The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-31
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

George w. Walker, OF Dublin, who ia
we'll known in Salem, has recently made
An assignment for $4,000 with G.. S,
baskerville, as trustee.
Charlie Bush, venerable pauper,
died Monday night at the county poor
house aged SO, after few days illness.
There are now twenty-five inmates Of
tho poorhouse, only six of whom are
colored, the balance being white women
and children with the exception of one
man.
Elk Judge Griffin yesterday received
communication from B. w. Lynn, su-
perintendent of the penitentiary at
Richmond. stating that George Lewis,
colored convict, had died in the prison
hospital January 81 from apoplexy.
This man was sentenced in 1887 to
eight years in the penitentiary for en-
tering the residence of G. W. Cook at
Bonsacks and stealing money therefrom.
He was railroad hand, and originally
came to Salem in 1883 as a nurse in the
smallpox hospital here.
Professor j. Il. Crabtree, formerly of
Roanoke College, but now in charge of
Wsrtburg Seminary, of Graham, was
struck by freight train Monday even
ing between Blue6eld and Graham and
severely injured. One shoulder blade
was broken and other painful and per-
haps internal injuries were sustained
Dr.. Crockett is attending the sufferer
A telegram in answer to one sent by
THE TINES was received last night from
Wartburg Seminary. 1t says that Pro-
fessor Crabtree's shoulder blade was
fractured and that he sustained some
other bruises. He was then doing we'll.
The fine face of Mr.. Hannibal A.
Williams greets the people Of Salem in
many places on handsome poster an
nouncing that he will recite Shake
spcares Julius Cnsar" in the town
hall on Monday evening, February 5.
beginning at 100 Mr.. Williams recites
wholly from memory, and Julius
C;rsar' will take two hours or longer.
committee Of students, composed of
u. Sheldon Bowman, Frank L. Bushong,
w L. Ferguson. Eugene De Mott, E. o.
Kizer, I. G. Darst and J. M. Owens,
are canvassing the town and selling
tickets. Great interest is manifested,
and the attendance promises to be
large. The tickets are sold at the
reasonable price of fifty cents each, and
there will be no reserved seats.
Monday was red letter day in Justice
Campers court The case Of the com
monWealth vs.. wade Clark, Charles
Clark and Newton Lemon, charged with
throwing rocks and shooting a pistol
into the house OF Widow Dove, a resort
OF soiled doves, in the Bend neighbor-
hood some nights ago. The evidence
was of such a spicy and sensational
nature that even the modest squire
blushed and at times his hair stood on
end. The testimony tended to show
that the above house was SHADY" re-
sort and that drink was the principal
cause of the disturbance After hear.
ing the evidence Wade Clark and
Newton Lemon were put under bond
In penalty Of $50 each for good behavior
for twelve months. The next case was
that of commonwealth vs.. Fally Goodwin,
who was charged with malicious assault
upon Wade Clark at the house of Esther
Clark in the Bend neighborhood. The
evidence showed that a family row was
in progress and Attorneys Montgomery
and Baer were until $3.50 at night dis
posing of the counter suits of assault
and carrying concealed weapons brought
up as result Of this case. Some were
dismissed and others sent on to the
grand jury.