The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-14
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

MISS mary Cartmlll, OF winchester, is
| at Hotel Salem.
DR.. Dickinson, of the Religious
| Herald, was in town yesterday on his
way to Hollins.
| The jeff Davis Rifles have sent to
Chicago for a full supply of new drums
and tfes for the corps.
Robert Walters, of West Salem, who
Is suffering from an affection Of the
brain, is critically ill.
Miss Bessie Snouffer, of Roanoke, who
has been visiting Mrs. Alexander john
| son, has returned homo.
AT stated convoc alton of Shanks
| Chapter last night work was given in the
royal and select degrees.
Col. James Baker and daughter, OF
| Woodstock, who have been visiting Mrs.
G. X. Bowers, have returned home.
John H. Bear Yesterday contributed q
dollar and half to the town treasury
for allowing his horse to run at large.
The Salem baseball club will play the
r. A. G. Jrs., of Roanoke, this afternoon
at o'clock on the Broad street grounds
j. M. Smith had Jeraey COW killed
by the train Thursday night between
the freight depot and electric light
plant
Daniel Preston yesterday started a
transfer for the conveyance Of pas
sengers, being q rival to Billiards.
omnibus.
A black Minorca hen which was pur-
chased at the poultry show last January
by D. Il. Martin has up to the present
laid 100 eggs.
The large boiler and engine at the
Nininger brick yards at the foot OF De-
velopment Heights have been sold to
the Terry Milling Company, Of Roam
oke, and will be removed at once.
w. q. Hurt and con have re-opened
their meat market in the Allen block,
where they have to-day a full supply of
meats and vegetable, and solicit the
patronage of the public.
The Cascade spring, which supplies
the Baptist O.phanage with water, has
gone dry, and many of the wells belong
ing to the residents of Orphansge Hill
are in the same condition
The Salem Mineral Wool Company
yesterday shipped two car loads Of their
product to Cincinnati. During June
they have shipped over 1000 POUNDS
OF wool and Superintendent Ncwson says
the outlook for future business is bright.
George Herring and George Grafton,
Of Rockingham county, recent gradu
ates of the University OF Virginia, have
been in Salem for several days, having
come for the purpose of being examined
by Judge Blair in order to enable them
to procure license to practice law.
Fourteen little pigs belonging to s.
Nj. Martin were yesterday playing on
the railroad trick near the cannery
when a train came along, and before
they realized it was almost upon them.
each one squatted and allowed the train
to run over them, when they went home
unframed.
The advertised meeting of the stock
holders of the Hoiston Wooden Mills,
which was to have taken place yester :
day, was postponed until the 3Oth in
slant on account OF there not being suf.
fcient stock represented, whilst Messrs.
E. M. Worden and George Palmer were
also unable to be- present, both being
sick.
Letters received during the rasJ.few
days from the colored men, who re-
Gently left Salem with j. A. Pugh for
the Connellsyillc coal region of Penn
sylvania, are full Of praise for cvery
thing in their new nom S. They have
good wages COED quarters, are sat.- lad
the labor Is notcXcsssive. Some arc al
ready ming for their .ami!ics, whilst
another car load OF men will leave here
10 jpin them next week
LAST June D.cx Crawford brought
his ~wclve onths old child, suffering
from infantilc diarrhna, 10 me. It hat
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