The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-16
SALEM NEWS

Capt. w. w. Brand was In town Wed.
nesday.
Miss Annie Wiley has returned from
Blacksburg.
A. ID. Bowman went to Petersburg on
business Tuesday night.
James e. Day WAS here Yesterday "a
witness In the Deyerle-J Johnston suit.
o. M. Frsntz and VIM. McOaulev. Jr.
went to Back Creek yesterday morning.
L.. ID: Lee and Miss Hood, his wite's
SISTER drove down to Hollins last even
Ing.
Thomas 1. Preston has had phone
depot.
Miss Emma Payne. of Charleston. W.
Va, is visiting her friend, Mrs. W. T.
Younger.
Miss Nellie Howe, sister of Mrs.
D. a. Baumgardner, has gone on visit
to Rural Retreat.
Judge Il. E. Blair went to Fioyd
Court House yesterday 20 begin his
court in that county.
Mrs James Prackets, OF Rural Re-
treat, spent Wednesday with her friend
MRS. j. a. Baumgafdner.
Mrs. Roster and daughter, OF New
York city, will arrive In Salem TO-DAY.
They Will stop at Hotel Duvai.
Rev. Holiday, the Presbyterian min
lister Of Blacksburg, spent the day yes.
terday as the guess of the family of
Mr. Davis Ayers.
Msyor Younger and wife have re-
turned from Blacksburg where Mrs.
Younger has been for six weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Wiley, who died Sun
day.
Hotel Duval will he turned over TO
w. ID. +. Duval by Messrs. Preston
and Kyle, the presen. proprietors, on
Saturday. their lease expiring on Sun.
day, the 10Th.
Miss Eta Bowers, who has been Ill
for some time. is said to have consump-
zion. She. with her father and family
went to Richmond yesterday, where
they will reside in the future.
Rev. Mr.. Campbell, of Berklev
Springs, w. Va, who was called some
time ago to the pastorate Of the Presby-
terlan Church, has signifed his accept
ance, subject to the approval of the
Presbyteries.
The new pavement In front OF the
stores of j. R. c. Brown, Jr., johnson g
Day and w. o. Crltz, adds very much to
the appearance Of that part of the town
and Is much needed Improvements;
The council propose to do good deal of
This Kind OF work in the central portion
OF the town, and they are fully endorsed
In this course by public sentiment.
Thomas L. Preston will 20 to Radford
FRIDAY morning 20 attend court az witt
ness in the case OF the Drovers' and Me-.
chanlcs' Bank OF Baltimore, vs.. DR.. Far
ner. OF Pulaski, involving note given
by the latter for lot purchased OF Sa-
lem development Company, and placed
with said bank as collateral. This ia q
case similar to quite q number of suits
now pending in the circuit court of Roa.
uoke county.
Those who attended the recital Of
Mrs. Hannibal Williams Tuesday night
at the Town Hall are loud in their
praises Of the performance. Her rem
dering OF "a Midsummer Nights
Dream" was almost faultless and in
tensely interesting, and she held her
audience SPELL bound for more than
two hours A fair sized and very intel
ligent audience greeted her first visit to
Salem. 1t will be larger If she comes
again.
j: w. McCray, Thomas Webster, Row.
land Ferguson, j. P. Webster, Duck
Wtllett, Marion Finnell and several
others from Back Creek were in town
yesterday. They came to testify in
the chancery suit Of Thomas Webster
against j. P. Webster. involving a piece
OF land. They bring the good news that
| the indications are favorable for A fair
crop OF apples, all trees except pippins
| giving promise of abundant bloom.
There will probably be fair sprinkle
OF bloom also on the pippins.
A number OF Cave Spring people were
also here ns witnessed in the chsncerv
cause OF j. D. Deyerle and Thomas
Johnston pertaining to damage TO a
spring, near which Q stable or cattle
barn had been built by Mr.. Deverle
Both parties claim the ownership of
the spring.