The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-28
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

Apportionment No. / of the county
school funds, for session 1862, distr
butes S2,97].57. the amount collected by
county treasurer to December /, 1896,
are as follows: Catawba, S237 30: Central,
<s1732 Sc: Big Lick, SS31.53; Gave Spring,
Sl,169.48. Totals. $o,971.57. .Apportion
ment No. of district school funds for
session 1S96-'97, distributes SO, 1SS. rs, the
amount collected by county treasurer to
December 1, 1926, as follows: Catawba
district, S145.00; Central district. $500. "a;
Big Lick district, 81 1859; Cave Spring
district. $579.32; Salem district, IS, 3TS. 81.
Total, S., 1876.
In the Roanoke county court January
20 and 81, Judge Galloway Brown presid-
ing, the following business was trans
acted: In the case of the commonwealth
versus Henry Nilburn, motion was re.
newed for new trial by the defendant
on the ground of newly discovered evil
dence, which motion was taken under adj
visement by the judge. On-yesterday on
motion of the defendant in the Wilburn
case, the verdict formerly entered was set
aside and in the new trial the plea of not
guilty entered ut a former day was with
drawn and the plea of guilty entered.
jury retired and in a short time brought
in Il verdict of twelve months imprison.
ment in the county jail and Il fine of So
In the case of the commonwealth versus
). Il. Nichols g. cases), on motion of the
defendants these cases were continued
until the second day of the February
term. On motion of Richard Coates, ID.
Il. Blackwell was appointed as admins
TRAITOR Of Susan Price and Spencer Price,
bond 1920 with :. X. Bitterman as secu-
rity. Mr. Blackw took the oath as re-
4uired by law. On motion of Mansfield
Moore, the estate of Jordan Murdoch was
committed to the sheriff for administers
ton.
Messre, -Allemong, Sheckel and Nc
Chung left yesterday for Lynchburg.
where they went to be present at the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Bonsack Cigarette Machine Company. A
president will be elected at this meeting
to fill the place of ID. b. Strouse, resigned
While the presidency will in all probabil.
lty go to Lynchburg man. it is to be
hoped that the company will continue to
make Salem their headquarters. Should
this company move their business from
this point it would cost the schools and
city nearly s., 600 year
Geo. w Grnte, of New York, is visiting
his brother-in.law, Mr.. Raster, at the
home of Mrs. j. L. Saul.
There will he prayer meeting Tonight
at the Christian Church. The meeting
will be lead By John Hamilton. Subject,
"a Holy Life
DR.. J. b. Taylor will preach tonight
at the East Roanoke Baptist Church
Susan Woods, IL young colored woman.
died at her home on Water .strcct yestcr~
day morning of pneumonia
Mr.. and Mrs. +. i. Wilson and Mrs
IL. NJ. Smead are endeavOring to organize
Il choral society here. AS soon as practi-
cable they will call meeting for the
election OF officers and a musical director
There is an unusual amount Of musical
talent in Salem aud we do not see why
this movement should not he carried to
success.
Miss Lottie Spesstrtl, y popular teacher
in the Salem graded school, is confined
TO her home with the measles
The beautiful snow fell part of Tues
day night and nearly all of yesterday coy
-erinG the ground TO depth OF about four
incnc..