The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

WISH trleHuS In tlnCaStIe.
John w. Johnston, Of Green Hill, near
town, is very sick, being threatened
with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. II. Walker, of Augusta
county. VINO have been visiting the
Salem Female Seminary, returned home
yesterday.
N. ID. Barnett will at onco rebuild his
storehouse on Catawba, recently burned,
and will engsge in the mercantile bust
ness oga n.
The intermediate examinations at the
Salem Female Seminary have just been
completed, giving entire satisfaction to
the teachers and rejecting credit upon
the pupils.
Rev. G. CT. Snead, of Pulaski City,
who is well-knOwn here, has been called
to the assistant reotorship of one of the
largest and most fashionable Episcopal
Churches in Brooklyn.
j. 81. Chapman, who has been living
in Portsmouth for several months and
who was summoned to Salem last week
by the sudden death OF his father, will
remain here now.
All the Salemites who won't to Bed
ford City Wednesday to serve on jury,
returned home Thursday morning as
the legal period for the February term
Of the court had expired and the case
goes over TO the March term
UMBRELLAS are being sold singly at
the manufacturer price by the dozen.
large line of fne corsets, shoes and
gents linen collars, all in tho same
way, ct the College Avenue Dry Goods
Store. JAMES MONTGOMERY, Trustee.
Charles Frier and his bride were
rendered calathump about 10 p. N
soon after their marriage, in West Sa-
lem Wednesday night, by about thirty
BOYS hey took the matter good ma
iurodly and the "serenaders," after
friendly congratulations, dispersed.
Mrs. NJ. Ii. Taylor, who has been the
guest OF her brother, w H. Tinsley, tho
past few days leaves oday for Wash
her home. She has leased her house in
West Roanoke for two years to James
Cassell, of the Western division OF tho
Norfolk and Western railroad.
bill is being drafted for the pur-
pose OF relieving the clerks of county
courts from q cum bersomo and useless
duty viz, the posting Of lists of convey
ances recorded in their ofnces and the
recording OF same in the county court
order book. Under the present system
this list is copied four times, thus en-
failing unnecessary work.
Rev o. c. Miller, pastor of st Marks
Lutheran Church, OF Roanoke, assisted
by Rev. c A. Miller and Ernest Nc.
Cauley, OF Salem, will hold q series of
meetings at Washington Heights, be-
! ginning Sunday evening, February IL,
at 1870 m, continuing through the
week and administering tho sacrament
of the Lords supper on Sunday, the 18th,
at p. m. Rev. o. G. Miller will also
preach at Lowry's Chapel on Sunday,
the 18th, at p. m.
An effort is being made here to have
An act passed by the Virginia legisla-
ture relative to the custody and control
OF all papers of a justice of the peace
after the expiration of his term of Office
The plan proposed is that all papers
properly labeled and the docket of each
justice shall be turned over to the clerk
OF his respective county. There is con-
| siderable inconvenience and danger OF
loss of valuable papers under the pres
ent system OF each magistrate retaining
all papers, and this proposed law would
remedy this evil.
District Deputy Grand Master A. H.
Magee and j. a. Thu mason, noble grand
of Salem lodge No. 100. l. o. o. F., went
| Wednesday night to Elliston, where, in
the Masonic hall they explained the
objects OF the order TO good audience,
after which the nucleus OF lodge was
formed Seven candidates from Ellis
ton will be given the three degrees in
Salem lodge in about two weeks, and
then soon afterwards n team from Salem
lodge will accompany the grand master
to Elliston, where odge will be regu-
| larry organized and ether mem bers in
| itiated
Gen. Jacob Ammen, u. S. A, who
died near Cincinnati Tuesday last, aged
SO, was born near Fincastle, Va, and
was son of David Ammen, who pub
lished the advertiser and Herald" Of
Fincastle, about the year 1901, being
the first editor in this section. The wife
of David, and mother of the General,
was Miss Sallie houtz, daughter Of John
Houtz. Of Roanoke county. At tho age
OF ~ Jacob, with his parents, moved to
Ohio and on June 81, 1927, went to West
Point. graduating in 1881 From then
until the breaking out of tho war he
was professor in several colleges. In
April 1861. he entered the army and
was appointed colonel, servi lg with dis
tinction at Pittsburg, Landing, Green
brier and Shiloh, resigning from the
army January 4, 1865, with the title OF
brigadier general. At the time OF his
ueSIh nc was quite blind, and was liv.
ing with his son near Cincinnati. His
brother, Admiral Daniel Ammen, thir
teen years his junior, survives him and
lives at Ammendale, on tho Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, thirteen miles from
Washington city.
Specimen Cases.
5. II. CLIFFORD, New Cassel, Wis,
was troubled with Nauraloia opd
Rheumatism, his Stomach was dis