The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-17
THE TIMES KODAK.
Interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

In Roanoke county court yesterday
morning the arguments in the case OF
Eli Lawson, charged with stealing
satchel from j. A. Menifee on a Norfolk
and Western railway train. were con-
Guided, and the jury retired, and later
rendered this verdict: 1--WE, the jury,
find the prisoner guilty as charged in
the Indictment, and Ak the term of his
confinement in the penitentiary for one
year" a motion for new trial was
docketed, and will be argued this
morning. McClung and Lockett for
defense. In the case of Farrer frog,
charged with picking colored mans
WAS in progress, the jury rendered q
verdict of guilty Of petty larceny with
term of confinement OF sixty days in the
county Jail and fine of SIS w. M
Montgomery for defense. II. Blai.
Antrim, of Roanoke city, qualified as
attorney to practice in this court on
motion of w. NJ Montgomery. The
indictment found ag.'h . William
Woods, of this county, or stealing wood
was dismissed on account OF The failure
OF the private prosecutor to give ST.
curity for costs. W. NJ. Montgomery
for defendant A rule was issued
against Nelson Sale, executor, to render
an account of matters in his hands re-
turnable next court
The case OF Hester Good win VS.. Baxter
w. Logan, an action OF detinue to re-
cover a steer was dismissed by agree
ment ofparties.
Charles M. Webbcr applied for drug.
gisS's license to sell liquor by prescrip.
ton. The court docketed the motion.
ID. II. Holloman, indicted for embez
element, asked q continuance until next
term, which was granted.
The condition Of Mrs. E. S. S.rayer
still continues critical.
w. M. Nelson left Monday night for
st. Louis.
Rev. j. r. Bridges will preach spe-
cial sermon to Salem Castle, No. 3
knights of the Mystic Chain, on the
fourth Sunday in May. Seats will be
specially reserved in the Presby terrain
Church for the members of the order.
FRESH bread received daily at Frank
| Whitescarver's
Prof. Crabtree has returned from Lam
caster, S. G.
AT the meeting of the Appalachian
Democratic Club at Hollins SATURDAY.
| night it was a. certained that majority
| VI I46 AAtlu OSlS WOulu SUPPORT
Griffin for county clerk.
| The programme arranged for the
fortieth anniversary of Roanoke College
will be as follows: On Sunday, June
4, the blccalaureate sermon will be
preached by the Rev. George w. Hol.
land, D. D., class of 1857, professor OF
Newburg College, s. c., and the annual
addresses before the Y. M. G. A. will be
delivered by the Rev. Byron Suther.
land, ID. D., of Washington, D. c.
AT the general reunion of the gradu-
ates and former students on tho follow.
ing Tuesday morning public addresses
will be made by Congressman James
w. Marshall, class of 20; Rev. William
R. Brown, class of $50, OF Mort Carolina,
and Adolph A. Snyder, editor of the
Rockingham Register, of Harrisonburg.
a collation. will be served, sentiments
expressed and responses made On
Tuesday evening the annual Grafton
before the literary societies will be de
liyered by Walter II. Page. editor oil
the Forum, New York. Mr.. Page was
| born in North Carolina, graduated al
Randolph. Macon, was a fellow in Greek
for two years at Johns Hopkins Uni
| versity, after which he went to Now
York, whore he worked on the Evening
Post, AMI afterwards became business
manager OF the Forum, and later was
appointed editor.
The village meetings in the M. T.
Church were conducted yesterday morn
ing by Rev. G. S. Stanton, OF Trinity
Church, Roanoke. and at night by Rev
| w. T. Hammer.
Henry Custer, after sleeping off hi:
! jag in Jail Monday night, confessed
judgment Tuesday, was fined $3.50 and
costs, and in default returned to Jail.
Mrs. Lula Jarrett and son, who have
been visiting friends, left for their
homo in Anderson, V. Va, yesterday.