The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-14
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered About
Town.

At largo and enthusiastic meeting
of the citizens of the First ward. held in
the dry branch ore Wednesday night,
resolutions were passed instructiDg the
councilmen from the First ward to vote
against the proposed extension OF the
nanoke and Salem Street railway up
College avenue ana Main street to Hotel
Lucerne. A resolution Informing the
council that 1t was the sense of the meet-
ing that they should allow the proposed
extension up College avenue and Main
street under proper restrictions, and
provided the line was continued at once
to Lake Spring, was adopted almost
animously.
The reporter interviewed thirty one
props rtY owners and business men along
College avenue and Main street, and
whilst they nearly al opposed granting
an extension up these streets TO Hotel
Lucerno only, there we're twenty two
who were in favor OF granting an extern
sion to the street railway under certain
restric tions, provided the line was eX
tended to Lake Spring. The council
meets next Saturday week to decide the
matter.
DR.. Killian had half dozen fowls
stolen from his premises the othor night.
Smith Petty, Esq, has returned to his
home at Hollins after stay of several
weeks at De Funiak Springs, Fla. The
other members of his family will return
in few days and their many friends in
tho county will learn with pleasure
that the health Of all Of them seems to
have been benefited by the trip
In another column will be found an
lad" OF mas,if pups for sale at Lang
horne's mill.
Salem Lodge. No 3, Of the Order OF the
| Mystic Chain, will meet in Odd Fellows
hall at s p. m. Saturday Roanoke
| Castle, No. l, will be present
Wilbur Page, who has returned home
| to his fathers house at Langhorne's
Mill from the Coloma mines, suffering
from intlammatory rheumatism. is some
| what better
The jeff Davis Rifles benefit concert
| will take place next Thursday night
There will be prize drills and splendid
musical programme by the Roanoke
Guitar and Banjo Club.
1t is rumored than an effort is being
made to keep the furnace in blast
little while longer.
The convention to DO hold here to-
morrow bids to be one Of the most stir
ring that has ever boon held in Roanoke
county, as the fight for the nomination
for the county clerkship is going to be
most determined. In abiding toit yes
terday prominent citizen said to the
reporter: 81 observe that within the
past few days numbers of students from
Roanoke College arc being registered.
Why is this? The law of the State re-
Qure that man shall be a citizen of
the county, not a msre sojourner in a
county. before he has a right to vote.
Tho students of the University of Vir-
GINA mover even attempt to vote in
Charlottesville, but go homo to their
own counties whom they wish to exercise
that privilege. Surely st ldcnt from
Winchester or Scott county would not
expect by his vote to control the county
affairs of Roanoke"
At the Baptist Church on Wednesday
night, after delivering u lecture on the
first Psalm, the pastor, Rev. DIR. Taylor,
baptized four persons.
! The friends of local option in Salon
have arranged for public meeting in
the town hall tonight at o'clock,
which will be addressed ny several
| ministers, members of the faculty of the
college and others.
After long and severe illness Mrs.
Martha &. Board, widow Of tho late
Col. G. b. Board died at her residence
on Main street early yesterday morn
y
Miss Garwood, of this county, before
she married the late Col. Board. Sho
was consistent member of the Epis
copal Church, and having abundant
means, gave cheerfully and freely to
the poor. Her funeral will take place
to day at 800 p. m: from the Episc opal
Church, and the remains will be buried
in East Hill Cemetery. She leaves in
real estate and dividenG-payin stocks
and bonds about 100000 and like her
late husband does not for got Roanoke
| College, which will get SIS, 900. Judge
Blair is the executor, but the full par
ticulars as TO how the property is left
cannot yet be obtained.
Judge Barnitz has accepted an invita-
ton TO deliver the address at tho ami
versary celebration OF Mountain Dale
Lodge, 1. 0 o. t., in Roanoke on the
| Goth instant.
a new postofiice has been established
at Mason's Cove, six miles north Of
Salem, with Morgan Smith, superin-
tendent of tae county poor house, as
postmaster.
TIE special sale of dress goods, ad e.
vertised by tho College Avenue Dry
G. obs Store in Salem, is attracting al.
tontion. They are selling this seasons
purchases Of wooden dress goods and
everything in that department at actual
cost in New York city. They carry a
large STOCK of attractive goods and
always do just what they advertise
The Judge Brooke Case.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
90 beyond their judicial functions and
w. IN CT to fob 10