The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-20
SALEM NEWS.
Special Correspondence to The Times.
A. Lovelock. Reporter.

trip to Norfolk.
Leo Wheat is in town, and will give
an entertainment in the town hall Tues
day night for the benefit of the Knights
Of Pythias Lodge.
J. o. Lloyd has gone to Lsmbert's
Point to fill position which he has
secured there with the Norfolk and
Western railroad.
A special meeting Of the board Of
directors of the Salem Improvement
| Company will be held in the company's
office this morning at O'Clock.
Miss Watson was critically i'll yester-
day evening at her home on College ave-
nue.. AT last accounts her condition
was reported as being moro favorable.
w. j. Moon left yesterday for Rich
mond, where he will spend several
| days visiting friends. From thence he
| time with his sister.
from Martinaburg, where he has been
engaged in putting machinery in flour
mill. This machinery was furnished
by the Salem Machine Works,
The remains of Mrs. Harner, wife of
w. A. Harner, who died at her home on
Chestnut street Tuesday evening, were
taken to Harrisonburg, her former
home, on Wednesday night for inter-
ment.
Two COWS were run down Wednesday
night just above the freight depot by
the 7:42 eastbound passenger train.
One Of the cows belonged to Mr.. A.
Kaltoff. 1t has not been learned Who
owned the other.
Or. L. A. Fox and Col. A, M. Bow
man, delegates from the Lutheran
Church, of this place, left Wednesday
night for Stanton to attend the session
Of the United Synod Of the Lutheran
Church, which con vened yesterday.
Manager Hooper has made arrange
ments with the Street Railway Conn
pany to run a car from Salem to Roa-
noke on Saturday night for the benefit
OF those who wish to attend Trilby, the
car returning Immediately after the
performance is over. Round trip %
cents.
Rev. Jas. II. Lamb, o very prominent
Episcopal minister, of Moorestown, N.
j., who came to Salem Tuesday with
the view OF entering his son. Addison,
in Roanoke College, returned to his
home Wednesday night accompanied by
his son, who has decided to enter the
University OF Pennsylvania in October.
The Salem Times.Register expects to
publish soon an article justifying the
position of those who believe in 'sanc-
titled lives" g reply to the sermon re-
Gently preached by Rev. j. r. Bridges.
The article will be from the pen of
dilligent Bible student, who is conf :
dent that ne can produce the Bible testi-
mony to sustain his position.
Hon. H. e Blair returned yesterday
from Radford, where he heard con-
tested election case arising in Radford.
The election which was recently held
was declared in favor of having no
license by a majority of ten. Upon the
box containing the ballots being opened
1t was found that there were thirty
m ajority in favor of having license.
After hearing all the evidence the
judge decreed that new election be
held.
L. T. Carper has resigned the position
he held with the Salem Hardware Com
psny, ct this place, to attend the Vir
GINA Agricultural and Mechanical COL
lege at Blacksburg. Frank is to be
assistant director Of the college band
and will no doubt be quite an invalu-
able member of the band. He will be
greatly missed by his friends here, and
especially the Salem seranading quar-
tette, OF which he was an efficient
member. His position at the hardware
store has been filled by Mr.. Tsylc-.
The following is the extent of bust
ness transacted in the county court:
| The case OF commonwealth VS.. Mar
gurete Penn, charged with felony, was
| tried before a jury who, after hearing
the evidence, returned @ verdict finding
| the prisoner guilty of assault and bat
! terry, and fixed her fine at $40. On mo-
| tion, the court set the verdict aside as
contrary to law and evidence" where
| upon the commemorative attorney, by
| leave OF the court, entered ''nolle
| prosequi," and the prisoner WAS dis.
| charged. A motion on behalf of the
| Scottish Investment Company, asking
| the correction of an excessive ASSESS
ment of property az Norwich. known as
the Bridgewater Carriage Building. WAS
| docketed.
The following is an extract from the
Salem Times-Register of yesterday:
THE Salem correspondent of the THE
| ROANOKE TIMES had the following in
| Tuesdays paper:
| Il is said that gentleman from Roanoke. who
| has an intesest in the Virginia Brewing Com.
pany OF that place, just to show the "falsity OF
| local option In Salem," sat In front of Hotel
| Duval Saturday evening and had forty mine bot.
| ties of beer and thirteen half-pint bottles OF
whlskey brought to him by colored boys, whom
he had stopped and told TO get the liquor for him.
THAT man, we guess, was mono other
than the ihcorrigible Waller Pocahontas
Huff, and no doub t if tho real facts were
known Waller brought his beer and
whlskey over from Roanoke and stored
1t where he could send runners after II.
1t was done 10 show the folly of local
option of.course, but it was too plain
to deceive. 1t was overdone. 80 to
speak. But the grand jury looked into
al hn M hau