The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-07
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

jackson Beale, of Scottville and
Salem, is here on business.
Coles Terry. of Bent Mountain. was
in town yesterday afternoon.
ONE thousand bushels of clean seed
oats for sale by Martin & Smith, Salem.
The case against ex-Treasurer Arthur,
to be tried in Bedford county, has been
postponed till Friday.
Miss Mollie Logan, who has been
visiting friends in Richmond and else
where, has returned home.
A soft glove fight is being arranged
between Salem and Roanoke juvenile
''sports" to take place at an early date.
The first electric light bug, sure
harbinger OF spring, was found dead
yesterday in one of the arc street lamps.
The Salem stave and heading factory,
to be opened by Pence Brothers and
Bear and Cannaday. is progressing
favorably, they having sent off man
Yesterday to purchase the necessary
machinery. The concern will get to
work about the middle of next month
At the adjourned meeting of the stock
holders of the Salem Development Com
pany last Monday quorum was not
present, and the meeting was again ad.
journed and will take place in the Bank
Of Salem building on March go at IL
o. m.
There was large attendance Monday
night at Taylor Lodge, the occasion
being tho presentation of a handsome
Masonic watch charm to Rev. J. S.
Hutchinson, chaplain Of the lodge, who
will soon leave Salem. The presenta-
ton speech was made by Rev. DR..
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from the recipient of the charm.
Rev. DR.. A. Pitzer, of Washington,
ID. g., is at homo on visit to his
parents, his mother being IS on Monday
and his father S5 on Tuesday. The
meetings at the National Capital is inn
nense and that they close to- night,
after which Mr.. Moody will conduct a
series of meetings in Norfolk and after
ward in Richmond.
A we'll known Salem physician has
been greatly troubled recently regard
ing the condition of his favorite driving
mare, and in despair consulted local
veterinarians. These gentlemen dag
nosed her case in many different ways,
and she was treated for founder, milk
leg and various other equine maladies.
Yesterday beautiful little colt was
found by the mares side. and the laugh
Is now on the physician, who really
can't account for it, don't you know.
Prof. c.. Armand Miller and Messrs.
M. e. Richard and w. G. Shenk, re-
turned yesterday from the international
Missionary Convention in Detroit, and
report that 1t was great gathering,
moro than 1,4o0 delegates being in at.
tendance. The Detroit Free Press con-
tains synopsis of an address by Pro-
lessor Miller before the conference of
theological seminary and college pro-
fessors. In the chapel of Roanoke Col
lege yesterday evening at o:3O, the re-
turned delegates gave an interesting &c
count of the convention and its work.
Considerable talk was occasioned yes
terday by the discovery, in field with
in the corporate limits, of hole seven
or eight feet deep sloping downward
from the top, where 1t was FIVE feet
wide, to the bottom, where it was only
three feet wide. The hole was dug
through hard clay at tho foot OF dead
locust inrear Of the premises of ]. r. c.
Brown, Jr. 1t was evidently dug Mon
day night by candle light. for drops of
white wax were seen on the sides of the
hole, and the man who dug 1T intended
to conceal his work, for the turf had
been put on one side so as to lay back
in place when the burial, Of whatever
was to be concealed, had been accom-
plished. Take it all around, more
mysterious affair has not happened here
for years, and it is possible that some
terrible crime is connected with it,