The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-05
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

tematicelly, Condt ctor Glass and Secre-
Sary Jenkins are busy arranging for ex-
cursions, Luray and Natural Bridge
being among the number. Yesterday
they concluded arrangements By which
teachers excursion will be run over
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad to
the Worlds Fair, the total expenses OF
which for two weeks will not exceed $50,
and will be limited to 200 people; al.
ready eighty have been enrolled for it,
A special train with sleepers will leave
Norfolk August going west via Rich
mond and Charlottesville, connecting at
Clifton Forge with similar train from
Lynchburg. The excursion will be per-
sonaliy conducted by the ladies and
gentlemen composing the faculty of the
summer school of methods and at
Chicago board and lodging has been &C.
CURED at the Cook County Normal School,
a young ladies seminary.
The entertainment given last night
in the town hall by Prof. Henry L.
Southwick, of the Eme rson School of
Oratory, was one of the most enjoyable
OF its kind ever heard in Salem and con-
sisted of selections from several famous
dramas relieved by an occasional humor-
Gus It'd bit, including the A. G pam
tomine repeated by request. Prof.
Southwich is superb elocutionist and
one can thoroughly enjoy listening to his
musical tones EN- phasized by the most
graceful gesticulation.
Jesse Floyd, of the freight depot, is
in Gordonsville visiting friends.
A young blacksmith arrived at the
residence of j. L. Phlegar in West
Salem on Monday.
'phorn NO ,ou, bo,moo,, - eoo
head Of cattle pasturing on the com.
mons within the town limits and among
the lot are quite nun Der of yearling
AMI two-year .old steers, evidently be.
longing to people in the country.
DR.. :. c. Wells and wife leave to day
for Culpeper, where they will spend a
few weeks with friends.
Col. w. R. Hester, OF Eiuefeld, was
in town yeste day to see the girls, he
said.
Greenberry Woodcock, of kentucky,
is spending his summer at the Roanoke
Red as he has been doing for nearly
twenty years past.
Judge Griffin received telegram yes
terday from his brother, Lieutenant
Griffin, who is at the Newport torpedo
station, where the fearful explosion
took place Monday, stating that he was
n 1T hurt, and would write details.
A marriage license was issued yestt r
day in the county clerk office to Peter
Albert buff and Eta Richardson, both
OF Roanoke county.
".Ioe Willie" Hannah, in company
with Canter Parker and eight hounds,
went fox hunting on Punch's Knob near
Salem yesterday morning, but the dogs
spent three hours chasing wild cat,
which at last disappeared in some rocks.
Manager Carr has weakness for the
kodac, especially in using it to take
pictures OF his pretty little Salem baby.
Mrs. Bette Scott, daughter OF James
Farrow, of West Salem. died near
Lynchburg Monday morning, leaving
babe month old. The remains were
brought to Salon yesterday afternoon,
and the funeral will take plac this
morning from the West Salem chapel.
Three hundred and sixty eight
teachers have enrolled at the busine. s
office OF the school of methods
The electric cars will run betwet n
Roanoke and Salem to day, and those
VINO live in Roanoke and Vinton and
who are attending the summer school
VI iHVthOiS VIII NC pIc6ScO W near lQlL
the cars will leave Salem for Roanoke
at night at 7:l5, S:45 and 1890 .. III.
every night.
The street force are at work on the
pavements along Main street between
Broad and Union streets, and have al.
ready laid tho pavement on the north
side. All those porches which protruded
on the sidewalk have been cut down and
moved back.
Sergeant Frier drove to Roanoke yes.
terday and whilst on Campbell street
near Rorer Park, lost his pet black and :
tan terrier Daisy She is very small,
weighing but seven pounds. and her
ears and tail have not been cut. In an
other column he offers reward of five
dollars for her recovery.
Nearly all tho stores and fact tories in
Salem were closed yesterday and the
workers therein spent the day out of
town. Many attended the Vigilants'
picnic at Washington Heights. where
dancing in the new pavilion was the
great attraction. Tom Johnson and
Frank Webber sustained the reputation
of Salem boys for dancing.
THOSE who attend the school of
methods will find full report Of each
days proceedings in THE ROANOKE.
TIMES, which is delivered every morn
ing in all parts OF Salem by carrier
boys. Subscriptions by the week or
month can be paid 20 Frank A. Love
lock, Salem agent and correspondent.