The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-23
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

Jim Williams, who started out few
days ago as travelling agent for the
Chadwick Two Wheeler, was taken i'll at
Bristol and had to return. He is now
at the Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs re-
cuperating.
Ralph Henderson, who died the early
part of the week at his homo in Spread
ing Spring Valley, Botetourt county,
aged II, was we'll known in Salem, where
he owned considerable property.
Miss Kate Coke, daughter of tho book
keeper at the wooden mills, is quite i'll.
The East Salem Croquet Club gave
quite pleasant entertainment last
night to their friends at the residence
of Mrs. George Raglan on the boulevard.
After several interesting games refresh
mants were served.
There are between twenty and twenty
five groceries in Salem. and all of them
seem to be making a fairly good living.
The Holstein Wooden Mills are build
ing water tank adjoining the engine
house capable of holding sixteen thou
sand gallons.
Geo. L. Baker, Of Philadelphia, Sec
rotary OF the Salem Furnace Company,
was here yesterday and drove out to the
man.
j. L. Angle has rented Fitzgerald's
Planning Mills, over the river. w. S.
Watson, who had them, skipped" a
month or so ago, and is now running a
sash and door factory near Charleston,
w. Va.
The Salem Democratic Club met in
their headquarters last Tuesday, and
IN, thn hcnn Of
Pugh took the chair. The principal
business transacted was the passing of
a resolution authorizing the committee
to order banner from Will Carr, of
Roanoke, with this inscription in large
letters on both sides, 1.-The Cleveland
and Stevenson AntiForce Bill Club
meets every Thursday evening at s:15 "
The size of this banner will be 9x16
feet, and it will be suspended across
College avenue in front of the clubs
headquarters.
Considerable comment has been made
in certain circles here that whilst most
of the school superintendents through
out the State are attending the confer
ence at Bedford City, the school super
intendent of Roanoke county is con-
spicuous by his absence. 1t is true
that he is kept at home by reason of
being sick, but taxpayers and parents.
with children attending the public
school, are beginning to ask why man,
Who unfortunately is an invalid, should
be occupying a position which ought to
be filled by one in sound mental and
bodily health. Again there is low
growl OF discomfort because it is claimed
that for years no statement has over
been published showing the income and
expenditures of the schools in tho
county, and people in Salem would like
to know how their FIVE Thousand dollars
was spent last year.
j. X. Outten. of Hampton, who was
cured last winter at the Kelley Insti-
tute here, of the morphine habit, has
been appointed travelling agent for the
institution.
Harvey Richie, of Big Hill, this
county, recently had a cross bred Jer-
sey -Shorthorn heifer to have fully de-
veloped calf at the age of thirteen
months and five days. The baby mother
and baby calf "are doing as we'll as
could be expected"
A tramp, decidedly the worse for IL
quor, in fact SO drunk he could hardly
navigate, "blew in" to the Office of the
Times Register yesterday evening, but
in two minutes was dumped out" on
the sidewalk and in less than five min
utes later Deputy-Sergeant Finke had
him in the cooler" He will appear
before the mayor this morning.