The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-18
THE TIMES KODAK.
Interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Marcus Burks was in town yesterday
on business.
Tomorrow is court day and If fine
this streets will be thronged.
ONE THOUSAND bushels of seed oats
for sale by Martin & Smith, Salem
"Anotber little boy at my house
TO-DAY" said Mr.. Earle to tho CORE
spondent yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James billiard, who
have been visiting friends in Salem,
have returned to their home in Bristol.
D. b. Strouse will deliver tho second
of his lectures in the room under the
Lutheran Church this morning promptly
at 10 o'clock.
Tho Tyree missionary Society will
hold it's regular monthly meeting in
the Baptist church tonight at 7:l5.
There will be special music and an ad
dress by r. c. Stearnes.
Royal Taylor. an old negro whose
sporting proclivities have frequently
gotten him into trouble, passed in his
cnecks for the last time Friday and was
laid beneath the sod on Saturday
AS there seems to be certainty that
tho beautiful grounds around Lake
Spring will have to be sold shortly. it is
hoped by many that the town will en-
deavor to purchase them for park, for
which they ara peculiarly suited.
Talking Of the prevailing craze for
buff fowls it will be encouraging to fan
ciers to hear that a fancier in Salem, n.
c., has recently sold Buff Cochin cock
erel for S35 cash, and has refused S45
tor q full brother to this bird Tho
craze pays him.
On account of the outfit of the Salem
Sentinel having been moved into the
roo.r underneath the Luthern Church
the Willing Workers of the Presby-
terrain Church will hold their dinner to-
morrow court day. in the room over
the store Of Dame & Francis
There will be great time in the
Salem Odd Fellows Lodge on Tuesday
night and those good ladies who permit
their liege lords to attend may expect
them home some time Wednesday
morning The nucleus of tho new
lodge at Elliston, consisting of seven
men, worthy and we'll qualified, are
coming down to be given the initiatory
and three following degrees. Some
time during the night refreshments
will be served at the Huff house. All
odd Fellows in good standing are in
vitod to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. S Burnett, of San
francisco, who have been giving enter
tanments in the North and West, will
TO- morrow (Monday) night, give stere-
optican views Of famous places in
Europe in the town hall, mot college
chapeD, for the benefit of the college
Y. M. G. A. Mr.. Burnett lectures as
the views are given and thus renders
the ENTERTAINMENT valuable and inter
estlng AS he gives his services with
out charge, it is hoped the friends of
tho Y. M. G. A. will fill the chapel es-
pecially as the admission is only 25
cents. Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett while in
Salem. will be the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Il. Chalmers.
The true lovers of sport with the rod
will be pleased to know that the COVER
nor has signed the bill which makes it
unlawful, for period Of six years from
it's passage, for any one to catch fish in
the waters of Roanoke river or its
tributaries by any means whatsoever
except by angling with hook and line.
The penalty for any infringement of
this law is Fl ne of SEQ for each offence
or In default OF payment thirty days
imprisonment in tho county Jail. A
bill has also passed the legislature,
been signed by the governor and be-
come law, which prohibits the killing
of cartridges in Roanoke county for i.
period OF three years from the passage
of the act. Rabbits must not be killed
between tho first of January and the
first of October of each year
Wild turkeys and pheasants have also
been cared for, and must not be killed
between the lst Of February and the
18th Of October, and the deer law has
been ans nded SO that it is unlawful to
kill deer in Roanoke county between
tho lst of January and the 1st Of Octo
Der Tho possession of game during
these close seasons is prima facie evil
dence OF guilt, and the informant gets
half the fine, which is SEQ in each case
In default of payment of same the
offender is to be imprisoned thirty days
in tho county Jail for each ofTcnsc. and
the question naturally arises, would tho
informant in such case get half the
prisonment?
ALL blood and chronic diseases arc
durable. Don't become discouraged