The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-03
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

oeN6Idl u6YS WIFI tuS grip.
Judge Allen. OF Buchanan, was in
town on business in court yesterday.
Frank O. Webber, better kuCwn as
"Pluggy," was in town Yesterday on
business.
A j. Thomas, Of the Salem Hardware
Company. has parted company with the
grip and is out again.
Charles Whitescarver, OF Grafton, w.
Va, is visiting his brothers, Messrs.
Will, Frank and Black Whitescarver.
Dr.. Taylor delivered sermon to the
young ladies at Hollins Institute Sun
day night upon "Redeeming the Time"
Alfred White is suffering from "big
head" A bouncing girl arrived at his
house on Craig avenue yesterday after
noon:
Miss Pace, of Raleigh, who has been
visiting the family of Rev DR.. Taylor,
has returned to Hollins, where she is al
school.
The jeff Davis Rifles are indebted to
Policeman Alex, johnson for a steel
target, which they will find useful in
practice.
The handsome silver butter dish for
exhibitor making best display of poultry
bttion in the windows Of j. A. Thorn
asson, the jeweler, who gives it.
AT Holland & Persingers drug store
there hangs cage in which is song
bird with blue head, red breast, green
back and wings. 1t is known as a
Louisiana pop or nonpareil, but is quite
variety here.
Among the fifty odd exhibitors Of i'm
poultry show in Salem will be his honor
Judge Blair, of tho circuit court. who
will show the cock OF tho walk or, at
least, he thinks so.
In Justice Campers court yesterday
George Nappcr was acquitted of the
charge of.breaking into Massie Pollard s
house. Tom Anderson, charged with
stealing the Christmas turkey and
groceries of Rev. e. b HUI bbard, was
tried and sent on the grand jury, the
evidence against him being of the
strongest kind, inasmuch as the goods
were found in his possession.
The following officers we're elected
for the ensuing year last Sunday morn
ing at the Baptist Sunday school:
superintendent, w. r. Whitescaryer
This eleventh term Of office), with
Thomas L. Preston, as assistant; secre-
tary, W. Il. Whitescarver, and Hugh
Carter, as assistant; treasurer, L. NJ.
Lee; librarian, Carter Oliver. This
school has 225 IN mbcrs altogether.
Subscribers to the preferred stock OF
the Leonard Smokeless Powder Com
pany, who are entitled to bonus shares,
have the option of purchasing from
Mason e Leonard within sixty DAYS
after the first dividend shall have been
declared on the preferred stock by the
board Of directors four shares Of the
common stock at SO per share for each
share of preferred stock owned by them.
Send to FL. c. Aspinwall, G22 TEN oil O
Curt, New York, for prospectus.
Monday night the following officers
were elected in Salem Castle, No. 3,
knights Of the Mystic Chain: Com
mander, II. M. Beamer; vic commander,
A. j. Thomas; first lieutenant, William
simpson; recording scribe, l.. j. Fristoe,
with l.. Marcus as assistant; treasurer,
w. E. Wolfenden; CHEZ OF staff, J. E.
shipman, and j, w. Phillips. assistant;
inside guard, G w. Reynolds; outside
guard, e. NJ. Gross; chaplain, j. T..
Good man; trustees, j. E. Shipman and
G. w. Zirkle.
Among those who received New
=.
Adrian Riddick, who was assisted by
Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. G. b. Strouso and
the Misses Moon, Strouse, Stras, Bur.
we'll and Taliaferro. The reception
lasted from o to 10 M, was very
elegant fl air and a splendid supper was
served In tho afternoon the Misses
Burdette, OF Broad street, received and
were assisted by Mrs. Jamison and
Misses Stras and Kjllian. During tho
day many friends called at the residence
OF ID. b. StrouSe, ESQ, where they were
received by Mrs. C. B. Strouse and Miss
Liby Strouse.
In circuit court yesterday Il mum Der
of cases of A. Minor Wellman, executor,
vs. number of lot purchasers in the
Development Company, were dismissed.
1t seems that large number of notes
which wero executed by lot purchasers
in said company were assigned as COL
lateral security TO secure loan made
to the Southern carriage works. Upon
suits being instituted demurrer was
fled alleging that as the executor had
not qualified in this State the being OF
New York; ne had no right 10 institute
suit in our courts as executor until
this had been done. A large numb
of motions were disposed Of
The following are the names of the
eleven members of the Presbyterian
Sunday school who are entitled to gold
medals for having, during seven years,
successfully stood every quarterly OK
animation in the study of tho Bible and
catechism; Frank G. Brown, Morris
letter, j. Erskine Burdetto, Frank c.
Burdette, Mildred s. Wilson, Ernest M.
Shipman, Louise M. Shipman, Bessie
T. Brown, Eloise Brown, w. Armstrong
and Ellen Armstrong. Medals will be
presented to the foregoing, with the ex-
ception OF two, on the night of Monday,
January 10. Tho two who have refused