ward,
14O whites and II colored: Second ward,
ll3 whites and colored: Third ward,
100 whites and 80 colored.
The planning mill of John Parrish &c
Son is now busy getting out material
| for house that is being built in the
I western part of Roanoke for Mr.. Ken
nerley.
| a. i. Botts. of Fredericksburg, grand
treasurer of the Royal Arcanum, is in
Salem and is going TO institute lodge
OF some twenty members next Friday
| night.
It. Y. Slaughter, wealthy young
sugar planter, OF Louisiana, is visiting
his friend, Clay Chapman.
meeting Of the board of directors of
the Salem improvement Company was
held in the bank building yesterday
morning. L. C. Pechin, r. II. Logan,
t. j. Shicke], Clarence NJ. Clark. D. b.
Strouse and S. +. Simmons we're pres
ent. The board ratified the action of
its officers in regard to the erection of
the block of brick store-houses on Col
lege Avenue. The directors also de-
cided to assist in furnishing the money
necessary for successfully operating
Hotel Salem, which the company own
ing it hope to do by the middle of June
Work is increasing SO rapidly at tho
Ed Corbett Works that the Offices of the
concern have been moved upstairs to
give additional floor space for show
rooms. All the machinery of the late
Roanoke Milling Company is here being
repaired Mr.. Corbett is now in Mary
| land endeavoring to close milling con
tracts. Goods have recently been
shipped to Ohio, Maryland and Penn
| sylvania.
AS party of Salem ladies and gentle
men were returning from n Sam Jones
meeting Monday night, the horses at
tached to the vehicle they were in be-
came frigh tened at the train on Com
melce street, and in their fright broke
some OF the gear of the carriage, SO that
the occupants took the dummy. whilst
the carriage was sent home in charge of
| the driver.
Shortly before day the other morning
| d. Il. Martin, whose farm ad Joins town,
heard his sheep running. Hastily seiz.
ing his breechloader and ramming in a
cartridge of small shot, he rushed out
and fired at tho head of dog which
was causing the disturbance. Strange
to say the collar, with tag attached,
uioppeu oi tuc Jog, OuC Cne latter Kept
on. Securing the tag, Mr.. Martin took
1t to Sergeant Frier. who ascertained
by the number that it belonged to
colored woman, whereupon Mr. Martin
obtained an order from Magistrate Web
Der to have the dog killed.
Dr. o. Wiley left last night for Rich
mond where he will meet DR.. Parker
| and DR.. McIlwaine and will proceed
with them to Williamsburg. Last
winter by an act of the legislature
commission was ordered to inquire,
first, whether or not there are persons
in tho lunatic asylum of the State who
are not 'insane" in the common sense
meaning of that word, and, second,
whether or not the present laws Of ad-
mission into said asylums should not
be revised, amended or corrected. In
accordance with this act the governor
subsequently appointed the three ply
sicians above named, all of whom have
had special experience in this line.
Rev. Sam Jones has promised to ad.
dress the Roanoke College students at
$3.50 p. m. to-day. That as large an
audience as possible may hear him the
faculty have secured the Lutheran
Church for the occasion.