The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-22
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath"
cred Around Salem.

Mrs. P. II. Clarke left yesterday for
Culpeper to visit her mother, Mrs 1
Newton.
The Union Street Whist Club was
delightfully."- entertained last night at
the homo Of Colonel Hansbrough.
Visions of the good time will linger as
pie asant dream in the minds of the
members. Tho receiver and his partner
played with their accustomed vim, but
met with such an ipglorious defeat that
they spent the night with the neighbors,
and were seen in the early 10 orning hours
sadly going home by the way Of the
back door.
M. II. Maury, besides being the pres
ent manager of Salem furnace, has
charge also Of those at Graham, Max
Meadows and Buena Vista, all of which
are now out of blast.
JACK THoMAssoN's display of silver
ware, gold chains, charms and watches,
pens' eyeglasses and rings. especially
selected for holiday gifts, is now ready
for the inspection of the public His
prices will stand comparison with any
other jewelers. west OF Richmond. Gail
to day and see his Stock
A fine boy arrived at the homo Of w.
0. Critz Thursday morning.
A marriage license was issued yester.
day in the clerks office to James Benz.
amin Adams and Ida Lucindy' Ferguson,
both of Roanoke county
There were ninety-seven marriage
Licenses for white people sold in the
Roanoke county clerks Office for the
year 1892, and so far there have only
been sixty-seven sold there in 1893, a
great falling off.
In the Salvation Army's organ, THE
War Cry" for December 16, is picture
Of the Peekskill IN. " corps, of which
| Walter Strine, of Salem, is captain
Strine left here nearly two years ago
and has been with the army all tina.
time. In the picture he is represented
standing in his uniform with a tam
BOURNE under his arm.
Rev. Alexander A. Hundley, formerly
OF Salem, but who now has charge of
Lutheran Church in Lewisburg, Ohio,
is here to spend the holidays with the
family of his father, A. w. Hundley.
County Treasurer Muse is in Rich
mond settling with the auditor.
A we'll known Salem manufactures
thus describes the principal trainers Of
the Wilson bill: First" saws he,
there's William l.. Wilson, the chair
man, he's from Charlestown, w. Va, a
village with population about one half
that of Salem; then como Benton Nc.
Millen, Of Carthage, Tenn, hamlet OF
AIS souls; HenryG. Turner, of Quitman
Ga, population, 1,S6S; Clifton R. Breck-
enridge, OF Pine Bluffs, Ark, a back
woods village with a population of less
than 1000, and Alexander B. Mont
gomery, OF Elzabethtown, KY, popula.
ton, 2,260. And these are the gentle
men whose vast experience (?) with tho
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| specially fits them TO frame bill which
interferes for good or evil with so many
| of our important industries, and will
affect, for time at least, the wages of
all laboring men. A wonderful COM
mittee, to be sure; why. sir, could pick
out better one any day from Gave
Spring or Ballyhack."
Col. Thomas Smith, of Fauquier
county, was in Salem yesterday on pro-
fessional business.
Capt. James c. Langhorne yesterday
handed the treasurer Of the Roanoke
Valley Poultry Association his check
for liberal amount to help pay the
expenses of the coming poultry show.
Rev. d. G. White. of Christiansburg,
is visiting his mother. Mrs. Elizabeth
White, on Craig avenue.
A few days ago in the neighborhood
OF Haran, this county. John Grub
shot and killed dog which seemed to
be suffering from rabies and was chas.
ing stock. On the dogs neck was tag
inscribed, Goo, Roanoke, Va"
SPoRTsMEN have yet to find reliable
smokeless powder, but once satisfied
that such can be procured at a reason
ablo price, the sales will be practically
unlimited Tbs LEONARD smokeless
powders will bo sold at handsome
profit to the company, at price that
will be relatively less than that Of black
powder, ono pound of which is equal in
ballistic value to three of black. Sales
of high explosives for blasting are also
enormous, and this branch will eventu.
ally form portion Of the business of
the company.