The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-02
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

DR.. Gale, of Roanoke, was in town
yesterday on business.
Mrs. Thomas Beamer, of the Bend
neighborhood, is reported quite sick.
Capt. G. G. Tompkins has gone to
New York and Washington on bust.
ness trip.
horse belonging to tho express
wagon driven by Arthur Peck died
Monday night.
The street force was busy Yesterday
putting new woodwork in the bridge on
West Main street.
Capt. w. w. Brand has returned
from Baltimore and reports his son,
Joseph, as being better.
Nelson Barnett has gone to purchase
goods for his new store at Catawba,
which he will open next week.
address the Brotherhood of ST. Andrew
at st. Pau's Church tonight at 8
o'clock.
William Bear killed spread head
moccassin yesterday on the sidewalk in
front of the Cabtree building on Col
leRe avenue.
e. A. Smith, brother OF Prof. Smith,
OF Roanoke College, and principal OF
the Harrisonburg graded school, is here
visiting relatives and friends.
News has been received by his rela.
tives here that Jim Walden is the
happy father of boy, which arrived
last Saturday at his homo in Memphis.
The people Of West Salem want to
know why a reel has not been sent out
there as ordered by the town council.
They say the public property committee
is asleep
A number Of school girls from Roa.
noke and elsewhere enjoyed hay ride
to Lake Spring, where they had pic
mic, and returned homo in the cool of
the evening.
1t is said that Buck" Tonor, the man
who killed Evans when Pentzs circus
was here two years ago, was in Salem
with Halls show last week. 1t is also
said that Robert Foutz and two other
Salem lads went Off with the show, hav-
ing obtained employment.
The following are the appointments
first round-of the presiding elder of
Roanoke district of the M. e. Church,
South Amsterdam, May 4, S; Buena
Vista, S; Fincastle, 10, 13; st. James,
10; Colierstown. 10, 90; Lexington. 90,
21; acksburg, 26, Of; Christiansburg,
81. 80; Newport, June 2, 3; James River,
o, 10; Botetourt, l6, II; Wesley Chapel,
80, "a; Elliston, 80, July l; Newc astle,
T., S.
The twenty-frst annual meeting of
the Farmers and Mechanics Benevolent
Fire Insurance Association, of Roa-
noke and Botetourt counties, will bs
held at their hall near Rollins Insti--
tute, Saturday, May 12. The past year
has been one Of good furtune to the
QGCOoiatinn 80
ance has been written during the year
and only three small fires, amounting to
S433, have occurred, which the treas
urer was able to pay without an assess
ment. Whom it is remembered that
this association gives protec lion TO moro
than million dollars worth of prop.
erty this may be considered q remark.
able record. B. G. Moomaw is presi-
dent, Nj. p. Frantz, secretary and treas
urer.
Ed. Jeter, Lewis Snead. eugene Craw-
ford and Will Harveycutter, having
heard that Colonel Bill Terrill, late
commander of the California contingent
of Coxey's army, would arrive in Salem
yesterday afternoon, gaily decked two
of Harveycutter's handsomest carriages
with flags and bunting and drove to the
depot to meet the gentleman. In the
front vehicle they had Bill Curtis
stringed orchestra and in the carriage
following they sat with thoir distin-
guished guest, who kicked like mule
at first aboutriding in such rig. Being
persuaded Colonel Terrill entered the
vehicle and was swiftly driven up town
with the music playing ahead and
throng of small boys cheering Such a
reception has never before been given a
Salemite; it was immense.