The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-04
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

Two dummy trains ran between
Salem and Roanoke yesterday to accom- o.
date those who went to the circus.
The Democratic Club has decided to
postpone the rally, which was to take
place tonight, until after the election.
The total registration OF Salem pre-
cinct is 500 colored and about LOO
white votes, of which 231 colored and
BIG white are newly registered.
The Prohibition Club will meet over
the store OF Lee & Whitescarver Satur.
day, tomorrow, night at Z o'clock. All
the members and others interested arc
requested to be present.
Rev. DR.. Fox, of Roanoke College, will
preach the dedication sermon at the new
Lutheran Church at Tazewell next Sun.
day.
; David Agner, David Hamilton, James
Che atwood and William Agner, OF West
Salem, are all Republicans, but they
will vote the Democratic ticket.
The employees of Langhornes mills,
most of whom have hitherto voted tho
Republican ticket, will come into town
next Tuesday in wagon drawn by six
horses, and every last one OF them will
deposit ballot for Cleveland and Stew
enson.
Ballard Goodwin and wife, of Bloom
ington, Ill, are visiting j. II. Goodwin
in the Bend neighborhood.
M. l.. Haycock, draughtsman at the
Corbett Works, has resigned his rosi-
ton to accept 4 more lucrative one at
Charlottesville.
At the Ministers and Laymens Insti-
tute, held at the Enop Baptist Church
last week, the Salem Church extended
an invitation to have the next session
OF the institute held here in March, '93.
Rev. w c. Shaeffer, formerly of the
English Lutheran Church, Richmond,
now at Newberry, S. c., and we'll. known
in Salem, has accepted call to Savan-
nah, Ga. He will enter upon his duties
in the latter place next Sunday.
Yesterday in the mayors court We'll
ling ION Hunt. colored. was fined SIS. SIS
for violation of section 10.
Colonel 10. Lane Stern, the assistant
inspector general of the Virginia Volun-
teers, in making his report on the vari-
GUS military organiza, of the State,
says of the jeff Davis Rifles: Company
h (Salem) has no officer in commission.
The Gag tain has scarcely had time to
make improvement upon its bad condi
ton. Only one officer and twenty men
were represented at inspection.
One night last week the residence of
George Webb on Craig's creek. was
totally destroyed by fire, tho inmates
barely escaping with their lives. The
loss il estimated at S2,5 500, with no in
surance. The fire was probably caused
by the children playing with Zig hit. wood,
which they had ignited to SEQ it burn.
The nineteen thousand dollars worth
Of town bonds which the town issued to
the Salem Electric Light Company in
payment for the electric light plant
were sold by the company to the citizens
OF Salem at par for spot cash. This
| shows that the credit of the town is
SILL tirst,class, and it is matter of
congratulation that the town Of Salem
bonds have never been sold below par.
Francis p. Landon, son of George
ii. Landon, was IN arried in Phila-
| delphia Wednesday evening to Miss
Lotto Tuttlo and arrived home with
his bride Thursday morning. After
spending few days in Salem they will
go to Richmond, where Mr.. Landon is
engaged in the drug business.
/ The spec al committee appointed by
the council recently 10 arrange fire
alarm system, utilizing the steam
whistles at the different factories, re-
port that it is understood by the engi-
necr of each factory that when a fire
breaks out in the neighborhood of his
engine he will give three short blasts OF
the whistle, then pause and then ro
peat, thus alternating until the fire
companies arrive. This alarm system
If carried out expeditiously, should
prove of great assistance.