The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-15
TIE TIMES KODAK.
items of News Gathered About
Town.

The largo fre-proof and burglar.pyoo
vaults, which have been under con-
struction by the National Safe and
Lock Company most of the winter, in
the Farmers National Bank, have been
finished, and wish their fttings are
superb pieces Of workmanship. The
lower vault is filed with valuable
books and papers. The upper vault,
which is 7x9 and SIS feet high, is made
OF chrome steel and is closed by mas
sive solid s.eel doors OF the most ap-
proved patterns. IL contains steel
shelves for books similar to those in
the county clerks Office, check and
letter files, cupboards for 40 isehold
silver and valuables, and burglar proof
safety deposit boxes. The latter can
only be opened by the use OF two key.
one of which is kept by the bank OH
Gals. Inside this vault is solid chrome
steel safe weighing 1900 pounds, with
time lock door. Within this is a smaller
safe. and in this IS kept the specie OF
bank. The plates OF the big safe arc so
thick thatit would take eight hours 10
FIVE of them. Altogether, the Farmers
National Bank has taken every p:ecau-
ton to protect its property.
The funeral of Mrs. G. b. Board took
place yesterday afternoon from the
e Episcopal Church, which was thronged
with people. The honorary pail bearers
were Dr.. Wells and Or. Yancy OF Roa
noke College; James Chalmers and
Judge Barnitz. The active pail bearers
were Messrs. j. Il. Chapman, James
Perslnger, J.W. Hannah, Benton Wiley,
| D. 3. Strousc and D. G. Shanks. Tho
remains were inferred 81 East Hill
| Cemetery in a grave adjoining that of
| the late Col G. B. Board.
| At recent meeting in Richmond OF
| the executive committee of the State
| Teachers Association it was decided to
hold the annual meeting OF tho State
associat ton q Salem on Juiy 6, and 6.
There are Indications that there w II be
L large attendance at the school OF
methods, which begins here Juno %
The uperiutendcnt OF schools Of Rock
ingham county thinks there will be
twenty Eve in attendance from that
county. Stauntcn will send twelve,
Lynchburg fourteen and the Roanoke
teachers will go almost zen masse"
Reports from other parts Of the State
are encouraging.
Rev. DIR. David II. Greer, rector Of ST.
Bartholomew Church, New York, who
delivered the baccalaureate sermon at
tho College here last June, is prom
| inently mentioned as tho next bishop of
Massach usetts to succeed the late Phil
lips Brooks, the most popular church
| man in America.
George W. Logan. OF Atlanta, is hero
on visit and is said to be negotiating
fer the purchase OF a valuable pieca OF
property, and if he obtains it ne will
make Salem his homo.
Arthur Atkins leaves 10 night for
Chicago, whore he will be engaged
until October rs as ono Of the guards at
the Worlds Fair, some eight hundred of
which will be on duty there under CON
mand OF Lieutenant Colonel George W.
Gray. Mr.. Atkins was recomm end ed
| for the position by Captain Griffin, of
| the JEFF Davis Rifles, and Lieu tenant
| Wilbur Pole, OF Roanoke.
D. P. Hooks has returned from New.
| port News.
Depot Agent Wade is inconsolable for
the loss of the beautiful Knight Ten pl :
charm presented to him last Christm IS
| by his clerks here, which he has dropped
| somewhere or other.
| 4 marriage license was issued in the
county clerks offic yesterday to James
| Stout Yoder and Mamie Belle Wertz.
both OF this county.
The April term of Roanoke county
circuit court came to an end last Thurs.
day evening.
Auctioneer Huff on Thursday sold to
William May the B. b. Boone mill
| property, consisting of nine and half
acres, seven miles from Roanoke, for
S2O5.
The first number of the Baptist Or
phanage News, small monthly publ
cation, has been printed and distribute
by the boys at the orphanage. with the
kindly superintendent as editor. Tho
little paper is issued principally to keep
the friends Of the orphansge posted
from month to month concerning its
welfare.
TIE LINE OF dress goods now offered
at cost al the College avenue dry goods
store is the only one in Salem bought in
| New York, other advertisements to
The contrary Notwithstanding. Get
! samples and prices from Others and
then come to examine our goods and
buy whore you find the cheapest
TnE coarse winter fare makes the