The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-11
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items Of News Gathered About
Town.

Shortly after midnight CT Thursday
tho fire bell and courthouse bell were
pealirg forth their terrifying refrain
once more. Again an inccndisry had
set fire to the unfinished residence of
Dr.. X. NJ. Lomon, on Pennsylvania
avenue, which only month ago narrowly
oscapcd destruction. This time n lot of
shavings and small pieces of plank,
saturated with oil, had been stuffed into
. cellar window and then ignited; til @
flames crept up the inside of the
weather boarding and shot out of q
second story window. Tho first to arrive
were Messrs Thomas Forsythe and son,
who dashed couple OF buckets OF
water on tho flames; three minutes
later the fire company had a hose a.
tached to the plug on College avenue
and were playing a strong stream
upon the flames which extinguished
them in short order. Tho boys" made
the bess time in reaching this fire that
they have done for some tino past.
After tho fire was subdued tho hose was
wound up and taken home ana the
town resumed it's usual quiet. In the
morning it was discovered that the
ncendiary had returned during the
early morning, had gathered moro wood,
pASStO u III VIZ w AuCOH anu udU GDDlteu
the match to it. For some reason or
other the wood had simply smouldered
and gone out. The damage to tho
house so far is very Slight, but there is
no kno wing what night another attempt
will be made. In this connec ton it
may be stated that on Wedne sday night
some scoundrel went to tho re.houSe
and cndeavored to pull the wire rope
which rings the fire bell. The rope
caught IN a shingin and the noise
awakened Mr.. James Boone, who lceps
upstairs, whereupon he got up and the
practical Joker escaped
Yesterday morning City Treasurer
c. w. Thomas, of Roanoke, and his
friend, John Persinger, of this county,
went on foX-hunt with sixteen as fiue
hounds as there are in tho Stats The
dogs started a fox near Forled Pine
ran it towards Poor Mountain, and
whilst on tho farm Of James Yeatman
near Singer, young Yeatman for some
cause or other unknown, killed two OF
Mr.. Thomas's dogs, shot one belonging
to Mr.. Persinger in the mouth and an
other in tho hip: other dogs are thought
to be missing, and the gentleman VINO
gavo the reporter the information
stated that Messrs. Thomas and
Persinger are not only highly indig-
nant, but will try and see if the law
cannot punish Ieatman.
Prof. j. Il. Crabtrce left yesterday 10
take charge of a graded school at Lam
caster, 5. c., and will conduct it TO it's
close, about the middle OF May.
Judge Edward Robertson and his sis
ter, Mrs. Dubose, OF Roanoke, were in
town yesterday afternoon.
Between the hours of and Friday
morning terrific explosion was heard
in the lower corridor of tho main build
ing of Roanoke College and was accom-.
panied by tho falling of broken glass;
from tho transoms over the dormitory
doors, some of which flew open. An
examination disclosed the fact that
dynamite cartridge had boon exploded
outside tho doors CT tho bedroom Of
Willis, tho janitor, and that hole had
been blown in the floor, whilst the wall
in the corridor had the appearance Of
being slightly sprung. One or two
windows in the front part of the build
ing were also smashed. Willis, it is
said, had become unpopular because it
1t was thought he had reported some of
the boys TO the foculty, and II is gen
orally supposed that this explos ion was
caused to scare" him away At
meeting Of the college faculty yesicr
day evening five students were eX
PEELED. Commemorative Attorney
Ballard Vowed the scene of the en-
plosion yesterday afternoon and secured
some evidence.
Ely Ainge, o: the Southern Carriage
Works, has returned from a Southern
trip.
G. A. Shipman was here yesterday on
visit to his homefolks, and left last
night for Bedford City, whore ne has
accepted position with j. l.. Fuqua &
Co., druggists.
Mayor Younger returned yesterday
from a trip TO his farm in Craig county.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
the Lutheran Church had pleasant So
cisbIe Thursday night al the residence
of Marshall Ffantx.
r. McClelland, Of Roanoke, was in
town yesterday afternoon.
Shop Notes.
Some delay has boon caused by tho
cOmOany not bciDp able 10 collect An