The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-11
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Mrs. w. M. Dyer, Of Abingdon, is Wis.,
iting her mother, Mrs. G. Fiege.
j. w. Johnston, who was threatened
with pneumonia, was considerably better
yesterday.
we'll, w. Va, are spending Sunday with
Judge Barnitz
Joe DENT and Lucian White are
painting and papering the Odd Fellows
Lodge room.
Joe G. Fitzg who has been away
in Texas the past twelve months, has
returned home.
The county, chain gang has been
working all the past week about three
quarters OF o mile above Langhorne's
Mill rip-rapping on the Bend road.
Salem patrons Of the Roanoke Acad.
envy of Music can have choice seats re-
served for 1.-The Old Homestead" by
dropping postal to johnson & Johnson,
Roanoke.
In the mayors court yesterday morn
ing Walter Brooks and Robert Lawson,
two colored lads, were fined so each
for wrestling and sparring in front Of
the Allen block Thursday night.
Everett Strouse yesterday received
from Col. A. M. Haas, in New Orleans,
the carnival edition of the Picayune,
which contains beautifully illustrated
invitations to the Rex, Proteus and Co.
mus balls, which were held February 6,
during the great carnival.
Prof. Rayhill, who has been teaching
elocution at Roanoke College, on Friday
night gave very entertaining reading
in the College chapel, which was filled
wi f11n md ,tt 81;
Last night he gave reading at Chris.
tiansburg to the young ladies of the
Monrgomery Female College.
Thomas l. Preston, who returned to
Salon from trip last Thursday even
ing on No. train, missed his hand
saIchel on leaving the train He mott
fed the conductor who returned one the
next day Of about the Same size, but as
it does not belong to Mr.. Preston it is
evident that some one took his by mis-
take and left the one in it's stead. If
the party who make the mistake will
make the exchange both will be bone
fitted.
Rev. w. IL. Sheppard, L. R. G. S., the
distinguished colored missionary who
recently lectured here, will be married
Wednesday afternoon, February 2I, in
the Laura Street Presbyterian Church,
Jacksonville, Fla, to Miss Lucy CAN'T.
of that city. After the marriage Rev.
Mr.. Sheppard and his bride will spend
few weeks in Staunton and Augusta
county, and will then sail for West
Africa, where Mr.. Sheppard is stationed
at Luebo as missionary OF the South
ern Presbyterian Church.
Rev. DR.. Taylor received last evening
telegram from Philadelphia, aunoupc
ing the death in that city YESTERDAY
morning Of his brother in law, Col. ]. M
Heck, of Raleigh, N. C. Colonel Heck
was Virginian and member of the
convention which passed the ordinance
of secession. He was lieutenant colonel
OF the Twenty-fifth Virginia Regiment.
For number of years he has lived in
wealthiest and most public-spirited citi
ZenS
The following is the programme for
the next meeting of the Roanoke county
Teachers Association, which will CON
vene in Salem March Bird at 10 a. m:
l. Should written examinations de.
termine promotion? Discussion: Misses
Alice Hargroves, Marion Forbes, Sallie
Spessard, Mary Berkeley, Annie Walker
and Jennie Gof. General discussion.
.. Disadvantages of Crossing the
Lines of the Grades in the years work
Discussion: Mrs. A. NJ. Kiser, Misses
Jennie Shipman, Lila Grgggs and Mr.
E. c. -Eller. General discussion.
How TO Teach Primary Language.
Discussions: Miss Fannie Folks, Mrs.
Agnes Holland. Miss Mary Davis and
Miss Ida Goodwin. & neral Discussion
4. 10 what extent \ teacher should
be influenced by pull ic criticism. Dis
cussion; Prof j. l.. Sheppe, Supt. R. c.
Stearnes and Josephine Yeatman. Gen
eral discussion.
5. Pestalozzi's educational theories.
Miss Fannie Berkeley. General discus
sion.
Respectfully submitted. N. P. PAIN
TER, Chairman Committee; MISS MARY
b. WHITE, Secretary.
Specimen Cases.
5. II. CLIFFORD, New Cassel, Wis.