The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-15
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

DIX Ou UuSlu6So.
j. e. Walker, of Pulaski county, is in
town visiting friends.
Rev. DR.. Taylor will preach the COM
mencement sermon May 81 at the Luray
Female Institute.
Frank o. Weber, who has been con-
fined to the house by sickness Tor sew.
eral days past. is better.
A stated convocation of D. G. Shanks
chapter, No. 81, was held last night
for work in the Mark and Past Master
degrees.
AT the regular meeting OF Salem
lodge, No. 100, 1. o. o. f., tonight there
will be work in the initiatory and first
degrees.
The game of baseball played 90 the
college grounds between Salem and a
college team resulted in score of 10
TO IL in favor OF the latter.
Cadets Kreps and Price, OF Blacks.
burg. who attended The Sunday-school
convention in Roanoke, spent Sunday
and Monday with friends in Salem.
The west bound passenger train yes.
terdsy morning killed two cows near
the Salem telegraph tower. One be-
| longed to A. S. Dodson and the other to
John Stotz
The county clerks office is being
thoroughly cleaned and renovated, some
thing which it has needed for years
past. Incandescent lights are also be-
ing put in.
Only the most dismal reports come
from the county regarding the crops.
Oats, clover and grass almost total
failure; wheat 25 per cent. less than an
average crop, and little fruit Corn,
however, is looking we'll, and il the
present drought is soon broken 1t may
make crop.
Last Saturday night Deputy United
States Marshal Greene brought to the
county jail from Abingdon five negro
prisoners, each of whom had been SEN
fenced May 10, by Judge Paul to jail
for thirty days with q fine of 500 aud
costs. for selling liquor without license.
The names of the prisoners are Homer
Clements, E. w. Garrett, William
Davis, Ed. Holland and John Harris.
Rev. Henry R. Coleman, the supreme
chancellor of the Oriental Order OF Pill
grim Knights, grand chaplain of the
Grand Lodge of Kentucky and author of
several books, will lecture upon Free
masonry in the Holy Land, in the lodge
room OF Taylor Lodge, next Saturday at
- r. liz AL LhuotCI III kOOu
standing are invited to attend. On Sun
day Mr.. Coleman will preach in the
Methodist Church.
Your correspondent visited the barrel
stave factory yesterday and found that
on account OF there being some difficulty
in raising water from the river the
machinery was not running. Workmen
were endeavoring to fix the steam Jets,
which raise the water, and as soon as
that is done the machinery will be
started. The factory is conveniently
located in the rolling mill building, be-
tween the river and the roilroad, having
it's own switch.
There was very large attendance
Saturday at Hollins at the annual
meeting OF the Farmers and Mechanics
Benevolent Fire Insurance Association,
of Roanoke and Botetourt counties.
The following officers were elected
James Chalmers, president; B. w.
Logan, OF Salem, and Ed. Brugh, Of
Botetourt county, presidents; M
2. Frantz, secretary and treasurer.
Several amendments were made to the
bylaws. The association last year car
ried S650,00 Of insurance and its ex-
penae account, including the payment of
three small losses, amounted to 81 ,0OS
1t has over 600 members, scattered
principally in the two counties.