The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-20
SALEM NEWS
EDwARD JErER. REPORTER.

Yesterday was court day. An average
number OF tho sovereigns were In attend
sAnce. The soap man did some business.
4 az did the Italian flower girl with the
midnight eyes, but business generally
was quiet Money was scarce on the
streets with probability that in the near
4 future the ancient methods of exchange
will ngain come into use, viz: Coon skins
and tan bark. Nothing ofinterest to the
public transpired ut the courthouse. A
stiff hot wind blew from the west all day,
making real estate higher than it has been
known for years. To-day Cl'ucsday) the
Z whiskey applications will be heard for
drug store licenses, with the probability
that they will be granted. In 1885 the
Virginia legislature passed what is known
9 rs the "loca! option law by which on
petition properly signed. elections could
4 pe ordered by the county judge, allowing
y The people to vote for or against the sale
Misunderstanding liquors. Since that time
B another legislature has passed "a law. al
lowing proper persons (within the juris.
dtction of the Judge) who are registered
pharmacists, or who will employ n regis.
Z tered pharmacist, to dispense this drug,
on proper application, to be granted
liquor licenses In fact, il the person who
applies for license has nothing against
5 his character and there is no complaint
\ made against the place of selling, the
judge, under tho present law, must grant
license. Thus one august body Of men
known as Legislators undoes the work of
another, and whips. the devil around the
stump by defeating the will of the people,
Ald sc: we have class Of people and
newspaper solons who would entrust to n
similar body of men the sentire change If
and eradication of the errors in the State
constitution. Well, we are not one of the
above mentioned people.
burg, now travelling for Baltimore firm
was in the city yesterday shaking .hands
with friends.
Mr.. David, of Washington and Lee Uni
yersity, was j n the city yesterday to meet
representatives of Hampden. Sydney, the
". Z. l. and Roanoke College, to arrange
matters relative to the inter collegiate
field day contest in Roanoke about June
1st
The Misses Holiday and woodnn, after
spending Easter lin Salem leave to.day
for Hollins Institute.
Maurice eter leaves to day for Augusta
county. whore he goes to engage in bus
mess
w. r. Johnson, the hustling railroad
man, has just returned from the Narrows
and Pearisburg, at which places he has
been doing contract work on the new
johnson reports that the work will soon
begin on the Hinton, New River and
Western railroad.
Miss ..Ivie Johnson, after "a pleasant
visit at Mrs. b. w. Loean's, returned to-
day to her home in Roanoke.
The Roanoke College German Club will
give an Easter dance tonight ut Hotel
Salem.
There were fourteen accessions to the
lutheran Church on Sunday morning,
nine of whom connected themselves with
the church by letter and six by baptism
OF the latter number four were inmates
of the Lutheran Orphan hone. This is n
silent commentary on the noble work
done Ivy these humane institutions.
Mr.. and Mrs. ...E. Barnett, of Buckley
Mills, who have been in attendance at the
bedside of Mrs A. S. Dodson for, the past
week, left Sunday for their home.
c. S. Wagner left Saturday for his
home In Augusta county.
The Salem Machine Works have Just
closed contracts for enough milling ma
chinery to keep the factory Mt work for
four months.
Evangelist Crittenton addressed the
MONDAY prayer meeting yesterday. He