The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-27
THE TIMES KODAK.
items of News Gathered About
Town.

most y! INC morning was occupied In
arguing the motion for new trial in the
case OF NJ hickman versus the Norfolk
and Western railroad. Objections were
m ide to the instructions given by the
court to the jury and it was also con-
tended that tho verdict was contrary to
law and evidence. After argument by
counsel on both sides tho court over
ruled tho motion, whereupon exceptions
were taken and the case will nov be
taken to the court of appeals.
q The ejectment case of the Anderson
children VS.. tho Lake Spring Land Com
pany and Mrs. c. p. Chapman was do
cided in favor OF the defense, where
upon exceptions were taken and the
matter Will be taken to the court of APP
peas.
In the case of c. f. Reid VS.. the
Queen City Land Company, which is
suit for specific performance Of contract
for the purchase Of land, petitions
were offered to be filed by various stock
holders for the purpose of being made
parties defendant, in order to test the
validity Of their subscriptions to capt.
tai stock of said company. Judge Blair
decided that they could not file peti-
ton.
Judge Griffin has appointed S E.
Clement justice OF the peace to fill
out the unexpired term of G. NJ. Web
Der, who has resigned.
Rev. T. M. Carson, Of Lynchburg, was
compelled to leave the convccatio on
Wednesday night SO as to be present on
Thursday at the funeral of the late
John f. Slaughter, in Lynchburg.
Lewis Smead is able to be about again
after severe spell OF sickness.
The second term of the session OF
Roanoke College will begin next We'd
nesday, and it is reported that a num-
Der OF now students will enter for this
term.
There will be called meeting OF
Taylor Lodge tonight for work in the
second degree.
The annual meeting of the Salem
Improvement Company takes place this
morning at their office.
Col. A. M. Bowman attended the big
Democratic banquet in Richmond Wed
nesday night
Superintendent Bachman of the Fur
mace is still happy over the arrival OF a
little girl at his house few days ago.
A valuable orse driven by Samuel
Stricken from Mayor Younger's farm in
Craig county, died Wednesday after a
few hours suffering from some complaint
unknown to those who attended it.
1t is reported that Lucien White, of
Salem, was married in Bluefeld, w.
Va, 4 few days ago to Mrs. Jones, also
former resident of Salem.
1t has been decided TO hold the next
minister's and laymaus' meeting of the
Valley Baptist Association with tho
Cave Spring Church, beginning on the
Thursday before the fifth Sunday in
April.
Further examination of the books of
e. w. Taylor, the missing paymaster of
the Salem furnace, shows that no with
standing the fact that he returned four
Thousand dollars worth OF checks, he is
still several hundred dollars behind in
his accounts. Besides this there are q
number of people in Salem who would
be pleased if he would call around and
settle that little bill"
Messrs. Jones Lyon, George M. Muse
and Major Chandler, the com nittee ap-
pointed by the supervisors Of Roanoke
county, yesterday inspected and re-
ceived the new steel cage, which has
been placed in Roanoke county Jail by
the Pauly Manufacturing Company Of
st. Louis. The treasurer paid tho rep.
resentative of the company in full for
the cage, which is one of the cleanest,
neatest and most secure contriv ances
for holding prisoner that could be
desired.
Miss Forbes, of Buckingham counyt,is
visiting Mrs. A. M. Shipman, on Broad
street.
A. G. Robert of Tampico, Mexico, and
w. S. Barrow. o: Martinsville, Va, both
students of Roanoke College. left yes
terday for Poughkeepsie, N. Y, where
they go to enter business college.
Fred Wicks, an employe of the Cor
bett Machine Works, met with a very
painful accident there yesterday, hav.
ing his second, third and fourth fingers
so badly mashed in a jointer that Drs.
billiard and Strickland had to amputate
a greater portion of them.
At tho residence of the bride on Bur
we'll street Wednesday night by Rev. j.
S. Hutchinson, Grafton johnson was
married to Mrs. Lola Fowler in the
presence Of few friends.
Rev. j. Cleveland Hall, of Roanoke,
preached sermon from tho parable of
the fig tree Wednesday night in st.
Paurs Church here which was greatly
admired by those present for it's pro-
gresive thought and beautiful language.
Miss Mamie B. VERT. OF Roanoke,
is visiting Mrs. +. w. Delp on College
avenue.
The supervisors of Roanoke county
are going to take the question OF secur-
ing convicts to work on the county roads
under consideration at their next meet
ing.
Col. w. Il. M. McCarty, he OF boom
time fame and recollection in Salem,
has sued the Hagerstown Mail for
libel.
Money to Loan.