The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-26
THE TIMES KODAK.
Interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

hetserS Oh aumlDlSIraIlOu upon tue eS'
tate of John Mills, of Back Creek, who
was killed in the Roanoke riot. were
granted yesterday to his brother, Thos.
j. Mills, by the county court The
widow Of John Mills appeared in court
and waived her right to administer. The
administrator gave bonds for $1,000
with j. L. Mills, j. X. Winner, Peter
Devices, j. N. RldgewaY, c. E. Graham
and J. r, Austin.
The Roanoke College baseball club
for 1898 has been organized, Luther B.
Woodward, physical instructor, is cap
tain, and r. c. Craig, manager and
treasurer.
George Landon lost useful horse on
Saturday from feeding too much new
orn.
Mrs. j. w. Shields and daughter, OF
Baltimore. are visiting relatives here.
w. q. Horton, OF Roanoke. who has
lived for some months past in Lake
Spring cottage, has removed back to
Roanoke.
Mrs. Ferguson has recently had new
porch, conservatory and addition built
to her residence at Glenmore, and has
further improved the property by hav-
ing it painted.
Rev. Taylor Martin. of Dublin, will
preach tonight and every night this
week at the Presbyterian Church.
In the absence OF DR.. Taylor, Rev. S.
j. Holiday filled his pulpit Sunday
morning and night
| At the Baptist Orphanage, Miss
| Clark, the teacher, has returned, and
the school for the session of 1884, has
begun.
Quite large party of young folks
expect to have picnic to-day at Twelve
| O'clock Knob
Mrs. Henry Walton Grinnell, of West.
port Harbor, Mass, is at Hotel Salem
with her son, who has entered Roanoke
College, making the second student
this session from Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watt billiard returned
yesterday from Jonesboro, Tenn. They
will go back to- morrow with their
family to remain with Mrs S. G. Oakley,
whose recent accident is of such nature
that her friends can have but little
hope of her recovery.
e. H. Cumpston has returned from a
business trip to the North.
Bridgewater blankets, all wool, ten
quarter, $3.50; eleven quarter; 81 so;
twelve quarter, SIS at the College
Avenue Dry Goods Store.
Col. j. c. Baker, commanding the
Second Virginia regiment was deputed
to inspect the JEFF Davis Rifles by Col.
10 Lane Stern, as he had to be in Farm
vile Saturday night to muster in new
company. The Rifles had thirty-four
men in ranks in their armory and m ade
the best showing thsY have made for
several years 80 that Colonel Baker was
we'll pleased. After the inspection he
examined Lieutenants A. l.. Hess and
Thomas johnson, who both passed salts
fsctorily. and having already stood an
examination before Colonel Stern will
obtain their commissions very shortly.
Captain Griffin will soon go to Rich mond
| to be examined
They seem to have published strange
stories out West regarding the Roanoke
riot. as in letter received by Lawyer
Montgomery yesterday from DR.. II. M
Baird. at Hot Springs, Ark, the latter
writes: 81 see by the papers that the
Salem company is in Roanoke guarding
the jail. hope none OF the boys will
be injured"
The fourth quarterly meeting of the
executive committee OF the Baptist
| Orphanago has been postponed until
Friday, November 3, at 10 a. M, on the
| promises.