The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-05
THE TIMES KODAK.
Interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

~ ~ ~ WIN OeA'Ss''s
The colored people are sometimes az
cused of wanting in feeling towards
members OF their own race when in dis
tress. 1t is gratifying to know that
| ored family on Alabama street down
with fever and whose restitution was
relieved by John II. Duckwilder, a
teacher in the colored school, who, with
thirty Of his pupils, pounded them yes
| terday in generous fashion. The con-
gregatiop of Rev. 3. L. Fox's church
also made up purse to relieve their
present necessities
The board of supervisors for Roanoke
county held their regular November
meeting yesterday and besides allowing
a number of accounts transacted the
+; following business: The matter of the
| proposed bridge at the bend of the river
was postponed until next June and bid
ders were allowed to withdraw their
bids. The Woodrum road matter was
laid over until next meeting of the
board. La regard to the foot bridge at
Langhorne's mill, recently broken by
high water, Mr.. w. II. Ruthrauff was
directed to re-establish the bridge at q
cost not exceeding S1OO.
Several of those who attended the
prohibitionist meeting in the courthouse
Friday night speak in the highest terms
OF the speech of j. Rush Miller, of
Pulaski. Certain it is that he kept his
audience in a good humor all the time
he was talking.
a committee consisting of Messrs.
Collingwood, Gordon, Sales and Byron,
representing the Christian Endeavor
Society of the First Presby terian
Church of Roanoke city, held confer
ence Thursday night in Salem Presby-
terrain Chapel with Delegates Mont
gomery, Hudson and Cox, of Salem
Presby terian Church, and Prof. Can
naday, of the College Lutheran Church,
the object being to extend the Christian
Endeavor movement to all the churches
Christian fellowship. Each Christian
Endeavor Society in Roanoke and
Salem Is advised to select two members
to represent them in this county organ
ization The time Of future meetings
will BIZ announced.
Miss Pauline Camper, vice president
of the Little Helpers of the Presby-
terian Church, asks the correspondent
to announce that this association of
young folks will give q Thanksgiving
box entertainment at Mrs. Shipman's
residence on Broad street. next Friday
afternoon from 3:45 to o'clock. A
small admission fee will be charged,
for which each one will get present,
and the proceeds will be used in beau
tifying the church.
The young ladies at the clothing fac
tory and number of their friends from
up town had quite dance Friday night
in vacant store in the flats.
The revival which has been conducted
80 successfully among the colored people
during the past week by Rev. Is. f.
Fox will eliminate in baptism in
Roanoke river near the Seventh street
bridge this afternoon at o'clock, when
about seventy. five persons will be i'm
| mersed.
Mrs. Frank A. Lovelock and little
daughter are visiting the family of Rev.
M. o. j. Kreps in Blacksburg.
A few days ago Mr.. u. Boone, while
fishing in Roanoke river at the mouth
Of Mason's creek threw in line with
three hooks and upon pulling them out
landed three suckers, one of which
measured 1S inches.
A note received yesterday from Bristol
from Mr.. j. t. Barnes states that Capt.
/ Ed. f. Barnes, trainmaster there and
be dying of Brights disease.
f. Fl. Richardson, who lives near
| Cave Spring, came to town Yesterday
and procured from Justice Camper a
warrant against a man named Aliif
charging him with stealing sheaf oats
from stack on Mr.. Richardson's prop
erty. The warrant was given to the
constable who went after the man, but
he made his escape.
G. Il. Wigginton, of Rocky Mount,
was in town yesterday on business
HOTEL SALEM, Salem, Va, new and
elegant, possessing every requisite for
the comfort and convenience of it's
! guests, will remain open through the
winter. Families declining housekeep
ing or parties desiring board with
rooms, or board alone, will be offered
more favorable terms than elsewhere
obtainable on application to George w.
Kittelle, proprietor. tt
Baily Cunningham, Henry Walker
and Robert Galloway, the colored men
who were placed in the Roanoke Jail
Thursday and brought to Salem Friday,
were tried by Justice Phelps yesterday
morning and sent on to the grand Jury.
They were arrested for stealing steer
OF Il. M. Starkey, of Cave Spring.
Meeting Women's Missionary Society,
Hampton, Va, November $40. 1893.
For above occasion the Richmond and
Dsnville railroad will sell greatly re-
duced rate tickets from points on it's
lines in Virginia, November 6 to 8, in
elusive, limited, returning November
Is, 1898.