The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-21
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

MIR. Hubard's pulpit. but will preach this
morning act Ii o'clock.
The G:20 car will he put on tomorrow.
Revs. Ball and Kennedy leave Tuesday
to attend conference which meets in
Staunton this week These gentlemen
will try ana have Salem named MS the
place of meeting Of the next conference.
HMrs. Lacy. OF Bucna Vista, is visiting
the family of w. S. A0ner in West Salem.
Mrs. Frank Chalmers, on account of
her very nervous condition, was yester.
day moved from her home on Union street
TO Hotel Salem, where her husband and
friends think that the extreme quiet of
the place will be conducive to her speedy
recovery.
DR.. Holiday, of the Baptist Orphanage,
returned yesterday from business trip
TO the Eastern shore.
Mrs. DR.. st. John, of New York city,
is visiting in the city the guest of Judge
Henry e. Blair's family.
Shanks Armstrong left this week for
Atkins, Wythe county, Va, where he has
gone, he says, to make his fortune.
Mrs. Katharine Kirk, OF Goodwins Fer
ry, who has been on II visit to the family
of Councilman j. II. Car den, left yesUer.
day for Roanoke, froui which place she
will return to Giles county
The Misses Johnston, Spessard, Burks
and Berkeley, popular up-to.date teach
ers in the Salem graded school, left yes
terday for Vinton, where they went to at
tend II meeting of the Roanoke county
teachers association. Prof. Phipps Mil
Ter, Miss Peters and Superintendent
Romer Stearnes left for the same purpose.
Prof. Jno. II. Duck wiler, principal of
the Salem graded school, colored, will go
to Vinton Friday night, the 2ith instant,
for the purpose of delivering the diplomas
to the graduating class of the Vinton
school.
Marriage licenses were issued from the
clerk s Office on the 18th and 18th to
James Hurt. of Franklin county, and
Miss Martha Dervease, of Floyd. Also
to Marshall Gross Kelley, of Bedford
county. and Miss Emma Davis Richard
son, of Roanoke
Yesterday was n typical spring day,
with the mercury playing around 70 de
grees. The wind came from the west.
but its breath was rs soft and balny rs
midsummer. The perfume of the bulb
flowers, hyacnths and violets scented
the air and the honey bee was on the
wing. White clouds noated lazily
through the air like spirits of the dawn.
ing spring, and birds told their loves in
music. 1t was lazy day in sleepy. old
Salem.
II. Il. Carson, n former Salem boy, now
of Baltimore and son of DIR. Carson, of
Roanoke, who was presiding elder of the
Salem Methodist Church from 1879 to
1882. was shaking hands with friends
yesterday.
The personal property of Mrs Nettie
Chapman sold yesteriay.,t the" Cresuou''
place, brought good prices for cash;
Mrs. Thomas Mitchell, of West Salem,
left yesterday for a visit to Franklin
county.
Mrs. Dearing, of Bluefield, who has
been visiting the family of Daniel Pres
ton, left Yesterday for visit to Vinton.
In the county court on Friday, the 18th
instant, motion Vas made for q liquor
license for drug store to he operated by
L. H. Forsythe. in the northwestern
room OF the Duval House, facing on Main
street. The application pro and con was
set for the 2'l day of the April term of
the court The case of johnson VS.. Crane
was continued until the third day of the
next term. peremptorilv. Witnesses for
plaintiff recognized to Sd day of April
term Wednesday, the 2lst of April: J.
o. Edwards, Samuel Austin and ROSA
johnson. On Friday, the 10Th, the case
OF the commonwealth against c. l..
Adams, 1t being an appeal case from n
Justice of the peace, was continued gener-
ally until the next term of the county
court (fifth day.. and Mr.. Adams recog.
nized with W. w. Berkeley as security
in the sum of $50. The petition duly
signed by the voters of the Cave Spring
district praying the Judge to order an
election at which time qualified voters
make vote Tor ur against the sale of intuX-
icating liquors, has been considered to
a. hx. nd.
WITH esses examined: by which it was as.
certained that some OF the signers of tho
said petition were not eutitled to that
privilege, under the law. The matter is
still under ahvisement by the Judge.
outside of few cOnirmations Of the sale
and purchase of delinquent lots by the
court, there was nothing of an interest
Ing nature Yesterday
AT THE CHURCHES.
At the Baptst-Dr Taylor will preach
ut II n. M, after which the Lords sup.
per Will be celebrated. At night the
Tyree Missionary Society will hold their
regular monthly song and praise service
with special programme and music.
AT the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES morning
and night service by the pastor, Rev II.
c. V. Campbell.
At the Lutheran-11 a. nj. service with
sermon by Dr. +. V. n. Painter. There
will be no night service.
At the Episcopa Regular Sunday SER
vices by the rector, Rev, e. H HUBBARD
at the Methodist-As far as we have
been able to ascertain, there will he reg
ular services in the Methodist. The west
room in the Allan block has been pre-
pared and will hereafter he used by the
laymen's union for their Sunday and
Thursday evening services instead OF the
room under the Lutheran Church.
WILL BUILD A SHIP.