The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-26
SALEM NEWS.
Special Correspondence TO The Times H.
a. Lovelook. Reporter.


Special Correspondence TO The Times II.
A. Lovelook. Reporter.
Misses Minnie and Gertrude Pile, OF
East Rsdford, are the guests OF Mira. +.
w. Whitescarver.
Hampton Johnson has returned from
Penrisburg, Va.
County Chairman Rogers writes the
Times'Register as follows:
ROANOKE, July 24.-At nesting of
the chairmen OF the Democratic exeou.
tive committees for this senatorial dis
trict It YVES decided to hold the conven-
tion at Salem, Va, on September 3.
1895, convention to be called to order
immediately after adjournment Of the
legislative convention, which will be
called TO order at IL o'clock noon on
September 8, 1895. We decided to
adopt the Democratic vote for Governor
O'Fe.rell as the basis OF represen istion,
by which Roanoke city will be entitled
to 1S delegates; Roanoke county, II;
Radford city, a; Craig county, 4; Mont.
Romery county, g."
Col. D. o. Shanks has returned from
business trip In Montgomery and
Craig counties.
The Timea.Register says Mrs.
Monroe Hill Ia Ill with fever and her
family, in consequence OF long and se>
we're illness Of her husband are in des-
titute circumstances and need help"
Many persons in Salem are under the
impression the new assessments on real
estate takes effect this year, which is
not the case. It does not 60 Into effect
until next year, therefore the revenue
from that source for 1895 will remain
the same.
Henderson Lee, Esq, has gone to Gin
cinnsti as delegate TO the Biennial
Grand Chapter convention of the Sigma
Chi fraternity, which will be held on
25th, seth and s7th July at the Univer-
sity Of Cincinnati. Zeta Pei Chapter. in
conjunction with the Theta Alumni, will
entertain the most successful conven-
ton ever held by this fraternity. Mr.
Lee will make ON address before the
convention.
Miss Louise Thomason, Of Frankfort,
Ky, who Is here visiting her sister,
Mrs. John E. Johnson, 10 confined to
her bed by sickness.
w. Ii. Wade left yesterday for
Christiansburg, where he will spend
day or two with his family.
Miss Berta Blanton, OF Richmond, ia
the guest of Mrs. s. D. Good, near
town.
Miss Carrie Preston and Miss Maud
Obenchain have returned from visit
to friends In Bedford county.
The B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist
Church Of this place held lawn party
last night on the lawn of Thomas 1.
Preston.
Thomas Hams and bride, who eloped
to Bristol Wednesday, returned the
same night. The cause Of the runaway
was that both were under age.
Miss Matte Hurt, of West Salem, ia
visiting relatives in Greenvllle, Va.
Henry Taylor, prominent lawyer of
Richmond, Is visiting Rev. @. W. Hub
bard in West Salem, and ia accompa-
MED by his family.
Misses Kste Duke and Alice Frier
are visiting in West Salem.
A. Riddick has just returned from g
very successful business trip In West
Virginia.
The trolley party which was act for
tonight has been postponed until next
Tuesday evening.
The Salem Athletic baseball team
will go to Rocky Mount next Wednes-
day to play team of that place.
A baseball club from Roanoke will
cross bats with the Salem Juniors to.
morrow evening on the College avenue
grounds.
Mrs. w. n. Shumaker, OF Cerego, w.
Va, Is visiting her father, Mr.. s. P.
Robertson.
j. e. Allemong, Esq, has had such
success in the sales of his two recent
compositions. "Melodie" and Lin
spiration," that he has found 1t neoes
sary to have the second edition OF the
same printed.
Justice Of the Peace Camper yester-
day issued warrant for Alex. Mason,
at the instance Of Ephrium Carey, the
offence being that Mason injured q
chicken belonging to Carey. The case
will be tried Saturday.
Deputy Sheriff Ed. Fitzgerald left
yesterday for Charleston. w. Va, 20 get
S. P. Levine.
j. Harry Chapman, of Roanoke Red,
was in town yesterday.
Miss Alice Menefee and Miss Bette
billiard, OF Franklin county, who have
been visiting the family of L. r. Dill
lard, have returned home.
Salem has no licensed bar rooms.
but she Is no dry town by many jugs and
crates-full. A well-known and reliable
citizen told the Times-Register this
week that Saturday evening he SAW two
wagons como from Roanoke with several
gallons OF whiskey and thirty five crates
OF beer for Salemites. But of course
they didn't get it in Salem, and local
option Is not to blame for it."-Times
Register.