The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-24
THE TIMES KODAK.
Interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

ONE THOUSAND bushels clean seed oats
for sale by Martin & Smith, Salem.
G. b. Fitzgerald, the town assessor,
who has been confined to his house bv
sickness the past FIVE weeks, was out
yesterday for the first time.
The chain gang now numbers nine
members, and is beginning TO be known
as Colonel Johnstons regiment. They
are doing excellent work on the roads,
| however.
j. b. Folden has bought out the
| grocery business Of the billiard Brothers,
in the Denit and Weber building, and
has severed his connection with the
Salem Carriage Works.
Miss Venable, of Lynchburg; Mrs.
Thompson Crockett; Mrs. Mamie Crock
EFT and family and Mrs. Annie Cassell,
OF Max Meadows, are the guests of S. A.
COKE, oookkeeper of the Holston wooden
mills.
Miss Ella Camper has just sent to the
music publishing firm of Oliver Ditson
IL Co, OF Philadelphia, the manuscript
OF bright little waltz OF her own com
position Miss Camper gives evidence
of promising future as composer.
Sergeant j. B. Frier and Attorney
A'AAou JILL pooH roturnou laSG night
from Richmond. where they have been
attending the Grand Lodge Knights Of
Pythias. Mr.. Simpson was appointed a
member of the committee OF laws and
supervision by the Grand Lodge.
The beautiful little bright colored
Pop" bird, from the cane brakes of
Louisiana, which was so much admired
in billiard & Persinger's. caught pneu-
monia this week, and Thursday night
tucked its head under its wing, turned
up It's toes gave a sigh, and then
climbed the golden stairs.
The annual celebration OF the Cicer-
oman Literary Society in tho town hall
Thursday night was attended by large
audience who enjoyed the speeches
greatly Judging by the liberal gifts of
fruits and flowers that were sent to the
young speakers Excellent music OF q
high order was furnished by the Salem
orchestra, new home institution. :.
There was considerable noise on Main
street shortly before midnight Thurs
day, and a law-abiding citizen, in com
menting upon it, said: 1--WE can do very
we'll without the police during the day.
but need some protection at night NV
sign was bent and twisted by those bows
last night, and although l have q new
sign ready, / am afraid to put it up, for
fear it should be destroyed during the
night; it is too bad"
Charles Brown, colored, who was ar.
rested in Roanoke Thursday on the
charge of stealing a suit of clothes be.
longing to Henry Walker from Esther
Reynolds, in the Cave Spring neighbor-
MOOD, was brought to Salem Friday by
Constable D. Il. Blackwell. Justice
Camper heard the case yesterday after
noon and among the witnesses was
Henry Walker, who is member of the
county chain gang. There being prac-
tlcally no evidence that Brown stole the
clothing he was discharged.
Two more "eggs for Matching ads. in
the next column, and those who want
either Black or White Minorca eggs or
Single Comb Brown Leghorn eggs can
get the very best by addressing the
owners at Salem. 1t is great mistake
to send of for eggs when you can get
them right at home from good stock,
fresh and unchilled, not shaken by
long journey, certain to give good re-
suits and at prices far below Northern
breeders. Consult the egg column of
The TINES and buy from it's advertisers
An injunction with was granted in
Richmond by Judge s. b. Witt, of tho
Hastings Court, was issued from the
clerk's office of Roa roke county yester-
day by II Hockaday, trustee, ct. ais,
versus the Peoples Building Loan and
Savings Association. of Geneva, n. Y.
and James s. Groves, substituted
trustee. The object of this suit was to
cnJoin and restrain said company and
trustee, their agei S and others from
selling the lot, sto;o and tenement on
College avenue, kno wn as lot Is, sec.
ton IL, on the west side of the avenue
or more commonly known as the Landy
building The principal grounds are
that payments have been made which
have not been properly credited; that
the advertisement is grossly incorrect
and misleading in its terms and un.
authorized by law; that the trustee,
James 5. Groves, is not now, nor has he
ever been trustee or substituted trustee.