The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-15
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

Ex-Councilman e. G. Langhorne has
on exhibition in the Farmers National
Bank here one of Burroughs registering
accountants or adding machines, made
by the American Arithmometer Com
pany of st Louis, of which Capt. j. c.
Langhorne is principal stockholder.
The machine has somewhat the appear
ance of large typewriter enclosed in
print a column Of figures hundred feet
in length if necessary and give the COR
rect addition of the whole with one turn
of the handle. In large banking
house 12-year- old boy using this ma.
chine can do the work of three expert
accountants. Since the beginning of
this year nearly 400 of these machines
have been sold at S475 each. Mr..
Langhorne is not trying to sell any of
the machines here but simply brought
this one to show his friends, and will
probably have it on exhibition next
week at one of the Roanoke banks. The
work of the machine is perfectly mar
velous, and must be seen to be appreci-
ated.
Monday is county court day and q
large crowd is expected to hear the
Populist ana Democratic speakers. To
accommodate the large gathering the
aides OF the Episcopal Church will
serve luncheon in the room under the
Lutheran Church and will also serve
refreshments at night Moderate prices
will be charged and an excellent bill Of
fare is promised.
Capt G. c. Tompkins informed the
correspondent that Gen. James c.
Field will be one of the Populist
speakers Monday and Hon. Jeremiah
Simpson will not be able to speak here
next Thursday as he has been called
home on important business.
j. c. Darst was in town yesterday.
He has recently purchased tho business
OF Darst, Smith 81 Co., of Bluefield, and
has sold ont his interest in the same
concern here.
James 1. Hunton, OF Winston Salem,
was here on business yesterday.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
burglariz the residence of Rev. DR..
Taylor on Broad street Friday morn
ing
Some firewood on top of the boiler at
the town pump house caught fire last
night but was extinguished before any
serious damage was done, though for q
time the smoke looked threatening.
The Populist candidate for attorney
general, w. II. Gravely, was registered
at Hotel Lucerne Friday.
Frank Chalmers and wife returned
Yesterday from the Worlds Fair.
The Crabtree building on College
avenue was sold by auction yesterday
and brought SIS, 500, Roanoke College be.
ing the purchaser. The sale of the
Clark property on Pennsylvania avenue
was continued until tomorrow.
D. Il. Martin expects to exhibit
several imported and home-raised
Percheron horses at Fincastle fair this
week.
The October term of the circuit court
came to close yesterday and to- morrow
Judge Blair will go to Newcastle,
where he will hold circuit court. Among
the DEGREES entered yesterday was ono
in the Hickman case in which the court
granted the divorce and fixed the
alimony for Mrs. Hickman at S37 so
per month, and ordered that Noah
Hickman should pay the costs of tho
suit.
In court notes of yesterday the type
made it appear that Hockman's property
had been valued once at S70O, 600 when
1T should have been only 500, 600.
M. Il. Huff sent two or three wagon
loads of cakes, fruits and candies yes
to-day to Fincastle fair, whore he has
the refreshment privileges.