The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-04
some salary, and will leave in a few days
for his new place of labor.

for his new place of labor.
E. j. Page says he heard u joint discus
sion few days ago between j. w. Faw,
the gentleman who was billed to speak
here last Tuesday night, and a gentleman
by the name Of J. W. Blankenship. The
debate took place in Pulaski, and Mr..
Blankenship was literally torn to pieces.
The funeral services Of the late Mrs.
Sallie Kislingwere held yesterday morn
ing at the Lutheran Church. The pail
bearers were Col a. NJ. Bowman, K. G.
Stearnes, Ivan Yonce, VIM. McCauley,
VIM. A Francis and w. j. Moon. The
remains will be shipped Monday to
Bridgewater for interment.
j. w. Hartwell, of Roanoke, spoke on
the issues of the present campaign at the
courthouse Friday night. He had some
difficulty in explaining the IS to plank
of the Democratic platform, but closed
with the prediction that the Mckinley
train would he very much overcrowded
on the morning after the November cleo
ton.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The proceedings of the third day of the
circuit court were rs follows: After n
large number of orders and DEGREES were
entered the case of j. j. Hopper against
\. B. billiard was heard before q jury
The contest was about courts and Offsets
arising when Mr.. Hopper was a tenant of
n. b. billiard Capt. Wright and NJ. G.
McClung appeared for Hopper and Logan
and Hansbrough for billiard
In the application of Josiah Weaver to
establish road near the Franklin county
line, mentioned yesterday, Judge Blair
decided to establish the road, after hear
ing voluminous testimony on both sides.
THE CHURCHES.
Religious services will be '.eld to-day in
the following churches.
Morning and evening, preaching at the
Episcopal Church by the Rev. E. w.
Hubbard.
at the Methodist Church communion
service in the morning and preaching at
night.
AT the Presbyterian Church preaching
morning and evening by the pastor, Rev.
II. G. V. Campbell.
At the Baptist Church services morning
and evening by the Rev. H. Hartwell Ed
wards, of Blacksburg
AT the Lutheran Church preaching in
the morning at II o'clock by Prof +. V.
n. Painter. There will be no services at
night al
Pentacostal services at the tabernacle
at 1870 in the morning, 3 o'clock in the
afternoon and 1880 in the evening.
COUNCIL MEETING.
City council met last night at 73C
O'Clock in adjourned session. The follow
ing councilmen were present: Campbell,
Campden, Boon, Langhorne, Smith and
Bowles. X. II. Logan submitted report
of special work done by direction of the
chairman of the street committee in look
ing up the records of the original layout
of the town of Salem. He also submitted
survey secured from Botetourt county
clerk, also read some acts of the Assem-
bly, as far back as 1906 regarding the lay
ing out and establishing Of streets, etc.
There were no reports from street, light,
water, public property and fire, overseer
of the poor, nor sewer committee. Ex-
pense account as rendered by T. l. Pres
ton, secretary and treasurer for the
month of September, was 81, 339.73, bal
ance in treasury, 81, BAIT R. L. Camp
bell, of the finance committee, submitted
report and certified commissioners
books for 1885, examined and verified
dis other reports were passed on as q
whole and approved. A motion made bv
Mr.. Campbell to widen Union street fifty
feet, work to commence as soon as work
on Limestone alley is completed. Car
rled. On motion question OF improving
East college avenue was referred to the
street committee with power to act Mr..
Bowles--suggested that brick smoke
stack be erected at the new electric plant.
and on motion OF Mr.. Langhorne, was
submitted to the electric light committee
with power to act On motion of Mr..
Bowles the finance committee was in
structed to make provisions to supply the
school board with $500. On motion of
Mr. Bowles, resolved, that the town of
Salem agrees to accept the plans and
specifications for replacing the vault Mt
the clerks Office and to pay $400 towards
the construction of the same Agreed to.
Fines for the month amounted to $50. 10.
AFTER the regular routine work, approving
bills, ETC., council adjourned.
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