The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-14
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EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.


Very sensational dispositions have been
IN progress the past week before Wm
simpson, commissioner, in the case of Geo
Keagy and others against the Holstein
National Building and Loan Association
and others. Geo. Keagy borrowed *, 500
from the above association which was
secured by deed of trust on II farm for
merly owned by himself and two sisters,
his sisters uniting in the deed of tiuSt to
secure sc i'll lean. The association sought
to torecloSe the said deed of trust on nc
count OF non payment of. dues, etc, and
advertised the same FIR sale: whereupon
the heagy sisters sueing by their next
friend, obtained an injunction restraining
the trustee from selling under said deed
OF trust, alleging for the grounds of said
injunction that the contract was usurioLs
and further that the Keagy sisters were
and are of unsound mind and incapable
oil making any contract. Numerous wit
nesses lave been examined, lite long
neighbors of the sisters, who testified
that they are totally incapable Of entering
into any contract, however simple, and
that they are now and have been from
childhood considered rs semiidiotic.
These ladies are upwards of % years of
age and it is alleged were forced to sign
this deed of trust by their brother. IF
VIZ NOti 70 llOisi bllitU tnclr interest
in this farm is liable for the payment of
the said sum borrowed from the assoca-
tion,of which said sum they have received
no benefit, their brother, George, using
The money to pay his own individual
debts, the result will be that hey will he
made Il charge upon the county.
Miss Peyton, of Hollins Institute. is
visiting her friend, Miss Peters, at the
home OF c. c. Tompkins
DR.. VIM. II. Baker, of Lynchburg, was
in the city yesterday and registered at
Hotel Salem.
Several ilocks of wild geese have been
seen this week feeding on the lands of
Charles Burwell near Mason's creek. Two
OF them were shot and killed by c. O.
Murray, but they fell in the river and he
was unable to secure them
y marriage license was issued yester-
day from the clerks office to robert
Preston Abbott, of Montgomery county,
and Miss Sallie Ann Custer, of Craig.
Mack Zirlle, who has been sick for ten
days with the quinsy: was able to be out
yesterday.
VIM. Tinsley has returned from Lynch
burg, where he went to attend confer
ence or the leaders Of the Popu.ist party.
j. w. Hypes left yesterday for Russell
county, where he goes. to conduct n relic-
ious meeting
A block of lots of the Baltimore and
Ohio Land Company were Yesterday
offered for sale in front of,the cou rthouse,
to he sold under decree of court w w.
Ballard, commissioner, but rs there were
no purchasers the sale was postponed
josh Godfrey and George Mayo, col
ored, were before Squire Camper Satur
day evening charged with stealing $35
from white man by the name OF l. w.
Wells, who claims to he an organ and
| piano member from North Carolina The
evidence VAS of IL rich. rare ard ludcrous
character, as Mr.. Wells claimed that some
one rushed past him in the Silly night.
and zen passaDt," on the fly. AS it We're
| abducted from his vest pocket the SD
He could not swear positively, however,
that either of the accused was the thief
and so that solon of the law, Squire Cam
per, promptly. dismissed the case
Cliff Taylor left yesterday evening to
| spend Sunday with his parents in Shaws-
Vile.
Mr.. Repass, of'.wythevilIe, former stu
dent of Roanoke College, is in Salem Wis
iting friends.
Henry y. Forsythc, .Jr., is in receipt of
| n letter from Frank Hartigan, of Rogers
| VILE, Tenn, III which he made him an
offer for his services as ''twirlern on the
Rogersvile team the coming season.
Henry will probably accept and will leave
for Tennessee the first of April.
AT THE CHURCHES.
At the Observation-Disclosures morn
ing service by pastor. AT T:30 O'Clock in
the evening there will he praise service
| by the combined Presbyterian and Lu-
theran Christian Endcavor Societies, con-
sisting of il special musical programme,
with addresses. etc, 10y the members.
The public are cordially invited to attend.
AT the piscopnl-Regular morning
service by the rector. No night service,
it being the second Sunday..in the month,
the rector will preach ut Hollins
| AT the Baptist Regular. morning SER
mon by DR.. j. Il. Taylor. The Doctors
health permitting he will also preach at
night.
At the MISUNDERSTANDING Methodist pull
pit will probably he filled to day by IL Wis
| iting minister from the conference in ses-
| sion in Roanoke.
At the MISUNDERSTANDING sermon by
Dr. Fox. Night sermon by DR. Painter,
of thu college.
Services in the room of the laymen $
union. with Marshall Fr intz as leader
Rev. X. \. Little will preach this
morning in the Methodist Church. col
ored, aud Rev. DR. Sage, of West Vir-
ginn, this evening ut / 80 O'Clock