The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-22
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

Among the Roanokers in town yester-
day were Senator Watts and Judge
Goooh.
Frank Carper yesterday dispatched
with riflo a cat which had every sign
of being rabid.
Major Chandler has returned from a
visit to Baltimore and Chesapeake BAY,
where he went shooting.
Colonel Hansbrough and l.. G. Hans.
brough have returned from attending
Craig county circuit court
The new stage curtain at the town
hall Is rapidly assuming shape as a
thing of beauty under the nimble fingers
of Frank Steger, the scenic artist.
T. A. Johnson, who has been travel
Virginia for THE ROANOKE TIMES, has
returned home. and reports pleasant
and fairly profitable trip.
The public property committee and
chief Of the fire department. have been
investigating an electric apparatus to
sound the fire alarm, invented by Kent
Carper, with view to its adoption.
The Baltimore Sun, in its account of
the commencement exercises Of Balti-
more Medical College, which took place
on Tuesday, mentions among the grad.
yates the name of Boyce Taylor, son of
Rev. DR.. Taylor, Of this place.
Rev. G. G. Jamison, presiding elder
OF Richmond district of the African
Methodist Church, will preach tonight
at Bethel Church at o'clock, and will
probably have many white people to
hear him, as he was once the property
of M. P. Frantz, of Salem.
On account of the absence of Major
Ballard, commonwealth attorney, at
Craig circuit court. the preliminary ex-
animation before Justice Camper of Jim
Walker. arrested on suspicion of having
assaulted Mrs. Ssotz, which was to have
taken place yesterday, was postponed
until Monday.
Judge Moffett received a telegram
yesterday afternoon announcing the
death OF his mother near Culpeper yes
terday morning Mrs. Moffett was 70
years of sge and her death may be in
directly traced to her son, Rev. T. R.
Moffett, in Danville about two years
ago, for she has suffered from nervous
prostration ever since. Deceased was
a daughter.
Yesterday morning, as the chain gang
was getting sod for the rthouse lawn,
oOSuV hoiA "oy DobWotu Oalem ana
Mason's creek, Henry Walker, tall,
black negro desperate. whose term
would have expired next month, walked
off, carrying his ball and chain, and
though told to halt, continued on his
way. superintendent Johnson shouted
to him to stop, and fred two pistol shots
into the ground, but the negro kept on,
and SO he fired the third time, drop
ping" the negro, who, however, got up
again, and got clear away, leaving a
few blood stains to show that he was
wounded. Sheriff Zirkle la.er in the
day endeavored to capture the runaway.
but. though he heard that Walker had
been seen near Garst's Mill, he was
unsuccessful.
The following business was transacted
in Roanoke county court yesterday.
Judge Moffett, presiding In the case
of Johnston Brothers VS.. the Norfolk
aud Western railroad the jury brought
in verdict of I'VE the jury find for the
plaintiff and assess his damages at 500,
with interest from January 16. 1894.
The case against Massie Pollard was
continued until the May term on &C
count OF the absence of the common
wealth's attorney at Craig circuit court.
The case of l.. F. billiard Va. Norfolk
and Western railroad for killing COW,
was dismissed by plaintiff witho out
prejudice. The case OF d. II. Lowry VS..
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
on suggestion, a judgment was rem
dered in favor of D. II. Lowry in the
sum Of S7.22.