The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-23
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

Of trumpets and long paragraphs of
bonus moro than free site Salem has
located another industry.
Yesterday Judge Blair granted a
charter to the Salem Mineral Wool
Company, composed OF the following
gentlemen: John A. Bartlett, of Roa-
noke, president; William Schaefer, of
LangdOn, of New York city, manager;
II. w. Fry, OF Roanoke, secretary and
treasurer. Directors: John ii Bartlett
Fl. w. Fry, w. Scbaefer, w. S. LaugdonR
and G. s. Davis These gentlemen have
secured site for the factory near the
furnace and just little west of the
site of the former mineral wool factory
On Monday they will commence to dig
out the ground for the foundation of the
building, which will of brick, iron and
cement, absolutely fire proof All the
machinery will be made at the Salem
machine works and a supply of Stag is
available at the furnace to last ten
years.
Rev. DR.. George Holland, of Newberry
College, S. c will peach at the Luth-
eran Church this morning.
DIR. Stearnes isau thority for the state
ment that the Baptist Orphanage is now
free from sickness.
G. G. Leef, of Baltimore, was here on
business yesterday.
| Before the ad iournment Of the school
of methods Friday two associa lions
| formed among the teachers, viz The
Ling Gymnastic Association of Vir
| GINA, with fifty.mem bers, having for it's
object the introd uction of physical
culture in the public schools OF Vir.
GINA, acting in accord with the Boston
Normal School of Gymnastics. The
other association was the Agassiz AS.
ISOLATION OF the State of Virginia, with
eighty members having for it's object
the encouragement of the study OF
natural science among the teachers OF
Virginia with view to it's introduction
in the elementary schools.
In reply to the petition sent by the
summer school of methods to the board
Of visitors Of the University of Virginia
asking that the doors of this institution
be thrown open to women, Miss Corinne
Harrison has received a letter from one
OF the officials stating that the petition
and signatures were received, and re-
ported to the board of visitors OF the
university on Thursday, and that the
board had asked the faculty upon what
terms women could be properly admitted
/ the present condition of the Uni
versity Of Virginia to the several schools
of the academical department.. The
faculty will take one, year to ponder
over this ques ion, and their report will
be laid before the board at their meet
ing in June, 1894.
Friday night hundreds of people
wended their way to tho beautiful Roa-
noke College campus, which had been
specially illuminated with Japanese
lanterns. The front portico with it's
massive columns served as stage, and
shortly after $40 the concert given bv
Prof. Scott's class was begun with the
chorus, All Among the Barley" rem
dered with spirit and precision This
was followed with an instrumental
selection by Messrs. Allemong, Nom.
gomerY and Carper, after which quar-
tette. The Water Mill" by Macy,
was superbly rendered by the oPhilhar.
monte quariette, OF Roanoke.
Miss Mccall, a young lady friend of
Miss Harrlson's from Statesville, n. c..
next treated the large audience to
recitation CThora) which was received
rapturously. Miss Harris followed with
an excellent piano solo, much of the
beauty CT which was lost on account O (.
next ten or fifteen minutes Miss Har.
rison's gymnastc class showed all the
evolutions which their clever teacher
had SO carefully taught then. This
was followed by trio song from AT.
tlla,' delightful piece of melody.
Miss McCall favored the audience with
another recitation and then Prof
Scott. with his magnificent voice.
arg The Red Scarf" for which he
would have received an encore if it had
been in good taste. Prof Bird, who had
introduced each member, then stated
that Salem's Daniel Webster would mex t
speak, whereupon the portly, genial
figure and smiling face OF Lawyer Mont
gomery appeared. and for the next ten
minutes roars OF laughter greeted the
happy hits OF Salem's kindly wit AS
soon as the laughter had subsidized
frot. Stearnes, on behalf of the mem
oers of the school of methods. presented
silver testimonial to Conductor Glass.
VINO, not being present, was REPRESENTED
by Prot. w. A. Jenkins, who responded
in happy vein. The large audience
were then invited into the business
room of the college, where retres ments
were served, and pleasant, social time
passed until almost midnight.
w. Ii. Blankenship came to town yes
terday afternoon and informed Major
Ballard that at $3.50 in the morning mis-
father, Thomas Blankenship, who lives
in Dry Hollow in the upper edge of
Roanoke county, was aroused by Sheriff
Barnett, Of Montgomery county. with
the constable and deputy and for r
brothers named Mcdaniel. who had a
warrant for his arrest. This warrant
had been issued some months before
upon charge OF assault and battery,
as Blankenship and William Mcdaniel
had fight near Big Spring in March,
"herenpon Mcdaniel swore out the war
rant. Several attempfs N ad beon mod n