The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-15
THE TIMES KODAK.
items Of News Gathered About
Town.

Dr. Wells, of Roanoke College, who
keeps regular and accurate daily re-
cord OF the weather says that tho low.
est his therm ometer has registered yet
was $40 degrees above zero. This
may be taken as official as the doctor
represents the United States weather
bureau at this point.
Appended to the courthouse door yes
terday was notice from Sheriff George
w. Iirkle that on the 33d instant he
would offer at public salo all of tho con-
tents of the drug store, which has beon
kept by Ii. S. Comp, for the benefit Of
his creditors.
Jim Preston was tclling all his friends
yesterday about that fine little girl
baby which had just come to his house.
'Jailer Henning had letter yesterday
from the Pauly Jail Building and Manu-
featuring Company, stating that they
had shipped the steel cage for Roanoke
county Jail on the 18th instant.
AS Sheriff Zirklo's son was riding
round the corner of Main street on to
College avenue Yesterday morning. his
horse slipped and fell with him. When
Mack Zirklo arose he WAS limping and
so was his horse, though neither were
seriously hurt.
There will be a meeting OF the Tyreo
Missionary Society at the Baptist Church
tonight. Special addresses and special
music will form tho attractions.
In the Hickman damage suit Satur-
day Col. r. IL Logan spoke IN the
morning for the defense and Mr.. Staples
for tho railroad company in the after
| noon. Monday morning j. Allen Watts
will argue in behalf OF the Norfolk and
! Western and Col. Hansbrough will reply
| in the afternoon. The case will then 90
to the jury.
Monday morning county court will
| convene in the town hall in conse.
| quence of the circuit court being in the
| courthouse. The county treasurer and
town treasurer will sell largo mum Der
| of delinquent lots upon which taxes are
| due.
The other day, in the Demosthenean
| hall at Roanoke College, water which
had settled in aradiator from condensed
| steam. frc2e, and steam was turned on
one night and left to thaw out the ice
| 1t did thaw it, and bursted the radia-
| tor. Then the steam filled the beau
tifully furnished room, and for twenty
four hours, being undiscovered, it put
| in it's best work, taking the varnish off
the handsomely carved chairs, desks
and doors, soaking the carpet and wall
paper with moisture. But worst of all,
the large oil painting, four and BALI by
fivc and half feet, presented by the
late Mrs. DR.. ID. II. Bibble to tho
Demostnenean Literary Society, is
almost com pletely ruined. The picture,
which is allego-ical, represents the
"Temptations of YOUTH" and was de-
signed and executed by Mrs. Bibble her
self. All the brilliant colors are now
bleached and blurred, and it is doubtful
If the damage can be- repaired. 1t is re-
ported that $500 was a one time offered
the society for this picture, but refused
because OF the affecti the college will
ever entertain for DIR. Bible, who was
it's founder and first president.
Last night at tho regular meeting OF
| the Demosthenean Literary Society the
| Question-Resolved, that the disabled
veterans of the Southern army should
be pensioned by the United States Con-
gress, was decided in the negative, re-
| presented by Homer and Stirewalt. The
Affirmative was we'll sustained by Cox
and Miller.
| Commissioners Of Revenue John M.
Garst, at his homo about two miles
north of town, has recently commenced
the Matching and rearing of early
chickens for market. He has an I'm
vincible" incu bator 900 egg capacity)
now in operation, but instead of num-
Der of "broodcrs" has small house
heated by steam. He has studied tho
subject carefully, and intends in timo
to mako it quite 4 business, and hopes
if he ia successful that others will fol-
low him, for he is of the opinion that i
should be a regular industry in this
section. OF course, one of Mr.. Garst's
greatest troubles will be thieves, but
with a burglar alarm and shotgun
loaded with buckshot he will make the
attempt.