The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-06
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

DR.. Joseph A. Gale and wife are the
| guests of Capt S. L. Simmons.
ONE thousand bushels of clean seed
oats for sale by Martin Sc Smith, Salem.
M. G. Strickland, Sr., of Mt. Airy,
N. c., is visiting his son, DR.. Strickland.
| Judge II. L. Blair and family have
returned from visit of several weeks
| to Richmond.
Nearly score of men were at work
on Broad street yesterday excavating
for the new water mains.
Christian 81 McConkey will to-day
commence their contract to put tho
county Jail in good sanitary condition.
A nun Der of residents Of this county
will attend the R. D. Kirkwood sale to-
day at Peppers Ferry, in Pulaski
county.
John Il. Garst on Sunday night lost
valuable Jersey COW which had by
accident licked up quantity of nitrate
Of soda.
baptized Sunday morning at the Metho-
dist Church by the pastor, Rev. =. S.
Hutchinson.
All DAD Fellows in good standing are
invited to visit Salem Lodge, No. 1OO,t
will be elected.
DR.. David W. Shanks, the well-known
PRESBYTERIAN divine who died in Dan
Vile Sunday morning, was first cousin
of Col. ID. c. Shanks, of Salem.
John e. Campbell and family, OF Back
Creek, will leave this morning for
Burton, Mo, where Mr.. Campbell has
several brothers, and where they will
locate.
Mrs. S. G. Oakley, who has been under
treatment at hospital in Baltimore,
was brought Sunday to the home Of her
son-in-law, Watts billiard, where she is
now in very critical condition.
Charles S. Deyerle, of the Cave Spring
neighboshood, tied his horse in the
wagon yard at the rear OF w. Z.
Whitescarver's for a short time yester-
day, during which some thief removed
his saddle girth.
Some fellow who ought to have
know better put leaden cents piece
in the contribution basket at the
Methodist Church Sunday. week or
so ago another grim humoriss donated
half dollar with great big hole
throught it
The house of Steven Ferris, tenant
on the Charles frantz farm near Hol-
Inns, caught fire from the stove pipe
Friday afternoon, and it was with much
difficulty that the family were able to
get out. the flames spread SO quickly.
Only little furniture and clothing was
saved and There was no insurance.
The Old Folks Concert Company, of
Salem. will charter car next Friday
night for Roanoke, where they will give
an entertainment at the West End
Chapel. the proceeds of which will be
for the benefit of the railroad depart
ment Y. M. G. A. Almost q new pro-
gramme will be rendered
Last Fridays Pensacola (Fla.) News,
commenting upon DR.. Taylor's lecture
delivered The night before. concludes
the article thus: "a better lecture has
not been heard in our city, and the Y.
M. G. A. has the thanks of everyone
present last night for the rich intel
lectual treat arranged for them in the
securing OF DR.. Taylor for the occasion "
Rev j. R Bridges left yesterday for
San Antonio, Tex, where he is to
preach two trial sermons at the First
Presbyterian Church of that city, whose
congregation ia said to be worth about
S6,000,000. 1t is quite probable that
Mr.. Bridges may accept call from this
church, as he has many acquaintances
in Texas