The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-23
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

The folks in the upper part of the
county are sgitating the question of
the erection OF an iron bridge over
Roanoke river in the Bend neighbor-
hood, and it is said that the supervis-
ors have promised to consider the mat
ter If the people of that section will
guarantee $500 toward the building of
the bridge.
First Captain J. G.. McConkey, Of
Salem, will complete his course at the
Virginia Military Institute next week,
when he will be full graduate OF that
institution. His speciality is engineer.
ing, and he has already accepted the
responsible position OF commaniant of
the Missouri State Military School at
Lexington, Mo. Captain McConkey is
brother of Mr.. George McConkey, and
went straight from the public school to
the Virginia Military Institute, where
he has worked faithfully and industri.
ously for four years.
Rev. l.. A. Fox, of Roanoke College,
leaves to-day for Burkes Garden to at
tend an educational convention, where
he will deliver an address upon 1.-The
Ends of Education"
Paul, the infant son Of Frank Whites
carver, fell off bed yesterday upon his
head, thereby throwing him into con.
vulsions and at shutdown yesterday was
in very critical condition. Soon after
the accident happened report went
nearly around town that Mrs Whites
carver had died from sunstroke, the re-
port having its foundation probably in
the sad accident to the child.
Mary Shaver, the insane colored
woman who was discharged from Jail on
Mond ay as cured. was brought back yes
| terday morning having suffered re-
lapse, and it is hoped will be taken to
| the Petersburg asylum to be perma.
nently cured.
A. A. Wilson, Of Baltimore, former
resident of Salem, is an applicant for
the position of marshal OF the District
of Colum bia, and has splendid indorse-
ments from the business men of Balti-
more, from the members Of Congress
and Senators of Maryland, and many
leading politicians of Virginia, includ
ing Governor Mckinney.
Rev. ]. B. Taylor is to lecture on the
5th of July at the Kentucky Chautauqua
assembly at Lexington, Ky. In the
printed catalogue the following COM
plimentary notice appears: ''At the
Florida Chautauqua during the past
winter DR.. Taylor was the great card.
He is one of the wisest and wittiest OF
! men. His lecture bubbles over with
good humor. He is rare mimic"
Rev. George w. McClanahan, of Phila-
delphia, former resident of Salem,
was married Wednesday in Lynchburg
to Miss Eliza Robertson, of that city,
at the residence of the brides father on
James McClanahan, OF Salem, acted
as best man. After the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. McClanahan left for Atlantic
City, where they will spend the honey
moon and will go thence 10 their home
| in Philadelphia Later in the season
| they will visit Chicago. The bride re.
ceived many elegant and costly presents
A. j. Danner has been appointed post.
master at Hollins, to succeed A. V.
Camper. the Republican occupant.
Miss Mamie Lakeland, Of Lynchburg,
who has been the guest of Mrs. c. 5.
Owens, has returned home.
Deputy Sergeant j. A. Finke will
resign his position on the first of July
and will resume his active connection
with the cigar business in Roanoke
| Sergean. Frier has moved the Office
fro n the basement OF the Lutheran
Church TO the Frier building on East
Main street.
| At the recent organization of the Odd
Fellows Temple Association in Rich
lnond last week Postmaster Chas D
DENT, OF Salem, was elected one of the
trustees.
DR.. Emerson E White. who is to lee
ture on Character" in the town hal
July in connection with the school Of
methods, was az one time superinten
dent Of schools for Cincinnati
John Hartley, who lives near Cave
| Spring. and upon whose farm iron ore
abounds, has discovered under strata
of limestone, a rock peculiarly dark and
| heavy, sample OF which was recently
sent to Prof. F. A. Genth, Of Philadel.
phia, for examination, and was found
to contain 90 05 per cent. of zinc.
large number of members Of the
school of methods have arranged to
make the College Avenue Dry Goods
store their rendezvous, as extensive and
special preparations for their accommo-
dation and comfort have been made by
its genial proprietor and his popular as
sistant.
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