The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-03
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

the following business was transacte d
| The resignation Of Councilman Duncan,
who has moved to West Virginia, was
read and accepted, and e S. Strayer
elected to fill the vacancy.
Tho street committee was ordered to
| continue the Improvement of Main
| street, ives OF Broad to Union street,
by laying the pavement from the curb
back to the property line, whore the
porches 90 not project on said property.
petition from the Roanoke Street
Railway Company, asking for permits
sion on extend tho present track to a
point TO Alabama street, half way be-
tween Main and Clay streets, was re-
ferred to Messrs. Cumpston and Hans.
brough. they TO report at a called NEE =
ing of council.
Manager r l. Wright, of the Roam
oke telephone system, was present and
asked for franchise and right of way
for telephone connection between Roa-
noke and Salem. The matter was re-
ferred to tho public property committee
and street committee to report at next
meeting.
II. A. Forsythe, on account of age and
indrmity, was exempted from payment
of capitation tax
a nuu crously signed petition asking
that ordinance is, prohibiting horses
and mules from running loose on tho
streets, he repealed, was read, but
when put TO the vote it was lost, and
the ordinance was the amended SO as
to prohibit horses, mules and colts from
running at large anywhere within the
limits OF the tlwn under penalty of a
| fine.
pet on, from citizens living in West
Salem bstween the railroad and the
| river asking for a street outlet, was re.
ferrcd to Messrs Hansbrough and Smith
to report TO tho payor
TN reQuestof Prof. Stearnes, county
uperinlcndcnt the charges of hail
rent for the colored school celebration
were re emitted and the white school
was granted free use of the hall for Fri
day night.
The fi7emen were ordered to be paid
for the past year, Councilman Hans
brough suggesting that as much water
was more plentiful than money the ser
geant should pay out rs much water to
them as he could.
Not only was every conceivable space
in the town hall Thursday night ram
med, damned and crammed with swelter-
ing humanity, but \ steady stream of
| people was turned back from the doors
| there being not even standing room. so
| great was the desire Of parents and
friends to see the canuatas as performed
by the children OF tho public school.
Those who were fortunate enough to
obtain seats were charmed with the
performance and spoke in the highest
terms OF the singing, the acting, the
costumes, the stage setting and, in fact
everything connected with the enter
tainmen', which was pronounced far
ahead OF anything previously in the
same line. Miss Berkeley presided at
the piano and the Montgomery and
Allemong orchestra rendered delightful
sc lections during the waits"
E. Il. Langhorne left on Thursday
night for New York on business trip.
Rev Or. Pitzer, of Washington. d. C.
is here visiting his parents.
In the Knights OF Pythias lodge Thurs
day night two esquires were made
page. On the same night in Salem
Castle, No. 3, Knights OF the Mystic
Chain, five were initiated whilst seven
applications were acted upon. The
meeting night was changed from Thurs
day to Monday 1T p. m.
The JeN Davis Rifles will meet At
their armory 1T O'clock this afternoon
FOR target practice over the river.
~ letter WAS received yesterday from
ex Policeman Charles Bransford, who is
now one OF the Colum hian guards at the
! Worlds Fair. He went on duty last
| Monday and is pleased with his Job
| lie gets board At Sill per month, but
| had not seen Ed. Jcter or any of the
Salem boys.
Miss Airline Davis, OF Port Republic.
is visiting the family OF S d. Nc
Common
There IS SO much inquiry here as to
what changes will take place in the rail
road schedule tomorrow that the fol-
lowing arrivals Of trains at Salem will
be found OF interest: No. /, going west,
81 m No. ,, going cast, l:l2 q. m
No. ), going wost, 1852 D. M No. !,
going east, l59 a. M. No. :. going
west to Colum bus, 1873 o. m No. IS.
going east to Norfolk, $3.50 a. m; No.
., vestibule, going west passes at Sol
m; No. &, vestibule, going east,
passes at 1896 p. m.
Mrs. Lamar, of Mississippi. is at
Hotel Salem, and will remain to the
normal
Mrs. Strayer was reported as being
decidedly better yesterday
Ensign kittelle, United States navy,
has returned TO his ship, the Benning-
ton. which is now at the Brooklyn navy
yard. The night before he left an inn
promptu german was given in the
beautiful Hotel Salem ballroom, in
which number OF young people partici.
pated, after which Mr.. and Mrs. Kittelle
had welcome refreshments served.
CHANGE OF train time on Norfolk and
Western railroad, which goes into fleet
on Sunday, will no way interfere with
the movement o. dry goods and shoes
at the College Avenue Dry Goods store