The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-10
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

DR.. Oscar Wiley, of Salem, with Drs.
Parker, of Richmond and McIlwain, of
Petersburg, are in Staunton on medi-
cal committee, appointed under reso-
luton of the last legislature, to ex-
anime the insane asYlums, their man
agement and condition. DR.. Wiley is
the guest of his niece, Mrs. w. e. Craig.
The sale of the property in the case
of Joseph Gooding versus the Salem
Rolling Mills and others, was confirmed
in vacation by Judge Blair.
Mrs. Wingfeld Griffin and family left
yesterday on visit to the family Of MIR.
Chris Hutter at Forest depot.
NJ. 81. Pendleton, OF Clifton Forge,
was here yesterday on business.
The remains of j. J. Bigley, who died
suddenly Of heart disease on White
street Wednesday night, were inferred
yesterday afternoon in East Hill Gene
terry at the expense of Letcher Nininger,
deceased having no property and his rel
aJives not having made known their
wishes in the matter.
Hon. j. Randolph Tucker will address
the Cleveland and Stevenson Anti Force
Bill Club in the town hall tonight at
o'clock. Music will be furnished by the
Salem Silver Cornet Band.
The scholars Of the three Methodist
Sunday schools, between 300 and 400
children, their teachers, and friends
spent Yesterday in Logan's woods on the
dummy line, where they had most en-
joyable picnic. About noon a shower
came up but convenient shelter was
found in friendly barn, SO that none
got wet The Salem Band furnished
first class music during the day.
Samuel White, who lives two or three
miles west of town, and T. j. Barbour
yesterday received summons to appear
as witnesses at Wise Court House on the
27th inst. in the case of G. w. Minnick,
charged with the murder of watch
man on the Norfolk and Western rail
road, particulars Of which appeared in
yesterdays TIMES.
John Persinger and John Whitesell,
with ten hounds spent yesterday deer
hunting in the neighborhood of Brad
shaw's creek.
A chancery suit has been insti-
tuted in the circuit court by mechanics
lien holders against the Colored Baptist
Church to subject the same to the paw
ment of their claims for repairs and re-
modelling said church. 1t may be re-
membered that w. j. Watson, who was
the general contractor and employed
these men, abandoned the job, leaving
them in the lurch. The contest in the
case will be between outside parties,
who claim the fund under Watson's
orders, accepted by Rev. b. L. Fox and
the mechanics lien men. w. Nj. Mont
gomery for plaintiffs and Jacob S. Baer
for the church.
The Office of the Democratic commit.
tee of the county Of Roanoke will be
room No. Q, Bank building, College ave.
nue.. On court days and other public
occasions the office will be the room of
the Cleveland and Stevenson Anti force
Bill Club, in the billiard and Persinger
building.
M F. Huff. auctioneer, sold on the
premises Thursday the Mark B. Sessler
farm Of 160 acres, in the Catawba VAL
ley, for $1,000 to Bergman Brillheart,
to wind up the estate. Considerable
personal property was sold at the same
time.
Mrs. R. II. Moomaw is visiting in
Roanoke and Vinton this week.
The improvements at Roanoke Col
lege have made transformation In the
old buildings, which are now practically
new throughout. The workmen are
still busy in putting on the Final
touches, and although everything may
not be completed this week, the faculty
will open the building this afternoon
from to 6 o'clock when visitors may
go through the library chapel, lecture
rooms, halls and dormitories. The steam
heating apparatus has been ordered
and will be put in at an early day
The fortieth session of the college will
begin next Wednesday morning at half
past nine o'clock and the prospects are
good for prosperous year. The pre-
paratory school for boys will open at
the same hour in Prof. Crabtrees large