The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-04
SALEM NEWS.
Special Correspondence to The Times. E
A Lovelook. Reporter.

Special Correspondents to The Times, 4.
A Lovelooh. Reporter.
The regular August meeting of the
board Of supervisors for Roenoke county
took place yesterday at the courthouse,
all the members being present. Tho
following business was transacted:
Sundry accounts were allowed, and 1t
was ordered that Mrs. Sarah Jones be
allowed the sum OF SO, Fannie Yopp 50
and Munroe BILL S..
The report of Morgan Smith, superin-
tendent OF the poor, was approved, and
he was allowed 500 for the support OF
paupers. The account Of DR.. j. L.
Stone, of Roanoke, for S25 for diagnosis
ofsmallpox at Vinton, etc., was allowed,
and that OF DR.. G. D. Eubank, for assist.
ing him, was laid over till next meet
Ing. The county levy was fixed at the
same rate as last year, viz, Sl.10 on the
500 for all purposes. Salaries OF county
officers were fixed as follows: Judge of
the county court, for compensation for
services for the year beginning July 1,
1895, $500; clerk OF the court, $3.50; COM
monwealth's attorney, $3.50; sheriff,
clerk of she board of supervisors, S55.
John II. Garst was allowed tx per cent.
unstead of 21S per cent as heretofore)
on entire account az commissioner OF
the revenue, which amounts to S30053.
It was ordered that $50 be allowed to
be spent on the road leading from Mar
tin avenue to Burch'S.
Supervisor W. 2. Moomaw, in accord
ance with the law, read his annual re-
port of the roads in his (Big Lick) dis-
trict, which he believes to be in splen-
did condition. He reviews the work
dune in each precinct and states that
the overseers have done their duty; that
the roads have been worked and many
grades reduced. The snow blockade last
February cost Sl00 In his district to re-
move. He has leased for six months an
Austin road machine, which he thinks
will be very useful. The amount spent
on the roads in his district was S2,371,
divided SO follows: Tinker Creek pre-
cinct, 81. j. Dent. overseer. 1874 ST;
Vinton precinct, Eugene Bush, over
seer. 2700.27; Edington's Shop, D. P.
Richardson, overseer, S713 SO; Bonsacks,
w. G. Wood, overseer, S222.
Rev. j. w. Cooper, OF Montgomery,
will preach at the Baptist Church this
morning.
Rev. j. M. Harlowe. former resident
of Salem, but now of Tennessee, il, here
ON g visit. teNs-sa.E, 49,
F." hon OopOt AB6uv Vdu6 r6blreu 10
his downy couch at Hotel Duval Friday
night. in consideration of the fact that
the electric lights do not burn after
midnight, he left lamp slight in his
room. Although turned down low 1t
exploded in the night, but fortunately
he awakened in time to extinguish the
burning oil, which was scattered all.
over the room. Il
s. Isaac Levine, of Roanoke, was> be-
fore Justice Camper on charge of
stealing horse, cart and harness from
Constable Garst. After hearing the
evidence the justice sent him on to the
grand jury and remsnded him to jail.
On Monday bail will be asked for.
Prisoner WAS defended by S.. Il. Hoge, of
Roanoke.
DR.. w. d. Hass and family. Of Bun
kie, La, are at Hotel Duval for the
summer.
Frank Dillard writes to his brother
Watts that he and Will Ballard are
catching plenty of trout and bass IN
Craig county.
Mrs. Watts billiard gave lawn party
Friday night to number OF young
folks
A trolley parry OF guests from Hotel
Salem went to Crystal Spring Friday
night
The wooden storehouse formerly oc-
cupied by j. R. G. Brown, Jr., was
yesterday rolled back some thirty or
forty feet from Main street to make
room for brick building. The wooden
structure was 30x50 and was built in
1866.