The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
SALEM MEWa.
Special Correspondence to The Times. i
a. LoveIock. Reporter.

SALEM ne wa.
Special Correspondence to The Times. j.
a. LoveIock. Reporter.
A special meeting OF the Salem town
council was held Monday night, all tho
mem bers being present except Paul s
Davis. The report nf the committo on
tho river pump WIS read, recommend
lug the purchase Of q new pump and
repairing Of tho m achinery at the river.
The report was received, the committo
continued and authorized to purchase
and place in operation pump at tho
river for supplying water to the reeer-
voir. Bids from Messrs. Slower, Darss
aud McConkey for taking up the Pinch
and laying down 4-inch pipe on North
Alabama street and Chapman street
were read, but were laid over to the
next regular meeting and all parties
required to bid on the job to finish.
Several colored citiz ms appeared and
made known their grievances regarding
the sewer work, claiming that the city
engineer refuses to pay for throwing GU
of the sewer ditch the banks that have
csved in. Councilmen Bowles and
Whitescarver were appointed TO adjust
the differences between the city en-
gineer and the laborers.
The use OF the town hall for next
Friday night was granted to tho w. G.
II. u. fee, with the exception Of the
lights
Councilman Shipman, Campbell and
Persinger were appointod>a committee
TO investigate the cost of com bining thu
water plant and the electric light plant
a warrant WAS issued by tho mayer
yesterday tor Vernon Brown for break,
ing the glass window in The door OF the
ticket Office Of The Roanoke Street Rail
way while drunk Monday night
Messrs Sirouse snd Hypes hsve re-
turned from Buchanan, where thew
were ho'dir G ,vival services and IN AIDE
$40 converts 1hey 10 to Sharon
Springs on Friday.
MIR Kirshner has returned from
Phiiadeluhia, whfre he went ia the in
ttrest of tho Bonsack Machine Q, M
pany.
In tho absence of Rev. f. FL. Ken
nedy, at conference, the pulpit OF the
Methodist Church here will be occu-
pied Sunday morning and night by Dr..
L. a. Fox.
Rev. Perry R. Nugent, Of Salem, has
charge of the Broad Street Mission Of
the Episcopal Church in Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. c M. Webber are both
confined to their room by sickness.
At q meeting in Richmond Monday
the Presbyte rian ministers OF that city
determined not to appoint member { f
the committee Of arrange oents for the
convention proposed Dy Rev. MIR.
Daugherty ard others, 10 be held TO
consider tho offices OF the Holy Spirit.
1t was the sense OF the meeting that the
views of the church on that question
were fixed.
MS. John Danit is in Washington
visiting her scn Henry and attending
conference,
The remains Of tho late Capt. r. B.
Norman arrived at East Hill Gem terry
yesterday afternoon q. about twenty
minutes after four o'clock. Ga account
OF the cold wind but few peopte f om
Salem were able TO attend. The ser :
vices at the grave were short, and were
conducted by Rev. DR.. w. G. C@m pbell,
of Roanoke. assisted by Rev. DR.. Elem
ing. OF LYnchburg.
The Demoress silver medal contest,
given under the auspices OF the W. G.
II. u, will take place in the Baptist
Church Friday night ut 7:30.
AT tho mems PRAYER meeting TO NOR =
row night at the Presbyterian Church.
there will be n praise service, led by
Everett Strouse