The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-23
ROUND ABOUT SALEM.
The News of Day Briefly
Told.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
DILLARD & PERsINGER BLDG,
SALEM, VA, Jan. 90


SALEM, VA, Jan. %.
hauled away the ten. ton cupo u belong
to the recent Salem Mineral Fibre Com
pany.
Mrs. D. b. Strouse received tele-
gram Thursday night from her son
Clarence at the Carrollton Hotel, Balti-
more, stating that his wife was dan
gerously i'll. Miss Lille Strouse left
for Baltimore on the next train. Mrs.
c. 3. Strouse has many friends in
Salem who will be deeply grieved to
hear Of her serious illness.
There is some delay in introducing
the electric lights in the Baptist Church,
which some time ago ordered their adop-
ton. 1t is said that some of the mem
bers think that repairs to the roof are
needed moro than electric lights are
needed in the body of the church.
The Chadwick Two Wheeler Company
are busy at work making vehicles to fill
orders. Among other orders. they ex
pect to ship physicians phnton to
Cuba and six speed carts and one mail
cart to Valparaiso, if war is not declared
with Chill.
Maj R. D. Martin, president of the
Salem Loan and Trust Company, is crit
ically i'll at his home, on Broad street.
Mrs. L. B. Huff is visiting friends and
relatives in Lynchburg.
Messrs. Stras Brothers and SPOTS
shipped carload of furniture to Graham
yesterday. Mr.. Frank Stras, in loading
some carpet, Slipped on roll and fell,
severely spraining his ankle, so that it
will be several weeks before he can
walk without crutches.
Miss Emily Taliaferro is visiting her
aunt in Washington, D. c.
Miss Blair, of Richmond, is visiting
her uncle, Rev. ]. r. Bridges, on East
Main street.
Mr.. Edward Corbett is in Washing
ton arranging for the complete removal
to Salem OF the offices of the Ed. Cor
bett Mill Supply Company, in the large
factory building on College avenue.
Capt r. l.. Fagg, of tho Montgomery
White Sulphur Springs, is registered at
Hotel Lucerne.
The regular middle term examina-
tions in all the classes except the senior
are now in progress at Roanoke College,
and tho students are busy 'cramming"
for them.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Nettle-
ton took place yesterday afternoon.
1ho palluodrerS Wcre mig III Us OF yGnlaS
from the Salem Lodge. Mr.. Nettleton
is member of this order.
Steam Fitting, Water and Gas Plumbing.
In THE TINES Salem Column will be
found the advertisement of r. H.
Carper, steam filter, water and gas
plumber, on College avenue. Salem. He
is prepared to execute large or small
contracts, and points with commenda-
BILE pride to numerous contracts exc
cuted by him, and strong testimonials
of satisfac tory work. He did the
plumbing and steam fitting for Hollins
Institute to the entire satisfaction of
Prof. Cooke and the board of trustees,
and was awarded the contract for the
Baptist Orphanage, now in course of
erection at Salem. On yesterday he
closed q contract to fit up five resi-
dences for j. FL. McGavock, at Max
Meadows. Mr.. Carper deals in iron.
lead, terra Gotta piping, pumping ma
chinery, pumps, rubber hose and pack
ing, and will cheerfullv furnish esti-
mates to parties desiring work in his
line. He is reliable, and may be relied
upon to give satisfaction in the execu-
tion of any order given him.