The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-04
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Rev. j. R. Bridges and Messrs L. G.
| Toney. r. A. Jackson and j. HI. Duncan
left yesterday for the Worlds Fair.
E. S. Barnitz, of Salem, has been
elected principal Of the Pearisbury
| Academy.
The prospects for large attendance
at the coming session of Roanoke Col.
lege are said co be very good.
About II o'clock yesterday morning
some shavings and excelsior caught
fire in small shed, at the rear OF
Charles Williams kitchen, on Alabama
street, but were extinguished before
any harm was done. The fire bell was
rung vigorously and the fire company
with reels responded promptly, though
fortunately they were not needed.
Wednesday afternoon about o'clock
spark from defective fue fell upon
some mattresses in a upper room in the
storehouse OF L. +. billiard, near the
Wooden Mills. A few minutes later
George Worden saw smoke coming out
OF the windows and raised the alarm,
when it was found that the mattresses
were on fire. They were extinguished
without any great damage to the house,
however.
d. Edward Brand son Of Capt. w. w.
Band, of Catawba, has purchased the
doug store in Bristol of J. N. billiard,
who is also an old Salem boy.
At meeting OF the board of trustees
of the town of Salem schools, held
Wednesday afternoon, Miss Hargrove,
or Portsmouth, graduate of the Farm
Vile normal school, was appointed
teacher of the Il grammar grade at the
Salem public school.
The friends of Prof. 0. L. Stearnes,
chairman of Salem district Democratic
executive committee, have published
card presenting his claims for one of
the nominations for the house of dele.
gates, to be made by the Democratic
convention August 81.
Fred Matte VS. colored, was brought
from Roanoke Wednesday night by
Constable Blackwell and lodged in iail
here, having been arrested as the man
who in May drove off and sold two Po-
land China sows, the property of D. T.
Martin. Matthews will be tried before
Justice Camper to-day.
j. d. Northcross, of Elliston, in.
formed the reporter yesterday that on
Wednesday colored boy rode into that
town on very fine colt which he of.
fered for sale at thu low price OF $50.
AS the boy said ne lived in Roanoke
and as Mr.. Northcross was coming to
Salem he thought it we'll to bring the
boy and colt along for Identification,
but on the way the boy escaped, leaving
the colt in his possession.
A general reunion and picnic of the
numerous Iirkle family will be held in
Quicksburg, Va, on Thursday, August
IL. Sheriff Zirkle, of Roanoke county,
hopes to be able to attend.
County Clerk Griffin has recently re.
ceived letter from Mrs. James Hobbs.
of Warsaw, KY, asking for the where.
abouts of Emory Hobbs, who probably
lived in this county before or during
the late war, and also if there is a John
Hobbs still living in the county.
Sam cambridge, a respectable colored
an, worth about $50 600, died in
Charleston, w. Va, few days ago He
was restaurant keeper, and acquired
his wealth in recent years by lucky real
estate speculations. Frank cambridge,
the coiored press motor of the Times
Register is nephew OF the deceased
restaurant keeper, and has been written
TO inviting him to come TO Charleston.
So that. as his uncle had no children,
Frank may possibly fall heir TO some.
thing.
FoUND-Gold star badge engraved II.
M Jones. Owner can nave same by
proving property. II. a. Forsythe,
Salem, Va.
j. Edgar Walters. of the Traders
National Bank, Of Washington, D. c.,
is here visiting relatives.
John H. Duckwilder, one OF our most
efficient colored teachers, mas been
elected delegate TO represent the First
baptist Sabbath-school in the Sabbath
school State convention, which meets in