The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-28
SALEM NEWS


turned to Bluefield yesterday.
Miss Mary Green, who has been the
guest of Miss r. Roberts, of Pennsylya.
MA avenue, has returned home.
Mrs: Thomas Cooper, daughter Judge
IN. NJ. Barnitz, left yesterday for her
home ut Coaldale West Virginia.
DR. l.. A Fox has returned home from
several weeks travelling in Southwest
Virginia in the interest of the college.
f. W. Whitescarver, Walter Board and
Harry Ballard leaves Salem this morning
at O'Clock for bicycle trip to the Peaks
of Otter.
Mrs Hickman, who has ben visiting
her sister, Miss Price, on Bent Mountain.
has returnd to Radford leaving her sister
much better
Salem still continues popular As IA sum-
mer resort. There are already quite IL
number of guests in town and others are
arriving on nearly every train. GsEA5a
During the hot nights recently, trolly
parties have been more'popular than ever.
"A few nights ago Il party of gay Roam
okers ran out to Salem on the iO:2O car
and seemed to enjoy the ride greatly.
Prof. f. V n Painter left sSalem YES
terday for a visit to his old home in Car
mel, w Va. Prof Painter will be gone
several weeks and will also visit friends
IN the Valley of Virginia and ins Mary
land.
Interesting childrens exercises were
held in the Methodist Church Sunday
night. The exercises consisted of special
music, responsive readings and seven
minutes address by the pastor, Rev II.
H. Kennedy.
PROT. I. b. Cannady left Salem yester-
day for an extended tour through South.
west Virginia. He will drive across the
country in buggy and will canvass the
country thoroughly to secure new stu
dents for the college next session.
+. II. Carper has moved his harness
shop from the Terrill building to the Lo-
gan building on the opposite side of Main
street. Il. +. billiard moves his grocery
store from Withers building, West Main.
to the Terrell building on East Main to-
day.
Victor McClung left town yesterday for
Iowa. where he will spend n few DAYS
with his brother, Ernest, Mt Cedar Rapiis
and afterwards will engage in mission
work at Windham in the same State. He
expects to attend the Lutheran Theolog-
zeal Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa, during
the next session.
The supervisors of Roanoke county met
IN Salem yesterday morning The eXpendi-
lures of the last fiscal year were found to
DE less than That OF the year preceding by
several hundred dollars; in consequence
OF this and other considerations the coun.
ty levy for the coming wear was reduced
from fifty cents to forty cents on the hun
dred dollars. The salaries of the county
officers were not changed in any respect.
The work of grading Main street be-
tween dry branch and Union streets is
now well under way; already one can
stand on the corner of Union and Main
streets and looking westward see the
street beyond dry branch, something that
could not be done before on account of the
intervening hill. Let our enterprising
councllmen now have the still more trou-
blesome hill in front of Hotel Duvall cut
down, and they will confer IL lasting ben
eft upon their town. Surely if any part
OF the town needs attention il is the bus-
mess part where convenience is most
priced and where strangers acquire an i'm
preston of the town i'll general. With
this hill graded not even IA bicyclist could
complain OF Main street from College
avenue westward.
In the circuit court last ssweek. Judge
Blair on the bench, argument was made
ia WIZ NbSC vi w cDSIcT vs.. W eDStPr. The
matter i'll contest was the correctness of
the report OF certain commissioners an
pointed to ascertain damages for land.
Another commissioner was asked for.
The attorneys in the case were J. s. Baer
for the plaintiff, and NJ G.. McCluno for
the defendant. An injunction was issued
by Judge Blair in behalf of Fannie r.
torsythe, restraining Joel Cutchin. trus-
tee,from selling Mrs. Forsythc's property
on Pennsylvania avenue The sale was
to have been made in behalf of the Build-
IL and Loan Association of Syracuse. \.
\. The grounds alleged for the iniunc-
ton were improper and insufficient adver
tisement and usury. The matter will be
referred to commissioner for the purpose
of examining the justice of Mrs For
sythe's claims. Major Ballard was coun-
sci for the plaitiif.
COL. HANSBROUGH DEAD.
Col. Geo. w. Hansbrough, one of the
most prominent lawyers in Southwest
Virginia, died Sunday evening mt his
residence on Union street at 30 o'clock.
He had been in poor health for several
years the immediate cause OF his death
being Il stroke of paralysis He leaves n
widow and one son, l.. c. TansbrouyI,
surviving him.
~ 'Si was ''li III Nulptpptr
county, Virginia. August 10. lS2S. he was
educated at the University of Virginia
and practiced law in the early stage of his,
professional career in West Virginia.
After the war, in which he took an actiN e
part, he removed to this county, and came
at once To the front ranks of his profess.
sion As Il lawyer he had no superior,
and few equals. He distinguished him
self IL the management OF every class and
character of litigation, and i'm almost all
OF the departments of the law. He was
reporter for the court of appeals for
twelve wears, during which timc IN. re.