The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-30
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Miss Rosa Martin, Of Pulaski, is here
visiting relatives.
J. w. Coon, OF Roanoke, was in town
yesterday on business.
John Duiguid and family are visiting
Sheriff Zirkle in West Salem.
The family OF Captain J. r. Eakin.
of Radford, are visiting Nathaniel Wells.
Captain Brand and wife have returned
to their homo at Catawba from trip to
Bristol.
Mrs. Adrian Riddick has returned
home after an extended visit to friends
in Petersburg.
DON'T forget the auction sale to day
at the College Avenue Dry Goods Store,
sale commencing at 8 o'clock.
Commissioner OF the Revenue John II.
Garst was sick enough yesterday to send
for doctor to prescribe for him.
Sergeant Frier yesterday made his
annual settlement with the town treas
urer. He has his $50, 900 bond ready for
next week
Miss Lula johnson entertained
number of her young friends at her
home on the island, near Langhornes
Mills, last night.
An orphan girl and boy from Vinton
have recently boon added 10 the happy
family at the Lutheran Orphanage, and
three more will be admitted shortly.
Sheriff Zirkle will on next Monday
take to the penitentiary at Richmond
George Trout, colored, to serve SEN
tence of four years for attempted rape.
Virginia Smith, daughter Of John M
Smith, died yesterday at her fathers
home in Mason's Cove, aged IA She
will be buried this morning in the family
graveyard near by.
Hugh Preston. MAYOR of Radford,
called upon CAPTAIN Griffin Yesterday,
inviting the Jeff Davis Rifles to his
town to take part in the Fourth OF July
parade there. The company will con-
slider the matter at its meeting Monday
night.
DR.. M. c. Strickland, of Salem, assisted
by his brother, Dr. j. T. Strickland,
of Roanoke, yesterday amputated the
leg, just below the knee, of Hezekish
Dow, the colored man, who was recently
crushed while coupling cars at May
beury.
Mrs. Sallie Chapman Gordon Law,
grandm other of Mrs. +. G Burdette, OF
Salem, and known all over the South
as one Of til Confederatee mothers, died
in Memphis Thursday, aged SO years.
Mrs. Law was closely related to the
distinguished Confederate general, John
3. Gorden.
The following officers were elected
Thursday night in Salem Lodge,
knights OF Pythias: A. Fl. Whitesell, c.
G.; I. A. johnson, V c.; w. NJ. Phillips,
prelate; j. L. Sanderson, keeper of rec
ords and seals; E. Shipman, master OF
finance; j. b. Frier, master of excheuuer;
Lester Toney, master at arms. Finance
committee: Messrs. Frier, Simpson and
Shipman.
According to notice those interested
in the formation OF regular Salem
Baseball Club met at the Salem Hard
war; Company's store Thursday night
a. j. Thomas acted as charm all and w.
j. Moon, Jr., as secretary. The follow
ing officers were elected: D. E. Brand,
manager; A. j. Thomas, treasurer w.
j. Moon, Jr., secretary; A. Burks. cap
tain. The measures of the men were
taken for suits and players assigned to
the following places: Joe Parsons and
Frank Hartigan, catchers; II. Forsythe,
pitcher; Joe Logan, short-stop; j Il
Weber, lst base; Ii. L. Walden, FL
base Everett Strous" 81 base: George
Lamb, ltft f-ld; T. u Hard, cAntr
field Rurks, right field. Minor
Wiley, substitute. The club will PLAY
mach game on the Fourth OF July at
Radford with a Wythevile team.