The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-29
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

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position Of acting principal at the pub
lie school during the past week in the
absence Of Professor Sheppe, and, as
such, has given com plete satisfaction 10
the school board.
HOTEL SALEM, Salem, Va, new and
elegant, possessing every requisite for
the comfort and convenience of its
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
obtsinable on application to George w.
Kittelle, proprietor.
j. Allen Watts, Col. R. II. Logan, and
perhaps other speakers, will address
the people Of Salem and vicinity in the
town hall next Thursday night, Novem-
Der .
The JEFF Davis Rifles, under com.
mand of Lieut.. t. A. Johnson, engaged
in sksrmish drill and target practice
yesterday afternoon on the development
company's land. The best shot was
made by Lieutenant Hess.
j. Ernest Walker, who is confined to
his bed in the billiard & Persipger
building by reason of an accident, re-
ceived news from his farm at Dublin
that his large barn there, containing
two young Percheron horses, harness,
seed, fertilizer, corn and farming i'm
plements, was totally consumed by fire
Thursday night. How it originated no
one seems to know, but the loss is con-
siderably over thousand dollars and
there is no insurance.
Next Tuesday night is Halloween
and the young folks here are going to
celebrate it with ghost party at the
residence OF Councilman j. E. Shipman.
The invitations are unique in their
style, being black cards, in the corner of
which are skull and crossbones, and
upon which the following inscription Is
painted in white:
can call up spirits from the vast deep.
GHOST PARTY.
Tuesday, October 81, 1898
Your shade lie expected to attend a ghostly
gathering which will haunt the den OF the phan
tom club Call for Miss Blank. 500 o'clock.
The young men who get these invita-
tions are not supposed to know where
the den is located, though the young
ladies are posted Appropriate costumes
Will be worn and a CHASTITY, glorious,
gay time is expected.
In the absence of Rev. J. R. BRIDGES.
the pulpit OF the Presbyterian Church
this morning will be filled by Rev.
Joseph Stras. At the Lutheran Church
Rev. DR.. Fox will preach this morning
and Prof. Painter at night, as Mr.. Miller
is in Wythe county to day.
number of farmers, who have been
in the habit of crossing the Roanoke
river at Langhorne's mill over the wire
suspension bridge, are considerably
annoyed to find that, during the last
nigh water, 1t was partly washed away
and damaged. AS Mr.. Ruthrauff, who
lives near by, and who first erected the
bridge, has already spent something
like five hundred dollars in keeping il
in repair, an effort will be made to get
the county supervisors to take charge of
tIe matter.
Charles M. Armstrong will leave to.
day for Louisville, KY, near which CITY
he will teach school.
A masquerade ball will be given in
the HICKMAN block next Tuesday night.
The colored teachers of Roanoke city
and county met yesterday in the colored
school house here with view to form
ing county association. After discuss
ing the new system of grading in the
county schools. and appointing COM
mlttee to draft constitution and bylaws,
the meeting adjourned till the third
Saturday in November in Vinton.
s. M. Hickok and wife, of Christians
burg, are visiting relatives here.