The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-30
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

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Early yesterday morning q message
was received over the Norfolk and
Western wires addressed to Mrs. c. B.
Strouse. which read: Clarence is ex-
pe:ted to die, come at once. w. A. Bar
rett" A little later, similar message
which had been sent from the Carrolton
Hotel in Baltimore the night before,
also arrived. Naturally such bad news
coming to the family of the young man,
who left here for Baltimore last Tues
day night in his usual good health,
created considerable CONSERVATION, and
his father, d. B. Strouse, after tele-
graphing for further particulars, made
preparations to leave on the noon train
for Baltimore. About IL a. m. a message
was received signed G. B. Strouse, say
ing that he was all right and telling his
father not to come. The affair caused
much speculation on the streets ss.to
the cause of these strange kilograms.
THE TINES also received q telegram from
Baltimore to the effect that Mr.. Strouse
was in good health and had gone to the
theater.
Captain Hiram Hansbrough, a cousin
Of Col. q. W. Hansbrough, died early
Thursday morning at the residence OF
lis sOu'lH-laW, mT. JOnu u. hanuan,
near Hollin's, from heart failure, aged
rs years.
Mrs. Annie Robinson, sister OF Col. G.
w. Hansbrough, died at her home at
Orange Court House, Wednesday, after
a short illness.
DR.. James II. Morgan, late Norfolk
and Western surgeon at Blueheld, died
yesterday morning at his mothers resi-
dnnPQ Hn11iro Of n nd
severe illness. His wife died only few
months ago, leaving two young children.
The funeral will take place at the Pres
by erian Church this evening at four
o'clock.
Kate Pannell, colored, was fined
s2.5o in the mayors court yesterday for
violating section 10 on Burwell street.
Wednesday evening.
Yesterday afternoon in the Office OF
w. NJ. Nelson local board of the Bank
er's Loan and Investment Company was
organized by Gallon H. Coon, with the
following officers: D. G. Shanks, presi-
dent; w M. Nelson, secretary; Salem
Loan and Trust Company, treasury; d.
rectors: j. G. Langhorne, E. S. Lang
horne, c. D. DENT, w. T. Younger, j.
E. Shipman, John Parrish and w. M.
Nelson. Several loans were granted
Immediately after the meeting.
The track to the Bott mines, which
has recently been abandonded by the
Salem Furnace Company, Ia being taken
up.
Superintende of Streets Francis has
the street pillow and town forces putting
Craig avenue in order for the winter.
Prof. R. G. Stearnes has been appoint
ted by the State board of education
county superintendent Of schools for the
county OF Roanoke, to fill the vacancy
made by the resignation of Superin-
tondent Holland. He will enter In upon
the duties of the Office on the first day
| of October.
| A special examination to applicants
for license to teach in the public schools
of Roanoke county will be held in the
/ school building in Salem, Saturday, Oc-
tober sth, at q. m.
Capt. NJ. M. Rogers has been in the
Bend neighborhood looking after the in
terests Of the Democratic party, of
which he is county chairman.
Branch X. Miller, former student of
Roanoke College, now a prominent law
yer, is registered at Hotel Lucerne with
his wife.
Rev. L. B. Johnston, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church at Harrisonburg,
and son OF Mr.. Frederick Johnston, of
this place, has accepted call to South
Boston, Halifax county, and will leave
for that place in about a month.
A day or two ago j. W. f. Allemong
and few other gentlemen went to
Roanoke to confer with the officials of
the dummy line. and to ask that round
trip fare OF twenty cents be made for
those who live in Salem and work in
Roanoke. The officials promised to con-
slider the matter.
Prof. l.. R. Holland, Roanoke county
school superintendent, has Issued the
following notice to district clerks and
the county treasurer regarding the State
school funds. Apportionment No. l,
lS92.93:
The following apportionmenti at the
rate of thirty-one cents per capita Of
school population. The following table
shows the school population of each dis.
trict ana the amount of money appor-
toned to EACH
School Amount
Catawba. .......... 81 3 06 II
Salem. ............ 97O 3UO ~
Big Lick ............ 1874 39i "a
Cave Spring....... l,e2S 5A w