The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-20
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

a party, consisting of Thomas Boone,
w. f. Ludiking, j. w. Hypes, Thomas
JoL nson, Robert Oakley Samuel Oakley,
Charlton Oakley, w. w. Harveycutter
and A. n. Brown, on Friday afternoon
went SEEMING in Roanoke river, com meme
ing at Diuguid's foundry down the
river, about half mile, to Lsnghorne's
race, and in that time drew out the
seine five or six times with the result OF
total catch Of $40 fish. mostly suckers,
varying in weight from half pound to
three and half pounds. Although
this piece Of water abounds in German
carp only one was caught in the seine,
as they evidently had concealed them
selves in the mud. This is one of the
biggest catches ever made in Roanoke
river.
Prof. Painter yesterday returned from
Rural Retreat, where he has been at.
tending the Lutheran synod. Drs.
Dreher. Fox and Yonce, who also won't,
viii not return until next week.
Profs. Cannsday and Wills, OF Roa-
noke College, are at the Worlds Fair.
u. Boone, w. H. Snuff and H. T.
Barnes returned yesterday from Wolf
creek In Giles county, where they
spent two or three days fishing for bass
One more unfortunate, rashly importa
nate, chewing her quid and asleep at
the switch was hoisted heavenward by
the vestibule train Friday night near
Charles Friers residence in West Salem
When found the COW was dead, but not
mutilated. She was the property of j .
Thompson, Of West Salem. This
is the third COW killed this week by
the Norfolk and Western trains.
Grain was being thrashed by a steam
outfit at John Grissow's near Poage's
mill Friday afternoon when a spark
from the engine set fire to some straw,
and before water could be obtained of
any quantity the largo now barn, full
OF iced and grain, harness and machin-
cry, together with the thrashing ma
chine, were all consumed. There was
no insurance, but as Mr.. Grissow is a
well-to-do farmer the loss is not so hard
on him as it might have been on a
poorer man.
L. e. Toney returned Friday night
from Chicago with the teachers ex.
cursion.
Miss Annie Bondurant, of Bristol,
Tenn, is visiting &. B. Fitzgerald in
West Salem.
The hour for leaving Of the Gaia VIDA
mail has been changed from a. m. to
a. M thus giving time for the morn.
ing mail to be made up and sent on
right away.
Edgar Garland Overstreet is visiting
friends in Lynchburg.
w. 81. Ruthraun, OF the Farmers
National Bank, is spending a few DAYS
at the Crockett Springs in Montgomery
county.
Mrs. James Logan who has been quite
sick, is considerably better.
G. L. Campbell, superintendent OF the
Southern Express, who has been visit
here, left for Chattanooga yesterday.
Miss Wright yesterday returned to
her home in LYnchburg after pleasant
visit to the family of L. w. Overstreet.
Miss Lily Strouse has returned from
short visit to the Montgomery White
sulphur Springs.
Samuel Wright, who lives two or
three miles west of Salem, has a first
ra'e melon patch near the main road
and about opposite school house No S.
Thursday his son Aeck was watching
the patch and had by him a trusty
shotgun. His father WAS down at the
nj i'll, and needing little assistance, sent
Tor Aleck, who went, leaving the gun in
shanty which stood near tho patch
While he was gone two strange negroes
came along and walked off with the
gun and intimately drifted to Roanoke,
where, through the information sent to
the police they were arrested there
Yesterday and brought to the county
Jail last night by Deputy Sheriff Fitz.
gerald.