The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-26
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

That the readers of THE TINES may
realize how much in earnest is the
manager of the Salem Mineral Wool
Company it is we'll to state that on
Monday morning a dozen men with
picks and shovels were busy digging
out the foundations for the factory,
while half dozen wagons were hauling
sand and bricks, the latter purchased
from the Salem Improvement Company.
Even then efforts were made by ener-
getic Roanoke people to induce the
new company to locate there, but with.
out avail. A car load of lime was
purchased from a Salem firm, and on
Tuesday morning George Reagan COM
menced work on the buildings, which
are to be of brick with iron doors and
cement floors. and are five in number
and of the following dimensions: Two
blowing chambers, 25x50 each; storage
house, 30xS0; engine room, 2Ox25; coal
and coke house, 36x17. A twelve horse
power enRing and forty horse power
boiler will be used. and the cupola will
be six feet in diameter. The output
will be about nine tons a day, and the
whole factory is 10 be completed in
thirty days.
Miss Ollie Thompson, of Savannah,
Ga, has arrived in town and will open
a school for latest and modest dances,
also physical development of body. All
stopped shoulders and turned In feet
corrected, and graceful mode of walk
ing impaired. Miss Thompson has the
highest testimonials from Georgia,
South Carolina, Florida and Dauville,
Va. Tewelve lessons for each gentle
man, four dollars: ladies in clubs, three
dollars each; children three dollars and
fifty cents each or three dollars for
clubs of two or more in family. Ad-
dress at once Miss Thompson at Mrs.
c. N. Bowers, Salem.
Joseph Tyler, OF Bluefield, was here
on business yesterday.
The boys wanted for gambling, when
last heard of, were travelling towards
Pocahontas.
Charles d. DENT went to Ocean View
Monday night as delegate to the
Grand Council, from Salem Council
Legion of Honor.
Mrs. ]. c. Langhorne and family are
visiting friends at Seven Mile Ford
c. N. Wallace left last night for
Syracuse, n. Y, where he expects to
reside.
Miss Jessie Renich, of West Virginia.
who has been visiting relatives here,
has returned home.
w. M. Montgomery, the popular legal
wit, leaves tonight for few weeks
vacation, during which he will visit
friends In the North.
M. F. Huff yesterday sod by auction
the ten Baker houses on Chestnut street
for $1,000 to the Maryland Life Insur.
ance Company.
There will be a lawn party at DR..
Wells residence to morrow night for
the benefit of the Lutheran Missionary
Society.
L. Hopper, of Baltimore, was with
the late George Hill in his last hours.
Rev. G.. G. Smeade is visiting friends
here and will preach at st. Johns
Church, Roanoke, next Sunday morning
and night.
E. b. Cumpston spent yesterday in
Roanoke city on business and pleasure
com bined.
The infant daughter q. Garland
Brown died at the residence of her
grandfather on East Main street yester-
day and will be buried in East Hill
Cemetery this n orning at IL a. m. The
funeral services will take place at the
residence of j. r. c. Brown, Sr.
George Hill, the former electricticia
for the town OF Salem. whose rapid de.
cline in health has been noted in these
col INNS, departed this life yesterday
afternoon, leaving a wife and two chill
dren TO mourn his loss. The funeral
will take place from the Episcopal
Church this afternoon at four o'clock
Mr.. Hill was only 80 years old but was
proficient in and much attached to,
the study and practical use of electrical
machinery. His death is quite a loss
TO this community.
Excursion to Chicago at Half Fare.
The Ra1timOra and Ohm rai1rAad mill