The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-25
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

Friday afternoon horse attach to
buggy, in which were Mr.. Whipple
and lady, ran off near the depot and
serious results might have ensued had
not the ticket agent, c. T. Zitzer, rushed
out and bravely checked the horse and
brought him under control.
DR.. o. Wiley left for Bluefeld, w.
Va, yesterday afternoon, being sum
moned there by telegraph TO attend
Mrs. j. c. Darst, who is critically i'll.
Frank Whitescarver's little bow has
now about recovered from the severe
fall he received day or two ago and
from which 1t was feared at the time he
would hardly recover.
Within the past few weeks negotia-
tions have been going On and are about
concluded by which the entire plant of
the Chadwick Two Wheeler Company,
alias Southern Carriage Works, will
pass into.the hands of George w. Palmer,
the wealthy capitalist OF Saltville,
who will assume all the debts of the
concern and will probably put it into
good running order.
Conductor Glass and Prof. Willis A.
Junkins, of the summer school of
me thods, arrived on the early train yes
terday and were followed during the
10y " PhOonOiJ my ldQy ttdCubrS from
different parts OF the State, who were
met by members OF the reception com
| mittee and forwarded to their boarding
houses with little or'no trouble. Some
few will arrive to-day, but to- morrow
some two or three hundred are expected
and the liverymen are making prepar-
ations TO handle a large crowd. To-mor-
row night the opening exercises will
take place in the town hall, or, if the
weather is suitable, in front of the
portico of Roanoke College. Mayor
Younger will preside at this meeting
and addresses of welcome will be made
by County uperintendent X. c. Stearnes
and DR.. j d. Dreher, to be responded to
by State Superintendent Massey, DR..
White, Miss Arnold ami others. Music
will be furnished oy the Salem band and
the campus will be illuminated with
Japanese lanterns. Local Manager R.
G. Stearnes can be found daily at his
office in the billiard & Persinger build
ing ready to smooth any difficulties
which may arise, and visitors should
not fail to see him if they desire any in
formation.
Among those who arrived to attend
the school of methods yesterday was
Miss Ida Watts, of Lynchburg, who is
we'll known in Salem, where she has
many friends.
Mrs. j. c. Deyerle and Miss Talia-
ferro have returned from Chicago after
most enjoyable visit to the Worlds
Fair.
Seemingly reliable reports are current
bank official will be married in New
York State on the Goth inst.
Jesse Floyd left last night for visit
n ri la in r1D n,,t1 IL
On fried chicken leg.
Miss Eula McNeer. OF Lynchburg, is
the guest of Mrs. w. D. Duval.
Mrs Strayer, who has been i'll so
long, is now reported decidedly better
and is convalescing nicely.
The closing proceedings of the June
term OF Roanoke county court took
place yesterday, most Of the time being
consumed in hearing the application OF
the Riverside Land Company, the Glen.
more Land Company and the Salem I'm.
pFovement Company, for eXoneration
from erroneous assessment upon what
is known as the Salem rolling mills
property. Quite number Of witnesses
were examined on both sides, and a re-.
duction of $1,000 was made on the as.
sesSed amount. Messrs. Lee and Hohtz
appeared for the applicants.
On otion OF William Montgomery
II. A. Forsythe was appointed sealer OF
wei{hts and measures for the county in
the stead OF Robert q. Pace, who has
left the county. Court was then ad .
journed until the third Monday in July.
Quite number OF Salem young folks
attended the races at the race track YES
day.
Those who attend the school of
methods will find a full report of each
days proceedings in THE 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 correspondent.
Lieutenant Tom Griffin was sum.
moned by telegraph few days ago to
report to his ship, the Charleston, at
the Newport torpedo station, Rhode
Island.
The first thing for Monday morning
on the programme OF the school of
methods ia a call for fan at the Col
lege Avenue Dry Goods Store. They
are furnished free to each member OF
the school exclusively.
To the World's Fair via Is. and o. H. X.
THE Baltimore and Ohio railroad has