The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-05
THE TIMES KODAK.
items of News Gathered About
Town.

In the circuit court yesterday, before
resuming the hearing of the Garst read
case, which has occupied several days,
Judge Blair called tho chancery docket
and heard the evidence OF Mr.. Sander
son and others in the Hickman gar
nishee cases. Their evidence was
written by tho clerk. and the matter
will be passed upon by the court when
all have made u return. II IS very
doubtful whether the evidence in the
road case will be concluded until somo
time to day. a motion on behalf of the
Berryville Land Company 70 continue
its case against L. Il Strouse until next
term was argued during the morning.
The grounds o tho motion were that
the treasurer OF said company was
attending the sick bed Of his child; th 1T
ne was q material witness, and that
Judge Waller +. Staples was too unwell
to attend COURT. Tho motion was con-
tested by a. a. Phlegar and Colonel
kirkpatrick for ID. i Strousc, Marshall
Mccormick ard Colonel Logan repre-
scented the company. After consi8era-
ton the court continued the case. TIE
case Of Adams, Matthews & Company
versus the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company will be called next on docket
This is 4; action to recover demurrage
paid to said company under protest.
Monday night. between nine and ten
O'Clock, a row occurred in the stock
house at the Salem furnace, which re-
suited in Charles Littrell being knocked
senscless with 4 piece OF rock or iron in
the hands of George Ferguson, from
Franklin county, who soon after
skipped out" and has NOT been appre-
hended. Littrell was brought in cart
to the Office of Dr.. M. c. Strickland
who rendered surgical attention and
sent him to his home on Craig avenue.
Littrell is suffering from conclusion OF
the brain and was unconscious all day
yesterday, but DR.. Strickland, tho fur
mace physician, had strong hopes for his
recovery.
Mrs. w. II. Wade and family left yes
terday to visit friends in Christians
burg.
Ed Brand and William Johnson, bet
ter known as "Dick: both rode the goat
for tho FIST time over tho town hall
Monday night, aifording much pleasure
to the spectators.
Mrs. w. billiard, OF Salem, who has
been the guest OF Mrs. j. A. Dickey, in
Bristol for several days, has left there to
visit friends in Jonesboro, Tenn.
The concert and prize drill to be given
by the JEFF Davis Rifles and their friends,
will take place some time this month.
There will be gold modal for the best
drilled man and q silver medal to be
awarded to the new member who shows
the greatest Improvement. Next Friday
the company will meet at their armosy
at p. m, and will then march out to
the Dixie property Tor target practice.
The hobby horse man and his thirty
ing industry moved yesterday to Bed
ford City, much to the grief CT tho small
boy.
j. e. Darss, OF Blue1eld, was in town
yesterday on business.
e. S. Straycr has returned from Rock
iuGham, and is suffering from very
painful affection OF the neck.
j. Ed. Shipman returned to Salem
Monday night after 4 two weeks stay
in Richmond.
Amongst those registered al Hotel
LIcerno yesterday, and who were at
tending circuit court, were Hon Mar.
shall Mccormick, OF tauQuicr; Il. j.
kirkpatrick, OF Lynchburg, and S. c.
Adams, OF Henrg county.