The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-25
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Prof w. A. Smith. NJ. a, (Unive rsity
OF GottinlCn and Berlin.) OF Roanoke
College, will also teach chemistry and
physics at the Virginia College, in Roa-
noke, at its next session, and Prof. c..
Is Cannaday, also of Roanoke College.
will instruct in English, Latin and
mathe NJ atics.
DR.. j. D. Dreher, president Of Re auoke
College, has returned rom the North.
Theodosia and Bette Fitzgerald, from
tions to the Baptist Orphauage.
Mrs. Mercer Logan. Of Wytheville;
Mrs. John Logan, of Lexington. Mr..
ing Col. 4. Fl. Logan, on Broad street.
d. Strouse returned Tuesday night
f'om Northern trip
The floriat OF the Norfolk and Western
railroad was here yesterday and planted
the beds which surrounded the depo
with beautiful flowers and foliag
plants.
c. G. Lewis, of Charleston, w. Va,
is visiting Captain Roberts on East
Main street.
Notwiths tanding the universal cry OF
hard times the indications are that
there will be more marriages in Salem
this summer than there were last. AL
ready arrangements are being made to
consummate seven in the near future.
About o'clock Wednesday morning
j. j. Scott, who sleeps in the Loau and
Trust Bank, heard the sounds of some
one ondeavoriug to get into one of the
neighboring stores, probably the meat
market. Without waiting for further
do a1,,@ -, H. -. A.
revolver and the would be burglar
scattered aud left
All day yes erday the many earnest
looking groups in conversation here and
there on the streets betokeped that
great efforts wore being male by both
sides to capture the floating toto for to.
days election. As to what the result
will be not two men were found by the
reporter who prophesicd alike, though
there were rumors that both SIDES
claimed a triumphant victory. There
is little doubt but that it will be a
pretty close fight, unless much moro
persuasive soap is used than is cur.
rently reported to be on hand. The
man who can use the most convincing
argument at tho last moment is most
likely to be the winner.
Electrician George C Hill has ro.
turned from Philadelphia, where he
was summoned as a witness in suit
about an electric plant in Mexico.
G. G. Leef, representing Darby e Co.,
OF Baltimore, IS in town on business
G. M. Killian h as just returned from
Smythe county, where he has rented
four hundred acres OF land around the
Holston Mills, the factory building, the
saw mill, griSt mill and the twenty or
thirty cottages which comprise the
settlement With the aid OF his sons,
who will return from California, Mr..
Ki'lian expects to put in the factory
building machinery for turning out
handles and spokes, and hoprs to run
this and the mills to their full capacity.
Mr.. Killian will return to day to his
new house, but his family will probably
not join him until August the first.
The Times Ref ister will, at the C 'ose
OF this session Of the public school,
award handsome gold medal to the
pupil standing highest in deportment
and scholarship. In order that this
may be determined without the slightest
suspicion of favoritlsm u committee
consisting of Dr. Wells, OF Roanoke Col
lege; Rev. j. s. Hutchinson, of Salem,
ard Prof. n i. Painter. Of Ninton, will
receive the best examination papers Of
the scholars in the three upper grades,
and these will DO carefully considered
along with the teachers report as to the
department, recitation standing, pune.
tuality and attendance of these scholars
and from these tic committee will
make their claion by the lst of June
The medal will then be presented at tn c
closing exercises in the town hail. Prof
Shoppc informed the reporter yesterd Y
that he had not the slightest idea as &c
who would be the fortunate winner OF
the medal.