The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-21
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

j. Ed allemong has returned from a
visit to friends in Stevens City.
Professor +. V. n. Painter, of Roanoke
,ilege, will preach at Hollins Iusti-
,ute to night
A fresh arrival yesterday afternoon
at the Mapleshade Inn was another
little daughter in the family of
Deputy Sheriff O. Floyd.
The house on Burwell street, occu-
pied By George Heller, was sold yester-
day at auction for 500, James Mont
gomery being the purchaser.
At the auction sale near Hollins yes
terday Of the effects of the late Mrs
Maria Obenchain, among lot of Con.
FEEDER ate money sold wero two counter
felt $50 United States bills that were
passed to George Obencbain before the
war closed for horse. All these relics
o. the sixties were purchased by Emory
Frantz
Several letters have passed between
fanciers in Roanoke and the secretary
of the Roanoke Valley Poultry Associa-
tion regarding the holding of show in
the near future in Roanoke. So far as
Salem breeders arc concerned it is i'm
possible for them to show their birds
again this season as they have SO many
orders booked for eggs that it would
not pay them to take up their fowls and
cage them new. 1t would be better for
Roanoke and Salem fanciers to rest on
the laurels they have already won until
next season, when they can hold show
which shall dazzle the whole South
A deed OF assignment was entered in
the county clerks office here on Janu-
airy IS, by which f. Ii. Cumpston, the
well.known College avenue dry goods
dealer, makes over to James Mont
gomery, trustee, for the benefit Of his
creditors, all goods in his store, &C
counts, notes, bonds, stocks, &c, also
the large store on College avenue and q
number Of lots in different parts Of the
towns. The liabilities are put down at
about Sl4 COO. The creditors are divided
iato three classes, the first being the
Peoples National Bank of Lynchhurg
and the Farmers National Bank OF
Salem. The second class include Grad
dock, Terry & Co and Winfree e Lloyd,
OF Lynchburg. The third class en-
brace firms in New York. Bosten. Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, Richmond, Lynch
burg, Norfolk, Winchester and Carlisle,
Pa All the personal property is to be
sold at auction at the end of six months
and the real estate is to be sold at such
time as the tr istee shall deem proper
without TOO great sacrifice OF property.
Salem Improvement Company Meeting.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Salem Improvement
Company held yesterday Dr. Dreher
was elected chairman OF the meeting
aud w. Ill. Ruthrauth secretary. Upon
count it was ascertained that Is. 964
shares were represented by proxy or in
person out of the 25, Ssh
The set of bylaws reported by the
board OF directors in obedience to a
resolution passed at the last stock
holders meeting were read and after
being amended were adopted. The
principal amemendments consisted in
the provision that the stockholders and
not the directors should elect the presi-
dent AMI fix his salary as provided by
law. These amendments were agreed
to after considerable discussion.
The report Of the board of directors
was read and that of the president which
showed that the debt of the company
had been reduced until now it amounted
to but little over Sl2 900, whilst 1,4I9
shares had been cancelled. The report
gave in detail the condition of the vari-
GUS industries in which the company
was interested, and after it's adoption
MIR. Chalmers, president of the Farmers
National Bank, congratulated President
Allemong and stated that it was the
most satisfactory report which had been
male since he has been connect ted with
the com pany.
M W. Bryan, OF Roanoke, reviewed
the situation of the company and stated
that the stock might be considered
worth considerably over Sl2 per share.
The reports OF the auditing committees
were read, which showed that the books
and accounts were correct. after which
Mr.. W. f. Allemong, the psesent in
cumbent, was reelected president at a
salary ofS?, 1000 per year. The following
gentlemen were then reelected as a
board OF directors a. the same compen-
saion as last year: Messrs. BRYANT,
Lee, Payne, Strouse, Shicke, Lang
horne, Sinmens, Gale and Allemong.
Mr.. Chalmers then offered resolution
instructing the board OF directors to
pursue line Of rigid economy in man
aging the business OF the company. The
report OF the president was ordered to
DC printed and sent to the stock olders,
after which the meeting adjourned.
The board of directors met and or
ganized in the afternoon, and re- elected
s. f. Simmons as vice president in
the out ompensetion, and II. d.
mcCommon as secretary, at salary of
$1,000 year.
How's This!
WE offer one hundred dollars reward