The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-21
Sal. WI
ISAAC CANNADAY, REPORTER.

ISAAC CANNADAY, REPORTER.
The meeting of the board of supervisors
which was to have been held yesterday
was adjourned till January 1, 1893, no
quorum being present Those who at
tended were Messrs. Moomaw, Barnett
and Lewis.
On Yesterday a marriage license was is.
sued-to John Henry Lark and Vircie
Alice Noses both OF Roanoke county.
Constable Blackwell. of Cave Spring
district, was in town yesterday on bust
ness.
The JEFF Davis Rifles gave free prize
drill in the Town Hall last night.
Some of the Roanoke city lawyers who
attended county court yesterday we're:
Col. j. w. Hartwell, r. E.--Scott, James
p. Woods and S. Hamilton Graves.
Joseph Mills, who was indicted yester
day by the grand jury for the murder of
n co'ored man named Snyder, will be
tried at the next term of the county
court.
The Weaver tract of land lying in Ballv-
hack was sold yesterday at public auc-
ton by Henderson Lee, trustee, for $40.
Four pieces of property belonging to
the Jno. NJ. Evans estate were sold at
public auction yesterday, Judge w. W.
Nloffett, l.. G. Hnnsbrough and S. E.
Jones being trustees The first, house
and lot on Broad street, was sold to Com
monwealth's Attorney Jacob S. Baer for
S2,TOO. The second, the storeroom on
Main street occupied by Messrs. Steer &
harnes, to Geo. NJ. Logan for So, OPS. The
third, several lots in Salem Improvement
Company g tract, were sold to the Salem
r .
The fourth. IL mountain tract, to j. p.
Saul for $50
The Henry M. Garst interest in the Sa-
lem roller mill was sold yesterday at pub.
lie ancti.n to j. S. Thomson for 81 800.
The Bonsack Cigarette Machine Com
pany yesterday. .aGded one machlnist to
their force.
MI Coward, who has been occupying
the Gait property near Salem, will leave
on Wednesday for Philadelphia.
DR.. Thomas -B. billiard, of Campbell
county, arrived yesterday in Salem.
A. H. Thruck morton, graduate of
Roanoke College, class of '06, is visiting
friends'in the city. Mr.. ThrockmoIton
is now master in Lawrenceville Academy,
nea" Princeton University. This Acad-
envy, one IF the best in our country, has
an enrolment of 800 students
At the Lutheran Sunday school Sunday
morning the annual election Of officers
took place with the following results: Su-
perintendent, Paul Davis; assistant su
perintendent, j. ID. Rodeffer; secretary,
Willie McCauley, assistant secretary,
Isaac Cannaday; treasurer, Marshall p.
Frantz; assistant treasurer. Mrs Beer
bower; librarian, BestoI Walters: assist
ant librarian, James Mct,anIey; organist,
Miss Julia McCauley; assistant organist,
Miss Bessie Frdntz chorister, Paul Da-
Wis; assistant chorister H. 2. Stemple.
Mrs. Everett Strouse left yesterday for
Port Republic
Miss Julia Painter. daughter of Dr. F.
" n. Painter, of the college, returned
home yesterday morning to spend the
holidays. Miss Painter, who holds Inc
degree of Phi. d., is professor of English
literature in Elizabeth College, :. for
young ladies, recently founded at Char
lotte, n. G.
On December 2 Mrs Sarah Foote, n
sister OF u. f. Kiester, of Roanoke Col
lege, aud wife of DR.. j. w. Foote, of
Christiansburg, lied at South Boston.
Va. Mrs. Foote WAS buried at Christians
burg.
John Harveycutter returned Sunday
night from n trip South
Mrs. Julia Parrish returned Yesterday
from visit to Lexington, Va.
The Salem churches will oil serve the
week of prayer beginning January 3.
Miss Matte White will be married next
Sunday at the home of her father to T.
ID. Stott.
President julius D. Dreher. of Roam
oke College, returned yesterday Afternoon
from Richmond, where he attended on
Thursday and Friday of last week con
ference OF Virginia colleges. One OF the
objects of this conference was to secure
uniformity of entrances, examinations
and of the requirements for the degree of
bachelor of arts. For the latter purpose
committee was appointed, consisting of
President Mcllwain, OF Hampden Sidney;
DIR. j. ID. Dreher, and President Smith, of
the randolph Macon system. A second
committee of five. of which Professor
Kent, of the English literature depart
meat of the University Of Virginia, Is
chairman, and DR. II. l.. Hildreth, pro-
lessor of ancient languages in Roanoke
College, is Il member, was appointed to
report on the subject of the uniformity
OF entrance examinations.
j. ID. CrOwle, of Roanoke College, is
confined. to his room with severe cold.
DR.. f. V. n. Painter preached in RoA-
noke Sunday for the congregation Of the
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