The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-12
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.


men who hold similar positions with the
Brown Segmental Wire Gun Assocja-
ton, and in the official Government
tests OF this wonderful gun the Leonard
powder is used. A telegram from Sandy
Hook, December 0, published in Sun
days Baltimore News, says: THE
first 100 rounds of the prescribed official
Government test for the Brown Seq
menta wire gun were completed to. day.
The test was much more severe than
that ordinarily laid down. The gun
successfully withstood the heaviest
tests, and after firing was apparently in
as good condition as before a shot was
fred out of it
The Development Hill school will
give public entertainment, consisting
II music, instrumental and vocal, reci-
tations and short play or two, on the
night Of December go A small admis-
sion fee will be charged and the pro.
ceeds will be for the benefit of the moor
HOTEL SALEM, Salem, Va, new. and
elegant, possessing every requisite for
the comfort and convenience of it's
guests, Will remain open through the
winter. Families declining housekeep,
ing or parties desiring board with
rooms, or board alone, will be offered
more favorable terms than elsewhere
obtainable on application to George w.
kittelle, proprietor. If
Just four years ago yesterday since
the birth Of Salem's boom, for it was ON
the llth Of December, 1880, in the town
hall that Auctioneor Huff cried the first
sale of lots for the Salem I'm proveme mt
Company. He says it was busy day
in town and the hall was crowded and
when corner lot brought the highest
price, something like 5000, there was
tremendous cheering. Times have
changed slightly since then.
Three year-old pure apple vinegar at
twenty cents a gallon at w. o. Critzs.
Two Turks were in town yesterday
afternoon with big cinnamon bear
which danced for tho amusement of the
small boys until Officer Johnson arrived
on the scene and waltzed the whole
business out of town.
The young folks of the Baptist
Sunday school are rehearsing for their
Christmas cantata, which promises this
year to be even more bright and pretty,
il possible, than that of last year.
EIGHTEEN pounds of granulated sugar
for ST at w. o. Critz's.
1t would hardly seem as though there
were many colored men DESTROYS of
work in Salem when Daniel Preston
spent three hours yesterday vainly
endeavoring to hire a hand to drive a
wagon and kill hog.
SALEM patrons of the Roanoke Acad-
envy Of Music who desire to secure
good seats for the two great New York
attractions appearing there this week
can do so by addressing Messrs. Amweg
Lazell, Roanoke, Va, and have them
reserved.
Miss Grace Hutchinson is the guest
OF the Rev. Joseph Stras family in
Roanoke.
The crest of Twelve O'Clock Knob
had halo OF light surrounding it Sun
day night, caused by the leaves and
underground being on fire.
Judge Moffett had the courthouse
cleaned yesterday, and, judging by the
pile OF filth, dust and rubbish which
was brought out, it must have been
many years since it ives cleaned. Even
now all the floor inside the bar will
have to remain covered with dirt as
the old cocoanut mating is so rotten
that Jaiier Lloyd is afraid to take it up
lest it should fall to pieces. The con
dition of the courthouse floor and it's
worn out mating is disgrace to Roa-
noke county, and should st once be
remedied.
Eleanor, the little daughter of Mrs.
Jamioon, who has been quite sick, is
now nearly convalescent. to the delight
OF her grandfather, Justice Camper.
BEST cream sugar corn on the market
for 10 cents can at w. o. Critzs.
The Hickman property near the
freight depot will be sold by auction
some time in January to satisfy debt
of SIS, 900, loaned by W. M. Smith, OF
Baltimore.
In the December number of The
Blue and the Gray" magazine pub
lished in Philadelphia, there appears
an article entitled Estate Provision for
Confederate Soldiers" by John A.
Francis, of Salem.
Bum Walker. Larkin Burwell and
Robert Jackson, colored, were before
Mayor Younger yesterday charged
with being drunk and fighting, Sunday
night, in Cuba" where they were ar
rested by Officer johnson.
The children from the Lutheran
Orphsnage attended service at the
Lutheran Church Sunday morning.
d. L. Coon, Of Washington, D. c., is
spending a few days with friends in
Salem.
Rev. F.. w. Hubbard, of St. Pauls
Church, was too sick Sunday to conduct
services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whitescar YER
celebrated the third anniversary of
their wedding day, Sunday, by giving
dinner to which few friends were in
vited.
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