The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-09
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

| Rev. 9. A. Miller Will preach the dedica-
tory sermon. Rev. L. A. Fox will fill
Mr.. Miller's pulpit in the morning, and
Prof. Painter will conduct the p. IN.
service.
Rev. DR.. A. w. Pitzer, Of Washing
ton, will preach at the Presby terrain
Church this morning.
R. c. Craig, of Staunton. q student of
Roanoke College, is here for few days.
The public sale of vehicles belonging
to the Southern Carriage Works. LEVIED
on by the sergeant to satisfy certain
creditors, which was to have taken place
yesterday, has been postponed to court
| day The sale of certain personal prop
erty of the Salem Development Com
pany levied on for taxes, was also post
poned to July IS.
Charles Maury, the well-known pho
| tographer OF Roanoke and Salem, took
picture of the dummy and its crew on
| its last trip at Mason's creek, which is
said to be very life-like.
1t was currently reported Friday
night that the fireman on the east
bound vestibule engine fell off and was
badly hurt when near Rural Retreat.
One Of the lady teachers yesterday
morning when coming from the college
| was Frustrated by the heat and had to
be taken TO house near by, where she
staid for several hours.
+. billiard, well-to- do resident of
the Hollins neighborhood informed the
reporter yesterday that strong Tyler
| delegation would be sent from there to
Salem on court day.
J. Shartzell yesterday stated that
| day or two ago he saw q friend OF his in
| Campbell county shoot a carrier pigeon
| which had on its wing: Fails of Schuyl-
kill Homing Club, Philadelphia, Pa"
and on it's leg band showing it to be
mo 81"
Conductor Glass, OF the summer school
of methods, is in Lynchburg spending
the Sabbath with his family.
j. Ernest Walker, after an absence of
several weeks, has returned to Salem.
Several picnic parties to McAfee's
Knob and elsewhere took place yester-
day.
To show how much beaux are needed
now in Salem it may be we'll to mention
the fact that one young man who went
Calling Friday night found himself in
parlor with eighteen girls to entertain.
Messrs. Dubard and Chestnut, OF Mis-
sissippi, are registered at Hotel Lu.
cerne.
Capt. j. G. McConkey, who has been
visiting his brother, G. G. McConkey,
has left for West Virginia.
The new electric car "Sslem" is a
beauty and makes the trip in half an
hour easily. This is all right SO far as
passenger traffic is concerned, but there
is much kicking among Salem mer-
chants who have been in the habit of
getting supplies from Roanoke, because
no provision has yet been made for
hauling freight, as was done by the
dummy. The Wholesale merchants of
Roanoke should inquire into this mat.
ter.
AT the regular quarterly meeting Of
the executive committee of the Baptist
Orphanage Friday much routine bust
ness was disposed of and the following
gentlemen were present: DR.. c. L.
Cooke, chairman; Rev. G. j. Holiday
and Messrs. w. j. Evans, c. R. Towson,
I. l. Preston, w. r. Whitescarver and
j. M. Harlow.
When +. Bachman, late manager of
the Salem furnace, left here last spring
he went to Buffalo to take charge OF one
there, and from time to time some OF
his old employees at Salem have fol-
lowed. The last one to resign here in
Strouse, the weighmaster, whose place
was Immediately filled at Salem furnace
by Il. T. Maury, brother OF the present
manager. Just as Mr.. Strousa was
ready to go TO Buffalo he received word
that the furnace there mad shut down
indefinitely and the subsequent return
OF some Salem folks confirmed the news.
Having resigned one position and lost
the other, Mr.. Strouse pulled up
stakes" and with his family returned
Friday to his old home at Allentown,
Pa.
So many teachers and citizens have
asked fer further particulars about the
Luray and Natural Bridge trip next
Saturday, especially the latter that the
following particulars will be OF interest:
The train will leave Salem at : a m.
reacnlng Luray al p NJ; returning
VIII leave Luray a 3 p. IN, reaching
oalem at II p. II. Citizens can take
this excursion if they register IN time
with the secretary of the school of
methods. The round trip ticket to
Lnray will be So %; that 10 Natural
Bridge $3.50 Hack to and from the
bridge and entrance 81 25 and meals 80
cents each.
THOSE who attend the school of
methods will find a full report of each
days proceedings in The ROANOKE
TINES which is delivered every morn
ing IN al parts OF Salem by carrier
boys. Subscriptions by the week or
month can be raid 10 Frank A. Love.
locR' salem agent and CORES pondent.