The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-17
THE ROANOKE TIMES, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER II, 1895.
SALEM NEWS.
Special Correspondence to The Times. +.
A. Lovelook. Reporter.

Special Correspondence to The Times, +.
A. Lovelook. Reporter.
Yesterday was busy day in county
court, which convened then, as many
surveyors qualified and gave bond.
Application Of John Hartley, an ex-
Confederate soldier, who lost his leg
while in service in Company X, Seventh
Texas regiment, In the battle Of Chick
amaugs, was allowed and court ordered
that same be reported to the auditor.
The last will and testament Of John
Hunt, colored, was admitted to pro-
bate, Maj. w, w. Ballsrd and DR.. o.
Wiley being subscribing witnesses
thereto. Laura Porter was allowed by
the court to qualify as the executrix.
DR.. Gale, one of the executors named
in the will OF the late 3. f. Simmons,
appeared in court and declined to act 40
such. M. G.. McClung qualified as ex-
ecutor of this estate. giving bond for
the sum of $4,000, the Fidelity and
Deposit Company, of Maryland, being
his security. F. d. Chslmers, w. T.
Younger. w. W. McClung, T. j.
Shickle and A. j. Tnomason were ap.
pointed as appraisers.
The estate Of Sarah Evans, deceased,
on motion OF l.. O. Hansbrough, was
committed to the sheriff for administra.
ton.
Aspecial grand jury was empannelled,
A. Francis, James Il. Hubbard, John w.
Rittenger, James Medeley and Chas.
e. Day, returning the following indict-
ments: Commonwealth vs.. John Flower,
charged with felony, true bill; Isham
Hairston, charged with misdemeanor,
true bill, and the same va. Perry Hairs
ton, Marguerite Penn and Frank Penn.
The case of John Flowers on his
motion was continued until the first
day of next term. The prisoner gave
bail in the sim of $3.50 with John w.
Amos IS his security.
The special grand jury adjourned
until this morning at 10 O'Clock.
Brevitics.
Captain Rogers, of Roanoke, WAS in
Salem yesterday.
VIM. Bear has returned from a bust
ness trip to Bluefeld.
Pascal OK, Egg, has returned from q
visit to relatives in Pulaski.
Alfred H. Peel, of England, is the
guest of Major Chandler. on Broad
street.
Prof. Stark, of Bedford City. who has
been in Salem several days, left yester.
day for Stsunton.
Miss Matte Taylor left yesterday for
Hollins Institute, where she expects to
remain this session.
Miss Allie Spindle will leave to day
for Loudon county, Tenn, where abe
will remain this winter.
Col. w. Il. Terrell, after spending q
few days with friends here, left yester-
day morning for Knoxville, Tenn.
T. ~
OF the Roanoke Street Railway no
change whatever WAC made on the Salem
line.
Capt w w. Berkeley, the Demo-
cratic candidate for the house, was in
Salem yesterday maneuvering amongst
his many friends.
j. D. Hulig, of Salisbury, N: c., a
real estate agent of this place in the
memorable days OF the boom" is in
Salem on business and pleasure.
The property OF the Dixie Land Com
pany. containing 1874 acres of land. was
sold yesterday by Col. R. II. Logan,
trustee, to Capt Jas. LanRhorne for the
sum of SIS ,9OO
There WAS crowd of ladies and gem
tlemen. who came up yesterday evening
on the o'clock car to visit the college,
severe storm that was raging.
Rev. Matthews Brewster. former
graduate of Roanoke College, will be
married to Miss Julia 9uncombe. OF
New Orleans, in Grace Church, in that
city, on Wednesday, October 2. 1895.
Warrants have been ressued for the
arrest of Queen Robertson. Lee Arthur,
Jos Reynolds, who are charged with
n uir,n NIT ~
son OF one Mary A. Nowland, colored,
a girl about Is years of.
1t Ia said that a gentleman from Ros-
noke, who has an interest in the Vir-
GINA Brewing Company of that place.
just to chow the "falsity of local option
in Salem" sat in front Of Hotel Duval
Saturday evening and had forty nine
bottles Of beer and thirteen halt.pint
bottles of whiskey brought to him by
colored boys, whom he had stopped and
told to get the liquor for him.
President J. W. T. Allemong, OF the
Salem improvement Company, returned
Saturday from consultation with the
directors of the Virginia Development
Company, OF Philadelphia, in regard to
purchasing the Salem furnace. Moth
ing for publication has been given out
as yet. There will be a special meeting
OF the directors OF the Improvement
Company Friday, September 20, to con.
alder the proposals for buying the fur
mace and putting same in blast.
THERE is more Catarrh in this Sec,
tion OF the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years, WAS supposed to be incura-
BILE. For great many years doctors
pronounced 1t a local disease, and pre-
scribed local remedies and by conetantIv