The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-09
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Mr. and Mrs. III. A. Allen and their
son, Horatio Putnam, of Fulton, N. V,
also Mrs. Wiley aud daughters, of Salt
Vile, are the guests of E. M Worden.
Rev. DIR. Taylor has received an invi
tation to deliver his lecture ON GOOD
Times" at the Kentucky Chautauqua
in July. Last night he delivered an ad-
dress at the First Baptist Church in
Roanoke to the Young Peoples Union.
N. Hickman has returned after an
absence of several weeks.
Mason Leonard on Saturday receive d
letter from General Flagler, chief of
ordnance at Washing ton, informing him
that the official reports of the tests wi h
smokeless powder with cannon st Sand Y
Hook, and with rifle at Frankfort ar
senal, had been received and that they
were so highly satisfactory that it was
tho wish OF the general that Mr..
Leonard should send more samples for
further tests. General Flagler also re-
quested Mr.. Leonard to name an early
day when he could come to Washington
and give him q personal interview. Mr.
Leonard will go next Monday.
William Level. who has been ID Nor
folk for the past month or so, has re-
turned
An AGED couple from the country had
q narrow escape from drowning yester-
day afternoon. In crossing a bridge
over Shank's branch, near the furnace,
by some means or other the wagon up
set and the old man and his wife were
pitched into the water with the wagon
body on top of them. They were res
cued in wet and muddy condition by
Sid Rogers, colored, who was near BY.
The old man said he was looking at the
furnace and not driving carfully.
The Salem lovers of baseball met
day or so ago pursuanG to notice given
by some Of the leading players, and
formed what is to be known as the
Salon Baseball Club. S. q. McCollum
was elected manager; W. 81. Oakley,
captain, and Everette Strouse, secre-
tary and treasurer. Tho players are:
S. G.. McCollum, w. H. Oakley, Everette
Strouse, Clay Chapman, George Snyder,
S.'G. Oakley, L. L. Smith, j. L. Harti-
gan, Walter Forsytne, V. G. Brown and
Clay Snyder. On Wednesday afternoon
the club will play Roanoke College
team and on Saturday will have IN atch
with the Terry Hills of Roanoke.
Other games will be played with Rad
ford, Allegheny and Vinton clubs during
the season.
pastor, DR.. Taylor. preached at both
services. The text in the morning was
Saul's inquiry what Shall | Then do
Lord?" acts 10, and at night on the
raising OF the son of the widow of
Main. AT the communion services the
right hand OF fellowship was given to
five new members
Col James Byers is in Lynchburg on
business trip.
Harry Roberts, one of The TIMES car.
ricr boys, is very much distressed at the
loss Of a valuable r. B. red game cock,
which was stolen from his fathers
premises in broad daylight.
Col. J. w. A. Ford, of Lewisburg, W.
Va, is visiting Capt. +. c. Burdette.
w. M Nelson is the first Salemite to
visit the Worlds Fair and return. His
descriptive letters published in Times.
Register during the past few weeks
have been read with much pleasure.
Edward Corbett and family will re.
turn today to Washington.
w. S. Gooch, Of Roanoke, was in
town yesterday on business.