The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-03
sALEM NEWS.
Special Correspondence to The Times. r.
a. LoveIook. Reporter.

morning by j. Is. Frier for the arrest
OF JohnFlowers for striking Bub Carroll
with brickbat. The difficulty 90.
cured in front of Flowers house on Ohio
street in the southeastern portion of the
town. It seems, from what the reporter
could learn, thas Csrroll's daughter not
being willing to live at home on scoouns
of family troubles went to reside with
Flowers family. Carroll desired his
daughter to return home and went for
her several times, but she refused to 60
home. Sunday morning shortly after
Mrs, Flowers and CAROLS daughter re.
turned from visit to franklin county
Carroll again called ct Flowers house,
where he was met by Flowers. Some
hasty words passed when Carroll said:
"Step QUE In the street and we will have
1t ous." The request was complied
with, and when the difficulty ended
Carroll had several fracs ures of the
cheek bone which we're made by
brickbss thrown by Flowers. Carroll,
however, says he was shot. DR.. Shank
was called and rendered the necessary
medical attention. The wound Is not
considerd necessarily dangerous. Carroll
has soam OF horses and hsuls wood
around town. Flowers Ia In the en-
ploy Of the Salem machine works and Ia
now in jail His trial will probably
take place to day. and Messrs. Lee and
Allemaney have been retained as his
counsel.
Col. Lewis w. Wise, OF Durham, N.
c., was In Salem Saturday for q few
hours and left Saturday pight for Blue
Ridge Springs, where he expects to
spend short while.
Miss Welch, who has been visiting
friends In Salem for the past three
weeks, will leave to-day for her homo in
Lexington. Ky.
DR.. E. M. Armstrong, after spending
his vacation here, will leave this morn
ing for Houston, Tex. where he expects
to locate.
Mrs. w. e. Wolferden, who has been
i'll with fever for some time, is some.
what better.
The hour OF the evening church SER
vice at the Presbyterian Church has
been changed from O'Clock to 7:45
Next Sunday night Rev. j. r. Bridges
will deliver sermon on "Entire Sane
tihcation."
Yesterday being Labor Day the banks
were closed and the postoflce observed
Sunday hours.
The Salem electric car was unable to
proceed further than College avenue
until something after IL O'Clock Sunday
night on the 1920 return trip owing to
the trolley wire being broken at Wash
ington Heights.
Miss Annie Lowry has returned to her
home in Roanoke after spending a short
while with Miss Annie Webber in West
Salem.
Mrs. E. T. Corhell and Miss Fannie s.
Costen, of Sunberry, N. c., and Miss
Florence McKenney, of Richmond, are
registered at Hotel Salem, and will re-
main for the balance of this season.
Prot Chas. A. Floyd. of Lynchburg.
is the guest OF his brother, Mr.. Jesse
Floyd, Of the freight depot.
Miss Mary Green returned yesterday
afternoon to her home in Radford, after
spending short time as the guest of
Mrs. G. Roberts.
A. A, Phlegar, Esq. of Christians
burg, was in Salem yesterday on legal
business.
After spending two weeks in Salem
visiting Mrs. John Parrish, In West
Salem, the Misses Watts returned yes-
terday to their home IN Lynchburg.
Finey Chapman, of Roanoke Red,
spent Sunday and yesterday with rele.
tives in Salem.
Salem was overrun with watermelons
yesterday. The melons could be bought
for song.
r. L. Manning, of Charlestown, W.
Va, spent Sunday with his friend. Mr..
Bruce Jack, on Market street.
Black Johnson. colored, was fined
SO yesterday by Mayor Younger for vic.
lating clausesin sectionA10 OF the town
ordinance.
There were two hay rides, composed
OF shout fifteen couples Of young folks,
from Salem Saturday, that went to the
Dunkard meeting at Green Ridge
Church.
Robt. Guy, Esq. the popular clerk in
the store of jackson Besle, left yes.
terdsy for Lewisburg, w. Vs.. az which
plare he has accepted position. His
Salem friends are indeed sorry to lose
bob"
Leon Pslmer, after spending . couple
OF weeks ut Elliston for the benefit of
his health, has returned eomewhet inn
proved.
Greenbury Woodcock, who has spent
the summer at his regular summer
home. Rohnoke Red, left yesterday for
his home in Kentucky.
N. Matthews, o theological student
at Roanoke College, is extremely sick
at the residence of Mr.. j. Ii. Morgan, on
Broad street, with fever.
FLOUR. coal. feed and wood. He,
Starkey & Co. can supply you. Phones
rs and los.