The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-16
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

The Government OF the United States,
although it has heretofore been averso
to tho purchase OF patents or of manu-
featuring rights, is at all times large
purchaser OF explosives, and, in view of
the satisfactory tests that have already
been made with tho Leonard powder,
it will undoubtedly become a large
purchaser. With "Unclo Sam" as Il
patron success is assured, and it would
be well for you, reader, to subscribe for
stock in the Leonard Smokeless Powder
Company ere it is all sold. Address H.
G. Aspinwall, GAG Temple Court, New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Coon left last
night for Washington, ID. c., where
they expect to make their future home.
Salem loses two of it's best residents by
this move.
w. d. Preston, the ice man, is with
Martin. Smith Sc Co. for the winter.
1t was currently reported yesterday
that the Salem Improvement Company
had rented to Phillip Burwell ali the
bottom land south of the railroad track
from the tower to the overhead bridge,
and all the land from the bridge to
Bowe's blacksmith shop, to Joseph
Johnston for corn crops. This land was
originally reserved for manufacturing
sites.
The german last night at Hotel Luz
cerne was rendered by the young men
20 Mrs. Anderson, guest of Mrs.
Riddick, and was led by D. Ed Brand
The Union Whist Club met last night
at w. Lee brands, where they were
entertained in elegant style. During
the game tho manufacturers revoked"
three distinct times. and il is thought
his wits were wool gathering on the
tariff question.
Henry Ester Waddle, little boy from
Wytheville, was admitted Thursday
night to the Lutheran Orphanage,
making the twelfth orphan admitted
there since the 1st of January, 1893.
Prof. Painter, who is secretary of tho
board, informed the correspondent that
everything at the orphanage was moving
along very nicely,
AT FRIsToEs book and stationary
store can be found more artistic ard
beautiful Christmas presents than at
any other in Salem. II you doubt this
statement call and inspect the goods.
With every dollars worth purchased
you will be given neat little souvenir.
eitnosr a child's bible Or pocket text
book.
Circular No. Q, putting in operation
the State law concerning vaccination in
the public schools, has been Withdrawn
by Prof. S'earnes, county superinten-
dent, he having ascertained from the
Southwest that all the old cases OF
smallpox are about we'll and that there
have not been any now cases for twenty
one days.
w. II. Thomas, general manager of
the Algoma Coal and Coke Company,
was here on business yesterday.
The reading circle of the colored
teachers of Roanoke city and county,
will meet in the colored public school
half past nine o'clock.
Major Tinsley, the negro convict who
was shot and killed at the peniten tiary
by guard few days ago, was con-
vlcted at the November term of the Roa.
noke county court in 1892, for burning
stable belonging to the Consolidated
Mining Com pany and sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary, whore he was
taken along with Cephas Whales by
Sheriff Zirkle. Tinsley was desper-
atcly bad negro and whilst here was
chained hand and foot every night by
James Henning, who was then jailsr.
w III. Phillips. OF the Holstein cloth
ing factory, has returned from several
weeks visit to friends in Pulaski.
Postmaster Asberry. OF Roanoke, was
III town yesterday afternoon or bust
ness.
D Terry Martin is having pretty
hard timo with the grip.
At a special meeting of the council
last night resolution offered by j. e.
Shipman was passed, suspcEding the
ordinance relating TO fireworks not only
from IL o'clock Sunday night December
24) TO l2 O'Clock Monday night, but also
from 6 o'clock Saturday evening DE
cember 93) to 12 o'clock that night.
This was done in order to accommodate
those merchants who did not wish to
open store Christmas day.
At the meeting of tho Development
Hill Literary Society last night the
question, "Resolved, That modern pa
triotism exccls that OF ancient times"
was ably discussed in the affirmative by
Messrs. e. A. Anderson, John Nlninger
and Tom Darst and in the negative by
Messrs. S. j. Scott, Geo. Jack and John
Level
Now is the time to have a suit M ade