The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-25

THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered About
Town..

fist Orphanage were down town yester-
day morning in charge of Supsrinten-
dent Holiday. They were clad in thcir
| pretty new uniforms of dark blue flannel,
| with blue and gilt caps, and were
spending little Thanksgiving money,
the tribute of friends. All looked fat
and rosy, except little Grover Glove
land, who has a slight cold. Five more
| orphans are expected this week and
eighteen mere between now and the
first OF the year, which will make fifty
| two in all.
Among the friends OF tho Baptist
Orphanago there is q we'll to do gentle
man in Norfolk who married young
lady graduate from an orphan asylum
and has ever since been steadfast
friend to orphans and orphan institu-
tions. He shows this By his works, for
he has already sent 4 contribution OF
several hundred dollars to the Baptist
Orphanage, and will send q like amount
annually.
Whilst on the subject TIE TIMES re-
porter is able to state on the authority
of Rev. T. V. n. Painter, secretary, tina t
the new Lutheran Orphanage on the
Roanoke and Salem boulevard will be
opened tho first Of January, 1893 1t
will remem bered that this institution
oke capitalist, p. L. Terry, who thus
helps to care for the poor and friend
less. Roanoke county has now three
orphanages, and it Is to be hoped that
some day the Odd Fellows will erect q
home in this county for the widowed
and fatherless.
William c. Dreher who is we'll. known
in Salem, did some efficient work dur
ing the campaign in the literary bureau
of the national Democratic committee
in New York. He mas had the pleasure
of meeting Mr.. Cleveland, and gives his
impressions in letter as follows: Il
went up the other day with three other
men of the literary bureau to call on
Cleveland. We had very pleasant
quarter Of an hour with him. He was
overlooking with good spirits. While
we were with him, some ono brought in
little Ruth-a very beautiful child, with
bright, black eyes-and the old man
petted her and kissed her in really
simple and beautiful manner. Glove
land left the impression on me Of
a man of simple, unspoiled, honest,
frank nature and full of quiet happi-
ness"
At the Philadelphia Lutheran Semin-
airy seventy-four students are in attend
ance, Of whom five are from Roanoke
College.
Prof. r. c. Stearnes, superintendent
Of schools for Roanoke county, last week
visited the schools in the town OF Salem
and Big Lick and Salem districts This
week he inspected those at Cave Spring
and Bent Mountain.
DR.. William Mason Piping. former
student of Roanoke College, will be
married at ll:30 Wednesday morning,
December Z, at the Chapel OF the Holy
Cross, Millington. Md. to Miss Addie
Wilson Thomas.
pleasant entertainment was given
by l.. NJ. Climer, secretary of the Ed
ward Corbctt Company,at his residence.
on College avenue, Wednesday night,
in honor Of his niece, Miss Julia Crit
fifth, of Rcdsville n. G.
Wednesday afternoon Robert Craig, a
studen, at Roanoke College, WAS rather
carelessly cutting some sodium near a
vessel containing water. AS any chem
ist would foreseo the sodium slipped
into the water. there was an explosion
and Roberts face was uncomfoctAb!y
burned with small pieces OF sodium
Landlord Chapman, of Hotel Lucerne,
will accept the thanks of The TIMES
reporter for an invita- ton to eat Thanks.
giving dinner al that splendid hostelry,
but Il previous invitation elsewhere
inter fere6.
Mrs. Frank A. Lovelock has returned
from a visit TO friends in Southwest Vir-
ginia.
DR.. Pcdigo, of Roanoke. has opened
sanitarium at Hotel Salem for the treat
ment of patients suffering with chronic
complaints.
Rev. Clarence Fox, son of DR.. L. II.
Fox, OF Roanoke College. has entered
upon his duties as assistant pastor of
the Botetourt Lutheran Church charge,
of which Rev. w. y. Cline is pastor.
Mrs. w. II. Tinsley and her little son
have returned from visit to Ports
mouth.
Mrs. w. T. Younger who has been
spending several weeks in Lynchburg,
has returned home
Rev. L. w. Hubbard and Robert Lo
gan are in Lynchburg attending the
Episcopal Council there.
In a recent letter to DR.. J. D. Dreher,
of this place, Col. A. X. Mcclure, the
brilliant editor OF the Philadelphia
Times, who delivered the address be.
fore the literary societies OF Roanoke
College in June, 1890, and has the most
friendly interest in this section, saws:
regard Inc election OF Mr. Cleveland
as the greatest possible boon to the
South. He will inspire universal conf.
dence, not only amongst your own peo-
pie but will encourage Northern capital
to come into your midst. and that is
what you most want. II will also help
the North, as our high tariff policy has
been destructive to our best ind ustries
Rev. Perry Nugent and Mr.. l.. M.
feakley will shortly start out Oh an
evangelistic tour.