The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-07
ROUND ABOUT SALEM.
The News of Day Briefly Re-
lated.

VIC ShureueS to-uay, COHuuCCcQ Dy the
regular pastors, except at the Baptist
Church, where Rev. w. A. Simmons, of
Tazewell Court House, will preach morn
ing and night
Mr.. Edward Corbett will lead the
Young Mems Christian Association
meeting this afternoon. Subject: THE
Salt and the Light
AT Mr.. L. H. Forsythe's, on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, Friday some TWENTY-FIVE
young folks spent real happy evening
with singing, music, games and supper
Two girls from the country on Friday
walked into the Lucerne bar, thinking
it was drug store. They didn't want
that kind OF medicine and came out
covered with bushes.
Brigadier Major French, late in com.
mand of the Salvation Army in Hol-
land, Is in Salem. Last night he con-
Quoted Dutch free and easy; this
morning at L there will De holiness
meetings; at 3 p. m. recruits will be
sworn into the army, and at night there
will be lecture on the work in Hol-
land. A hallellujah spree is promised
| for Monday night also silver collec-
| tion at the door Of every meeting eX-
cept this morning.
| President Bowles requests full at
tendance at the board of trade meeting
Monday night.
Monday night the jeff Davis Rifles
will meet to vote on some twenty appli-
cations for membership, and to arrange
for regular drills.
j. e. Shipman, the bald. headed and
popular grocer, has bought out the in.
terest of his partner. Mr. Frank Whites
carver, in the firm of j. E.. Shipman Il
Co., and will henceforth paddle his own
canoe until he takes unto himself q
| wife, which it is rumored will be yery
shortly.
Choice apples were selling out of
| country wagons on the streets Yesterday
| at so cents a bushel.
Mr.. c. b. Sibert was in town on bust
ness yesterday afternoon.
Captain Homer is critically i'll, from
cancer, at his home two miles west of
| Salem.
Mr.. ]. G. Fuell is in Salem visiting
old friends. He is now in charge of the
building of the new Episcopal Church
being erected in Pulaski for the congre-
cation of Rev. u. G. Smead.
The Creston Land Company have
moved their Offices into rooms and of
the billiard & Porsinger building. o.
| Ia CVOot hSo 10 ptOoiuSnU duQ N. y.
| Stearnes secretary of this company.
Colonel Morrison, late of the Virginia
Military Institute, will address the
Geological Society of Roanoke College,
in the town hall on the night of Febru-
airy %.
Wellington Hunt, colored, was before
Mayor Younger yesterday and confessed
judgment to being drunk and disorderly
on Friday, for which he paid Sc.
| Walter Page, colored, was committed
to Jail Saturday afternoon for being
drunk and disorderly, it taking two men
to hold him up. He will have an oppor-
tunitY to sober up in time for his trial
Monday morning.
At q meeting of the supervisors of
Roanoke county Saturday all the mem
bers were present. When the petition
for fence law at Johns Shop precinct
came up for consideration counter
petition was presented. AS the super
visors were equally divided in voting
on this matter, Judge Griffin was invited
to cast the deciding vote, which he did,
against the fence law. The fence law
as to Edrington's Shop was unanimously
adopted. Several accounts were al
lowed.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Metho-
dist Church will have an oyster supper
in the Frier building, East Main street,
next ThurdaY night A handsome
chrome will be given to the one who
finds the oyster in the oyster soup.
Before Justice Camper Saturday two
civil suits against the Norfolk and
Western railroad, resulting from the
freight blockade of 1890, were tried.
The first was the Salem Roller Mills
for C2E f,fo T
which was lost on account of broken
doors to the car. This was decided in
! favor of the plaintiff and the defendant
will take an appeal. The next was the
case of w. III. Snuff * Co., for the loss
of one crate of hams. valued at 1870,
from indianapolis, spoilt on account of
being too long in transit. On motion OF
defendant this last case was dismissed,
the magistrate not having iurisdi ,tion.
The plaintiff will probably carry this to
higher court. Mr.. a. Is. Pugh repre-
sented the plaintiffs. and Mr.. Robert.
son, OF Roanoke, the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company.
DR.. w. d. Fearing still remains on
the sick list.
Public School Directory of Roanoke
County.
Superintendent. Luther K. Holland
District trustees: Catawba-John w.
Doosing, chairman; Joseph R. Woods
clerk; w. w. Brand. Salem, No. 2-H.
c. Hatcher, chairman; John o. kzer,
clerk; r. c. Stearnes. Big Lick
George Il. Walker, chairman; D. E.
Kefauger, clerk; NJ. l.. Fellows. Cave
Spring-John w. Eller. chairman;
James M. Watts. clerk; Lewis Fl. kirk
wood. Town OF Salem-Charles II.