The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-07
SALEM NEWS.
Special Correspondence to The Times, II.
a. Lovelook. Reporter.

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terdsy killed cow, near the depot,
belonging to Mrs. Flowers.
Miss Lula Shipman 10 visiting friends
in Staunton.
In the absence of Rev. FL. a. Ken
nedy, who has not returned from con.
ference, Presiding Elder B. f. Ball will
preach this morning at the Salem Meth
odist Church and probably tonight.
Among the visitors in town yesterday
were: Colonel Penn and wife, and Mrs.
DR.. Sorrell, of Roanoke; Captain Brand,
OF Casawbs; Clay Chapman, of the Red
Sulphur Springs, and DR.. Haas, Of .Hol-
Inns.
The Whitescarver Brothers yesterday
sold to the Dunksrd Brethren, for de-
livery at the great meeting in May,
1000 pounds Of apple butter.
John 81. Duckwilder, the well-known
colored teacher, will deliver the address
to the graduating class next Thursday
night at the Vinton colored school, and
will also award the certificates of merit
there.
Kent q. Carper has returned from
New York, where he has been for the
past two weeks on business for the
Bonsack Machine Company.
Mrs. Annie Dolin, who has been
visiting her father, j. M. Oakley, re-
turned yesterday to her home In Staun-
ton.
S. A. Walters will leave tomorrow
fer Manchester, where he will represent
Salem Lodge, No. 100 at the meeting of
the Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows.
Last Thursday Col. D. c. Shanks, of
Salem, was caught in heavy snow
storm near Mountain Lake, and the
ground was slippery with ice and sleet.
Supervisor Moomaw had number of
live grssshoppers in bottle yesterday,
which he had caught during the last
big snow in field in the neighborhood
between Hollins and Roanoke.
At Republican meeting held yester-
day the following nominations for the
Big Lick district were made: j. Lee
Turner, for supervisor; A. M Miller, R.
L. Lloyd and J. E. Saunders for magis-
tratea; u. B. Station, for constable; j.
W. Wright, for overseer Of the poor.
For supervisor In the Salem district, w.
Fl. Barnett was nominated.
At preliminary contest Friday at
the public school TO ascertain what sig
scholars out Of twelve shonld be per-
mitted to compete for the Bryant Liter
airy Society's gold medal for declama-
ton, Judges w. G. McClung, w. M.
Montgomery and Chss. D, Deuit selected
the following: Hugh Carter and Misses
Agnew, Kizsr, CsnnRdaY, Lemon and
Bowers.
A few nights ago at the annual cleo =
ton of officers of tho board of directors
OF the resbyterian church j. e. Ship
man was elected president, ]. R. G.
Brown, Jr., secretary; and ]. w. Han
| nah, treasurer. On Tuesday night at
the meeting of the session, ]. R. Q.
Brown. Jr., was elected superintendent
| Of the Sunday-school; j. e. Shipman.
assistant; s. D. McCommon, secretary;
| Thomas Golf, librarian; William John
| son, assistant.
The electoral board OF Roanoke county
met heEe yesterday and appointed the
following election officers to fill
"a. Rhodes, e. r. Carter snd w. S.
Agnew, judges; j. w. Johnson, con-
stable; w. w. Holmes, registrar. South
Salem precinct-Thomas 1: Preston,
Robert Thomas and T. R. Boone, judges;
w. r. Hester. constable. Bent noun
tain-John Coles, constable. Poague's
MILL. @. Wertz, Judge; J. w. Wood
rum, constable. Vinton-A. L. Pedigo,
Judge. Red hill-G. M. Pittard. con-
stable. Cave Spring-D. G. Short,
Judge. Norwich-Charles Church,
judge. Botetourt Springs-G. w. Pat
cliff, judge. BonsacAs-Calvin Wood
constable.
All the members of the board of sup
ervisors of Roanoke county were pres
emit yesterday at the court house at the
regular April meeting, and after allow
Ing number Of accounts, the folio wing
business was transacted Clerk Griff1 n
WAS ordered to contract for the
strengthening OF the large room above
the court room, in accordance with the
recommendations made by the commit.
tee appointed by the JEFF. Davis rifles,
and submitted to the board, and for this
purpose the board authorized Clerk
Griffin to pay S14 when the work Is done
out OF the county treasury. The follow
ing resolution was passed. Resolved,
That 1t Is the opinion and sense of this
board that bridge be built across Roe-
noke river at the LETTER ford 30 that 1t
costs the county sum not greater than
$4,000 to be paid 1900 out OF the county
fund out OF the levies Of 1894 and 1895
and $500 out OF the district fund, and
that Is. +. Thomas, the supervisor OF
Salem district, be appointed commits
sioner to ascertain and report about the
expediency of obtaining possession OF
the bridge across said river at the Sa-
lem rolling mills and removing same to
the LETTER ford. Should the American
Bridge Company agree to put up the
bridge at the price Of $4,000, according
to the plans and specifications submit
ted by 1t, this board will contract with
1t to erect the same. The board ad.
journed to the 18th of this month to re.
ceive report OF b. f. Thomas upon this
matter.
600 Reward, 600.