The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-21
SALEM NEWS.
The May Term of the Roanoke County
Court.

The May Term of the Roanoke County
Court.
Tho May term of Roanoke county
| court, Judge Moffett presiding. con-
| vened yesterday, and the following
| business WAS transacted:
A nolle proseQui was entered in all
| the indictments against James Early for
unlswfully selling liquor.
Special grand jury, consisting OF A. j.
| Barnes, foreman; e. M. Jones. j. T.
Gwaltney, G. A. Beamer. George Read
and J. T. Haley, empanelled and found
| the following Indictments Abe Via, for
breaking into the house Of B. f. Camp
| bell on the lat Of April; w. G. Leftwich
| and others for unlawful fishing; w. q.
Grant, three indictments, one for steal
| ing q watch, OF the value OF Sls, on the
18th of March, from Robert Phelps,
value OF $40, from Elijah Turner, on the
lat Of March, and for stealing, on LIST OF
March, watch chain, worth 50, from
Jefferson Jeffrey,
Adam Lowrle, unlawful fishing. W.
G. Leftwich plead guilty for unlawful
| fishing and was fined $50.
The case of T. 81. Martin against
John 8. Woodrum, for unlawiully kill
| ing dog which had been assessed ss
property, was continued to third day OF
| June term.
The will of Samuel Showalter WAS
| admitted to probate and Jacob Show
alter qualified as executor with A. G.
Eller as surety giving bond for $4,000.
| The following appraisers were ap-
| pointed: Jeremiah Garst, John B. Neff.
John Garst, Noah Ronk and F. a Filler.
An execution was issued against
| Daniel Strickler for fine and costs as
sessed against him in November term,
| 1894.
Mrs. Thompson withdrew her appli-
| cation made at last term and the estate
| of Nancy Shartzer was committed to the
| sheriff for administration.
H. M. Woods qualified IS notary pub
| lie, giving bond for $500 with ]. Hsmp-
| ton Hoge as security.
Rev J. W. Williams, of A. M. e.
Church, WAS allowed to solemnize the
| rite of matrimony, giving bond for $500
| without security.
The case against Abe Via was set
| for hearing Wednesday morning.
An order was entered appointing
| Joseph R. Woods surveyor and Morgan
Smith superintendent OF the poor
| house.
A petition was filed asking for sper
cial election in Salem magisterial dis
trict on the question of granting or not
granting liquor license therein. The
hearing OF this was deferred to Friday
morning, when the matter will be
argued pro and con.
very interesting game OF baseball
was played between the "Salem
Juniors" and the Southwest" club
from Roanoke, on the grounds Of the
Juniors last Saturday. 1t took ter
innings to decide the contest, which
resulted in the score Of IL to II In favor
of the Salem boys. The batteries were
Salem-Cannaday and Walker; Roam
oke-Peck and Cavnnaugh. Cannaday
for the Salem's, struck out nine men
Ware following him up with seven.
In the county clerks Office YESTERDAY
a marriage license was issued to JohI
Sowder, of Floyd county, and Alice
Ellen Wertz, of Roanoke county.
Justice Camper yesterday appointed
e. A. Bishop and j. A. Peters as specia
policemen for the Dunkard meeting
When it Is remem bered that Sheril
Zirkle and his deputies and CONSTABLE
Blackwell will be there 1t will be seer
that it Is intended to have the best o.
order.
Or. III. ". SLrlCRlAnQ HuQ m6BSrS
James Wilson and Charles Murray LET
Saturday for Texas, where they Will at
tend the Confederate reunion at Hous
ton.
j. II. Carter and II. b. Linney were II
Salem yesterday in the interest Of tn
Richmond Dispatch, for which the,
were soliciting subscribers.
+ Evans Morgan. one OF the guards q
the penitentiery, Is at his home nea
Hollins for few days. He has witt
him photograph of Morganf1eld. th
Aqua creek train robber, dressed IL
convict stripes.
Hampton Hoge and 8. r. Ssovsll, tw
well-known Republican politicians
were here yesterday.
The ladies of the Cave Spring Bapsis
Church will have dinner and supper q
Mrs j. w. Berry's, at Cave Spring
election 1ay) Thursday. The smal
charge of 25 cents each meal will b,
charged, proceeds for benefit of Baptis
church.
The board of supervisors of Roanok
county, yesterday appointed w. 8. Pol
lard az health officer at Vinton t.
watch the one case OF smallpox Their
and to furnish provisions to famil,
that Is quarantined there.
Bucklen's Afnica Sslve,
TIE best salve IN the world for Gu ta
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, feve
sores. letter, chepped hands, chilblains