The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-24
THE TIMES KODAK.
items of News Gathered Abo ut
Town.

Judge w. Griffin received = letter
few days ago from NJ. ID. Brown, of
Normal, Ill, stating that he and his
brothers, q. a. Brown and Il. Il. Brown,
sons OF Noah S. Brown, formerly OF
Hollns, this county will be at tho
Inauguration of President Cleveland rs
members Of the Stevenson Escort Club,
and they wish it to be known that they
hope to see some of their old friends III
Washington.
letter from Rev. VIM. NJ. Junkin,
at Seoul, the capital of Korea, dated
November %, 1892, reports him hard al
work on tho language. The mission
party from the Southern Presby terrain
Church have moved into the house
formerly occupied by the German lega-
ton, and have organized their mission.
He thinks it questionable whether
Seoul can be habitable in summer, as
they have no sewerage and the streets
are awful.
When i'm Nolin, the burglar, was in
Roanoke county Jail, charged with
blowing open tho Norfolk and Western
safe, he was kept at night in the
dungeon in company with Black Henry,
and during the day was takon to Il cell
up stairs. One morning after Nolin had
been taken up, Black Henry called
Jailer Hcnning and gave him curiously
twisted piece of iron wire which he said
Nolin had wrenched off the coal bucket,
and with which he was endeavoring to
pick the dungeon locks. The piece Of
wire is now in this Office and anyone
can see al n glance that in the hands of
safe burglar it might open some locks.
The Associated Press kilograms state
that tho cigarette manufacturers in
III IN n VIC ri tho Of oi
establishments, taking this action as
means of protest against the numerous
regulations which must be complied
with in the payment of the new two per
cent tax. This probably is the reason
which called d. b. Strouse, the presi-
dent Of the Bonsack Cigarette Machine
Company, 20 Cuba this week.
The Schubert Quartette will be here
tonight, and from the looks of tho re-.
served seat plan at Stras Sc Fristoes
stationery store they are going to have
q very good audience. This quartette
gave two performances here last year
which gave great pleasure to every one
who attended.
A letter from minister in Giles
county says: The reports in the papers
concerning Mountain Lake are not true.
OF course during the dry season of last
year, when the mountain streams ceased
10 flow into the lake, the water fell
somewhat, but it is up now and over
flowing"
Aleck Johnson has in his possession a
silver badge Of the Alpha Sigma frater
nifty of Dartmouth College, Bearing the
date of l7SG 1t originally belonged to
Rev. uriah Powers, who was a former
pastor of Salem Presbyterian Church.
Rev. DR.. Taylor has been invited to
preach q sermon and deliver a lecture
some time in March at the Florida Chau-
tauqua, which is held at De Furwak
Springs, Florida.
Miss Kate Dosh, daughter Of the late
Rev. DR.. Dosh, formerly of Salem has
been elected principal at Won Bora Col
lege, at Luray, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of DR.. j. 1.
Miller.
Mrs. Catharine II. Schmid, widow of
Of the late George l. Schmid, former
resident OF Salem, died in Stanton last
week, just one month after her hus-
band
An attachment was issued some time
ago by M. L. Haycock against the
personal effects of G. w. Taylor, the
delinquent furnace paymaster, for the
sum of $50, upon which Judgment was
rendered yesterday. The goods WILL
therefore, BIO sold by the constable in
ten days.
Tho revival at the Baptist Church
continues with undated interest and is
attended by very large congrega tions
There have been good many profes-
sions of religion. Mr.. Luck's preach
ing gives great satisfaction. He is an
earnest and indefatigable worker.