The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-29
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

]. O. Il Palmer, of the Roanoke Ma
chine Works, and Miss Minnie Written,
of Salem, were married in Bristol Wed
nesday. The reason for this matri-
monial trip was that the father of tho
bride. who lives in Henderson, n. c.,
would not give his consent to tho
match, though he cid not especially
Z, object, but inasmuch as Miss Written
was only 10 it was necessary to get Il
Tennessee license: Miss Written is
niece of Mrs. J. w. Hvkes. Of Salem,
and has been visiting her for the past
two months. On Tuesday evening she
went TO visit Mr.. and Mrs. August
| Bening, staying there that night and ON
| Wednesday took tho train for Bristol,
accompanied by Mr.. Palmer. They re-
turned that night to Roanoke where
they are happily domiciled at 5l3 Com
merce street.
f. j. Chapman has removed into his
twenty thousand dollar residence near
Lake Spring.
The annual spring concert at Hollins
institute takes place tonight at 7:30 p.
IN. A number OF Salem people have re-
ceived invitations and will attend.
There will be special called meot-
| ing of tho Ladies' Auxiliary of the V
| M. c. A. in tho Presbyterian chapel at
3 p. m. full atten lance is requested.
Capt f. p. Ayres and daughter, of
Abingdon. are registered at Hotel Lu-
cerne.
A number OF young men met in the Of
foe of A. II. Powell Wee nesday night
night and formed social club Ito be
named later with the following officers:
/ Judge w. Griffin, president, Il. E. Bach
man, vice presiecnt; H. S. Comp, secre-
tarv and treasurer. Board of governors:
j. Il. Ailemong, w. G. Taylor. II. NJ.
Hooker, T.. e. Langhorne and DR.. II. NJ.
Baird. Committees were appointed to
report constitution and bylaws and to
select rooms.
Captain John l.. Barnett has returned
from q visit to his home in Tennessee.
Wednesday night w. NJ. Montgomery
| was elected deacon in the Presbyterian
Church in the place of j. II. Hannah,
deceased. The other deacons are J. w.
Hannah, a. b. johnson, j. r. C.. Brown,
Jr., and j. Ed Shipman.
Captain T. a. Bryan is in town on
business.
The county school board will meet to-
morrow at IL a. IN. in the Salem school
building. The trustees of the several
school districts including those of the
town of Salem, com pose the board.
At called meeting Wednesday night
of tho Salem Baptist Church, unani-
nous call was extended to Rev. J. B.
Taylor, d. d., of Lexington, Va.
McVittey, one OF tho partners of the
steam tannery, is in town, and has q
| number OF carpe q tiers at work charging
the bark sheds and erecting an alGi-
tional wing, liz feet long, to the main
building. Machinery will arrive in a
few days for preparing leather for belt
ing. and a number of additional oper-
atives will then be employed.
e. Il. Gait was so much improved yes
terday as to be able to sit up at the
table to eat dinner.
Mrs Mary Reed died fcw days ago
at the residence of her husband, John
Reed, near Copper Holl, Floyd county.
| aged thirty-four years. The deceased
was the mother of seventeen children,
nine of whom are living, one baby of
! five weeks. She was buried near her
late residence.
There will be meeting to-day of the
stockholders of the Gas Heater Com
pany.
j. +. Eartigan has returned from
! trip to Europe, where he visited Eng
land, France and Holland in the inter
| cso of the Elliott Cigarette Machine.
The Silver Cornet Band serenaded
Row. j. $. Hutchinson last night
Lewis Fields, tho man who threw q
rcck at Sergeant Fricr whilst he was
making an arrest Christmas Day was
also before the mayor on that charge,
and also for tho violation of section 10.
For the last ofense he was fined 81
which he paid, and for tho rock throw.
! ing SEQ; on this his counsel, NJ. G.
McClung took an appeal and Field was
bound over in the sum of $50, with Mr..
Pierpoint as surety to appear at next
county court.
a. j. Friday, the furnace hand. was
brought from jail yesterday morning
and for the second time was before
Mayor Younger for being drunk and dis
! orderly. He was fined SO and costs,
which he paid.
Mrs. Craig. of Stanton, is visiting
Mrs. Frank Chalmers.
Leader.
SINCE it's first introduction, Electric
Bitters has gained rapidly in popular