The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-27
SALEM NEWS.
Special Correspondence to The T1mcs. II
A. Lovelook. Reporter.

A. LOvelook. Reporter.
The following officers were elected
Tuesday night in Salem Lodge No. 100,
10. o f., and will be installed by Dis
trict Deputy S. M. White, next Tuesday
night: T.. w Overstreet, N. g.; j. II.
Denit, " G.; Il. R. Boone, secretary: G.
d. DENT, treasurer; w. M. Barnitz,
chaplain; ]. b. Frier, A. ii. Whitesell,
and J. G. Hickok, trustees.
District Deputy 8. M. White and
other mem bers of Salem Lodge No. 100,
will go to Elliston on the night OF July
4. to install the officers In Big Spring
Lodge, No. II, 1. o. Q. +. y
Charles Garrison, of Middlebrook,
Augusta county, is registered at the
Huff House, and Is here to see his
brother.
Constable Bradley yesterday brought
to Salem and lodged In jail Harrison
Pate, an old colored man, living be-
Gently become insane over domestic
troubles. A commission OF lunacy will
consider his case to day or tomorrow,
and II adiudged lunatic, application
will be made for his entrance TO the
Petersburg asylum.
At the Summer School OF Methods
Prof. r. G. Stearnes ia lecturing upon
arithmetic and algebra and Prof.
Sheppe upon grammar in the place of
Prof. w. W. Robertson, of Staunton.
Robert Hurt has been on the sick list
for the past two or three days.
THE TINES reporte, yesterday re-
ceived the following written with q
pencil on card from Chattanooga, from
the immortal Ed Jeter, who Is said to
be counting the ties between that place
and Salem on o wager: "Am on my way
home and am booming Florida. Please
insert the following ad. in your paper:
Wanted. so, 600 men at once to feed
hungry slligators in Florida. People
also very hungry. Each momentarily
expecting an attack from the other.
Neither have had square meal since
the freeze. Stu alton critical. For
further particulars address Edward
Jeter, the great Florida boomerang"
Carrick. the infant son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. c. R Montgomery, died yesterday
at his parents house in Roanoke, and
the remains were brought to Salem yes
terday evening and inferred in the East
Hill Cemetery. Deceased WAS q grand
son OF S. A. Wilson, of Salem.
A car load OF sewer pipe is being UNI
loaded and scattered on parts of Acad-
OAyi molu 6nu OutOu Otor Wu0ES h0-
ditional sewerage Is to be laid down.
A cow walked in at the back door of
one of the vacant store rooms In the
Allen block the other day and desiringl
q short cut to Main street, walked out
of window from which the glass had
been broken out and emerged safely on
the sidewalk.
Mrs. DR.. j. +. Fox, OF Blueheld, ia
visiting Rev. DR.. Fox, on High street.
In Roanoke county court yesterday.
G. w. Zirkle qualified as sheriff, giving
bond for $1,000. e. M. Fitzgerald
and j. o. Lloyd qualified as deputy
sheriffs. A new petition was presented
to the court, asking for a local option
election and Judge Moffett examined
the list OF signatures TO see II there were
the requisite number of legal voters
(279) and found that there were not, so
1t was rejected.
Henry I. Holiday, prosperous miller
OF Rspidan, was here yesterday on a
visit to Henderson Lee.
The thunder storm yesterday after
noon Was somewhat severe at Salem, for
although the rain was not heavy
enough to damage anything yet the
lightning got in it's work. The trans
former near the courthouse was burnt
out as were the fuses at the street
railway depot, whilst arc light on Main
street over the track was struck but
not damaged Lower down College
avenue two electric light poles were
shivered somewhat, and between Salem
and Roanoke near the car line COW
WAS killed by the lightning:
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