The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-25
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Mrs. Leon Palmer is visiting friends
| OF Bonsack.
Mai j. Green, OF Wythe Vile, is in
| Salem on business.
Row. DR.. j. b. Taylor will preach at
| the Lutheran Church next Sunday
morning.
The young folks picnic, which was to
have taken place yesterday at Mason's
creek, was postponed until tomorrow.
Major Chandler has returned from u
trip to the coast OF Maine, whore he has
| enjoyed tho freah b7eezes Of tho At
lantic.
j. E. Shipmsn expects shortly 10
move from his present quarters into the
store room recently occIp!ed by L. c.
Burdette.
A bout ten or 4 dozen members Of Sa-
lem Castle, No. 3, will attend the ban
quot to be given at Radford Friday
night by Montgon cry Castle Of Rsdford.
Mrs. t. W. Spindle's sister, the VIE
of Rev. A. A. Ferguson, died Sunday
night OF consumption at her home in
Tazewell and will be buried to day ct
Christiansburg.
Grapes from b. S. Webb'S farm near
Garst's mill were offered for sale on the
huckster also unloaded D half car load
of bananas at the depot, most of which
had been delayed in transit by the re-
cent strike.
At a recent meeting of tho PEOPLES
party, held in the office of Rev. D. c
Moomaw, w. II. Tinsley was elected
county chairman and Charles Frantz
secretary. Rev D. c. Moomaw. Capt
c. c. Tompkins and John L Hannah
were appointed delegates to the conven
ton.
William Porter, colored, whose SEN
tence of eight years in thu peni.entiarY
for entering the residence of Rev. C. A
Miller in 1892 was recently committed
by the governor, died the other day of
typhoid fever in st. Vincents Hospital
Norfolk, where he had gone to seek
work.
Milton Daingerfield, whose recent do
nestle squabble with his wife was CON-
promised in Justice Campers court, was
again arrested yesterday on warrant
charging him with threatening to cut
the throat Of Eliza Jane, his wife, who
desires that no be bound over to keep
the peace. The squire will hear the
case to-day
Monday night Special Constable
Willett brought to the county jail Will
liam Nowlin, colored who has been
sent on to tho grand jury by Justice
Willett for having celebrated the
fourth of July by entering Austin's
brandy house on Back,Creek and steal
ing fifteen dollars worth of brandy.
This is the third timo that William
Nowlin has been put in the county
Jail for some offence or other.
The executive committee of the Boa.
uOGa Nallnv Pnultru Association mill
meet in Attorney Montgomery offics
Friday night at half past seven O'clock
to lay plans for the forthcoming poultry
| shows, one to be held in Salem Deem
Der 4. 5, 6 and 7, 1894, and the other in
Roanoke, January S, 0, 10 and II, 1895.
Vics-President w. r Engleby, his
brother and City Treasurer c. w.
Thomas, Of Roanoke, are urged to Re
prompt in attendance.
Last hight soon after the prisoners in
the county jail had received their sup
per, Jailer Lloyd observed the crazy
negro, who is confined in the steel cage
awaiting his commitment to the Peters
burg asylum, beating his spoon and
plate in a destructive manner. When
ordered to stop. the negro became
abusive and the jailor went inside the
cage to take away the s Doom and plate.
AS soon as he was inside the negro
jumped upon the jsiler, and then com
menced tremendous Struggle lasting
| for several minutes but which ulti-
mately terminated by the j.iler sub
DUNG tho crazy man and with the help
OF outsiders putting handouts pom him.
The affair created great excitement
| for the cries of the jailer's children. be-
| ing mistaken for these OF fire, the fire
bell was rung and the two reels turned
out in short order only TO find it vas "a
false alarm. 1t will be remembered
that the negro is man who was brought
here from the Cave Spring district 80 ne
weeks ago and was adjudged Iunat!c
by commission. His name and home
have never been ascortained, rs the ne
gro refused to speak more than u few
words Alta time.
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