The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-25
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

The March term of Roanoke county
court adjourned yesterday.
Mrs. j. II. HUMPHREYS, of Christians.
burg, is visiting relatives in town.
Capt. w. w. Brand, Of Catawba, and
Senator Watts were in town yesterday.
Miss Emily Taliaferro, who has spent
the winter in Washington, has returned
homo.
Special Easter music may be expected
this morning at St. Paul's Episcopal
Church.
The engine and boiler for the new
barrel stave factory will be put in place
this coming week
D. Ed. Brand returned Saturday from
| Lynch burg, where he had been serving
/ as juror in the United States district
court.
c. II. Whitescarver returned home to
Grafton, w. Va, Friday, having been
summoned to Salem by the news of the
death Of his mother.
Rev. j. R. Bridges returned Friday
from San Antonio, Tex, and will preach
this morning and afternoon as usual at
the Presbyterian Church.
A number of lots in the Monteiro ad-
dition were sold by auction yesterday
for debt, and brought insignificant
figures. considering the old prices of
boom times.
The pulpit OF the Baptist Church will
be occu pied to-day by the pastor, Rev.
DR.. Taylor. The subject of the morn
ing sermon will be The Resurrection
OF Jesus" There will be special music
at both services.
The central district school board met
yesterday in the outh View school and
listened to arguments pro and con from
the patrons as to changing its location.
The board reserved it's decision until
after it could confer with the Big Lick
district board
At the Lutheran Church this morn
ing at o'clock the Christian End eavor
Society will hold an Easter sunrise SER
vice; at l l o'clock there will be preach
ing and holy communion, and at 1870 q
special Easter service, principally
music, by the Sunday-school.
The Ciceronian Society at Roanoke
College last night debated the su beet,
"Resolved, That the friction between
capital and labor will eliminate in war"
whilst the Demostheneans argued the
question. Resolved, That the personal
wealth of the country is becoming a
curse instead of a blessing"
For the past year the henhouse be-
longing to Mrs. w. b. Tinsley has
teen frequently robbed by what was
supposed TO be rat, who refused to be
caught either by trap or by poison.
Mr.. Tinsley's sons watched for the thief
Friday night and discovered that large
black skunk was doing the work. They
despatched him in short order.
c. S. Owen, former employe of the
Salem Hardware Company, died Thurs
day night at the home of his father at
Goodies, Bedford county, from consump-
ton, aged 81, and was buried near there
Saturday morning. Mr.. A. J. Thomas,
of the Salem Hardware Company, at
tended the funeral. Deceased leaves
wife and one child.
The crank or cranks who have re-
Gently caused 30 much excitement here
in their excavating propensities, have
recently dug hole eight or nine feet
deep on piece OF land owned by w. L.
Farrier and John W. Trout, in the
Sinking Creek neighborhood, in Craig
county The work was done at night.
Dispositions were taken yesterday in
the Office OF w. M. Montgomery in re-
| gard to the liabilities Of DR.. Dreher,
Dr. Is. p. Saunders nd j. H. Baer as to
tne!r alleged subscriptions to the
capital stock OF the South Salem Land
Company During the examination of
Prof. j. Il. Crabtree as witness quite
stormy scene occurred among the at
I torneys as to cross eXamining.
In the list OF delegates to tho exposi-
ton convention appointed by Judge
Moffett from the { unity, The TINES
Yesterday published me name of d. C.
Moomaw as the delee te from Big Lick
district. This was 4 mistake The
gentleman appointed by Judge Moffett
was w. p. Moomaw, tho progressive
supervisor OF the county from that dis
trict.