The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-03
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Dozens of citizens, white and colored,
| went to Roanoke yesterday to see the
circus.
Tho evening passenger train Tuesday
struck and killed a COW just before
getting to Salem.
J. Harry Chapman, Of tho Roanoke
Red Sulphur Springs, was in town yes
terday on business.
Superintendent orden, of the Hol-
stein WOODEN mills has returned from q
business trip in the South.
j. e. Allemong, who has been sick
with bad cold for the past two weeks,
was able to be out yesterday.
Bishop Randolph will administer the
rite OF confirmation next Saturday night
at o'clock in ST. Paups Church.
DR.. j. B. Taylor, who has been suf-
fering with sprained leg for some
time past, won't for drive yesterday.
w. E. Jarvis. of Crested Butte, Colo :,
has written Prof Painter, of Roanoke
College, that he desires TO purchase
farm in this section suitable for grass
and fruit.
Messrs. Mason and Cook have given
the first order Of car load of slaves
to the Salem Barrel Stave and Heading
Factory, which expects TO 60 to work
In few days.
Lester Tony yesterday found outside
the College Avenue Dry Goods Store
a little humming bird which had bat
tered itself against the plate glass
and was unable to fly. 1t was very
beautiful.
The Salem baseball team played a
game with the Woollen Mills team
Tuesday, resulting in score of IS to
0 in favor of the Salem boys, who are
thinking of challenging Roanoke and
Lynchburg
j. Moses, white. was taken before
Squire Henderson, of Catawba, Tues
day, charged with stealing set of
harness from Joseph Woods. The
prisoner waived examination and was
sent to the county Jail. On Wednes-
day Justice Camper bailed him in the
sum of $50 for his appearance before
the grand jury.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Salem Furnace Com
pany took place yesterday afternoon in
the Office of d. b. Strouse, the presi.
dent. Mayor w. T. Younger was chair.
man Of the meeting and c. T. Thorne
secretary. About four-flt!hs Of the
stock was represented. The old board
OF directors was ted. consisting of
Mossrs. Strouse. Bullitt, Langhorne,
Shocked. Allemong, Hill and Dingee.
Those elected reelected the old officers,
as follows. D. B. Strouse, PRESIDENT;
L. G. Bullitt, vice president; c. T.
Thorne, secretary and treasurer. Moth
ing definite was done about starting
up the furnace, which, in the present
state OF the iron market, would be
ruinous.
A verdict was unanim ously reached
by about forty Of our young people that
the picnic held Tuesday afternoon at
Washington Heights was a plessurable
success. The party was chaperoned by
Mrs. Henderson Lee and W. NJ. Mon
gomery. Moneys orchestra furnished
excellent music at intervals. One of
the features of the evening was the
selection and GROWING of the May
queen. After vote taken by ballot it
was found that Miss Mary Lew Stearnes
was the favored one, with Miss Lucille
Martin as first maid OF honor and Miss
julia Burdette as second maid. The
ladies then voted for the purpose OF
selecting king and two knights, Rob
ert Craig being the moro fortunate,
whilst Harry Deyerle and Robert Hud-
son were chosen knights. The presen-
tation speech accompanying the crown
was impressively delivered by e. P.
Clark, OF Roanoke College. After re-
freshments and a cake walk the young
folks sang and made merry till the car
came along, when they returned homo.
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