The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-04
THE ROANOKE TIMES, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 4, 1883
TIE TIMES KODAK.
items of News Gathered About
Town.

nparativcly little was accomplished
in the circuit court yesterday, rs in tho
Hickman damage suit certain books
and papers belonging to tho Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company were de-
mandeG by the plaintiff, and as 1T took
most CT tho day to secure them, the
court did not resume until o'clock. At
that time a continuance was asked by
tho glaintiff in order that the books
and papers furnished could be
thoroughly inspected, whereupon Judge
Blair adjourned tho special jury in the
Hickman case until 10 o'clock this
morning and the regular ompanelied
jury until Monday next. An order was
entered confirming the sale OF commits
sioners of tho Morrison houses on the
lands Of the Salem Improvement Com
Pany. Between fifty and seventy i've
witnesses for the railroad company in
the Hockman case are quartered at Hotel
Salem.
AT regular meeting of the Salem
Council, Legion of Honor, Monday
night the following officers were cleo
ted: Chas. d. Denit, commander; M. y.
Frantz, vice commander; Frank A. Love
lock, orator; w. IL. Shun, chaplain; p.
S. Davis, secretary and treasurer, w.
McClauahan, collecto tor; 4. Wells, guide;
L. Il. Gordon, inside sentinel; Frank q.
Webber, outside sentinel. A special
meeting has been called for four o'clock
this afternoon at the office Of w. Nc
Clanahan.
James McClanahan left last night for
Philadelphia to be present on the l2th
instant ut the marriage of his sister,
Miss Mary McClanahan, to Rev. II. C..
Holland, ID. d., of Charleston, ). c.
Mrs. Emory Rhodes died Monday
evening at her homo on High street,
aged 40, leaving a husband and four
children to mourn her less. The funeral
will take place at the residence this
afternoon al 3 o'clock.
Miss Lydia 3. Walker, of Dublin, and
her friend, Miss Rec Kuykendall, of
West Virginia, wero the guests yester-
day of her brother, j. Ernest Walker, of
THE TIMES.
Charles Folger, of Hillsvillo, former
Citizen Of this place, is here on a visit
TO j. w. Palmer
An AT Home" was given last night
from S to IL at tho handsome residence
of Frank Chalmers, on Union street.
Tho hostess was assisted in receiving
by Misses Logan, Blair, Worden and
Ferguson.
Miss jamie Shipman, who has been
bpouQluR OHTlb uu uOhC, IeCuTneu
| yesterday to her school at Air Point,
this county.
"Duck" Beamer and wife have moved
from Radford to Salem, where they ex
pect to reside.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Southern Carriage Work:
took place in the offices OF the company
yesterday morning, and the following
board of directors was elected for the
following year: Messrs. Bowman, Shick
ell, G. M. Killian, T. =. Preston, and o
L. Stearnes. These gentlemen viii
meet to day and elect the officers.
There will be meeting in the Y. NJ
G. a. rooms this afternoon of number
of merchants who desire some restric
tions placed upon the country wagons
which peddlo produce through the towI
untaXed.
Robert Wilson is in town shaking
hands with his many friends.
Robert Page, very black young man
was before Justice Camper yestcrd ay
charged with stealing n musket valued
at So from Il. j. Garst Monday a Garst'i
mill. He was sent to Jail to await the
action of the grand jury.
New Years receptions wore heli
Monday by Miss Mollie Logan. assisted
by Mrs. j. c. Langhorne and Miss Elle1
Blair; also by Miss Lily Strouse, as
sisted by Mrs. G. B. Strouse.
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