The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-28
THE ROANOKE TIMES, THURsDAl. APRIL %. 1892.
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

The will of the late Mai. Il ID. Martin
was admitted to probate yesterday, Mrs.
R. D. Martin and d. Terry Martin quail
flying as executors, giving bond for
100000. After providing for the neces.
sary funeral expenses, tho deceased LETT
his estate of about $50, 600 to be divided
among his children.
The Salem Hardware Company yester-
lay purchased of n. Hockman the house
on White street occupied bye. s. Owen.
Miss Mollie Logan has returned from
an extended visit to Washington and
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Weber. of the
Southern Hotel, together with several
ladies. drove over to Salem yesterday
afternoon.
II. j. Senay was yesterday granted a
retail and barroom license in the Duval
building on Colorado street, giving bond
of $500. w. d. f. Duval, surety.
The Salem Tennis Club was reorgan-
lied Wednesday afternoon by the cleo
tion of the following officers: w. S. Tay-
lor, president and treasurer: G. S. Bow
man, vice-president; II. NJ. Hooker, sec
rotary. These gentlemen, with Prof
committee. 1t was resolved to get the
courts in shape at once, and to begin
practicing for this years tournaments
which will DO held at Abingdon.
r. G. Stearnes is organizing chapter
OF the Royal Arcanum, and already has
twenty-five names.
John Rhodes has purchased house in
West Salem and has moved there
r Eridoxy f,,,
was put in the cooler" Tuesday night
to sober up, was brought before Mayor
Younger Wednesday morning for black
ing the eye of another colorcd man, for
which he was fined SS.45. lie paid the
fine and was released, but few hours
after was again arrested for being
drunk and disorderly on Water street
and was once more jailed. This morn
ing Mayor Younger will attend to his
case, and it will probably take the
treasury of o national bank to pay his
fine.
A drove of about seventy FIVE thin
two nd three year-old steers passed
through town yesterday morning on
their way to Rockbridge county, where
they will be sold as stock cattle.
LOWS Fields, colored, who, on Christ
mas afternoon, threw a rock at Sergeant
Frier, narrowly missing him, whilst the
officer was arresting two other colored
men, was caught yesterday, and, as
there are three warrants out for him,
was brought before Mayor Younger.
Lawyer McClung, counsel for the pris-
oner, secured a postponement of the
trial until today, Mr.. Pier point, of the
brick yards, becoming security for
Fields.
Captain Griffin has received from tho
United States Government forty-one
complete fatigue uniforms for the Jeff
Davis Rifles.
All through the past winter the
Camden Iron Works have been kept
busily employed with orders for fencing,
flower urns. CRATES and irons, sfenders,
columns, plows and many minor cast
ings. and now it has orders ahead for
several weeks, amongst which may be
mentioned nearly thousand feet of
ornamental fencing for the East Hill
Cemetery. has also secured the con-
tract for making the machines used in
manufacturing particular brand Of
bed springs. o. d. Oakley is having an
elaborate catalogue of designs printed
and when completed will put man on
the road. The Camden Iron Works bids
fair to be one of Salem's best paying
Since Mr.. Sadler has been travelling
for the Salem Carriage Works there has
been notable increase in tho business.
and when TIE TIMES reporter was there
Yesterday he was shown jobs being fin
ished for Roanoke, Pocahontas, Blue
field, Lynchburg and Buchanan. M. II.
Clark, the proprietor, has had many
years experience in the business and is
endeavoring to make a speciality of light
delivery wagons, which are very hand
somely finished. lie has recently fin
ished lovely little pony cart for Eu-
genia Griffin, the cute little daughter of
Judge Griffin. and is now building
another, the result OF the first being so
generally admired This concern works
ten mechanics, but Mr.. CLARK said is
his trade continued to increase he would
DO able, in two years, to employ fifty.
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