The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-23
SAL NJ
EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.

The legislative plot thlckens The fol-
lowing new candidates announce them
selves for legislative honors 1--WE mean
their friends announce .them): Colonel
Chas. w. Burwell, NJ. p. Crawford, Jno.
& A.. Francis, B. f. Thomas and J. p. Cald-
!, well.
B. f. Ammen aud wife and Mrs Grave.
ley left yesterday for Snowville, where
they went to attend the bedside of Mrs.
Frank Ammen, who is reported as being
very i'll.
DR.. Thomas II. B. billiard is on visit
to his old home here.
The summer girl has at last made her
appearance on the streets of Salem.
Half hose is the --latest leg gear for the
bicycle girl in Paris. The fad hasn't
reached Salem yet.
Miss Minnie Thurman, of Philadelphia,
has been on n visit to Miss Jessie Nor.
gan.
About twenty young gentlemen CT Sa
lem have organized q german club and
have rented tie billiard G. 2ersinger store
room on College avenue, where they will
hold their dances. The first of the series
will be given to night. Local music has
been engaged for the occasion.
Some very verdant person who signs
hiiuStlI n6u d lcbbcT Ill YES
terday's Times Register in which he sug-
gests that the Democrats put Up as win
ners a. thecoming Legislative convention
Jno. p. Caldwell and Col. r. Ii. Logan.
Wonder If this farmer with hayseed in
his whiskers is aware of the fact that
the Roanoke delegates are already pledged
to Mr.. r. r. Hicks, of Roanoke city? If
he thinks that Roanoke city is that
magnanimous, he is barking up the
wrong mullen stalk.
The Presbyterian minister, Rev. II. G.
v. Campbell, wife and children, left yes
terday for n visit to Air Point, Va,
where Mr.. Campbell goes for few weeks
of rest from his ministerial duties.
Little Mary, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. f. Cannaday, of Salem, still re-
mains quite sick in Roanoke city, where
she is visiting.
The Salem machine works recently be-
came the owner of some mill property at
Hinton, w. Va, the price paid being
$2,575. 1t was bought to save n lien debt
owned by the company.
''When the Salem correspondent of the
Roanoke Times is called to that greater,
wider field of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. monopo-
liZer of the world-maybe we'll have to
quit publishing the Times Register, but
we don't think so. The idea that one
young man should think he controls the
little local items of n community like
this is very amusing, to say the least.
The Associated Press must, and shall,
know there is such a freak in Salem. -
Times REGISTER. There is no use in the
Register" going out of business so long
as pair of scissors and n paste pot are
mt their disposal.
COUNTY COURT.
T,,.t H..
this week, and the wheels in the mills of
the law have revolved but slowly.
The case of the commonwealth against
J. H. Mills for murder has been set for
the second day of the August term of the
county court.
On motion of r. II. Logan for Kate NJ
latham, erroneous assessment for 1867
doceketed and continued.
Case of erroneous assessment of Plan
ters' Bank vs.. Adams for 1857, docket
ed and continued.
L. G. Hansbrough, receiver, in Fitz-
gerald vs. Pollard's administrator, and
w. w. Brand VS.. A. Huffman, admins
TRAITOR, continued. ~
Several other cases of erroneous assess
ment were continued.
The grand jury on Tuesday returned
into court the following Indictment:
Commonwealth against James w. Wertz,
indictment for felony, true bill. This
is Il case of seduction.
On yesterday the application of Abra-