The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-06
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting Nsws items Gath
cred Around Salem.

There will be called convocation OF
ID. C. Shanks chapter tonight at s
o'clock
Mrs. D. T. Martin, who has been quite
sick for some days, is now much i'm
| proved.
Henry Davis, a former real estate
| agent, will be married on the 18th in
slant to Miss j E Ia Moffett. of Pixies
Vile, Md.
The Methodists at Hollins have the
| frame work up for their new church,
which promises to be quite an addition
to that charming neighborhood.
George Il. ucConkey has bought out
tho interest of C. f. Christian in tho
plumbing business of Christian & Nc.
Conkey and will continue the business.
Harry Chapman has had the telephone
connection from the Roanoke Red Sui
phur Springs placed in the drug store of
billiard & Persinger, instead of at Hotel
Lucerne.
L. Campbell, uperiutendent OF the
central division OF the Southern Elk
press. continues to improve in health.
His private secretary, G. R. Barnes, is
now with him.
Mrs Maris Gardner. wife of Rev. J.
S. Gardner, D d, former presiding
elder OF this district, died at the Meth
odist parsonage in Staunton last Sunday
afternoon, aged rs.
The older pupils Of the Salem public
school are organizing among themselves
society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals. step they have taken
voluntarily.
George Logan has had fifteen incan-
descent lights put in his beautiful home
at Lake Spring, and Messrs. R. l..
Campbell, Agner and w. r. White.
scarver are arranging to have their
homes wired also
Rev w Fl Sheppard, of Waynesboro,
the colored Presbyterian missionary to
Africa, who lectured here so earnestly
some months ago, sailed for Africa
April l. He was accompanied by his
bride, who has also been appointed by
the Southern Presby Church to be
missionary with him.
A telegram from Greensboro, N. c.,
in yesterdays Richmond Dispatch SAYS:
THE Wilfred Clarke Company has dis
banded here. Mr.. Clarke goes to Phila.
delphia to join strong company there.
Miss Winnie Mccall, member of the
company, will remain here during the
summer season with her father, Colonel
McCaull."
]. <. Pitzcr, of Roanoke, in converse
tion yesterday stated that he was one
of family of thirteen, none Of whom
had died until over forty years old,
and that there we're now living bernard
Pitzer, 81 years DID, j. X. Pitzer, 80:
Mrs. Mary j. Wise, 70; A. B. Pitzer. 70.
The combined ages of these brothers
and sisters is 3O7 wears.
The Times-Register OF this week pub
fishes selection entitled IAN Old
Virginia Training Day." being one of
series of letters contributed by J. A
Francis. of Salem, to the Watchman, of
Union, Monroe county, w. Va, detail.
ing the ways and customs of the folks of
this section forty or fifty years ago.
The letters have been greatly compli-
mented by the press throughout the
State.
Judge Blair handed down q mum Der OF
chancery decisions yesterday morning
previous to the calling OF the Berry.
vile Land Company case. in which
latter the judge read to the jury the
instructions offered by the counsel on
either side A number he rejected.
The remainder OF the day was consumed
by Hon. Marshall Mccormick, Col. R.
X. Logan and a. A Phlngar, eli of
whom made earnest appeals in support
of their respective ca es.
Wednesday night shortly after :
o'clock the fire. bell in town notified the
folks that there was need for tho reels
which were rapidly taken oft towards
Lake Spring, whore the four roomcd cot.
tage occupied by r bert Nichols, had
caught fire in the of from a spark.
Neighbors helped HIN extinquish it
before the reels had REL ched Dry branch,
where the fire comp ny was apprised
OF the fact by w. II Tnsley and returned
glad that their services we're not needed.
Ever since the recent highway hold
ups" have occurred nervous Salemites
have been more than ever cautious
about travelling around after dark. The
other night one of them was timidly
Gre eping along homo down an alley
when an old COW asleep on vacant los
raised up and in startled mauaergave
one short below Instantly the citizen
threw up his hands exclaiming: "For
Gods sake, mister, don't shoot" 1t is
nard to tell which was the most sc.r.d
the COW or the man
THOSE who never read the advertise.
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