The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-19
SALEM NEWS.
Special Oorrespondenco TO The Tsmee. 4
A. Lovelook, ReporteY.


a. Lovelook. Reporter.
At called meeting OF the Salem
town council Wednesday night. all tho
members being present, the following
business was transacted:
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Camp.
bell to the effect that grade be
established with four feet cut from
Union street to 100 feet west of Dry
Branch.
This was opposed by other councilmen
who thought 1t better to walt until next
regular meeting so that Taxpayers
could be heard from.
Campbell and Bowles were all who
voted in the affirmative.
Mr.. Kline, Of the Salem school board,
being present, read an itemized state
mens Of the town of Salem school ex.
penses for 1s94-'95, and a resolution
from the board asking that o levy Of rs
cents on the 500 be made for the year
1S95s'96.
Councilman Bowles opposed this lat
ter and moved that the levy be made
twenty cents on the hundred dollars.
with nothing for the sinking fund. This
was passed unanimously.
Then followed an informal discussion
relative to the electric lights, oil the
ucluk III ldYOr vi Tue QlQ-
night schedule of lights, except Coun-
Gilman Shipman, who expressed him
self ss being in favor of burning the
lights all night as protection, believ-
Ing that the Taxpayers were willing to
pay for 1t. Councilman Bowles then
moved that the light committees be au-
thorized to dispense with the services Of
two men and shut of the arc and in
candescent lights at midnight on and
after August l. This resolution having
been passed, the levy for the ensuing
year was fixed at sixty five cents on the
500 on all real and personal property
tor municipal purposes, and fifty cents
cspitation tax. In view Of the reduc-
ton OF taxes the sergesnts percentage
was slightly increased.
Councilman Campbell drew the atten.
ton of the council 80 the fact that Ger
and river pumps, which Mr.. Shipmsn
explained had been ordered, but had
been delayed.
& resolution WAS passed authorizing
the city engineer to make a profile Of
the grade from the corner of College
avenue and Main street to 900 feet west
OF Dry Branch and report at next meet
ing.
The city engineer was instructed to
get profile book for recording grades
established Of the different streets.
Since the first OF the present year
three directors Of the Farmers National
Bank Of Salem have died, viz: Capt. r.
B. Moorman, u. Boone aud Capt. Sim
mons The vacancies caused by the
death OF the two former have been filled
by the election of Capt. F. P. Hartman
and w. Z. Whitescarver, as directors,
whilst there 10 still one vacancy. 1t is
doubtful II better selections could have
been made than in the two new direct
ors who are both substantial successful
and conservative business men.
L. b. Stanard, at one time law part
ner OF Maj. Ballard. dropped dead last
week at his home in Hinton, w. Va. He
left widow and one child.
Capt. G. b. Strouse and T. W. Hypes
have returned from conducting q series
of meetings at Union Hall, Franklin
county, which resulted in 159 profess
aions.
1t was reported in Salem yesterday
that Dave Martin. who Is wanted in the
Back creek neiRhborhood for breaking
the peace there, has gone to Colorado.
Sixteen people from Salem joined the
excursion to the Grottoes at Roanoke
yesterday.
MIR. and Mrs. James Chalmers left yes-
terdsy for South Harpswell. Maine,
where they will spend 3 month.
In Roanoke county court yesterday
the following business WAS transac ted:
a. b. Coleman. OF Roanoke, qualified
to practice law in this court, and took
the oath required.
In the case OF E. G. Haislip vs. S. II.
Kelly and wife, being q removed ius-
tees warrant, q motion to dismiss war
rant as to Mrs. Kelly WAS sustained.
and Judgment rendered as to amount Of
note against S. FL. Kelly for S76. with
interest thereon from 18th July. 1894.
The last will and testament Of Spared
E. Simmons was admitted to probate by
the oaths Of G. w. Hansbrough, Rev. L.
A. Fox and Rev. G. A. Miller. The
Gale and M. G. McClupg are named ss
executors. The will is dated June %,
1895, and there is codicil of date July
l. 1895. By these deceased, after pro
viding for the payment OF all just debts,
bequeaths his house and lot of We acres.
his furniture aud his stocks in Farmers
National Bank, Bank Of Salem, Bonsack
Cigarette Machine Company and Comas
Cigarette Machine Company to his wife
for her natural life, and at her death to
be divided amongst his three daugh ters.
Congressman Peter J. Otey states that
on account OF the numerous applica.
tions for West Point osdetships, the
Secretary OF War has notified him that
no application will be received till after
March f. 1896, and the vacancy Is not
supplied until July 1897.
G. r. Cspps, OF Portsmouth. Va, q
former student OF Roanoke College, has
been appointed general freight agent of
the Seaboard Air Line, with headquar-
tiers st Portsmouth. Another Roanoke
College student, w. n. Turk, is In a
high railroad position. general agent Of