The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-29
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Mrs. L. NJ. Bunch is reported as
critically i'll.
o. L. Stearnes left last night for
New York and Boston on business
trip.
Miss Lucille Spindle, who has been
teaching in Tazewell. has returned
home.
Mrs. W. E. Craig, of Staunton, is the
guest of Mrs. Frank Chalmers on Union
street.
James Deyerle is hauling brick from
his kiln to the rear Of the college
library, where he will build an annex.
Mrs. Il. N. Koiner, Of Crimors, Is
visiting her parents and other relatives
here and Is accompanied by her daughter.
Tom Howard, q worthy and we'll
known colored man, and q former res
ident of Salem, died yesterday at Rocky
Mount.
Auctioneer Huff yesterday sold sew
eral Monteiro lots at prices ranging
from $40 to $40 each, G. R. Towson
being the principal purchaser.
The Salem orchestra have kindly
volunteered their services at the clos-
ing exercises OF the school at the Bap-
fist Orphanage to take place next
Friday night.
When one of the merchants yesterday
opened a box of French candy received
from New York. he found card with
box will please write to me Miss Lottie
femme, Oxford, Chester county, Pa"
The union meetings being conducted
Schoolfeld, of Danville, are being at
tended by large congregations. They
will continue during the week in the
morning at IL o'clock and at night at
o'clock.
Judge Moffett yesterday released
from the chain gang Tom Sims, who
was serving sentence for stealing
wheat from the Frank Board farm.
Toms family live at Big Hill and are
in such an impoverished condition that
they are sleeping on the bare floor
and had nothing to eat until Sergeant
Frier relieved their present necessities.
After long and very painful illness,
Mrs. T. Il. B. billiard breathed her last
soon after noon Sunday, leaving a hus-
band. three sons and one daughter to
mourn her loss. The funeral, conducted
by Rev. "a. G. Garrison, OF Roanoke,
took place from the house yesterday
morning, and the remains were followed
to their last resting placs by large
number of sorrowing friends.
1t is pleasant surprise to find that
fifty cents will buy dollars worth of
goods. Our reporter cslled at the
College Avenue Dry Goods Store and
found the counters piled up with goods
and q full complement of statesmen
hustling around waiting on the crowd
anxious to secure the numerous bar
gains. They are selling everything at
half price, and last week succeeded in
converting folrth of their stock into
cash Mr.. D. G. Armstrong is assist
Ing in the sale, which will last a few
days longer.
The case OF James Walker, charged
with attempted outrage upon Mrs.
Stotz, was called yesterday in the
county court and partly heard before
the following jury: E. j. Jones. w. T.
Swain. Canter Parker, Ed. Thomas. G.
A. Beamer, G. M. Dulaney, w. R. CAL
lahan, Floyd Mangus, G.. T. Shanks.
Monroe Owens. The testimony of Mrs.
Stotz, Jailer Lloyd and ex Judge Crit
fin was heard, and when the court ad-
journed in the afternoon 1t was to con-
slider whether certain evidence to be
off red by Maasie Pollard for the prose
cution could be considered. The evil
dence, though ainly circumstantial,
is very strong against the prisoner, and
IL Is thought that he will be convicted.
To the credit of Salem people, be it
said, the case does not create anv
UNIQUE excitement, and they are willing
and anxious that the law should take
its course. Attorney McClung is con-
Quoting the defense.