The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-12
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

John Armstrong who, upon his grad
uation last session at Hampton. Sidney
College, was appointed sub professor Of
Latin, Greek and mathematics at that
institution. has left to enter upon the
discharge of his duties.
Oscar M. Frantz and John Nininger
went to Lynchburg yesterday on BUSH
ness.
DR.. Henry Frasier, of Radford, is the
guest Of j. M. Smith on Broad street.
Ed. Marshall, Salem's renowned
cyclist, left on his wheel yesterday for
o business trip Of three or four days to
Bedford county.
John Baskerville, an old Salem boy,
now living in Washington, was in the
city yesterday.
Monday night between the hours OF
IL p. m. and daylight next morning,
some one entered Robert Kasey's room
at his residence on Chestnut street and
stole coat and vest, the latter contain
ing his handsome gold watch, valued at
SIS, and SIS in money. Mr.. Kasey re-
tired about IL o'clock, leaving, as was
his custom, his room door unlocked.
Yesterday morning upon going down to
breakfast, after discovering his loss, he
found the dining room window raised
and his supposition is that the thief eff
fected his entrance thereat, as he could
then very easily come on up the hall
stairs leading to his room. Strange to
say the trousers lying beside the coat
and vest and containing o considerable
sum OF money were undisturbed There
is no clue rs 20 who the thief is
S. M. Martin is arranging his stock
OF dry goods, preparatory to his opening
in the billiard & Persinger building.
The water in Lake Springs has risen
perceptibly since the town council shut
off the yard sprinklers.
EVERYBODY that stops at Hotel
Duval leaves highly pleased with the
management Of same. The rooms and
table are first class.
Considera Die excitement was caused
yesterday afternoon about 3 D. m. in
front OF Frank Whitescarvers store by
George Stubbert's horse, which was
hitched there, upsetting the buggy and
himself also in his vigorous efforts to
keep the flies off. After tho horse and
buggy were set right side up it was
found that no damage was done except
that two of the perch poles on the
buggy were broken, as was also stone
jar containing a lot of butter.
The Misses Jane johnson and Katie
Evans entertained their friends ye.ter.
day afternoon with a delightful picnic
st the formers home, Green Hill"
Col. R. R. Rogers, prominent Phil
adelphian, is registered at Hotel Duval
VIM. Montgomery, after an extended
trip to points in Pennsylvania, is ex-
peated to return TO day.
Mrs G. R. Johnston. OF Nashville,
Tenn, is the guest of Mrs. c. V
Murray, Main street.
Henry Wysor, of Dublin, was in the
city yesterday.
The executive committee of the Bap-
list Orphanage at their called meeting
yesterday morning, appointed a com.
mittee to proceed with the connec ton
OF the Orphanage sewer with the city
sewerage system, according to the
terms as prescribed by the CITY council
at their meeting September 6.
Under the tutorship OF that skilled
musician, Frank Carper, the class from
the jeff. Davis Rifles, is making graf
flying progress in martial airs. In a
short while the Rifles will have very
superior band OF II pieces, besides it's
most efficient drum corps.
j. Fl. Hargrave, of Chatham, Pittys-
vania county, and DR.. G. w. Beale, of
Hollins, attended the meeting of the
Baptlst Ofphanage executive committee
held here yesterday
E S. Strayer leaves to-day for Har-
risonburg, whore he will reside in the
future. His family will remain n Salem
for some time longer
n. c. Tompkin's trotting horse, Kan
awha Boy, won second place in both the
2:40 and $3.50 class at the Tazewell fair
last week. Kanawha Boy will tros in
Roanoke at the race meeting, for both
trotting and running horses OF tho Vir-
ginia circuit, the last week in this
month. He then goes co the Lynch burg
fair the first of October.
Roanoke College begins its forty.
second session to day with an unusually
large number of students and the indi-
cations are that the present will be the
most prosperous session in years for
this grand old school.
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