The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-04
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.

Owing to circuit court being in session
and supervisors meeting and Saturdays
trade in dry goods, etc., the attendance
ut the noon day prayer meeting was not
quite as large as usual. There were some
new faces, however, and that is encour-
aging. The lesson for Monday will be
the second chapter of st. Johns gospel.
The city council met in regular session
Thursday night with the following men,
bers present: Mayor w. r. Younger,
Campbell. Camden, Langhorne. Bow1es,
Boon and Smith. Treasurer Thomas 1.
Preston'S report was as follows: Dis.
bursements, electric light plant, $3.50. 40;
water works, $61.35; public property,
S451.25; pauper account, $43.93; general
expense, S42 20; street account, $40. 9j;
salary account, $133: water tax account.
1915. Total, $1.050.02. Balance in treas.
ury March LIST, 1882. 40; amount collected
from sergeant, March LIST, $3S9.2O Total,
81, 221.60. Amount collected from ser.
eeant April LIST, $546.71. Balance in
treasury, $70S IS.
X. l.. Campbell, Of the finance commit.
tee, submitted the following: Money en-
pended on streets, 1924. 10; poor account.
S1O.2S; public property account, $12. 80;
general expense account, rs cents; electric
light account, $323.88; water works ac-
tai. s7OB4O.
w. l., Spencer was appointed special
policeman.
The treasurer was instructed to nav
Il. W. Aliff $65 for an alley way II feet
wide, connecting Main and Chapman
streets.
The mayors report showed $24 GO in
fines collected since the last needing.
Representatives of the Bell and Inter
Otelf fUnln
fore council asking for franchises for the
town of Salem. A committee was an
pointed consisting of Messrs. Langhorne.
Camden and Bowles to act in conjunction
with the city attorney for the purpose of
constructing franchise, with instruc-
tions to report Friday night. At the
called meeting Friday night franchises
were granted to each of the above COM
panies on the conditions vhats they com
'aence work within four months, said
system to be in operation within six
months The Bell Company have secured
takers for twenty-six Instruments and
Will, they say, commence work at once
The following is the programme of the
June commencement of Roanoke College:
Rev. Theodore l.. Cuyler, d. D.. of
Brooklyn, \. Y, will preach the bacca-
laureate sermon. Rev. w. l.. Seabrook.
- VI W iN'uCSLSE, Nd., VIII u6llVGc
the address before the Y. M. C. A. Rev.
Thornton G. Whaling, A. NJ, of Lexing-
ton, Va, will address the Alumni Associ-
alton, and Senator Geo. l.. Wellington, of
Maryland, will deliver the annual Grafton
before the literary societies. The gradu-
ating speeches will he made Wednesday
morning, the 10Th instant and in the af-
ternoon of the same day the alumni din
ner will he served.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
executive committee of the Baptist Or
phanage was held on Friday in the office
of the superintendent, with the follow
ing mem bers present: Rev. j. NJ Luck
DR.. j. b. Taylor, Judge w. W. N1offett,
w. X. Whitescarver, Rev. G. Il. HOLIDAY,
o. Il. Stearnes, j. u. Saul, j. w. Coon
and c. ii. Cooke. The reports of officers
for the past quarter Indicated prosper.
Gus condition and steps were taken look
ing to the continued Improvement of the
property and the enlargement of facilities
for carrying on the work to which the
institution is devoted
The remains of General Andrew Lewis
were exhumed Friday by Jno. NJ. Oakley
The entire skeleton was found, also that
of l.. Lewis, his son, which was buried