The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-26
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Ground Salem.

AS III W eylupAtnlES WIFE SHe OeAcatco
faction In Mondays fight, dame nature
arrayed herself in decidedly wet garb,
so that when the mem bers of tho van
pushed host crept out OF their holes in
the morning, they could not help con-
trasting tho moist atmosph re of Tues
day with the decidedly dry and dusty
appearance of things generally at sun
down the evening before. Nor was it
so pleasant for wet to get to his
place Of business, for the "drys" were
so confoundedly solicitous about q fel-
lows state of health that their queries
became tircsome, and after having been
asked eleven times "how no felt" one
strapping big 'wet" in reply to this
question for the twelfth time, replied,
Like Lazarus: like Ia been licked by
dogs"
Fred Weber came up from Roanoke
in the morning, and put in an hour or so
guying the bruised and bleeding voters
who had pinned their faith in whiskey
and got left. Then he essayed to tackle
the legal luminary OF the drys, j, 30 S.
Baer, by cnquiring if he could find him
place for cigar stand and pool room.
yes. indeed" replied the attorney;
"Jailor Henning has a good place Tor
you-a new steel cage"
Nothing else was discussed all day
ton, with spirited comments upon the
| lying reports spread on the previous
afternoon that the vets we're "a hun
| dred ahead" Then vague rumors be-
gan to be circulated tGas contest
would be made, and between four anu
five o'clock the reporter ascartained
that motion had been docketed in the
county court by Attorney Simpson, on
behalf of G. 3. Beamer, G. NJ. Weber,
c. W. Hit, G. o. Murray and others,
asking that the election be set aside on
two grounds: First, because a number
of students Of Roanoke College, who
were non. residents, voted the dry ticket
Secondly, because The judges of election
cid not conduct the election according
to the law laid down in the code OF Vir-
| ginia, 1887, chapter 10, which provides
that Every elector shall vote by ballot,
and each person Offering to vote shall de-
| liver single ballot to one OF the Judges
OF the election in the prese nee of the
other two Judges" which law was not
observed by tho said judges in said
election in the mode of receiving the
ballots of the various voters. 1t is not
known what day this will come up in
the county court, but Judge Gritfin
stated that he did not think it proper
for this case to come before hin, anG he
will ask o judge from ono Of the
neighboring counties 10 sit in his place.
j. NJ. Morgan, Of Georgia, is registered
at Hotel Lucerne.
Miss Roberta Martin, OF Pulaski, is
visiting her brother, d. II. Martin.
| II. j. Senay, whose term of imprison-
ment expired Saturday, was released
from the county jail yesterday at noon,
the Commonwealth having failed 70
prove that he had means enough 10 pay
the costs OF the prosecution.
Mrs. d. T. Martin and Mcssrs. Camp.
| bell and Johnson left last night for
| Pulaski to attend the marriage to.day
Of j. c. Darst to Mrs. Marie Poythrcss
In the county court to day the case O:
Eli Lawson, charged with stealing a
| valise from j. A. Mcnifee on the Nor
folk and Western train, was continued
| till next term.
Mrs. A. II. Picker has returned from
visit to Fincas.le.
/ County Superintendent N. c. S,earnes
received letter yesterday from Prof
Willis A. Jenkins, in which he stated
that the prospects for 500 teachers to be
in attendance here at the SUI mer school
of methods is excellent, as he has al
ready enrolled over 100
The Ministers and Laymen's Institute
Of the Valley Baptist Association will
open its send session at Cave Spring,
commencing to morrow night. The pro-
gramme is as follows: Sermon, Rev. g.
W. Beale; Family Religion W. W.
Moffett; Church Music" j. Fl. Wright;
THE Model Sunday school," B. A.
Jones; "Pedo Baptist Concessions to
Baptist Views" Rev. S. Saunders;
The Decline of Reverence in this Age,
d, 10, n
"Exegesis, the Baptism OF Fire" Mat
thew, Gil, Rev. j. V. Dickinson;
"Melchisedec," Rev. j. NJ. Luck; The
Holy Spirit, His Office and Work."
Rev. n. G. Burnett. Committee on
themes for next meeting: rev. G. w.
Beale, NJ A. Wilson and Dr. c. L.
Cooke.