The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-14
SALEM NEWS.
Special Correspondence to Tho T,n,ec. b.
A. Lovelock. Reporter.

Special Correspondence to Tho Tan,er. II.
A. Lovelock. Reporter.
Three injunctlons have been granted
by Judge Henry E. Blair, Of the Roa-
noke county circuit court, in vacation,
restraining building associations from
enforcing their liens upon various
grounds, the principal one being usury.
The cases referred to are Lewis NJ.
9mesd vs.. the Merchantile Co-operao
tive Bank, of New York, B. w. Kline,
trustee, who sought to subject his prop
erty on the Boulevard to sale; the sec
ond was w. f. Francis va. the Holstein
Building Association, of Bristol, Tenn,
and the third WAS @. N. Parsons Va. the
Mercantile Cooperative Bank, of New
York, John 81. Palmer, trustee. In the
first two mentioned cases the complaint
ants Joined the company of those who
have associated themselves together
and employed Messrs. SCOTT & Staples,
Of Roanoke city, to protect them from
the alleged unfair and exorbitant
charges Of building associations. The
third Is represented by w. NJ. Mont
gomery. These cases will all come up
for adjudication next October circuit
court.
Thieves stole three ducks Friday
night from the home Of J. e. Shipman.
Ed. Brands Athletics will go to Pu-
laski Tuesday to play match game
with the baseball club there. In conse-
quence of the accident of MIR. Cross they
did not play the Wooden Mills team
yesterday, Of which he Is manager.
Adrian Riddich returned yesterday
from q hussllng life insurance trip in
West Virginia.
Mrs. a. e. Sandereon and daughter,
Mrs. Alex. Thurman, OF Lynchburg,
are visiting j. F. Sanderson. on Market
street.
]. R. G. Brown, Sr.. will leave Mon-
day for Richmond, where he will visit
his daughter.
Mrs. Hickman Is quite sick at her
home on Broad street.
Miss Richard Roberts has gone to
Radford TO visit relatives there.
Friday night, as w. R. Cross was pre-
pairing the flash light for his camera in
his room at Hotel Salem. the powder ex-
ploded. and, shattering She glass, cut
his left hand 30 severely that DR.. Killian
had to take several stitches In It.
There will be the regular services
morning and night to-day at the Bap-
list Church.
Oh hAOhNoJ WIG ~ IL y VOL LII "a AsOohOAO
county court convenes.
District Deputy s. M. White will next
Friday pay an official visit to Blacks
burg Lodge, No. 90, of Odd Fellows.
The Children's Day exercises at the
Methodist Church will occur on the
night OF Sunday, July IS.
A touching tribute to the memory Of
the late Bernard Pitzer was paid by his
neighbor, Him Lee, Salems industrious
laundryman, who attended the funeral
services and was observed to drop tear
or two to the memory of his old friend.
Him Lee also went to the cemetery in
buggy and carried flowers for the grave.
As this was purely disinterested friend
ship 1t was oil the more affecting, be-
cause so genuine.
Mrs. Evans Morgan, who has been
visiting relatives near Rollins, returned
yesterday TO her home in Richmond.
Deputy Clerk s. Nj. White yesterday
went to Roanoke as witness in the
case against Lizzie Vest, of Buena
Vista, for bigamy, which was, however,
continued to the September term of the
Hastings Court.
In recent decision handed down by
the court of appeals at Wytheville in
the case OF Salem Improvement Conn
pany VS.. r. A. Preston, from the circuit
court OF Washington county, who APP
pealed from the judgment granted there.
on negotiable notes due for lots bought
in 1890, on the ground of misrepresenta-
tions, the judgment obtained by the Sa-
lem Improvement Company in the lower
court WAS affirmed.
Mrs. j. G. Hickok. who has been quite
sick for the past few days, ia somewhat
improved.
Mrs. Nj. j. Ballard Is visiting relatives
in Blacksburg.
Just received new line of and 10
cent novels at v. p. Hockman's.
Go to Donaldson's for refrigerators at
cost.