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

The handsome residence on Union
street of e. Nj. Wonder, Esq was tho
scene OF very pretty wedding last
night, when his daughter, Miss Nina
Julia, became the wife of Horatio
Putnam Allen, OF fulton, N. Y.
The connect ig parlors were both hand.
somely decorated, the front ono being a
bower of dainty flowi rs and ferI 8; here in
the presence of some twenty five or
thirty friends the ceremony took place,
the room being brilliantly lighted. At a
little after seven the strains of a W sdding
march, sweetly rendered on the piano
by Mrs. Emerich, announced the we'd
the four usher5 Messrs Edward Brand,
r. r. Campbell, Horace King and
George Worden. then the bridegroom,
and leaning upon the arm of her father
the radiant and lovely bride, who wore
a superb gown of white faille, en- traine,
trimmed in satin and pearl passemen-
terie and carried in her hand bunch
of white carnations. Rev. j. r. Bridges,
OF the Presbyterian Church, performed
the ceremony which made them man
and wife, after which, amidst many con-
gratula ions and kind words. the party
adjourned TO the dining room, whit RS was
opfcou d uluCSnG supper.
On two tables in ono OF the parlors
were the humorous and costly presents
In silver, cut glass and china, tokens of
esteem from the BRIDES many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen took the OFT train
for Roanoke, where they expected to
travel on the vestibule to New York,
and after an extended tour will make
their homo in Fulton, N. Y. The fair
young bride will be greatly missed in
salem, where she was admired and be.
loved by all who knew her.
George w. Logan, OF Atlanta,
brother-in law of Col r. II. Logan, has
purchased the handsome pressed brick
residence near Lake Spring, recently
erected at cost of $4,000 by Il. j.
Chapman The price paid for this house
and ten acres surrounding it is Sl3, 900
cash, which is justly considered great
bargain. Mr.. Logan is son-in. law of
the late Col. l.. p. Grant, of Atlanta,
and with his wife and eight children
will probably take possession by the list
of June.
The man who attends to the arc lights
on the street is greatly bothered at this
time by the birds which persist in MAX
ing nests in the hanger board over the
lamps. In twenty four hours. he says,
bird will sometimes not only mi AXE its
nest there but will deposit an egg in
the nest also.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Cease, OF Rich
mond, are visiting Mrs. L. c. Snyder on
Academy street.
At a mid day servics yesterday of the
Oriental Order of Humility. held over
Satpmans grocery, George Johnson was
given three degrees. 1t is said that the
com bined efforts of X D. Urouhart and
pair of handouts were necessary in
the initiatory degree.
blind man represe nting himself as
a school teacher from Wilmington, N.
c., on his way to a son in Dalton, Ca,
and claiming to be penniless, was as.
sisted by Sergeant Frier yesterday, who
raised sufficient money to purchase him
ticket to Il istol.
The Hill Electric Manufacturing
Company are putting in thirty. eight in.
candescent lights In tho Presbyterian
Church and thirteen in the Baptist
Church.
Joseph Weber, of Washington, was
in town on business yesterday
Several valuable dogs belonging to
citizens of Salem have been missing Of
late, and among them one belonging to
w. II. Shuf, who, after considerable
search, discovered that his dog had be on
killed by man from Bedford, who was
pasturing $50 sheep upon the lands of
the Glenmore Land Company without
the permission of the compsny. This
person had evidently como to stay, for
he had built o hut to live in and was
considerably disappointed when he was
given twenty four hours in which to
clear out. Some idea of the nuisance
caused by squatters stock grazing on the
open lands around Salem can be formed
when it is stated that one man had
twenty. three horses loose, another sixty
head of cattle and grazier from Frank
lin fifty head of horses and cattle. Tho
officers are arranging to swoop down
upon all this trespassing stock and put
it in the pound.
The recently organized Salem base.
Dali club played game of ten innings
yesterday afternoon with team at the
college, resulting in score of II to 10
in favor Of the college AS the crowd
was returning home after the game
and passing by the college buildings,
some scamps OF students safely located
at an upper window threw out 8 bucket
OF water which fairly drenched D. r.
Strouse, who. however, remembering
that he was once student himself, took
1t in good part.
Attention is called to the advertise.
ment of w. w. Carpente, IN the Salem
column. Mr.. CARPENTER Is prenared Z /,