The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-03
THE TIMES KODAK.
items of News Gathered About
Town.


GINA Summer School of Methods, OF
which e. c. Glass, OF Lynchburg, is
conductor, will hold it's second session
in Salon, commencing June &c. 1893.
The attendance will range from ESQ to
400 people at the lowest calculation,
and as they will have to be entertained
in Salem for q month or more, it is easy
to predict that the town will be several
thousand dollars better OF for their
visit, apart fro tho many pleasant
social advantages Of ha ring largo body
OF well educatt d people in its midst
The friends of Judge Wiugdeld Griffin
are advocating his claims for the posi-
ton of clerk Of the courts, and it Is said
that the judge has about agreed to al
low his name to go before the county
nominating convention Judge Griffin
stands an excellent chance TO receive
the nomination as he is, dcserved:y, ono
of the most popular men in the county.
and is in every way veil qualified TO fill
the position.
Miss Eta Denit, ACCOMPANIED by w.
G. Lynch and daughter, left yesterday
for Washing ton TO witness tho in.ugu.
ration.
Mrs. T.. Blanton II If is critically i'll
at her home on Main street.
Mrs. ]. w. Johnston, OF Bedf ri City,
is visiting the family OF Mrs. j. N.
Thomas on Union street.
Yesterday afternoon at the Baptist
Church Rev. DR.. Taylor baptized nine
girls and four boys from the baptist
Orphanage. There ere now forty five
inmates at tho orphanage, and alto
gether fifty nine applications have been
approved, so that only one more orphan
n N
ing, sixty being It's capacity. The other
day the class CT Mrs. James w. Rey-
nolds, OF the Rainbridge street Baptist
Sundav.school, Manchester, sent to the
Baptist erphanaga beautiful quilt
made by the y. ung ladies of her class.
Baltimore conference NJ. e Church,
South, will meet Wedt esday, March %.
at Front Royal Roanoke district will
be represented by S. Il. Moreland, It. Y.
fishburne, j. j. Buhrman and j. w. +.
Allemong. The statement made in
Roanoke paper that Rev. Collins Denny,
of Vanderbilt University, will preach at
Greene Methodist Church
Sunday, March 10, is hardly accurate,
for Mr. Denny has written to friend
here that there is no certainty of bis
coming this way TO conference.
The Tim s-Regis'er states that when
j. G. Darse, Of the finn of parst, Smith
IL Co., Of Bluelield, was in Salem the
other day no lef. his order with the
tailor for his wedding suit.
Miss Pernie Coon, after rleasant
visit OF several days to her brother, D.
L. Coon, Esq, on Main street, has re.
turned to her home at Cave Spring.
1t has been decided to discontinue
the Y. nj. c. A. Sunday afternoon meet
ings and instead, commencing with to-
night, to hold q Bible class in the y Nj.
c. A. rooms every Friday at 7:30
p. IN.
The Salem Machine Works have
orders for two twenty-five barrel and
one fifty barrel -four mill. with chance
sor several other good contracts.
William f. Anderson, the boy who
killed Hollins Shaver, was before JUS
tice Clement yesterday morning and
his counsel waived examination. The
case therefore goes to the grand Jury.
when new evidence will be introd uced
in favor Of the prisoner. The body Of
Shaver was buried yesterday at tho ex-
pense of the county.
Mrs. j. 3. Robertson and daughter, OF
Rocky Mount; Miss Lena Turpin, of
Lynchburg, and Norwell Hawkins and
wife, OF Roanoke, have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. d. l.. Coon, this place,
for several days.
Superin endent Bachman, .of the
Salem furnace, returne yesterday from
biSineSS trip to Now York.