The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-20
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

county, ana u. M. HIT, or ROCKY Mount,
are the guests of J. P. Saul on the
boulevard.
A letter received yesterday from the
Leonard Smokeless Powder Company
contains this information: 1--WE have
been awarded the contract by the Gov
ernp:ent for 5000 pounds OF powder for
small arms with the prospects OF fur
Their contract Of 10000 pounds add.
tional should the first lot provo the best
in the test to which it will be sub.
United, of which we have no doubt.
We are also to make some 25 900 pounds
for use in the Brown segmental wire
gun in portion of the official tests"
Thus 1T will be seen that the prospects
for good business are very bright.
Roanoke county court was occupied
all day yesterday with the trial of w.
.. Burke for entering the Blackwell
barroom last year. After spirited
speeches from either side the jury re-
tired and after being out an hour or so,
the Judge, ascertaining that there was
no chance of their agreeing upon a YER
dict, discharged them and liberated the
prisoner upon his own recognizanee Of
SSOO TO appear for trial at the next term
OF the court. Lawyer McClung, for the
defense, made remarkably clever
hit, to show how easily man could
be mistaken in Identifying another, by
introducing at different times the Behre
twins from Roanoke College, who are as
much alike as two black. eyed peas
Their similarity mixed up one of the
witnesses considerably.
FLOYD buckwheat, tho very best. at
cents per pound, at w. o. Critz's.
The secretary of the Roanoke Valley
Poultry association has received q mum
Der OF inquiries for premium lists from
readers OF THE TIMES in Roanoke and
the Southwest. The list is in the hands
of the printer, and will BIO mailed to-
morrow to all who desire q copy The
association also meets at 2:l5 D. m. to-
morrow. Any breeder of pure bred
poultry who desires to exhibit can do so
by making his entries, whether he be
a member of the association or not.
IL the selection of Nmas presents
many Of the practical sort are taking
advantage of the great reduction in
prices OF shoes and 9th or useful articles
at the College Avenue Dry Goods Store.
The failure Of Nelson d. Barnett for
the estimated sum of $4,000 was the
talk OF the town yesterday In the
county clerk g office two deeds OF trust
and bill of sale were recorded under
the date Of December 16. One deed is
made to W. 7. Younger as trustee, and
conveys some FIVE or six hundred acres
OF farming land on Catawba, a half in
terest in the McConkey farm of 52S
acres and several lots in Salem, to be
sold at the end of three years for paw
ment Of any or all OF the following
debts. which may not have been paid by
that time, in the following order: First,
the Farmers National Bank, S4,7OO
Secondly, Bergman Brillheart, $1,000;
Mrs. Eliza Huffman, 5000; Misses Matte
and Rebecca Beard, $500; T. j. Vande.
grift, $1,000; Mrs. Elizabeth Vande-
Rrift, $500; Miss Mona Vandegrift, SlOo
The second to L. G. Hansbrough, trus.
tee, for the benefit of David Barnett, in
the sum Of Sl,100 upon several small
tracts of land, in addition to some per-
sonal property, to be held till Septem-
Der l, 1894, and then sold. A bill of
sale was also sold to l.. Blanton Bar
nett to secure him in the sum of S1,1OO
upon live stock, farming implements
and other personal property. There are
other debts not specified in said deeds
Mr.. Barnett has always been a genial
progressive business man, and, whilst
extensively engaged in cattle raising on
Cata%ba, was largely interested in real
estate in Salem, where he has many
friends who regret to hear of his mis-
fortune.
A soiree will be given by Prof. Guy
and wife at their school on Broad street
Friday evening to heir many friends
Recitations, music and pantcmime will
be the principal features OF the evening.
j. Ernest Walker was taken Monday
night by his uncle, DR.. Wysor, to the
Johns Hopkins hospital, of Baltimore,
for treatment.
During the past few nights some
miscreant has stolen dozen or so
TASKS" (wooden frames used in cast
ing) from the foundry OF the Salem ma
chine works. A search warrant in the
hands Of Deputy Sheriff Lloyd located
them yesterday in the house of Betty
Dout, colored, near tho foundry, where
they had been taken and split up for
kindling wood.
In the county court yesterday S. d.
McCommon qualified as notary public,
giving bond for $500 with e. s. Strayer
as security
Major Chandler left yesterday for
Charleston, w. Va, on business.
Mrs Marx and daughter, Miss Blanche,
left yesterday for Norfolk, where they
will visit relatives.
The entertainment to be given in
Salem Friday night by the Develop
ment Hill public school promises being
a successful affair and will consist of
dialogues, tableaux, drama in three
acts and vocal and instrumental music.
The entertainment is for the benefit OF
the poor.
FANCY rugs and mats of all grades at
Donaldson's, 1870 Salem avenue.
Electric Bitters.
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