The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-29
THE TIMES SOoAk.
interesting News items Gath
cred Around Salem.

At meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of the Roanoke Valley Poultry
Association Friday considerable bust
ness was transacted. j. Il. Engleby, A.
Nj. Bowman and f. A. Lovelock were
appointed committee to obtain a
charter with view TO incorporate the
association, with minimum capital Of
$500, in twenty shares Of S25 each.
G. w. Thomas, w. R. Engleby and
Judge Gooch were appointed commit
tee to secure special premiums for the
Roanoke show, and James Persinger,
w. w. McClung and f. A. Lovelook
were appointed a committee to secure
special premiums for the Salem show.
1t was decided that cents per head
would be charged for each fowl ex-
hibited at the show, the association to
feed and water the birds free OF cost to
the exhibitor. The secretary WAS or
dered 10 writs to all the leading expert
poultry judges in the United States and
ascertain their terms for judging she
two shows, either by comparison or
score card. He WAS also ordered TO
write to the express companies with
view to securing better rates for fowls
from q distance.
The admission charges for tho Salem
show were put at 10 cents single en-
trance for children and 25 cents season
ticket for same; at Is cents single en-
trance for adults and 35 cents season
ticket for same. The secretary's re-
Enumeration was fixed al S25 for Oh
show. After pleasant informal chat
the committee adjourned to meet in the
fall.
Portner's Tivoli Beer at c. H.
Webber's drug store.
James Frantz, OF Bototourt ounty
and Staples Nininger, of Hcllios, are
visiting at Thomas l. P.eston's.
Sergeant Jake Frier is considerably
puzzled over the receipts of postal card
post marked Washington, upon which
was written the following;
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. :, 1894.
Col. Jake Erier.
The returns OF yesterdays congress
ional elections are not quite all in as
yet. The country has gone Republican
by an unprecedented majority. The
Second, the Fourth, the Fifth, the
Ninth and the Tenth Virginia districts
have all elected Republican members
of the next House. Marshall and Tucker
were very badly beaten. Otey will be
counted in but his competitor will be
seated. Clevelandism won't do in this
country. Tell Bill Oakley the news.
ANTI MUGwUMP.
Tip Bailey, colored man who went
with many others from here to the Con-
nellsville coal region, has returned,
giving as his reason that the strikers,
mostly foreigners, were all armed and
were drilling daily, whilst there were
ugly rumors that they intended to kill
the negroes in few days He says
over 100 negroes left when he did, and
returned to Virginia. He thinks many
more will return.
Portner's Tivoli beer at G. M. Web
ber's drug store.
The Radford Y. M. G. A. have ap-
pointed f. A. Lovelock their agent at
Salem to sell tickets for their excursion
to Natural Bridge on Tuesday. August
IA. The train will pass Salem at about
s a. m, and will return about 9 p. m.
Tickets. for the round trip, including
hack fare and admission to Natural
Bridge, will be 50.
The game Of ball played Friday even
ing between team from Hollins and
the Salem Juniors resulted in q score
of 10 to in favor of the latter.
Mrs. General Williams G. Wickham,
OF Hanover, her daughter, Mrs. Rem
shaw, and her son, Col. w. +. Wick
ham, are the guests of Rev. L. W. Hub
bard, who is a brother.inlaw OF Mrs.
Wickham.
w II NELSON VINO is IN the DRUG