The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-17
SALEM NEWS

Ictk On puSlueh6.
Mrs. l.. A. Palmer is in Bedford City
visiting her relatives.
Chss. d. Cooke, Of Hollins Institute,
WAS in town yesterday.
J. p. Saul left yesterday morning for
Baltimore on business.
City Treasurer Thomas, of Roanoke,
WAS in Salem yesterday.
Lucian a. Cooke, of Roanoke city,
WAS up yesterday on business.
f. w. Brown, OF Roanoke, was on
the streets yesterday on business.
Capt. r. Il. Wright, of Roanoke. WAS
In attendance upon court yesterday.
Mrs. j. B. Baskerville, OF Pulaski
city, is visiting her son, w. R. Basker-
Vile.
Representatives Hon j. L. Hannah
and Capt. w. w. Berkeley were in town
yesterday.
Capt. M. M. Rogers, county chairman
OF the Democratic party, was up yes
terday on business.
J. w. Coon. president OF the Com
mercisl National Bank, Roanoke city,
was in town yesterday
Mrs. S. NJ. White and daughter, Mrs.
Derfinger, of Bluefield, returned from
Nelson county yesterday.
Miss Pearl Arnold. who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. z. @. Stearnes,
leaves to-day for Washington city.
Miss jamie Johnston, who has been
visiting relatives in Baltimore for sew
eral months. is expected home to-day.
A marriage license was issued yester.
day to j. Robert Shilling, OF Roanoke
county. and Miss Lydia M. Demese, of
this place.
James Carper, of Rocky Mount, clerk
OF the courts OF Franklin county, is in
town, having been summoned here as q
witness in a case before the grand jury.
Detective and Deputy Sheriff r. L.
billiard, OF Rocky Mount, is in town as .
witness for the Commonwealth against
Sam Smith, Will Smith and Taylor.
colored, for housebrenking.
Deputy Marshal Wilson, of Christians.
burg, brought TO Salem Sunday Carter
Young, colored, Of Martinsville, where
he had been arrested on the charge of
Young was committed to jStl by United
States Com missioner McCsuley to await
his trial on next Monday, the 23rd.
ID. s. Celebration.
The annual celebration OF the Demos
thenien Literary Society OF Roanoke
College will take place in the town hall
next Friday evening, March 90. the
usual time for the celebration is in
January, but owing TO the sickness OF
one OF the speakers 1t has been post
poned till the above date.
Tyree Missionary Society.
The monthly meeting OF the Tyree
Missionary Society WAS held Sunday
night in the Baptist Church and, not
withdrawing the disagreenble evening,
very encouraging nudiencs was pres-
ent. The exercises were opened with
prayer by A. 81. Throckmorton. After
tie reading Of the minutes by the sec
rotary, Miss Lucy Stearnes favored the
audience with o solo. DR.. S. G. Wells
not being able to be present on account
OF the weather President McIntire an
nounced that d. B. Strouss would make
talk to the society. Mr.. Strouse took
ss his theme some of our socAlled
Christian lands and pictured the came
of the great evils which exist there.
Miss Julia Johnson concluded the ex-
eIcises with we'll delivered and
touching recitation eutitled, Better
Than Gold"
County Court Proceedings.
Roanohe county court convened yes
terday, Hon. w. w. Moffett, presiding.
G. M. Weber gave notice that he would
on the End day OF April court apply for
license to sell liquor as a druggist in
Salem.
Will Of 7. C Sublett, proved by 1T.
Blackwell and others, and w. r. Whites.
carver. +. FL. Chalmers. J. M. Watts, s.
81. c. Greenwood and T. M. S.arkey APP
pointed as appraisers.
3. L L3cKett Sc Co. docketed notice
TO apply on the end day OF April court
for retail and bsrroom liquor license for
the same place as now, On the Franklin
turnpike.
On motion, L. c. Hansbrough was ap-
pointed sdlnlnistrator OF ]. J. Norman,
deceased, with Col. G. w. Hansbrough
as surety to the sum OF So 500.
The grand jury brought in an indict-
and Saml Taylor, colored, for house,
The prisoners plead guilty to the charge
storeroom Of Jackson BeAl & Co., but Of
not entering int the house. After the
jury had been out for . short while they
returned with verdict OF guilty and
fixed their term OF imprisonment st FIVE
years In the State pen!tentiary. As
Will Smith and Sam'l Taylor have each
served term in the penitentiary, an
extra term OF five years will be adoed to
the above sentence.
The grand jury returned an indic.-
mens for felony against John Carroll
and Joseph Carroll. The trial was set
for next Friday, and the prisoners
bailed in the sum of $3.50 each. An
Indictment for misdemeanor was found
against Amos Wells.
The Common wealth against MS jor
Virson, colored, for entering school
house and ataA1fnO uaa NOT fo- V'hurs.