The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-08
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

lnIS " II. w HllCoSoi VOL, hhO oBCo
mother Of tho Messrs. Whitescarver, is
seriously i'll at her home in Cave Spring.
Yesterday being Ash Wednesday,
there was morning service at the Epis-
copal Church. There will also be divine
service there tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock
Amongst new arrivals may be men,
toned a little daughter Monday at the
homo of Mr.. w. Bowles on Union street,
Salem, and twin boys Tuesday in Blue
field at the home of Capt. j. G. Darst,
who has many friends and relatives in
Salem.
Next Sunday morning in the lecture
room OF the Lutheran Church, D. B.
Strouse will begin series OF lectures
or Bible talks especially for professional
men, heads Of families, ladies' and
young men, without reference to do
nomination.
A petition is being largely signed re-
questing the mayor to call special
meeting Of the town council to consider
the advisability OF amending the
charter so that the mayor and sergeant
shall be elected by the qualified voters
OF the town and not by the council.
District Deputy Grand Master Magee
and S. A. Thomson, noble grand of
Salem Lodge, No. 100 O. o. E., went
to Elliston last night to meet number
of the citizens of that town in the Ma
sonic hall there with the idea of form
ing an Odd Fellows lodge at that place.
After the meeting of the subordinate
lodge Tuesday night Salon Encamp-
ment held meeting and elected the
following oflicers:. A. II. Magee, chief
patriarch; G c Oakley, senior warden;
\; rh A
junior warden; w. +. Francis, treasurer;
w. M. Barnitz, scribe.
at the request OF the vestry of st.
PAuls Major Chandler, city engineer,
has recently made two careful examina-
ne pronounceS it in good order he rec
commended that some small buttresses
be built between the windows to give
additional strength TO the building.
The pretty homo wedding of Charles
William Frier, the valued engineer OF
the town water works, to Miss Kate
Britt occurred last night at the residence
OF the brides uncle in West Salem, Rev.
II. G. Garrison, of Roanoke, performing
the ceremony. The attendants were j :.
d. Kitzmiller and Hiss Kate Duke and
b. Kazea and Miss Lucy Britt, sister of
the bride. After the wedding bounti.
full repast was served the few guests
who were present. The presents were
numerous.
A representative Of sensational
weekly paper published at Harrisburg,
Pa, was IN Salem yesterday for few
hours on business connected with her
paper. A copy of the last issue, con
tanning an account of tho Nennerly
scandal, was shown to Mayor Younger
hn of f,11 i
that he saw nothing in it to prohibit its
sale, nor did the account in that paper
vary much from that published in the
Roanoke papers, and he was sure he had
seen much worse matter in the New
York World. The newsboys sold a num-
Der Of this issue of the paper in Salem
and whilst the citizens who read it all
Condemn Kenuerly in the strongest
terms for his outrageous conduct, none
OF them can see why such q strong ef.
fort has seemingly been made to cover
up his sin or screen his misdeeds.
Tuesday night Deputy Sheriff Lloyd
received telegram from the sheriff of
Bedford county ording him to summons
the following citizens of Salon to report
in Bedford City Wednesday morning, in
order that a jury might be selected
from their number to try ex-County
treasurer Arthur for en- bezzlement: w.
R. Whitescarver, Il. I. Preston, J. r.. C.
Brown, Jr., A. j. Thomas, l.. j. Fristoe,
Jones Ligon, O. L. Stearnes. N. Wells,
e H. Cumpston, w. w. McClung, M. p.
Frentz, II. A. Roberts, w. Francis, f..
G Webber, f. w. Whitescarver, w
Johnson, o. D. Oakley. John Rhodes,
Robert Littrell, w. II. Snuff, j. e. Ship
man, John M. Strickler, Thomas Maury,
James McClannahan and Ed. Brand
These were duly summoned and re-
ported at Bedford City as directed, but
soon after their arrival tho Messrs. w.
r. and f. w. Whitescarver and O. d.
Oakley were excused on account of i'll
ness in their family, and returned home
on the afternoon train. Ten more are
expected home this morning.