The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-15
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

The question is being agitated among
some OF the legal fraternity of endeav.
oring to secure the erection of a new
courthouse and Jail com bined, all tho
present old buildings to be removed.
The plan proposed is to not only accom-.
modate all the county officials, but also
to provide Offices for the mem bers of the
Tar. A fund of S25, 900 would have to be
raised and the co operation of tho town,
the county and land companies would
have TO be secured. The ardent advo.
Gates Of the scheme state as one of their
arguments that the industrious poor
would be furnished work in the cree ton
of this building. 1t is evident that the
gentlemen have never mado the init
mate acquaintance of the supervisors of
Roanoke county.
IL d. Urquhart, of Lynchburg, was in
town yesterday giving away cards bear.
ing this inscription: II have changed
very little in shape and appearance 1
now pull the scales at BIS pounds; feet
6 inches high; wear No. so coat, No. 10
boots. Never had any desire to fight
John l.. Sullivan, but still sell groceries
cheaper than anybody else"
The Y. M. G. A. of Roanoke College
will DO largely represented to-day at
the convention in Roanoke.
A letter from a Roanoke fancier to
the secretary Of of the Roanoke Valley
Poultry Association says: Every ono
here is going crazy over everything
that is buff in the poultry line. Even
Judge Gooch is going to get Buff Rocks,
Leghorns and Wyandottes, and will
probably enter buff mule at the next
poultry show" In this buff business
Roanoke breeders are in touch with the
fancy elsewhere.
James Chalmers, Jr., has returned
from Pickens, Ala, where he was sum
moned recently by the death of his
mother.
Maston A. Carroll, OF Vintop, and
Miss Rosa Ball Burnett drove to Salem
Yesterday afternoon with few friends
in covered hack, and after procuring
marriage license at the clerks O fice
adjourned to the residence Of Rev. j. s.
hutchinson, who speedily married
them.
Numbers of prominent Democrats in
salem yesterday received q circular
letter from Peter j. Otey, of LYNCH
burg, informing them that he would be
candidate next fall for the Demo.
cratic Congressional nomination for the
Sixth district.
Judge Moffett allows one day each
week off the sentence Of those prisoners
on tho chain gang who are we'll be-
haved, but one misdeed loses all the
time gained previously for good be-
havior.
deed Of trust was executed Tuesday
night and recorded in the county clerks
office in which w. e. Brown, j. r. G.
Brown. and Mrs. c. p. Brown, conveyed
to w. M. Barnitz and A. b. Pugh, as
trustees, all their stock OF goods, NOR
chandise, store fixtures, etc, in the
Critz building. After reciting the pre-
| vious assignments of Brown Brothers,
the deed recites tn at w. e. Brown, mot
having obtained help he had expected
and having concluded that he may not
BIO able alone to meet promptly his
notes Of 81, 500, as they become due and
payable, and fearing that he cannot do
so unless there bs revival OF business
in Salem in the near future as to which
there is doubt and uncertainty, and
| being desirous that the said sum of un-
paid purchase money be secured and
paid off even before the maturity of his
said several notes and as speedy as
/ possible" conveys tho said property to
i said trustees who are authorized to close
out stock of goods privately at retail for
the period of six months, or in bulk at
any time. At the expiration OF said
time goods are TO be sold at public auc-
tion. Such proceeds as may remain
over after paying said notes, and all the
creditors mentioned in the former deeds
of trust of Brown Brothers, are to be
turned over TO W. e. Brown on his
claim OF 81 ,0OO for services rendered.
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RuclsIen,s Arnfcu Sulva