The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-02
THE TIMES KODAK.
items of News Gathered About
Town.

promptly yesterday morning, Judge
Henry E. Blair presiding, and pro-
ceeded at once to business. The attor-
neys In attendance were Mossrs. s..
Griffin, j. Allen Watts, Judge King,
J. Haring, Scott T. Staples, A. a
Phlegar, w. w. Berkeley ard Colonel
Penn. A large number of judgments
were entered, and tho appeal case of
j. b, Garst ct ais. versus the public
for the opening of q road through tho
lands of Mrs. May L. Martin near those
OF the Roanoke Development Company
was argued. This application was
Judge Griffin, and an appeal was taken
The error alleged by the counsel for
appellants was that the com missioners
appointed to view the proposed road
didnot report upon the route that was
requested of them, but merely on the
route asked for by appcllees. 1t is
pre- bable that this case will consume
mos; of Monday, as there are great
number of witnesses on both sides and
it is being strongly contested. Colonies
Penn and Hansbrough are conducting
the case for the appellants and Major
Griffin and j. s. Baer for appellees.
A decree was entered in the'ca of
Adams, Matthews &c Co. versus Schofield
ct. ais confirming the report o.. Com
missioners Logan and Moffett, who sold
the Schofield house in the Salem Do.
velopment Company, and the decree
further provided for the summoning of
the Development Company to show why
judgment 81 ould not be entered against
them for the sum of $500. It seems
that the Development Company first
purchased this property and failing to
comply with terms of sale the property
was again sold at their risk, which
failed to bring the amount bid by them
to the amount of $500
On the 1915 p. m. dummy yesterday
there alighted an elderly countryman
with a buxom young girl dressed in
taken for his daughter. The pair
wandered over to the depot where the
nan inquired the time of the next train
to Bristol Being told that il was SOP
at night the old gentleman heaved a
sight and taking the girls hand led her
to seat in the waiting room. During
tho long afternoon he vouchsafed the
information that his name was w. c.
Byers, aged AZ, while that of his fair
companion WAS Miss Florence A.
Crowder. aged ID AS he became moro
communica tive he informed his audience
that he was widower with five grown
children, the oldest daughter aged 90.
de lived nea- Covington, as did his
companion, and as they were loving
each other and couldn't get marie at
their home on account OF opposition
from the girls father, they had stolen
oil Friday night and made their way to
Lithia and thence travelled by train TO
Roanoke and by dummy to Salem A
sympa, hiking friend at Sale sent a
telegram to Father Burroughs at Bristol
telling him to be ready to marry incm
on arrival, as they feared pursuit,
though tho old man was fixed for any
one who wanted to take away his gal,
as he carried a hugo gun in his hip
pocket. The last the reporter saw Of
them they were lovingly seated on an
ca pre- So truck eating cheese and crackers
obtained from neighhoring store.
Such is true love.
G. L. Maury, the well-known photog-
rapher OF Roanoke and Salem, is con-
fined to the house by an attack of
tonsilitis.
Col. N. u. Ainswortl, Of McAlliater,
/. T., was in town for few houls YES.
terday. He informed the reporter that
regarding the threatened Choctaw war
he was well acquainted with the lead ers
on both sides. Tho officer, Duke. in
command OF tho militia OF the nation,
has son at Roanoke College.
r w. Parsons, who was hero this
week to attend tho funeral of his
mother, returned homc yesterday to
Ashland, Wisconsin.
The court OF appeals has granted
writ of error in the case of common.
wealth versus j. r. Clarck, charged with
the murder of tho lato Rev. j. r.
Motfet.
John NJ. Cakey attended the burial in
Lynch5urg yesterday o. George Diu-
guild.
A little daughter arrived Friday at
the homo Of j. Il. Foldcn near the east
bridge.
The ore shipments to tho furnace will
probably be stopped next week, and as
soon as the stock on hand is worked M
Salem furnace will go out Of blast for
repairs.
Several gangs of men arc at work
loveling the dummy track between Roa-
noke and Salem
At the Lutheran Church to day there
will be sunrise servico by the Chris
tian EndeavOrers at six o'clock; at II
o'clock the regular morning service fol-
lowed by communion ats o'clock infant
baptism, and at 7:3O O'Clock the chill.
dron'G missionary society will render a
special Easter service.
j. L. Shartzer has lent quantity of
eXOtiCS and Da1ms RI tho 5;Roro,t