The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-20
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

| b. Pugh returned yesterday from
Berryville, where he has been on bust
ness.
Robely Stearnes, who Is engaged In
business in the West, Is st home on q
visit.
H b. Linney, OF Gordonsville. spent
Friday in Salem csnvassing for the
Richmond Dispatch.
r. W. Kline is being congratulated
upon the fine boy which arrived at his
home early Saturday morning.
Judge Blair returned yesterday from
Christiansburg, where he has been
holding Montgomery county court.
There will be called meeting Of the
executive committee of the Baptist
Orphanage, at that institution, to.mor-
row at O'Clock.
Monday Is county court day and the
case OF Jim Walker, colored, charged
with attempted rape, will:r,come before
the grand jury.
A. b. Campbell has purchased from
j. N. Jordan, of Roanoke, lot on
Chapman street near his store, for which
he paid 1894 cash.
Judge Moffett is arranging to have
the courthouse lawn, his special pride,
fenced in so as to keep people from
making paths across it.
Prot. L. " N. Painter, OF Roanoke
College, will preach this morning at the
Second Presbyterian Church in Roanoke,
and at night at Hollins Institute.
John Oakley would like to hear some
thing OF the big iron roller belonging to
East Hill Cemetery. 1t has either boon
stolen or borrowed without consent.
There is strong probability that the
Catholic Church on Boulevard Hill will
be dedicated this summer. Robert
Magee has the contract for finishing the
building.
Nj. f. Huff yesterday sold by auction,
at Vinton, the storehouse recently oc-
cupied by George McH. Gish, for 81 500,
to the Building and Loan Association
of Louisiana, and she lot adjoining 1t
to the Norfolk and Western railroad for
$500.
The Times Register gold medal and
several other handsome medals, to be
awarded for scholarship and improve
ment at the Salem Female Seminary
and Mrs. C.mden's school, are now on
exhibition in Jack Thomason's show
window.
The baptizing of ten converts from the
recent series Of meetings at the Dis
ciples Church, which was to have taken
place in Roanoke river near the pump
house Yesterday, was postponed for a
few days as Rev. r. W. Silly, of Rad
ford, who has conducted the meetings,
was called to Tonnes. Sc yesterday after
noon.
a meeting of the Roanoke Valley
Poultry Association will be held in Sa-
lem next Tuesday at 1880 p. 10. for the
permanent organization of the associa-
ton, for the election of officers, for the
adoption of constitution and bylaws
and for the transaction of such other
business as may come up before the
meeting.
Justice Camper yesterday rendered o
decision in the case of Ed. May VS.. A.
W. Rundley in detinue for dark bay
mare, which had been traded and re-
suited In a dispute. The Justice de-
cided that May did not have a case, and
therefore the defendant won the case
M. G. McClung appeared for the plain
till and William Simpson for Hundley.
1t is currently reported that several
OF the Salem stock holders OF the Berry
Vile Land and improvement Company
will sue A. Moore, Jr., president, And
the other officers OF she company for
obtaining money from ,acm by fraud
and nisrepreaen's alton. 1t will be re-
memb ered thai il was this Berryville
Company which recently lost its suit
hero against D. b. Strouse
Among the refreshing incidents OF
the day Ia shat told by Frank Whites
carver, treasurer OF the associated
ch arities. he says that yesterday
Nancy Banks, another colored woman.
who had been helped by this orRaniza-
ton last winter, oame in and paid him
dollar saying that as she WAS able,
she desired to pay back all that the as
ISOLATED charities had paid out for her
last winter. This is worthy OF no,e as
rare occurance among white or black.
Poultry fanciers in Roanoke and Salem
will rejoice to hear that the long talked
of American standard Of perfection for
1894, as adopted by the American Poultry
Association at It's 18th annual meeting
at Chicago In 1898, and edited by B. N.
| Pierce, Is out and on sale. John IL.
Garst received copy yesterday. The
last addition had pa pages, the new one
has 27S. having number OF new breeds
and new varities OF old breeds admitted
to its pages. The binding, printing and
the same as the laet, and every breeder
should hurry up and get copy 80 as to be
fairly familiar with it before next win
ter's shows.
PERSONS who sympathlze with tho
afflicted will rejoice with d. e. Carr, of
1895 Harrison street, Kansas CITY. He
is an old sufferer from inflammatorv
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