The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-09
THE TIMES KODAK.
Interesting News items Gath
cred Around Salem.

W. E. Brown is in Baltimore on bust.
ness.
l.. j. Frstoe has returned from visit
ing sick brother at Front Royal.
The local option election for Big
Lick district will como off on Tuesday,
the 10th instant.
Rev. Joseph Stras, of the Deaton Gro
Gerry Company, OF Roanoke, was in town
yesterday on business.
w. Johnston and f. A. Day, two we'll.
known young business men, have pur-
chased the grocery business of w. O.
CriIz
In Salem Lodge, No. 100, 1. o. o. F.,
there will be work in the initiatory de-
gree. All Odd Fellows in good standing
are invited to attend.
The trustees of the South View Or.
phan Home (Lutherau) will hold their
annual meeting at the home next Thurs
day at 3 p. M.
A. B. Ballard, the venerable mail.
carrier, has moved from the house in
which he has lived for the past quarter
OF century into the Dosh house
At recent meeting of Salem Council
No. "a, X. Of P, William Simpson was
elected representative to the grand
lodge, which meets in Richmond in
February.
The installation OF officers OF Salem
Council, Legion of Honor, which ought
to have taken place yesterday after
noon, was postponed on account OF there
not being quorum present.
To night the services of the week of
prayer will be held in the Presbyterian
Church; subject, Tho Church Univer.
sal, 10 be conducted by Rev c. A. Mil
Ter. Addresses by Rev. G.. J HOLIDAY,
A. b Pugh and others.
Rev. j. R. Bridges, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church at Salem, has re-
ceived an invitation to supply the
church at Chapel Hill, N. c., where is
located the State University. Mr..
Bridges has the matter under advise.
ment.
Mrs. Jessie Carroll, who lives about
two miles east of town, died suddenly
Saturday morning, aged &c years, leav-
ing husband and several children to
mourn her loss. The funeral took place
at the limbaugh burying ground near
Hanging Rock Sunday and was con
Quoted by Rev. Berry Eller.
G. DeRow, the well-known fancier of
Cloverdalc, has entered several breed
ing pens and pairs of his fowls for the
coming poultry show, whilst Capt. M. M.
Rogers, of Roanoke, will show pea fowls.
UP to last night over seventy exhibitors
mad made entries and thus large show
Is assured. Among the exhibitors are
great many Roanoke and Lynchbur0
fanciers.
President j. w. +. Allemong, of the
Salem Improvement Company. and
Mosby Fl. Payne, of buchanan, went to
Richmond last night to meet the finance
com mittee of the general assembly this
morning. Their object is to impress
upon this committee the necessity of
reporting favorably upon a bill recently
introduced by Col. R. Fl. Logan, which
authorizes the county judges to correct
erroneous assessments of land, which
otherwise would have to wait two years
for correction.
Roanoke College, which has at Diff
ferent times educated Choctaws, Chero-
KEGS, Mexicans and Japanese. yesterday
received as student Surh Beung Kin,
young man Is years old from Corea.
This Oriental came over to this country
last April in company with PAX Yong
klu, another young Corean, and after
spending the summer &C the Worlds
L air Mr.. PAX went TO the University of
Pennsylvania while Mr.. Surh has come
to Roanoke College, to which institution
he was recommended by Hon. Mr.. Yea
former charge d'aTairs OF the Corean
government at Washing ton, hut who is
now governor OF the province of Tan
Sung.
Henry Hatcher, who for the past ten
or twelve years has been q helpless
invalid, at times suffering intense
pain, passed away at o'clock Sunday
morning TO rest with the Savior he
loved so well. Few indeed are those
who are so well prepared to die, and
rarely ever any look forward to death
for relief as did this poor boy De-
ceased was about Is years of age, and
was son OF the late William Hatcher.
For the past two years he has been
cared for by number of kind Baptist
friends, who sought to alleviate his
sulerings to the very end, and followed
his poor, pain-racked body Sunday
afternoon to the grave III East Hill
Cemetery.
Ihe work of an Incendiary.
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