The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

A night or two ago Mrs. T. C. VOL
fenden lost several hons by thieves.
Burks Carper, OF Roanoke. spent Tues.
day afternoon visiting friends in Salem.
Mrs. j. N. Gordon, of Lynohburg. is
the guest of Miss Lula Abrahams, on
Broad street.
Captain Brand, Of Cstawba, went to
Baltimore Tuesday night, being called
there by the serious illness of his son,
Joe.
Tuesday was campus day at Roanoke
College, and the students put in the day
cleaning up the campus and in other
ways assisting Janitor Wills.
A report was current Yesterday that
q son of Jake Hartbarger, OF Mason's
Cove, had recently been terribly bitten
in the hand by rabid dog. Further
particulars were understandable.
The Colored Teachers Reading Asso-
citation Of Roanoke city and county,
which was to have met here on Satur-
day, the 21st, will not meet here until
Saturday, the 2Sth instant, at II q. IN,
In the colored public school building.
One enthusiastic Salem poultry fan
cier recently purchased nearly twenty
dollars worth of eggs from choice
breeds of fowls and after Watching
them for three weeks in an incubator
succeeded in Matching fourteen
chickens.
officer Aleck johnson yesterday re.
ceived news OF the death of bis brother,
William, which occurred suddenly near
Tarpon Springs, Fla, last Thursday.
Deceased was we'll known in Salem,
was So years of age, and leaves wife,
two grown daughters and q son.
The scholars at the graded school
have organized Band OF Mercy" for
the prevention of cruelty to animals
with the following officers: Hugh
Carter, president; Nellie Oakey, vice
president; janet Ferguson, secretary;
Eta Bowers, corresponding secretary.
An instrumental association for mu-
tual Improvement has recently been
formed by q number OF young folks.
The Misses Taliaferro, Logan, Blsir,
Taylor and Stearnes and Messrs. Mont
gomery, Roberts, Thompson and little
Harry Roberts constitute the member
ship.
Another marriage license was issued
yesterday in the clerks Office and
Deputy White claims that this is
sure sign that the tariff bill won't pass
the Senate. He. however, issued the
license promptly to John Carroll and
Sarah Catherine Cunningham, both of
this county.
Curtis White, Farmville negro, who
was sent to the penitentiary from here
in 1891, for forging an order on Duncan
IL Cumpston, to serve term OF four
years in the penitentiary, has been par
doned by the Governor, as he Is thought
to be dying of consumption. His par
n ia Id
surgeon to the penitentiary.
Two women came to town yesterday
and informed the officials that as thew
passed the spot where Mrs Stotz was
assaulted Saturday that they observed
a suspicious looking negro asleep in
bank OF leaves. Sergeant Frier and
awoke the negro, who claimed to be
tramp on his way to Kentucky from
Newport News
In regard to the recent attempt to
outrage woman here it will be Of in
terest to remind the public that at the
recent session of the legislature Col R.
Il. Logan had section 1855 of the code
amended by the addition of these words:
Except attempts to commit rape shall
be punishable with death, or, in the dis
erection OF the jury, by confinement in
the penitentiary not less than three nor
more than eighteen years.
At the regular meeting of Salem
Lodge, No. 100, Tuesday night District
Deputy Grand Master Magee made his
report as representative to tho grand
lodge. In regard to the orphanage he
informed the brethren that Abingdon
had promised 1000 and site, and
that 1t was proposed to buy for about
that sum the brick building Of 100
rooms, standing in grounds of five
acres, recently used as Catholic
school at Abingdon. The representa-
tives OF the lodges present at the
grand lodge pledged altogether about
$4,000. of which Salem Lodge is to
give $50 and Postmaster Charles D.
DENT S25. Other funds will be raised
as soon as the Odd Fellows have OBJ
tanned control of the building. The
report OF Mr.. Magee was listened to
with interest and pleasure and adopted
by the lodge.