The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-28
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

The Salem town council held q called
meeting Tuesday night preparatory TO
winding up the business Of the fiscal
year.
Miss Fanny Palmer, of Roanoke.
who has been spending several days
with Miss Emma Boone, returned home
yesterday.
D. B. Strouse and his son, Clarence
left yesterday for Whibbles. Pittsylva-
MIA caunty to attend religious meeting
being conducted there by j. E. School
field.
Will Hurt, whose accident WAS noticed
in yesterdays TIMES, wishes 1t dis
tinctly noted that the bottle he carried
in his hand at the time contained live
crickets for bait.
At the request Of people living near
the wooden mills, Justice Camper yes
terday notified some disorderly charac-
ter living in the Sibert cottages that
they must leave.
The case of Mrs. Mcfarland vs.. j.
II. Trout ct ais, which was decided at
q previous term OF the circuit court, WAS
again argued yesterday before Judge
Blair in vacation upon motion to set
aside the decree in said cause on the
ground Of after discovered evidence,
VIA contract between the parties to the
suit that had been mislaid. The judge
has taken the matter under advisem ent.
Last Monday night the following Off
GERS were elected in Salem Castle No. 3,
knights of the Mystic Chain: Com
N lander, A j. Thomas; vice-commander,
w. Simpson; first lieutenant, Il. r.
Room; scribe, J. H. Camper, assistant
scribe, l.. Marcus; treasurer, J. e. Shop
man; chaplain, F. w. Whatsoever;
chief OF staff, j. o. Lloyd; assistant
chief of staff, q. A. Reynolds; inside
guard, j. w. Hannah: outside guard, E.
NJ. Gross; trustees, G.. w. Zirkle, j. e.
Shipnan and L j Fristoe. These OIL
GERS will be installed next Monday.
strange accident occurred Monday
afternoon on the fats near the old
furnace commssarY. Express Agent
Burks was driving the wagon drawn by
the sorrel horse at the customary speed,
when the horse suddenly came to
standstill and gave way on his left hind
leg. Upon examination it was found
that the limb was broken, so the poor
creature was embarrassed, and while On
effort is being made to splint the leg,
yet it is hoped that for humanitY's sake
it will be put out OF its misery. Some
three years ago the animal was ac.i-
thought that the bone was permanently
injured, else it could not have broken
in the way 1t did.
Tuesday night the folio wing officers
were elected in Salem Lodge, No. 100,
l. o. o. F.: S. M. White, N. G Jos G.
Fitzgerald, V. g.; w. Nj. Barnisz, chap
lain; T. R. Boon, secretary; G. D. Denit,
treasurer; trustees, j. A. Thomson, A.
II. Whitesell and A. H. MaQee. These
officers will be installed next Tuesday
night by District Deputy A. ii Mage,
and the other officers will be appointed
then. The Encampmen5 will elect
officers Friday night Other business
was transacted chief of which was the
reading Of two letters. one from Central
Lodge, No 103, OF East Radford, invit-
ing Salem Lodge to participate in
Fourth of July celebration, which was
respectfully declined with thanks. An
other WAS from United Lodge, No. ST,
of Wytheville, stating that, as only one
or two lodges had responded favorably
to the call, no banquet would be held
there on the Fourth