The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07
THE TIMES KODAK.
Interesting News items Gath
cred Around Salem.

tending it's incandescent lines from
college avenue to the extreme eastern
portion of the city for the accommoda
tion OF those who may desire incandes-
cent lights.
Herbert Smith is here visiting his
brother, Prof. Eugene Smith. Of Roa-
noke College, The latter part of the
University. by which institute he has
recently been awarded an honorary
scholarship.
Allen Shanks will leave about the
middle of the month for Alvarado,
Texas, where he has secured lucrative
position.
Rev. R. w. Hatcher, OF Richmond
College, and sister, Miss Ada Hatcher,
OF Idaho, are the guests of their aunt,
Mrs. &. Jones Lyon, on East Main
street.
Hon. Grover Cleveland's prototype,
Mr.. Alvin London, who is successfully
established in the drug business at
Bluefeld Is here spending his vacation
with his parents.
The Camden iron works have recently
! put on double working force and are
now running day and night. This Ia a
very healthy sign OF business revival in
our midst.
S. M. Martin returned from the north
ern market to-day and within a few
days will open dry goods store in the
vacant store room of the new Dill,rd &
Persinger building. Lester G. Toney,
formerly with Duncan & Cumpston, will
be associated with the new firm.
Miss Mollie Logan left yesterday to
visit relatives at Union, w. Va.
The old reliable bus and baggage
transfer of Ballard Il Son meets all
trains. Polite and prompt attention to
all.
Yesterday was pay day on the Norfolk
and Western.
f. A. Day, of Johnston IS Day, has
returned frem visit to his former homo
a Damascus, Md.
l. NJ. Lee leaves to day for visit to
friends in Sussex county.
Miss Fanny Fitzgerald left for her
home in Winston, N c., yesterday after
pleasant visit to relatives here
+. b. Kyle, a former student of Roa-
noke College, stopped over in Salem
yesterday for several hours en- route from
Wytheville, where he has been summer
ing to his home in North Carolina.
Captain Ferguson is this week moving
from "Creston" to his handsome new
residence on High street.
HOTEL DUvAL is the place for you to
stop when in Salem. Fine, large rooms,
en- suite or single. Bath and toilet
rooms connected.
The Salem female seminary opened
yesterday under very suspicious circum-
stances. The full corps of teachers
were on hand and there was q very
! gratifying number of scholars from a
distance present for the opening day.
The prospects for prosperous session
OF this splendid educational institut ton
are very encouraging.
The infirmary at the Baptist Orphan
| age is now under roof and the con-
tractors will push 1t to speedy com
| pletion.
Miss, Sally Duval, of Richmond, ia
the guest OF Mrs. o. D. Oakley on Broad
street.
In Justice Campers court the case
against Mr.. G.. w Lowry, charged with
an assault on Mr.. ] Fl. Barnett on
| August 90, was yesterday dismissed, as
! the matter was amicsbly adjusted be.
tween the parties concerned
| DR.. r. c. Holland, after a pleasant
visit to relatives here, leaves for his
home, Charleston, S c., to-day.
Some thief stole Twelve full blooded,
frying size brown leghorns from Lester
.. Toney, on Wednesday in the broad
open daylight" Mr.. Toney is very
much chagrined at his loss as he con-
ddently expected TO win the premium
for brown leghorns at tho poultry snow
this winter.
The case Of tho creditors OF the South
Salem Land Company against the
said company. that was to have been
argued before Judge Henry E. Blair
yesterday, was postponed TO some day,
to be hereafter ag-eed upon, between
now and the October term.
Mr.. l.. II. Vaughan, prominent con.
tractor OF Roanoke, was in town this
week at the request Of President Chris
tian OF the electric car line, looking
over the limo OF proposed extension, for
which the company has the franchise,
from the present terminus to the corner
of Main and Alabama streets, in order
to mako an estimate of the cost that
said extension would necessitstc.
w. II Hogan, OF Botetourt, was in
town yesterday with an Immense bear,
weighing 200 pounds, net, which he
killed while his bearship was in the acs
OF stealing corn from his field on Poor
Mountain. He disposed OF it to Mr..
Robert Hurt, who Is now Offering yery
choice bear steak to the public.
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