The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-12
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

Commencement at Hollins will take
place June 8, and S.
Mrs. r. D. Martin, of Pulaski, is
visiting her son, D. L. Martin.
Rev. DR.. A. A. Pitzer, of Washington,
D. c., is here on a visit to his parents.
L. E. billiard has opened grocery in
the Withers building, near the Presby-
terrain Church.
Rev. DR.. Taylor's condition has 90
far improved that he will be able to oc i.
cupy his pulpit Sunday morning.
A good milch COW, belonging to L. M.
Climer, was killed by freight train
near the signal tower Thursday after
noon.
It Is reported that the Montgomery
White Sulphur Springs will not open
for this season, and probably eeveral
other mountain resorts will not receive
guests this summer.
A number of improvement are being
made in the interior arrangements Of
the Roanoke county courthouse, all
with view of making 1t more comfort
able for judge and jury, and to give
more room generally.
The correspondent was informed by a
prominent taxpayer Of the Second
ward yesterday that the voters of that
section would vote for w. Fl. Tinsley
and j. E. Shipman, as they desired to
have both ends Of the ward represented.
Joe Strickler, of West Salem, has
recently applied for patent on a
continuance for holding LIQUID lye over
and around the roots OF fruit trees to
kill the worms. He calls it q soaking
band for DISCRIMINATING worms. His
friends term it bug catcher. 1t seems
useful contrivance for use in large
peach and apple orchards.
An entertainment will be given in
the town hall next Thursday evening,
the 18th instant, by the Kings
Daughters. The programme will con
sist OF "Dream of Fair Women" in
which twelve young ladies of Salem
will take part. There will also be q
Character Song" and other vocal and
instrumental music. The price of
tickets will be moderate and the pro-
ceeds will be devoted to charity.
One OF these fine days the people of
Salem are going to have taste of g
water famine, for the town is virtually
dependent for its supply upon the work
of the steam pump, which may break
down at any lime. This pump was put
in its present place in 1890, and Is one
of the best OF its class made, being
from the works of the Deane Pump
Company at Holyoke, Mass. It pumps
about 20,0U0 gallons per hour from the
upper lake at Lake Spring into the
reservoir above, and in four years has
never given q minutes trouble. But
this cannot go on forever, especially, as It
Is In use eight hours every day, and
should anything happen to it this sum
mer, for.instance, great suffering would
result, for whilst it is true there is
another pump at the river, yes it is
small, cracked and totally inadequate
to the needs of the town, and is only
able to run at night, Whenever the
water supply in the river is at all scarce
as at present. The council have no
more important matter on hand than the
consideration of the purchase Of another
pump.
Whilst out in West Salem yesterday
afternoon the correspondent visited the
Salem Steam Tannery, which is by long
odds the busiest place in town, for in
addition to the men working on the
hides and unloading bark several
forces Of men are at work putting up
additional buildings. These latter con-
sist OF on extension to the main build
ing 60x50 feet which is being erected
by Furrow & Wilson, whilst Moore &
Stricken have the con sract for putting
in the watts in the extension. An annex
to the main building s2x62 feet is
being built by w. G. B. Fitzgerald
and Sears & Hamilton will build the
watts for this annex. Messrs. Leas g.
Witty, the proprietors, expect to
spend $4,000 this year for bark, labor
and buildings, and their method seems
10 be TO help as many as possible with
work. A Baltimore firm also have an
engine and drill at work sinking an
artesian we'll, and were meeting with
some difficulty on account of the river
jacks" about ten feet below tho surface.
Altogether, when these new buildings
are finished there will be over 400 watts
under cover of buildings, which have
the appearance of small town OF
themselves. Truly, the Salem Steam
Tannery is Salem's best industry.