The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-13

THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

Harvey Garman, veritable dwarf,
who lives wi tn his father, John Gar
man, on Bradshaw's creek in this
county, was in town yesterday. He is
eighteen years old, three feet tall and
weighs II pounds, being we'll formed,
intelligent and with normal voice,
not speaking in the squeaky tones of
the usual dime museum dwarf. Harvey's
parents, brothers and sisters are all
fully developed and rather above the
average size Of mankind, 80 that there
Is no accounting for his small stature.
Whilst dispositions were being taken
yesterday in Commissioner Henderson
Lees Office in the case of III. Garland
Brown vs.. the b. and o. Land Company,
M. A. Lovett, Of Roanoke, who was pres.
emit, made some allusion to what he
termed Browns rascality," whereupon
Garland Brown promptly plugged him
in the eye with his fist Before fight
could ensue the angry men were sop
arated and the taking of dispositions
proceeded for time until something
else was said, when Lovett "let fly"
bottle Of ink at Brown covering the
floor and walls with the black fluid.
Brown and Lovett then got to fighting
in very interesting manner until they
were again separated and after a repri-
mand from Commissioner Lee were fined
five dollars each. Matters then pro-
ceeded peacefully until adjournment,
but frst-class fight to finish may be
expected Saturday when dispositions
will be again taken, so the correspond
ent was informed by lawyer who was
prese nt.
After morning service Sunday at the
Presbyterian Church, 500 was raised
among the congregation to make good
the deficit in the pastors salary.
The grand master will not be in Salem
tonight, but will go to Elliston on the
train to- morrow, when the new lodge of
Odd Fellows is to be organized there.
The funeral services of the late James
Chalmers. Jr., took place from the
Methodist Church last Sunday after.
noon, and were attended by very large
to their last resting place in East Hill
Cemetery, where his grave was literally
covered with beautiful floral tokens OF
love and esteem.
At Sabbath School Teachers In
stitute, held at the High street Baptist
Church (colored), Roanoke, last night,
j. II. Duckwilder. teacher of the
Salem public colored school, delivered
an excellent address upon the "Origin
and Scripture Authority for the Sun
day school,"
A mad dog was killed yesterday morn
ing on High street near Cleveland
avenue by Charles Littrell, whom it ad
attacked, but did not bite.
The ladies of the Home and Parsonage
Missionary Society and the ladies OF
the Foreign Mission Society will hold
sociable Saturday night, commencing at
1880 p. m. in the Methodist Church,
where devotional exercises will take
place, after which refreshments will be
served in tho parsonage.
John Millirons and John Martins
were fined S7.4O each yesterday by
Mayor Younger for being drunk and
disorderly Sunday night in "Hell's Half
Acre" where they were arrested by the
police.
A marriage license was issued in the
county clerks office yesterday to
Douglass Banks Coles and Mise Carrie
Ethel Kefauver, both of Roanoke
county.
Mr. and Mrs. f. j. Smith left yester-
day on visit to Lexington. Ky.
Miss Nettie Walden has returned
from visit to Lynchburg.
Tho strest connecting High street
and Craig avenue has been widcned and
graded and deserves it's high sounding
name, Cleveland avenue.