The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-08
SAL EM
EDWARD JErER, REpoRrER.

"o s''9i' io ou pennsylvania avenue.
councilman I. r. Boon has Just re.
celved letter from c. b. Miller supreme
commander oil the A. O. * of'the NJ. c.,
conterrin2 the honor upon him OF deputy
seiecG commander of the order in this
State. Mr.. Boon is we'll known fra.
ternity man ard will doubtless now take
new interest in this ,hourishine. order.
The beautiful house of j. p. Saul, sit
uated on the boulevard has been repaint-
ed aud Is now ready for the visiting Bap-
lists. AS Mr.. and Mrs. Saul are.asnoted
host and, hostess, they will no doubt
make 1t very pleanst for these whom
they will entertain during the coming
week.
Miss Jessie GIoverman, of Baltimore, is
visiting Mrs. Geo. Horner at her home on
Union street.
Mrs. G. b. Strouse and Miss Bessie
Bonsack have returned from an extended
visit to Philadelphia.
VIM. j. Moon, Jr, of the Norfolk and
Western offices at Roanoke, will spend
to-day with his married sisters, Mrs.
Crawford and Mrs koiner, in Augusta
county.
j. Clayton Terry, formerly of Salem,
now prosperous merchant of Helena,
Ark, is registered ut the Hotel Duval.
Mrs. Henderson Lee and Miss Martha
Lee have gone on visit TO Culpepper,
Va.
Rev. B. +. Ball has returned from
New port, Giles county, where he has been
presiding over the district conference
Salein's popular sergeant, who has
been summering for two weeks ut the
Craig Healing Springs, is expected to re-
turn Tuesday He wrote'to IL friend that
he was having 'loyely time" MS there
were more women than men at the
springs
The Womau's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, of the Lutheran synod OF
Southwest Virginia, will hold its annual
| convention here, the initial services be.
| ing held last night at O'Clock i'm the
Lutheran Church. Last nights exercises
! consisted of addresses of welcome and re-
sponses and receptions of delegates and
visitors. On Sunday morning Ito day. ut
ii O'Clock, DIR. Miller, Of Roanoke city,
will preach the annual sermon before the
convention. This evening at s o'clock
l.. r. Probst, secretary of the board of
missions, will deliver an address in the
Lutheran Church. The Monday and
Tuesday meetings will be of an interest
ing character and the public are invited
Rev. Joseph Stras, of Roanoke, will
preach this morning In the Methodist
Church There will be no night service.
The Rev. j. NJ. Harlowe will preach at II
O'Clock this morning ut the Baptist
Church. There will be a--meeting of the
Y. p. B. U. at o'clock in the evening
The Rev. d. G. Armstrong, of Atlanta,
will preach this morning at the presby-
terrain Church No night Service.
On yesterday warrants were sworn out
by Il. w. Aliff against EPaulna Smith,
Ten, D.l w
them with selling spirituous liquors
without license and against the peace
and dignity of the moral city of Salem
Thecase against Paulina Smith, who was
defended by Attorney VIM. Simpson, was
dismissed by the mayor. The case Of
lsam Brown was continued until Mon
day. Ballard Webb was adjudged guilty
by the mayor and fined $50, In default of
which he was committed to jail. KEN
per Wells was fined 81. IS sfor disorderly
conduct.
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
w. 5. Agner were conducted yesterday
morning at the Methodist Church, of
which she was member. Her own pas-
tor, Rev. j. e. Armstrong, being absent
at Newport, the funeral sermon was
preached by Presiding Elder B. f. Bali.
The remains were inferred in Fairview
Cemetery, near Roanoke city.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
The board of supervisors held their reg.
ular monthly meeting on Saturday Mt the
county courthouse with the fol flowing
members present: w. p. Moonaw, w.
II. Barrett and Geo. w. Lewis
AS usual quite number of accounts
were allowed. Here are few samples OF
the accounts as entered on the book and
as paid:
Board account $40 81: timber for road
s.; coffin for pauper, So; walk on road 8,
81. 20; same, $3.50; provisions for pau
pers, S4.25; board account, 1851 81; pro
visions for paupers, "A; road account,
S50.47; provisions for paupers, So; road
account, 500 So medical services to pau
pers, $3.50; road account, $l6.02: same
s4.93; provisions for paupers, $3.50
road account, $iS %
Looking over the supervisors books il
appears this is n county of paupels, also
that the county roads ought to be in fine
condition We undoubtedly have the
paupers but not'the good roads
twas ordered by the board that here
after all accounts presented to the beard
must be itemized and prices given fol
each article furnished, and also that nc
rauper accounts will be allowed unles.
accOmpar led by written order of the
overseer of the Door.
ID. f. Kefauver, commissioner of the
revenue of the Second district, was allow
ell S3b3 %, this amount being 2 1-2 pei
cent on sid, 623.47-the amount assessed
by him for county taxes on personal prop
erty and real estate.
Morgan Smith, superintendent of the
poor, was allowed the sum of 800 fol sup
port OF paupers, and it was..ordered that
warrant be issued on the Roanoke county
treasurer for same.
The subject of medical attenti nm Z,