The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-10
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath"
cred Around Salem.


Blair in vacation yesterday and resisted
the motion to dissolve the injunction in
the South Salem Land Company suit.
The motion was made and argued by
Colonel Hansbrough, counsel for the
Misses Jack, the original owners Of the
land. The court took tho case under
advisement.
An application was also ma e for the
appointment OF receiver by the credi-
tors of the Southern Carriage Works,
formerly the Chadwick Two Wheeler
Company and Judge Blair appointed
w. Is. Bowles as receiver, he to give
bond for $4,000. q better selection
could not we'll have been made as Mr..
Bowles, as manager OF the Salem Wagon
Works, has shown his ability to put
manufacturing concerns of this nature
on paying basis, and it Is hoped that
the Southern Carriage Works under his
management may be nursed back to
life and usefulness.
Mrs. John Bowe died Thursday night
at the home of her husband, near the
freight depot, after a long illness, aged
~. She will be buried to-day at the
Locket grave yard and the funeral SER
vices will take place at IL a. m. at the
Dunkard Church at Cave Spring.
1t is not generally known that two
out of four districts in Roanoke county
are now "dry" and that it is only Cave
Spring and Big Lick districts which are
"wet Salem district went dry" last
spring and Catawba district in 1889,
since which an eternal drought has pre-
vailed there.
Mr. and Mrs James billiard, of
Bristol, are the guests of DR.. billiard.
Miss Annie Watts, who has been
visiting Mrs. John Parrish, returned
yesterday to her home in Lynchbu
George Palmer, of Saltville, was here
yesterday on business.
The teachers of the town of Salem
public schools signed their contracts
with the board yesterday The schools
open tomorrow. Miss Hargrove, OF
Portsmouth, who takes Mrs. Palmer's
place, is here, as is also Miss Berkeley,
of Farmville.
AS Mrs. G. K. Bowers and three chill
dren were riding in their two seated
rockaway down Broad street, coming
from the Baptist Orphanage Friday
afternoon, a portion of the harness
broke, soaring the horse. who then ran
off When about opposite the Female
Seminary the vehicle upset, the occu-
pants were thrown out and the horse,
breaking loose from the harness, went
on. Aside from the severe shock no one
was seriously hurt.
AT the regular September meeting OF
the town council Thursday night but
little business of public interest was
transacted. The light committee rec
commended building house over the
switch at the electric light plant to pre-.
vent coal being stolen, and the matter
was referred back to the committee
with power to act. The water com nit
tee recommended that the water 10 aims
on Broad and Union streets, and College
avenue north of Main street, be taken
mp in the portion laid with two and
stituted in its place. The public prop
erty and finance committees were re
quested to report upon the expense OF
this change at the next meeting.
Miss Mary Phlegar, who has been
Shanks, returned homo to Christians
burg yesterday.
Mrs. Pat McCaull and family. oil
| Lynchburg, who have been the guests
of Walter Baskerville for some days
past, left Saturday for Pulaski.
Miss May, daughter of Councilman
John Smith, has returned from visit
to her former home in Tazewell.
Dr. Taylor returned Thursday nigh
from Orange county.
Rev. DIR. A. b. Woodiin, of Hampton
and his family, are the guests of Miss
Abrahams on Broad street. The doc OF
will preach at the Baptist Church neXl
Sunday morning.
Mrs. D. G. Slower is quite i'll at hel
home on Main street
About thirty people attended the
meeting Friday night to arrange for a
regular local option association or club
s. M. Martin was elected temporary
chairman, with M. p Frantz as tempo
rary secretary. Messrs. Barnitz, M. S.
Baer and w. w. McClung were ap
pointed committee to report suitable
bylaws and list of officers for perma
nent organization to an adjourned meet
ing to be held September IA at p. m.
At the sale Thursday OF the effects Of
the late Mrs. David Trout, some silver
| spoons were discovered which were
made by John Withers, former silver
smith OF Salem, before the war. His
reputation for making silver spoons was
| we'll known.
MRS. a. N. HOOK man is suffering IRON
painfully bruised wrist, caused by a
window falling upon her hand on Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Henry Elicit died near For
Lewis Church last Wednesday, aged IS
and was buried Thursday at the family
graveyard near by. The funeral ser
vices took place at Fort Lewis Churc
and was conducted by Rev. P. A
Anatomy, the pastor.
Mrs. John r. Moffett and family, o.
North Danville, are visiting Judge w
| w. Moffett.