The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-22
SALEM NEWS


There are ten prisoners in the county
Jail.
Walter Biggs and wife, of Elliston.
were in town yesterday.
Mrs. B. Lacy Hoge returned this morn
ing from Cambria, where she has been
visiting friends.
There were three drummers, at Hotel
Dnval yesterday, having. between them
twenty-three trunks
just now it is pertinent query why
SO many OF the Salem people are inter
ested in cork eXtractors.
Miss Emma Chapman, of Roanoke
hed, Is visiting her aunt, Mrs lIollie
Preston, of West Salem.
Misses Myrta, Bessie and Lou Preston
go TO Lafayette to-day on a visit to the
Misses Gordon, of that place.
One party from Salem to Mountain
Lake leaves to day, and it is expected that
another Will leave next Tuesday.
d. f. Kefauver, commissioner of the
revenue for the second district, has been
In town for the last two days on business.
Among other cases that will be called
In the county court to-day is that of the
commonwealth VS.. VIM. p. Scott, charged
with the seduction of one Mary Hall on
promise of marriage.
j. II, Hatcher, one of Salem's popular
young men, leaves to-day for quite an ex-
tended bicycle trip. He expects to ride
as far as Georgia and return, going by way
of Southwest Virginia
There is considerable discussion in town
as to the wisdom of the law allowing
justices of the peace to try cases before
sent on TO the grand jury. Some think
the law wise, while some are much on
posed to it,
FRANK Darst, who was seriously hurt
Monday by NJ Dangerfield, was not able
to attend the trial of the latter yesterday
morning, but later in the day was seen
on the streets, his intellectual contour
being copiously bandaged.
A number of Salem's citizens are com.
planning against the crowds of horse-tra-
'ders and rowdies who congregate son the
lot between Clay and Main street on
court day 1t is certainly a nuisance to
have such crowds near the business por-
tions of the town, and something should
be done to prevent it in the future
A lawn party was given on Monday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Z. Allemong
on Pennsylvania avenue. A number of
young people were invited and enjoyed a
very pleasant evening. Refreshments
We're served on the lawn. The excellent
music furnished by Mr. Montgomery, J.
+. Allemong and others added much to
the enjoyment of the evening.
a party leaves Salem to- day for Bar
ber's Creek, Craig county, where they
will spend several days in hunting and
fishing The party consists of the fol-
lowing gentlemen: VIM. Ballard, Lewis
Langhorne, Tom Johnson, Mallory. Can
non, j. \. Luce, Harry Hine, E. H.
Jones, L. Il. Smith and Erskine White
Caesar Monroe will act as cook.
The following business was transacted
in court Monday. The'grand jury impan-
neled is as follows: A. NJ Bowman,
foreman; Clay Bushong, VIM Burch, j j.
Richardson, Lewis Pace, w. T. Swain,
g. A. Persinger, Willie Chambers, Ber-
ryman Brilliant and Coleman Smith.
d. l.. Carter was appointed deputy
constable for this district
Henry 5. Trout resigned as trustee and
Joel H. Cutchin was substituted to fill
the vacancy.
Nathaniel Wells was appointed Judge
of the election for the North Salem dis
trict
On motion of j. Harry Chapman and
L. {. Chapman, James NJ Barber was
appointed special policeman for Roa-
noke Red.
" ~ 'otealHeS was qudliueu TO practlce
law.
John NJ. Moser was authorized to SOL
| emize the rites of marriage
The grand jury returned the following
indictments to-wit: County VS.. William
Booth, felony, true bill; county VS.
Geo. f. Bruce, felony, true bill; county
VS. William P. Seaty, felony, true bill
County VS.. G. E. Bruce, the prisoner was
arraigned and plead guilty to the indict-
ment. The following jury was impanel-
ed; James Kessler, A. H. MCGEE Nat
| Wells, John B. Owens, James McCray,
| g. S. Bowman, j. A. Stricken, A l..
Trout, John L. Hartman, l.. NJ. Fisher,
j. A. Moore and John w Grubb They
| brought in a verdict of guilty and fixed
his term of imprisonment at three years
in the State penitentiary. The case of
county VS.. VIM. Booth was continued
| till Friday morning