The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-14
SALEM NEWS.
Special Correspondence to Tho Times. F.
a. Lovelook. Reporter.

Spectal correspondence to Inc Ibmes' Re
a. Lovelock, Reporter.
An aggregation of ball players, call
ing themselves the."Sslem Juniors"
were defeated by team from Roanoke
yesterday afternoon by score of 81 to
IA. The game was played on the
Pennsylvania avenue grounds, and quite
number of cranks were out to root"
| for the Salem kids, but the Roanokers
would hit the ball, Notwithstanding
| the boots and yells of the enthusiastic
| spectators.
The Creston Land Company have
just sold to j. B. Spiggle six and one-
half acres of land on Mason's Creek,
between the Roanoke and Salem turn
pike and the electric car line for $3.50,
mostly cash. They. have offers for
several othor sections of their land.
This compsny is one which promises to
come out OF tho boom in good shape,
mainly due to tho good management Of
Its president, o. L. Stearnes.
In broad daylight Saturday morning
thieves stole eight light Brahma fowls
from s. P. Hsmmond, on White street.
The preliminary contest for declaim-
er's modal offered by the Ciceronian
Literary Society of Roanoke College,
took place at the rooms Of said society
Saturday evening at4 p. m. Tho judges
for the occasion were Messrs. M. G..
Montgomery. Thirteen young men ap.
piled to contest for medal. and the fol-
lowing six were chosen: E. R. Carter,
w. j. Armstrong, Willie McCauley, e.
b. Meredith, R. e. Cabell and K. e.
Boon. The final contest will take
place the Friday night before COM
mencement.
Miss f. Thaxton is visiting Misses
Mollio and Allie Lemon at the resi-
dencc Of j. p. Saul.
Superintendent E. M. Warden Ia in the
South ceiling goods for the Holssein
Wooden Mills.
Monday will be county court day
here.
Rev. G, D. Walter, OF Falling Springs
Church, will preach this morning at.t the
Presbyterian Church and to-nighs Dr..
Taylor Will occupy the pulpis there.
The Roanoke College team have re-
ceived challenge from the Hampton
Sydney team to play a match game of
baseball there next week and will prob~
ably accept.
w. W. Crump, buyer for the Norfolk
Goal and Coke Company, OF Eonis, w.
go AZ fAnthhB ulOtaOIy az IlOGGl
Salem.
County Clerk Griffin was busily en-
gagged yesterday writing the certificates
for the State pensioners of Roanoke
county to be sent to the auditors office,
from which checks are then sent TO the
pensioners. There are sixty-six of
these latter in this county, each of
whom receives either SIS or $40 per an
mum, according to whether they are
totally or partially disabled, none, how
ever, owning property TO the value of
$1,000, nor having an annual income
amounting to $500. The first OF these
| pensioners was placed on the list in
| 1883 and the last in 1893. Clerk Griffin
| asked the correspondent to state that 1t
Is now no longer necessary for pensions
ers to come to the county CLERKS office
in order to fill out their blank certifi =
cates; these they can secure from the
clerks office and have them filled out
before any justice OF the peace or notar y
public In the county.
Some of the boys had one of the
laughing cameras, sold at ESQ. by THE
| TINES, on the streets yesterday and 1t
created great amusement for quite O
| crowd.
At a regular meeting of Salem En-.
campment, No, SO, I, o. o. F., j. G.
J Hokok was elected chief patriarch to
\ fill the unexpired term of G. @. Oakley.
w. F. Francis was elected high priest
Among the visitors to Salem yester-
day were George Barnes, of Elkhorn,
W. Va, and DIR. Styll, of Hollins.
Col. A. W. Bowman Is q candidate for
the position ofcollector of internal rev.
enue for the Western district OF Vir-
GINA, made vacant by the death of Col
Ham. Shepperd.
4 The Misses Edmundson, OF Elliston,
are the guests of Mrs, L. Chandler on
Broad street.
| j. A. Mullen has not only organized
Salem Council No. so Jr. o. u. A. M,
but on Friday night he organized a
council at Bedf ford City with 90 charter
members, and the following officers:
o. e. Rucker. junior past councillor;
M. F. Carter, councillor; D. D. Krantz,
vice councillor; George Wright, sec
Rotary; e. Morgan, assistant; 8. J.
Peters, treasurer; e. Roger, financial
secretary; L. II. Ballard, conduc tor
8. j. Hinton, warden; J. A. Clover. 1. s.
e. J. Elliot, o. 8; trustees, o. G. Rucker
j. j. Peters, and N. p. Carter. Next
Friday night Mr.. Mullen will visit the
| COunCil and NATAL tho ofHooro