The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-05
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respondent that his son, DR.. Peyton
Green. had gone on to the Pasteur In
stitute in New York, for treatment.
having been bitten 8 few days ago by q
cat thought to be rabid.
There will be the usual services at
the Baptist and Methodist Churches
this morning.
A commission Of justices. Camper,
Henderson and Cannaday, with DR..
Wiley as physician, yesterday adjudged
S. P. Jones, of Fort Lewis Mountain, q
lunatic, and he was confined in jail
until such time as the official of the
Marion Asylum shall send for him.
Shortly before o'clock yesterday
morning Captain Wingfield Griffin re-.
ceived orders by q messenger from Roa-
noke to have Co. H., JEFF. Davis Rifles),
ready to go on the morning train to
Graham, with rstions for three days.
Sergeant Slower in q very short time
summoned the men, who, with q few
exceptions, reported promptly with
blankets and haversacks on ready for
active service. Nor did the mem bers Of
the drum and fife corps stand back, but
were on hand with their instrument s
and carried their guns so as to be able
to fight IL required The boys were In
fine spirits and marched briskly TO the
depot, where at, about 0 O'Clock, they
boarded the special train carrying the
other companies and the artillery
Twsnty-eight men went in the morning
and five more on the afternoon train,
making thirty-three men for Co. h.
The people Of Salem generally feel
anxious for the safety of their boys,
but know II called upon they may be
relied upon to do their duty and to obey
their captain. who is grit" to the back
bone.
superintendent E. M. Worden, Of the
Holstein clothing factory, Is meeting
with great success in his sales in West
Virginia, where on Friday he sold to
one firm in Wheeling $4,000 worth Of
pants.
match game OF baseball was played
between the Norfolk and Western rail.
road team from Roanoke and the Roa-
noke College team, on the latter's
grounds yesterday. and resulted in the
score of l6 to in favor OF the Norfolk
and Western. Hard hitting prevailed
on the side of the Norfolk and Western
team, while the Roanoke College boys
could not place the ball at any stage of
the game. Boogher, first base. and
Rodeffer. second base, carried off the
honors for the collegians.
Kenper McWhorter, son of Dr.. Nc
Whorter, died of consumption last hight.
aged l8 Deceased was very bright
student. and would have graduated at
Roanoke College this year.
The regulra May meeting Of the
board OF supervisors OF Roanoke county
took place yesterday, and but little was
done outside OF allowing q number Of
accounts. Joseph R. Woods, the pres-
ent incumbent, was recommended to the
county court for the Office OF county sur.
veyor; Morgan Smith, the present in
cumbent, and j. Richard Amos. were
both recommended to the county court
for appointment as superintendent OF
the poor Of the county. The two names
were recommended because the board
were q tie in their vote for the two
names mentioned.
Among the visitors in Salem yester-
day were Ridgeway Holt. of the Yellow
Sulphur Springs; G. w. Fagg, of the
Montgomery White, and Professors
Handy and Perkins, OF Allegheny Insti.
tute.
Miss Pearl Arnold, of Petersburg, is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs R. c.
Stearnes.