The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-02
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

The funeral sermon Of Nehemiah
Blankenship, whose funeral took place
two years ago. will be preached to day
at Mountain View school house on Back
Creek by Rev. M. Stone, OF North Caro-.
lima.
Messrs. Robert Oakey and John M
Oakley Yesterday went over to the Roam.
oke Red Sulphur Springs, where they
will spend few weeks.
George w. Palmer and his son,
Charles, of Saltville, were here yester.
day on business.
A. L. Hess has moved from Main
street to his fe rmer stand near the col.
lege.
The condition OF A. B. Ballard was so
much improved yesterday as to lead his
friends to hope that he may yet be
spared few years longer.
Judge Wing6eld Griffin yesterday
qualified and took charge of the office
of clerk of the courts of Roanoke county
and appointed as his deputies S. M.
White and Ed McCauley. William Nc.
Cauley has withdrawn all further con-
test to the o tiice of clerk of the courts.
This is official and may be relied on.
The room in the courthouse block for.
merly used as an office by Judge Griffin
will now be used as such by Judge
Moffett.
Willis A. Jenkins, secretary and treas
urer of the school of methods, who had ),
as superintendent of schools in Ports
mouth, to be prese Mt at their closing ex.
ercises during the present week, has re-
turned to Salem. During his absence
his duties have been most efficiently
| sOA ~, l,te
whose courteous, kind manner makes it
pleasure to transact business with
them
Rev. Dr. A Pitzer, of Washington,
will preach at the West Salem chapel
tonight.
At the Disciples Churcht his morning
occupy the pulpit.
There will be communion services at
the Presbyterian Church this morning
Milton LiGon, the son of G. Jones
Ligon, Esq, has gone to Glade Spring
on a visit to his aunt, Mrs. z. j. Thomp-
son.
Miss Minnie Carper, who has been
visiting In Salem, returned to her home
in Now Castle yesterday, accompanied
by Misses Daisy Denit and Annie White.
Capt. w. w. Brand, of Catawba, was
in town yesterday on business.
Mrs. w. Fl. Wade and family have
gone to Christiansburg
WE have placed on our counter
twelve pieces of linen lawn, pine apple
tissues, etc., at cents yard; former
pi:e 10 and 1215 cents. a few pieces of
ginghams at cents. Special reduced
prices on Oxford's and slippers at the
College Avenue Dry Goods Store.
Monday night DR.. Emerson E. White,
ex superintendent of schools of Gin
cinnati, will lecture in the town hall
on Character" and on Tuesday night
Prof. Henry l.. Sout wick, of the Elmer
son school of oratory of Boston, will
give reading.
Many pleasant acquaintance are
being made between the young lady
visitors and Salem boys, though as
there is serious dearth OF the latter
Roanoke young men will be welcome.
Captain Ed. Hudgins and family, of
Norfolk, are over at the Red Sulphur
Springs having great time. The cap
tain is gaining half a pound day, whilst
his wife feels much benefited by the
change.
Ex Constable ]. 0. Lloyd qualified as
uoPuIy aHcr4H anu 1al-er on thursday;
took charge and moved into the Jail on
Friday and is now holding the post.
Adiutant Wooodson Waddey, of the
Agricultural College at Blacksburg, is
at home for vacation.
The board of supervisors of Roanoke
county held their regular July meeting
yesterday and allowed number OF &C
counts. They also gave notice that on
the End OF September they would con-
slider the passage of fence law for
Cave Spring district against hogs, sheep
and goats.
Yesterday being Saturday a holiday
was taken by those Attending the school
of methods, and had it not been raining
several local excursions to neighboring
m ountains had been arranged. Quite a
number of new arrivals were reported
from the depot, and it is expected there
will be at least twenty more to be on.
rolled on Monday.
THOSE who attend the school of
methods will find full report OF each
days proceedings in TIE ROANOKE
TINES, which is delivered every morn
ing in all parts of Salem by carrier
boys. subscriptions by the week or
month can be paid to Frank A. Love.
lock, Salem agent and cores pondont.
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