The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-28
THE TIMES KODAK.
Interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

b. Z. Owens, the deaf mute who was
adiudged a lunatic by commission last
| week, was taken to Marion Tuesday
afternoon by guard.
Capt J. E. Langhorne and family
left for st. Louis last Saturday.
George cambridge, colored. was sent
| on to the grand jury by Justice Camper
Tuesday on the charge Of having feloni-
ously entered the store of billiard &c
| Persinger, on OF about September Is,
and having stolen therefrom a pair T
hunting shoes, the property OF ]. AZ
Persinger.
Miss Mary Cumpston has returnt d
from visit to friends in Alexandria.
Frank G. Weber, chairman OF til q
Democratic committee of Salem pre-
cinct, has called meeting of the
committee to meet in Colonel Logan's
Office Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Miss Booth, Of Buchanan, who has
been visiting Mrs Watson, has re-
turned home.
Miss Lizzie Burke is back from a
visit to relatives in Bristol.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chalmers left
last evening for the Worlds Fair.
Rev. Walter R. Coppedge and wife.
of North Carolina, ara spending a few
days with Joseph Hartigan on their
return from Chicago
The lower portion of the Crabtree
building on Cottage avenue will be
used for the Roanoke College gynasinm
temporarily until the gymnasium
proper is built.
At Elm Cottage, Elm street, West
Salem. yesterday at S:30 m, in the
presence OF a few friends, Miss Martha
Carrick Wilson was married to Charles
r. Montgomery, of Deerfield, Augusta
county. by Rev. G. Ii. Groves, pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church OF Roa-
noke. After tho wedding Mr. and Mrs.
Montgomery took the train for their
new home at Deerheld.
Colonel David Edmundson, a brother
OF the late Hon. Henry EdmundsoD. Nj.
c., died last Sunday night at ''Fotherin-
gay" near Elliston, after long illness,
aged GA, leaving two daughters and
son to mourn their loss. The burial
took place at his home Yesterday morn
ing and the services were conducted by
Rev. DR.. Mac Gill, of Christiansburg
Judge Henry e. Blair, his nephew, at
tended the funeral, returning Wednes-
day.
Shanks Chapter will be represented
at the Grand Chapter to be held in
Richmond next week by Messrs. R. N.
Campbell, Il. G. Maury, j. II Chapman,
Jesse Floyd, d. L. Coon and d. w.
Yoder.
Monday afternoon the four large vats,
which are suspended over the larger tan
watts In the leach house at the Salem
steam tannery, fell with a terrific crash
"bulging" out the sides of the house,
and 0Q1nniun rutl,
about 10000 gallons of sour liNuor.
These four watts were suspended by
rods to mammoth girder, which from
some cause or other broke, letting the
watts fall on the tan watts and breaking
pumps, pipes and sprinklers In one m ass
OF destruction. Before anything could
be repaired the four watts had to be
taken to pieces, and then new timbers
were brought in. Fortunately no one
was in the house at the time of the &C.
cident Or some one would have been
/ hurt As 1T is the pocket book of the
owners will be hurt to the tune OF some
$500 or 5000 to repair the damage, to say
nothing of the delay in an establish
ment where 100 hides are prepared daily
for tanning.
NEW dress goods in hop sackings
whipcords and storm serges will be
opeHcu to-uay at the college, Avenue
Dry Goods Store.
The October term of tho Roanoke
county circuit court will convene Mon
day, October Cd. This court is expected
10 last about twelve days. aud mum be1
OF cases OF interest will no doubt be
called. The case of Berryville Land
Company VS.. D. B. Strouse will be
among those to come up. The report
OF K. w. Kline, commissioners in the
chancery cause, VS.. South Salem L.nd
Company, will be discussed. This case
is .or the purpose of subiecting the
stockholders of said insolvent company
to assessments on their stock for the
purpose of discharging the debts against
said company.
BOYS wool hats at 2Cc. and CSC, the
regular so cent grade A large line put
on sale to-day at the College Avenue
Dry Goods Store.