The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-08
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

architect OF Providence, R. l., left yes
terday for his home, via Natural Bridge
and Luray, after having been here
three days as the guest of DIR. j. d.
Dreher. Mr.. Field came here to confer
with the committee of trustees of Roa-
noke College regarding plans for the
new gymnasium and to look over che
grounds. He will now draw plans in
detail at his home and will have the
cooperation and assistance of the
Narraganset Machine Company in
Providence in preparing the best possi-
BILE plans. This latter is the leading
company for the manufacture of gym
nastic apparatus and equipments; one of
the latest gymnasium equipped by
them is the one at the University of
Virginia. 1t is pretty certain that Roa-
noke College will soon have gymnasium
as gooo as any in the South.
j. o. B. Palmer and wife, of Roanoke.
spent yesterday in town.
The Baptist Sunday-school have
decided to hold their picnic in the
Improvement Company's grove. on the
dummy line, on the 18th instant.
G. l.. Hatcher yesterday received the
news of the destruction by fire early
Sunday morning at Pulaski of the store
house, belonging to his brother, EN-
met Hatcher, former resident of this
county. The loss over and above in.
surance is placed at SIS, 900, and tho fire
is thought to have been the act of an
incendiary.
A. b. Ballard yesterday morning
suffered slight attack of paralysis, but
recovered later in the day.
Mrs. and Miss Buckley, of California,
who have been visiting Mrs. j. C. Dey-
erie, left yesterday to spend a few
weeks in Bedford.
Richard johnson leaves to day for the
Montgomery White sulphur Springs,
where he expects to lead the german a
time or two.
w. Lee Brand, OF Cincinnati, spent
Monday in Salem on business.
Major Chandler left yesterday for the
Peel coal mines near Charleston, W.
Va, on business.
To night, in the vacant room next to
DR.. Charles Webber's drug store, Rev.
Perry Nugent will com mence series of
gospel meetings.
Rev. III. G. Garrison, of Roanoke, hav-
ing returned from the West, will resume
his regular appointments at the
Christian Church here every second and
fourth Thursday night, commencing
AchI L AuTSuHY.
Col. d. c. Shanks received telegram
from New Castle Saturday evening
which conveyed intelligence that tho
house of Mr.. Grips, at that place, was
burned to the ground that afternoon.
Rev. G. G.. Smeade left yesterday for
Allegheny Springs, where he will stay
until Friday, and will then return home
to Pulaski.
The Little Helpers Society OF the
Presbyterian Church will have lawn
party to. night at the residence of Mrs.
j. e. Shipman, on Broad street, the pre-
ceeds of which will be devoted to fur
nishing the interior decora zion OF their
church.
bicycle stockings, fall styles in eing-
ton flannels at the College Avenue Dry
Goods Store.
About fifty crates of peaches and
thirty OF tomatoes were shipped yester
day from Salem to the coal mines
Mrs. w. A. Glasgow and Miss Bette
Glasgow, of Lexington. who have been
at the Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs,
are visiting st Dr. W. d. Armstrong;
ii a. Baldwin and wife, of Brooklyn,
spent yesterday viewing Salem. Mr.
I,aluNlH 10 Ine SeHeral secretary or Inc
y NJ; c. A., with headquarters at
Brooklyn.
huctioneer HUH yesterday sold the
residence of Mrs. V. w. Palmer, near
the town hall, to Mrs. r. NJ Watson for
Sl,525.
Joe Webber has returned from
weeks trip through the Southwest in
the interest of his coca phosphate.
The annual examination for teachers
for tho public schools of Roanoke
county will be held III Salem, for white
teachers on August Is and l6, and for
colored on August Il and Is.
Sncad--Runyan.