The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-08
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Will Brown is in the Nor tn purchas.
ing full stock of goods.
j. L. Sublett, the lessee of Hotel Du-
val, has arrived and taken charge.
Mrs. Fanny Loux and Mrs. James
Pugh, OF Roanoke, spent Sunday In
Salem with friends.
Sadie, the little daughter of w. B.
Bowles, is quite i'll, and her friends are
anxious about her.
To-day Is the last day for registration
ana the registrars will be found in their
offices ready to serve the public.
Assistant Postmaster J. B. Karnes
LETT yesterday for Glen Wilton, Va, to
visit his daughter. Mrs. Ryall Oakley.
Harveycutter's teams will this year
carry the visitors to Roanoke Red Sui
phur Springs, which will open June LIST.
Justice Camper yesterday postponed
the case of Wash Hundley vs.. Ed. Mays,
disputed horse trade affair, until next
Friday.
Nelson Barrett yesterday moved his
goods over to his new store in Catawba,
using several four. horse wagons for that
purpose.
Messrs. Tardy and Johnson are ship
ping walnut logs from Catawba to Phil
adelphia where they are reshipped to
Liverpool
The new fire alarm will be thoroughly
tested Tomorrow night at o'clock;
nervous and excitsble people are re-
quested not to faint or shout FIRE"
The twin son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.
McConkey died Sunday noon of cholera
lnfantum, aged about four months. The
funeral took place yesterday afternoon.
At the meeting of the citizens OF the
First ward Saturday night, Messrs. r.
l.. Campbell and w. B. Bowles were
unanimously nominated as councilman
from that ward.
In Salem Lodge, No. 100, tonight
there will be work in the initiatory de-
gree. promising candidate and an
interesting time promised all the Odd
Fellows VINO attend.
Special Policeman John Persinger has
the names of some eight or ten people
who have been illegally using dynamite
in Roanoke river. They will receive
attention at the next county court.
large congregation listened with
pleasure to the interesting sermon de-
livered Saturday night by Bishop Ran
dolph, who afterwards confirmed ten
people, several of whom were from
Hollins Institute.
Salem Encampment, No. SO, has re-
Gently purchased new paraphernalia and
is taking in new members every week
or so. 1t meets every Friday night at 8
O'Clock. A. H. Magoe is chief patriarch
and Jack Thomason is high priest.
Grand Master j. v. Grinstead has re-
appointed &. II. Magee as district
deputy grand master for this district
which now only comprises Salem, Ellis
ton, Roanoke, Vinton and Fincastle
having been cut off so as to form an
other district.
Thomas Huff, at one time one of the
best known citizens Of Roanoke county.
but who for the past 70 " years has been
helpless invalid, died yesterday sf-
ternoon at the home of his brother on
East Main street, aged about 65. The
remains will be Inferred In East Hill
Cemetery this afternoon at about 4
o'clock.
In the early hours OF Monday morning
certain students Of Roanoke College,
said to be "non-fraternity men," de-.
stroyed and demolished the flowers,
sod, fence and edging around the flower
beds recently put In perfect order by
the Phi Gamma Deltas and the Phi
Delta Thetas, who are exceedingly
wroth at this piece Of vandalism The
beds will be arranged for commence
ment, when they are usually very at.
tractive.
1t Should he In Everv,Houae