The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-03
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

castle, after spending the week in Salem,
left yesterday for home.
Friday evening the little son of G. G.
Brown, who lives on the Boulevard, was
leaning against the apparently closed
shutters of an open window on the FIRST
floor when the shutters suddenly flew
open and precipitated him to the ground
below, distance Of seven feet, thereby
ing his arm above The elbow.
There came near being serious fro
at the residence of w. w. McClung Fri.
day night. His little bow had been
playing with dark lantern in The bath
room and suddenly left the room, which
was entered a few minutes later by the
boys uncle, NJ G. McClung, who dis.
covered that the curtains were on Are,
and with difficulty extinguished the
blaze.
Miss Brouse, who has been visiting
D. t. Martin, left Friday for Chicago.
Prof. f. v. N. Painter, of Roanoke
College, returned Friday night from the
Worlds Fair.
DR.. Taylor has returned from his trip
to Eastern Virginia and will conductive
usual services to-day in the Baptist
Church.
Paul Davis, OF the Bank OF Salem and
Justice Camper are on the sick list.
Miss Marcie Jones and Miss Ida
Christian, OF Lynchburg, who have been
visiting here, returned home yesterday
Three ardent admirers here are now
acting as chief mourners for their dead
hopes. On Thursday night at Hotel
Lucerne pleasant farewell german
was given by Me. William Johnson in
honor of Miss Christian.
Ernest McCauley, who has been preach
ing at Blacksburg during the summer
vacation, and Luther Frantz. who has
been preaching at Floyd Court House,
have both returned home and will re-
turn to Gettysburg Seminary when it
re opens about the middle of the month.
Salem continues to furnish visitors to
the Worlds Fair. On Friday Messrs
G. l.. Brown, c l.. Miller, j. Hoyt and
Oscar Frautz left here to see the
sights. Last evening Attorneys w. M
MONTGOMERY and ]. E. Allemong, with
Lewis Langhorne, start for Chicago,
but will spend to day In Colum bus
They expect to be gone fortnight or
more.
Harvey Dent, of Hollins, was in town
yesterday, and requests THE TIMES to
say to the thieves that it is time they
paid their attention to some one else, as
he has had his share in the past ten
days, during which there has been
stolen from his premises two score of
chickens, dozen guinea fowls and two
fat hogs.
A large party of Young folks left last
night for Green Ridge to be present at
the annual feet washing Of the Dunkard
Church. M. f. Huff, the hustler, was
there all day.
The three Methodist Sunday schools
OF this place have decided to hold their
annual picnic next Friday at Washing
ton Heights.
w E. Ainge, late book keeper for the
Southern Carriage Works. left last
night for Youngstown, o, where he
will take similar position with a large
steel company in that place.
Roanoke College chapel has lately h ad
four foot wainscot put around it and
now thatit Is being stained in oak AMI
wAlLu5 the appearance is handsome
and pleasing.
Some amusement was created yester-
day by the running away of horse at
tached to a wagon loaded with garbage,
driven by small negro, up High street,
After the contents had been split and
the wagon left on tina road in sections,
the horse and two fcont wheels were
brought to a standstill by Will Fergu-
son with courage worthy of better
cause.