The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-19
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.


low, came into Salem last Saturday to
testify against Sheriff Barnett and posse
on the charge OF shooting Blankenship
he was then, and had been for some days,
under surveillance of guard placed
over him by the officials of Montgomery
county, who intended to try him last
Monday at Christiansburg on q warrant
for assault and battery committed last
March. Blankenship returned to his
homo Saturday night with his guard
and whilst the latter was taking a nap
on Sunday afternoon Blankenship es
capped and has not been heard Of since
AS Rev. j. M. Harlowe, clerk of the
Valley Baptist Association, was return
ing Wednesday night from Cloverdal
with Rev. e. w. Beale to the home of
the latter, his valise, containing the
records of the association since 1876
slipped out of the buggy and has not
yet been found.
Frank o. Weber, of the Roanoke
Record, is at home for weeks vaca-
ton.
The street force Will soon commence
work shortening and renewing the
East Bridge in the same way thew
recently improved the West Bridge
The remains of John Burk were in
tered in East Hill Cemetery yesterday
| afternoon, Rev. Father Lynch, of
Roanoke, conducting the funeral SER
vices.
Miss Williams and Miss Mamie Web
Der are visiting relatives in Pulaski
and Christiansburg.
Depot Agent w. Fl. Wade left yester-
day for the Worlds Fair, where he will
spend week or ten days.
The case against Joe Johnson, the
kickapoo Indian, charged with stealing
small sum of money from William
NOEL, colored, came up in Justice Cam
per's court yesterday, and was continued
on account of absence Of counsel.
William Kyle, a colored waiter, we'll
known at the summer resorts, died of
consumption Thursday morning at AL
legheny Springs. His body was brought
here Thursday night and buried Frid ay
afternoon.
Rev. e. j. Holiday started for Chat.
ham on the late train Wednesday night
to deliver an address at the Roanoke
association upon the orphanage Soon
after leaving Roanoke, feeling sleepy,
he requested the conductor to rouse him
at Lynchburg SO that he might change
cars, and then dropped off to sleep.
The conductor failed to wake him un til
he reached Farmville, so that all he
could do was TO return home, as he had
to be at Hollins yesterday, where he
delivered an excellent address upon the
| orphanage.
AS Miss Leftwich, of Bramwell, w.
Va, was returning from the Valley
Baptist Association Thursday night In
buggy with James Garst, of this
county, whose guest she was, the horse
took fright at stump on the roadside,
near the Puchet farm at Green Ridge,
and ran away. Before he was stopped
the buggy was upset and badly broken,
while Miss Leftwich was so seriously
hurt that she was unconscious for some
time after, and Mr.. Garst was painfully
| scratched and bruised.
| Constable Blackwell Yesterday after.
noon brought to the county Jail John
Trout, who was sent on to the grand
| jury by Justice Coon on the charge OF
breaking into the dwelling house OF
q. w. Austin, of Cave Spring, on the
the night of August 10
Mrs. j. G, Hickol1 has returned from
visit TO friends in Christiansburg.
Over two hundred students are cx.
pected at Roanoke College next ses.
sion. Several ladies have applied for
admission, but as Roanoke College has
not yet adopted the co education system,
they will be refused.
Charles Frier entertained a few
friends at his home in West Salem
Thurday night.
More of those beautiful black French
sa.ines, an extra grade of bic ycie
stockings and light. weighc Canton
fanpels, just received at the College
! Avenue Dry Goods Store.
II. E. McVitty, of Philadelphia, one
of the owners of tho Salem steam tan.
merry was here yesterday.
S. i. Homer, the Choctaw Indian who
| graduated at Roanoke College las,
session, will now take course at the
University OF Virginia, so he write s
friends here.
n. d. Barnett shipped carload OF
tine beeves from his Catawba farm 10
Richmond yesterday.
The cupola for the Salem mineral
wool factory arrived on the cars yes.
terday.
Rev. Joseph Stras has returned 10
Tazswell to be with his family, who are
spending the summer there.
The painting at the furnace is pro.
crossing rapidly. Messrs. Nincke.. and
Minor we're the hardy ''steeplejacks.
who painted tho stack.
Major Longley, OF Rome, Ga, for
mor resident of Salem, was here on
business yesterday and left in the after
noon for the Montgomery White Sui
phur Springs.
Anna, the little daughter OF Nathaniel
Wells, is very sick at his home on Craig
avenue.
Rev. j. P. Campbell, of West Vir-
ginia. will preach at the Baptist
Church on Sunday morning at II