The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-13

TIE TIMES KODAK.
items OF News Gathered About
Town.

III NdAe " Jul lOA n pan SSAiii htS NA""Ah IA
to a close. Last evening decree was
entered in the case OF c. Z. Chapman,
Bank OF Christiansburg ct ais. versus
tho Dixie Land Company and its stock
holders requiring the commissioner TO
determine the liability OF K. Moor.
man, Frank Chalmers Ct ais. and report
at next court.
Decision was rendered in the case of
Darse, Smith II Co ct ais. versus w. j.
Watson and the Colored Baptist Church,
of Salem, as follows: From the fund
due by said church to Watson the costs
shall be frs paid; then S2l5 pro rata
among the lien holders and the balance
upon the order held by w. G.. b. Fitz-
gerald
The rule against ". Hickman, which
was entered uesday, requiring him to
appear and show cause why no should
not be fined or lprisoned for contempt
CT court in disobeying its DEGREES, was
returned no. served, as Mr. Iockman is
not in Salem. Another rule was issued
returnable to the first day OF June court.
An Interesting legal point regarding the
taxation of attorneys fees with the
legal costs OF a suit where, the defend
ants each have separate and distinct de-
fenses, was decided by Judge Blair, he
holding that a separate attorneys fec
can DO taxed for each defendant, who
has prevailed in the suit
The man with the wandering shoe
shop on wheels has returned to the clas
sic shades of Cave Spring.
o. L. Stearnes, chairman OF the Salem
district committee, has ISSUED call for
a meeting Of the Democratic voters OF
the Salem magisterlal district to meet
in the town hall here at 3 o'clock p. N.
on Saturday, the 18th day Of April,
1893 The purpose for which this meet
ing is called is the election OF fifteen
delegates 10 the county convention,
which has been called to nee. on Mon
day, the ira April, court day. to
nominate o delegate for county clerk,
to be voted for at the May election. 1t
will also be the province OF this meet
ing to nominate O supervisor, con-
stable and three magistrates, to be
voted for at the same election,
Among those who will attend the
naval review are Capt. J. G. Langhorne
and family and Colonel Logan and
family. A car load OF school girls from
Hollins, under the care of Mr.. Charles
Cooke, will also go.
j. II. Penn, former resident of Roa-
noke, but now living in Salem, is con-
siderably elated over the arrival of
a pleasant sociab,e was given at the
residence OF Mrs. G. w. Deaton, in West
Salem, last night to some twenty or
thirty young people,
Mrs. Lasell of Whitinsville, Mass,
and Mrs. Tucker, OF Boston, are regis.
tered at Hotel Salem. They are on their
way homo from Florida, and having
been interested in Roanoke College for
some years past they took this oppor-
tunity to stop by and make it a visit.
| Prof. Painter and DR.. Wells, of the
| faculty, showed tho ladies every court
esy yesterday, and took them for drive
around the town.
Yesterday afternoon soon after O
freight had sidetracked several empty
cara at the freight depot here, an un-
earthly yelling was heard proceeding
from G. e o. box car which had come
from the Crawford mines on the Cripple
Creek branch. John Cloyd, the porter,
wondering what wild beast was Gagged
in the car, unsealed tue door and
opened it, when out jumped negro
boy about IL or 13 years old, apparently
none the worse for his trip. The boy
did not wait to give an explanation,
but ran off as hard as he could.
Jacob Bumgardner, OF Stanton as.
sistant grand lecturer, will be here to-
night and for several days visiting d
| c. Shanks chapter.