The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-01
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Mrs. j. w. BruffeY is visiting her
brother, T. D. Crawford, in Roanoke.
A party of four or five yonug men
will start out this morning on a trip
over the mountains towards Franklin.
When their GRUB" gives out they OK
poet to tramp .b,ck, perhaps sooner.
Tho Radford Y. NJ. G. A. excursion
to the Natural Bridge on Tuesday,
August Ia, will be conducted on the
same excellent principles as the recent
Y. M. Q. A. excursion to Luray. Train
leaves Salem at 8 a. NJ. Tickets 81
each, including hack fare and admission
to the bridge, for sale by Frank Love-
lock.
j. e. Walters has returned to his
position in Washington after visit to
his parents here.
Miss Lucy A. Hobson, of Bristol,
Tenn, has been engaged to teach Voc al
and instrumental music at the Salem
Female Seminary next session.
Miss Lille Shipman has returned
from visit to the Roanoke Red Sulphur
Springs.
The summer visitors at Mrs. G. C.
Tompkins' yesterday made trip to Nc
Afees Knob.
DR.. Yonce and Prof. Painter, who have
been in the Southwest in the interest OF
Roanoke College, have returned.
After pleasant visit here to friends
and relatives Baker Armstrong yester-
day returned to his home in Houston,
Tex.
George Richardson has sold his inter
est in the mattress factory to Charles
Phillips and will join his father in
Florida. Mr.. Phillips will continue the
business in the old ink factory building
on Alabama street
Despite the hard times the Salem Car.
rage Company continue quite busy and
just now have several orders for grocers
delivery wagons from Richmond, Rad
ford and Martinsville
W. R. Barksdale has gone to Char
lottesville. where he has obtained
position in the Vandegrift machine
shops.
During the storm Monday afternoon
three places within the corporate limits
were struck by lightning, though fortu
nately with no serious results. A post
belonging to the electric light plant,
near the passenger depot was shivered.
a vacant house in the flats was also hit,
and at the Salem steam tannery in West
Salem ventilator in the main building
was not only struck but caught fire.
Some lively work with buckets put it
out before any serious damage was
done.
Alonzo HORNE, late OF Tennessee,
opened stock OF jewelry yesterday in
the Crabtree building on College avenue.
Alfred Burdette, who has been visit
ing relatives here for the past few
weeks, has returned TO his business n
the South.
A car load of 10000 slaves has been
shipped by the Salem stave actory to
the Roanoke Milling Company.
The Camden iron works is making
neat iron fence for the courthouse prop
erty at Pearisburg. Giles county.
Mrs. and Miss Taliaferro, of Wash
ington, D. c., are the guests of Mr.. j.
@. Deyerle.
Miss Fannie White, who has been
visiting DR.. Taylor's family, has re-
turned to her home in Lexington:
Rev. S. w. Beale. OF Hollins, nd DR..
E. G. Dargan OF Louisville, will assist
DR.. Taylor in conducting the ordination
services tonight at the Baptist Church
and one of the gentlemen will preach
the sermon.
Rev. II. Kennedy preached the open
ing sermon last night at the annual
conference. Of the Roanoke district of
the Nj. E. Church South. The delegates
appointed from the Salem church were:
G. Jones Lyon, James Chalmers and ].
w. +. Allemong with A. b. Pugh, j. w.
Hypes and c. B. Strouse as alternates.