The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-14
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.


Charles Bratton, colored. who lives
near Big Hill, in this county, came to
town yesterday about o'clt ok, and re-
ported that in the morning about 8
o'clock, whilst watering his horses in
Roanoke river, at Swift Ford, near
Balls siding, some eight miles from
town, he saw floating in tho water the
body of q child. Ho drew it to the
bank, and, leaving it in care Of another
man, came to report the matter to the
authorities Justice Camper, acting
coroner, with the sheriff, DR.. Arm
strong, and jury composed OF Frank
"A. Lovelock, G. L. Hatcher, O. D. Oakley,
w. II. Snuff, L. A johnson and nj. !.
Ballard, then drove out to Swift Ford to
hold an inquest The body of the in.
FAINT (female) was found wrapped in an
old UNI brella wrapper, which had also
contained weights TO sink the body, and
was tied with a stout string, which was
also tightly drawn around the neck of
the little corpse.
Charles Bratton was sworn, and testi-
fled as to the finding of the body, but
neither he nor his fellow workmen had
any idea whose child it was or how it
came there.
DE- W. Armstrong, having examined
the body, declared it to be lone Of white
parcntage, dead in all probability some
ten or fifteen days, but now in so ad-
vanced u stage OF decomposition as not
to be able TO determine definitely
whether i, had been living, but, from
the. hest evidences presented, believed
ii was, and that it came 70 it's death by
violence inducing asphyxia either by
means of = coru found securely tied
"A nd h., -
both
The jury then returned the following
verdict: I'VE, the jurors sworn to in
quire when, how and by what means
the said infant came to death upon
their oaths, DO say that we believe said
Infant came to her death by violence
either by drowning or choking. or both,
at the hands OF some person or persons
TO us unknown"
Capt. G. G. Tompkins has been con-
fined to his homo Tor several DAYS suf-
fering from poison oak.
Prof. Ii. l.. Southwick on Wednesday
night kindly gave ono of his entertain
ing readings free OF charge at the First
Colored Baptist Church, which was
filled with an appreciauive audience.
State superintendent Massey and his
wife, together with number OF visitors
liOi IlOb0l o1ltul, WGI6 present anu
enjoyed the affair immensely.
Two young ladies, who we're bora in
Salem, namely, Misses Minnie and
Angela McCaull, daughters of Col
John A. McCaull the former opera
manager, will make their theatrical
debut this fall with the MAnola Mason
Comedy Company. Both have decided
talent for the stage.
There are now 43O teachers enrolled
at the school of methods, inclusive of
the faculty.
Miss Lizzie Galloway, Of Christians
burg, a recent graduate of the State
Normal College at Farmville, is visiting
Miss Annie Weber in West Salem
At the request of j. Allen Watts,
who will use the information in a
speech he expects to deliver before the
State Bar Association upon the Cost of
Juries," County Treasurer Muse finds
that for the year ending with the Juno
term the cost OF grand juries for the
county of Roanoke was 800. OS: cost Of
! juries for civil cases in county court,
$50; cost of juries in circuit court,
| Sl,l2l.2s; cost of iuries in comm on
wealth cases, $40 05; making q total of
| l,S54 A.
Rev. M. o. L. Kreps and family, who
have been visiting relatives here for
some time past, have returned to their
home in Newport, Giles county.
Prof. +. V. N. Fainter of Roanoke
College. will deliver his celebrated lee.
ture, poets and Poetry" on Saturday
night in the town hall,
a. R. Boteler and family, of Farm.
Vile, have moved to Salem to live and
have rented the house on Main street.
opposite the Allen block, owned by
Rev. R. r. AGREE, d. D., OF Roanoke,
will address tho Tyree Missionary
Society at the Baptist Church Sunday
night. A special musical program me
will be rendered. Rev j. 3. TAYLOR
will occupy DR.. Acree's pulpit on this
occasion.
Governor Mckinney has refused to
pardon Harry Cane, the colored boy
sentenced by the county court last
December to five years Imprisonment
for felonious wounding.
Among the recent promotions of Vir
ginians in tho pension office at Wash
ington is that of Charles A. Groseclose,
OF Salem, from $1,000 to 81 800
clerkship.
Miss Mae Bennett, of Roanoke, is the
guest OF Miss Mamie Weber.
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