The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-02
THE TIMES KODAK.
Interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Upon the preferred shares $50 per
share) of the Leonard Smokeless Pow.
der Company, payments upon subscrip-
ton may be made in five equal monthly
1nstalments, viz: 90 per cent. on appli-
cation and 20 per cent. monthly there-
after until paid. Payments made
promptly will entitle Subscribers to n
bonus OF four shares of the common
stock for each share of preferred stock
thus paid for.
The January term of Roanoke county
circuit court convened yesterday. but
not much of public interest transpired
A number of judgments were rendered
on motion. The case of the Berryville
Land Company VS.. D. b Strouse was
continued by agreement. The chancery
docket will be called this morning
For few days longer the cost sale
Will be continued at the College Avenue
Dry Goods Store. Call and get what
you want before 1t closes. Those dollar
and quarter silk grenadines, at fiftv
cents, are for the provident a good in
vestment for next summer, and shoes at
cost are always good for everyb body
Tom Anderson. colored, was arrested
by officer Boone and Constable Bradl lev
yesterday and brought before Justice
Camper, charged with breaking into
the dwelling house of Rev. E. w. Hub
bard on the night of December "a and
stealing forty cents worth Of eggs, a
dressed turkey. flour worth S15O, one
demijohn and about two gallons of
homemade wine, worth $3.50; Sl25
worth of coffee. forty cents worth OF
behring's and forty cents worth OF bacon.
Some OF these provisions were found in
Toms house, on Red Lane, when he
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jump out Of the window. Tom had got
into Mr.. Hubbard's house by means of a
ladder and key which fitted the lock
OF the door. AS the commonwealth
was not ready, Tom was committed to
jail until to-day, when the case will be
tried.
George Napier, colored. who, with
Farrer Frog, broke into Massie Pol
lard's house on the night OF December
%, was arrested yesterday by Deputy
Sheriff Floyd and committed to iaii
lie will be tried before Justice Camper
to-day.
marriage license was issued in the
county clerks office yesterday to James
Henry leighton and Maggie o. Saun.
ders, of Roanoke county.
A great many students returned YES
terday to Roanoke College.
Mrs. c. X. Bowers yesterday took
charge of Hotel Salem, which she will
manage for Mr.. Kittelle, who is in
Winston.
N. Wells left this morning for the
Southwest, which he will travel in the
interest of a Wholesale dry goods and
notion house in Charleston, w. Va.
Henry Hatcher, young man who
mas oeen an Invalid nearly all his life,
is reported very much worse.
Rev. H. E. Bailey, OF Churchville.
spent Sunday here and occupied the
pulpit at night at the Lutheran Church.
On Monday he visited the Lutheran
Orphanage, in which he is much in.
terested.
j. P. Saul and family, who have been
visiting friends in Botetourt country,
have returned home
few nights ago Superin tendent Hob.
day sent up q fire balloon to please the
children a t the Orphanage 1t was a
great success, but an amateur astro-
nomer down town, who saw it in it's
aerial flight, mistook it for new star.
Joe Webber left yesterday for Roam
ol1e. where he will enter the drug store
OF Massie & Martin. Joe is Young
man who probably As moro friends in
ooiShi budh duy OtncT one person and
deserves much praise for the way he
sticks to business
DR.. Jcter, who has been a great suf.
ferer from rheumatism for some time
past, was out yesterday.
DR.. Porter S. Coates, Of Norfolk, is
herewith his wife and child visiting
relatives.
Contrary to their usual custom the
colored people failed to observe their
emancipation celebration yesterday.
James Lewis Smithers, of Franklin
county, and Bette Ann Richards, of
Roanoke county, were married yester-
dayafternoon in the county clerks Office
by Rev. DR.. Whisner.
At the Lutheran Orphanage few
nights ago the children were given q
Christmas tree, which was abundsntly
supplied with gifts from friends in Roam
oke and Salem.
]. S. Yoder, of Blacksburg, was here
yesterday on business.
D. T. Martin reports that planks are
being stolen off the covered county
bridge across Roanoke river.
Ed McCauley has returned from 8
visit to friends in Henry county.
The light committee are having wire
cables put in place Of the rope from
which arc suspended the street arc
lamps
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Million Friends.
a FRIEND in need is friend indeed,