The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-29
THE TIMES KODAK.
items of News Gathered Around
Town.

Angel Velez is the name of new
student at Roanoke College. He is from
Tampico, Mexico, and cannot converse
in English, but relies upon another
Mexican student to act as interpreter.
DR.. Brown, of tho Kelley Institute
at this place, has rendered his resigna-
tion to the company in Nebraska, which
controls the Salem branch.
S. l.. Clement the worshipful master
of Taylor Lodge, returned yesterday
from a trip to Bedf ford, which he made
behind his team of spanking bays.
The sheriff's sale of the Vinton Spike
Works, owned by the Midway Iron Com
ny.which was advertised to take place
Yesterday. was postponed on account of
some irregularity in the papers.
Two horses, belonging respectively to
Charlie, l.. Hatcher and Sheriff Iirkle,
were killed by train Saturday night
above Deyerle's switch. They got on
tho track on account of spark from a
passing engine having set fire to some
dry grass, which in turn set fire to o
fence on Harman's farm, destroying it.
This Is a case where the spark arrester
would have saved the company money.
Prof. Cooke, accompanied by Miss
Bessie Cccke, Miss Leila Turner and
Prof. PAUL., all of Holllns, were in town
yesterday.
At a meeting of tho board of direc-
tors of the Chadwick Two Wheeler
Company, yesterday, the following Off
GERS were elected; A. NJ. Bowman.
president; j. M. Williams, secretary;
t. j. Shickel, treasurer. Important &C
ton was taken by the board looking to
o financial arrang by which the
capacity Of the factory can be largely
increased.
The Edward Corbett Company is now
working twenty skilled mechanics, and
will continue TO take on others every
week.
Machinery from pherdstown, N.
Y, has been unloaded for boring for oil
and gas on the farm of DIR. Kerns, on
Carvin's cove, near Mason's cove. To-
cality which has given many signs to
encourage the belief that both oil and
gas are to be found there. During the
past week several parties have been
there trying TO purchase land.
G. D. Malone, of Salem, has the con.
tract fo- removing the slate roof on the
old depot at Buena Vista, and replacing
it when the building is again put up at
the contemplated station of West Roa-
nohe. Messrs. Wads Bros. s, Chaffin,
OF Roanoke, have the contract for NOV
ing the depot.
Nine fine fat hens were stolen from ].
g. Hickok's premises, on Craig avenue,
last Saturday night.
j. T. Kern. blacksmith at the Salem
Wagon Works, yesterday morning, while
coming coming down a fight of stairs
with two heavy wheels, slipped and fell
to the bottom. He was so severely
bruised that DR.. Oscar Wylie, who at
tended him, had him sent to his home.
Amos Haden, an excellent colored
man, who had been in the employ of
died last Saturday and was buried Sun
day. Several white friends followed his
remains to the grave.
w. R.. johnson, who has been in
charge of the Salem telegraph construc-
ton force in Florida, returned Sunday
with the laberers, implements and
teams, the work having been completed.
Mr.. Johnson's son, Hampton. also re.
turned, bringing with him pct otter,
six weeks old, one of the "cutest little
tricks" imaginable. The ''critter'' fol-
lowed him to the butcher shop yester-
day morning like a dog, and danced
around lively when some slices of fresh
meat were shown him. This otter is per-
fecty tame, and as playful as a kitten.
In this connection it may be of interest
to state that only last week an otter
weighing fifty pounds was killed just
above Langhorne's mill, on Roanoke
river.