The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-03
THE ROANOKE TIMES, SATURDAY. DECEMBER ). 1892
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered About
Town.

Thursday night the regular December
meeting Of town council took place
with all the members present and con-
siderable business was transacted.
After the reading of the minutes tho
mayor reported ISL so collected in fines
since last meeting. Various other re-
ports were made respectively by the
Street, light, poor, water and finance
committees. A new schedule of prices
FOR electric lights was read and cor-
sidered, but not finally adopted, though
1t will soon doubtless be-
Messrs. Duncan, Smith, and Hans
brough, special committee, recon-
.mended that the sewer be extended TO
the houses OF Messrs. Saul, Riddich and
Christian on the Boulevard, providing
these gentlemen advance the necessary
funds, they to be credited by same here
after on their sewer tax. Mr.. e i.
Langhorne reported list of property
owners, in front of whose houses the
brick pavement needed renewing, and
resolution was passed ordering them to
renew the pavement within q given
time.
1t was agreed to suspend the ordinance
prohibiting fireworks on Saturday, the
Gath, from & p. m. to midnight, and on
the Goth, from a. IN. to midnight. The
treasurer was authorized to pay the town
employees on the cath of December.
Councilman e. III. Cumpston was direct
ed to have the windows and blinds of tho
town hall repaired, and to mako some
necessary improvements to the stage.
Messrs. Cumpston AMI Langhorne
were appointed a committee to confer
with DR.. Dreher regarding a proposed
enlargement of the town hall.
Mr.. Winner, a resident on Chestnut
street, asked for some assistance from
the council to procure pure water, for,
although he had spent nearly 500 dig
ging a we'll, the water had become con-
terminated from cesspool recently built
by Col. Kasey. The matter was referred
TO the city engineer and board of health.
Considerable discussion ensued as to
whether it would be more efficacious to
establish additional reel houses in town
or purchase house for the present
reels. Here it was stated that Electric
ian Hill was contemplating fire alarm
system, and so the matter was laid on
the table. Certain tracts of land in the
town. of Salem occupied by industries
were exonorated from taxation. and
PROPOSE zion from George C. Hill as to
salary was referred to the committee on
lights.
Two of Roanoke's demi. monde were
in Salem Thursday afternoon on horse
back, riding up and down the streets.
After sundry drinks at the barrooms
the couple undertook to ride home, but
when opposite the Virginia Hotel one
toppled off her horse onto the ground,
where she laid until assisted into the
saddle again by passer-by.
Sheriff Zirkie arrested William John.
son yesterday and took to Richmond
the following prisoners, who were SEN
fenced Thursday by Judge Griffin:
Major Tinsley, ten years; Black Henry,
five years, and Cephas Whale two years
in the State penitentiary.
The Holsrtein Wooden Mills yester-
day shipped 1000 pounds OF clippings
to the Roanoke Merchandise Company.
Col. D. G. Shanks returned last night
from Craig City, where he settled with
j. c. McDonald,ssof that town, for six
four room cottages recently destroyed
by fire, and for which the colonel, as
agent for the insurance company, paid
Mr.. Mcdonald $500.
Miss Bessie Gildersleeve, of Abing-
don, who has been visiting L A. Pal
NOR, on White street, has returned
home.
Charles S. Wagner, of Augusta county,
has opened wholesale feed and -four
sto:e in the Hickman block.
Miss Alma O'Keefe, of Roanoke, is
visiting Mrs. William Level.
Miss Elva Thompson, of Petersburg,
is visiting Mrs r. c. Stcarnes.
A year-old mastif pup belonging to
Letcher Nininger weighs 1875 pounds.
The county superintendent OF schools,
r. G. Stearnes, last week inspected six
schools In the west end of Salem district
and found sat sfactory evidences of dis
cipline and progress.
A plan is on foot to have meeting m
Salem, about the middle of January, of
all the public school teachers of the
county, to organize teachers institute,
that the work in the county may be dis.
cussed and system of study formulated
for the county schools.
At q meeting Thursday Of the school
trustee electoral board Of Roanoke
county, j. FL. Palmer was elected trustee
for the town of Salem, to succeed J. II.
Crabtree, resigned. A. J. Healip was
elected trustee for Salem district, to
succeed II. G. Hatcher, who has moved
to Montgomery county.