The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-24
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

]. j. Scott was SO much better yester-
day that he was able to drive over TO
his home in Catawba.
Superinte ndent Stearnes added Messrs.
j. Ed. Shipman and j. M. Oakley, Jr.,
to the reception committee of the
school Of methods. Messrs. Barnitz,
Oakley and w. w. Ballard, Jr., will
meet the two morning trains; Prof.
Stearnes and S. F. Clement the noon
train and Prof. Cannadey, Frank A.
Lovelock and j. Ed. Shipman, the after.
noon and night trains. This reception
committee will not only see that the
visitors are carried promptly to their
destinations, but will also assist them
in having their baggage taken there
and in the event of any teachers not
having been assigned to boarding
house will make the assignments at the
depot.
All teachers are requested as soon as
they can conveniently do so, to report
to Conductor Glass and Prof Willis A.
jenkins, who will be found today in
DR.. Yonce's room, which is located over
the chapel at Roanoke College. Local
Manager r. G. Stearnes can be found
daily at his Office in the billiard & Per
singer building, ready to smooth any
difficulties which may arise, and visitors
should not fail To see him if they desire
any information.
Those who attend the school OF
methods will find a full report of the
proceedings in The ROANOKE TINES,
which is delivered every morning in all
parts of Salem by carrier boys. Sub
scriptions by the week or month can be
paid to Frank A. Lovelock, agent and
correspondent.
In Roanok county court yesterday be.
fore Judge Motfett. the application for
a beer license at Crystal Spring, near
Roanoke, was brought up. Mr.. Robert
Scott appeared for the applicants and
asked the continuance until next week
on the ground that the summons for
witnesses had only been received from
the clerk that morning. His honor re-
fused to hear the matter at any ubse.
quent day OF this term and continued
same until July court, stating that
while the court was willing to hear any
and all matters that might be brought
before it, yet as it was source OF an.
noyance to the officers Of the court to
spread out the courts business for two
weeks, and as he himself had his own
practice to regard, hereafter court
would only last so long as will be nee.
essary for prompt discharge of It's
business. This application will be holly
contested as Crystal Spring is regarded
as pleasant and safe resort for young
folks and little ones, and is adjacent.to
the superb new buildings Of the Roanoke
Female Seminary. Roanoke's interest
in the matter was shown by the attend
ance of some of the best citizens includ,
ing Messrs. Trout, Terry, Buckner and
Boatwright.
FIX Judge Wingheld Griffin qualified
as clerk Of the county and circuit courts
OF Roanoke county and executed a bond
in the sum of $4,000 with Mai S.
Griffin, Mayor w. T. Younger and Col.
K. 81. Logan as sureties. The new
clerk will take charge of the office the
lst OF July as prescribed by law. R. c
Stearnes took the oatn as superinteId
ent OF schools OF Roanoke county.
In returning from the picnic a.
McAfee's Knob Thursday evening the
buggy occupied by Mr.. Gregory, of Roa.
noke, and Miss Hortense Koiner, of
Waynesboro, whilst coming down the
rough mountain road overturned. horse
and all and rolled completely over to
ravine below. about twenty feet dis.
lance. Strange 10 say neither the occu-
pants, the buggy nor the horse we're
seriously injured, but with the help OF
the rest of the party were soon able 10
con tinue the journey.
Miss Noel Brown, who has been visit.
ing her uncle, Rev. T. 5. Brown. on
Pennsylvania avenue, mas returned TO
her homo at Wytheville.
The principal merchants OF Salem will
observe July ! as holiday by closing
their stores
Deputy Treasurer Charles L. Hatcher
has LEVIED on the personal property Of
the Salem Development Company for
delinquent taxes.