The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-29
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

Sam Mayo, vagabond son of Ham,
of weak intellect, and who persists
in roaming the streets with as few rags
on his body as possible, is perpetual
source of trouble to the authorities who
are puzzled to know how to rid the town
OF his unwelcome presence. Just now
he is in jail in solitary confinement and
the sergeant hopes that when he is
released this incarceration will cause
him 10 stay at his home about two miles
from Salem and stay away from town
where he is an unmitigated nuisance.
Mrs. Frank Wbitescarver is spending
few days al the Pulaski Alum Springs.
M. f. Huff left yesterday for the Sec
tion meeting Of the Primitive Baptists
now in session at Laurel Ridge in this
country.
Prof. w. Linsey Bibb, of Roanoke,
was advertised to deliver a lecture upon
hypuotsm in the town hall Thursday
night, but as the audience failed to ma
terialize, it was postponed.
The children's missionary society of
the Lutheran Church, realized $40 net
6y their daisy tea on High street
Thursday night.
the teachers World Fair excursion
which is to leave Virginia August 3rd.
Commander Chas. D. Dennit.. of Sa-
lem Council, returned yesterday from
attending the Grand Council at Ocean
View, and is much pleased with the
healthy condition OF the order and the
personnel OF the men composing the
Grand Council, of which latter Mr.,
DENT was elected grand sentry.
Miss Gertrude McCommon is at Port
Royal, the guest of her friend, Miss
Airline Davis.
Miss Thompson, whose advertiser en- :
appeared recently in The TIMES, has
secured quite large dancing class,
which she will teach in the Crabtree
building.
p. S. Groseclose is visiting his brother,
j. L. Groseclose, in Marion.
The mayor is having the electric light
poles painted throughout the town.
Some eight or ten members and the
goat of Salem Castle, No. 8. Order of the
Mystic Chain, went up to East Radford
last night to institute Montgomery
Lodge, No. 4.
Rev. w. Y. Cline, of Sprlngwood,
Botetourt county, and his father.
William Cline, Of Culpepper, were YES
terday the guests of Prof. Painter, and
with him visited the Lutheran orphan
age between Roanoke and Salem.
The statement made in Roanoke
paper that "aJ recent meeting of the
board of supervisors of Roanoke county,
1T was decided to construct a bridge over
Tinker creek" is slightly premature.
Inc supervisors are considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of constructing two bridges
over Tinker creek and one over Roa-
noke river, but the county clerk states
that as yet they have not decided upon
any OF them.
Vernon Tompkins, who works in the
Norfolk and Western offices, is at home
sick.
The United States circuit court, set.
ting at Baltimore, has decided the case
OF the Bonsack Machine COMPANY
versus Hulse and Wright in favor Of
the Bonsack Company on every point
raised in the case. The court held
that when Hulse made his invention he
was In the employ of the Bonsack
Machine Company, and that under his
contract with that company it owns is
Inventions for all countries, and an
order has been entered direct Ting MIN to
convey the same. The court allows
Hulse pay for work done by him and
expenses incurred.
William Deyerle, who resides in
Texas. is visiting MS father, David
Deyerle, with his wife, in this county.
One OF the creates. society events of
the season was german given at Hotel
Lucerne Thursday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. Adrian Riddick in honor OF their
guest, Miss Annie Baugh, of Peters
burg, Va. The ball room was filled
with handsome women in pretty
costumes, who with their attendant
SWANS enjoyed the dance. There was
no lack of beauX and so the Young
people had a very gay time of it dane
ing tosth music of the Roanoke Red
Orchestra. At l2 o'clock refreshments
of the daintiest kind were served, after
which tina dancing was continued until
o'clock. w. Glasgow Armstrong very
gracefully led the german. Among the
participants were: Mr.. and Mrs. Riddick;
j. e. Allemong and Miss Baugh; c. NJ.
Armstrong and Miss OFT; VIM. Simpson
and Miss Evans: Shelton bowman and
Miss j. Johnston: E. h. Gordon and
Miss l.. Johnston; Austin Neal and
Miss e. Roberts; Mr.. Brown and Miss
Coiner: T. K. Campbell and Miss Chris
tan; w. &. Armstrong and Miss Nellie
Bell; Everette Strouse and Miss Mary
Worth; Mr.. Carpenter and Miss NJ.
Moon; Lester Toney and Miss Toney:
L. Nj. Smead and Miss E. Moon; Thomas
Roberts and Miss Kindred; MIR. and
Mrs. Roberts; and Mr. and Mrs. Horton.
Stags-T. c. Chapman, DR.. X. P. Sand
ers, G. A. Shipman, j. Nj. helms, w.
w. Williams, NJ. Wiley. r L..
Cooper, George Maurv and w. l.. Bib.
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