The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-11
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

To night there will be german at
Hotel Lucerne. Music will be furnished
by Roanoke Red orchestra, which is to
arrive from Baltimore to-day.
Professors Stearns and Southwick
drove over to Hollins Sunday.
Somewhere about o'clock Monday
morning Mrs. Laura j. Morgan, who
lives near Hollins, was awakened by
hearing burglar stirring about in her
room She screamed, and her son,
Marion, rushed in from an adjacent
room, and caught hold Of a man as he
was endeavoring to escape; he was fol-
lowed by her son Evans, who hurried in
with a pistol, which he held in the dark
close against the burglars breast, but,
though he pulled the trigger twice, it
failed to go off. A light was then
struck, and the burglar was found to be
Henry Greasy, young negro man who
was employed on the place, and who
staid in room over the kitchen. When
questioned, the negro admitted that he
was endeavoring to steal sum of
money which Mr.. Marion Morgan had
received at the postoffice Saturday.
Soon after light the prisoner was taken
before Justice Goodman, who sent him
on to the grand jury, and about noon
Evans Morgan brought him to the
county Jail here. The negro Greasy had
been employed by Evans Morgan for
the past three years, and up to the
presen had borne good character.
There were 4O5 teachers enrolled at
the summer school of methods last
night, eighty of whom have already
signiied their intention of going on
the excursion next Saturday TO Natural
Bridge and Luray.
Mrs. Julia Parrish has sold her farm,
between Salem and Cave Spring, to +.
H. Woodruff, OF Roanoke.
That advertising in The TINES brings
great result, no one can deny. 1t having
been stated in this column that beaux
were scarce here over dozen young
men from Roanoke came to Salem
Sunday and made themselves pleasant
to the pretty school marms.
At the Presbyterian Church Sunday
morning Rev. a. w. Pitzer, of Wash.
ington, u. c., delivered an excellent
sermon upon Christ's school of PRAYER
and his pupils, taking tor his text the
words, Lord Teach Us to Pray" In
substance he said as follows: "In Christ's
school OF prayer there should be fixed
hours of pupils to profit by the instruc-
ton of the teachers and competent in
structor. Christ is the great teacher,
all disciples are his pupils and He
teaches them to pray. First by giving
a model and not a form in the Lord $
prayer, then forming a comprehensive
outline of all the things that are the
proper subject of prayer to God. Sec.
ondly, He teaches his pupils to pray by
his own personal life, much of which
was devoted to prayer to God. Thirdly,
He teaches to pray by giving specific
direc ions as to the time, pace aAd
spirit of the worshipper. Fourth, He
teaches to pray by many examples of
Scriptures for perpetual instruction and
encouragement.
Summer goods must be sold in the
next few weeks or carried over. We
prefer selling, and are warming prices
that will not fail to move them. Call
at the College Avenue Dry Goods Store
E. s. Strayer, of Salem. is reported
from Washington as an applicant for
the dictatorship OF the Western district
OF Virginia
Prof. Austin G. Apgar delivered a very
instructive lecture in the town hall last
night upon Our Enemies and Friends
Among Insects"
DR.. Strickland left yesterday for ten
days visit TO Mt. Airy, N. c.
There will be a called meeting of tie
jeff Davis Rifles on Wednesday night
at o'clock in the courthouse.
After several years barking at the
dummy, Tower, 'yalle." dog, the
property of d. G. Armstrong, was run
over by the new electric car last even
ing and killed.
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. Subs ;riptions by the week or
month can be paid to Frank A. Love-
lock, Salem agent and correspondent