The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-19
s Al. Z, NJ.
EDWARD JErER. REPORTER.

Messrs. w. p. Moomaw and w. TT
barnett, representing the board of super
visors, have been engaged Tor several days
IN looking around at various farms i'm
the county with view to the purchase
OF one Tor county poorhouse farm
among the places examined so far arc
the IL. Z. Frahtz farm and the Dent
place near Salem, and tine John Zirkle
farm near Cave Spring.--R
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
clety anu the Wolnau's Parsonage and
Home Mission Society of the Methodist
church. beginning next Monday evening
at O'Clock in the chapel, will Jointly
observe week of prayer and thanksgiv-
ing. On Sunday morning. the 2Sth in
slant, the pastor, Rev. J. e. Armstrong.
Will deliver an address before the societies
on the subject of missions, and ut night
the exercises will ne under the auspices
OF the " mans Foreign Missionary So
ciety, for which occasion special pro-
gramme is being prepared. Public cor
daily invited to attend these exercises
The ladies of the Salem Union will meet
at the chapel OF the Methodist Church at
4:3O (note the hour) on November 23d,
tuesday. All members. ARE requested to
be present. All of the girls over II who
wish to take part in medal contest are
req uested to meet the superintendent of
medal contests at same place and hour.
Those who already hold silver medals
are entitled to u contest in this class
AS the w. f. NJ. Society will occupy the
chapel during the week, the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion will meet in the chanel on
Saturday, the 2lst, at o'clock, to, meet
your superintendent and arrange for
your contest and engage in the regular
exercises OF the Legion. The girls ar.
tn t,,1
change of day and hour for this week.
Robert Hurt has purchased thirty
thoroughbred Berkshire norkers from
Capt. J. c. Langhorne They are mag
nificent specimens many of them weigh
ing more than 400 pounds each. Rob
viii slaughter the hogs and pack the
pork.
Joseph Mills, charged with the killing
OF Daniel Snyder near Cave Spring on
the lOth of Novem Der, yesterday, through
MS counsel, waived Il preliminary trial
before Squire Barnitz and was sent on
to the grand jury. He cannot be Indicted
before the first day of the December term
of the county court.
The Diamond Orchard Company have
@oo men Mt work setting out fruit trees
on the lands purchased from Geo. w.
Logan. In all they will,plant about $50
acres This is nne OF the largest bust.
ness ventures ever set ON foot in Virginia
and will doubtless prove very remunera-
tive to the promoters of the enterprise
Councilman t. Il. Boon left Yesterday
for Christiansburg to meet his family,
who are on their return from n visit to
Coopers. w. Va.
Attorney L. G. Hausbrough and f. II.
Chalmers, of the Farmers National Bank,
left last night or Il business trip to AL
coma.
Roblty SteaInes and bride, of New Or
leans, after a D easant stay of a few DAYS
at the home of DR.. j. l.. Stearnes, lett
last night for their Southern home via
Washington and New York
f. G. Webber, or the Times. Register,
has been indisposed for the past few DAYS
and is confined TO his home
A killing frost fell In this section We'd
nesday night. J he fe remaining leaves
on the trees began falling yesterday morn
ing, and the trees now hold their bare
arms out against the autumn sky. Great
barren looking streaks are now visible
on the mountain sides, and Nature, who
spreads her beautiful and variagated
sails In spring and summer to catch the
passing zephyrs, is now close-reefng
against the cold winds of winter.
The trial of Basil Ridgeway for the
shooting ofJames Smithers some time
ago at Cave Spring. the facts concerning
which are we'll known to the public, was
terminated here yesterday evening. Ridge
way was given II months in the county
Jal. and lined S20. The prisoner was ably
represented by Henderson Lee and j. w.
Hartwell and prosecuted by j. S. Baer.