The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-18
SALEM NEWS

Miss Viola Forsythe is visiting friends
in Franklin county.
Mrs j. Harry Chapman, of Roanoke
Red, is reported very ILL.,
Harry M. Walker, of Bedford CITY. is
In Salem visiting his parents
DIR. l.. A. Fox returned home Sunday
night from the meeting of the synod in
Radford.
William McCauley, Jr., returned home
Saturday evening after several weeks ab
sence in Floyd county.
Since the July term of the county court
thlrty-six writings have been put on rec
ord at the clerks office.
The handsome residence of Geo. w. I,o-
gan In West Salem is being repaired and
nicely fixed up generally
John NJ. Oakley has recently had n
handsome porch added to the front of his
! residence on Burwell street.
The Frier building on East Main street
is being painted, calsomined and papered
, preparatory for leasing out.
/ Miss Minnie Lemon, who is spending
the summer in Franklin county, was in
| town Sunday for short visit to her
many friends
Mrs. j. f. Powers, of East Radford.
| who has been visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. ID. S. Stricken, on Elm street.
returned home yesterday.
| Rev. a. a. Hundley, graduate of
Hoanoke College, and former Salem
boy, preached very acceptable sermon in
| The Lutheran Church on last Sunday
morning.
DIR. Julius ID. Dreher and DR. +. V. N.
| Painter both returned home SATURDAY.
evening from Radford, where they have
been attending the session of the Luthe-
| ran synod
Rev. Paul Sieg, pastor of the Lutheran
Church, Mt Bluefield, is in Salem on a
| visit to Paul Davis. Mr. Sieg will 70
from here to Augusta county, where he
Will spend the remainder of his vacation
Mrs l.. a. Fox and daughter. Miss
Allie, Mrs. VIM. McAuley and Miss Vir-
gle Frantz left Salem yesterday for Blue
| field as delegates from the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society to attend the convention
| at Bluefed.
An entertainment will be given at the
Roanoke Red on Tuesday night for the
benefit of the parsonage. Another SINH
hr entertainment will be held at the
church near Barnett's store, Catawba, on
Thursday night, for the benefit of one of
the societies of the church.
In the county court yesterday morning.
Col. Il. ii. Logan read resolutions of n
committee touching the death of Col. G..
w. Hansbrough Remarks were made
by w. w. Berkeley, w. w. Ballard. J. S.
l5aer, j. H. iogc, Jas. Z. Hantz, w. w.
Moffett, and the resolutions were ordered
spread on the minutes of the court
Yesterday was court day in town and
the usual crowd was in attendance. Two
auctioneers, the photograph man. his
honor the judge and the political agita-
tor all had their crowds and all were of
the same heterogeneous hue and charac-
ter. During the noon recess of the court.
j. Hampton Hoge, the Republican nom
lnee for Congress in this district made n
characteristic speech from platform in
the court yard.
The following business was transacted
In court yesterday: Mrs. Mary Weber
qualified as administratriSof c. NJ Web
Der, deceased. with Frank O. Weber rs
surety. W. ID. Preston, w. Il. Younger.
j. b. Frier, d. C. Shanks and l.. NJ.
Smead We're appointed appraisers any
three of whom may act. On motion of +.
W. Hale, the estate of Leonard DOYLE,
deceased, was committed to the sheriff.
Hezekiah Lavender gave bond in pen
atty of $1,000 with G.. NJ. Bell as surety
administration of John COON and took
the oath of office. The last will and tes-
lament of Lewis Newman was admitted
to probate